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  1. Re:hmm on Two Stargate SG1 Films Announced · · Score: 1

    Devlin(writer of original movie) has, however, stated that he plans to write his own sequel to Stargate separately to its spin-offs, providing two versions of the continuing story. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate

    Homer - "hmmm, Highlander.... [slobber]"

  2. Re:Nice on Inventor Slims Down Exoskeletal Body Armor · · Score: 1

    "In the helmet, there's a solar-powered fresh-air system"
                How much fresh air could a solar powered air system produce?


    It mostly goes out at night, mostly.

  3. Codeweavers will not survive on CodeWeavers Releases CrossOver 6 for Mac and Linux · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...for both the Mac and Linux.

    Codeweavers will not survive unless they start supporting windows.

  4. We are all impressed with the conclusion. on Gentoo on the PS3 - Full Install Instructions · · Score: 1

    The only solution was using a distro which had a better package management system, and did its work without bothering you, the end user. Having used Gentoo extensively, I knew that this would be the solution to my problems.

    So the only solution was to have him install the distro you were most familiar with. I have heard of this happening before. Somewhere...

  5. Its simple. on Why are Free-Desktop Developers Wedded to Linux? · · Score: 1

    Linux sucks less. Mostly.
    Besides, did you have a better plan? And why is it better? Anyhow most mature OSS projects strive for some measure portability, so this question smells pretty rhetorical.

  6. In the future... on A Fully Programmable Mobile Robot · · Score: 1

    wars will be fought by hamsters. iRobot enhanced hamsters.

  7. Re:Backup Solution? on Seagate Plans 37.5TB HDD Within Matter of Years · · Score: 1

    Thats better than when I was told to move a clients windows 3.1 swap file to ram for a performance increase. Its an old joke now, but I think that Kim Komando might have suggested it about the same time she was raving about the merits memmaker.

  8. Re:From a programmers perspective on DNA So Dangerous It Doesn't Exist · · Score: 1

    Does that mean that God is a good programmer?
    No, it means the resulting implementation gets dropped in the testing phase, which is of course, not his job.

  9. Re:This article needs to be changed. on Microsoft Laptop Recipient Auctioning Laptop · · Score: 3, Funny
    Well, mostly not. Except for Firefox zealots. And people who refuse to consider anything but Linux. Oh, and don't forget distro wars. Should I be using KDE or Gnome? Vi or Emacs?

    These are not the zealots you are looking for.
  10. The new rage is mediocrity. on Norman & Spolsky - Simplicity is Out · · Score: 1

    Calling complex interfaces that people purchase desirable, in many cases, is just ignoring the peepee envy aspect of it all.
    Oh, and calling the success of the iPOD anectdotal is rather dismissive don't you think? Might as well dismiss Tivo, timex radial watches, slippers, and possibly McD's. Next time I go through the drive through, I want no less than a 103 questionare on how I want my so-called burger. Complexity does not add to the human experience, it mearly distracts us from it.

  11. Re:Your Rights ONLINE? on Second Amendment Questioned · · Score: 1

    And my right to uningamement dispersement due to employment or wrist injuries?

  12. Its obvious on Apples Are For Grannies? · · Score: 1

    that the MAC users are getting older. It happens.
    Maybe they need an ad that makes kids feel inferior to Grandma due to his use use of his cheap toy Gateway. I mean, they should try this instead, or in addition: PC's are inferior to MACs, and so are the people who use them.
    This could also backfire as some people don't like to be insulted. I think those people are just pansies.

  13. 1% is an odd number. on Internet Only 1% Porn · · Score: 1

    It must be the top 1%.

  14. On the internet? Raw? on Windows Chief Suggests Vista Won't Need Antivirus · · Score: 1

    It hasent even been playtested to a reasonable degree. He is either foolish or lieing. On the other hand maybe he was making a slighted comment towards the effectiveness of the current anti-virus solutions...
    Or maybe he has been relegated to "Used Car" salesmen status. Either way I would not want to make a big deal about this, or in response he might actually do it, it would not be fair to the kid.

  15. But they get the code, right? on Eben Moglen To Scrutinize Novell-Microsoft Deal · · Score: 1
    From the submission:

    Novell on Tuesday published a document on its website, explaining that they circumvented the GPL provisions by providing a patent license to the end user rather than between the two companies.

    Whatever there agreement is, I assume the end user gets the code used in the product in GPL license form right?
  16. Don't do XBox on Cooking With the XBox 360 · · Score: 1

    "This is your brain. This is your brain on Xbox. Any questions?"

    What a dork.

  17. Stupid reference on Congressman Calls for Arrest of Security Researcher · · Score: 1

    Its just what came to mind.
    "Are you questioning the Big Giant Head?"

  18. This is crazy talk. on Sys-Admins Reading the Bosses Mail? · · Score: 1

    Either you trust your admin or you don't. There is no product or service you can purchase that will help you trust your admin. Chances are, your just going to piss him off.
    But before you do so ask yourself why you do not trust your admin, is it really her/him? Or is it you?

  19. Re:This is NOT the same thing on The Netscaping of Symantec and McAfee · · Score: 1

    What's worse is that Microsoft now has an incentive (although an unethical one) to create holes for viruses

    MS is creating holes so that they can fix them, McAffee built CodeRed in its labs, and the US government designed AIDs in a secret lab in Mexico.

    Or maybe, just maybe, shit happens. I don't think MS has to look very far to find trouble.

  20. right, good idea on School Bans 'Tag' · · Score: 1

    Right, we should only allow kids to learn from safe, approved methods. In this fashion they can learn not to do stupid things that can get them hurt when they are 18, then it will be their problem, and no one will have to take responsibility.

    Its safer for everyone. Everyone but the kid.

  21. Stamped cows. on FDA Set To Approve Products from Cloned Cows · · Score: 1

    ...level of consistency and quality impossible to attain with conventional breeding,

    Mc D's hamburgers have a level of consistency and quality impossible to attain with conventional cooking. Every damned one of them the same. They have people specializing in making sure they are of the highest quality that can be attained *reliably*, which means they kind of tast a little like dog shit and pickles (or what I suppose pickles and dog shit might tast like).
    They have a certain quality, and its always consistent. I guess we like it that way. Every fucking steak the same. Sign me up for a lifetime of this. It will be just like being married and faithfull, only with porterhouse. Every one of them the sa....

    Hey, if you don't label them, how will I know when I am cheating? And when will MC D's get their brand of cow?

    Look guys, I am not against geneticly engineering things, I am against people taking the discovery and basic fun out of life. I really want every steak to be different.

  22. It might have uses on Sun To Unveil Project Blackbox · · Score: 3, Informative

    I could see this being potentially usefull in very specific situations. I could see even more uses if they would further armour it against the harsh elements. No one thinks about -40F until your trying to run a thousand man crew in some remote place in alaska, and you need to be semi-mobile with your main office.

    Well, now that I think about it you would really need to have a problem that must be solved on site and requires a lot of CPU power and a lot of bandwidth, and not so much need for imediate portability. Otherise you would use a semi-portable dish on the top of a truck to get some 12mb down and say 4mb up (depending on which side of the globe your on) to link you to a stationary data center. In this way you expose your assets a whole lot less and you are far more mobile.This of course assumes weather will not get in your way (which it does).

    Maybe the modular datacenter that happens to have bay doors is a good application, assuming your problem is big enough to warrent purchassing equipment by the bussload... as you need it.

    Nope, I changed my mind. When it comes down to it, I just don't see the potential for this super-product as its descibed here.
    Maybe quick geographic redundancy might be a seller...

  23. Are there some options? on Sun To Unveil Project Blackbox · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can I get this in white? Our puchasing policy explicitly forbids anything "blackbox". Maybe its just a poor codename.

  24. Re:silly on Is the Botnet Battle Already Lost? · · Score: 1

    But that leaves no room for applications to fix your security problem. It will never fly.

  25. I love google but I call "Yippe Skip" on Google Campus to Become Solar-powered · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Did we cross the threshold of solar panel arrays giving off more power before the MTBF than it takes to create them? If not then this is just showing off, or maybe more simply some exeutive being missguided. Its just google being wastfull.
    It happens when your rich, I suppose.