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  1. Re:Ignorance is just so wonderful to see in action on Why Dell Won't Offer Linux On Its PCs · · Score: 1

    Well, umm, you see, Gentoo isn't meant for ordinary users. You chose that distro knowing what you were in for, and now you're paying the price.

    Ubuntu didn't have any problems whatsoever, neither did my Debian 3.1 install. You just chose the wrong distribution.

  2. Re:More driving? on Is Daylight Saving Shift Really Worth It? · · Score: 1

    Enemy action.

  3. Re:Europe very different than US on No Passport For Britons Refusing Mass Surveillance · · Score: 2, Insightful

    highway 99 around here is REALLY well lit at night, it's not appreciably brighter with your lights on


    That's not the point. The point is that people can't see you so well if your lights are off. Someone could be passing someone else on the highway (if it's 2 lanes), not see you because you're running EMCON, and have a nice head-on.

    I see this thoughtless behavior around here lots; some people drive with their lights off when it's raining and the sky's dark, not thinking of other people, not bright enough to get it when I flick my lights at them. The law says they must run their lights, but police have other things to do.
  4. Re:Really need both: change control & full rev on Source Control For Bills In Congress? · · Score: 1

    Poorly-documented patches at that. The ones I've looked at didn't say what the patch was meant to change, except a vague description in the bill's header. Bills should include context from the area they're modifying, instead of just where to insert it.

  5. Re:My experience as a student and campus IT admin. on University Migrating Students to Windows Live Mail? · · Score: 1

    Pray to Hastur, would you? Remember to say his name three times.

  6. Re:My experience as a student and campus IT admin. on University Migrating Students to Windows Live Mail? · · Score: 1

    I don't see you using your real name, Mr. Tough Guy.

    PS: You still write like a wanker.

  7. Re:You have my sympathy on University Migrating Students to Windows Live Mail? · · Score: 1

    So far as I could tell, all the CS profs at my uni did use Windows, yes. No Mac users (this was when OS X was brand-new), but the chair did teach himself some Linux so he could teach a class. One prof proudly wrote his name with MCSE appended, ffs.

  8. Re:My experience as a student and campus IT admin. on University Migrating Students to Windows Live Mail? · · Score: 1

    You know, you look like an utter wanker when you use all those periods. Let me introduce you to Mr. Comma: , He lives right next to your favorite key. You should also meet Mr. Semicolon, also in that area: ;

    I'd say you need to take some remedial English classes.

  9. Re:Fun but not massively practical on Using Java 5 Features in Older JDKs · · Score: 1

    Are you doing web applets? If not, call me crazy, but couldn't you distribute JRE 1.5.xx on your product's CD? I've seen a few commercial packages that do this.

  10. Re:almost but... on 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux · · Score: 1

    Um. ATA100's 100 or 133 megabits/sec is much faster than the fastest hard drive. The speed advantage from SATA-150 or SATA-300 is when you read directly from the drive's cache, and caches are small, typically 8-16 MB, so it's not much help.

    It's less efficient to have 2 devices on 1 IDE interface, but that's the only real advantage. Plus the smaller cables. And nice red uniforms.

  11. Re:Misguided or simply lazy on 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux · · Score: 1

    Ugh, stay well away from any PC Chips product. They are cheap shite.

  12. Re:Define Open on ODF Threat to Microsoft in US Governments Grows · · Score: 1

    Reminds me of a Drew Carey joke. He and some friends were telling jokes about how big their dicks were.

    "My dick is so big, it was overthrown by a military coup. It's now known as the Democratic Republic of My Dick."

  13. Re:It should be obvious why on Humans Hardwired to Believe in Supernatural Deity? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Humans are the only primates who are AWARE of death as an abstract.


    That we know of.
  14. Re:Norton is the suckiest on Security Software Costs More to Renew Than Buy New · · Score: 1

    Clamwin doesn't sit in memory and stop infections, dumbass. You're looking for AVG Free.

  15. Re:RAID = Redundant Articles of Identical Discours on Disk Drive Failures 15 Times What Vendors Say · · Score: 1

    They aren't useful yet. Given the crowd, won't be until they're rethought.

  16. Re:Drug Patents on Patent Office Head Lays Out Reform Strategy · · Score: 1

    Marketing.

    Prilosec went off patent, so the maker created Nexium. When a person takes Prilosec, the body metabolizes it into the active ingredient of...Nexium. So they patented Nexium and their profits are, to an extent, protected.

  17. Re:Gritty can be good, but it's not Star Trek on Star Trek To Return Christmas 2008 · · Score: 1

    That last episode contains one of very few TV moments that still brings a tear to my eye.


    Dammit, now you've got me all wanting to cry.
  18. Re:Mod Parent Up on Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Drawing Near · · Score: 1

    Thanks, mate. I didn't know about the autoremove invocation.

  19. Re:Just a thought on China Treats Internet Addiction Very Seriously · · Score: 1

    O RLY? The US constitution forbids a religious test to hold office, and the 14th Amendment extends the US constitution's protections to citizens of all the states. Can you give a cite for your statement?

    That said, my employment oath with the State of Kansas had "so help me God" at the end. I crossed that bit out and signed. Nobody raised a fuss.

  20. Re:What do you expect? on Avoiding the Word "Evolution" · · Score: 1

    BRAAAAAINS!

  21. Re:Obvious flaw on Award-Winning Ad Taken Off Air In Australia · · Score: 1

    BTDT, got a $1500 insurance settlement that went towards college. Car was still drivable, what did I care if both sides were dented from being sandwiched between $VAN_WITH_BORED_KID and another parked car?

  22. Re:Not if you do what smart people do.... on Windows Vista - Still Fresh After 19 Months? · · Score: 1

    FFS, if you're going to post make sure you know what you're talking about. Yes, I know this is Slashdot, but furrfu.

    That's "Partimage Is Not Ghost".

  23. Re:Not if you do what smart people do.... on Windows Vista - Still Fresh After 19 Months? · · Score: 1

    Yup. ghost4linux (or ghost4unix) and gparted are your friends.

    Or even Acronis MigrateEasy, which is only $25 at Newegg (cheap!) and runs as a livecd.

  24. Re:Motive? on Microsoft Apologizes for Serving Malware · · Score: 1

    Step 1. Keep your firewall turned on


    But how do you sexually arouse a firewall? "Baby, you're *so* hot!"?
  25. Re:wow ad dept people are dumb on Microsoft Apologizes for Serving Malware · · Score: 1

    I think one of my users got bit by this on 14 Feb, and no, Defender didn't stop it.