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  1. Re:Jimmy Carter? on Barack Obama Wins the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize · · Score: 1

    He's history's greatest monster!

  2. Re:Running out of cats? on Apple To Ship Mac OS X Snow Leopard On August 28 · · Score: 1

    I'm personally waiting for OS X Def Leppard. Pour some GUI sugar on me!

  3. Re:Does anyone else on Mercury Contamination Vs. Energy-Efficient Lightbulbs · · Score: 5, Informative
  4. Re:Bygone era on NASA Learns Anew From the Apollo Program · · Score: 1

    and just was amazed at HOW MANY STARS there actually are visible to the naked eye

    I'm amazed at how few stars are visible, even under perfect conditions. Most people will guess "millions".

    from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_eye :

    "Theoretically, at up to +6m the human eye would see about 2,500 stars in the clear sky but, in practice, the atmospheric extinction and dust reduce the number to 1500 to 2000"

    -CB

  5. Re:w00t! on Verified: Record-breaking Pitfall! Run · · Score: 5, Funny

    So is your math teacher.

  6. Re:Water on The Soda Situation - Succulent Drinks w/o the Sweets? · · Score: 1
  7. Re:USSR Threat Worse Than Terror on Lockheed Martin unveils Space Shuttle replacement · · Score: 1

    Stop being so afraid. You aren't living in a dangerous country.

    Have you ever been to Detroit?

  8. Re:Why flat-screen is better on CRTs Still Beat Flat-Panel TVs · · Score: 1

    Just mount the projector to your head. Then you can watch while you walk around the house as well.

  9. 95 Firebird Formula on EPA Fuel Economy Myth: Too High, Too Low? · · Score: 1

    5.7L 275hp V8, 6 speed

    Sticker says:

    City 17, Hwy 26

    My 155,000 miles say:

    City 17, Mixed 23, Hwy 29

    As with the original post, that 29mpg is going from gas station to gas station on long trips (>1000 miles).

    -C

  10. Re:Make it stop on The Simpsons Movie · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure I want to hang around to find out just exactly how trashy Fox can get.

    "You know, FOX turned into a hardcore sex channel so gradually, I didn't even notice."

  11. Re:Make it stop on The Simpsons Movie · · Score: 1

    Maybe it's not as funny as it used to be, but, to quote H.S., "ah, whaddya-gonna-do?". I mean, if they take it off the air they'll just replace it with worlds blankiest blank anyway.

  12. Re:Definitely MapQuest on Best Online Mapping Site? · · Score: 1

    no references to "El Camino Bignum" here? I'm shocked!!!

  13. Re:BitTorrent on Slackware 9.1 Released · · Score: 1

    Hopefully a helpful minor correction:

    (I'm sure this will never be read by anyone now that the story is 2 days old, but I'll post anyway.)

    I run slack 9.0 and want these ISO's, so leaned everything I know about BitTorrent tonight. I learned that it is available in 9.1 in /extra. I went to a site that had the 9.1 dist (but not the ISO's). I downloaded Pat's bittorrent .tar.gz. I ran installpkg. I tried to use btdownloadcurses.py as Pat said. It didn't work because the bt lib files were installed to /usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/BitTorrent/*. I copied these files to /usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/BitTorrent/* since Slack 9.0 has python 2.2. Ran btdownloadcurses and everything works like a charm.

    So it will work with python2.2.

    Hope this helps someone else.

    Just another slacker,
    -C

  14. Re:The question will not be on NASA Wants Astronauts on Mars by 2010 · · Score: 1
    (and actually, Skylab was before that!).

    and actually, Salyut was before that!

  15. Re:Lower risers - cards not fully in their slots ? on Grounding a Rack-Mounted Motherboard? · · Score: 1

    I had one running that way for the better part of a year.

    Mine's been running like that for about 6 months now. Soon, though I'll get around to buttoning everything up...

  16. Re:how about real change? on Greenbacks No More · · Score: 1

    Jefferson is on the two.

    Unless of course you meant you meant George.

  17. Re:Once again "The Simpsons" shows us the way on Manned Mars Mission Some Way Off · · Score: 0, Redundant

    +1 funny! I never have mod points at the right times...

  18. Anybody else notice "Armageddon"? on Artwork from Ancient Atari History · · Score: 1
  19. Re:Books vs. Movie on Info on the LOTR:FOTR DVD · · Score: 1
    Gene Siskel complained that one scene (with the Balrog) was extremly short in the book but played out longer on screen.


    Wow, a review from beyond the grave! That ring is powerful!

  20. Re:Amen brother... on Geek Gift Ideas 2001 · · Score: 1

    Why are you always going on about women, Stan?

  21. Re:Government Back Doors on Stallman: Thousands Dead, Millions Deprived of Liberties · · Score: 1

    Sure, I'm flattered, maybe even a little curious...

  22. Re:To make your computer efficient, think like one on Simplicity In the Age Of The GUI · · Score: 1

    Sounds like a swap in the making...

  23. Re:Uh yeah... on Aeron Chairs As Stupidity Barometers · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's pronounced "thermometer".

  24. Re:java golf on Student Creates On-Line Poker Playing Program · · Score: 1

    Hmmm.... There is a program for Angband called the Borg that plays it automatically, and wins frequently. Nethack can't be that different...

  25. The Onion WWII memorial poll on Returning to Castle Wolfenstein · · Score: 1

    This reminds me of something I just read on The Onion recently. There is a What Do You Think poll about the WWII memorial. The answers are all funny, but I laughed out loud at the response of the 2nd guy on the left.