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  1. Let them eat Linux! on New President for OLPC Organization · · Score: 1

    99% of the world's desktop's are running Windows. Let's alienate them more from the rest of the world.

  2. So you're switching to IIS? on Unexpected Slashdot Downtime · · Score: 1

    That will help next time!

  3. Stoopid moon! on Growing Plants on the Moon May Be Feasible · · Score: 2, Funny

    First they make Moon Pies...now agriculture jobs are going there too.

  4. HD DVD could still come back on Toshiba Paid Off To Drop HD-DVD? · · Score: 1, Funny

    If the Church of Scientology bought bout the format and produced those groovy Xenu speeches on them. Imagine -- a free HD flick with each E-reading.

  5. Re:Don't tell Chef but on Scientology Given Direct Access To eBay Database · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does this mean my "What Would Xenu Do?" t-shirt isn't legal?

  6. limited success of Linux on the desktop?? on Torvalds On Desktop Linux's Slow Uptake · · Score: 1

    Isn't that like calling a near empty glass 1/2 full?

  7. Good thing I have iTunes for Linux on Apple QuickTime DRM Disables Video Editing Apps · · Score: 1

    Oh, wait.

  8. I think Red Hat should... on Microsoft Ties $235m IT Aid To Use of Windows · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Give $235 Million worth of hardware w/ Linux installed and quit complaining.

  9. Why do we still give record $$ aid to Israel on FBI Burying Doc Showing US Officials Stole Nuclear Secrets? · · Score: 1

    Only to have them spy on us or buy secrets?

  10. Typical /. FUD on 10-year-old Microsoft Ticket Resurfaces? · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What a waste of electrons this site has become. What's with the mobile page being updated once every day or two?

  11. consumers lose on Toshiba Execs Declare HD DVD Not Dead Yet · · Score: 1, Troll

    Cheaper...no region coding...HD DVD was the better product...Sony simply bought the support of corps...not earned it from consumers...

  12. It's a shame... on Nanowires Boost Laptop Battery Life to 20 Hours · · Score: 1

    that batteries can't be powered by the bio-lard from the 800 million people sitting behind them.

  13. FLASH! on Ubuntu May Be Killing Your Laptop's Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    Your hard drive also suffers wear and tear when you use the damn thing. Those who are going to panic over another "the sky is falling" post please move to the left.

  14. Also worth noting on Vista Sales Rate Fell Last Quarter · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ubuntu sales remained flat...

  15. Don't worry! on Airlines Have to Ask Permission to Fly 72 Hours Early · · Score: 1

    The Democrats will put an end to this...right after they stop the war!

  16. I bet on Steve Fossett Missing · · Score: 1

    his plane was running Linux...and nobody knew how to fix it...

  17. An observation on Karl Rove Resigning Aug 31 · · Score: 1

    /. people seem very lonely...and paranoid.

  18. Thank God... on 10-Day Patch Guarantee Not Mozilla's Policy · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...we still have companies like Google that can set good examples.

  19. So then it's OK to... on A Year In Prison For a 20-Second Film Clip? · · Score: 1

    ...take a gun into a bank if you don't pull it out?

  20. Re:Worse than it used to be on Smarter Teens Have Less Sex · · Score: 1

    Big butts and missing teeth were also common for that era. The entire world was like a big Kentucky. You can have 'em! ;)

  21. Behind the times on Blue Blu-ray · · Score: 1

    Porn has been available in the U.S. on HD DVD for some time.

  22. Ha! on A Majority of Businesses Will Not Move To Vista · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Turn to Linux or Mac OS X in the workplace? Yeah, right. 99.9% will stick with XP if they are not moving to Vista. Desktop Linux is a pipe dream.

  23. I love FireFox BUT... on Password Vulnerability In Firefox 2.0.0.5 · · Score: 1

    I use FireFox for 95% of my browsing (mainly because of no ActiveX and AdBlock Plus, but I've always wondered if being open source means that code monkeys can write script to steal password just by simply knowing how the browser works...not by taking advantage of a published security hole...

  24. Umm on Blu-ray, HD DVD Target of EU Antitrust Probe · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why is this posted here when 99% of the people claim they will never own "DRM-infected" media?

  25. Dude... on Dell Refuses to Sell Ubuntu to Business · · Score: 1

    Just but build one cheaper and better than Dell can...problem solved.