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  1. grr on False Ad Clicks Cost Google 1 Billion Dollars A Year · · Score: 1

    Google loses one billion dollars per year to fraudulent ad clicks. Sure, make me feel like a criminal for using the back button to get out of somewhere I didn't want to be in the first place!
  2. My recommendation... on Which Lost/Stolen Laptop Trackers Do You Like? · · Score: 1

    LoJack.

  3. hmmm on GPS Transitions to New Control System · · Score: 1

    Considering the upkeep on the old system, this new system could pay for itself in no time!

  4. Re:So when... on SCO Blames Linux For Bankruptcy Filing · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Question: Could Caldera/SCOG sue McBride for his inept leadership? And causing them to lose market due to his governance, deceptions, etc? He is liable for the company as an executive officer, especially as CEO. If by "Caldera/SCOG" you mean "shareholders in Caldera/SCOG", then yes. See Enron for more details.
  5. From the COtGMBC on SCO Blames Linux For Bankruptcy Filing · · Score: 1

    Dear Daryl McBride,

    We never much cared for you or your company's shenanigans. In fact, we made an example of what happens to whining patent trolls like you who don't know the law.

    Shame on your ass and shame on your lawyers asses for wasting our time and money. Our customers don't buy your products because, quite frankly, you suck. We found a way to use Linux and Unix to get a leg-up on our competition. Our customers just so happened to like our products better. Such is capitalism.

    Sincelrely,
    The Companies out to get McBride Consortium

    P.S. Gates wants to know how the kids are.

  6. huh on Meteorite Causes Illness in Peru · · Score: 1

    Ground-penetrating meteor + very geologically active area = a world of trouble.

  7. Re:Have you timed it? on New iPod Checksum Cracked, Linux Supported · · Score: 1

    You back up an iPod to a Win 2k3 Server?? Absolutely! Just enable disk usage and it shows up like any USB memory storage. Set your Folder View preferences to show all hidden and system files and you can back up everything from an iPod.
  8. Re:xcopy?? on New iPod Checksum Cracked, Linux Supported · · Score: 1

    I used to use drag and drop. But I found it took too long for large volume file transfers. Xcopy (When backing up directly to my Windows 2K3 Server) gives me the speed I want without the overhead of the GUI. I mean, how long are you going to look at a "Calculating time to..." screen before looking for a better way? Even some distros of Linux do that "Calculating [whatever]" crap.

  9. Re:Someone has been brainswashed on AMD Announces Triple-Core Phenom Processors · · Score: 1

    Kinda like a Beowulf cluster in a chip.

  10. Re:Don't buy yet on AMD Announces Triple-Core Phenom Processors · · Score: 1

    Those in the know, know that 11 is louder than 10.

  11. You know what this means? on Google Pleased With ISO OOXML Decision · · Score: 1

    I, for one, welcome our like-minded, Google-employed brethren with open arms and open document formats!

  12. Re:wha? on SwarmOS Demonstrated at Idea Festival · · Score: 1

    I wasn't saying it wasn't without potential, like a newborn. I was just saying that this technology isn't as practical or Earthshaking as something that could brew me a decent pot of coffee in 3 minutes flat. And another thing, why are they working on this when I still haven't gotten my damned flying car!

  13. Re:no Zune support on Universal Offers iPod-Resistant Music · · Score: 1

    So put that in your Zune and squirt it!

  14. You know, on Universal Offers iPod-Resistant Music · · Score: 1

    ffmpeg will probably support the format. So I'm not too worried :)

  15. wha? on SwarmOS Demonstrated at Idea Festival · · Score: 1

    What would really be a practical application of this? Name me one.

  16. Re:How is that surprising? on Workers Cause More Problems Than Viruses · · Score: 1

    What I'm more shock and awed at is that recognized institutions are just catching on to this. They were drilling this into my head back in Business School.

  17. In a word... on One Less Reason to Adopt IPv6? · · Score: 1

    Subnets... which may also be a thing of buggy whip ilk.

  18. Good! on New iPod Checksum Cracked, Linux Supported · · Score: 1

    I've been looking for a decent utility in Linux to sync my iPod Video. So far I haven't found a utility that's worth the powder to blow it to Hell.

    Amarok has some cool utilities for stuff that's already on your iPod, but is very poor in the syncing department. I'll have to give this "iTunes 7 support" version of Amarok a try... after backing my iPod up via xcopy. lol

  19. tags? on Big Brother Really Is Watching Us All · · Score: 4, Funny

    Where's the tags "tinfoilhatbait" or "overlordbait"?

  20. Re:Come on, this is /. - on Robotic Scout To Survey Arctic Ice · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Them's fightin' words. You don't want to say something that could be misconstrued as flaimbait would you?

  21. Re:I'm no expert, but... on Robotic Scout To Survey Arctic Ice · · Score: 1

    The write-up clearly stated Greenland as the testbed.

  22. Re:I'm no expert, but... on Robotic Scout To Survey Arctic Ice · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Submarine would work below water. But since Greenland and Antarctica are land masses... no.

  23. What's going on down there? on Robotic Scout To Survey Arctic Ice · · Score: 1

    Look no further than Wikipedia for that answer. But who am I kidding? This is a Roland post.

  24. Summary on PC Superstore Admits Linux Hinge Repair Mistake · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dear PC Superstore Customer,

    Our bad.

    Sincerely,
    The Management

  25. Re:Shocking? on Are You Being Cheated by Digital Cable? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Replied the same time as the first guy. So how is this redundant?