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  1. Re:Probably a very small number on How Many Readers Speak Esperanto? · · Score: 1

    BTW, I'm totally serious, I did all that stuff, even the walking through snowdrifts. No shit.

    Good thing. There's nothing worse than a shitdrift. ;)

  2. Re:D&D after? on Slashback: Lamo, Trilogy, Searching · · Score: 1

    You could always run them through with your sword.

    I was thinking this very thing would be appropriate for any one lame enough to RPG in the middle of a freakin' movie! ;D

  3. Re:pssst: the counterfeiters are winning on Bureau of Engraving and Printing Issues New US$20 · · Score: 1

    That's true. Ancient chinese banknotes had writing on them to the effect that the penalty for forgery was death.

    And since all those ancient Chinese counterfeiters are dead, it must have worked! ;)

  4. Re:I'll be impressed on IBM Introduces 'Air Bags' For Laptop Hard Drives · · Score: 3, Funny

    Bah! Gimme Peril-Sensitive Sunglasses and then we'll talk about Technocide-Sensitive Laptops. ;)

  5. Re:Google Zeitgeist on What's Wacky with Google? · · Score: 0

    Imagine a candle truck cluser of those!

  6. Re:Uniball on When Word Processors Are Out: What's The Best Pen? · · Score: 1

    For years now I've walked around with a Uniball Vision fine clipped into my T-shirt collar. It's funny, I have this automatic reaction now if I need to write something of my hand shooting up to my collar.

    Uniballs r0x0r in pretty much every way, except in the way that they seem to "disappear" when other people use them. :)

  7. Re:After sun ... on The Next Path for Joy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ah, but you can go pester one Bret Silberman, who apparently purchased Uranus back in 1993. He is also not willing to sell Uranus, so "...don't bother asking."

    Perhaps the best part of that page is "Uranus Headlines" on the right. ;)

  8. Re:Yeah, right on Build Your Own Mortar · · Score: 2, Funny

    You think that's bad? When I saw the headline, I immediately thought "What about the pestle?"

  9. Autobiography on Benjamin Franklin, Civic Scientist · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Franklin's autobiography makes for fascinating reading.

    "If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead & rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing" - Ben Franklin

  10. Re:Just a thought... on Donkey Konga - The Drums, The Majesty · · Score: 2, Funny

    Kongo Bongo would be. ;)

  11. Similarities on Shadowbane World Closure Due To Counterfeiting? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Sounds similiar to the battle.net Diablo II life cycle where even the rarest of items became basically worthless due to duping. Kinda sad, in a virtual kind of way. Where's the fun in cheating like that? Sure, maybe it's thrilling for like a second or two, but then what?

  12. Re:Oldest European Human Jawbone Discovered on Oldest European Human Jawbone Discovered · · Score: 1

    Just out of curiousity, what would this super-old Swiss dude be doing in Romania?

    Not eating, that's for sure.

  13. Oldest European Human Jawbone Discovered on Oldest European Human Jawbone Discovered · · Score: 1

    I keep imagining this super-old Swiss dude waving an indignant fist at the scientists: "You bastards, I was using that!"

  14. Re:such a shame on TRON Enters Alliance With Microsoft · · Score: 1

    That's because cliches are double-edged swords.

  15. Re:Is it open source? on The Design Of The Google File System · · Score: 2, Funny

    book collection

    Ah, yes. You want a new-fangled "ShelFS" system.

  16. Re:Thoughtful... on The Design Of The Google File System · · Score: 3, Funny

    Last week I had a co-worker ask how to spell it

    I-T. Really now, how hard is that?

  17. Re:This whole story is a waste of time on Y: A Successor to the X Window System · · Score: 1

    Pretty sure he meant "terrible pains", which was certainly a window onto the mind of a terrible punner. :)

  18. mega on Mac OS X replacing Linux at Tokyo University · · Score: 1, Funny

    Steve 'Largo' Jobs: P0WNZ3D.

    (ref)

  19. Here's what you can do on Practical Jokes on Co-Workers? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Ask your supervisor for some more work because you obviously have too much damn time on your hands.

  20. Video Game History, eh? on 30th Anniversary of the Microcomputer · · Score: 5, Funny

    It packed a fair bit of power for such a small computer. It could solve complex mathematical problems and, when the work was done, run simple video games.

    The most famous game, of course, consisted of two small paddles on screen: one a forward on a breakaway, the other a goalie, and a little square of light going back and forth. Yes, who could ever forget the classic "Puckong"?

  21. from the article on Reliance On MS A Danger To National Security · · Score: 2, Funny

    While the report's authors note the seriousness of their recommendations, they stood by them. "When the government uses a product whose monopoly position undermines its security, anti-trust becomes a national security issue..."

    That's it! Get the National Guard surrounding Redmond immediately! Shut 'er down!

  22. Re:Requirements? on Geek Eye for the Average Guy · · Score: 1

    Better yet, just hide little Johnny and make Grandma geocache him. Kid gets some fresh air and Grandma gets some time with him too. Eventually.

  23. Re:Some things for most people: on Geek Eye for the Average Guy · · Score: 4, Funny

    And if you have a puppy, it will just LOVE the taste of it. I've discovered that puppies love to eat remote controls (because they smell people on them).

    Which just goes to show, never, ever, ever trust your pets, especially the cute ones, because they will eat your entire family given half a chance.

  24. Re:So sad on Ward Hunt Ice Shelf Breaks In Two · · Score: 3, Funny

    I vote for the new Occam's Death Ray theory!

  25. So sad on Ward Hunt Ice Shelf Breaks In Two · · Score: 4, Funny

    Giant Arctic ice shelf breaks up

    In a statement, the Giant Arctic ice shelf hoped they would be able to remain friends despite the breakup. ;)