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Tech Oscars Awarded

Posted by samzenpus on from the geek-segregation dept.

prostoalex writes "Skip the tuxedos, cleavages and red carpet. Scientific and technical Oscars are awarded for technical excellence and inventive approaches in the field of movie-making. Satellight-X HMI Softlight, DNF-001 multiband digital audio noise suppressor and Tyler Gyroplatform were among nominees, according to MSNBC."

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  1. Movie oscars by thundercatslair · · Score: 1, Funny

    I bet the LoTR movies take all the 2004 movie oscars

  2. What?! by erikharrison · · Score: 3, Funny

    No clevage? Then what's the point?

    1. Re:What?! by priestx · · Score: 2, Funny

      It's like blowing your load to a flying rocket!

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  3. Run in fear! by I+kan+Spl · · Score: 4, Funny

    The end of the world is near. Slashdot has linked to MSNBC.

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    1. Re:Run in fear! by ravenspear · · Score: 4, Funny

      Why wouldn't they? M$ advertises a lot on /.

  4. Hold the phone... by 00Sovereign · · Score: 2, Funny

    As a Slasdot geek, I do NOT want to skip the cleavages.

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  5. The mea;... by Fitzghon · · Score: 5, Funny

    "That's not to say that these so-called "gearheads" don't like to party. Champagne and chardonnay flowed, and they ate well, too -- dining on pumpkin soup, asparagus ravioli and a duet of seared beef medallion and fennel-crusted sea bass."

    ...and then after the appetizers, the ramen was served!

    Fitzghon

  6. it's not on the women by SuperBanana · · Score: 4, Funny
    No clevage? Then what's the point?

    There's clevage, but with the science/tech crowd, the guys have clevage too...and you really do want to skip that.

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  7. spelling... by tadheckaman · · Score: 2, Funny

    I read the topic as "Teh Oscars Awarded" and I thought "WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

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  8. Re:NEVER, EVER, SKIP CLEAVAGE by kiore · · Score: 4, Funny
    Never.

    Geeks have the same rights to a spathic presenter as anyone.

    ... and probably more need.

  9. I hereby nominate... by GillBates0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...the cast and crew of the New York LUG for their special achievements in realistically geeky costume design and visual effects.

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  10. I nominate SCO by PsiPsiStar · · Score: 3, Funny

    For "best performance as a real corporation"

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  11. From the article by PsiPsiStar · · Score: 2, Funny

    Also in abundance were hearty guffaws for the corny and sometimes suggestive jokes of the one-and-only Mac King, a Las Vegas lounge act with a thing for card tricks.

    Steve Jobs as a thing for card tricks?

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  12. This isn't an article about the tech oscars by PsiPsiStar · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's an article about how they couldn't find a blonde capable of understanding the awards she was giving out.

    There's almost nothing on what these advances mean to the industry.

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  13. I think Jennifer Garner did a better job... by antdude · · Score: 3, Funny

    I believe Jennifer Garner had little or no problems with those difficult words/terms last year. Plus, she is hotter than Scarlett Johansson. :)~

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  14. Re:"Tech Oscars"? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Teh 05c4r$

  15. Re:PopSci by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/article/0,209 67,1027792,00.html

    Pretty much the same, only, you know, an actual frickin' link, you lazy bum.