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  1. Re:The inexplicable geek detector joke on So You Think Physics is Funny? · · Score: 2, Funny

    One of my coworkers wives...

    Must have been a Utah license plate.

  2. Of course it's funny on So You Think Physics is Funny? · · Score: 1

    You can always call up Schuck's/Knecht's/your favorite auto parts store and ask for a flux capacitor for a 1987 Honda Accord.

  3. Re:couple suggestions on Stealth Inflation · · Score: 1

    1. Pass a law that a company is required to pay back a customer 50% of each 'mistaken' billing they make. The % amount is just a suggestion.

    Sounds good on paper, but most likely what it'll do is spawn yet another "billing mistake insurance" industry. The rest is history.

  4. Re:Just look at Ebay.... on Stealth Inflation · · Score: 1

    columbia house is the biggest weenie in this, something like $4-$5 per "free" cd for s/h and when the package arrives, it cost a whopping $4 total to mail..

    and you're also forgetting the $29.95 DVDs that can be bought elsewhere online for $5-$10 occasionally.

  5. Re:This sucks on Stealth Inflation · · Score: 1

    Yeah, UHaul's a wonderful company. It's $19.95, plus milage, plus insurance, plus fuel. An in-town move of roughly 10 miles ended up costing me over $70 recently. By my math, that's over 3x the advertised price.

    Same thing happened to me too. $80 for about 25 miles. So when I moved again, I tried Budget. Only cost me $31 for the same distance.

  6. Re:Cash discounts on Stealth Inflation · · Score: 1

    I don't think it's against the law to charge a fee for accepting credit cards, but I believe it is against the VISA-merchant agreement policy (last I heard). So some establishments requirement a minimum purchase amount before doing a credit card transaction.

  7. Re:Oh yes on Stealth Inflation · · Score: 1

    Could we have been more efficient? Perhaps

    Try high school interns.

  8. Re:I couldn't agree more on President Bush To Call For Return To Moon? · · Score: 1

    Some interesting news:

    Turns out Bush's Baghdad turkey and Baghdad British Airways rendezvous were both completely fabricated by the White House. Washington Post story here

  9. Re:I couldn't agree more on President Bush To Call For Return To Moon? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Some interesting news:

    Turns out Bush's Baghdad turkey and Baghdad British Airways rendezvous were both completely fabricated by the White House. Washington Post story here

  10. Re:Is this the response you're looking for? WRONG on What Has Number Portability Done For You? · · Score: 1

    You don't "make" unemployment, but you still pay taxes on it.

  11. Re:Well go figure. on Could Google Be SCO's Next Big Target? · · Score: 1

    I attended a seminar by one of the Google system architects, and I recall about 5,000 - 8,000 large clusters.

  12. Yes...uh huh on Could Google Be SCO's Next Big Target? · · Score: 5, Funny

    and Google could just "accidentally" link all SCO investor sites to certain websites specializing in goat mating signals.

  13. Depends on what you want on there on How to Set Up a Gift Website? · · Score: 1

    If it's just pictures and text that they'll put on there, any ole LiveJournal or Xanga account would be a good enough substitute of a "web page." Otherwise, why go through all the trouble of securing a domain, server, the works?

  14. Re:No Master/Slave? on L.A. County Bans Use Of "Master/Slave" Term · · Score: 1

    It's not so much being "thin-skinned," but rather for Americans having a dismally small vocabulary.

    One time, on Candid Camera (I think?), they went to a Arkansas Wal-Mart parking lot, and started a petition to "end women's suffrage." They were able to gather close to a thousand signatures by the end of the day ("Sure, I want to end the suffering of women.")

  15. Oh yeah? on Blackout Worse For Internet Than Previously Thought? · · Score: 1, Funny

    They conclude that the Internet is not ready to be critical infrastructure."

    Oh yeah? Boys Scouts like me have their 256 CDs of pr0n and mp3 ready in their trusty CaseLogic. We'll last a week longer than everyone else in the event of a catastrophic blackout.

  16. OH NO!!!! on Debian Project Servers Compromised · · Score: 5, Funny

    Was any code stolen? OH wait...

  17. Can anyone verify... on Microsoft Introduces Competition For Google News · · Score: 1

    Can anyone verify if alt.binaries.warez.microsoft is available?

  18. Re:160 billion... on South Korea Plans National 100 Mbps Network · · Score: 1

    If this was to be done in the US, it can only be done to wire up urban centers (rural areas would not reap large economic benefits from an ethernet connection over, say, a satellite connection anyways)

  19. Total Rekall on Rekall Now Available Under GPL · · Score: 1, Funny

    So now we know that Arnold's governorship is imaginary, because we can audit the source code.

    if (choice == "brunette" && bPowerTrip) { EnableGovernorMod(); } (If you're going to mod this offtopic, this is a sad moviegeek attempt at a obscure reference)

  20. It won't be long... on The Rise of Cyber Bullying · · Score: 1

    until bullies beat our kids up for Paypal passwords.

  21. Re:ahh, to be a teenager on Rules for Teenage Internet Access? · · Score: 1

    This is why ultra-religious/conservative family environments contribute to a higher rate of teenage pregnancy (in the same income bracket, high or low).

  22. Re:Block Yahoo news on Rules for Teenage Internet Access? · · Score: 1

    Dare I say it? Take a closer look...she looks a little...petrified.

  23. Re:Trust them on Rules for Teenage Internet Access? · · Score: 1

    If your kids look at horsefucking and scat play at the age of 15, and think that it is normal expressions of sexuality, you need to do a better job of parenting.

  24. Re:I saw one two weeks ago... on What's the Worst Job Posting You've Seen? · · Score: 1

    Ironically, halfway across the globe in the Arab world, these jobs are also mostly taken by Indian migrant workers.

  25. Re:CAD$38K ASP Programmer on What's the Worst Job Posting You've Seen? · · Score: 4, Funny

    I bet you get used to it. Two summers ago, I did web monkey work for a major university hospital, where I got look at up-close STD patient photos (in ultra high resolution taken with a 5MP camera, no less). After half a week, it wasn't such a big deal anymore. After awhile, if a friend showed up to visit me, I would point to a picture I have on the monitor, and say something like "hey look at those little mushrooms," forgetting about the outside world.