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  1. Re:This strikes me on Building a Better Bomb · · Score: 1

    "Who exactly started the war with Iraq?"

    In case you are so blind by the liberal media, ie cnn.com, let me refresh your memory.

    1) Iraq invades Kuwait
    2) "We" kick Iraq out of Kuwait
    3) In the course of 10 years, Iraq violates the no fly zones numerous times
    4) Sept 11th, the BJ president is gone and there is new outlook on national security.
    5) Iraq refuses to disarm and continues to violate sanctions
    6) "We" invade again, this time finishing the job
    7) Unrest continues throughout Iraq.
    8) TBD

    God Bless America.

  2. Re:I hate it.. on Building a Better Bomb · · Score: 0, Troll

    "And we wonder why terrorists are trying to kill us?"

    Argh. I was trying to think of the right way to say this, but all I can up with is, "You're an asshole".

    I guess that about sums it up. Have a nice day.

  3. Re:It's awesome, seriously on Zero Blaster Reviewed · · Score: 1

    "much farther than a few centimeteres (I have gotten several "

    I don't use the metric system you insensitive clod!!!

  4. Re:OT - sig quote on An Enlightened Look at an Over-Lighted World · · Score: 1

    Seriously dude, have you ever heard of google?

    http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient& q= That%27ll+put+marzipan+in+your+pie%2Dplate%2C+Bing o%21

  5. Karma me bad... on Last Chance for Slashdot T-Shirt Contest · · Score: 1

    .. I have plenty to spare.

    or

    Front: /.
    Back: .\

    or

    My other t-shirt sucks too.

    or

    ---->
    I'm with +5 Troll

  6. Re:Slashdot Poll for the 3rd? on Last Chance for Slashdot T-Shirt Contest · · Score: 1

    I would vote for:

    - I didn't design a shirt you insensitive clod!

  7. Re:um, a 2mp camera for 10.99 on Disposable Digital Cameras Have Arrived · · Score: 1

    If we try to put Linux on this camera, then the terrorists have already won.

    Seriously though, or maybe not so serious.. if there was some kind of MS chip on this, you can bet that you would be able to go to mscameramodchips.com and buy a mod chip by the end of the week.

  8. I have contributed.. on SETI@Home Publishes Skymap · · Score: 4, Funny

    .. about 14000 hours for the past.. 6-7 years.

    And to think my computer use to just fly toasters when it was idle.

  9. I have the Treo300 on Handspring Shows Treo 600 Smartphone at CeBIT · · Score: 1

    And will definately upgrade. The treo is awesome. You can do AIM/SSH/Telnet/VNC/Email and just about anything else all for unlimited internet for 10bucks a month. You can even use it as wireless modem for your laptop which runs flawlessly [sans the Spring disconnect problems].

    The only thing I wish I had was MP3 and the 600 will solve this problem along with a memory card.

    The screen is fine and from what I read, clearer and brighter. Until they make flexible screens, this is as good as it's going to get. Sure the Sony has 320x320 but that would significally add to the size of the phone.

    As a bonus, you get a little camera! Awesome, good job Handspring..er.. Palm!

  10. My 2nd day of grad school.. on Do Online Schools Provide A Quality Education? · · Score: 1

    .. is today. I thought about going to an online school, but I really couldn't find any rankings or the general feeling of when an employer looks at my Masters of CS from "Online Blah" vs "Brick & Mortar Blah" University.

    Personally, I don't think I would be disiplined enough to take a course online. Class is started in a few minutes: Data Structures and Algorithms. Nothing better to do on a Wed night!

  11. Re:Where do I submit patches on The Computational Requirements for the Matrix · · Score: 1

    You better hope that they don't mix up your request and you wind up with:

    Timesprout->attraction_level = BILL_GATES;

  12. Reality TV on The Computational Requirements for the Matrix · · Score: 1

    I can't help but think that the powers that are controlling this simulation, our reality, have gotten extremely lazy looking for interesting human events to watch. Hence the insertion of Reality TV into our simulation which makes us create our own Reality tv.

    Now they only have to turn into our self created television network to watch us watch ourselves. That would explain why Reality Tv is so popular these days. It has to be coded in our minds to make it interested to us since for some reason I need to know who got kicked off The Amazing Race but could care less what my grandmother has been doing for the past 10 years.

  13. A Matrix created by ourselves... on The Computational Requirements for the Matrix · · Score: 1

    Through the years, computer games have become increasingly more complex and "real". What if we get to a certain point where we can make computer games/programs appear even more real than "reality". The robots that have enslaved us could simply take this technology, upgrade the Matrix and send us along our happy way.

    I don't think I would have liked the blocky Atari 2600 Matrix though.

  14. Re:Not over... on Microsoft to Pay AOL $750M in Settlement · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Or you could install A pop-up stopper for free and she can continue to use IE.

    Does Firebird work well with Flash/Java and the other plug-ins we do desperately need?

  15. My company bought us.. on Does Gaming Reduce Productivity? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    .. a 27inch TV and a Xbox. We have a ton of games but we mainly just play Halo every day for 1/2 hour around 5pm. I'm not sure about increasing productivity or anything, but a few quick matches of Halo gets me more hyper than 3 cups of coffee.

  16. Re:Theories and Spoilers on Nmap Featured in The Matrix Reloaded · · Score: 1

    I thought it was pretty cool, but the plot is treading into dangerous ground. When you start blurring reality with dreams, you're walking on cheesy, overused deus ex machina storylines

    Could be worse.. They could be putting Chewbacca in Revolutions ;-)

    Incidently, you have to give props to the Wachowski brothers for not selling out. They stuck with a plot that they probably figured was going to be R rated and didn't try to cut back. That's more than I can say for Lucas' allegedly
    "dark" rendition of Episode II.

  17. Re:Theories and Spoilers on Nmap Featured in The Matrix Reloaded · · Score: 1

    >Neo's love for Trinity complicates things

    Trinity Shminity. Persephone is so hot, I need to add a liquid cooler to this puter.

    Theory: Trinity is a program created by Persephone. When Neo realizes the real world was also a sham, he'll have Persephone as his lover.

  18. Re:Bay Area on Nmap Featured in The Matrix Reloaded · · Score: 2, Funny

    >Mountain View, CA

    Yeah, but who wants to eat soy popcorn with soy flavored butter sprinkled with alfalfa sprouts?

  19. I have one of these.. on Water-Rocket-Powered Cars · · Score: 1

    .. except it's Oil powered and I drive it to work.

  20. In other news.. on Search for the Missing Universe · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... France surrenders

  21. Zone heating/cooling on Misterhouse - a Home Driven by Perl Scripts · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Would be cool to do [no pun]. I have duct'd heat and AC and no zone. Using some automatic duct dampners, a few 1-wire temperature sensors and a program to tie it all together, you could effectivelly setup each room in your house with a specific comfort level.

    I was going to do this for my own house, but the automatic duct dampners were not cheap and I don't trust my computer programming when it comes to controlling heat and ac ;-)

    "Why is the electric bill so high in January, honey?"

    "Oh slight bug converting C to F and the AC was on in the guest room for 4 days straight."

  22. Re:Patching has saved my hundreds of dollars on The Costs of Patching · · Score: 1

    Would darning socks also be a desirable skill for geeks to learn?

  23. Re:Patches save money on The Costs of Patching · · Score: -1, Troll

    "by Pay The Fuck Up! (563397)"

    I like your new name, Cmdr Taco

  24. Instead of blocking spam... on AOL Blocks 2 Billion Spam/Day · · Score: 0

    .. what AOL should be doing is including penis enlargement gel packs when they mail out their CDs. After a few months when everyone is walking around with John Holmes type girth, the spammers will stop their barrage of penis enlargement emails, thus reducing spam by at least 50%.

    Another good side effect is that the average size of the hand will also be enlarged, thus requiring bigger gloves, thus again which will fuel the economy thus stopping the recession.

  25. Damn it. on Brain Privacy · · Score: 1

    I was searching around Kaaza for some pr0n and I came across a download of my brain! Albeit it was a few months old and didn't include any of the more recent American Idol memories, but I still feel cheated that someone stole my thoughts and posted them on the web for anyone to download.

    It also wasn't too comforting to see that it was only a 2 meg download.