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  1. Re:I don't live in Australia on Australia Gets 8Mbit/s Broadband now, 20Mbit Soon · · Score: 1

    where the temperture is in the mid 30C in Summer

    and the humidity is 99.9%, don't forget that. It can be really uncomfortable if you are not used to it, like me.

  2. Re:Crack? on Decrypting Kryptos · · Score: 1

    That sounds a bit like the "Roadie Rules".

    * If its wet, drink it.
    * If its green, smoke it.
    * If it moves, fuck it.
    * If it doesn't move, throw it in the back of the truck.

  3. Re:Steve Jobs on Jeff Bezos to Build Space Center · · Score: 1

    I was hoping they would do it because they like rockets, not sales & ego.

  4. Geeks in space on Jeff Bezos to Build Space Center · · Score: 1

    Give a geek lotsa money and they wanna build big rockets. Looks like the way into space :)
    I wonder who is next ? Any takers ?

  5. Re:Next year on Gigabyte's Dual-GPU Graphics Card · · Score: 1

    Don't bother, I tried the Debian drivers, they only support the Pain command.

  6. Re:A billion dollars is chump change on NASA Hoping To Create Super X-Prizes · · Score: 2, Funny

    What, me personally ? I would prefer the aircraft carrier battle group :).

  7. Re:history of linux exploits on Security Flaws In Linux SMBFS · · Score: 0

    Does anybody know of some website or source that's been tracking these kinds of linux exploits, including the date and nature of both the exploits and the fixes?

    www.microsoft.com

  8. Re:Troll much? on Boeing Successfully Tests Anti-Missile Laser · · Score: 1

    People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. - George Orwell

    And I hope we outgrow this need. oneday...

  9. Re:Can't mention a troll... on Boeing Successfully Tests Anti-Missile Laser · · Score: 1

    Thanks for proving the point.

    I didn't "wish a previous poster and/or his country a quick death, herpies, or civil war" on anyone.
    I am suggesting that as a race we are immature, hence the need for a military. I didn't think I'd have to explain this, but then again maybe you are proving my point.

  10. Re:Troll much? on Boeing Successfully Tests Anti-Missile Laser · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why is it that we can't have mature discussion of military technology?

    Because the need for military is a result of immaturity ?

  11. ASIMO on 2004 Inductees to the Robot Hall of Fame · · Score: 0

    Funny how Honda named it ASIMO, it always reminds me of robots invented by Asimov.

  12. Re:Human error? THEY ARE LYING on MPAA Blames Linux Australia Notice on Human Error · · Score: 1

    From the website

    The Telecommunications Act provides that a corporation may be liable for a penalty of up to $10
    million (AUS) in respect of a breach of section 313(1).


    Looks like the amounts are in Australian dollars.

    you can laugh now.

  13. simple humans on MPAA Blames Linux Australia Notice on Human Error · · Score: 4, Funny

    the answer is a simple human error

    Yep, some simple humans made an error.

  14. Re:Christian Nutters on Internet Censorship in Australia? · · Score: 1

    teens will just go back to reading the top-shelf magazines like we used to in my day.

    Good point. This would help all those porno magazine empires that are failing at the moment, I wonder if they realize that ? Nah, of course not, that would require thought.

  15. Re:New addition to the Patriot Act? on Nuclear Batteries · · Score: 1

    Or he could buy several thousand smoke detectors today

    Like the radioactive boy scout ?

  16. Re:Poor Bill on Bill Gates Gives $20M to CMU for New Building · · Score: 1

    You miss the point, both made money illegally and used their ill gotten gains to improve their image.

    Remember, MicroSoft was convicted.

  17. Re:Poor Bill on Bill Gates Gives $20M to CMU for New Building · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Sorta like Pablo Escobar ?
    Many Columbians still think he was a good bloke because of the great charitable donations.

  18. Re:Weta's old cluster on Weta Digital Supercomputer For Hire · · Score: 2, Funny

    by SlashdotMeNow (799901) Alter Relationship
    We're using it to render architectural fly-through movies

    Give us a link to one of these movies and we would be happy to SlashdotYouNow

  19. Re:Your sig on Wikipedia != Authoritative? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Can you prove there are no gods?

    No, I can't.

    I also cannot prove:

    4 Elephants support the world.
    The answer to life the universe and everything is 42.
    Issac Asimov cloned himeself.
    My TV is alive.
    Grass is an alien lifeform.

  20. Re:Question on 2004 Hugo Awards Presented at Noreascon · · Score: 1

    Try some Allen Steele stuff, when I first read one of his books, I thought Heinlein was back. Good, hard science stories, especially his "Near Space" stuff.
    He has a collection of short stories called "Rude Astronauts" which has has some great shorts like "The Return of Wierd Frank " a classic if ever I have read one.

  21. Re:Of course it's permitted on Australian Prime-Minister Sends Spam · · Score: 2, Interesting

    He also claims it was "Howard money" that paid for it, So he did it as a citizen not the PM. Great, our PM is a dipshit spammer :(

  22. Re:OT 503 errors on Linux Smartphones Race To Be 1st In U.S. · · Score: 1, Informative

    Most of the day, annoying isn't it ?

  23. Re:Experience tells me... on Microsoft Wants More Credit for Inventions · · Score: 1

    It's like driving while using a cell phone. A few people can't do it, so now everyone suffers

    I think the problem is most people think they can.
    When in fact it is a distraction and does slow driver responses.

  24. Re:Innovation on Multi-Core Chips And Software Licensing · · Score: 1

    Now 1 chip is really on multiple OSes

    Thats an idea, If I run muliple vmware sessions on 1 CPU can I get .25 CPU licences ? at a quarter of the price ? seems fair to me :)

  25. Re:Copyright Too Long on Daleks Exterminated From New Dr. Who · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I dunno, she let them do "Starship Troopers" the movie. He wouldn't have.