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  1. Re:Urban Myth! on Can Cell Phones Ignite Gasoline Vapors? · · Score: 1

    Actually small quantities of gasoline are far more flammable. Gasoline in it's liquid state is not flammable it is the vapors that actually catch fire. Don't believe me try this some time, fill a bucket with gas (make sure you are in a well ventilated area like outdoors. no wait just be outdoors) Throw a lit match in the bucket. If the gasoline vapor is dispersed enough the match will hit the liquid and go out. Then let the bucket sit for awhile and toss in another lit match... Whoosh instant fireball. A full tank of gasoline is less likely to explode then one close to empty as the volume is filled with liquid instead of vapor.

    But what do I know I just fought fires in enclosed spaces for 4 or 5 years.

  2. Re:STOP SPREADING FUD! LINUX IS NO LONGER HARD on Microsoft Blames Anti-trust Legal Fees for Price Increases · · Score: 1

    Hey, I never said linux was easy.

    I was just trying to help you with your problem. There is no way in hell I am going to setup a linux box for any other member in my family to use. It's just not ready for that.

  3. Re:STOP SPREADING FUD! LINUX IS NO LONGER HARD on Microsoft Blames Anti-trust Legal Fees for Price Increases · · Score: 1

    Why are you trying to boot into X before you have your drivers installed. Boot to a command line since your video card is not an issue without X runnin. Then you can install the ATI drivers and attempt to configure

  4. Re:Liability on Sasser Author Under Arrest, Say German Police · · Score: 1

    No It is burgalry only if you actually take something. Otherwise it is either trespassing or breaking and entering but this is getting way off topic.

    But what the hell karma be damned.

  5. Price Fixing? on Record Labels Push for iTunes Price Hike · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't this be considered price fixing. "Any agreement between competitors regarding price is considered price fixing and is illegal in many countries. "

    And since the members of RIAA can only be considered competitors to each other, they are demanding, through their industry association, that Apple raise the price of mp3's to a specified rate, I believe that falls under the domain of illegal price fixing.

    Any slashdot lawyers out there willing to comment?

    Since when did the music industry get the authority to manipulate the market the way it does. They have been found guilty of this before yet they refuse to learn their lesson. I guess the fines were not high enough.

  6. Re:Why all the features? on Linux Smartphones On The Rise · · Score: 1

    Tell me you don't have that round one (6), Or the necklace thing (8). But the others are quite nice.

  7. Re:this just in - on Diamond Age Approaching? · · Score: 1

    Hey...
    I have a lot of pretty friends.

    Of course, ummm, none of them will, eh, sleep with me.

  8. Re:Well Consider on Military Develops Liquid Body Armor · · Score: 1

    I am sorry, no disrespect to any of the fallen, but going to fight a war does not make you a hero, It's what you do there that makes that distinction. The act of doing your duty makes youa soldier. Going above and beyond the call of duty is what spereates the heroes from the soldiers.

  9. Re:Another 6 months, another CD longevity article on The Myth Of The 100-Year CD-Rom · · Score: 1

    No I just posted the comment with the active link not the parent comments.

  10. Re:Another 6 months, another CD longevity article on The Myth Of The 100-Year CD-Rom · · Score: 2, Informative

    Ever heard of google

    For the google impaired

    BTW it was the first link when I searched for CD eating fungus.

  11. Re:Official loser on BayStar Cashes Out of SCO Stock · · Score: 1

    On a sadder note. Look who else is in that list
    NFLX -6.27 -%16.94 change.

    Starting renting more movies people.

    Off-Topic I know but I had to say it

  12. Re:brain damaged ?!? on The Joy of Random Shuffle · · Score: 1

    Umm No.
    There are many albums out there that really do have a specific order. The songs may be layed out in a way that they tell a story.

    Actually there are MANY albums where this is the case.
    Take most opera,
    Many classical albums,
    almost all musicals,
    A few rock albums.

    I don't agree with the brain damaged statement but to say that temporal order is only used within a song is flat out wrong.

  13. Re:Park Bench??? on Take Me Home, I'm Drunk · · Score: 1

    I'm always in bed with something really scary looking. The good nights are when someone else is there with me.

  14. Re:Well then on Is the Universe Shaped Like a Funnel? · · Score: 1

    Well ya got me there.

    I claim suspension of disbelief.

  15. Re:Well then on Is the Universe Shaped Like a Funnel? · · Score: 1

    If he's your favorite you could at least spell his name right.

    Jean-Luc Picard,
    And yeah he's French

  16. Re:Cable is a Bargain on A La Carte Cable TV Channels? · · Score: 1

    Over the air TV. I remember the days before cable was so pervasive.

    Radio.

    I am sure I could come up with a few more but the FCC might not like me talking about them

  17. Re:That's the point. on Sony Develops 25 GB Paper Disc · · Score: 1

    Ummm what about the DVD-18 format.
    DVD-18

  18. Re:That's the point. on Sony Develops 25 GB Paper Disc · · Score: 1

    Ummm You're right its BIGGER. a dual side dual layer DVD will only hold (correct me if I am wrong) approx. 17 GB. So yeah I think it is easy to say this will hold any movie currently out there.

  19. Re:What about DA?! on Sci Fi Confirms Forthcoming Farscape Miniseries · · Score: 1

    You obviously never watched the 2nd season. There is a reason the show ended.

  20. Re:"island internet" on Mobile Wifi Backpack · · Score: 1

    I believe it's WLAN for Wireless network, WAN is a Wide Area Network. I suppose this could eventually be considered a MAN but the women involved might get a little upset.

  21. Re:It's a no-brainer. on Extradition of Warez Suspect Blocked · · Score: 1

    Well it really is obvious (though rarely followed), he should be court-martialed and be sent to Leavenworth for the rest of his natural life.

  22. Re:Dear Mr. Ashcroft on Kahle vs Ashcroft: Copyright Battle Continues · · Score: 2, Insightful

    And if I don't want to join his prayer group? Do you really believe there would be no repercussions? I tend to believe you would go no further in his administration. It would be hard if not impossible to prove but I bet you would sit and watch the promotions pass you by.

  23. Cruise Missles on Pop Up Ads in Space · · Score: 1

    Ahh time to stock up on a variety of cruise missles and ICBM's, that way I can take em down faster then they put them up.

  24. I am very surprised no mentioned this - on Can Software Kill? · · Score: 1

    http://courses.cs.vt.edu/~cs3604/lib/Therac_25/The rac_1.html. I find it funny that the article talks only about the Panamanian's when this happened in Canada and the States.

  25. Re:This bears watching on Your Future Car's Hood Will Be Welded Shut · · Score: 1

    Again how does the DMCA come to be involved. I saw that they had an EULA but that does not automatically involve the DMCA. As the DMCA is only for digital "innovations".

    Even after googling this I could find no mentioni of the DMCA involved with that, What that is about is shrinkwrap licenses.

    Try not to cry DMCA when it is not involved.