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  1. Re:Woah.. on Exploring Superstrings in the Lab · · Score: 2, Informative

    I *almost* understood it. These books went a long way towards helping...

  2. Re:Geek Squad on Best Buy to Eliminate Rebates · · Score: 1

    where I'm from, we call that "dough".

  3. The question on every male hetero /.er's mind... on Ask Ubuntu Founder (And Astronaut) Mark Shuttleworth · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who is the blonde?

  4. Re:User friendliness, DOH! on Xandros Recruiting Beta Testers · · Score: 1

    there have been an ungodly number of posts in the ubuntu-users list regarding this.

    Yeah, funny how all of that controversy surrounding the "human" theme cropped up a week before the official Ubuntu release. Nothing like hot chicks, naked even, to reel in the geeks right before the release!

    I'm not knocking Ubuntu - I think it's a great distro, and it's the first one I've tried where everything "just works". But I do think the timing of the "controversial" theme graphics is a bit suspect.

  5. Re:Don't stop at just a power button on The Universal Off Button · · Score: 5, Funny

    You mean like this?

    It's in German, but if the google translation is correct, this device will the brothers many more subtly to the leather, once the elephant leaves the water. Which, of course, goes without saying.

  6. local Python scripts on Google Launches Desktop Search Tool · · Score: 1

    Desktop Search indexes all of my local Python scripts, which is very cool, but when I click on the link to the script, it runs it!

    I realize it's just doing what my system is configured to do, but I had expected to see the source code.

    It'd be nice if Google would display scripts as preformatted text, maybe with syntax highlighting. And fries.

  7. Re:A wise choice on XAML Development Today, But Not From Microsoft · · Score: 1

    "my smurf has smurfed up the smurfing smurf"

    I believe the word you are looking for is "marglar".

  8. Screw the scanner... on U.S. Offers $50 Download · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "Now to go and test my new Epson scanner and printer to see if they're affected!"

    Screw that, I want to test my new microwave oven to see if Grant's eyes explode!

  9. Re:Typical Livejournal on Large Scale Web Apps Built on Open Source · · Score: 4, Funny

    Brad Fitzpatrick apparently agrees with your take on LJ, judging from the sample user data shown on page 24 of the presentation:

    OMG i like totally hate my parents they just dont understand me and i h8 the world omg lol rofl *! :^- ^^; add me as a friend!!!
  10. Re:This seems horribly abusive of Google. on GmailFS - The Google File System · · Score: 4, Informative

    Since Paragraph 5 of the TOS maybe?

    " You also agree that you will not use any robot, spider, other automated device, or manual process to monitor or copy any content from the Service. "

    Not that I like it, and not that it even appears to allow the use of their own notifier app, but there it is.

  11. Re:There's a trilogy? on Ten-disc 'Matrix' DVD Box Set Planned · · Score: 1

    And Neo be given a choice between the red stapler and the blue stapler, right?

  12. Re:Really? Because all this time I thought that... on Projected 'Average' Longhorn System Is A Whopper · · Score: 1

    "Does any browser offer a "tab grouping" function?"

    AFAIK, all tabbed browsers have a grouping feature. It's generally known as a "window".

  13. Re:Prolly Not TNG on Berman Confirms Star Trek Prequel Film Project · · Score: 4, Funny

    ".... a movie of the Excelusier and Chekov (yes I know I butchered the name)

    They could have a scene where an Excel user drops a VBA worm into Chekov's helmet!

  14. Re:Of course, Monty Python reference. on Is the Universe Shaped Like a Funnel? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Back in the navy, I spent many-a-midwatch on an aircraft carrier standing next to 60Hz, 4160V power panels, playing slow harmonica melodies on top of that 60Hz hum. :-)

  15. It's a hotspot on Technology Spontaneously Combusts In Sicily · · Score: 2, Funny

    Richard: We've been coming here for years -- suddenly, everybody has an exploding laptop... what gives?

    Ricardo: It's a hot spot.

    Richard: A hot spot?

    Ricardo: A hot spot, broadband, wireless, a tipping point. One hot spot... a blip. Ten... a novelty. Then shit starts exploding... billions of dollars fly through the air and spontaneously combusting.

    Richard: Billions?

    Ricardo: Billions. (faces Richard) Watch your head.

    Sean: (asking Richard) How's our securAAAAAAARGH MY CELL PHONE JUST EXPLODED IN MY FRONT POCKET!!!!!!

    Title: IBM SECURITY FOR THE ON DEMAND, SPONTANEOUSLY-COMBUSTING WORLD

  16. Re:Volcano Experts? on Technology Spontaneously Combusts In Sicily · · Score: 5, Funny

    Best. Volcano expert joke. Ever. :)

  17. Re:The 'help' command on The Command Line - Best Newbie Interface? · · Score: 4, Funny

    even just a '%' sign for those wanting to get on with the job.

    As for a name, what about 'Bob'?


    How about you make it an @ sign and call it CLIppy?

  18. Re:Good point! on Audacity 1.2.0 Released · · Score: 1

    I've used Audacity in the past to clean up the audio in an MPEG video converted from VHS. It worked very well.

    I don't have Audacity installed right now, so I can't tell you exactly how I did it, but it was easy to figure out.

  19. So much for *that* plan. on DARPA Offers No Food for Thought · · Score: 2, Funny

    Near the bottom of the article:

    "In addition to the required original and 5 copies of the proposal, proposers are required to submit an electronic copy of the proposal on a ZIP disk."

    click click click damn

  20. Re:Linux games on Linux & Mac UT2004 Demos · · Score: 4, Funny

    I feel your pain. The wife and I have been happily blowing each other away for a couple of months, ever since we picked up a copy of the original UT in a discount bin.

    The original runs great on my laptop (16MB Radeon Mobility video), but UT2004 is barely playable under Direct3D, even at the lowest resolution and texture settings. Performance using the SW renderer was even worse.

    As luck would have it, I recently upgraded HER machine with a 128MB Radeon 9200, and UT2004 runs like a champ there.

    Guess she gets to win for a while :-)

  21. It'f true!! on M&M's Pack Tighter Than Gumballs · · Score: 4, Funny

    I ab ferifying thif af I fpeak!

  22. Re:Atmoshperic Density on Fly Over Mars... in a Robotic Balloon · · Score: 1

    All we need is another Hindenburg.

    Oh! The martianity!!

  23. Re:embedding into applications? on 4 Years Later, The Mozilla Tide Has Turned · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yep - there's even one project that embeds both IE and Gecko in a single window.

  24. Novell? on A Linux Machine For Your Collar · · Score: 1

    So, now that Novell has embraced Linux, can we expect Novell Neckware?

  25. Re:alert() ... it's your best friend on Seeking Good DHTML Debuggers? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    alert() *is* pretty handy for JS debugging, but these bookmarklets make it even more...um... handier.