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  1. Re:He doesn't plug spamming on Building Better Spam · · Score: 3, Informative

    This sounds like it shares some basic principles with Pairwise Testing. Basically, the theory here is that a large percentage of bugs come in through the combination of two inputs. So, if there are 10 bits in a flag, you need to only make sure that each pair shows up once: with various constraints, I got down from 1024 to 12 values to check on a recent test.

    Check out http://www.developsense.com/testing/PairwiseTestin g.html for a better explanation, or anything else Google brings up for you.

  2. Re:everything including making coffee on What Do You Do at Work? · · Score: 1

    And empty the damned pot first.

    AND WASH IT, TOO!

    With some places, calling it coffee is being charitable -- it needs all the help it can get.

  3. Re:Cyrillic Projector Code... on Cyrillic Projector Code Finally Cracked · · Score: 1

    Damn, you stole my joke. :-)

  4. Re:Why the suprise? on Xbox Auto-Update Blocks Linux Usage · · Score: 1

    Property of the Postmaster General

  5. Re:In all fairness.. on ESR to Shred SCO Claims? · · Score: 1
    SCO's value is in acting as a totem against future companies who would try this same stunt....Their value is in their smoking carcass with Daryl's chared head mounted promanently on a high pike...

    I'd look up at your lifeless eyes and wave like this. Can you and your associates arrange that for me, Mr. McBride?
  6. Re:Amazing grace indeed.. on Microsoft Nailed by Software Patent · · Score: 1
    It's not amazing at all really, it's Astounding.


    Are you sure it wasn't F&SF?
  7. Not in King County, WA on Diebold Voting Systems Grossly Insecure · · Score: 1

    I just called the county Board of Elections, and the gentleman I spoke to said that there are no plans to replace their optical-scan machines with electronic machines, and that he knew of no state-wide initiative to do so. He seemed quite familiar with the issue.

  8. Re:Powells on A Geek's Tour Of North America? · · Score: 1

    Powell's is the only bookstore that I will consider driving 3+ hours to get to.

  9. Diagramming Sentences on Why Johnny Can't Handwrite · · Score: 1

    Is there a good reference somewhere on the web for diagramming sentences? I learned how long ago, but can't remember the finer details.

  10. Re:But, no! on Enterprise Getting New Aliens, Hairdos, Weapons · · Score: 1

    All Trip did was teach a person how to read--she killed herself.

    I missed most of this episode: could someone else tell me if it's as much of a ripoff of Resnick's "For I Have Touched The Sky" (no, not the Trek episode) as this makes it sound?

  11. Re:I've said it before.. on Spiderman, Sony vs Marvel · · Score: 2, Insightful
    The basic gist of the complaint is that they are attempting to rebrand Spiderman as a Sony product


    This is hardly a surprise. My HP2 desk calendar mentions Quidditch(tm), Hogwarts(tm), Hagrid(tm), and others, with fine print at the bottom stating that "characters...are trademarks of and (c) Warner Bros."

    Wonder what JKR thinks of all this...
  12. Gotta admit... on Paul Allen Plans Sci-Fi Shrine in Seattle · · Score: 1

    The building already looks sfnal enough. I've only been to the EMP once, but was very impressed at the effort they put in to make sure it was an enjoyable, instructive experience. If the SF shrine has half the effort put into it, this will be A Good Thing.

    And besides, the Space Needle is right next door.

    ("Spaceship Galileo"? What's that?)

  13. Re:Seems that this article has a few omissions. on Microsoft Caste System · · Score: 1

    I was an orange badge, a blue badge, and then an orange badge again. Anything I say is MY point of view, not either of my employers.

    There were so many problems with that article, I don't know where to start. I'll just go with Bill's points above.

    My agency has told me that they will try to place me elsewhere when my contract runs out, so the State of Washington won't be involved, God willing.

    I think I'm treated better in my current contractor position than my previous full-time position. I have never heard or used "Dash Trash", either.

    In fact, I don't think I've ever seen contractors treated as less than full team members, either in Product Support, or the Developer Division (no, we aren't all artists, where did she get _that_ idea?). No, I don't get invited to the Company Picnic, but so what? I can always drive up to Hurricane Ridge and have some peaceful time with my family.

  14. Re:Odd... on Windows Media 9 in Digital Theaters · · Score: 1
    No I wont make the usual 'is that BSOD supposed to be in the middle of that film' type gag


    Guess we know what they're going to do when they make Gremlins 3...
  15. Why King Kong? on Peter Jackson remaking King Kong · · Score: 1

    I'd rather see him remake The Wizard of Oz. Can you imagine what he could do with the original story?

  16. Re:Immediate "Contact the Author" form? on Slashdot Subscribers Now See The Future · · Score: 1

    Ooh, I like this one. Pretty please?

  17. Re:Lucas-Mart on George Lucas Consolidates his Empire · · Score: 1
    [...] The Return of the Jedo [...]

    my vote for funniest misspelling of all time!


    But not nearly as funny as listening to the Boston Pops announcer... damn, what was his name?... announce the March of the Ewoks from Return of the Jaydee!
  18. Re:That's the SP, not the patch! on Slammer Worm Slams Microsofts Own · · Score: 1
    I just had it on my machine so I could do occasional testing - I wasn't worried about it, since I was behind a firewall.

    Besides, the SP only came out a week ago, and I hadn't heard about it until the worm made the news...

  19. Re:CDPD... on EvDO High-Speed Wireless vs. 802.11 · · Score: 1

    ROFL! CleverNickName could probably come up with a good response to this, but I'm not sure he's old enough to get the joke...

  20. Re:The Law, and they do! on Michelin to Include RFID Transmitter in Every Tire · · Score: 1
    If there's an invasion of privacy going on, Congress is somehow involved.
    Oh, and Hillary Rosen.

    But not for much longer. :-)
    --
  21. What about Babylon 5? on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine DVD Details Announced · · Score: 1

    The first season of Babylon 5 was just released on DVD, and there appears to be an echoing silence on Slashdot. What's the deal? A bad episode of B5 is better than most good episodes of ST:TNG, and I'm speaking as someone who still has his off-the-air tape of "Encounter at Farpoint" lying around somewhere. :-)

  22. Re:Insane on HomeSec In the News · · Score: 1


    http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=telecom-v09 i0 440m02%40vector.dallas.tx.us

    A host is a host & from coast to coast
    no one will talk to a host that's close
    Unless the host (that isn't close)
    is busy, hung or dead

  23. Re:Reeve in a very different role on Keanu Reeves as Superman · · Score: 1

    Not to mention _Noises_Off_. One of my great regrets in life is that I will never see that cast do it on stage.

  24. Re:Why pick on Keanu? on Keanu Reeves as Superman · · Score: 1

    >>You made me actaully try and think of Sean Connery as Superman

    Sean Connery as The Dark Knight, on the other hand...

  25. Re:Everybody thought... on Keanu Reeves as Superman · · Score: 1

    Personally, I think the best Batman would be Christopher Reeve. They could do the storyline where he got smashed in the back with a lead pipe and confined to a wheelchair...