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  1. Re:He's on TV! on The Traveling Salesman Problem Meets Starbucks · · Score: 3, Funny

    Gotta love that Headline News. Ever since the merger they avoid any type of real news like the plague.

    Oh shit - the plague is back?!?

  2. Yes, but not with an iPod on Use an iPod Mini to Broadcast Pirate Radio · · Score: 1

    Ever want to silence the urban assault vehicle beside you at the stop light, pounding out gangster angst at orthodontia-rattling volumes?

    Indeed, but my secret fantasy involves a directional EMP.

    But instead I just sit back and cherish the thought that in 20 years they'll be deaf as snake.

  3. Re:Sounds like... on Free Certificate Authority Unveiled by Aussies · · Score: 1

    I know it's not non-profit, but Thawte does provide personal certificates for free.

    They do and they're actually pretty useful. However, they do expire after only one year which is pretty annoying for people who have gone through the trouble of getting their mail client to send you encrypted mail.

  4. Didn't I see this on a test somewhere? on Delta Air Invests $25 Million in RFID for Luggage · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Slashdot is to RFID as Greenpeace is to:
    A) Puppies
    B) Trombones
    C) Nuclear power generation
    D) Trees

    Let's get this straight people - RFID tags are not the devil. They are a technology with the potential to be VERY useful. Do we really have to see EVERY story about EVERY use of RFID tags in the world? Why don't you guys hold off until someone, somewhere actually does something Orwellian with the technology before you spurt the hackneyed, luddite, anti-RFID propaganda?

    Oh and just because you disagree doesn't mean I'm trolling. Fuck, that concept is tired too. Where's my coffee?

  5. Re:Toys for the rich on ViewSonic VP2290b Super High-Res Monitor · · Score: 4, Funny

    After a year on a 23" CRT I can't imagine downgrading to anything less; a friend of mine uses two of them!

    Guys, I wouldn't recommend doing that. Look what it's done to
    his friend.

  6. Re:To whom should we address our letters? on Boucher's Anti-DMCA Bill Gets High Profile Allies · · Score: 1

    Type up a letter and mail it everyone listed as a Representative at house.gov in your state

    And remember - most politicians cannot read l337sp34k.

  7. Re:Speeds? on Seagate Rolls Out 400 GB SATA Drives · · Score: 1

    Now 20k or 30k rpm? *that* would make me drool.

    Would that be from the platter shrapnel that gets lodged in your brain when it self-destructs?

  8. Uh oh... on EU To Counter Echelon With Quantum Cryptography? · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Whitehouse just issued a press release stating that, "Quantum Mechanics is now officially part of the Axis of Evil".

  9. Re:Wanted: Missing Conclusion on P-P-P-PowerBook for a S-S-S-Scammer... · · Score: 1

    No kidding. A couple hundred posts praising how hilarious the story is and there isn't even a freakin' ending.

  10. Prior art? on Apple Files Patent for Translucent Windows · · Score: 0

    You want prior art? Just look my sig...

  11. Re:Sound quality is in the speakers on 2nd Multi-Format 128kbps Public Listening Test · · Score: 1

    I'm am so glad I am not cursed with aural snobbery. What an expensive disease.

  12. Re:AMD on Intel to Dump Pentium 4 in Favor of Pentium M · · Score: 0

    Was the subject of your post "AMD (Score:5, Funny)" or did somebody really find that funny?

  13. Not anymore... on Worms Jack Up the Total Cost of Windows · · Score: 2, Informative

    Not anymore...
    http://www.internetnews.com/article.php/3317211

    (It's a link to the story about Microsoft including antivirus software in Windows XP Service Pack 2.)

  14. Re:Loopholes on X Prize Competition Gets New Sponsor, Amended Name · · Score: 1

    Ah, but what about three mice each named "person"?

  15. Re:Codenamed:Project Sundance on Will Novell Adopt The LTSP Project? · · Score: 1

    Oh and where were you sitting in the room, I have a feeling I know who you are.

    Stand up and yell, "I'm right here, Rick". I think we work in the same office.

  16. Re:WTF, you call this "news"? on Infected PCs for Rent · · Score: 1

    (Posted AC because I'm paranoid.)

    You shouldn't be, lots of people use EFNET.

  17. Re:meh Gentoo on Gentoo Linux Musings · · Score: 1

    It means you've been using shitty software too long.

  18. Ready for production? on Gentoo Linux Announces Gentoo Linux 2004.1 · · Score: 1

    I've used Gentoo briefly as a workstation OS, but one thing I've wondered is how stable is it?

    Is anyone using Gentoo in a server farm in a production environment? That's always been one of the strengths of Debian's stable release. You can run your servers for years at a time and never have an update break ANYTHING. Has Gentoo reached this level of stability yet or is it more of a bleeding edge kind of distro?

  19. Personal Ads on AutoZone Responds To SCO · · Score: 4, Funny

    it seems to me (IANAL) that they should get to wait.

    Is it just me, or does IANAL sound like a code in the personal ads?

  20. Re:In other news... on Social Contract Amendment May Bump Sarge To 2005 · · Score: 1

    Debian has decided to change the codename of the next release to GNU/Longhorn.

    I thought it was going to be Debian GNUkem Forever.

  21. Re:Offer from BS on Daniel Robbins Resigns As Chief Gentoo Architect · · Score: 5, Funny

    A trailer home in Kentucky can be had for $1000, and a diet of ground beef, flour, spices and vegetables can sustain a family for less than $5000 a year.

    Your ideas intrigue me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

  22. Re:I have a projector on Video Projector for Home Theater? · · Score: 1

    You can't watch a movie and do something with your hands

    Well, with the kinds of movies I watch, what's the point?

  23. Re:Better, but far from perfect... on From the Higgs Boson Particle to Leadbelly · · Score: 1, Funny

    Actually, the new version gives me a low scale headache from the constant flutter.

    You sound like you're fun to hang out with.

  24. Re:MS seems to be doing a lot of this lately... on Free Optimizing C++ Compiler from Microsoft · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry, but MCSEs have a bad name because they deserve it. It's a worthless certification from Microsoft bestowed upon anyone with two brain cells to bash together.

    I never held it against anyone, but after seeing just how clueless some of the MCSE-holders were about IT I learned to completely disregard it on a job application.

  25. Re:So much for SCO's defense on Injunction to Enforce GPL · · Score: 3, Funny

    (and yes, IAAL)

    Where the hell have you been? People have been looking for you around here for years.