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  1. Huh? on The Japanese/American Tech Deficit · · Score: 1

    What's all the abuse for? You trying to be tough?

    Rrrright. Good strategy and thousands of men without guns. That would work just great.
    Eh? I said: "Strategy, luck and countless thousands of men all played a part in winning WW2."
    Played a part.

    People like you are absolutely clueless.
    Thanks for the insult. I hope it makes you feel like a big tough man.

    Maybe you could show me where I said we won with "better guns".
    Perhaps I misunderstood. Sorry if that's the case. You were replying to a post that stated:

    because we spend our money on the latest and greatest weapons and warfare.

    To which you responded:
    If I remember correctly, that paid off the last time Japan attacked us. ...suggesting that superior weaponry won WWII. Perhaps I've missed something.

    Nice try setting up a straw man. Too bad it didn't work out for you. Idiot.
    Do you ever wonder why noone talks to you at parties? Or don't they invite you?

    Cheers
    Stor

  2. Re:That's a good thing. on The Japanese/American Tech Deficit · · Score: 1

    You should learn about WWII before shooting your mouth off. You think the allies won because of "better guns"?

    There was a lot more to it than that, man. Strategy, luck and countless thousands of men all played a part in winning WW2.

    Cheers
    Stor

  3. Re:First things on The Japanese/American Tech Deficit · · Score: 1

    "You know what they say, those who can do, those who can't teach"

    I think the saying would be significantly more accurate if you replaced "teach" with "get into politics"

    Cheers
    Stor

  4. Another handy hint! on De-spamming Your Inbox The Hard Way · · Score: 1

    From the SysAdmin-for-Lusers-department.

    Why stop at spam prevention? You can (temporarily) stop ALL attacks on your servers by issuing the following command (as root): /sbin/shutdown -h now

    Amazing.

    Cheers
    Stor

  5. Re:Who needs splash screens anyway? on GIMP 2.2 Splash Screen Contest Revisited · · Score: 1

    What were they THINKING making the OOo splash screen always-on-top? They already have a reputation for being the slowest starting office product out there, must they rub it in your face then?

    That's why God invented virtual desktops.

    Cheers
    Stor

  6. Re:Sorry for posting on the political details, but on Weather Data Available in XML · · Score: 1

    Maybe they could take a leaf out of Slashdot's book:

    The next forecast will be available soon but subscribers can beat the rush and see it early!

    Cheers
    Stor

  7. Re:Well, it LOOKS nice. on AbiWord 2.2 Unleashed · · Score: 1

    So you're saying "You can disable that feature by using TeX"?

    That's like disabling website popups by using lynx.

    Cheers
    Stor

  8. Re:They should just wait another 20 years. on Harrison Ford Confirms Indiana Jones IV Production · · Score: 1

    Imagine a character with the looks of Jessica Simpson, the voice of James Earl Jones

    She's a bass!

    Cheers
    Stor

    p.s. The Spaceballs references just keep popping up. =)

  9. Re:62-year-old man doing Indiana Jones stunts. on Harrison Ford Confirms Indiana Jones IV Production · · Score: 1

    *sigh* I'm still trying to burn the images of Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones out of my head.

    Cheers
    Stor

  10. Re:kids are afraid on Australia Chooses Education Over Filtering · · Score: 1

    As you may or may not know, there has been a massive, hugely publicized crackdown on child porn in Australia. and the byproducts are visible.

    Yes. One interesting byproduct is suicide:

    http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/02/109652 79 71874.html?oneclick=true

    I doubt the viewers of child porn will receive sympathy but it's sobering to be reminded just how serious this issue is.

    Cheers
    Stor

  11. Re:Worrying on Lycos Anti-Spam Screensaver Brings Down Spam Sites · · Score: 1

    Kiddie Porn?

    I don't think a screen saver linking to kiddie porn is such a great idea.

    Cheers
    Stor

  12. More than that on Green Hills Software Decides Linux Isn't So Bad · · Score: 1

    Not only does he say that but there are these little gems from TFA:

    "Like a padded cell, Integrity PC prevents Linux and other insecure and unreliable software from harming the rest of a system, while also limiting the harm it can do to itself," states O'Dowd."

    "GHS says PCT enables the incorporation of "legacy applications and traditional operating systems, such as Linux," into high-security and high-reliability applications."

    Wicked. I was expecting a good ol' warm fuzzy Linux fanboi article and got a "Linux suxors! With our awesome software you can sandbox that legacy, buggy, hole-ridden sucker! Woot!"

    I call subterfuge on this submission. ;)

    Cheers
    Stor

  13. Re:that is elegant and leet... on SCO.com Defaced · · Score: 1

    posting defacings that look like viagra adds and filled with shouts and greetZ only makes you look like a very silly child with only script-kiddie skillz.


    IMNSHO, those that deface websites usually _are_ very silly children that have no skills.

    Cheers
    Stor

  14. Re:The last thing I want to do when I go home is.. on What Do People in the IT Field Do for Side Jobs? · · Score: 1

    You ain't from round here, are ya boi?

    Lez getim

    Cheers
    Stor

  15. Re:Who came up with this headline? on Titanic Director to Make Battle Angel Movie · · Score: 1

    Huh?

    Wasn't the water in Titanic rendered on a Linux cluster? If so, well there ya go.

    Cheers
    Stor

  16. Insert SNL Han Solo Screen test skit here on Jon Bringing WMV9 to Linux · · Score: 2, Funny

    Cut-n-pasted from http://snltranscripts.jt.org/96/96jstarwars1.phtml

    Voice of Director: Christopher Walken, Han Solo screen test. Okay, Chris, whenever you're ready.

    Christopher Walken: "I'm Captain of.. the Millenium.. Falcon. Chewie here.. tells me.. you're looking for passage.. to the.. alderaan system."

    Voice of Director: "Yes, indeed, It's a fast ship."

    Christopher Walken: "Fast.. ship? You've never heard.. of the.. millenium falcon? It's the ship.. that made the kessel run.. in less than.. 12 parsecs. She's.. fast enough.. for you.. old man.." That sucked! I'm sorry.. [ turns and walks away ] You know.. I had it..

    Cheers
    Stor

    p.s. If you haven't seen this skit, try googling for it. It may only be available in .wmv though ;)

  17. Re:Keyboard Chaos on Intel Helping Asia to Use Linux · · Score: 1

    It does anyway. I've been gnashing my teeth ever since I was forced to type 'man mount'.

    Ahh... the ONLY reason why "info" exists.

    Cheers
    Stor

  18. Re:She?! on Nmap Author Receives FBI Subpoenas · · Score: 0

    Yep.

    And she's a beautiful, smart, off-beat, funny, insightful, anti-establishment, slashdot-posting hacker who's hopped up on herbal viagra and waiting for you!

    Cheers
    Stor

  19. Re:Don't you remember the anti-drug commercial? on Can People Really Program 80+ Hours a Week? · · Score: 2, Funny

    I do more coke so I can work more hours so I can make more money so I can do more coke.

    That reminds me of a great Robocop quote:

    "We rob banks to get the money to buy coke, sell the coke and make even more money!"

    "Why don't we just rob more banks?"

    Cheers
    Stor

  20. Re:The Reference Unix on Four Linux Vendors Agree On An LSB Implemenation · · Score: 1

    Oh, and killall. killall is always fun on Solaris...

    LOL. I remember the first time I ran killall on a Solaris production server.

    Oopsie daisy!!!

    I really should have read the man page first. Never made that mistake again though ;)

    Cheers
    Stor

  21. Re:messed up list on Torvalds Dubbed Most Influential Executive of 2004 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Steve Jobs. Yeah he's been an awesome influence to the entire Apple community. To any member of the Apple community, this *is* the world, so I understand your confusion.

    Cheers
    Stor

  22. Re:The Right Kind of Hero on Torvalds Dubbed Most Influential Executive of 2004 · · Score: 1

    Linus didn't write the kernel to compete with Windows. It was more to do with the fact that he wanted a unix-like system on x86 and Minix didn't do the stuff he wanted it to and never would.

    Linus doesn't seem to give a flying blue fuck what Microsoft do.

    Sure there are plenty of people who *are* using Linux as a holy crusade against MS but Linus is not included in that group apparently.

    Cheers
    Stor

  23. Re:Well... on New Video Game Recreates Kennedy Assassination · · Score: 1

    Hopefully it isn't this company and a Kennedy impersonator.

    Yeah. Hopefully they'll do it with an Elvis impersonator.

    Cheers
    Stor

  24. Re:So Some Want a Spoon.... on Linux Kernel to Fork? · · Score: 1

    There is no spoon...

    Sorry
    Stor

  25. Re:Is Mr. Krill some sort of AI? on Linux Kernel to Fork? · · Score: 1

    Thanks man I'm glad someone said it. I thought I was going nuts.

    The article goes like this:

    - The Linux Kernel may fork. Disaster. Film at 11.
    - Applications need to be recompiled for a specific kernel version
    - Some people want to commit big, invasive changes that won't be useful to the majority of Linux users
    - Andrew Morton states: "Either features will come at us or they won't," and mumbled somethig about clustering
    - A rewrite of the kernel would take ~ 15 years.
    - Something about Sun Solaris and Sun's willingness to participate as a good OSS citizen
    - SCO lawsuit and the legal system
    - The IT market: gloom and doom. OSS == maybe a profound movement?
    - We're in an exciting decade for IT
    - OSS == quality. New marketplace.

    WTF.

    Cheers
    Stor