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  1. Re:What are the practical results of this? on FCC Officially Approves Change In the Definition of Broadband · · Score: 1

    You're forgetting about 1968 (yes, some of us are old enough to remember 1968), when George Wallace (American Independent Party), actually carried 5 states to the tune of 46 Electoral Votes, far eclipsing Perot's (who I voted for) percentage in 1992.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U...

    Now, Wallace was a lunatic, granted, but, it can happen. It has happened. It just needs to happen again.

  2. The clickety-clickety-clack on Ask Slashdot: Sounds We Don't Hear Any More? · · Score: 1

    ...of relays opening and closing on circuit-switched PBXes. When I worked at Olivetti back in the early 80s, we had a PBX with something like 200 extensions. Walking into the telecom room during business hours was a cacophony to behold.

    cogito ergo zoom
    I think, therefore I go fast

  3. Romulans! on Apple: Dumb As a Patent Trolling Fox On iPhone Prior Art? · · Score: 1

    How did Romulans infiltrate the University of Maryland in 1991?

  4. Depends upon the device on Ask Slashdot: Is iOS 7 Slow? · · Score: 1

    On my iPad Mini, 7 doesn't seem perceptibly any faster or slower than 6.1.x -- just different, which is a topic for another thread.

    My iPhone 4S, however, is a different story. It does indeed feel noticeably choppier/more sluggish in some respects. The dropping-out-of-warp starfield simulation the icons do when unlocking, for instance, often seems quite herky-jerky. There are other, intermittent, occurrences where the OS seems to just pause for a moment or two while it performs some sort of background process (clearing/swapping RAM contenets, perhaps), that just makes the whole experience of using the phone a tad more Jedi/Zen-like -- "patience, my young padawan". My 4S has only 16GB of storage, but 3GB free, so swapping RAM contents *shouldn't* be a problem of available space, no?

    And now if you'll permit me to mix metaphors -- that's my two cents, your mileage may vary.

  5. And every reply to her... on Kernel Dev Tells Linus Torvalds To Stop Using Abusive Language · · Score: 1

    ...and every reply to her from others on the list ended with: "and the horse you rode in on!"

  6. But will the 1K Certs come in Spearmint? on Microsoft: As of October, 1024-Bit Certs Are the New Minimum · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure a kilobyte-strength Cert would be strong enough to freshen the breath of some of the people I've worked with...

  7. Does no one remember THIS Hollywood treatment? on Doctor Who To Become Hollywood Feature Film · · Score: 2
  8. FOOD and Drug, not FEDERAL Drug... on FDA Sued To Stop Antibiotic Abuse On Factory Farms · · Score: 1

    If you're talking about the FDA, at least try to get what the abbreviation stands for correct.

  9. I can see the new ad campaign now... on Quad Core, Thunderbolt In New MacBook Pros · · Score: 1

    ...showing a MacBook Pro running Logic and a certain Canadian singer/songwriter, captioned simply: Thunderbolt & Lightfoot.

  10. In 1981... on What’s the Internet? (on 1994's Today Show) · · Score: 1

    ...back when "Late Night With David Letterman" first came on the air after his morning show was cancelled, he started doing Johnny Carson's "Stump the band" bit again. In a very early broadcast, he asked the audience member whose turn was next what he did for a living.

    The contestant replied: "I'm a software engineer".

    Letterman looked bewildered, turned to the crowd and said: "Software Engineer? Does that mean anything to anybody here?"

    Even when the fellow tried to explain it, it didn't seem to register with anyone, least of all Letterman.

    And that was a mere 13 years earlier.

  11. S:\LEGCNSL\XYWRITE\COM11\NETFREE.4 on Senators Bash ISP and Push Extensive Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    The big question is: did someone at Cantwell's office actually use XyWrite to author the bill?

  12. One question on 3 Drinks a Day Keeps the Doctor Away · · Score: 1

    Did they factor in how many of the non-drinkers were killed by drunk people?

  13. Mil-balky on Taylor Momsen Did Not Write This Slashdot Headline · · Score: 1

    ...was the headline I suggested after attending a particular baseball game between the Yankees and the Brewers at Yankee Stadium. Curiously, the Post didn't use it.

  14. Meego? on Intel and Nokia Provide First MeeGo Release · · Score: 1

    I thought MeeGo stood for "Me Eyes Glaze Over".