Ok, so here's the summary: Bobby Zimmerman, AKA Bob Dylan, shot and killed a black kid for sport. Now there are race riots and half of Jacksonville, MN is on fire.
I'd like to see a metric describing signal to noise ratio. This could be the ratio of the count of +5 and +4 moderated comments in a discussion to the count of 0 and -1 moderated comments.
This might be a good way to skip discussions that had degenerated into some political flamewar, and focus in on discussions where real insight was being offered.
This is the zeitgeist. We hate corporations, business, and anyone who makes more money than us. Except for Steve Jobs, because he gives us shiny, shiny playthings.
I used Lariam during an extended period of travel. My side effects consisted of extremely lucid and wonderful dreams. If the risks weren't so high, I'd recommend this as a recreational drug.
For anyone who likes to fly with their own food, I recommend Calvin Trillin's lovely story "Fly Frills to Miami", which is from his book Alice, Let's Eat.
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>> disappointing lifespan
Yeah it works both ways: money back if not delighted or money back if de-lighted.
I was planning on building an Erlenmeyer flask shaped like a magic mushroom forest, man.
>> gorilla marketing
Actually, Spamming for Primates was a pretty good read.
Then you use the Emergency Floormat Removal Pedal (assuming it's not jammed by anything else).
"Readiness" is just a cover story that they've told management; really it's going to be a month-long LAN party.
Ok, so here's the summary: Bobby Zimmerman, AKA Bob Dylan, shot and killed a black kid for sport. Now there are race riots and half of Jacksonville, MN is on fire.
Now THAT"S how to answer a /. ask!
200,000?
So that's the precise definition of a boatload.
>> How exactly is this News for Nerds?
Slashdot always reports on things that crash windows.
I'd like to see a metric describing signal to noise ratio. This could be the ratio of the count of +5 and +4 moderated comments in a discussion to the count of 0 and -1 moderated comments.
This might be a good way to skip discussions that had degenerated into some political flamewar, and focus in on discussions where real insight was being offered.
Don't Look Evil
Eh, that's close enough.
>> "annoy or offend" could literally be applied to every word ever written
It could be applied to an entire state even.
Now if we could just get a 150,000 megapixel image of the daytime sky, we wouldn't have to go outside at all.
>> I still don't get why Steve Jobs is revered
This is the zeitgeist. We hate corporations, business, and anyone who makes more money than us. Except for Steve Jobs, because he gives us shiny, shiny playthings.
So I can avoid them.
Happy Canadian April Fool's day to all my frosty friends North of the border!
I used Lariam during an extended period of travel. My side effects consisted of extremely lucid and wonderful dreams. If the risks weren't so high, I'd recommend this as a recreational drug.
>> Kurt (who was one of Slashdot's co-founders many years ago)
AKA Commander Fajita
Mars Impactor was designed to hit the Red Planet at 600 mph, but because of The French, it hit the planet at 1000 kph instead, ruining the mission.
Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?
>> dong Cyber consulting
Dammit! The Chinese have turned him too!
For anyone who likes to fly with their own food, I recommend Calvin Trillin's lovely story "Fly Frills to Miami", which is from his book Alice, Let's Eat.
Seems like an eel-conceived idea to me.
>> this severely listing ship....
Arrrr, and a pirate ship she be, me hearties!
No in Logjammin he never fixes it; you're thinking of the movie Loginsysadmin.