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  1. Re:Robomaid on Personal Robots From Valley Startup · · Score: 1

    I'd buy one just to take care of my cat hair/dust problem.

    erm I don't think Roomba should be high on your list of priorities right now...

    *ducks

  2. Re:Great start on Personal Robots From Valley Startup · · Score: 1

    I believe she is on the phone, and claims she will soon be model ex. Unless you intend to do a global search-and-replace on that, she will be doing one of her own.

  3. Re:Consoles just as great though on The Orange Box Review · · Score: 1

    desktop non-living room gaming is dying

    The rest of us just call it basement, you insensitive clod!

  4. Re:DEAR SIR on Home-made Helicopters in Nigeria · · Score: 1

    That is amazing.

    The All Caps post you made passed the lameness filter.

    Wha--What helicopter?

  5. Re:Ay AY yay caramba! on Home-made Helicopters in Nigeria · · Score: 1

    Ditto kudos to the kid, it's almost like building a helicopter in a frakin garage for Pete's sake. Wish his garage were taller so it could've flown higher than 7 feet =) If Homer or Bart were around, Hey $5 for a demo, and you get a complimentary sticker.

    I look at it this way, he had the idea, limited resources, and to make it a bit of a challenge, let's put the kid in Nigeria! LIke a reverse of Survivor or the parable of the talents, so we should be the last the whine about 'not going anywhere near that thing!' I look at it more as a proof-of-concept. He's pitching his ideas to the government and to others, but they could instead ask, what's your next project, that could be equally promising, and/or worthy of investment.

  6. Re:one at a time please! on Very High Tech - Elevator Garages in an NYC Hi-Rise · · Score: 1

    Don't forget to unplug your iPod from your Bentley when you leeeeeeeeeeeeeeaave

  7. Re:Interesting on Slashdot's Setup, Part 1- Hardware · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes but did you see where all this hardware is wired to a Palm Pilot??

    The Palm, so the legend goes, provides the necessary horsepower for the few that actually do read TFA's.

  8. Re:Does it Support My Wi-Fi Adapter? on Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" Is Out · · Score: 1

    An alternative I've found, since I tinker with various live CDs so much, when trying out hardware: I plop in a liveCD and see if that distro detects the HW and the HW works. Then I know that support *is* out there, I just have to find out how that particular distro made it work. If it doesn't work for one then I try another liveCD.

    I also just don't search the distro's forums, I search various distro forums. Like for getting dual monitors to work using aTi in Mandriva, I've turned to the Ubuntu and Gentoo discussion forums to see their various tweaks and tips.

  9. Re:What an ass on Geek and Gadgets Set Cross-US Speed Record · · Score: 1

    But an ass with a low UID, now that's something...

  10. Re:Let's face the facts... on The Pirate Bay Takes Over Anti-Piracy Domain · · Score: 1

    Ninja can and sometimes do have associations.

    Don't forget, they also have burgers. See how they deliver, ninja-style.

  11. Re:Good luck competnig with OUTLOOK on OpenOffice.org 3.0 Wants to Compete with Outlook · · Score: 1

    He's in the basement. He can't hear you.

  12. Re:Small businesses are already using OOo and Tbir on OpenOffice.org 3.0 Wants to Compete with Outlook · · Score: 1

    Calc was windows calculator replacement, rather than a spreadsheet is far too high.

    You're kidding, right? You're saying not one of them heard the obvious K in kcalc when you pronounced it? I say, move to another company, unplug that modem, get rid of all your worldly possessions, and found a priesthood. Better yet, move to another country where K is treated with the respect it truly deserves.

  13. Re:Free software or freeware? on Freeware FPS Alien Arena 2007 Reviewed · · Score: 1

    I'm guessing, free software with proprietary artwork?

    Browsing thru some of the docs, the answer is Yes. Some of the screenshots show Q1 metallic panels; don't know if those are free. And if they say it's more Q1/Doom speed demon-ish, I'm there. Now to restore my (damaged) 'driva-with-GL *mux setup...

  14. Re:Thanks for the answer, TacoMan on Rob Malda Answers Your Questions · · Score: 1

    I also heard that the uber-luxury Porsche's defogger can clear fog off runways of major airports for takeoff.

  15. Re:Whether we like it or not.... on Linux Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed Against Red Hat/Novell · · Score: 1

    So the suit, in its own twisted way, is heralding 2007 as The Year of the Linux Desktop.

    Oh, the irony.

  16. Re:See this? on Linspire Releases Controversial Version 6.0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    if this is your first night at Slashdot, you have to fight.

  17. Re:Makes me wonder on iPhone, iPod Touch 1.1.1 Firmwares Jailbroken · · Score: -1, Troll

    Still can't get the hang of In Soviet Russia, can't you, n00b.

  18. Re:Why don't we think of a catchy name? on KDE Readies KOffice 2.0 As OpenOffice Competitor · · Score: 1

    Has a nice ring to it, better than *Kough*ice

  19. Re:what did he expect? on Man Claims iPod Set His Pants Aflame · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes but in mailing the packet they decided to choose standard delivery, not priority overnight! Meanwhile the guy is without pants! Without music!

    I feel your pain!

  20. Re:Liar! on Man Claims iPod Set His Pants Aflame · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who said anything about pouring it? The guy was just thirsty, with or without burning pants.

  21. Re:Translation on Is the Internet Bad For Professional Writers · · Score: 3, Funny

    I will let you know how it goes, if you want.

    Don't forget to build a garage when you start it, so that years from now we can still say, Oh, that guy? Would you believe he started his company in a garage?

  22. Re:Too bad they weren't engineers on X-Wing Rocket Launches, Disintegrates · · Score: 1

    Sometimes the goal is just to watch stuff blow up.

    Erm that was Plan B. Yeah, we planned it all along. Hey, isn't that Britney checking into rehab?

  23. Re:Oh the irony on ASUS Motherboard Ships With Embedded Linux · · Score: 1

    you will need to be running Windows on the hard drive

    I musta missed something. Is it April 1 already??

  24. Ob quote on Logfiles Made Interesting with glTail · · Score: 4, Funny

    All I see now is blonde, brunette, redhead.

  25. Re:Use? on ASUS Motherboard Ships With Embedded Linux · · Score: 1

    What's the point?

    Instant-on. You've never experienced it, have you? Think of the possibilities.

    You: Like what, instant-off?

    *slap*