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  1. Re:i prefer on Wikipedia Used for Artificial Intelligence · · Score: 1

    or could you say they need to hear a few high caliber sermons by the Quartet of James, John, Horace Smith and Daniel B Wesson?

    Thus saith the Load STFU and get off my internet!

  2. Re:96 years old? on Father of Instant Ramen Passes Away · · Score: 1

    the local Food Lion has either marchun or the other brand for $0.09 a brick with VIC card almost costantly

  3. Re:Save some time and money on How to get a Refund on Your Unwanted Windows · · Score: 1

    ship a LiveROM disc that runs the standard test suite (maybe during boot check to see that it is in fact running on a "Dell WVS series") heck you could tape a flashkey to the internal USB slot and have it boot in third place ie (boot from HDs > ROMDrives > Flash Key) and have a message on screen that says

    " Warning Your Dell has failed to boot Please call 1-800-BTW-RTFM and when you reach an operator tell them Error code(s) BHDBAD WII "

  4. Re:Imagine if this malnfunctioned on the freeway on Toyota Creating In-Vehicle Alcohol Detection System · · Score: 1

    and besides i wish it was legal to push somebody that is obviously in the 09 stage of the game all the way to the 30-40 range
    (yes im saying after the fifth beer the barkeep should start putting a couple or three of shots of pure eth in the beer)
    1 tequila
    2 tequila
    FLOOR !!
    (by the time they wake up the should be more or less sober)

  5. Cool idea?? on Toyota Creating In-Vehicle Alcohol Detection System · · Score: 1

    i would like to see a "data bar" along the bottom of the rear window
    possible messages
    HAND
    Volunteer firefighter responding to fire @ #location
    Medic responding to emergency
    DRIVER IMPAIRED PLEASE INTERCEPT
    IDIOT DRIVER IM SORRY
    IT support responding to down server

  6. Re:But isn't Net Neutrality... on Net Neutrality to Win Big on Capitol Hill? · · Score: 1

    no net neutrality is very simple
    somethign gets stuck in the tubes and then goes to whereever from who cares
    the only reason to care is
    1 something is seriously illegal (Kiddie porn terrorist plots mafiaa messages)
    2 something hits a break in the tubes and gets sprayed all over the highways

    I pay to have $ervice routed at a certain speed and i have paper that says certain speed is garenteed = good
    My ISP charges provider to route #content/service = Evil Bad and Wrong (starting with the fact they would be double and triple charging
    think of it this way you pay taxes to pay for roads how would you like it if you got tagged with a bill to drive on the roads to get to work (above your tax bill)

  7. Re:TO our european friends on Flying To the US? Pay In Cash · · Score: 1

    heck all it would take is a geek with a rigged laptop to hit [crtl]+[alt]+[meta]+! and then he just sets the laptop by the Bulkhead (wing seat) and Boom we have an aircraft with a "comprimised airframe" aka missing a wing.

  8. Re:Check out MPAA's wrongdoing! on HD DVD's AACS Protection Bypassed · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    sorry folks about the OT but pArdon me sir but

    RadioShacks listing is a bit off base
    1 Its not RSs fault that the OEM for the cleaners changed the formula without permission (but yes it is RSs responsibility to fix the problem) oh and btw RS has had a few recalls
    2 EVERYTHING in the Riverside Campus is driven by E-Mail and "the List" was known for quite some time (and talked about and memoed about and ...)
    3 i will give you the third

  9. Re:Sounds pretty slow. on Technology Vs. E.coli Outbreaks · · Score: 1

    actually no since the DNA has chunks that can be read (think source code type fingerprints structure of modules type of indenting choice of variable names)

  10. Re:Why? on Moving Small Organizations from Windows to Linux? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What is the dollar value of "avoiding vendor lock-in"?

    i don't know it depends on what %Nextversion of the app will cost you ie
    Oh The new version has some many %shiny features that we have to charge 12X to upgrade but we will charge you only 10X if you upgrade NOW (and in ?months oh Old version is no longer supported and your upgrade window has closed so you will now have to pay 20X and purchase a legacy migration tool at $$$$ per seat)

  11. Re:How much is that in square furlongs? on Giant Ice Shelf Snaps · · Score: 1

    if it helps thats assumes an average 35 meter thickness about 2.5 kilotons (given 66 kilometers in size and 1 kilogram per cubic meter)

  12. Re:Vista is a fantastic piece of ... on Vista Security The 'Longest Suicide Note in History'? · · Score: 1

    Have you heard about a program called LinDVD (from the makers of WinDVD)? Linspire and mandriva 2007 (PP) both have copies.

    (oh and DeCSS is in fact legal in a few countries IANAL IIRC)

  13. if you want to read LSNiH then just read the EULA on Vista Security The 'Longest Suicide Note in History'? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal/useterms/defa ult.aspx
    this is a microsoft hosted page that you can pull up any EULA you want (MS products only of course)

    Microsoft requires the right to DISABLE YOUR COMPUTER if it fails a validation check (WGA BOFH style anyone?)

  14. Re:You missed the last part. on America's Worst Christmas Parties · · Score: 1

    a dirt little secret when i actually get to do a restaurant trip i want a few things

    1 my food correctly on time
    2 my glass never gets empty (soda)
    3 the bill is presented to me on time
    4 the bits and bobs are quick (if i need napkins why should i need to ask for them??)

    break that and i tip 25 cents otherwise i tip heavy (karma balancing for the folks)

    I actually had one guy track me down at work and demand to know why i insulted him with a 25 cent tip

  15. i have one word for you on The Physics of Santa · · Score: 1

    TARDIS it would seem logical that the Lord of the North would share some bits of the whole TimeLord thing so

    1 the riendeer are in fact alien (heck shiny red nose!! )
    2 the presents are inside the tardis (or are being made in the tardis
    3 he does a stop time thing to do it all in one night

  16. Re:The Best Democracy Money Can Buy on Sony BMG Settles Over CD DRM · · Score: 1

    umm $175 would be just enough to pay some GeekSquad member to do a nuke and reload (kiss your data BuhBye)

  17. Re:a better idea on WarGames Sequel Now Filming · · Score: 1

    Mr Boll was unavailible due to massive BFT from a 20 pound mallet swung by a Polar Bear? (see the-whiteboard.com for details)

  18. Re:Bananas on Evidence That Good Moods Prevent Colds · · Score: 1

    just do us a favor don't try this in a zoo

  19. easy way to do this on Questions for Entry Level PC Techs? · · Score: 1

    get one of your senior techs (the ones that have BOFH status) and pair them up

    send them out on a few problem calls

    1 when you hit the first fatality terminate both techs
    2 if the BOFH is hung over the next day givem a pass
    3 if the newbie is hung over dump him
    4 if a customer lands up dead oops (dump the newbie)

  20. Re:Bad Outcome. on Give an Internet Freedom Disk · · Score: 1

    actually a high percentage of pedos don't like to use "the other organ" with their targets (gets in the way of the "play") (hint some pedos CAN'T / DON'T HAVE TOO)

  21. Re:Bleh, the end of the blog is a party pooper on Give an Internet Freedom Disk · · Score: 2, Informative

    yick im going to waive my mod points to post this little gem ftp://terabyteunlimited.com/burncdcc.zip
    1 its freeware
    2 all it does is burn isos
    3 if you can't figure it out sell your computer
    4 if you manage to make a coaster your drive is defective (or your box is "compromised")

  22. Re:Also, A DVD player without DVD is not a product on HP's Windows Bundle Trouble · · Score: 1

    easy way to solve this "problem"
    somewhere in the buying process you have an option

    1 Windows XP Home restore package (+$99.99)
    2 Windows XP Pro restore package (+$99.99)
    3 I will provide Windows OS /HP driver kit (+00.00)
    4 No OS needed

  23. Re:Yes, it's dead/dying, but it has future potenti on New Animated Star Trek In The Works · · Score: 1

    id like to see a series where the captain of the ship is a total babe (think 7 of 9 with gold implants {the stuff over her eye and the one hand you perv!!}) where the ship runs partially on Song (one crew member, say the only WASP "needs" to be tone deaf) of course my idea of a BattleStar would have 8 subships each named for a different octave.

    1 octave shows up its trouble
    2 is not fun
    4 is the Oh H*** moment
    8 is the run for your life moment (would also mean that the BattleStar himself is about to show up)

  24. Re:What's a "progressive Christian"? on Wal-Mart Asked to Drop Christian Video Game · · Score: 1

    No no no Kosher only is for jewish folks (with some Catholic parts also) so if you follow the Trent > Nicea >Worms line then you can go for it (just bring enough for yours and a few extras)

  25. Re:What's a "progressive Christian"? on Wal-Mart Asked to Drop Christian Video Game · · Score: 1

    easy way to gate around that kind of thing
    you get a minimum amount of "love" for having a pulse everything above that is YOUR problem
    kind of like my "love" for him only exists enough to not send him to Final Justice.