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  1. Re:Faulty soldering on Wireless Hacks for G4 PowerBooks? · · Score: 3, Funny

    the throne is hardly the main attraction. having it on one's lap in the living room during the simpsons so you can check the accuracy of snpp's episode summaries is what god and steve jobs intended.

  2. Re:i'd also note that... on Will Flash Be Taken Off The Shelf? · · Score: 2

    livemotion does not export to svg. that was dropped from livemotion 2. and it exports to the flash file format, not just flash-compatible. macromedia semi-open sourced the file format (swf).

  3. Re:Not a good idea on Will Flash Be Taken Off The Shelf? · · Score: 2

    you fail to differentiate between the flash format and the Flash application. adobe's LiveMotion app exports to the flash file format.

  4. what mystery? on Behind The "Work-At-Home" Street Spam Signs · · Score: 5, Funny

    here in the south bay, the 'make thousands from home' people appear to be paying people to put up thousands of 'lose 30 pounds in 30 days' signs.

    now those are a mystery.

  5. wired article update on Space Wars · · Score: 2

    that wired article was originally in the magazine two months ago, and, at the time, certainly did offer some piece of mind.

    unfortunately, there was an article in wired news this week (also covered in the la times -- can't find wired's) talking about america's losing ground to other nations such as china and india in the satellite advantage rate.

    well, that pax americana sure was fun, eh?

  6. Re:Article Summary... on Star Wars as Pulp Sci-Fi · · Score: 2

    Some people take entertainment way to seriously.

    one of the main points of the article is that mr. lucas falls into that category.

  7. ugh. on How To Profit From Telemarketing · · Score: 2

    um, any way to to block stories from the 'please-kiss-this-man' department? it's not really my lifestyle choice.

  8. Re:Underhanded Purest Evil on A New Low for Web Advertisers: Pop-Up Downloads · · Score: 2

    i'm not sure you know what a 'commie' is.

  9. wow -- wish i'd had this earlier on Google to Offer API · · Score: 2

    it would have made the creation of my random google searcher a bit easier, and faster.

  10. good for this AC on Yahoo Knows Best, Resets Users' Marketing Prefs · · Score: 3, Interesting

    i always wonder if, when an article is submitted by an AC, the person works for the company that is behaving badly. if so, kudos to them for doing what's right.

  11. wow, at long last. on Talk ... Without Speaking · · Score: 2

    cell phones have caught up to deaf people.

  12. the sims new gaming model on The Sims Overtake Myst · · Score: 4, Interesting

    one of the most revolutionary things about the sims is that a second version has not been important for so long -- that they can add more and more to the game with simple expansion packs that are relatively simple to create but hugely profitable.

    it will be interesting to see where this model continues to go -- release a fairly simple but intricate and engaging first version and add to it continuously, for a fee.

  13. what problem? on Epson Treats Mac Users Like Second-Class Citizens? · · Score: 2, Informative

    i have an epson stylus photo 780 and the drivers are readily available at epson.com. they are the only company of all of the peripherals i own with an accurate mac os x info page. not to mention the fact that epson rolls drivers for many of their printers into mac os installs and updates. it seems like a good, simple way to do it.

  14. well, thank god. on China Ahead in Stem-Cell Research · · Score: 0, Redundant

    it's about time that china found a good way to rapidly increase its population.

    and for that matter to, in one stroke, increase their citizen's longevity.

  15. Re:Book Expenses on College Students Are Buying More, Warez-ing Less · · Score: 1
  16. Re:What's the real story here? on Morpheus DOS'd and Moving to Gnutella · · Score: 1

    actually, the word is 'chagrined'.

  17. Re:freedom? on MPAA Wants Copy-Controlled PCs · · Score: 2, Insightful



    if you are an american writing the above, get over yourself. 'I was just having a discussion w/someone last night about how unfree we are.' compared to what? owning your own island in the pacific? the democratic republic of the congo?

    i went through the 'america is imperialistic and big brotherly' in high school too. now i am mature enough to realize that, despite the horrible influence of money on politics, america is as free as you get. can it be freer? sure. anything could be. but bitching and moaning about how you aren't free because you can't copy copyrighted movies is callous and ignorant.

    move to china, liberate it, and then post to slashdot. i'll be more receptive.

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  18. that explains on Ricochet Bounces Back, Cautiously · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ... why it was called ricochet! *rim shot*

    (now the only mystery is those spy ads they had....)

  19. hurrah! on Disinformation.com · · Score: 1

    i always want to make time to hear what high school students think of cheerleaders. our friend marty certainly chose the road less traveled by.

  20. an idea on Will Barry White Songs Help Sharks Get Down? · · Score: 3, Funny

    taco: i think amazon carries barry white cds. hint hint.

  21. scary... on Security Hole In SNMP · · Score: 2, Funny

    the scariest thing about this is that windows ships with snmp off by default, making it (at least at first) immune. what are the odds?

  22. no kidding. on NACI: Gov't of South Africa Pushes Open Source · · Score: 2, Funny

    why do they always have to say "it's been awhile" at the start of these things?

    either publish slashback regularly, or skip saying that. foo.

  23. Re:Nothing horribly new here on Raisethefist.com Raided · · Score: 1

    i was a twinkle in my father's eye.

  24. hacking sites, true, but... on Raisethefist.com Raided · · Score: 1

    it is interesting that, as noted in the newsbytes articles, the scale of the assault was far greater than might have been expected given the 'crimes'. why do you need fbi, police, etc. in such large numbers to take down a cracker?

    i think this raid speaks either to the hold that business has on our (usian) law enforcement agencies or to the fact that he truly was being targetted for his viewpoints as well.

  25. Re:Background Info on ElcomSoft Files For Dismissal Of E-Book Case · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...and welcome to slashdot!