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  1. never trust the Russians on Russia To Help NATO Build Anti-Missile Network · · Score: 0

    never

  2. Re:This is a surprise? on Lawsuit Shows Dell Hid Extent of Computer Flaws · · Score: 2, Insightful

    i get the analogy, but dude, get a throwaway phone - lots cheaper and no contract... hope your dad is OK, btw

  3. Re:Should apply to anyone using Twitter on A Single Re-Tweet Lands Chinese Woman in Labor Camp · · Score: 1

    OMG! the Moose! i plumb forgot about him!

  4. Re:Be Patient on Where Do I Go Now That Oracle Owns OpenOffice.org? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    correct... i found this on my 10.5.8 system

  5. Re:Be Patient on Where Do I Go Now That Oracle Owns OpenOffice.org? · · Score: 5, Informative

    LibreOffice is unstable on OS X... crashes regularly under 10.5.8

  6. Re:Be Patient on Where Do I Go Now That Oracle Owns OpenOffice.org? · · Score: 1

    your comment is *vastly* underrated

  7. Re:Real advantage over SSL? on Facebook Introduces One-Time Passwords · · Score: 2, Interesting

    won't matter if you use a throwaway phone - all my phones are $4.88 from Dollar General or the local FYE

  8. Re:They have a headstart on The Encryption Pioneer Who Was Written Out of History · · Score: 1

    have our neighbors to the North decided on whether or not Français is the language?

  9. and around we come, back to ... on Jaguar's Hybrid Jet-Powered Concept Car · · Score: 1

    a Chrysler!

  10. this is a BFD on OpenOffice.org Declares Independence From Oracle, Becomes LibreOffice · · Score: 1

    from someone who has tracked and used this office suite since its 3.0 Staroffice days, i have to say, that i am very happy about libreoffice!

  11. Re:Simple answer on China Embargos Rare Earth Exports To Japan · · Score: 1

    the Japanese have an embargo on good wasabi - the rest of us mere mortals have to get by with lesser quality radish

  12. Re:Not a Reuters story on Former Military Personnel Claim Aliens Are Monitoring Our Nukes · · Score: 2, Insightful

    saying there is ethics in Journalism is like saying there is virtue among whores

  13. UAVs are not normally used to 'blow people up' on Remote Operated Aircraft Targets Hurricanes · · Score: 0, Troll

    fucktard! they are used for surveillance, firefighting, search and rescue and humanitarian missions besides sending ragheads to Allah!

  14. TOO MUCH! Tracfone is CHEAPER! on Wal-Mart To Launch Unlimited Wireless Family Plan · · Score: 1

    ridiculous! i can go the local Dollar Store or FYE and get a Tracfone for $4.88 and service for less than $7 a month using a $19 card! BS!

  15. never trust Russians on Microsoft To Issue Blanket License To NGOs · · Score: 1

    ever!

  16. the only smartphone for me... on Microsoft Holds iPhone Funeral Event · · Score: 1

    is one that costs less than $5 with $6 per-month service...

  17. Re:Production cost on India's $35 7-Inch Android Tablet To Hit In January · · Score: 1

    don't know how phones can get much cheaper... 'round these parts, throwaway terrorist phones go for $4.88 in the dollar store or FYE

  18. howabout about.com? on Integrating Wikipedia With a Local Intranet Wiki · · Score: 1

    they were pretty good at page-hijacking, IIRC :-)

    seriously though, perhaps i mis-read the question? are you looking for automated tools to do the hyper-links?

  19. Re:eeebuntu on Which Distro For an Eee PC? · · Score: 1

    eeebuntu is quite good on my 900 and 1000 - no problems with suspend, desktop easily customized (i used eeebuntu Standard 2.0)...

    i get a 55-second boot time via SDHC from my 16gb Adata card - and i'll keep the OEM Xandros for giggles (for now)...

    but with a replaceable hard drive at less than US$25, who's complaining?

  20. could someone at Apple fix the OS X Python mess? on Python 3.0 Released · · Score: 1

    please, please, please!

  21. i nominate Slashdot - for the TIn Foil Hat Award! on Nominations Open For "Most Likely to be Shut Down By Government" · · Score: 1

    sheesh! the 'corporate overlords' are what, 20-year-olds?

  22. Re:Wrong Wrong Wrong on FCC Pitches Free, Bowdlerized Wireless Internet Access · · Score: 1

    and 27MHz...

  23. Re:Wrong Wrong Wrong on FCC Pitches Free, Bowdlerized Wireless Internet Access · · Score: 1

    break break...

    the 11-meter crowd is on 26MHz, not 25MHz...

    s/CB band/free banders/

    73!

  24. There Can Only Be One on To Whom Should I Donate? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    GNU

    donate (time || money || expertise) here:

    http://www.gnu.org/help/help.html

  25. the movie Brazil - Ahead of its time? on US Firms Read Employee E-mail On a Massive Scale · · Score: 2, Insightful

    reading the posts here definitely reminds me of numerous scenes from the 1985 movie, Brazil...