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  1. Re:I find the obsession with tech in the class bad on How Technology Changes Classrooms · · Score: 1

    Not that I am necessarily disagreeing with your point, but I do believe that everyone should at least know how to gather their own food, whether that means hunting or foraging. One day those little conveniences like cheap produce and precut, skinless/boneless chicken might not be readily available.

  2. Re:Quick Mr. Peabody into the Wayback Machine on First Commodore 64 LAN Party · · Score: 1

    Will someone please tell these people to go get a life! Maybe the "Evil" Capt. Kirk can go do that.

    Was that the one that started fistfights with everyone in sight and screwed women left and right without any intention of calling them the next day?

  3. Re:Windex on What Is the Best Way To Disinfect Your Laptop? · · Score: 1

    Washing your hands now and then would probably be easier...

  4. Re:And that, boys and girls, on Einstein's Theory Passes Strict New Test · · Score: 1

    While most people seem to confuse Grues with the Domo-Kun...

  5. Re:Damn on Netflix Changes Its Mind, Will Keep Profiles Feature · · Score: 1

    My horizons are pretty broad. The large majority of the stuff on my queue are in fact foreign films. That said, there are a lot of older films on my list as well that have become staples of pop culture and are thus in high demand. There is also the occasional new release to contend with as well. A lot of times I get these sent out before they're officially released, but must wait for weeks other times.

    I don't do streaming. I much prefer laying in bed while watching a film, and no s-video cable on earth is going to stretch from my PC to there. Besides, how am I supposed to pirate films if they're streaming? :P

  6. Re:What Do I Want? on What Do You Want On Future Browsers? · · Score: 1

    The best I've managed (through config edits and the OldBar plug in) are visual alterations. I'd still like to have a dropdown which displays the addresses that I've specifically typed in. This next generation of auto complete (something I never liked anyway) is leaving a bad taste in my mouth.

  7. Damn on Netflix Changes Its Mind, Will Keep Profiles Feature · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was really hoping that tons of people would end their subscriptions over this. I wouldn't have to fight to receive my own rentals then. Seeing "very long wait" beside so many films in my queue is awfully annoying.

  8. What Do I Want? on What Do You Want On Future Browsers? · · Score: 1

    A way to turn off the friggin' "Awesome Bar" in Firefox 3!

  9. Re:But on Blizzard Announces Diablo 3 · · Score: 1

    All I know is that Duriel was way harder than Mephisto and Baal combined. So, don't let the titles fool you. ;)

  10. Re:But on Blizzard Announces Diablo 3 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Diablo could always come back for a third time...

    I think a much more reasonable story would probably involve Azmodan and Belial however, two of the Lesser Evils mentioned through tomes in the first game.

  11. Re:Time to Grow Up on North Pole Ice On Track To Melt By September? · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wasn't that what happened with Mars? Where are we supposed to go this time?

  12. Re:3D? on A 3-D Holographic Display · · Score: 1

    That's what I thought. Reading the article, they seem to make a big deal out of everyone in the room having the correct point of view for the object. Thus, it kind of looks more like a videogame sprite than a 3D projection.

  13. Re:Why alarm bells? on Firefox 3 Already Rules the Roost · · Score: 1

    Blocking the ads from being downloaded and displayed/run is good for people with bandwidth limitations, or generally slow connections.

  14. Re:Good, Can We Loose the "Awseom Bar" Now? on Firefox 3 Already Rules the Roost · · Score: 1

    If they were smaller, perhaps. As it is however, I can't stand the amount of room the drop-down takes up. Furthermore, it doesn't seem to flow well for me, as the URL and page title have a large degree of visual disconnect.

  15. Re:hey, isn't today Gates' last day at Microsoft? on Will Amazon Get a Visit From the Tax Man? · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Do you really think that Bill Gates is as spineless of a coward as most of the livestock at cube farms are? If you don't want to come in on a unscheduled day, then tell your boss when he asks. Simple as that.

    It's almost as bad as avoiding to answer the telephone when an employer calls, or making up lame excuses if you do pick up. "Come in today? I don't think I can... I have a, um, a, uh... I have plans already! My family is coming over and, er, stuff..."

    Geez!

  16. Good, Can We Loose the "Awseom Bar" Now? on Firefox 3 Already Rules the Roost · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I've tried everything, and it just won't go! The best I can manage is to make it look like the original address bar. I don't want something sitting around watching my habits, creating a list of frequented sites from my bookmarks and suggesting matches while I type. I hated auto-complete well enough before, now it has gone to the next level of annoyance. I just want a drop-down address bar that keeps the addresses that I specifically type in and does nothing more! It's ridiculous that the option doesn't exist to revert back to the original address bar. I fear this kind of behavior may be a sign of Firefox's misguided future. :(

  17. Who Goes to the Store for Guns? on Supreme Court Holds Right to Bear Arms Applies to Individuals · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Flea markets are much, much better. No waiting while a background check is performed and absolutely no registration afterward!

  18. Re:Only 1.8 billion? on Only One Quarter of the Planet To Be Online By 2012 · · Score: 1

    We want more? Who is we? The internet had gotten a lot worse in many ways as it has become more and more popular.

  19. Dirty Cities? on The World's 10 Dirtiest Cities · · Score: 1

    All cities are dirty if you ask me. It's just what happens when you cram a bunch of people tightly together. It's disgusting on a variety of different levels.

  20. Soldiers Have a Hard Time Thinking for Themselves? on A Marine's-Eye View of the Networked Battlefield · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Shocking.

  21. Re:Surprising? on Google Abandons the Gmail Name In Germany · · Score: 1

    ... for FREE!!! Get off of Slashdot, Matthew Lesko!
  22. Re:A for effort? on Student Faces 38 Years In Prison For Hacking Grades · · Score: -1, Troll
    Here's a news flash: You don't learn anything at public schools in America. The so-called education system is strictly in place so as to mold said persons into the perfect citizen. That is why you're fed lies throughout history class and then forced by fellow students to conform socially. It is an elaborate system with the sole purpose of beating down your spirit before you enter the "real world", since no one would want a free minded, critical thinking, liability to society walking around untrained and untainted.

    This kid was learning to survive in a modern world, and that is far more important than all of the music classes in the world. It's just too bad that he was stupid enough to get caught, as he is definitely viewed as being outside of the system now--a threat to conventional thinking.

  23. Re:The real question is... on Probable Water Ice Sighted On Mars · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sailors
    Fighting in the dance hall.
    Oh man!
    Look at those cavemen go.
    It's the freakiest show.
    Take a look at the lawman
    Beating up the wrong guy.
    Oh man!
    Wonder if he'll ever know
    He's in the best selling show.
    Is there ice on Mars?

  24. Re:Politicians will vote for the law on New FISA Bill Would Grant Telcoms Immunity; Vote Is Tomorrow · · Score: 1

    American needs instant-runoff voting. That way, you can list who you would like in order, thus giving any third party candidate a chance without it being a waste in the voters' minds.

  25. Re:We'll see how it holds up vs. GPL on OpenSUSE's EULAs vs. Free Software Ideals · · Score: 1

    Ha, sue away!