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  1. Re:Go Duct Tape on Examining New York's Bioresearch Laboratory · · Score: 2, Funny

    The difference between duct tape & the Force is that 'May the Force be with you' sounds a lot better than 'may you be covered in duct tape'.

  2. Re:it's called the internet on Using Employee-Owned Technology in the Workplace? · · Score: 1

    Maybe I wasn't clear enough, so lets make this simple:

    I. need. IMMEDIATE. notification. even. if. I. am. not. at. a. computer.

    K?


    You only need IMMEDIATE notification if you boss says you do. If you boss will not provide you with the means to get said notification (either company provided or personally supplied), then your boss doesn't think that IMMEDIATE notification is required.

  3. Re:Security by Confusion? on San Diego Diebold Poll Worker's Report Posted · · Score: 1

    Let us not forget that if Al Gore had won the election in HIS OWN HOME STATE of Tennessee, then he would have won the national election, and Florida's election problems would be just a footnote.

    Stop blaming Florida's election problems for giving Bush the victory or stealing the victory from Gore, whichever camp you belong to. Check it out:
    http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0876793.html

    check out the very bottom for the numbers. Gore lost the election by 5 electoral votes. If he had won his home state of tennesee (11 electoral votes) the world would be a different place.

  4. Re:Suburbia on Contour Crafting - Extrude-a-House · · Score: 1

    bah, I can beat that. Check out the capitol building of great state of Florida

  5. Re:April Fool's Amusement on Wicked Cool Shell Scripts · · Score: 1


    "stty erase r"

    Insert at end of victim's .login file. See how long it takes them to figure it out. (And they can still run vi/emacs to fix it themselves.)


    that's when it's good that control-v followed by any character will put that character instead of being interpretted by the shell. Great for when someone is a real jerk and does a 'stty erase s' on you, and you can't even type 'stty sane' !

  6. Re:Key component? on Saruman Completely Cut from 'Return of the King' · · Score: 1

    In the end, Frodo destroys the ring, and the ewoks hold a big celebration and sing the 'Yub-Yub' song.

  7. I'm confused. on Microsoft Proclaims Death of Free Software Model · · Score: 1

    I thought it was just *bsd that was dying....

  8. obquote on NASA Flies First Laser-powered Aircraft · · Score: 0

    was the laser used to heat up the popcorn that provided the real propulsion?

  9. Who cares about Thermal Transfer? on The Thermal Paste Revolution · · Score: 1

    The big question is how does this stuff taste?

  10. that's, uh, dirty? on OrbiTouch Keyless Keyboard Review · · Score: 1

    Mousing is also accomplished via dome movements. To enter the "mouse mode", single-click the right dome. Movement of the mouse is then controlled by the right dome, and clicking is controlled by movements, not clicks, of the left dome. It's very simple.
    Moving left dome left results in a left-click
    Moving right dome left results in a right-click
    Moving middle dome left results in a middle-click


    uh, middle dome? anyone? Buehler?

  11. Re:mod parent "Re:Mod Parent Down" down on Analyzing the Microsoft Tablet PC · · Score: 1

    AFAIK, there has never been Citrix for any version of Linux. They stick to commercial Unices, such as Solaris, AIX and HP-UX.

    This is partially correct. Citrix Metaframe Server is only available for Solaris, HPUX, and AIX, but the Citrix client is also available for linux (and runs on FreeBSD with linux binary support). I've run it on RH8, as well as FreeBSD with no problems.

  12. Jeff Goldblum's Best Ever - Mr. Frost on What's Your Favorite Underappreciated Movie? · · Score: 1

    Jeff Goldblum's best movie ever was Mr. Frost. Great psycological thriller. Very well written. I highly recommended it.

  13. Re:Not going away quietly on Castle Denies GPL Breach · · Score: 5, Funny

    At least not until they change their name to GNU/Castle

    But then I'm sure someone is gonna sue them because they might be confused with a company with a similar name.

  14. Re:I'm obviously out of the loop here.... on Archive.org Deploys Macromedia Software Titles · · Score: 1

    As nice as Macromedia seems here, the US gov't may intervene and stop this for national security concerns.

    (ha ha only serious)

  15. Re:yes, yes, yes on A Corporate Code of Ethics? · · Score: 1

    My boss knows I read slashdot, and doesn't care. I have convinced him that in this ever growing and changing world, Slashdot is a good source to keep myself updated on issues that affect my field, and proposed it as a cheap source of training. How's that for a snow-job?

  16. Bah! on The Top Ten Physics Highlights of 2002 · · Score: 1

    Top ten this, top ten that. Just let me know when someone finds out what the ??? is in that whole "Step 3:???, Step 4: Profit" thing....

  17. Re: Shiny reference on DVD Review: Back to the Future Trilogy (Widescreen) · · Score: 1

    Of course, he could be referring to Sluggy Freelance, too.

  18. Re:Great news for Health on New Stem Cell Source - Your Bone Marrow · · Score: 1

    4. I am not allowed to give blood because I used to live in England but have since moved to the USA. The law states that if you have spent so much time in another country you are unable to give blood because of the risk of infection. If I had any infections severe enough to harm someone else, I'd either be dead already or vey very sick.

    Actually, it depends on which country you have been to. You can (in Florida at least) give blood if you haven't been to some European countries (ones that have Mad Cow outbreaks, including England), or most African Countries (Aids Risks, I guess). I lived in Japan for 6 years and can donate blood. (As I type this, the pressure bandage is still on my arm from donating today)

  19. Re:Actually ... on LinuX-Mas Caroling We Shall Go · · Score: 2, Informative

    We used to make this all the time: Heat up some Dr. P, add a couple of whole cloves & a little lemon juice, and viola! Instant Geek Holiday Cider. Quite tasty.

  20. Re:To save my hand... on New Software Secures Data when Owners Walk Away · · Score: 1

    So that's why Sauron made a ring of power instead of a bracelet of power!

    Fat lot of good it did for him. He still got his whole hand chopped off.

  21. Re:googling on Googling For Dates? · · Score: 2, Funny

    I've skimmed through all of my textbooks on algorithms, including Knuth, and I have yet to find a search algorithm as simple and elegant as this match-making "formula":

    CH3 CH2 OH


    Hey, don't forget about CH Cl3 ....

  22. Re:Absolutely on Did Life Originate Underwater? · · Score: 1

    I offer my son as proof that life originates underwater... undoubtedly due to that bit of sex in the hot tub with the wife-to-be one cold August night.

    This would fit the theory as long as you had the jets turned on.

  23. Re:My car keys? on Backup Your Life on a DVD · · Score: 1

    but my brain's never turned blue and needed to be restarted

    hehe, haven't been to college yet, have you?

  24. Re:What if... on Ask William Shatner · · Score: 1

    Wil Wheaton asks William Shatner questions on SLASHDOT?!

    hmmmm, posted by anon. coward. Wil, at least have the balls to post it under your own name...

  25. Re:A C&D is just a LETTER on Using Your Own Name May Be Infringement, Part 2 · · Score: 1

    and don't forget that Carl Sagen was the code name for the Power Mac 7100.

    And the great part was that when Sagen threatened to sue over an internal code name, Apple changed the code name for the 7100 to 'Asshole Astronomer'.

    After I found out about this, that's the name I gave to the 7100 I was using.