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  1. Stick a Treadmill in that Cubicle on Sitting Down Too Long Is Bad Even If You Exercise · · Score: 1

    Stick a treadmill in that cubicle.

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

  2. Re:but..... on Ballmer Hits 10th Anniversary As Microsoft CEO · · Score: 1

    Debt $6 billion, cash-on-hand $33 billion. MSFT Key Statistics

    Accounting question: why not just pay off the debt if they have the cash? Or is their cash somehow not liquid?

  3. Re:The human eye can dectect 30 on Framerates Matter · · Score: 1

    "Evolutionary designed" = it was "designed" via evolution. This does not have to be a reference to religion.

    But to further the nitpick, he could have just said "evolved" and saved six syllables (seven if he had used the slightly more correct "evolutionarily designed", or four if he had said "evolution-designed", etc...).

  4. Re:Tell it to the plastic clown on Uniforms For the Help Desk? · · Score: 1

    Hell, even when I was working fast food, the store handled our shirts for us.

    Not our pants, though...

  5. Re:I wonder if many install Windows themselves on Linux Reaches 32% Netbook Market Share · · Score: 1

    I'm also a Linux user, but I can give you some advice in this regard. To avoid Service Pack woes (and also driver woes if you have a specific system in mind), you can create a slipstream disc that has the SPs and drivers on it.

    If you create the slipstream disc once, and reinstall Windows more than once, you've already saved yourself some time.

  6. Forget a Space Heater on Asus Releases Desktop-Sized Supercomputer · · Score: 1

    Buy one of these things and run it 24/7, and you'll never go cold in the winter.

  7. Wrong Story on The Best Approach For Avoiding Zombies · · Score: 1

    I think you were looking for this one.

  8. Re:PCs and phones *are* made in China on Feds Ask IT Execs To Throw Away Cellphones After Visiting China · · Score: 1

    I like that this is modded Insightful instead of Funny. It says a lot about what Slashdot users think of Symantec.

  9. Re:Yay! on Linux Kernel 2.6.31 Released · · Score: 1

    Those warp drive systems make all the difference.

  10. Re:such a john wayne on Symantec Wants To Use Victims To Hunt Computer Criminals · · Score: 1

    The solution here is to place the abacus on a sturdier table.

  11. Grey Goo on Robotic Mold · · Score: 1

    I came here to see if there was a greygoo tag. I was not disappointed.

  12. Re:Just drive your car instead? on New York MTA Asserts Copyright Over Schedule · · Score: 1

    Hah. Hahah. No sane person drives their car into New York City, especially not Manhattan. You get your choice of a $40/day parking garage, or daily bumper abuse when you so happen to find a spot to park. I don't care how crappy the MTA's service is. It is less crowded, less expensive, and more convenient than sitting in traffic and trying to cram your car onto Manhattan island somewhere.

  13. Re:Caizen is actually spelt with a K on KDE 4.3 Released · · Score: 2, Informative

    The KDE team has been code-naming its releases with words starting with C for at least a little while, and this isn't the first time they forced a word's spelling to fit. For example: KDE 4.2.3 was called "Cuagmire" instead of Quagmire.

    It's strange, but that's how they roll, apparently.

  14. Congratulations! on Korean DDoS Bots To Self-Destruct · · Score: 1

    You win the Internet.

  15. Re:Apple viral marketing campaign on Korean DDoS Bots To Self-Destruct · · Score: 1

    He doesn't even exist to be able to forgive me.

    How do you know? Do you have proof?

  16. Re:Needs experienced analysis on Camara Goes On Offense Against the RIAA · · Score: 1

    the American court system requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

    That's only for criminal cases, which this is not.

    File-sharing is not currently a crime in the United States. At least, not yet...

  17. Re:/. - are you listening? on Internet Explorer 6 Will Not Die · · Score: 1

    You can tell it's Japanese because of the Yen symbol.

  18. Re:Last on Original Cast On Board For Ghostbusters 3 · · Score: 1

    Bill Murray went through a terrible divorce last year where he lost a significant amount of his wealth. And sure, he was in Rushmore, Lost in Translation, Broken Flowers, etc. but he we also the voice of Garfield. So it's not like he's above taking a big, fat paycheck to make a [b]children's movie[/b].

    Fixed that for you.

    Remember, children's movies don't have to be good to appease the kiddies.

  19. Re:But does it work? on Court Orders Breathalyzer Code Opened, Reveals Mess · · Score: 1

    Actually, research I read when I got my DUI in 2007 seemed to indicate the release of alcohol vapors into the air by the lungs can vary widely between persons, by as much as 20%.

    ...

    I don't know about 49 of the states, but in Washington state, if you want something more accurate than a breathalyzer, you have to demand the police take you to the hospital to have blood drawn at your own expense. They are required by law to comply, but 99% of DUI suspects know nothing of their rights.

    We have these little portable devices that can check a person's blood sugar. Why don't the police have blood sensors that can check blood alcohol content... via blood, instead of breath?

  20. Re:SaaS is the Answer on Why Bother With DRM? · · Score: 1

    1. Software-as-a-Service already exists in the form of World of Warcraft and other for-pay massive-multiplayer online games.

    2. Your idea is most sinister, and I hope to never see it succeed in my life time.

    3. There hasn't been a legitimate second-hand market for PC games since CD-Rs became affordable, and consoles use hardware to enforce against duplication. So this whole second-hand market issue seems moot.

  21. Re:Regardless of expense, I'm excited on 220-mph Solar-Powered Train Proposed In Arizona · · Score: 1

    The Titanic was built in the UK, by a British shipping company.

  22. Re:The interests of customers? on Windows 7 Anti-Piracy Plans · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Don't forget, Microsoft's real customers are its shareholders.

  23. Re:Ad absurdium on Soy-Based Toner Cartridges? · · Score: 3, Funny

    I accidentally dropped a CFL and it broke. We ventilated the room as recommended. That was several months ago, and I'm no worse tapobiuplktpu arubpot apbuptlwer apo8utplb 2q98u paiutba;ltughg;uahnb for it.

  24. Re:the power of the pre-loading on Linux Reaches 1% Usage Share · · Score: 1

    Ban pre-loaded operating systems? Good luck with that.

    Having to install an OS would freak out the average computer buyer, and in effect double the tech support call volume for the manufacturer.

  25. Re:We are a bunch on Air Force One Flyby Causes Brief Panic In NYC · · Score: 1
    Guy 1:

    "There's only one of him, only 9 (or 15 or 30) bullets in that gun, and if we storm him he won't be able to reload. Sure, one or more of us could die, but we aren't going to sit back and let fear and the threat of violence rule our lives."

    Guy 2: Okay. You go first.

    You could storm him if you want, but the smart thing to do would be to catch him off guard.