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  1. Re:rumor on Preview of Moon-To-Mars Report · · Score: 1

    Rumors regarding this are greatly excellerated ;-)

  2. Re:Who the f*ck is BT? ;-) on BT Plans Move To IP Telephony, Starting Next Year · · Score: 1

    I'm from Austria ;-)

    Actually I realized it is the British Telecom, I just wanted to point out that not everyone in the world might know what BT stands for...

  3. Who the f*ck is BT? ;-) on BT Plans Move To IP Telephony, Starting Next Year · · Score: 0

    Ok...

    Me: Reading /. news, ask myself who is BT (What does the abbreviation mean?)?
    Me: Clicking on story link...they only use BT..damnit...
    Me: Clicking on press relase...no mention what BT means
    Me: Clicking on company logo to get to their homepage - no mention what BT means
    Me: Fireing up google ... typing in BT
    Google:
    BT.com Homepage ... first six months. Plus, order online and receive a 20 bill credit.
    Find out more Find out more about BT Mobile Plan, At home for ...
    www.bt.com/ - 29k - 8 Jun 2004 - Cached - Similar pages - Stock quotes: BTY

    Ok...I give up. What does BT mean? British Telecom or something?

    *sigh*

  4. Oh the irony... on Sun Opens JDesktop Integration Components · · Score: 1

    Java...write once...run ever...on Java Desktop ;-)

  5. Science, baby! on Calculate When You Are Most Awake · · Score: 5, Funny

    "It's really quite simple," he told BBC News Online. "If people are tired during the day then they are not getting enough sleep."

    And next on BBC:

    "If you are thirsty, drink!", scientist claims.

  6. Gotcha! on Calculate When You Are Most Awake · · Score: 1

    Not Found

    The requested URL / was not found on this server.

    It's .... gone to sleep, Jim.

  7. Real World Application ... on Calculate When You Are Most Awake · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... even without doing the test, I predict that their webserver isn't most awake right now ;-)

  8. Clever guy... on Bob Muglia on Longhorn Server, Linux and Blackcomb · · Score: 4, Insightful

    'When I think of Linux, I don't think about it as our competitor. I think about Linux as a technology that is used by our competitors to build competitive offerings.'

    He realized that it is hard to fight Linux itself, because there is no single company producing it. So he aims at companies offering Linux as an alternative to Windows in order to solve specific problems.

  9. Working URL for the Paper on Hidden Messages in Spam · · Score: 4, Informative

    Server's down, here is another one ;-)

    bh-win-04-kret.pdf

  10. Re:Bah...NOT news! on Can Communications Be Learned From Chimps? · · Score: 1

    For anyone not knowing it...be ashamed...and look here ;-)

  11. Bah...NOT news! on Can Communications Be Learned From Chimps? · · Score: 1

    ...Steve Ballmer has been doing this for ages...

  12. Well... on Linux for iPod Matures · · Score: 1

    ...that's great stuff, than...

  13. Everything in me cries ... on Bicycle Riding on Square Wheels · · Score: 1

    ... WHY?

  14. Confused! on Dept. Of Homeland Security Chooses Groove, P2P · · Score: 1

    I .... I thought P2P is evil? For pirating and stuff? I sure hope that the RIAA won't go and shut down the Dept. Of Homeland Security ... ohhh ... the confusion ... hurts ...

  15. Re:Illegal File Sharing on EU Passes Nasty IP Law · · Score: 1

    Sorry, I should have read the article...but had no time for it due to work, so I guessed I'd just leave an uneducated comment instead ;-)

  16. Illegal File Sharing on EU Passes Nasty IP Law · · Score: 1

    So, a company holding the copyright on a movie/mp3 could raid the home of an end user if he illegaly downloads movies through some sort of P2P system for example? And confiscate his computer? Sounds nasty, I'm sure some companies in the USA would love to be able to do so as well ;-)

  17. Re:bios on A Motherboard That Doesn't Require An OS · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but what do you really "mean" by "this" ?

    (scnr) ;-)

  18. Re:Outlook versus "Inside" on MIT Professor Michael Hawley · · Score: 4, Funny

    Again why should I care about a *ANY* girl (pretty or not) which get her idea from the media, and is completly close-minded to recognize that *I* am different than how the media portray me ? Why should I care about about any girl which judge on the outside apparence and media portraying and do not bother revisionning it when she meets me ?

    Boobs.

  19. SCO? on NSA Releases Updated SELinux · · Score: 3, Funny

    Personally, I would love to see SCO demanding money from the NSA for a linux license =) This should get rid of the SCO problem really fast ;-))

  20. Re:Too long. on Europe Joins Race To Send Humans To Mars · · Score: 1

    Sorry, you are right of course :) It's been a long time since I've read it :)

  21. Re:Too long. on Europe Joins Race To Send Humans To Mars · · Score: 1

    You should read "Childhood's End" by Niven :)

  22. Re:JSC Saturn V on Saturn V Fallen on Hard Times · · Score: 1

    Apparently, it also became a home for some owls (which is not a bad thing really).

    Just wait until they finally figure out how to launch it...

  23. Best part of the article on Spirit Rolls on Mars · · Score: 1

    Peter Theisinger, JPL's Mars Exploration Rover project manager, proudly wore a gift T-shirt, adorned with a picture of Spirit with the words: "My other car is on Mars!" :-))

  24. easy... on Proper Disposal Of Old PCs? · · Score: 1

    ...build PC for parents, they will love it and you get a warm feeling out of it*

    *only profitable if you live out of easy travel distance

  25. Re:WOW! on Beagle II Successfully Separates · · Score: 1

    Did anyone see any stars? ;-))