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  1. Re:These criminals have a weak spot! on Investigating Online Movie Piracy? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    plus

    what kind of loser would even consider sending a 1Gb file via email!

    oh I remember, an Outlook user

  2. Re:IP Address Verifier == web bug on Feds Thwart Extortion Plot Against Best Buy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    >if this is the case then this simply re-enforces my belief that criminals are some of the stupidest on the planet.

    clever criminals don't get caught so you don't hear about them

    FBI Files and COPS tend not to show you cases where the perpetrator outwitted the victims *and* the police *and* the FBI.

  3. try this : on Caffeine vs Type II Diabetes · · Score: 1

    fruit juice mixed with carbonated water

    tastes great

  4. Re:Compiler optimtizations??? on Athlon 64 3400+ Reviewed · · Score: 1

    not quite

    my 500Mhz EPIA server has no fans whatsoever.

    the brick PSU is rated as 240v AC / 1.8A (12v DC 4.5A)

  5. Re:Compiler optimtizations??? on Athlon 64 3400+ Reviewed · · Score: 1
  6. You needed a columnist to tell you that? on SCO Gives Notice To 6,000 Unix Licensees · · Score: 2, Funny


    Would you like to borrow some money?

  7. Dear Slashdot Users, on Reverse/Server-Side Proxy Caching for Windows? · · Score: 4, Funny

    My computer stopped working and when I phoned support they suggested changing something called a 'fuse' in my cable.

    The plug says to use a 13A rated fuse. I went to the shop and it seems they have all sorts of these fuses. I was wondering if any Slashdotters had tried different fuses and what success they had?

    Thanks.

    A Dork Esq.

  8. Morality is the penury of faith and trust on What You Can't Say · · Score: 1

    And the beginning of confusion.

    Lao Tzu

  9. Rule by force is the worst example. on Sim Sin City - Thoughts On Grand Theft Auto · · Score: 4, Insightful

    When society uses law and force as the ultimate methods of control it should come as no surprise that individuals also use such methods within their micro-societies.

    Play is the freedom to act with reduced consequence. Should we proscribe playing 'cops and robbers' because it causes crime?

    What about 'hunt the WMD'?

  10. You're wrong on What You Get When You Buy a Spam CD · · Score: 1

    spammers use the envelope address

    you should read the SMTP rfcs

  11. hey, news for nerds on Comfortable Stealth Headphones? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    A real nerd would cut the current cable and make one to his/her own spec.

    loser

  12. Re:Hills and valleys in the back and beyond on UK Approves of 5.8GHz For Rural Broadband · · Score: 1

    no, never used it or seen it, it's just a link I have

  13. if you can get Sky TV you can get satellite bb on UK Approves of 5.8GHz For Rural Broadband · · Score: 2, Informative
  14. Re:Hills and valleys in the back and beyond on UK Approves of 5.8GHz For Rural Broadband · · Score: 1

    Tell him about this :

    Satellite broadband for 19.99 per month

    If you can get Sky TV you can get data too.

  15. Re:Indie Gaming on Unofficial Babylon 5 Freeware Space Sim Released · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    it diesn't beg the question at all.

    You should go back to school and learn what 'begs the question' means.

    Don't feel bad though, such ignorance is legion.

  16. Re:Didn't we do this once before? on New Intermediate Language Proposed · · Score: 1

    Welcome to DLL hell writ large

    no you're applications can have dependencies *across the network*.

    Thought MFC40.dll was bad?

    You aint seen nothin' yet.

  17. Re:Didn't we do this once before? on New Intermediate Language Proposed · · Score: 1

    > Is there a good development environment for linux?

    er, yes : awk sed grep sort join find

  18. No recent titles ? on The Future Of Adventure Games Discussed · · Score: 3, Interesting

    What about Pokemon?

    It's a classic adventure game, running round collecting bits you need to open the door to get more bits to open the door ....

    oh and we also loved the 'Tombi' series on PS1

    Whacky Japanese nonsense, run round collecting feathers and leaves and stupid stuff to take to the old man to get the magic mushroom to .....

    The genre isn't dead by a long stretch, we are out here playing and enjoying them games it's just a trip to the games shop will show you 500 fps/driving/sim X games for the brutes.

  19. You can find them if you look on The Future Of Adventure Games Discussed · · Score: 1

    My favourite Adventure game was 'Little Big Adventure' (or 'Relentless' as it was called in the US, such barbarism).

    An absolutely delightful game and Twinsen will always have a place in my heart. I bought the sequel but I'm stuck near the start!

    Twitch games will always be more popular because by the laws of the bell curve, the brutes will always outnumber the non-brutes.

    It is a genre where the small coding shop can still keep pace.

    Luckily they are games that can never die, Day of The Tentacle is still a class act.

    I can wait for the next gem, it will be worth it.

  20. Re:Prepare for the Y10K Bug! on Time's Up: 2^30 Seconds Since 1970 · · Score: 1

    Welcome to my world

  21. Re:I'm bored with this... on SCO Gets More Desperate; Sends More Letters · · Score: 1

    *most* people have never heard of Linux or SCO

  22. Re:apt-get install on UserLinux Continues Debate Over GUI · · Score: 1

    Good for you.

    Welcome to the hellmouth :)

    i speak and undestand realy good English

    I speak and understand really good English

    Though one should really use write/comprehend rather than understand when it is written English.

  23. Re:Prepare for the Y10K Bug! on Time's Up: 2^30 Seconds Since 1970 · · Score: 1

    man join

  24. Re:Windows != standard on UserLinux Continues Debate Over GUI · · Score: 1

    1-2 cut
    1-3 paste

    doesn't sound much but it speeds up editing

    plan proper has a free form terminal with a command line at the bottom

    you can edit text that is on screen just like a text editor and then 'send' it to execute as is or 'plumb' it to execute based on your regular expression rules (i.e. select the text 'http://images.slashdot.org/topics/topicslashdot.g if' and plumbing it will download the image and open it in a new window)

  25. Re:Windows != standard on UserLinux Continues Debate Over GUI · · Score: 1

    oh well, shame you didn't persevere, it's not that hard

    mouse chording is a boon

    go back to vi :)