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  1. Re:Does it really matter? on Seagate to Drop IDE Drives by Year End · · Score: 5, Funny

    does this mean if I use IDE I can grow a beard now?

  2. Mrs. Jobs is a lucky woman on Steve Jobs Hates Buttons · · Score: 1

    He'll never push her buttons

  3. Re:No, you're not. on World of Warcraft Hits 9 Million Users · · Score: 1

    World of Warcraft subscribers include individuals who have paid a subscription fee or have an active prepaid card to play World of Warcraft, as well as those who have purchased the game and are within their free month of access. Internet Game Room players who have accessed the game over the last thirty days are also counted as subscribers. The above definition excludes all players under free promotional subscriptions, expired or cancelled subscriptions, and expired prepaid cards. To keep with the spirit of this article, l2read noob.
  4. Re:Firefox no longer safe? on Holes Remain Open in Firefox Password Manager · · Score: 4, Funny

    can I have your karma?

  5. Re:Exaggeration? Naaah. on Hotmail Delivers Far Fewer Emails with Attachments · · Score: 1

    there's a simple fix for that, but i can only tell you via email...

  6. scapegoats on Magnetic Wobbles Cause Hard Drive Failure · · Score: 1, Insightful

    So next time Windows fails to start, you'll know why! Sure, blame the magnets..
  7. Re:ancient mp3s on Making Old Sound Recordings Audible Again · · Score: 1

    doom9 to the rescue!

  8. Re:I Can't find It. on Möbius Strip Riddle Solved · · Score: 1

    I believe it's along the lines of Paper+3rd Grader+Glitter Glue=Magic Circle Strip Thingy. Coffee Break!!

  9. with this on Nintendo May Retire Game Boy Name · · Score: 3, Insightful

    a part of my childhood just died.

  10. Serves us right on Attacking Sandboxes · · Score: 3, Funny

    for building a box out of sand. what were we thinking?

  11. actually.. on iPods Don't Run OS X · · Score: 5, Funny

    my iPod runs linux.

  12. Re:Browser usage on Firefox Now Serious Threat to IE in Europe · · Score: 2, Funny

    oh, you know it's links!

  13. Google and Facebook on Facebook In Court · · Score: 1

    Might there be another YouTube-like deal hatched at a Silicon Valley Denny's in the offing? ~From TFA, in reference to google and facebook I thought Yahoo already bought facebook. So if he's not talking about just ads (which it seems to me like he wasn't), then what is he talking about?

  14. Re:In mother russia... on Optimum Copyright Period Decided by Math · · Score: 1

    work copyrights you

  15. Re:The real question is on The Dusty Concern for the Mission to Mars · · Score: 1

    Play golf.

  16. Re:Let the bacteria read slashdot on Potential Cure For Antibiotic Resistant Infections · · Score: 1

    When I first skimmed the /. summary, the words 'sex-life' and 'old people' jumped out at me. Needless to say, I was very intrigued.

  17. Re: proprietary parts on iPhone Battery Replacement An Unwelcome Surprise · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well needing your phone to be running is that important to you, it'd be stupid to buy a 1st gen iPhone. A failed battery is only going to be one of many problems that could occur on the road.

  18. Re:Big Claims on Researchers Prove Existence Of New Type Of Electron Wave · · Score: 1

    "Acoustic surface plasmons have long been predicted on merely theoretical grounds, their existence has been extraordinarily difficult to prove experimentally." Maybe that's why they have such high hopes.

  19. Re:easy fix on National Archive File Format Time Bomb · · Score: 1

    How would that help, from what I understand the problem is that they will not be able to open the files because they have an old format. Plus, that would be a 580 terabyte torrent.

  20. Re:Question.. on New Drug Helps to Dampen Bad Memories · · Score: 1

    I'm sure we can make some personality-altering drugs. Side effects include losing your friends.

  21. Re:Woz standing in line.... I was there. on Woz on Open Source, DRM · · Score: 1

    If I were that old lady, I would've had him sign my iBook. Or write something clever on it.

  22. so it's.. on Fighting Online Game Cheating in Hardware · · Score: 1

    a key logger?

    The concept is simple, the chipset records all input from the keyboard and mouse, and the game does the same.

  23. Re:Irrelevant on BBC Chooses Microsoft DRM Platform · · Score: 1

    I find it a little ironic that a program called "iPlayer" will be available for Windows before Macs.

  24. Re:4MW? on The British Steam Car Challenge · · Score: 5, Funny

    orrrrrrrr you could drive really fast! Which is a better use of power?

  25. if only.. on Underfunded NSA Suffers Brownouts · · Score: 1

    If only they used energy efficient lightbulbs from walmart...