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  1. Re:Most typical line ever on Layoffs at OSDL · · Score: 2, Funny

    Or how about:

    "We had some dead weight around here, and we wanted to avoid lawsuits for firing them. So, we decided to call it a layout due to restructuring."

  2. Re:what about a 'normal' virtual desktop in Window on 3D Sphere Interface for XP · · Score: 1

    You can find a virtual desktop manager at Microsoft's Power Toys site.

  3. Re:Broom Hillary predicts ... on Coming Soon: Self-Heating Coffee · · Score: 1

    I wish I had mod points.

    You are right on the money.

  4. Re:Minnesota rulz!!! on Mass Transit Meets The Incredibles · · Score: 1

    "" is right! Could be those fastidious German Minnesotans! w00t!! ...I kid. I kid.

  5. Re:Roasted passengers? on Mass Transit Meets The Incredibles · · Score: 1

    Well, since the company is in Minnesota, they will have the opportunity to test it in a cold climate.

  6. Re:Not new on Amateur Revolution? · · Score: 1

    I agree. If I remember correctly, I was pretty young at the time, most of the musicians didn't really know how to play their instruments. At least that is what was claimed in The Decline of Western Civiliztion.

  7. Re:Wi Fi everywhere..... on Wi-Fi by Rail, Bus or Boat · · Score: 1

    Just because you are paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.

  8. Linux going mainstream on Red Hat Desktop Unveiled · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This made the Minneapolis Star Tribune home page.

  9. What about disabling... on Mouse Gestures in Javascript · · Score: 1

    gestures? I find the way Mozilla and Netscape 7.1 react to a upward wheel scroll and a left click to be incredibly annoying. I have search to see how to disable this, but I can't find it.

  10. Re:Translation fun on Hall Of Technical Documentation Weirdness · · Score: 1

    My favorite chopstick phrase:

    "Fearlessness of boiling water."

    That's it. No other context.

  11. Re:Holy COW what a concept. on Linux Desktop Myths Examined · · Score: 1

    It's worse than you think. Gartner does not sell "books" for $95; they sell reports, quiet often around 5 pages for $95. Nice work if you can get it.

  12. Re:Tracking money is wrong. on Moneydance - Cross-Platform Personal Finance · · Score: 4, Informative

    My wife and I use this software--Money Matters. It budgets exactly as you describe. It has helped us truly manage our money.

  13. Re:yeah about that... on Buy a Segway... Please · · Score: 1

    It would be perfect if Segway had some sort of colision avoidence system too. Hell, your drunk friend could end up two states away before he woke up.

  14. Business Plan on Buy a Segway... Please · · Score: 1

    1) Invent cool new device.
    2) Charge more money than people will pay, so noone buys one.
    3) Profit!

  15. Re:Another story on Larry Page: Google Was an Accident · · Score: 1

    Hear, hear! I would mod you up!

  16. Re:Research Triangle Team on Junkyard Wars Wants You! · · Score: 2, Informative

    From the application:

    "Unlike previous seasons, competitors will be chosen this year as individuals, not as complete teams." (Their emphasis, not mine)

    I think I liked the team concept better.

  17. Re:How to get it? on Red Hat Advanced Server Gets DoD COE Certification · · Score: 1

    Yes there is a way to get a test version.

    It's called Advanced Server Developer Edition.

  18. Re:It depends on what you do on Linux to Become #2 on the Desktop? · · Score: 1

    There is a bug in the version of Evolution in the RedHat 8.0 distro. If you upgrade Evolution using Ximian's Redcarpet, you can get it to print.

    Go to Ximian and download/install Redcarpet. Once you have it installed just subscribe to the Evolution channel and update Evolution.

    I know it is another layer of complexity that you really shouldn't have to put up with, but it is worth it in this case.

  19. Re:Insulting on Re-examining the Port Chicago Disaster · · Score: 1

    I agree it is very unlikely, but it is more likely than a nuke test, which was my original point.

  20. Re:Insulting on Re-examining the Port Chicago Disaster · · Score: 1

    I agree.

    A much more plausible conspiracy would be that those who protested the dangerous conditions and walked off the job caused the explosion to prove the danger.

    However, since the majority of those working the docks were Black, you could never get away with positing this theory.

  21. Re:Canadian Conspiracy on Re-examining the Port Chicago Disaster · · Score: 1

    Shouldn't it be, "...with fricking lasers on their heads."

  22. Re:wow, this is from the dept on Klaus Knopper, Creator of Knoppix Talks to DistroWatch · · Score: 1

    Shhhh. Das ist hoch Geheim.

  23. Re:$100K by 32 is relatively easy on Generation Wrecked · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but with the exchange rates, your $100,000 CAD is worth about $5.00 USD.

  24. My sons' teacher uses it.... on "L33T" Speak Invades Schools · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The other night we had to go to a parents' meeting at our sons' school.

    At the end we were all milling around, and their teacher and I started chatting about the boys. She told me she appreciated how polite they were to each other, to her, and to the other students--among other standard teacher complements.

    Soon she complement my wife and me on our parenting skills by saying, "You and Chris are doing a good job as parents. So props to you."

  25. Re:live bait on Shop Till It Drops · · Score: 1

    Fish Creek Wisconsin--up in Door County. I bought a t-shirt from a store with the bait machine in front of it.