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  1. what happened to the teacher? on Student Suspended For Taking Teacher's Challenge · · Score: 1
    The article didn't mention anything about the teacher. If there was indeed a reward the teacher wanted ten percent of the money. I think he should recieve ten percent of the punishment.

  2. I think Saddam.... on Iraq Stockpiling PS2 Consoles! · · Score: 1
    should have duked it out with the rest of America in various Toy Stores across the country. Or been forced to bid on Ebay for every PS2.

  3. Come one..... on Eat Less - Live Longer · · Score: 1
    come all, get your quick fix for lack of exercise and a bad diet. No more sweating and flavourless food. Now you can eat what you want, when you want, lose weight and live longer.

    Sound too goog to be true, it's not. Be like the fruit fly you've always admired.

    The lazy person's easy way out. I wonder what the price of a month's persciption will be? Less than a gym membership?

  4. Re:In order to save the gaming industry... on Gaming Crash up Ahead · · Score: 1

    That could work but Titanic on PS2 would be boring. Maybe they could try Waterworld or something with Earnest in it. Who knows what the public will eat up, take the Backstreet boys for instance.

  5. Re:Gaming? No. Consoles? Yes. on Gaming Crash up Ahead · · Score: 1

    Gaming will never die. Isn't that what was said about disco?

  6. Re:So... what does Corel do anymore? on Corel To Sell Linux Arm · · Score: 1

    Failing. Corel's kicking a$$ at that!

  7. doomed?? on Corel To Sell Linux Arm · · Score: 2
    It's hard to believe that corel hadn't made any money or gained market strength with Linux.

    While at COMDEX in Toronto, the only lineup longer than Microsoft's *shiver* was Corel's (I suppose mainly because of Wordperfect Suite for Linux).

    And then recieving a huge bailout from Microsoft....... something's fishy here.

  8. Artists my ass on Up, Up, Down, Down: Part Three · · Score: 1
    Gamers are the new artists, visionaries, and story-tellers of our time,.......

    Come on, does this mean that every person that goes to the movie theatre is a Hollywood Director?

  9. Re:Money, Money, Money on Spammer Pleads Guilty · · Score: 1
    p()rn. It's spelled p()rn.

    I should have figured it out using your wage, that would have been much more funny.

  10. Money, Money, Money on Spammer Pleads Guilty · · Score: 1
    Ed Greenberg, owner of Market Vision, said his losses amounted to about $18,000

    My ISP was unavailable last year for approx 437 hours, and by Ed's calculations, I figure I'm out approx. 1.3 billion dollars.

    Does anyone know the name of a good lawyer so I can sue the bastards??

  11. Re:Er... on The Most Powerful Mouse in the World · · Score: 1

    and no ps/2 connection. Nice.

  12. That fancy mouse...... on The Most Powerful Mouse in the World · · Score: 1
    .....which has been thrown off a five-story building, submerged for hours, run-over by an 18-wheel truck, beaten with a hammer, used as a hockey puck, thrown across a room and stepped on countless times.

    If I bought a user this "mouse" and he/she did that to it, they could also expect to get the world's largest kick in the ass.

    It's even theft-proof. Even the pentagon is considering using it.

    Those are called, wait for it, bolts you morons.

    At $279, it isn't cheap -- and it sure isn't an ergonomic wonder, but it might be your ticket if you do your computing strapped to the underside of a Mac truck."
    If only it had 3 mouse buttons!

    Yeah, but who expects a three hundred dollar mouse to posess all the bells and whistles?

  13. The worlds largest penguin..... on Shell and the World's largest Linux Supercomputer · · Score: 1

    jacked up on Java. *shudder*

  14. oh, this is perfect on Bringing The Internet To Borneo -- By Sea · · Score: 3
    Three Sarawak manufacturers have submitted blueprints for the craft whose maiden voyage is scheduled for June 2001.
    a three hour tour, a three hour tour.

    This just in......... US authorities reported sometime after midnight on June 28th, a highly distructive virus was unleashed on the world. These same people believe the virus dubbed 'the love boat' originated somewhere within the state of Sarawak, possibly near the Rajang River
    "We can't get an excact position of the transmissions, it almost appears to be moving away from us.", explains chief investigator Ronald Chatten, "We're optimistic that the perpetrators will eventually slip up, and when they do we'll sink they're ship, metophorically speaking of course".

  15. i can't wait on Sony Pursues New Digital Display Technology · · Score: 1
    The possible applications of this new technology is mind boggling. Small, high definition palm pilots, thin T.V.s hanging from a hook on the wall, minitors with footprints inches in depth. The list could go on and on.

    But three to five years is too long to wait.

    Should I hold off on that Vega home theatre?? It's a tough call.

  16. Good timing on IBM Itanium Based Systems and Linux · · Score: 1
    1. read article
    2. place order
    3. goto previous article
  17. Quality Checks on Quality Control In Computer Companies · · Score: 2
    We have had dealing with many bad vendors, they seem to be the greatest thing since sliced bread at the start of the experience but soon fall way short of your expectations. It's easy for these companies to feel comfortable with a company and thus not give them the attention they need after a period of time.

    One hint to technicians and system admins; get regular quotes from a variety of vendors. This will keep them extremely honest and on the ball. If not, your soon at their mercy. You might experience shoddy assembly (I recieved and order for 12 complete systems, all without video cards) or non existant support or both.

    Just today we took posession of a server and raid array, which we ordered and waited a few extra days to have the disks installed, and it came without disks installed. Now this vendor has to send a person out to install them. It's not that we can't but because we paid and expected them to be installed.

    Most of all problems can be avoided

  18. didn't read, didn't watch on Dune Scores Huge Ratings · · Score: 1

    I didn't read the books and haven't tuned in for the series, yet. Can anyone give me the gist of the story, (history) of the story?

  19. big mac on Users Hack Aqua to Make It More Usable · · Score: 1

    I can see the people at Apple freaking. How could they do this with our OS? Too bad.

    If I don't like the way it performs and I can change it, I will. I paid for the 'upgrade', so live with it.

    It will be interesting to see how the public reacts to people succeeding in modification.

  20. visualizations on Up, Up, Down, Down: Part Two · · Score: 2

    It's hard not to visualize the typical gamer's image when reading this story and even easier, I assume for an adult. This is the type of stereotype that the gaming community has to erase.

    Why is it so hard to get rid of the image of the fat kid playing Pokemon or the 'freak' playing D&D? Because these are the images that we are given by the media. We are not given accurate images. The accurate images are the ones that show a huge variety of people taking an active part in gaming.

  21. analysts on Red Hat Closes SF, Office, Lays Off Staff · · Score: 1
    To be fair, the article also quotes an analyst who points out that Red Hat "has $320 million in cash on hand, that it consistently meets quarterly revenue expectations, and that its gross margins are improving."

    Please, analysts can twist words to make anything seem under or overvalued.

    If this is the case, why doesn't this analyst buy all of the $6.00 stock he/she can get their hands on?

  22. not free... on Open Networking · · Score: 1
    but it is still a cool idea. I mean think of it this way, you truely get out of it what you put in. If you really want to be part of a growing infastructure, you have to assemble your own piece of it.

    If you don't you don't have to.

    It's a little risky but what a learning experience and if it doesn't work, you could always listen to the sound of your neighbour's microwave popcorn popping.

  23. whew! on U.S. Supreme Court Issues Election Ruling · · Score: 1
    It's about time, I've been counting the minutes until the the ruling....

    One...two....four...wait....one...seven......... .. crap

  24. why?? on Net Faces 10 -Year Olympic Shutout · · Score: 1

    Dear IOC,

    This move makes perfect sense.

    Why would we want to have access to muliple events at the same time, and possibly from the perpective of our home country. You would only be giving us too many choices.

    Instead they are doing the right thing, forcing everyone to watch the same network. The network that has paid the most for the coverage, and we will watch what they choose to cover. You can rest assured that we will enjoy it too. After all, why would you want to expand your market?

    Thank-you for sparing us the agony of making up our own minds. We will continue to trust that your commitee know whats best for everyone.

    Keep up the good work.

    Your humble servants,
    The people

  25. intelligent life.... on Testing For Life On Mars · · Score: 1
    We're getting short on intelligent life down here. Hell, I say go to Pluto if you have to, just bring some back.

    But only the hot ones.