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  1. Re:No thanks. on Microgenerators Coming Soon to Electronics Near You · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yeah, becuase the electricity in your batteries comes from tickling flowers and my laptop is ice cold

  2. Re:It just doesn't add up on Massive Multiplayer Gaming Warehouses On The Way · · Score: 1

    100% utilization of that facility for 2/3rds of the year is extremely agressive.

    It is, but only if they plan to make up all their start up costs in 12 months. I work at a brand new power station. This baby is not going to make back the money spent on it until 2009. Doesn't stop a major corporation from building it though.

  3. How long before we can get an open-source version? on Bill Gates Proclaims End of Passwords · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Depends on how many patents Microsoft have quietly filed on the technology behind it

  4. Tech Preview? on Microsoft To Launch Homegrown Search Engine · · Score: 3, Funny

    No results for my name or a random word. More worryingly no result for "porn". Got a long way to go chaps, $100 million seems a little steep for a input box linked to an error page...

  5. Re:Open Beta is going to be awefully short then! on WoW Street Date Announced · · Score: 1

    Be nice if they let them keep their name and some sort of special "useless" artifact to show for the beta

  6. Re:hrm on Virginia Tech Supercomputer Up To 12.25 Teraflops · · Score: 1, Insightful

    In an object orientated system it should be a case of modelling individual neurons and their interactions, the hard part might come getting these tied into the inputs/outputs

  7. Do you agree? on One Terrible Job: IT Manager · · Score: 1

    just below phone sex operator (No. 1) and ferry cabin cleaner (No. 2). Hmmm. Do you agree?

    No way! I love being a phone sex operator, it's the the cabin cleaners on the phone sex ferries I feel sorry for

  8. I heard... on Who Wrote Linux? · · Score: 1

    ...it was that kid with the blanket from Peanuts

  9. Upside down? on Linux-Powered Auto-Parking Car · · Score: 1

    Why is it upside down? Made me feel ill.

  10. disgruntled employees on John Deere American Farmer - The Game · · Score: 1

    ...and disgruntled employees

    I've had enough of this, I'm going Agricultural on yo' ass!

  11. Re:Visionary guy on Herman Goldstine, ENIAC Developer, Dies at Age 90 · · Score: 2, Informative

    IBM also supplied many armies with the punch-card machines/readers used to keep track of war records. the armies included the US army and the German army.

    Including the legendary Nazi concentration camp punchcard systems

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3832141.stm

  12. Re:origin of war on Mind Scans to Map Decision Making Mechanics · · Score: 0

    now imagine TWO male monkeys who can't look away from the hindquarters of a female in estrus.

    And the origin of pr0n probably...

  13. one, two... on How Microsoft Develops Its Software · · Score: 1

    Damm it! I'm 19 thumbs short.

  14. His Athletic Prowess on Computer Pioneer Bob Bemer Dies · · Score: 1

    No-one seems to have mentioned his long jump record, 8.90 metres (29 feet 2.5 inches) at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.

    http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=14105

    I am of course joking, rest in pei^Hace

  15. Where are the Leather Goddesses? on Phoebe Pictures Released · · Score: 0

    Ohhhhh, Phoebe, thought you said Phobos, my mistake

  16. Re:Civilian application? on Super Maps for the 21st Century · · Score: 1

    "From this data, soldiers can easily find a safe route between two locations without being seen or shot from an enemy in another location."

    I'm no soldier, but I don't like being shot at either, I hope they keep the "safe route" check in the civilian version...

  17. Re:Better in Belgium on UK Anti-Spam Laws Criticised · · Score: 1

    Their address is inspec dot eco at mineco dot fgov dot be

    Good job you didn't include the address in plain text, you wouldn't want them to get the spam before you sent it :)

  18. Re:Pirates 2... on Sid Meier's Pirates! Gets Board Game, Previews · · Score: 3, Informative

    Pirates 2 is a freeware fan-made sequel and as such people are unlikely to own it.

    Home site:

    http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/Stage/7473/pi ra t2pg.htm

    without the space, obviously

  19. Re:How Endurance Crater Got Its Name on Opportunity Rover Arrives at Endurance Crater · · Score: 1

    name other features after the members of Shackleton's crew
    Was Mrs Chippy considered?

  20. Re:Where's the full list? on Commodore 64 To Get 30-In-1 TV Game · · Score: 1

    That whole "Games" series was bad.

    Never! As recently as 3 months ago, in my last job, we used to have regular MAME summer games tournaments between the 3 of us in the office, often 3 or 4 times a day. Tension was created by trying to listen for the boss coming up the stairs. Its the idea game to squeeze in quickly like that.

    By the way, I work contracts, so its not the reason it was my last job :)

  21. Sythtic Life on Synthetic Life In The Lab · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Is this similar to synthetic life?

  22. My go on Real Lives 2004 - Living Other People's Normal Lives? · · Score: 4, Funny

    I got to be Commander Tacho andpost duplicate stories!

    Man that was awesome...

  23. Sarcasm on Futurama: Can it be True!? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow! web based petitions really do work!

  24. Dancing Robots on Humanoid Robot Conducts Beethoven Symphony · · Score: 1

    Anybody else think of the Penny Aracde Dancing Robot?

    http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2003- 11 -03&res=l

    http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2004- 03 -01

  25. Benzedrine & James Bond on DARPA Offers No Food for Thought · · Score: 1

    Benzedrine was James Bond's drug of choice, after a Martini of course. Don't think it made it from the books to the films, kill people left, right and centre, but don't mention drugs :)

    http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/literary/moonraker _e xplore.php3