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  1. Gentlemen, start your engines on Five Linux Companies Buy Software Patents · · Score: 3, Informative

    Okay, so the way to get modded up for comments to this post, is to pick a +5 comment from the following post, then give it a slightly different spin to account for the 23 hours passed since then:

    http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/10/ 1321238&tid=136&tid=233&tid=106

    I guess it's not a complete dupe... the linked article for this post is different.

  2. Save this one for your next party on Rubik's Cube World Championships · · Score: 2, Funny

    For those folks who are interested in dressing up all nerdy, you could try making your own functional Rubik's Cube Costume. It appears to only have one axis of rotation, but I'm sure someone could work a way to get the other axis rotation working as well.

  3. Re:Sounds impossible on Apple Files Patent for "Tamper-Resistant Code" · · Score: 1

    Well, if you're using grog, then you just need an infinite supply of cups.

    [Apologies for those people who wanted to struggle on with how to complete Monkey Island]

  4. Re:One other thing on Gavin Carter Discusses Elder Scrolls · · Score: 1

    Minimum system requirements:
    386/25 MHZ, DOS 5.0, 4MB RAM, 25MB HD Space, VGA graphics card, Mouse, Soundcard (Ensoniq, Aria, Roland, SoundBlaster, Ultrasound).


    Looks more like DOS than Windows to me. DOSBox may eventually (as in DNF eventually) have [decent] Windows support, but it's not there yet.

  5. Re:I use a lot of OSS on doze on No Respect for Windows Open Source · · Score: 1

    99.9999999% of people

    Hey, careful what you say there. That proprtion of people is around two orders of magnitude less than one individual in the entire human population (admittedly, 99.999999...9% is a bit worse).

    I'm a person who has, on occasion, edited their modules.conf (Okay... recently it was actually a few files in /etc/modutils, which were automatically chucked into modules.conf). I'm not sure if it was completely necessary, but some things did seem to work better after I did it.

  6. Aggressively pushing? on Red Hat Wants Xen In Linux Kernel · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "My goal is to get this done in the most collaborative way possible with anyone in the community who wants to participate," Stevens said, adding that Red Hat is committed to putting on this project enough of its staff who have the technical knowledge necessary to get the work done.

    Perhaps it's only me, but this doesn't sound aggressive; this sounds friendly and cooperative.

  7. Oh the horrors on Vista To Get Symlinks? · · Score: 1, Funny

    No, it's not April 1st, it's halloween. Microsoft are trying to scare us all away from using Windows.

  8. Re:Try and stop it... it's so unfortunate. on No Porn for You, iPod · · Score: 1

    soul destroying legal sh**

    You do realise you can say 'shit' here? Slashdot is unlikely to censor posts that contain words like shit unless they are completely pointless posts otherwise.

  9. Re:Cleaner? on Canon's Fuel Cell May Drive Portable Gear · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh, don't worry, we'll get there with banning DHMO. A few years ago the Green Party in New Zealand decided that starting a campaign to ban DHMO would be a good idea.

    Yes... this really happened.

    For those interested in this very nasty chemical, I suggest you visit http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html

  10. Reverse psychology on Tux Can Even Milk Cows! · · Score: 1

    You fight like a dairy farmer!

  11. Identity problem on FDA Approves First Brain Stem Cell Transplant · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "I'm sure there is no threat to anyone's identity," said Arthur Caplan, director of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Bioethics. "But we are starting down that road."

    Is this guy suggesting that you could change a person's identity by injecting stem cells into their brain? It brings the idea of brainwashing to a whole new level.

  12. Re:400W? on New Xeon CPU Hot and Underpowered · · Score: 2, Funny



    All it needs is to be powered by gasoline, and it'll be sold quicker than a 6th generation iPod.

  13. Technological advancement on Commission Suggests UK Should End Astronaut Ban · · Score: 5, Funny

    But if the UK ends up inventing things related to space flight, then all they'll have to research after that will be the following:

    Future Tech 1
    Future Tech 2
    Future Tech 3 ...

  14. eBay must have lots of experience with this on EBay Acquiring VeriSign Processing for $370 Million · · Score: 4, Funny

    eBay you say?

    I wonder how many bidders there were in the auction...

    CLOSING SOON! Payment processing division of an ENORMOUS leading software company.

    Current Bid: US $30,000 (Reserve not met)

    Buy It Now price: US $370,000,000
    Condition: very good condition
    Item Location: Mountain View, CA 94043
    Ships to: USA only
    Shipping costs: ChUS $39.00 - US Postal Service Priority Mail (within United States)

    Please check out my other divisions at http://www.verisign.com/verisign-inc/index.html

  15. Re:Benefit of the doubt on Stem Cells Restore Feeling In Paraplegic · · Score: 1

    So the bible would be enough of a proof then?

  16. Watch a game in action on ICFP 2005 Programming Contest Results · · Score: 3, Informative

    Here is a graphical simulation of a game that was played. The red guy is the robber, and the blue guys are the cops. There's a key available if you want a better idea of what's going on.

  17. Jeeesus. What a mind job on C-SPAN Interviews Wikipedia Founder · · Score: 2, Informative

    Okay, so I've read the article, and learnt a few things about the personal life of Jimmy Wales that I didn't know before. Okay, I admit it. I knew nothing about him. When I started reading the article, I looked at the text and wondered why it hadn't been cleaned up a bit before publication. After a bit more reading, I thought of a reason — it's damn long.

    So, to save you the trouble, here's a brief summary of what happens in the article:
    1. Description of some part of Wikipedia
    2. Examples, emphasising the community nature of things
    3. A sidebar into some small part of Jimmy Wales' Life
    4. Go back to step 1... many times

  18. Strategically placed links on China Sets New Rules On Internet News · · Score: 1

    ...new regulations on Internet news content which ban the spreading of any news with content that is against...

    I read this as "...new regulations on Internet news content which ban the spreading of any news with content — that is against national security and public interest."

    It is an interesting phrase to surround with a link. Does this mean it's okay to place news articles that have absolutely no content at all?

  19. Yeth Mathter on Lightning Fusion And Other Hot News · · Score: 1

    Igor, I think I'll create a human. No... a mechanical being, powered by a mini fusion reactor. All I need is some way to start the fusion process going, then the reaction should be self sustaining. But how am I going to do it...?

    Igor, ready the lightning conductor. I hear a thunderstorm.

  20. Witty comments with submission on OpenOffice 1.1.5 Released · · Score: 3, Funny

    What happened to the in-depth analysis from the poster. "X has been released, download it here" seems a bit empty to me.

    I was expecting something like the following:

    Although version 1.1.5 is a bit less of a jump than the upcoming 2.0, there have been a few impressive improvements. None of which I'm sure of, but not knowing those guys who work on the product, I'm sure it'll be great. I'm thinking of downloading this update in a couple of weeks, so what suggestions do you have for software to support this massive leap into the unknown?

  21. Re:Etiquette on Space Elevator Gets FAA Clearance · · Score: 1

    And if that kid pushes all the floor buttons all the way up again, I'll strangle the little shit.

    And then you'll have a strangled little shit to keep you company all the way up to the top (stopping on every floor).

  22. SeaMonkey 1.0? What an odd name on SeaMonkey 1.0 Alpha released · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I would have preferred something like 2.0, because I've always associated SeaMonkey with the Mozilla Application Suite (which was up to 1.7.11, last time I checked). From a brief glance at the project page, it looks like it has similar functionality to that suite ("all-in-one internet application suite").

  23. Re:I think SpaceX must be compensating for somethi on SpaceX Announces Bigger Rocket · · Score: 1

    Perhaps an inability to get it up?

    That's why they've signed up Bigelow Aerospace

  24. A long time ago... on Tatooine-like Planet Discovered · · Score: 4, Funny

    I guess the galaxy isn't so far away after all

  25. Quote from sneakers on Vein Patterns to Verify Identity · · Score: 1

    On the topic of ambient temperature...

    Mother: Oh, yeah. We can wrap you in a full-body suit of neoprene, heat-resistant rubber. Or we can raise the temperature in Cosmo's office to 98.6 degrees - which is probably what we'll have to do, because the neoprene would suffocate you. Either way, you've got a top speed of two inches per second. Any faster than that-
    [alarm beeps]
    Mother: and, uh, big guys with guns. But you'll probably do fine.

    That wouldn't really help much on getting you access though - More likely to send the big guys out wondering why their palm scanner can't find anyone's veins.