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  1. Those are Canadian hours on GlobalFlyer Completes Record-Breaking Flight · · Score: 3, Funny

    they're smaller, so more... 80 Canadian hours = approx 67 Regular hours.

  2. Hey, are you the Comic Book guy? on More On Save Enterprise Donations · · Score: 1
    From the Simpsons?

    I don't know what you're all complaining about, that Vulcan chick has some nice breasts; though it looks like she's lost weight, and hence, breastage as of late. Hmmm. I wonder what Gene would think about that.


  3. Next... first while wearing tutu on GlobalFlyer 'Round The World Solo Flight Takes Off · · Score: 4, Funny
    First solo flight around the world wearing a tutu.
    Next will be first solo flight around the world wearing a tutu while humming "Windy"... Who's walking down the streets of the city, smiling at every body she sees... yadda yadda

    Then, first solo flight around the world while building a little ship inside a bottle......

  4. Studying for SAT on Bill Gates Proclaims US High Schools Obsolete · · Score: 1

    It's like getting in shape for the Special Olympics. Really, if you're dumb, the SAT should reflect that. You should accept your lot, and work at WalMart. If you "cheat" by cramming for the SAT (and similar tests), you're only setting yourself up for disappointment later, as you and those around you will realize that you're really dumb. So, bite the bullet, go into the SAT as you are, and take what comes.

  5. Uh... you're here voluntarily, no? on Microsoft AntiSpyware thinks Firefox is Spyware · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I find a lot of silliness here too, but I realize, I have to option to look for Britney Spears images on google, if I wish.

    It's not like this is a government service mandated by the Constitution(tm).

  6. Case in point.... on How to Build a Hard Drive Wind Chime For Spring · · Score: 1

    A buck says this shows up as a Slashdot story within the next 72 hrs:

    http://www.boingboing.net/2005/02/25/stance_angl e_ chair.html

  7. How to get a story posted on Slashdot.... on How to Build a Hard Drive Wind Chime For Spring · · Score: 0, Troll

    Go to www.boingboing.net or www.gizmodo.com, find something half-way interesting, and submit to Slashdot. Wait a few days, and it'll show up herre! :)

  8. Re:Damaged data rarely occurs on Microsoft Will Pay If Its Bugs Damage Your Data · · Score: 1

    Well, you should, first of all, avoid submitting your accounting data files to them, so that they aren't added to the spyware signatures.

    Of course, imagine the mayhem that would result if their Spyware Buddy 3000 software were the victim of a worm which goofed with the signatures such that all .doc,.xls,.mdb files were identified as BAD. Heh. Ehhh... In any case, it's a good idea to keep a good backup copy of your Really Important Full Year's Worth Of Accounting Data somewhere off of your hard drive... Say on a burned cd or something.

  9. Damaged data rarely occurs on Microsoft Will Pay If Its Bugs Damage Your Data · · Score: 3, Informative

    Really, the only way any software could damage data would be a) if it deleted it, b) if it took a data file, mangled it, and wrote over the original, or c) did something wacky to the hardware to cause drive/media damage. I truly cannot recall having data ever mangled by a bad piece of software. MS stuff is also pretty good about making backup copies of whatever, prompting the user for saving, deleting, etc.

    I think this is a pretty safe bet on their part. So much so that they'd probably be safe upping the ante to like $50 or $100 or more.

  10. Use Windows 2000 on Microsoft to Disable Online Windows Activation · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Really... Is there any reason to use XP over win2K? Besides the Fisher-Price interface?

  11. Correct me if I'm wrong.... on Mandrake to Acquire Conectiva · · Score: 2, Funny
    but... didn't Slashdot run this story already?

    It's really hard to be sure, but I could almost swear...


  12. RAR! EEEK! on New Virus Attacks Via RAR Files · · Score: 1

    This reminds me of my 2 year old, saying RaR! like a lion.

  13. Re:Opera plug on The Return Of The Pop-Up Ad · · Score: 1
    I agree entirely.

    Also, Opera has all sorts of nice stuff built-in, you don't have to dick around with installing extensions for stuff like mouse gestures, tabbed browsing, etc. And it includes an adequate email client, irc client, etc, etc, etc.

    Opera truly is the cat's pajamas. I've purchased it for both win32 and Linux platforms.


  14. Re:Thats great, but . . . on Slackware 10.1 Released · · Score: 1

    FYI, the last actual install I did was 9.0... and I've been using swaret to update ever since. This is a good way to stay current without having to reinstall from scratch. Some people say there are problems with swaret, but I've never experienced any. I've got 2 slack machines I've been keeping updated this way, no problems at all; a thinkpad and a regular pc.

  15. Re:SATA? on Slackware 10.1 Released · · Score: 1

    I believe that's a kernel issue; your kernel supports it or it doesn't. The other day, recompiling, I believe it was 2.6.10, I discovered that by default I had SATA support, though I didn't really want/need it.

  16. swaret is great on Slackware 10.1 Released · · Score: 1
    I had 10.1 several days ago, through updating via swaret.

    Actually, my last actual install was 9.0, and I've updated to each subsequent version using swaret and setting it to update against "current"


    For more info... go to swaret.sourceforge.net


    But, I'll probably buy 10.1 just to do my part in helping Pat with his bills.



  17. Re:Then vs Than on Which Linux for Professional Admins? · · Score: 1
    Heh. Touche, English-Speaking Ninny!


  18. Then vs Than on Which Linux for Professional Admins? · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    At least 2 of the replies to this story use the incorrect word, then or than, where the other should be used. It's hard to take these comments seriously.

    Here are some examples of the correct usage of then and than. Please make an effort to use the correct one in the future. Your poor grammar reflects on all of us.


    1. I am smarter THAN you.
    2. Back THEN, your mom was popular with the boys.
    3. Bacon is tastier THAN cabbage.
    4. If good grammar is hard, move to Russia THEN!
    5. If you're grotesquely obese, THEN you're unlikely to fit into a thong.

    Thanks for your attention.
  19. Parent isn't a troll..... on CV Tips for Software Developers? · · Score: 1
    Parent is correct. CV is a pretentious buzzword replacement for Resume. Used by the types of people who put periods in their phone numbers instead of dashes. If I ever advertised for resumes, and got one of these things, I would send it back with a note attached saying "We're not the Holy Frickin Roman Empire".


  20. Darth Vader Mr. Potato Head = Darth Tater!!! on Oh! Super Toaster! · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Come on! How can you not love it?

    check it out here on Yahoo! for Christ's sake!

  21. Oh Plz. Check out ---- DARTH TATER! on Oh! Super Toaster! · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hmmm. I seem to notice most Slashdot stories are recycled from blogs, so I submitted this about the Darth Tater - Darth Vader Mr. Potatohead, but it got rejected!!!

    Anyhoo, here's a link to a picture on Yahoo LINK HERE

    Coming out this spring, apparently.

  22. FAX. on Top 25 Innovations of the Past 25 Years · · Score: 1
    Yes, the FAX. That's my guess. While most /.'ers were in diapers during the 80's and 90's, those of us who were gainfully employed relied on the fax machine much like people rely on email today.


    That, or WWW. I think the FAX machine should be on the list somewhere anyway.

  23. Re:Microwave oven ... on Top 25 Innovations of the Past 25 Years · · Score: 1
    No.


    I distinctly remember my parents buying our first microwave in the mid-70's.


  24. Girls make out with eachother... on What Do You Believe Even If You Can't Prove It? · · Score: 1
    when there aren't any men around. I'm sure of it.


  25. Re:Too bad... on 2004 MN4 Probably Won't Kill Us · · Score: 1
    We HAVE to have Militarization of space, otherwise, THEY'LL eat us!!!!