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  1. Re:Great... on Catan on Live, PopCap on Steam · · Score: 1

    "...now we get to hear "WOOD FOR SHEEP!!" live over the network."

    Heh, got to love Knight's of the Dinner Table references

  2. 200,000 Workers??? on Judging The Apple 'Sweatshop' Charge · · Score: 1

    Two hundred thousand workers? WTF? I don't think so! That would be over HALF A BILLION USD a year on sallary for those workers alone. I seriously doubt that there are 200,000 people working in this plant...

  3. Re:1995 called... on Slashdot CSS Redesign Winner Announced · · Score: 1

    1999 called and they want their dead joke back.

  4. Re:This should be fun on Growing Censorship Concerns at Digg · · Score: 1

    Good thing you posted here. You may have been tempted.

  5. Re:This should be fun on Growing Censorship Concerns at Digg · · Score: 1

    It's funny you should mention this. As of today, my account is still banned from participating in moderation because I used mod points to mod up controversial comments during the great "mod" controversy of 2000. Or was it 2001? I haven't been able to mod since.

  6. Re:Symantec claim could be much higher on The IRS Hits Symantec with a $1 Billion Tax Bill · · Score: 1
    Screw that. Block of unreadable HTML formated text, meet the break
      and paragraph

    tag.

  7. Re:link to text of bill on Microsoft Helps Write Oklahoma's Anti-Spyware Law · · Score: 1

    And read it here without all the funky highlighting.

  8. MOD PARENT UP!! on Microsoft Helps Write Oklahoma's Anti-Spyware Law · · Score: 1

    The above link has much more detail.

  9. Re:Turn on Satellite Navigation a Real Crackpot! · · Score: 1

    Eh, whaddup doc?

  10. Cyber Attacks on America's War on the Web · · Score: 5, Funny

    Submit the targeted server to Agent CmdrTaco. His legion of followers will take care of the rest.

  11. Re:Hmm... on Live 12-Hour Oblivion Marathon · · Score: 1

    Did you even watch the olympics? Top competitors in timed events are seperated by 100ths of a second. These are humans competeing at peak physical condition where things like relative humidity and cloud cover have more impact on the outcome of the race than particiants' strategy. Computer games are a lot more similar to real world sports than you think.

  12. No Monks on Dungeons and Dragons Online Impressions · · Score: 2, Informative

    "All of the D&D iconic classes are available (even poncy bards), along with the typical player races."

    But where are the monks? ;)

    Apparently they'll be released at a later date...

  13. Better Application? on Nanotube Paint Blocks Cell Phones on Demand · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Nothing for you to hear here. Please move along."

    Thank GOD. But I still think the best option is to just dump a can of this paint on the offenders and then light them on fire.

    Much more direct. And you don't have to listen to them yap to the person next to them about how their cell phone isn't working.

  14. The end? on China Prepares to Launch Alternate Internet · · Score: 1

    I doubt it. The current system is too embedded in China to be totally replaced by their own DNS system.

  15. Looks Good on Slashdot Index Code Update · · Score: 1

    I'm glad to see that the competition has made the monkeys running this gig a little more interested in making it better. Of course, it's not like there was anything to improve on to begin with... right? Anyway, I think these new 'improvements' make the front page look broken. But that just may be me.

  16. Named for advertising on MacWorld Keynote Announces x86 iMac & Laptop · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now that Apple is joining the upper eschelon of consumer products, it has to think broader than it's own niche market.

    For instance, the MacBook was named such because of the possible tie ins with other proven products.

    Apple will soon be announcing the Big MacBook Pro. It will feature a larger screen, two all-beef patties, a sesame seed bun, and be cross advertised with McDonalds.

  17. Maybe on Caffeine Prevents Liver Disease · · Score: 1

    Maybe these studies should look at why people who prefer one type of drink over another are developing a disease. Instead of saying that one drink or another prevents a disease. Could it be that people who are prone to liver disease are less likely to prefer caffinated drinks? I think at this stage in the study this answer is more likely than the "caffeine prevents liver disease" headline.

  18. Re:France threats on France Hostile To Open Source Software? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Well, the thing for the open source community to do would be to declare war on France.

    Once war is declared, France will quickly embrace OSS.

  19. Re:yeah right... on King Kong Lived? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah? Well, yoiu haven't met the old guy living next to me have you?

  20. Re:Direct Uninstall Link on California Class Action Suit Sony Over Rootkit DRM · · Score: 1
  21. Direct Uninstall Link on California Class Action Suit Sony Over Rootkit DRM · · Score: 1

    This is the link you get from sony after jumping through a lot of hurdles:

    http://www.xcp-aurora.com/support/sonybmg/process. aspx?opt=1&id=XYAUfasSFoSdasfDoFPPEWFFEoibnaZPQlSf FgKGSGGIA [xcp-aurora.com]

    See:

    http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/11/sony-you- dont-reeeeaaaally-want-to_09.html [sysinternals.com]

    Enjoy

  22. Re:Have the IBM engineers been to the Discworld? on IBM Slows the Speed of Light · · Score: 1

    This comment made my day.

  23. Re:Experiment of the millenium on IBM Slows the Speed of Light · · Score: 1

    Would you be embarrassed to know that kestrel was used purposfully because it is a type of falcon?

  24. Re:$13,000 on World's Most Powerful Subwoofer · · Score: 1

    Puh-lease! With all the money these people spend on audio equipment, they could have just bought tickets to all of the live concerts they ever wanted to go to.

  25. You can preview the whole video. on iPod Video Coming to a Car Near You · · Score: 1

    Maybe I'm a little late on the uptake here, but did anyone else notice that you can preview whole music videos on iTunes?