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  1. WTF? on Bouncing UK Children Cause Earthquake · · Score: 5, Funny

    But drop that in one spot and it would have caused quite a big hole in the ground

    They aren't actually suggesting that all of Britain's children be dropped in one spot to see how big a hole they'll make, are they?

  2. Re:Whoops, look out Hemos.. on Dot-commers Back to the Dorm · · Score: 2

    Also notice that Hemos put in a registration blurb about a stary that doesn't require it.

  3. Re:It's a viscious cycle on Dot-commers Back to the Dorm · · Score: 2

    As Homer Simpson would say:

    "Mmmm....Soylent Green."

  4. Why did Helen Keller have yellow socks? on The Funniest Joke in the World · · Score: 2

    Her dog was blind, too.

  5. How did Helen Keller burn her ear? on The Funniest Joke in the World · · Score: 2

    She tried to answer the iron.

  6. Re:Comments on a few comments, re Slashdot downtim on Bush Administration Stops Microsoft Breakup · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Instead of a "user-created discussion", how about posting an article under the Slashdot topic, so that discussion of such WILL be on topic?

  7. Re:Bush? on Bush Administration Stops Microsoft Breakup · · Score: 2

    P.S. Write your state senators and tell them to press on -- the trial can go on without the DOJ.

    Well, if you live in a State who's AG is part of the case, this is a good idea. Better yet, write to your U.S. Senators, and your Congressmen as well.

  8. Why couldn't Helen Keller drive a car? on The Funniest Joke in the World · · Score: 2

    Because she's a woman!

  9. Very Simple on 1st Cup Of Coffee: Hardening Your Arteries · · Score: 2

    The Surgeon General simply needs to put a warning label on every can, bag, bottle or carton of products that contain caffeine. That's what they did for tobacco products, and it solved the whole thing, didn't it?

  10. Re:Microsoft's Real Competition - Itself on Is StarOffice Ready To Take On Office? · · Score: 3, Funny

    That said, Office 2000 and XP seem to offer no real advantages/features what-so-ever over good old '97.

    Office2000 had a much improved feature that had MY lusers drooling:

    Clippy had acquired a 3D appearance!!!

    You could actually hear the exclamation points rattling in their heads.

  11. Re:decent alternative on Microsoft vs. Ximian · · Score: 2

    I have had no troubles printing to HP LaserJet printers, via parallel ports or JetDirect cards. Setup of lpd was a snap, made easier by the RedHat graphical tool. Was a great deal easier to setup and maintain my print queues than under NT4. No garbled jobs that didn't come from a misconfiguration on my part. Basically, I just plugged it in, and away I went. Setting up the queues for sharing via Samba was straightforward. Getting auto-installation of the drivers took me a couple hours, but it worked slick once it was done.

    Of course, I still had trouble with those folks who liked to send 100MB+ print jobs trough it.

  12. Re:And We're OFF.... on MIT Sues Sony over digital TV · · Score: 2

    could this be an early skirmish in the upcoming IP Wars????

    Yes. The documentaries of it will be filmed in Japanese then overdubbed in Engrish for release in the States.

    Bits of intercepted communication between two combatants:
    15.123.21.168: Ha ha ha! My Class A makes your Unroutable C jelly!
    192.168.0.25: Our do not pay the rate for A. We are one C for Internet.
    15.123.21.168: All your NAT are belong to us!
    192.168.0.25: My policy DENY will hide ping from you!
    15.123.21.168: Make your DDOS.
    192.168.0.25: Default DROP every packet 15.123.21.168.
    192.168.0.25: For great QOS.

  13. Re:The rumor going 'round is... on New Russian Space Station 'Real Possibility' · · Score: 2

    What, no chili sauce for industrial cleaning jobs? They've got a lot of catching up to do, to get to the same level as the ISS.

  14. Re:All the hackers are crackers on New Russian Space Station 'Real Possibility' · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    You know, honkys

    Shouldn't that be "honky muh-fuhs"?

  15. Re:software is incredibly complex... on Software Aesthetics · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, there IS an ephemeral beauty in the sight of the innards of a luser splashed about the bottom of an elevator shaft. Or on the wall. Or in ... Hell, it's just beautiful.

  16. Re:I wonder??? on Fighting Fire From the Sky · · Score: 2

    Why was I not surprised to see Howie Long on the cover?

  17. FP! on MIT's Bathroom Server · · Score: 5, Funny

    Great, now the cry of "First Dump!" will echo up and down the dorm halls.

  18. Re:Entire desktop?? on Berlin Packages Released For Debian · · Score: 2

    You keep your monitor under your desk? You should probably see your shoes, sandles or whatever else you have under there.

  19. Re:Mouse Suicide on Mice Headed for Mars? · · Score: 2

    Hmmm...a mix-up like that would explain the high mortality rate at the NASA commissary.

  20. Re:You a crazy troll, man. You crazy! on ICANN At-Large Study · · Score: 2

    Unless your browser displays a progress meter comprised of dots while loading a page. If so, /. will give you dozens of dots on every page request!

  21. Re:When was the last time you used VLB or EISA? on The Book of SCSI, 2nd Edition · · Score: 2

    Yep, so do I. I have a 486 at home with VLB, and a few at work. Hmmm...a gateway running Linux, a couple of Samba PCs for printer sharing as well.

    I also have a server with an EISA bus supporting 4 slots.

  22. Re:This is so lame on AMD To Hide MHz Rating From Consumers · · Score: 2

    Well, with a growing family, I'm going to hold out for the AMD Family Truckster. Pound-for-pound, it's better than the Cyrix Sportswagon. I just hope they have it in green.

  23. Offtopic Search on IPv4 vs IPv6: The Road Ahead · · Score: 2

    Try searching for IPv6, which is the topic at hand.

  24. Re:3500 volts for a human to feel a shock? on A Hidden Threat To Handhelds · · Score: 2

    LOL!

  25. Re:3500 volts for a human to feel a shock? on A Hidden Threat To Handhelds · · Score: 2

    Yep. My finger slipped when handling a circuit board in high school electronics class. Got a nice belt of 225V before the circuit breakers blew. Knocked me off my stool onto my ass. I make sure the power is disconnected if I have to do that sort of work now!

    BTW, if you unkink the paper clip, bend it into a "U" shape, then push it through a pencil eraser (so that it looks like a fork), you will be protected from the shock an average outlet will deliver. Fries the eraser eventually, though.