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  1. Re:man on Exegesis 3 Released (Perl 6 Examples) · · Score: 1

    Well said.

  2. Redundant consolidation on Micromachines in Modern Use · · Score: 2

    Okay, please post all your references to the old tiny toy cars known as "Micro Machines" under this thread, so the rest of us won't have to wade through 100 redundant messages from people who think they're the first person who thought of drawing that connection.

  3. Re:Did that make any sense? on Geek Guard to the Rescue · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dear God, someone call an editor, quick!

    ln -s /bin/ed quick

  4. S/MIME for mutt on German Gov't, Free Software, and Secure E-mail · · Score: 2


    This project is great, since it hopes to create a universal module that can be plugged in easily to any MUA.

    But for those of you who happen to run mutt, you don't have to wait for S/MIME support -- see this site for details. It's not universal or modular, but it exists now and it works.

  5. Re:Actually it gets better on RIAA Looks To Stop KaZaA, Morpheus & Grokster · · Score: 1

    I don't think Ronald Reagan was making any public statments in 2000. He hasn't even been seen since Nixon died, and i can't remember the last time he said anything publically.

  6. Re:One question... on Happy Birthday! Email Is 30 Years Old · · Score: 1

    (Of course, ``email'' has been a familiar word in France, Germany, and the Netherlands much longer than in England --- but for an entirely different reason.)

    What's the reason?

  7. Re:Personally I'd think... on Free Speech, Porn And Internet Controls · · Score: 3, Funny

    Most people look at "regular porn", masturbate themselves to orgasm, and then stop thinking about sex

    Oh, that's what you're supposed to do with porn? I was mixing it with fiberglass, putting it inside my walls, and using it as heat insulation.

  8. Re:Real Programmers... on VIM 6.0 is Out · · Score: 4, Funny

    You should be using lowercase numbers.

  9. Re:Playing catch up on VIM 6.0 is Out · · Score: 2

    Yeah, check out this post before it gets moderated down.

  10. Re:what's the difference? on VIM 6.0 is Out · · Score: 5, Funny

    as a novice linux user I ask what is the difference between Vi And EMACS.

    vi is like masturbation. It's not as good as the alternative, but it's always there.

  11. Re:Real Programmers... on VIM 6.0 is Out · · Score: 5, Funny

    Real programmers use chmod +x /dev/random and cross their fingers.

  12. vi for emacs on VIM 6.0 is Out · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    For those of us who use emacs, there's a great simulation available of the vi experience. (Check out the parent directory of that URL for more of the same)

  13. Re:My $0.02 on Napster Clawing Back · · Score: 3, Interesting

    So Britney would need the help of the record labels, and she would pay them for all the services you mention. Then her fans would pay her directly.

    Or, the record label would evaluate her, as they do now, and sign her to a contract, as they do now. They would mix up her music and promote it and all that, and the fans would pay her directly, and then, as stipulated in her contract, she would give the labels their cut.

    What's the problem?

  14. Amazing New American Superweapons on FEMA To Use Cell Phone Signals To Find Survivors · · Score: 2

    This is an incredible story about some of the amazing new military technology we've got.

    We'll need it, too, if this guy is right. It's a well-written essay.

  15. Cathedral on You Cannot Turn it Off: News Addiction · · Score: 2

    Thank God: It's 3:15 am and every channel i get is replaying the Cathedral ceremony in full, which i've already seen. So i can sleep.

  16. Jeremy Glick, from Dateline on You Cannot Turn it Off: News Addiction · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The most powerful and moving coverage of Jeremy Glick's story, from Dateline NBC: http://www.msnbc.com/news/629077.asp

    Please read. Please mod up so people will see.

  17. A suggestion on You Cannot Turn it Off: News Addiction · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A comment i just sent to Rob Malda (after a short bit of praise for him and his team):

    - Please consider making a "permanent" story -- or call it a forum. When i
    want to post something about the tragedy, i'm forced to choose between three
    options, none of which is great: I can submit a story, and odds are great
    that you will have to reject it. I can post a comment to an old story, where
    it will likely be missed since the story is off the front page and will
    certainly be missed when the next update is posted. Or, i can wait for the
    next update and hope i hit it early.

    If you had one huge permanent story instead of lots of smaller ones, people
    would sort by "Newest First" to get news, which is what they should do
    instead of just waiting for the next story to be posted. It lets new +1 and
    +2 comments have a chance regardless of how early they're posted.

    Also, raising the maximum comment rating above 5, if technically feasable,
    would really help in these stories, where dozens and dozens of comments are
    rated at 5...

  18. Gossip columnist calls it quits on More WTC News · · Score: 2

    I found this story pretty moving. A gossip columnist comments on how meaningless all the stuff she's built her career on is in the grand scheme of things. Talks about the future of celebrity and entertainment.

  19. Gossip columnist calls it quits on More On Tragedy · · Score: 2

    I found this story pretty moving. A gossip columnist comments on how meaningless all the stuff she's built her career on is in the grand scheme of things. Talks about the future of celebrity and entertainment.

  20. Re:What Good Will It Do? on Continuing Twists In Microsoft, Intel Cases · · Score: 2

    If they're broken into two companies, we'd immediately see Office for Linux and Internet Explorer for Linux and Linux Media Player and Outlook for Linux. So companies would say, "Gee, why pay $350 a seat for NT when Linux runs all our apps?"

    Then Windows loses its monopoly and they can no longer hold OEMs hostage or cram their technology down people's throats (IE, Hotmail, MSN, MSN Messenger, WMP, etc)

  21. Re:I'm a capitalist bastard. on HP+Compaq Deal Could be Great for Linux · · Score: 2

    bitch about the 50% divorce rates. Now THERE are some "mergers"

    Actually, the lack thereof, i'd say. :)

  22. Your daily dose of surreality on Dot-commers Back to the Dorm · · Score: 4, Funny

    To get to a page where you have to fill out an annoying registration form before you can read the story, just replace "archive" with "www". Here's an example.

    (I guess i'll call this "karma anti-whoring")

  23. Re:What right do they have? on Image Detecting Search Engines' Legal Fight Continues · · Score: 2

    Yes, but there's a big difference between a conversation that takes place indoors between two people, which is inherently supposed to be someone private, and a conversation that takes place by megaphone between the rooftops of two buildings. It's my opinion that the web is more like the latter.

  24. Re:What right do they have? on Image Detecting Search Engines' Legal Fight Continues · · Score: 2

    So when Bush was videotaped calling the Times reporter a major league asshole, they had to call him up to get his permission before they could run the video?

  25. What right do they have? on Image Detecting Search Engines' Legal Fight Continues · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Putting a picture on the web is like walking around in a public place.

    If someone takes a picture of me out on the street, i have no right to keep them from publishing it. If i don't want people to take pictures of me doing something, i don't do it in a public place.

    If you don't want Google picking up your pictures, and you don't want people saving your pictures to their hard drives, don't put the pictures on the web.