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  1. Re:Hmmm... on Dune Remake Could Mean 3D Sandworms · · Score: 1

    Lotr started with a monlogue much longer than dune's. Granted, it was done much better, but a monologue does not necessarily kill a move. Raising Arizona's another good example.

  2. Re:Why they shouldn't.. on Why the IRS Should Automatically Fill In Returns With What It Knows · · Score: 3, Funny

    those digits that start with 9

    what, like '9' ?

  3. Re:So how do we DDoS Microsoft? on Microsoft Bots Effectively DDoSing Perl CPAN Testers · · Score: 2, Funny

    let's hope they don't store it compressed...

  4. pre-empt them on Uniforms For the Help Desk? · · Score: 1

    buy (or rent) your team a set of matching white, one-piece overalls.

    make a point of walking around the office, as a team, near the management's offices carrying some tools. if you can align that with 'bring your favorite industrial power tool to work' day, all the better. hard hats, goggles & walkie-talkes make nice accessories.

  5. Re:Treat the illness, not the symptoms... on Man Challenges 250,000 Strong Botnet and Succeeds · · Score: 1

    expensive? upgrading from XP to Win7? that's $200 for ~9 years, less than $2 a month.

  6. Re:Debugger on All GPLed Code Removed From MonoDevelop · · Score: 1

    wait, why is this funny? one of the 'i'-mods, maybe, but not funny.

  7. search! on Cygwin 1.7 Released · · Score: 5, Informative

    love the search feature in setup.exe !! long overdue, but welcome nonetheless.

  8. Re:Java too complex on Has a Decade of .NET Delivered On Microsoft's Promises? · · Score: 1

    he's probably referring to the likes of Dr. Eric Meijer who is a member of the C# language design team. check out his 13-part functional programming fundamentals(in haskell) lecture videos, his discussion with Philip Wadler (co-author of my favorite university text-book), and others.

  9. Re:None of the complaints are valid. on Defining Useful Coding Practices? · · Score: 1

    ImaginaryPartOfTheNaturalExponentialOfTheAngleTimesTheSquareRootOfMinusOne(angle), surely.

  10. still relevant? on The Perl 6 Advent Calendar · · Score: 3, Insightful

    from an outsider's view (I have NO perl experience, and i intend to die like that if at all possible) it seems like perl has slowly moved from an ubiquitous scripting language to a fringe research project over the last few years. it reminds me somewhat of the pascal/modula-2/oberon phenomenon. do perl afficionados think that this new version will enjoy the success that its predecessors have had?

  11. Re:Javascript is actually a great language on Trying To Bust JavaScript Out of the Browser · · Score: 1

    yup JScript on the server is the same as JScript in the browser (they both use the same DLL). the environment is different, obviously.

  12. don't bother on Network Security While Traveling? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    take your credit card, the phone number of someone who can wire you money in an emergency. set stop orders on your investment accounts. leave the rest at home.

  13. Re:Ruby Javascript on The State of Ruby VMs — Ruby Renaissance · · Score: 1

    ironically, you can write Silverlight apps in IronRuby that can manipulate the DOM.

  14. Re:I have no problem believing MS this time... on Microsoft Denies It Built Backdoor Into Windows 7 · · Score: 1

    some would consider the security of windows a national security issue. obviously the NSA does to, since that's their job. we, the tax payers fund the NSA, the NSA does stuff to protect our security. much of that stuff makes people money. welcome to Washington,

  15. Re:I have no problem believing MS this time... on Microsoft Denies It Built Backdoor Into Windows 7 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The man does nothing but stir up fear with lies.

    Hi, welcome to slashdot!

  16. Re:font anti-aliasing?!? on Microsoft Aims To Close Performance Gap With Internet Explorer 9 · · Score: 1

    actually it's a bad exmple. both images are anti-aliased. the top one is GDI ClearType which only antialises a single pixel horizontally which is fine for small fonts, but looks aliased for large fonts. The 2nd one is DirectWrite anti-aliased (not sure why they didn't use DirectWrite ClearType). Beside being hardware accelerated, DirectWrite's main advantage is that it uses sub-pixel positioning so individual letters do not need to be positioned on a pixel boundary - they can start half-way (or any fraction) through the pixel and the rendering of the letter is adjusted accordingly. This allows the kerning between letters to more accurately reflect what's specified in the font, it also allow for things like non-integral font sizes.

  17. Re:Reminds me of something on Google Releases Source To Chromium OS · · Score: 1

    how right has was. oh wait, "soon"?

  18. Re:Um, Thanks But No on Google Releases Source To Chromium OS · · Score: 1

    advertising.

  19. Re:My first question would be... on Microsoft Open Sources .NET Micro Framework · · Score: 1

    sure, if you link to libraries that aren't part of the .NET install then yes, you need to have those libraries available on the system that you want to run your program on. but that pretty much goes for anything, anywhere, ever. i'm not sure what your point is. maybe mono sucks because it isn't capable of resolving external references to missing local files automatically. that may be so, but then everything would suck, wouldn't it?

  20. Re:The more things change... on Microsoft Buys Teamprise, Will Ship Linux Tools · · Score: 1

    I have used Teamprise with Flex Builder (eclipse-based) and while it has some quirks, it's actually pretty good and provides reasonable feature parity with the windows TFS tools.

  21. Re:Client or server? on Flash Vulnerability Found, Adobe Says No Fix Forthcoming · · Score: 1

    not necessary. the html code could be anywhere, for example 3rd-party ad code uploaded to an ad network using a stolen credit card. talk about casting a wide net.

  22. Re:the article is bullshit. on Flash Vulnerability Found, Adobe Says No Fix Forthcoming · · Score: 1

    you're misinformed. the only defense is to use a separate domain. every operating system that can run flash is vulnerable. maybe none of those are 'real' in your eyes, but i think that says more about you than anything...

  23. Re:I don't mean to Troll on Swarm of Giant Jellyfish Capsize 10-Ton Trawler · · Score: 4, Funny

    in other news visitors from the middle east were tragically killed when the twin towers of the world trade center blocked the path of the jet they were traveling on. the pentagon building and a field in Pennsylvania were responsible for similar incidents.

  24. ObQuote on Computer Failure Causes Gridlock In MD County · · Score: 1

    "You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!"

  25. Re:Backwards on Murderer With "Aggression Genes" Gets Reduced Sentence · · Score: 1

    (self-reply)

    if his genes are to take part of the blame, then his genes should take part of the punishment, also.