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  1. which end first? on Highlift Systems' Space Elevator In The News Again · · Score: 1

    Do you first attach the outer end to something and pull the string down, or do you attach the bottom to Australia and tie the other end to a big ol' rocketship?

  2. Re:Australia? on Highlift Systems' Space Elevator In The News Again · · Score: 3, Insightful

    one of the requirements: "In or near an economically advanced and politically stable country."
    Though they may be good at cricket, I wouldn't call Sri Lanka politically stable.

  3. this is a local shop on League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Trailer · · Score: 1

    for local people. We don't want any trouble here.

  4. no killing on A Tale in the Desert · · Score: 2, Funny

    boring

  5. Re:Mandatory overtime payment on Are Coders Exempt From California's Overtime Laws? · · Score: 1

    regarding your sig "War is God's way of teaching Americans Geography"
    Even if Bush invaded Canada half the US population would be hard pressed to find it on a World Map.

  6. Re:Interesting idea on Build Your Own LCD Bus Schedule · · Score: 1

    I thought about doing something like that for lunch delivery vehicles, to keep everyone at work from wondering where's the food. E.g. www.where_is_our_damn_lunch_it_is_1_30_already.com . We usually get lunch from the same place so outfitting the deli's one car with a gps device should be cheap enough. But, alas, I'm too lazy.

  7. be careful on Dealing with Employers Who Perform Credit Checks? · · Score: 2, Funny

    "I hope you know that this will go down on your permanent record." - Violent Femmes.

  8. Re:Fair Enough on E-commerce Sites to Collect Sales Taxes Nationwide · · Score: 1

    "The one fair tax is a sales tax."
    I would argue that sales taxes are the most unfair as a person making less money spends a higher percentage of his salary to pay tax on the same item as someone making lots of money.

  9. use the hammer on Battlefield Medkits Improve · · Score: 1

    '"...and you are standing there without a tool," said Air Force Col. Dr. Dave Hammer.'

  10. where did the smokeless ones go? on Nicotine-Free Cigs, Genetically Engineered · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Did they catch on? I remember the new stories when they came out but I never saw them anywhere.

  11. this gets my vote on Games Controlled By An Exercise Bike · · Score: 1

    for being the least newsworthy or interesting item posted on /.'s frontpage thus far this year

  12. Re:20% pay cut... on 100 Best Companies To Work For · · Score: 1

    no way, it's close to their Pale Ale but it's even hoppier, and it's only available this time of year (where I live at least) so I'm not sure what you mean?

  13. Re:20% pay cut... on 100 Best Companies To Work For · · Score: 2, Funny

    depends on what you consider essential as well, this time of year I NEED my Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale at $8+ per six pack

  14. Re:Isn't deleting logs an obstruction of justice? on Cryptome Log Subpoenaed · · Score: 1

    could've sworn it was Mel Gibson in the Postman or was it Braveheart, maybe Waterworld, Mad Max?

  15. free music on Slashback: Disputes, Clones, Audio · · Score: 2

    Once one of the free music bands out there makes a serious hit song I can guarantee they'll get themselves a nice RIAA approved record contract before their next release.

  16. Re:404? on Computer Room Hot? · · Score: 1

    betcha they rack up tons of fake revenues selling ads to themselves.

  17. Re:Absolutely on Should We Change the Weather Even If We Can? · · Score: 1

    well, reducing the ice at the polar caps is doing wonders for the shipping industry, and ozone in the lower atmosphere is a greenhouse gas. Which should save us fuel in the long run since heating needs should be lower.

  18. Re:I remember my birth. on What's Your Earliest Memory? · · Score: 1

    loud (like acid?).

    Now that's a Freudian typo...

  19. WebGUI? on Open Source, Closed Documentation? · · Score: 1

    Is it any good?

  20. I'm addicted to /. on EverQuest: What You Really Get From an Online Game · · Score: 1

    I check this bloody site more often than I talk to my wife. It's not fun, believe me.

  21. Re:Unfair on Microsoft Ordered to Carry Java · · Score: 1

    "Unnecessary government intrusion is the "War on Terror", a war on a verb, mind you"

    To terror or not to terror...hmm? Can't resist urge to nitpick......sorry.

  22. Re:In Soviet Russia on Microsoft Ordered to Carry Java · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    How could you be so sure? Always wondered but usually only ACs take credit...

  23. Ding King on Should You Trust Website Customer Reviews? · · Score: 1

    Has anybody used this thing? Does it work? Just got quoted $605 to repair two small dents caused by shoppingcart vs. cardoor.

  24. Re:Yes .... on Sun vs. OpenBSD? · · Score: 1

    that's OK. Our generation is supposed to have a very short attention span. Time to ban TV and video games.

  25. Re:Get a headhunter on How To Get Hired As An Open Source Developer · · Score: 1

    60 minutes did a thing on these supposed workshops for actors in Hollywood which are nothing but auditions you pay to attend. Surprisingly the out of work actors interviewed in the story didn't mind though.