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  1. Revision 2.0 on British Authorities Nail Online Blackmailers · · Score: 2, Funny

    Send us all your lunch money or we'll post a story about your site on SLASHDOT!! [insert creepy organ music here]

  2. "How I Rooted Oxford University" on Oxford Students Hack University Network · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... a.k.a. A Beginner's Guide to tcpdump and ettercap

  3. Re:bob@bob.com on Where Do Dummy Email Addresses Go? · · Score: 1

    Well, it used to be owned by Microsoft, anyway. Harrumph. I'm getting old.

  4. Re:bob@bob.com on Where Do Dummy Email Addresses Go? · · Score: 1

    The most beautiful thing about using bob@bob.com is that bob.com is owned by - you guessed it - MICROSOFT, from the good ol' days of Microsoft Bob. Awww yeah. Who's yo daddy.

  5. Re: Spotlight as compared to Palm OS on Jobs Previews Displays, Tiger at WWDC · · Score: 1

    It is remarkably similar to the search interface provided by Palm OS, 'cept a whole lot faster. All applications are capable of extending the search scope through their own DBs and filetypes.

  6. Re:You can even run spamassassin directly on Excha on SpamAssassin Gets a Promotion · · Score: 1

    It can also be run with godforsaken GroupWise with the addition of a piece of software known as "Guinevere" and a lot of elbow grease; trust me, I've had the pleasure of doing it.

  7. gpart - guess partitions on Which RAID for a Personal Fileserver? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, okay, you could buy the $2K program, or you could use the accurate, fast, open-source utility gpart that has been around for YEARS. It has saved my ass more than once.

  8. iTunes for Windows already supports WMA on iPod May Not Have The Horsepower For Ogg [updated] · · Score: 1

    What's new in iTunes 4.5
    Using iTunes 4.5 you can:

    Publish your playlists ... ...

    Import WMA files into your music library
    Import unprotected WMA files into iTunes for Windows by dragging them to your library.

  9. Prior art found!! on Apple Files Patent for Translucent Windows · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, I've got some windows with graduated transparency that can be manipulated. They're in my FREAKIN' CAR.

  10. Re:Its a sad day on India's Secret Army Of Online Ad 'Clickers' · · Score: 1

    Why is this moderated "Informative"?? :-)

  11. ATTN: Timothy on Gmail Addresses For Sale · · Score: 5, Funny

    NEWSFLASH: CNN does not stand for "C|Net News"!

  12. Re:iMac versus "commodity" PC's on A Silent PC Solution? · · Score: 1
    Revision A through D of the iMac had an internal fan, albeit a quiet one.

    info:
    Available in the same five colors as the Revision C and Revision D iMacs, the DV is a bit smaller and has more transparent plastics. The new case allows the iMac to air cool (just like the old Volkswagen Beetle), eliminating the need for a cooling fan.
  13. I've figured out why michael posted this article on Installing Linux on a Dead Badger · · Score: 1

    one (1) Duppy card (available in CardBus and PCI models)

    He misread "Duppy" as "Dupey" and got all excited.

  14. Re:Command line? on Linux for iPod Matures · · Score: 1

    Ever gotten a high score in pinball?

  15. Re:Linux on an iPod? on Linux for iPod Matures · · Score: 1

    It's a moot point - no X on iPod! Framebuffer doesn't support mmap(). And I was so looking forward to bludgeoning some Gnomes. :~(

  16. Lucky bastards. on Sake Used to Make Wooden Speakers · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hell, sake enables me to make all kinds of things, most of them accessory fluids for my American Standard, but I sure as hell don't get any stinkin' Slashdot articles about them, now, do I. Harrumph.

  17. SWEET JESUS. on Commodore BBSes Return using the Internet. · · Score: 5, Funny

    And just in case there was any lingering doubt that Slashdot editors might not derive some sort of malignant glee from watching servers go down, now we are posting links to COMMODORE 64s! C'mon, let's be more forthcoming - News for Nerds, Stuff that Matters, Harnessing the Power of Geeks to Set Protozoan Servers on Fire. BOO-YAH!

  18. Re:Too far? on Apple Tries to Patent iPod User Interface · · Score: 1

    A PocketPC app named "pPod" already stole the interface, and after some "encouragement" renamed themselves to pBop - and apparently has stopped distribution.

  19. Re:Any size? on Build Your Own LCD Picture Frame · · Score: 1

    Familiar with the concept of a "mat"? Y'know, the funny thick paper that surrounds pictures that have been properly framed? :-P

  20. Re:Pretty annoying on Microdrive Technology Rebounds Thanks to iPod Mini · · Score: 1

    higher cost per megabyte and greater loss in case of disaster. My instructors at the Corcoran are working photojournalists for the Washington Times, Techway, and a few other papers and agencies, and all save one recommend the 512MB size. I'm still stuck at 256 myself ;)

  21. Re: Filled with hot grits? on Own Your Own (Replica) ISS Module · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    And then make them into a Beowulf cluster?

  22. Re:That's a lot of builds on A Quick Look at Longhorn Build 4053 · · Score: 1

    Windows XP = build 2600

    Hmm.

  23. Re:How crash resistant are microdrives? on Microdrive Technology Rebounds Thanks to iPod Mini · · Score: 2, Informative

    If you really want to test the entire drive, use 'dd' to copy it sector-by-sector. Or, if MacOS X implements the Unix 'badblocks' utility, that'll do it...

  24. Re:Hrmm on Microdrive Technology Rebounds Thanks to iPod Mini · · Score: 5, Funny

    iPod Mini (silver): $249
    Lexar 8GB CompactFlash: $3000 [1]
    Case of Zima: $24
    The look on your face after it's stolen from your messenger bag: Priceless


    [1]: http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/stor y_934.html

  25. Re:How crash resistant are microdrives? on Microdrive Technology Rebounds Thanks to iPod Mini · · Score: 2, Informative

    Although I certainly can't claim to be a pro just yet, I've cycled 14,000 pictures through one 256MB Lexar 12x without any loss in capacity (disk images are the same size as images made the day after it was purchased) and without any obvious data corruption. You're certainly correct that it WILL wear out eventually... but when it does, I'm out $80 rather than $250.