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  1. Interesting story about the judge. on Judge Rules That I Own Slashdot · · Score: 5, Informative

    From soundpolitics.com

    A King County District Court judge and Federal Way resident named named Judith Eiler, who in 2003 taught a seminar to Washington state administrative lawyers in "ethical fitness" will now be taking ethics and sensitivity training at her own expense. This last part according to an article in the Tacoma News Tribune.

            A longtime South King County judge was reprimanded Friday by a state commission for a pattern of "rude, impatient and undignified treatment" of self-represented litigants.

            Judge Judith Eiler works in the south division of King County District Court, which includes Federal Way, Kent and Enumclaw. The division is based in Kent. She served in the now-closed Federal Way division from 1992 through 2002.

            The state Commission on Judicial Conduct said Eiler's treatment of those who represented themselves included "inappropriately interrupting them, addressing them in an angry or condescending or demeaning tone of voice, and threatening to rule against them if they interrupted or annoyed her."

            Eiler agreed her conduct violated the Judicial Code of Conduct. The commission ordered her to take ethics and sensitivity training at her own expense.

    The online brochure for the "ethical fitness" professional seminar she gave in Tacoma in May, 2003 (second link from top) notes - rather interestingly - that the credits for that portion of the program were "pending." Coinky-dink, I'm sure.

  2. Re:Epic Disaster on Windows Vista SP1 Hands-On Details · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hey now. If we can get enough people focusing on just the bolt, and get them all excited about it - well, they'll just forget about the rest of the tanker.

  3. Yes, but... on Windows Vista SP1 Hands-On Details · · Score: 4, Funny

    will it allow me to do things like run applications and operate a computer now? :)

  4. In all seriousness... on The Official Ubuntu Book · · Score: 1

    I can't tell you how many epiphanies I've had while on the can reading an O'Reilly book.

    But not in all seriousness...
    Someone come up with a punch line for that one.

  5. MOD PARENT UP on Congressman Tells Comcast, Hands Off BitTorrent · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This isn't flamebait, dumbasses.

  6. Interesting PDF file on their site on Law Firm Claims Copyright on View of HTML Source · · Score: 1
  7. This just in from Microsoft... on Law Firm Claims Copyright on View of HTML Source · · Score: 1

    Ballmer announces that IE8 will have the View Page Source capabilities removed from the browser so as to accommodate others' I.P..

    Microsoft has also submitted the idea for a patent.

  8. Sue me! on Law Firm Claims Copyright on View of HTML Source · · Score: 1

    I just read the intellectual property in your post.

  9. Have fun with those log files. on Law Firm Claims Copyright on View of HTML Source · · Score: 1

    I'm sure there are some records in there now.

  10. To the tune of Knights of the Round Table on Format Standards Committee "Grinds To a Halt" · · Score: 4, Funny

    A la Monty Python...

    We're Members of the IMSSO,
    We bash Bill when ere we're able,
    We hate his bloat and legal scenes
    And File Allocation Table.
    We dine well here in Slashdot,
    We eat grits and chips and bawls a lot.
    We're Members of the IMSSO,
    Our Vista hatred is formidable,
    But many times, we're given rhymes
    That are quite unsingable.
    We're burning time in Slashdot,
    We laugh at flying chairs
    a looooooot.
    In flame wars we're tough and able,
    Quite indefatigable,
    Between our WoW raids and tinfoil hats,
    and mockery of what they call "stable".
    Most of us know here at Slashdot,
    Microsoft really sucks a lot!

  11. Not really that simple in Vista... on Vista Runs Out of Memory While Copying Files · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's not a simple operation. Think about how a file copy works within Vista:

    1. The file is opened.
    2. The file is scanned for viruses.
    3. The file is scanned for adware.
    4. The file is scanned for DRM violations.
    5. The user is asked if they're really sure they want to copy the file.
    6. The user is asked again if they're sure they want to copy it.
    7. The OS makes a judgement on how long it will take to copy so it can update the pretty stats in the gui.
    8. Lots of flashy graphics and widgets are loaded to show you a pretty animation while you wait.
    9. The file is copied.
    10. The destination file is verified that it is intact.
    11. The destination file is scanned for viruses.
    12. The destination file is scanned for adware.
    13. The destination file is scanned for DRM violations.
    14. The file is successfully copied.

    Hell - I'm surprised their OS can even handle copying 1,600 files, let alone 16,000.

  12. I like all the new DRM features. on Vista Runs Out of Memory While Copying Files · · Score: 1

    I'd choose Vista over faster, cheaper and more stable systems because it helps fight piracy. :)

  13. Look it up in the book. on Google Vows to Increase Gmail Limit · · Score: 1

    It's personality trait #4b in "End Users: A Guide to Understanding Immense Stupidity".

  14. Re:Windows 2000 is the WORLDS MOST SECURE OS... on Consumer Group Demands XP for Vista Victims · · Score: 1

    Man, I can barely remember my last 5,000 passwords - let alone my last 30,000.

  15. The new linux tagline on Freeware FPS Alien Arena 2007 Reviewed · · Score: 5, Funny

    Linux: Allowing geeks to afford herb since '91

  16. Re:A small preview on Chinese Internet Censorship Operation Revealed · · Score: 1

    Were you smoking crack out of an apple again?

  17. Re:A small preview on Chinese Internet Censorship Operation Revealed · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Not stitching lips yet.

    www.google.com http://www.aclu.org/freespeech/
    http://www.chiprowe.com/articles/free-speech-quiz.html
    etc
    etc

  18. A small preview on Chinese Internet Censorship Operation Revealed · · Score: 4, Insightful

    of the future of America.

  19. I wouldn't trade my init for the world on Get Speed-Booting with an Open BIOS · · Score: 1

    I dunno - sometimes it's relaxing to watch a linux kernel boot. Kind of like watching fish in an aquarium.

  20. So basically on With OES 2.0, Novell Moves NetWare To Linux · · Score: 1

    Netware 6.5 can run virtualized, and the nlms are also ported to linux. So you can run 6.5 in Zen for your Netware, or just run some NetWare services right on top of OES.

  21. Re: bells and whistles on Mandriva Linux 2008 Now Available · · Score: 1

    Laughing my ass off when VLAD from Australia released the first w32 PE virus, only months after Bill Gates said Windows 95 executables can't be infected.

  22. I hope this isn't the same as RC1 on Mandriva Linux 2008 Now Available · · Score: 3, Interesting

    RC1 was out what... maybe 1 month ago? I tried it and after countless bugs, widgets/controls that didn't work, and other annoying nuisances that I didn't feel like fixing - I dropped it. I was surprised to see a final version released so soon.

  23. I stopped reading TFA on Torvalds On Pluggable Security Models · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The moment I saw the word "scheduler".

    Damn I'm sick of scheduler FUD. It makes its way into every single linux conversation now, now matter how unrelated.

  24. Re:Oh no! on Excel 2007 Multiplication Bug · · Score: 1

    65535 is common in computing because it's the highest number which can be represented by an unsigned 16 bit binary.

    Ohhhhhhhhh... so THAT's why I can never get my super top secret web server to run on port 75,000.

    Next you'll be telling me that the sky is blue.

  25. Oh no! on Excel 2007 Multiplication Bug · · Score: 0, Troll

    This is the most devastating bug in years. Heaven have mercy on us all.