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  1. I don't know why you guys are bitching... on Microsoft Runs Out Of Windows XP Family Licenses · · Score: 1

    ...after all you don't use any Micro$oft OSes, right? I swear, if MS had put out your favorite Linux distibution, you'd complain just because it was a Gates offering.

  2. Might as well label Tasha Yar an idiot also. on Slashback: Crusher, Satellites, Silence · · Score: 1

    She was the one responsible for knowing the laws of any place the crew was welcome for shore leave. She kinda dropped the ball on this one.

  3. Cameo as Will Crusher? on Slashback: Crusher, Satellites, Silence · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I coulda sworn his real name was Wil Wheaton, and cameos were appearances as yourself.

  4. Hello?!? Boot CDs? Boot Zips? on The Death of DOS and BIOS Updates? · · Score: 1

    The vaunted Slashdot group gets stumped by the eventual loss of floppys.

  5. Try living under Taliban/Islamic rule for a while. on What Do You Do When CS Isn't Fun Any More? · · Score: 1

    Then come back. You'll see how good you have it in this country. You're the classic example when foreigners point out how Americans are whiners when they have everything. If school is such a bitch, QUIT!!!! Make room for someone else who wants to better themself.

  6. Back to minuscule workspaces? Why? on The Waning of the Overlapping Window Paradigm? · · Score: 1

    The whole point of having big monitor is to view your work at full screen sizes. I didn't buy a 21" monitor just so I could have 5 documents viewable at the same time and lose my eyesight squinting in the process just to take in the info. My main hobby right now is painting skins for a racing game. When doing the art, I fill up the entire screen, and wish I had double the amount of screen space to work with. What's the pont of having 5 documents open, if you can't read them?

  7. Money, bribes, these always work. on What Should One Do After the Interview? · · Score: 2

    And if needed, digging up some dirt on the interviewer always seems to work like a charm.

  8. Got my syntax all wrong. on ATI Drivers Geared For Quake 3? · · Score: 1

    Meant to write something like:

    void main()
    {
    ...
    class call:
    call = quake3;
    ...
    }

    I guess I see understand more in a few more classes.

  9. I have no idea what the hell you said... on ATI Drivers Geared For Quake 3? · · Score: 1

    ...but I think I have the gist of the scandal down now. From what I understand, when Johnny Fragmaster chooses to play Quake at visual quality 'X', the driver forces the game to play at less that quality X (despite wjat Mr. Fragger specified), therefore putting less a load on the CPU, which naturally allows for better frame rates. If anything, it's the Quake players that suffer, since they expect to play the game at a certain visual resolution, but the driver secretly forces the game to play at a lesser quality simply to boost benchmarks. Anyone see a hole in my general analysis?

  10. But doesn't 'int = Quake3' get changed... on ATI Drivers Geared For Quake 3? · · Score: 1

    ...into machine/assembly at compilation? I can understand 'variables' existing in text type support files like your typical *.ini file and the sort, but if I were to crack open the Quake.exe with an assembly editor, would I expect to find any 'quake' variables in there? I just don't see how this tester could find all 'quake' references without having the source code. Did he get a pirate version of the engine from a Quake licensee? And why would there be 'quake' refernces in the .exe, after all it would have no need to refer to itself, it IS the reference. I guess I'll have to read the story first. I can understand a company coding drivers specifically for a game, but I have a hard time seeing how this guy could find this out.

  11. Character named variables in asemmbly? on ATI Drivers Geared For Quake 3? · · Score: 1

    I've only taken 1 1/2 years of C++ (yes, I know, I know just about nothing about programming), but I could have sworn that a compiled executable was all assembly. All source code (and it's resultant variables) is thrown away upon compilation? Correct me if I'm wrong.

  12. useless bandwith wasting test on Tom's Hardware KVM Roundup · · Score: 1

    lessee

  13. You forgot a 3rd choice... on Mandrake Linux Gamer Edition · · Score: 1

    ..., your own sheer idiocy. Obviously, you paid no heed to the fact about how I observered one camp of Linxers complain about Windows being 'sheep', and the other complains that the 'sheep' will now start using Linux. Then again, when an idiot. always an idiot (just like the parable of the scorpion, the frog, and the river). But you make me laugh heartily, as all fools make me want do. Don't ever change, sweet lad, the world needs people like you to laugh at.

  14. I don't know which is funnier... on Mandrake Linux Gamer Edition · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...the Linux jihad complaining that Windows users can't see the light about Linux, or the other Linux jihad complaining that now all these Windows users will start using Linux!

  15. $120/month for 25K/S? on Wanted - 45 Mile Wireless Broadband? · · Score: 1

    You are joking, right?

  16. Dry pairs, anyone??? on Wanted - 45 Mile Wireless Broadband? · · Score: 1

    It seems to be the obvious choice here.

  17. Ah, Gallium Arsenide chips,... on Gallium Arsenide Semiconductors on the Horizon · · Score: 1

    thw chip of the future. Always have been, always will be, the chip of the future.

  18. Is there any TiVO use who doesn't?? on Tivo Announces Dual Tuner Upgrade · · Score: 0, Redundant

    On the subject of blatantly obvious info.

  19. Because people complain about the size. on A Few Baaaaaad Apples · · Score: 1

    People as it is are bitching about the size of standard laptops, you can imagine the rancor if they were made like this.

  20. You into rim jobs? on Submersible Robot Diesel Recycles Its Exhaust · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So in other words, you like getting your ASSHOLE licked? Since you like a tongue probing the inner circumference of your ASSHOLE, who knows what else you like inserted there?

  21. Old tech, Slashdot, your car right now uses this. on Submersible Robot Diesel Recycles Its Exhaust · · Score: 1

    Ever hear of an EGR valve, otherwise known as Exhaust Gas Recirculation? Any unspent gases get contained in a charcoal filter after being expelled from the cylinder, then they are reintroduced into the intake for use. Nothing new here, this has been in use since the 70s in all cars.

  22. Ground pounders read Slashdot? on Better Sniper Detection · · Score: 1

    I thought I'd never see the day. If we already have an army of one, what are all those other people in the Army in there for?

  23. Nothing like the smell of feet... on How Do You Fight A Dress Code? · · Score: 1

    ...when you enter a room with a sandal wearer.

  24. What a nice made up ESPN "story". on When Aviaks Attack · · Score: 1

    1. EverQuest would never be mistaken for D&D, sorry. 2. Dwarven Paladins? Sorry, only Humans and Half-Elves qualify for this character class.

  25. No, bad rules should be changed. on 13-Year-Old Suspended For Hacking Commits Suicide · · Score: 1

    If you don't like a rule, start getting active about changing it. Instead of going about BREAKING the law, start getting people to go along with your idea. And what constitutes a 'bad' rule. What you consider 'bad' I may consider good. And vice versa.