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  1. Re:interacting with robots on Will Humanoid Robots Take All the Jobs by 2050? · · Score: 1

    Of course, you wouldn't want a sober robot now, would you?

  2. Re:Maybe they're bored out of their little skulls? on Psychotic Lab Mice · · Score: 1

    Yeah, definitely. Those mice need internet access so they can access all the mice pr0n out there. Maybe they could even grow their tails a little longer with some of the stuff out there.

  3. Re:The possibilities for abuse are endless... on Wozniak Unveils WozNet · · Score: 2, Insightful

    6) I'll not have to worry so much about losing my keys.

    7) A group of people in a forest will be able to stay together easier, and thus be able to explore more.

    8) Pets could be less likely to be lost.

    9) Marathon runners could be tracked by audiences.

    10) Parents could keep track of young kids in a store.

  4. /.ed already?! on Celebrating Bad Game Packaging Art · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, I have to agree that the "404 Not Found" box cover art is pretty hideous as well.

  5. Re:Real Life is not a very fun game. on Gaming Site Reviews.. Real Life? · · Score: 1
    How do you know you did not have a choice?

    The answer is, no one really knows for sure. If there is such a thing as reincarnation, there could also be a choice involved. Your soul could choose to live another life, because maybe you had fun in your previous lives and want to take that 75 year ride again.

    Considering that maybe true, why would so many people choose to be born into destitution and abusive situations?
  6. Re:Actually unix beat them both on Apple Tries to Patent Fast User Switching · · Score: 1
    Anyone know if KDE/Gnome or even Xfree is planning something like this? I heard talk about multiple X servers, but its not out of the box simple use, of even possible.

    Yup. Vote for it if you want it sooner.
  7. Re:Real Life is not a very fun game. on Gaming Site Reviews.. Real Life? · · Score: 2, Troll
    Then why do over 6 billion people still play it then? I'm not implying anything, but given the choice of staying in this not very fun game or ending it, the vast majority of people would say that they still want to stay.

    Us 6B people were forced into this situation. No one asked us if we wanted to live the existence we would potentially live before we were born. Once we're born, though, most of us are forced to continue living. Most of us don't have complete control over our behavior, and self-sustainance is one of those behaviors most of us don't have complete control over (if we did, I doubt our species would still be alive.)

    Just within the US, almost 2.5 million people attempt suicide each year. Only about 30 000 of them actually succeed. Why do the rest fail? They fail because as much as they hate life, they're afraid of death by their own hands even more. Killing ourselves isn't natural, and so we're naturally averse to it.
  8. WARNING: spoilers on Olmos Tells Fans: "Don't Watch Galactica" · · Score: 1

    Sorry, forgot to mention that the reviewer has left many spoilers in his comment. Read only the first two paragraphs and the last one if you want to avoid the spoilers.

  9. One fan likes the new on Olmos Tells Fans: "Don't Watch Galactica" · · Score: 1
  10. Mods have no sense of humour on Marriage May Tame Genius · · Score: 1

    50% Flamebait and 50% Insightful?! Oh, wait, I'll bet that the mods meant Funny, but didn't realize it...

  11. Re:Simply wrong on USS Ronald Reagan Commissioning Tomorrow · · Score: 4, Funny
    It might sound morbid but they should have waited until he was dead.

    Oh, so you're one of those types who think he's still alive?
  12. Re:Not Antigravity on Those Amazing Antigravity Machines? · · Score: 1

    That may be levitation, but it's still not antigravity. The force of gravity is still acting on those objects, it's just that gravity isn't as strong as the force keeping the objects in the air.

  13. Re:Linux? on Review Of Yopy 3700 Linux PDA · · Score: 1

    What about eCos?

  14. This may be good for OSS on Adobe Still Ignores Elcomsoft-Discovered Holes · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If future commercial software relies on the law for its security rather than actual software security, this may be a good thing for open source. When that happens, we really can then say that OSS is truly more secure.

  15. Re:Decent Product Placement on TiVo Data Collection Ramifications · · Score: 1
    It's actually disarmingly honest; "hey look, we're a show you like and we're pushing a product, don't you want to BUY it??"

    What?! A business being honest? I'm sorry, I don't understand.
  16. Re:Fastest Slashdotting ever? on National Do Not Call List Opens for Registrations · · Score: 1

    Quick, someone post a mirror or the text of the article here!

    Err, oh, nevermind...

  17. Re:The way it should be on RIAA To Sue Hundreds Of File Swappers · · Score: 1
    Why is this "stuff that matters"?

    It's so that we can tell them that they're finally doing the right thing. By giving them good remarks for behavior only encourages better behavior.
  18. Re:Mindshare on Mom Meets Linux - A Lindows 4.0 Review · · Score: 1

    A few anecdotes do not imply general public knowledge.

  19. Re:I agree generally, a few additions... on Mom Meets Linux - A Lindows 4.0 Review · · Score: 1

    Firstly, they're not trying to sell you software, they're selling a service (i.e. easy installation of software.) Secondly, if you RTFA, they've dropped the price by fifty dead presidents.

  20. Re:Coordination in Open Source development. on Gentoo, Fink, and DarwinPorts Join Forces · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I think that the flamewars come more from non-developer users of OSS software rather than from the developers themselves. Take, for example, KDE and GNOME; it's the users that bicker, not the developers. In fact the developers want to work together and port features across. There are some arguments that happen across the camps, but that usually comes from differing philosophies about the UI or just conflicting personalities (which happens with any organization.)

    So, I guess the real question is: why do end users (i.e. people who just use the software and do no development on it) bicker so much? I'm not quite sure, really.

  21. Re:Not to treat the story seriously, or anything.. on Sysadmins Restore Iraqi ISP · · Score: 1
  22. Re:You're right - there is no distance measure on Build a Rotisserie Scanner With Legos · · Score: 1

    Err, I left out the fact that the 3d vision is accomplished with one camera.

    Sorry for responding to me own post.

  23. Re:You're right - there is no distance measure on Build a Rotisserie Scanner With Legos · · Score: 2, Informative

    Well, it's not just in the labs anymore. Some Canadian guys over at Braintech have been able to accomplish 3d robot vision, and it's being used largely by car manufacturers.

    http://www.braintech.com/sc3d_overview.html

  24. Re:implimented linux? on Addison UK Server Roadshow for Schools · · Score: 1

    An persons good grammar is good two.

  25. The "real" reason... on GameCube ISOs Released? · · Score: 2, Funny

    The real reason this was done was to get Linux on the GameCube, right?