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  1. Save time, declare victory on Small Form Factor PCs · · Score: 2, Funny

    go get a cheapo mac mini, it even comes pre-installed with BSD

  2. lets rephrase the question for an answer on Are DMCA Abuses a Temporary or Permanent Problem? · · Score: 1

    "Are RICO Abuses a Temporary or Permanent Problem?"

    If you can answer that one, you have your DMCA answer

  3. why bother with this place? on Extraterrestrials Probably Haven't Found Us - Yet · · Score: 1

    why would any self-respecting advanced civization want to hang out in this trailer trash area of the universe?

  4. de-emphasizing? on NASA Slashing Observations of Earth · · Score: 1

    not just earth science, but it seems science in any form is under attack from religious crackpots within and outside government.

    science is evil, god says

  5. until it happens to a senator on Fighting Porn Vs. Ruining Innocent Lives · · Score: 2, Informative

    we can all expect the inquisition to assume guilt and punish quickly, damn the facts, damn the humans

    it's the price of using Microsoft. meet the new tax

  6. Frankenstein's Monster on Father of WebSphere Leaves IBM For Microsoft · · Score: 1

    mix some notes with websphere and MS will truly have a pile on their hands.

  7. my spin beat up your spin on iPhone Faces Uncertain Market · · Score: 1

    well, of the 4 people I know personally who are aware of this thing, all 4 want it NOW.

    people are infatuated with their devices, once this hits, it's gonna be a hit.

    it's gonna have 1% of the market quicker than apple would be willing to predict

    I heard itunes sales were "down", did the iPhone downer info come from the same spin machine?

    Cisco is gonna love their cut, expect it to be bundled with routers

  8. Re:Buyout SCO to rid us of problems on SCO Files To Amend Claims To IBM Case, Again · · Score: 1

    I think the main reason you don't buy them out is that they own nothing of value, or nothing that is not already owned by it's theotical suitors.

    SCO's got nothing but an opinion, and a hail mary out of the back of the end zone

    once Novell get theirs, there won't be anything but satisfaction left for IBM. but it will still taste great.

  9. They hired a new investigator on SCO Files To Amend Claims To IBM Case, Again · · Score: 3, Funny

    OJ Simpson is hot on IBM's trail, won't be long till they find the smoking gun.

    SCO is paying him in stock

  10. it innocently help the merchants on Bugged Canadian Coins? · · Score: 1

    they just needed some way for the canadian merchants to determine the monetary value of each coin.

    now they can scan them, and not be so confused

    it's loony

  11. Re:$100 vs free on TiVoToGo for Mac Announced · · Score: 1

    I paid $99 for this service before it was free, but never got to truly use it because I have a mac.

    now I would have to pay again? ...when pigs fly

  12. Why use COBOL? on Modernizing the Common Language - COBOL · · Score: 1

    geez, it's not riddled with bugs, has a stable development environment, stable kit of tools.

    it just works.

    unlike what, ALL the rest?

  13. who won the cold war again? on Bush Claims Mail Can Be Opened Without Warrant · · Score: 1

    I was SURE the United States prevailed over the Soviet Union.

    guess I was wrong.

    Hail the Glorious Premier Bushkie!

  14. Lipstick on a pig on Looking Beyond Vista To Fiji and Vienna · · Score: 1

    apologies to pigs everywhere

  15. is he tainted now? on Jeremy Allison Resigns From Novell In Protest · · Score: 1

    having been on the payroll at the time of the contract signing with MS....does this mean he's got any sort of restrictions now dangling on his neck, at least from the point of view of microsoft?

  16. how much for green does MS get? on Small Businesses Worry About MS Anti-Phishing · · Score: 1

    so is this going to be a new profit center?

  17. Double Feature with Tron 2008? on WarGames Sequel Now Filming · · Score: 1

    can't wait to miss the inevitable double feature

  18. spred the fud on Novell and Microsoft Claim Customer Support · · Score: 2, Insightful

    why even bother reporting such nonsense?

    it's not news, it's BS.

    I suggest slashdot and others ignore it altogether instead of indignantly reporting it.

  19. he asked microsoft this question? on Novell CEO Gives Behind the Scenes Account of Microsoft Deal · · Score: 1

    man, they must have felt like PT Barnum identifying todays "sucker"

    Novell is still Novell I see. willing to slash their own throats for a buck

    OldNovell -> Caldera -> SCO
    NewNovell -> SuSE -> Microsoft

    no pattern here, move along

  20. wow, and run by a loon too on Polonium-210 Available Through Mail Order · · Score: 1

    great to see the man who runs this place is certifiable

  21. what does this mean? on Novell Dumps the Hula Project · · Score: 1

    does the deal with MS preclude the community at large from picking this up?

  22. slashdot didn't deserve him anyway on Jon Katz To Be Played By Jeff Bridges · · Score: 1

    that man did a decent job and slashdot mercilessly ripped on him

    good for Jon Katz

  23. try running it on a real server on Oracle Has More Flaws Than SQL Server · · Score: 0

    oracle beats down sql server.

    period

    oh, and try running sql server on a real server. (sybase doesn't count)

  24. what is wrong on What's Wrong With the FOSS Community? · · Score: 1

    Steve and BIll don't own it. (But Novell isn't done, so that could change)

    so what's wrong with it is actually what is right with it.

  25. they've obviously been on In Search of Stupidity · · Score: 1

    reading my posts