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  1. WRONG! on Translucent Windows for X using OpenGL · · Score: 1
    Girlfriend comes into house.


    I would realize its a dream right there. It would not get any further.
  2. This isn't new on Public Hardware Beta Tests · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I once got a free internal DSL modem from Efficient Networks because they were beta testing the drivers on their new internal card on linux. Very nice of them, I hear the card was expensive.

  3. Easy fix on Pinnacle, Online Grades, Skipping School and More · · Score: 1

    in /etc/hosts

    myschool.edu 127.0.0.1

    Run a local "miror" on that server.

  4. Two Words on Starchaser Plans Test Drop · · Score: 1

    Darwin Awards...

    Guys like this prove that the awards don't descriminate for even rocket scientists.

  5. Beowulf Cluster on 8.6 GB Internet? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Finally a worthty way to connect all those beowulf clusters weve been imagining!

  6. Re:Missing Features? on Gameboy Advance SP Released Today in North America · · Score: 1

    Just because he was correct in his observation that there was no headphone jack, does not mean he isn't insane. For all you know he's looking at a tomato for a headphone jack.

  7. Re:Be more careful! on Military Grade Laptops · · Score: 4, Funny

    That is what the Canadian Army uses. Rugged especially the CF-27 although the 28 is a bit less rugged.


    So what is that, a total of three laptop sales?

    Just a joke, I love Canada
  8. Re:Netscape/Mozilla on What if Microsoft went Open Source? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Fact: They usually just ignore bugs until b\they become a CRITICAL vulnerability. And even then it can take months to address.


    Fact? sounds more like a baseless claim made from anecdotal evidence. Does the poster really know what usually happens when the the IE team encounters a bug in their code? I highly doubt it. I think its much more likely when the IE team encounters a bug it usually gets fixed and patched without anyone knowing. Not all bugs can lead to vulnerabilities, or for that matter are even noticable to the end user.
  9. Re:Lucas just wants money on "Clone Wars" Cartoon Shorts on Cartoon Network · · Score: 1

    You honestly think Lucas is doing this to save money on episode 3? Thats nuts. He spends the most on special effects in the buisiness.

  10. fun on Advice You Would Give to Your 12 Year-Old Self? · · Score: 1

    get this straight, pot is NOT addictive. It is fun however. Same goes for alcohol, drink lots. You can still get A's even doing that shit, I know from experience.

  11. Re:New layout should think about the average user on Keyboard Layouts for the 21st Century? · · Score: 1
    I also wonder how many people actually use the ALT, CTRL, SHIFT and similar keys on THE RIGHT SIDE of the keyboards (for as long I can remember I have NEVER pressed any of those keys on the right side, I only used their sister keys on the left side of the space bar).


    I can see your not a windows 9x user. CTRL+ALT+DELETE all on the same hand, very handy.
  12. SCARED on Pixar Eclipses Sun with Linux/Intel · · Score: 2, Funny

    I am actually scared, to imagine a beowulf cluster of these.

  13. Listening to it right now on Digital Celebrities · · Score: 1

    Thats amazing, I thought it was actually local.(I am in the NY listening area) It is really localized well. He mentions other z100(my local clearchannel station) dj's, and their "song of the day". Wow. Honest to god I would have never known it from any other countdown show on the station.

  14. The more you tighten your grip.... on George Lucas Consolidates his Empire · · Score: 4, Funny

    The more companies will slip through your fingers.

  15. Open source lossless auido compression? Been Done! on FLAC Joins The Xiph Family · · Score: 3, Funny

    And by GNU no matter!

    Its called gzip. Try it yourself and see the results!

    gzip -c9 audiofile.wav > audiofile.gz

  16. Re:Also post them to the complete list of corrupt on Digital Rights Management on CD's This Christmas? · · Score: 1

    While im not going to argue with you, how about If I give you some alternatives for those of us who take a creative interpertation of english.

    CDen like ox->oxen

    or maybe CDi like octopus->octopi

    or lastly just plain CD, like sheep->sheep.

  17. That eXtra x? on In-Depth Look At Matrix Previews · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Ok, im sorry but that only works with some words. You can spell color or honor with or without a 'u', but you can't just add an 'x' to matrix because it looks cool.

  18. speculation on Is the New Microsoft Office Really Open? · · Score: 1

    Any reply to this will just be speculation, simply because we don't know. We don't know what Microsoft is going to do. They may make it completly open and standard or they might not, but as of now, we don't know. Why is slashdot encouraging this kind of worthless speculation?

  19. Re:Signal strenght? on Whisper Heard From Pioneer 10 · · Score: 1

    be optical????? How is that different from radio? Isn't it just a different wavelength?

  20. Read the sig of the above poster on Build Your Own Crusoe-Powered Computer · · Score: 1

    It reads:
    I am a slashdot subscriber. Are you?

    In his post it reads:
    So why should I spend my meager (non-existant, now) salary to support a company? They're in a business, and the business of business involves profiting.

    I don't know. Why should you?

  21. Re:Orson Welles on Web of Trust Audio News Distribution · · Score: 1

    H.G. Wells wrote the book, but it was Orson Welles that spread it on the radio. Theres no relation. Its just coincedence that thier last names are pronounced the same.

  22. There is a reason there is no story! on Investigating Chronic Wasting Disease · · Score: 1

    Slashdot is news for nerds. AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease. Need I further explain?

  23. This is an atrocity! on Ask William Shatner · · Score: 3, Funny

    Everything Wil Wheaton says gets modded up +5! Why you ask? Because he is famous. This then causes his karma to go up! Since when can fame bring you karma? This a true butchering of the concept of karma, and I will not stand for it! Kick Wil off slashdot! Who is with me?

    Ps. The preceding mesage is just a joke.

  24. Laser light show on Red Hat Nullifies Differences Between Bash, Csh · · Score: 2, Funny

    thats funny, I have been using linux now for years, and I still cant quit vi! That has happened to me, accidentally starting vi and issuing a killall command after a worthless ^X-C frenzy, lol. That, belive it or not was what made me used emacs, which I actually ended up learning a completly non-standard way of controlling.

  25. Re:joizey accent? on Boston TV Signals Disrupting Police Radio in NJ · · Score: 1

    actully that post is very true, Ive never heard joisy(i live there) but Ive also never said talk without the 'w'