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  1. Re:And this matters to me how? on Appeals Court OKs FTC's Do-Not-Call List · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Look, everyone's happy that you don't have a landline, but you don't have to act like you're a god because you only have a cell phone. If you're suggesting that everyone should follow your lead and use a cell phone as their primary line, then you're an idiot. Not everyone would see that as a convience; some people don't get cell phone service at their houses, some people need more than one line, and some people like having two separate lines. On the other hand, if you're merely trying to show off that you use spam filters (HOLY SHIT!) and a cell phone to thwart telemarketers, then fantastic. But that's barely interesting.

  2. New layout (slightly OT) on Google's Bigger Index · · Score: 0

    This is slightly offtopic, but is anyone seeing a slimmer Google? The blue tabs are missing on the front page, and the search result pages are slightly different. I only see it when I use Firefox, IE and Firebird still show the old layout. Anyone else seeing this?

  3. Googled, blogged, etc. on Navy Jet eBayed - Some Assembly Required? · · Score: 1

    I'm okay with "googled" and "blogged" being accepted as verbs (and slashdotted, of course) but "eBayed"? Come on, what's next? Amazoned? SCOed? (I don't know.) IMDb'ed?

  4. Re:The review by John Rechy on Amazon.com Pierces Reviewer Anonymity · · Score: 4, Informative

    Didn't the story say that he was a reader from Chicago? If so, THIS is the review:

    A reader's feast, October 19, 2003
    Reviewer: A reader from Chicago, IL
    This book is moving, hilarious, sad, laugh-aloud funny, touching, and very, very sexy--a feast. The characters are all memorable, Lyle the cowboy who never rode a horse; his Miss America mom--and the minor characters! A finicky female porn entrepreneur and her detested husband and their nasty director, Za-Z La Grande; a "poster" woman whose image is all over the city, "the sexy chicano." The names of the minor characters will knock you over--real names only slightly disguised. Also "Mr. Fielding," an eccentric gambler and the corrupt evangelists, who are vile and at the same time hilarious. Lyle, like Tom Jones, is in and out of unique situations--accidentally in a magician's show, at the playboy mansion "saving" Miss Universe," confronting an exploiter of Star Maps sellers, teenagers--(...) There are poigant moments, with Sister Matilda, gospel singer, and Clarita, the Mexican housekeeper. The song Amazing Grace recurs, and the ending is unforgettable, starting with an Academy Awards ceremony you won't forget.


    And yes, funny joke there, but Amazon probably doesn't let you rate your own reviews (I could be wrong, though.)

  5. Re:how about knoppix recovery/security cdroms? on Specialized Knoppixes for Fun and Profit · · Score: 2, Informative

    Try Knoppix-STD. I haven't really tried everything on it, but it's supposed to be very good for doing security vurinabilities.

  6. Re:No. on Google Cancels Spring IPO · · Score: 1

    I agree with everything you said except Hotmail, which is probably the most used free e-mail servce.

  7. Re:Can you give me just 4 nuggets? on Wireless Keyboard w/o a Wireless Mouse? · · Score: 1

    Take two of the nuggets, and shove them up your ass! I'm watching my figure.

  8. Re:QuickTime VR on A First Look At Meridiani Planum · · Score: 1

    Try using Linux instead.

  9. Fisheye lens on A First Look At Meridiani Planum · · Score: 1

    Can anyone explain to me why all the pictures look like they're taking through a fisheye lens? Why couldn't they have used a better camera?

  10. Re:This Does Not Mean Google Is Becoming A Portal on Google Eyes New Email Service, Expansion · · Score: 1

    I bet he would prefer that. But that's not what you see when you go to the domain's main page, and that page looks "heavily inspired" by someone else...

  11. Re:Operation Martian Freedom on USA To Return To Moon By 2015, Then Mars · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This was funny until "Neptunians arrive at Earth and kick some Dubya butt," when it became a mix between a troll and the ramblings of a 10 year old boy whose parents told him that "Dubya is bad."

  12. Re:did Carmine Caridi sign? on Oscar Screener Leak Traced · · Score: 1

    If they didn't sign, they probably weren't sent the tape.

  13. Re:Kenny Roger's Chicken on Apartment Lit Solely by LEDs · · Score: 1, Informative

    First of all, you Nazi pig, it was going into Kramer's apartment, not Jerry's. Second, he didn't even want the sign taken down, because his friend was working there. Flame on, asshole!

  14. Re:What Debt to Society? on Adrian Lamo Pleads Guilty · · Score: 1

    Yeah, except you have to REPLACE THE DOOR! What do you have to do with a computer system? Fix the vurinabilities with a patch? I think the fact that he didn't do any physical damage deserves some looking into.

  15. Re:iPod killer... where have I heard that before? on iRiver Announces 40G Player & Previews 2004 Line · · Score: 3, Funny

    And by next month, you'll have enough to get more than 3 times the space!

  16. Re:Vantec fan controllers on AMD Aircooling Round-Up of 2003 · · Score: 1

    Where is a good place to get that stuff cheap?

  17. Re:What? No Research before Buying? on The Hidden Costs of Bargain Electronics · · Score: 1

    Sorry. Should've used preview.

    Not to mention, someone trying to get to a store as soon as possible in order to get the cheapest player possible probably wouldn't have time to do research.

  18. Re:What? No Research before Buying? on The Hidden Costs of Bargain Electronics · · Score: 1

    I don't understand what you are trying to prove. He wasn't reviewing DVD players to see if they were good or not; he was explaining the behind-the-scenes aspect of these "Cheap-O" DVD players. Not to mention, someone trying to get to a store as soon as possible in order to get the cheapest player possible.

    Or he could have looked at the box.

  19. Re:What about another famous scream... on History of a Famous Star Wars Scream · · Score: 1

    I was thinking of that one too! I think that scream was used in the "Ahh! Real Monsters" show on Nickelodeon. If anyone else remembers that, tell me, because I distinctly remember telling my friends it sounds like that.

  20. Unfortunately, on San Francisco's Got Free Wi-Fi · · Score: 1

    When using a WiFi connection, you are only connected to one base station, rather than multiple cell towers. So maybe you could find a radius of the area the person could possibly be in, but not an exactly location.

  21. What do you call someone from Vega? on Dusty Disc May Mean Other Earths · · Score: 0, Redundant

    A Vegan?

  22. Re:Hobbit on Peter Jackson Hints At The Hobbit · · Score: 1

    Excellent idea. We should have the same actor (Wood, not Woods) who plays Frodo in the Lord of the Rings series to play Bilbo in the Hobbit, directed by the same director. Not to mention Elijah Wood is getting older, while this story features a younger character. Where in the world did you get this idea?

  23. Centrino? on Intel Putting Wi-Fi into Future Chipsets · · Score: 1

    Excuse me, but I thought this is what Centrino was. Can someone explain this to me?

  24. Eating breakfast at 2:30am? on ISS Fender Bender · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This brings me to wonder... what time system and time zone (if any) do the astronauts use?

  25. Re:Let's take it to the next step. on L.A. County Bans Use Of "Master/Slave" Term · · Score: 1

    Le is used as an indirect object pronoun.