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  1. Re:So it wasn't a real, live Gnu... on Rare Photos: Gnu Crashing a Windows 8 Launch Event · · Score: 2

    GNU - the OS for furries?

  2. Re:Do what with daily records? on Texas Schools Using Electronic Chips To Track Students; Parents In Uproar · · Score: 1

    I see what you there!

  3. Re:What you do is... on The Three Pillars of Nokia Strategy Have All Failed · · Score: 1

    To find out how to use the data?

  4. Re:Do you know what real animals eat? on Seafood Raised on Animal Feces Approved for Consumers · · Score: 1

    Doesn't do it for me.

    Maybe "The Great Escape"?

  5. Re:God bless the free market! on Seafood Raised on Animal Feces Approved for Consumers · · Score: 5, Funny

    I shall launch my new brand:

    Fish-It

    Then they can't claim they weren't warned!

  6. Re:Please explain on Linux 3.6 Released · · Score: 1

    You seem to be unaware how TCP/IP packets work, each packet has a limited size negotiated by the transport layer, it's quite possible for the first few packets to be sent and received, and subsequent packets to be

  7. Re:Thankfully on Indian Prime Minister Formally Announces Mars Mission · · Score: 1

    You are getting "first world, second world" confused with "new world, old world".

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_World

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_world

  8. Re:We're gonna lose a lot. on Preparing For Life After the PC · · Score: 1

    A PC = a computer that one person uses rather than a computer that many people share - hence "Personal Computer".

    Now get off my lawn.

  9. Re:i386 on OpenBSD Fork Bitrig Announced · · Score: 2

    Bitrig will only target (actively developing hardware) and (architectures such as i386 and amd64)

    Does that help you parse it?

  10. Re:And dont you DARE close your eyes or not listen on Fox Sues Dish Over "Auto Hop" Ad-Skipping Feature · · Score: 1

    You see something similar on films. A cigarette burn (black circle) appears in one corner just before it's time to change reels, so the projectionist who is watching the film can go and do his job.

    I thought that was what the "clack-clack-clack" noise and the screen going white was for...

  11. Re:Persian vs Arabian on Iran Threatens Legal Action Against Google For Not Labeling Gulf 'Persian' · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't that make it the Meerkat Gulf, or am I getting my Aleksandr's consfused?

  12. Re:Why does his privacy have not value? on Should Snatching an iPhone Be a Felony? · · Score: 4, Funny

    IMHO, throwing a paparazzi camera out of a window

    You are all doing it wrong. You throw the paparazzi out of the window.

  13. Re:ground effects lighting on UK Plan Would Use CCTV To Stop Uninsured Drivers From Refueling · · Score: 1

    You cannot swap plates between cars. You can however get a spare plate for a trailer, and it is not uncommon to see a trailer with a hand-written plate to match the car that is towing it. It might attract additional attention I guess, but trailers aren't vehicles in their own right over here.

  14. Re:ground effects lighting on UK Plan Would Use CCTV To Stop Uninsured Drivers From Refueling · · Score: 1

    Trailer theft is a problem like any other theft. The main manufacturers have unique chassis numbers and keep a register of who they sold them to. I presume they also have some method of updating the records, but never having owned a trailer I don't know.

  15. Re:Disappointed although not very. on Raspberry Pi Now Has Distributors -- and Will Soon Have Boards for All (Video) · · Score: 1

    Shipping is included in the Farnell price, but not in the RS price.

  16. Facebook in... on Facebook Has 25 People Dedicated To Handling Gov't Info Requests · · Score: 0

    privacy shock.

  17. Re:I'd start by shooting the Captain.... on What To Do With a 1,000 Foot Wrecked Cruise Ship? · · Score: 2

    No, you are talking about landing the plane, the OP was clearly talking about abandoning the passengers *AFTER* the accident.

  18. Nuke it from orbit on What To Do With a 1,000 Foot Wrecked Cruise Ship? · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's the only way to be sure.

  19. Re:BSD license was always more permissive, so grea on GPL, Copyleft Use Declining Fast · · Score: 1

    Are you aware of what the phrase actually means? The correct meaning is, that it is the unusual data (the exception) that tests (proves, old meaning) the rule (by showing whether it holds for it). In other words *not* that something that defies the rule confirms it, but something unusual that shows the rule still works.

  20. Re:Good idea, but too much trouble in the real wor on Ask Slashdot: Is Reverse DNS a Worthy Standard For Fighting Spam? · · Score: 1

    Simple. Ask him if any of the email sent or received has value to the company. If the answer is "Yes", ask if he insures his car/home/dog. When he says yes point out the backup MX cost is insurance against the value of the email. If he says "No", point down you can save more money by closing down all email. Then go back to the first question, or close it down and get out of there.

  21. Re:"Throttling" services on CRTC Tells Rogers To Stop Throttling Online Gamers · · Score: 1

    In similar fashion is "the exception that proves the rule" - same meaning of prove as above - the basic meaning is that it is the unusual circumstances that will test whether your rule works, not the circumstances ou were prepared for.

  22. Re:Yes, this can be considered canonical on What Is the Most Influential Programming Book? · · Score: 1

    For instance I am not really an old database program or an Aston Martin car.

    Prove it!

  23. Re:Missed the point on The Most Expensive One-Byte Mistake · · Score: 2

    No, that is just the stupid. The obvious fix is to store the length of the string *after* the string itself.

  24. Re:MAC addresses on Microsoft Curbs Wi-Fi Location Database · · Score: 2

    Yes, the MAC address is normally burned into the card (although it may be changeable when flashing the firmware). However, some drivers allow you to specify a MAC address, thus when you load the driver (and activate the card), the MAC address is over-ridden. You might want to do this (for instance) to associate a specific MAC address with a specific PC, not the network card inside it, so if the NIC is replaced, the PC retains the same MAC address.

  25. Re:I assume... on Customer Asks For Itemized Bill, Verizon Tells Her To Get a Subpoena · · Score: 1

    Funnily enough, in the UK at least "the commonwealth" refers to The Commonwealth. As Australia is part of the Commonwealth, I am suprised they don't use this meaning.