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  1. Re:Etymology on 'w00t' Named 2007 Word of the Year · · Score: 1

    Hadn't they read Sluggy Freelance, c. 1997?

  2. Re:WTF? on 'w00t' Named 2007 Word of the Year · · Score: 1

    Sorry, didn't hear you.

    Was too busy putting on my s00t.

  3. Dented Solar System on Voyager 2 Shows Solar System Is "Dented" · · Score: 1

    Maybe it's a rental and came like this?

  4. Re: adaptation? on Humans Evolving 100 Times Faster Than Ever · · Score: 2, Funny

    Redesigned implies a mistake was made in the first place. HERESY!

  5. Re:Jesus on Robots That Bounce on Water · · Score: 2, Insightful

    In Blazing Saddles, Mel Brooks (playing the governor) wears a coat with GOV on the back. In Hebrew, Gov mean back. Funniest thing I've ever seen.

  6. Re:Jesus on Robots That Bounce on Water · · Score: 1

    But, but, Mel Brooks said that one in ten Jews is really funny.

    (love the GOV coat)

  7. Re:Jesus on Robots That Bounce on Water · · Score: 1

    I'm waiting for the SciFi channel exclusive: JeSquito vs MaPyton!

  8. Re:Mind the label on Blast-Proof Fabric Resists Multiple Explosions · · Score: 1

    Dude, I was skinny (6', 115 lbs). Had a few skinny girlfriends over the years. Truthfully, it's who the person is that makes them a turn on but when it comes to just catching my eye, a nice, curvy chick with long dark hair and glasses will win out over any blond bikini model looking chick with ribs showing!

  9. Re:Mind the label on Blast-Proof Fabric Resists Multiple Explosions · · Score: 3, Funny

    Women aren't any fun unless they're at least a size 12.

  10. Re:Nope on Did SCO Get Linux-mob Justice? · · Score: 1
  11. Re:Road Signs? on British Village Requests Removal From GPS Maps · · Score: 2, Informative

    Hell, we just had a semi hit an overpass on I-25. If they can't navigate US Interstates safely, how the hell will they handle rural roads?

  12. Re:Don't kid yourselves, it's all about costs on Large Tech Companies Moving Beyond the Cubicle · · Score: 1

    They should set up lots of desks, arranged in a grid formation...

  13. Re:I'm still a little skeptical on MP3 Format Still Gathering Momentum · · Score: 1

    Um... Whoosh?

  14. Re:So long Music Industry... on Media Research Exec Says Music Industry Is On Its Last Legs · · Score: 1

    And that track was recorded in 1975.

  15. Re:Not a problem here on Leopard as the New Vista? · · Score: 1

    Same here, although I did have to find an updated carbon version of an OS 9 game (SMAC/X) to get it to work under 10.5.

  16. Re:Tried & Tested on The Secret to Raising Smart Kids · · Score: 1

    I've read from an early age but once I hit 5th grade and math got hard and there was more homework, I zoned out. All I wanted to do was read. Became a lazy student who did well on tests but was on the road to bombing out. I made it through high school, with a B/C average. Once I got to college, I crashed and burned; .52 GPA. I joined the Air Force, learned some discipline, came back 2 years later to college, retook all my failed classes and passed them with all A's. I've known other 'brilliant losers' as well. I'm now 40 and can tell you; hard work and discipline, as well as who you know is how you get ahead in life.

    As for how my raising my daughter, yeah, we read every night, and we work on projects but what I'm focusing on is problem solving. If I can get her in the habit of asking questions and looking at relationships, she should do ok.

  17. Re:Games on More Evidence That XP is Vista's Main Competitor · · Score: 1

    Other than Halo, haven't heard of any of those. But then, I'm just a regular business user of Winders. We're not supposed to be getting any Vista support here until sometime in 2008 and that's only on a business need for it.

  18. Re:BSA Tip Line on BSA Software Piracy Fight Smacks of RIAA Crackdown · · Score: 1

    I thought her skirts were too short for an 'up'.

  19. Re:LaCie 2 Disk Raid on Best Home Network NAS · · Score: 1

    True. I've since picked up an Apple Airport WAP with a USB port for hanging a drive off of it. I'm going to play around with it. I may get a second LaCie RAID for wife and child to use off of that. For myself, I want my RAID on my server and then go through that. Old dog/new tricks.

  20. LaCie 2 Disk Raid on Best Home Network NAS · · Score: 1

    LaCie has a 2 Disk RAID system that is local (USB/Firewire). I just hung one off of my home server and all our backup needs are taken care of. It does RAID 1 with hot swappable drives and will build a new drive to match other drive.

  21. Re:Well there you have it on 90% of IT Professionals Don't Want Vista · · Score: 1

    No, this is at work. It's part of my job ensuring such things don't go on. That and the firewall.

    Besides, I really don't want to have to deal with it any sooner that I have to.

    Bleah!

  22. Re:"Just like XP flopped...." on 90% of IT Professionals Don't Want Vista · · Score: 1

    Maybe Vista is the new WinME? Is there a new XP lurking out there, ready to jump into the ring in 8 months or so?

  23. Re:Well there you have it on 90% of IT Professionals Don't Want Vista · · Score: 1

    Heh. My company just slashed IT spending by 25%. So far, haven't even got a Vista install to play with at desktop support yet. If a user insists on having a Vista machine (or OS X 10.5), they're on the unsupported list and can't hook up to the network. I like telling my users 'No!'

  24. Re:This is most likely BS. Please see here. on A New Theory of Everything? · · Score: 1

    It's very clear that if someone dislikes Large Breasts, she or he must dislike most Women, too (Lee Smolin certainly does!). It's because Large Breasts are nothing else than the crown, unification, or culmination of Women and all of its crucial results, insights, methods, principles, and values.

    There, fixed that for you. :-)

  25. Re:Best quote from the article on A New Theory of Everything? · · Score: 1

    Who cut off his hands and stapled them to his head?