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  1. I can't imagine it's that great on The Typo Millionaires · · Score: 1

    When one is trying to accomplish a task, ending up at the wrong site is a distraction, not necessarily a hot, sweaty tangent.

    Just because someone ends up on a porn site doesn't necessarily mean that they'll instantly stop what they're doing and start beating off.

    I imagine we would have read about this behavior in business journals by now if it were the case.

  2. Re:What is it of which you speak? on KLOSS KL-I915A - SFF With An Edge · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You're one up on me. I got hung up on "Shuttle have."

  3. Re:one man even drove 400 miles to use the technol on Fingerprints Replace Credit Cards in Seattle · · Score: 1

    Maybe after I finish waiting in line for the next Star Wars film.

  4. Re:Two words... on Top 10 Apple Flops · · Score: 1

    it wasn't like it was marketed heavily as some big, new thing

    Actually, it was. Huge store displays, lots of press. The box even said "Introducing Hard-working, Easy-going Software Everyone Will Use."

    Even if it wasn't marketed heavily, that's still pretty ominous.

  5. Re:Massachusettes isn't a state. on Microsoft Office Formats Not Really Being Opened · · Score: 1

    Don't forget the Providence Plantations! (The official name of Rhode Island is "The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.")

  6. Re:Mice on Why Apple Makes a One-Button Mouse · · Score: 1

    Luckily, I don't have to use it that often... save for those projects that unfortunately require the Mac version of Quark Express.

    That's QuarkXPress, assfuck.

    Jesus, you can't even troll well.

  7. Re:Nicotine patch for batteries? on Nanotech Brings Battery Life Extender for Mobiles · · Score: 1

    Fuck, if this really works then I'm going to stick on of these to my forehead. Should boost my brain and result better performance with my projects.

    It works for the Indian guy who got my job.

  8. Re:mmmm on Colocate Your Mac mini · · Score: 1

    Me too.

    Then, when I realized that I was wrong, I thought Why not? You could hollow out one of those 20-pound Ghirardelli chocolate bars they sell at Trader Joe's for $20 with a dremel tool and put the guts of a Mac mini in there.

    But that would be wrong.

  9. Re:I rue the day... on Using The Web For Linguistic Research · · Score: 1

    when I see something like "lol" or "rofl", it translates in my head to more of an idea than an actual sound

    Unfortunately, the idea conveyed is "I'm a fucking idiot."

  10. Re:To Mr. Sim on Creative Gunning For the iPod · · Score: 1

    And while you're at it, give your products better names. No heterosexual non-hippie ever wants to say "Muvo" or "Zen" out loud. This hurts sales.

    "What's that in your pocket?"
    "It's, uh, just some cheap-shit MP3 player."

  11. Re:Smart Folders on Looking Ahead to Tiger, Powerbook G5s · · Score: 1

    Folder actions were available on the Mac before OS X, and they're already in OS X now. The only difference is that in Tiger they work with Spotlight.

  12. Re:Specs question - Games on iPod Shuffle, Mac Mini, iLife '05, iWork · · Score: 1

    32MB of VRAM is the minimum listed at worldofwarcraft, but I haven't seen it first-hand to tell you. Maybe you could get a look at an Apple store.

  13. Re:Specs question - Games on iPod Shuffle, Mac Mini, iLife '05, iWork · · Score: 1

    Yes, it will play WOW, but you'll want at least 512MB of RAM.

    Yes, you can connect it to the same router.

  14. Re:Mac Mini and Tiger? on iPod Shuffle, Mac Mini, iLife '05, iWork · · Score: 1

    Furthermore, if you hold out buying a Mac mini until Tiger is released, Tiger will be included.

  15. Re:Sweet! on IBM Opens Their Patent Portfolio to Open Source · · Score: 1
    Open source today is like bell bottoms in 1950. It wasn't cool just yet.


    Bell bottoms were never cool.
  16. Re:Played with it in 1988.. on U.S. Army Research Lab Opens BRL-CAD Source · · Score: 1

    So he was a big fan of Revenge of the Nerds, then?

  17. Re:Without the management blah on Intel Researchers Build Laser on Chip · · Score: 1

    Yes, yes. Nanobots with frickin' lasers on their heads.

  18. Re:OK, I looked it up on Interview With Mac Co-Creator Andy Hertzfeld · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If you look at inflation, $350 in 1984 would be $616.63 in 2003.

  19. Re:the main problem i had with google on Desktop Search Engines Compared · · Score: 1

    If you copy your music into iTunes, it will sort everything into directories based on the ID3 tags. If you change something in iTunes, it will automatically adjust file and directory names to reflect your changes.

    Even if you only use iTunes for that, it's worth it.

  20. Re:Seriously guys on Reinventing the Wheel · · Score: 1

    When was the last time anyone of you had a flat tire?

    1999. Before that, 1997 and 1990.

    Perhaps a better question would be "How much time do you spend kneeling on the ground with a tire pressure gauge making sure that your tires are inflated properly?"

    I check my tires every other week. Not fun when there's snow or it's been raining.

  21. Re:Here's a newsflash for all you dipshit MBAs on How Craigslist Costs Newspapers Money · · Score: 1

    As I've stated before, it wasn't an iPod. It was a PDA in my pants pocket.

    My apologies; I didn't see your followup.

    But hey, maybe you can get the guy for sexual assault if you phrase it carefully: "I just grabbed for the bulge in my pants and then kept hitting me. Oh, God, it was awful. Please, officer, put him behind bars. Make him have to register as a sex offender."

  22. Re:Here's a newsflash for all you dipshit MBAs on How Craigslist Costs Newspapers Money · · Score: 1

    The first rule of being street-smart is realizing that carrying a weapon merely puts a weapon into play.

    No, the first rule of being street smart is not to wear your iPod when pumping gas. Not only are you advertising that you have an expensive item, but that your attention is not focused solely on your surroundings.

  23. Re:SCO on 2004 Year-End Google Zeitgeist · · Score: 1

    This confirms my theory that people are fascinated with stupidity in all it's forms.

    Would this be the part where someone points out that the correct word is "its," not "it's?"

  24. Re:The Law of Thermodynamics on New Advances Bring Fusion Closer to Reality · · Score: 1

    When we fuse together the hydrogen, the helium formed is more stable and highly energetic.

    Wait a minute...helium!? Oh no, everyone in the world will have squeaky voices! Think of the chiilllllldren! Protest now!

  25. Re:Once again, why needless use of Javascript is B on New Vulnerability Affects All Browsers · · Score: 1

    Exactly what justification do you have for thinking I still need to view your entry tunnel?

    Five billion porn sites can't be wrong?