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  1. 60% of women play games????? on Gamers Aren't (Always) Geeks · · Score: 1

    WOW! 60% of women surveyed play games? I would give my left nut, well, probably not, but would really really like to meet a girl (women actually) that loves to play Counter-Strike. I would fall in love then.

  2. Re:If any /.'ers get less than 7 right... on Public Confused by Tech Lingo · · Score: 1

    I say we take them out back and show them what for.

  3. Worship the talking box on Public Confused by Tech Lingo · · Score: 1

    If we don't tell people what all this techno-stuff is then they might think it is magic and start to hoist us geeks on thier shoulders as if we were Priests. We could get people to workship the talking magical box and we would tell them what to do. Hmmm.... this might have some potential.

  4. "aus" on Harry Potter in German, not Czech · · Score: 1

    Some people are saying that an English to Germanic transaction would not be too difficult, but try to translate "aus" and you will be thrown for a loop. There is not direct translation for "aus", but a social translation is available. As in all languages, you cannot do direct word for word, but the societal linguistical equivalent.

  5. Examples and the future (Thought Control) on Gesture Control for Automotive Peripherals · · Score: 1

    What about the movie, "The Minority Report"??? This sounds like what we are coming to. In the movie John Anderton uses a pair of gloves, which cover the three fingers (middle, index, and thumb) that each have a light emitter at the end. With the have of his hand(s) in multiple configurations he can control an entire system.

    But, what if we skip the buttons, gestures, voice control, and whatnot, and head straight to oblivian and work on thought control. Thought Control (TC) is in its infancy , but once we get there, there is no end to what we can control, from the television (even if we can still call it that) to our cars as we drive (even if the cars even need us to direct them by then, which should be controlled by a central system that handles traffic and does away with traffic jams and congestion).

    Another development is pupil control. Some sort of system monitors the pupil and takes action based on what the user is looking at. We already have that (military helicopters and the disabled) and will soon push the barrier for person computers.

    I say we stand back and wait to see what the future holds, it's going to be a crazy ride.

  6. Friends don't let friends... on Open Source Project Management Lessons · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Friends don't let friends make lame posts.

    This is your brain,
    This is your brain doing lame posts.

    Only you can prevent lame posts.

    Give a lame post a change.

    Where are the WLPs (Weapons of Lame Posts)?

    There are no lames posts here. All the lame posts are being killed as I speak now. Praise Allah that we will roast the bellies of the lame posts.

  7. Re:Dupe on eBay Provides No Privacy For Sellers · · Score: 1

    Are you and I the only ones that realize that this discussion is a dupe???

  8. Disable Window pop-ups in Linux? on Mozilla 1.4 Released · · Score: 1

    I know how to disable window, aka ad, popups under Windows/XP, but that option seems to have disappeared under the Linux version. Does anyone know where I can find it?

  9. Re:Paging Dr. Evil... on Windows Tech Writer Looks at Linux · · Score: 1

    How about the couple on MadTV that does the "literally" skit. They say: That play "literally" made my eyes start to melt into a puddle.

    Now that "literally" made me laugh.

  10. Re:Hmm on Pioneer To Release TiVo/DVD Burner Combo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Mod the parent up!

  11. Re:Apple's New Prodcut. on Small Footprint Computers · · Score: 1

    You don't know how close you really are.

    Take a look at this device that you do put in your mouth. It will let you see with your mouth, or sense other things like G-forces when you fly and put this thing in your mouth.

  12. Re:F*ck the police on Getting Law Enforcement Action for a Large-Scale Hack? · · Score: 1

    I say we hire the Double Dragons.

  13. Funny on UK Govt Warned: Don't Buy GPL · · Score: 1

    Yeah, you made me laugh at myself. Very good. See me response below to see what I'm building.

  14. Re:BULLSHIT! on UK Govt Warned: Don't Buy GPL · · Score: 1

    Actually it is a jewelry application to keep track of inventory, jobs, sales, account recieveables, and more.

  15. BULLSHIT! on UK Govt Warned: Don't Buy GPL · · Score: 1, Troll

    This is BULLSHIT! This is just going to make me more determined to make my GPL application better than commercial and stuff it in thier face and and say, in a Nelson mocking attitued, "HA ha!".

  16. Another good Mormon responds on Sen Hatch Would Like To Destroy Filetraders' PCs · · Score: 1

    As a Mormon I don't always agree with some of the most stupid things Hatch has to say, and this is by far the most stupidest thing out of his Pie-Hole. Now, trying to calm down, Orin Hatch is just doing what any good corrupted politician does: Doing the bidding of his Overlords's, the corporations. Now matter how "clean" these politicans may be, including Hatch, I'm sure there is something we can blowup of his that has broken the law.

    And, BTW, who the heck (notice I didn't say hell) would want to download his music, "America Rocks", off of Kazza. Did anyone see that report on CNN this morning with some soundclips?

  17. Re:A good Mormon responds on Sen Hatch Would Like To Destroy Filetraders' PCs · · Score: 1

    The Word of Wisdom is a guidline to keep your body healthy. I might not be a practicing Mormon anymore, but you better believe me that I still don't drink, smoke, or drink caffine. I prefer Sprite. Although I do have a affinity for Root Beer every once in a while.

  18. Snoopy Snow Cone Machine on Making Ice Cream With Liquid Nitrogen · · Score: 1

    How could I get LN2 working on a Snoopy Snow Cone Machine so I don't have to keep cranking forever to crush the damn ice and huring my hands. It was a bitch to turn that thing when the ice chunks got stuck while everyone was standing around waiting for that thimble of a snow cone to cool us off in 100 degree F weather. F*CK YOU SNOOPY!

    BTW, the Snoopy Snow Cone Machine was being used to make weapons of mass destruction.

  19. So, what should I focus on then? on Microsoft Backs Down on Windows 2000 EULA · · Score: 1

    If we should get away from Windows towards anything away from this Black Hole, what should I concentrate my skills on? Linux? Should I learn C/C++? How about GTK or QT?

  20. Naquadria on Lockheed Martin to Build Nuclear Powered Spacecraft · · Score: 1

    I think it is hight time that we discovered Naquadria and developed a stable chain-reaction whereas we could conduct space travel. The power produced should create rip in sub-space to permit sub-space travel in the X-303.

  21. End of Oil for plastics on Corn-Based Plastic · · Score: 1

    Could this be the end of oil for plastics? I know we, the US, uses A LOT of oil for everyday plastics. If we have a homegrown solution to our dependence, then that is one more nail in the coffin for oil. COME ON ALTERNATIVE TO OIL!!!

  22. Re:Oh God. on One-Thumb Keyboard · · Score: 1

    Reminds me of last night's episode of Futurama where Fry asks 'What if life were more like a video game' and is trying to defeat the Space Invaders. They single space ship (in the original game pixelated graphics) lands and Donkey Kong, and other's descend from the stair landing with one alien saying "All Your Base Belong To Us". I died laughing while everyone around me just didn't get it!!!!

  23. Re:Oh God. on One-Thumb Keyboard · · Score: 1

    Do the borg at least some equipped with KY Jelly?

  24. What the hell is Zionism? on Matrix Gets Egyptian Ban For Explicit Religion · · Score: 2, Funny

    Okay, I hear Zion [ism | ist] everwhere in The Matrix and everyday news. So, WTF is it? Is it an idea or place? Why the f*ck are the Muslims all against it? Why the f*ck should they care? Why do we, the U.S., not care if everybody else cares?

  25. ColdFusion beats PHP and Pearl on PHP Cookbook · · Score: 1

    I've got something WAY better than PHP, ASP, OR Pearl... ColdFusion (CF)!!! Yeah, yeah, it actually costs some $$$, but back when I was using version 1 or 1.5 is was very very cheap, around $300-$400 USD. Now it's in the 1 or 2 thousand USD range. But, the point is CF can do way more than any of the above is way less time. You can use any data type in any varaiable in any way and NOT have to cast the data type, use a integer in a string or vise-versa. Also, you don't have do declare a database connection every time, just do an entry in it's configuration using its administrative tools and you can just use the connection alias every where and even use multiple connection aliases in the same template and not worry about crossovers. CF also has open source add-ons to expand it's functionality. CF also works natively with Dreamweaver, Flash, and the new Flass connector. CF works on Solarix, Linux, & Windows. You name it, and it can be done with ColdFusion with less code in less time. No more C/C++ syntax. You can create your custome functions and even use it's cousing, CF Scripting. BTW, CF works great with Javascript. All the things you like about PHP is here, but better.

    Go to www.Macromedia.com and take a look at the HUGE documentation and books. Large website use ColdFusion, even my bank, Bank Of America. VMWare uses CF also.

    I cannot say enough good things about ColdFusion.

    Forgot also, works with XML, SOAP, Corba, redeveloped in native Java so you can also create in JSP and it will work. Ummm, add-ons to create PDFs, built-in scheduler, built-in search engine for indexing and searching for online documents, session and client management. There are just too many things for me to list off of the top of my head.