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  1. Re:Obvously the server got hit with one of these.. on HDD Assault Cannon · · Score: 4, Funny

    You should have posted the website of his lecture notes. :)

  2. Re:Here's the news on New Darth Vader Costume Revealed in upcoming DVDs · · Score: 1

    No, actually they will have Bill Murray.

    "Star Wars, nothing but Star Wars, gimme them Star Wars, don't let them end..." (To the tune of the Star Wars Theme song).

    Or maybe Bill Murray will be the new voice of Darth Vader.

  3. Re:Unreal Tourny... on Seven Color LED Mousepad · · Score: 1

    Actually, this is really cool idea for a LAN party/gaming bar, as you can then physically see who the person is that is kicking everyone's ass, even if you are not in the game.

    Of course it would require that everyone have one of these mousepads.

  4. Re:Why Not Embrace This? on Free iTunes Over a Browser · · Score: 1

    Ahh, you mean like this ?

  5. Re:How does this work? on Mac OS X Trojan Horse Infects MP3s · · Score: 1

    Which is precisely why they should not have administrator access to their own machines.

  6. Re:Walmart on RFID Coming 'Whether You Like It Or Not' · · Score: 1

    Yes, but part of the TFH Act of 2004 will require that every Tin Foil Hat be implanted with a RFID tag which will be trackable by satellite, much like the $20 bill in your pocket.

    This is to be implemented so that they can tactical nuke your ass if you talk about the truth.

  7. Re:nothing special until OS X on A History of Apple's Operating Systems · · Score: 1

    Pay no attention to my brother, he didn't get his pills this morning.

    We are happy to have you in the mix, and welcome to join us at the Mac Elite party tonight. It is at 9 PM at the 5th hole of your local golf course.

    Please don't bring your computer, as we Elite Users have transcended beyond the box.

  8. Re:I can remove the RFID Tags for Free on Do Your $20 Bills Explode In the Microwave? · · Score: 1

    No, no, no.

    It goes like this...

    I can remove all of the RFID tags from your wallet for $20/tag.

  9. Re:insert Matrix joke here on Microsoft Plans WinXP "Reloaded" · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'll buy into it as long it is the final Windows.

  10. Re:But... on SCO Licenses Now Available · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...sixty-four inch plasma monitor, twenty gigabyte wireless router, fifty SCO licenses, and twenty thousand bucks to complete my robot... my girl robot. This is gunna be the best prom ever. Heh heh heh."

  11. Re:Way back attempts on Hack Your Car · · Score: 1

    "I once forget to re-attach the lawn mower blade before testing the engine I'd just rebuilt. The funniest thing happened. Apparently the mass of the lawnmower blade is enough to slow down the RPMs of the engine. If the blade is removed the lawnmover spins very, very, VERY quickly. And just as quickly wrecks the engine. Lots of little coat-hanger like wire just flies out. And there's no way to get them back inside. I was trying to tweak the damned thing to spin a little faster..."

    I fly R/C airplanes. The top running RPM for these little puppies is about 10k RPM. In the event of the prop slipping, you notice very fast as the sound of the engine revs up to 50-60k RPM. Fortunately, they tend to over lean themselves out at that speed, so they die before they burn out.

    Remember when modding lawn mowers, there are two factors in propellers/blades. The diameter and the pitch. To speed up your engine, lower either one. Don't do both, and especially not at the same time. Obviously, with a mower, there is very little pitch, as you don't want to move the mower vertically.

  12. Re:Not now..... on Ethanol to Hydrogen Reactor Developed · · Score: 1

    Actually, that is why one year the farmer has corn on a field, the next year, they have beans. Note that I said a regular rate, not annually, as IANAF (farmer) and don't know the cycles of crop rotation.

    I live in 'corn' country. It is rare to see an empty field.

    I also know that the farmer usually has several fields, and half are beans, the other half corn. The farmer switches this every year to let the land recoup from that type of crop.

  13. Re:Not now..... on Ethanol to Hydrogen Reactor Developed · · Score: 2, Informative

    Actually, corn is used to produce ethanol. In fact, one acre of corn will provide over 300 gallons of ethanol. Remember, that acre will provide that at a regular rate, and gathers its energy from the one resource we can safely rely on for the rest of the life of humanity- the sun.

    http://www.iowacorn.org/ethanol/ethanol_3a.html

  14. Re:Target American Idol !!! on MyDoom.C Making Its Way Across The Net · · Score: 1

    No, the best hackers would get paid to allow corporations to run America.

  15. Re:Target American Idol !!! on MyDoom.C Making Its Way Across The Net · · Score: 3, Insightful

    With the increase in talk about online voting, I think we have a little more to be afraid of than "American Idol" getting fixed.

  16. Re:Uh no. on Would you Warranty Your Email? · · Score: 1

    "And the user has to answer the question like "what color is the apple?""

    "Blue, no yello..aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

    at least he didn't ask about unladen swallows.

  17. Re:It's not really a bad thing on SCO Offline · · Score: 1

    WOOHOO, I think we have our witch! I call the $250k from Microsoft. It's smartin I tell you.

    I wonder, does smartin weigh as much as a duck?

  18. Re:Yes, but there are other possibilities on Spirit Sends Debug Information to Earth · · Score: 1

    Why has no-one brought up the possibility that the martians are jiggling wires, while being very careful to stay behind the cameras?

  19. Re:Hidden email addresses on FTC.GOV on US Treasury to Post Previously Private Email Addresses Online · · Score: 1

    They must have switched to white on white email addresses from the pi symbol that allows you to control every computer on The Net.

  20. Re:Interesting on A Look Inside Virginia Tech's New Super Computer · · Score: 1

    It's nice to know that after a hap-hazard movie career...

    Hap-hazard? He was the villain in Hackers. :)

  21. Re:5 year olds in the cinema on Message in a Battle · · Score: 1

    I agree about the age thing. However, I want to point out that the use of blood was very artistic in this movie. The only place I actually saw someone bleed was when Frodo lost his finger.

    There was not "massive" amounts of blood, and when it was used, we knew the character.

  22. Re:Non-GPS-enabled phones... on Your Cell Phone Is Tracking You · · Score: 1

    The problem is that the GPS portions have no interface. I have a VX6000, and a T720 before it. Both had a GPS built in. However, neither have any sort of interface for the GPS.

    The GPS's presence is purely a governmental/commercial benefit.

  23. Re:But... on Washington Post Covers iPod Battery Ruckus · · Score: 1

    Actually, they do.

    The original iBook had a mini-composite video port on it. If you used a normal 2 channel mini headphone, you would just get audio.

    However, if you used Apple's 3 channel mini to RCA adapter, you would get video out as well.

    Now this is different than the original poster mentioned, however it is still an Apple branded mini to RCA cable.

  24. Re:Windows Longhorn on Nominations for 2003 Vaporware Awards · · Score: 1

    On the street in Vegas, the odds for 2010 aren't worth betting, however, betting on 2006 will get you $10000 on your one, if they make it.

    Disclaimer: IANAB, and these do not represent stats that you may use to bet on.

  25. Re:Mapping engine status: Stalled on Latest Maps of the Internet · · Score: 1

    They think I am in a town 70 miles away.