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  1. Re:Eh? on US Court Tells Microsoft To Stop Selling Word · · Score: 1

    Exactly my point.

  2. Yup, that's an infringement y'all... on US Court Tells Microsoft To Stop Selling Word · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Anyone else stop reading after they saw "a judge in a Texas court"? I'm not a Microsoft fan, but this is getting ridiculous.

  3. Uh... yes. on Is a $72.5m Opening Weekend Enough For Star Trek? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Yes. Considering the last movie didn't even break even and we're only a few days in, this is fan-fucking-tastic for a trek movie.

    All us dorks can rejoice ;)

  4. Uh on Bacteria Could Help Stop Desertification · · Score: 1

    Does this sound uncomfortably like ice-nine to anyone else?

  5. Re:The problem isn't GLIBC. It's Ulrich Drepper. on Debian Switching From Glibc To Eglibc · · Score: 1

    Not saying that Ulrich isn't an ass, but as far as Stallman: JWZ has had similar thoughts.

  6. Well gee... on Facebook's New Terms of Service · · Score: 3, Funny

    I guess I'll stop backing up my code to "My notes".

  7. I used to feel like this on Do Nice Engineers Finish Last In Tough Times? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    But think I started valuing *myself*.

    Look, there's quite a difference between being assertive and being an ass. Being passive and being nice is also not the same.

    Communication skills are very important in the modern company. I don't care who you are---the days of the lone wolf are long gone, if they ever truly happened in the first place.

    Be willing to stand up for yourself. Treat others with respect, and take pride in your work. Make sure others know who you are and your value.

    It's not backstabbing. It's healthy human interaction. And it'll lead to you having more respect higher up and among your peers.

    The nice vs. mean question is a false dichotomy, and being strong doesn't have to imply you're an ass.

  8. Half full on NASA Shuttle Replacement's Problems Are Worsening · · Score: 1

    The Ares 1 rocket's design remains too weak for the proposed Orion Spacecraft.

    There, fixed that for ya.

  9. Re:Dish DVR on TiVo Patent Victory Over Dish Network Upheld · · Score: 3, Informative

    Actually, 'next-generation' software was pushed out for all models. Nothing is going to stop working. The article description is highly incorrect.

  10. Mirror :) on Archive.org Sued By Colorado Woman · · Score: 1
    Just in case the poor victim's website is down, there's a mirror available here.

    You can go there to learn ALL all about how to get around allegations of abuse of your children.

    Enjoy!

  11. Totally. on Are IT Job Titles Getting Out of Control? · · Score: 1
    Personally, I've noticed that the number of 'Architects' is starting to outnumber the engineers at my work...

  12. Woo! on Burger King's Disturbing Games · · Score: 1
    It's good to be King!

  13. Re:Awesome! on Thrust from Microwaves - The Relativity Drive · · Score: 1
    All running inside of an emacs window, of course. What other operating system is HURD going to run inside?!?

  14. Awesome! on PS3 Downtime To Fight Disease · · Score: 1
    Well that's TOTALLY going to make games more fun!

  15. Re:what's the point? on Injunction Against EchoStar Blocked · · Score: 1
    Actually, when the IP case is tried in the notorious Marshall, TX courts in the Eastern District of Texas (read: TiVo went judge shopping), it's very common to have the case overturned.

  16. Heh... on TiVo Wins Permanent Injunction Against EchoStar · · Score: 1
    This will be interesting. Fuck with a big media company, watch the shit hit the fan... I see a massive corporate war coming -- and TiVo doesn't have the resources to keep up.

  17. Re:Alternative on OLGA Shut Down by DMCA (again!) · · Score: 1
    Indeed... and Ultimate-Guitar is fully legal. It operates under russian license. Interesting how quickly creative websites like this have flourished around the world while being stifled in the US... oh, for the pre-DMCA internet!

  18. Re:what about the lucky sevens? on The Next Three Days are the x86 Days · · Score: 1
    It also works perfectly when sorting logs that start out with a date stamp. And yes, this is imporant to me... and every single app I write uses this format.

  19. Re:Who needs this on Northrop to Sell Laser Shield Bubble for Airports · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Nuke Isreal and solve 90% of terrorism I say!

    Well it's good to see that genocide has finally lost that bad-boy image it got during the reigns of Hitler and Stalin...

    Really, you can argue all you want about whom was there first and who stole what from whom, but what it comes down to at this point is that there are two groups of people who desperately want to protect the areas which have been their homelands since birth.

    Neither group is going away. At this point it's coexist or cease to exist.

  20. Re:Who bothers? on Homebrew on Consoles Detailed · · Score: 1
    So then the question is, why do make them free?


    Why not that we simply do it for fun, and want others to share in that fun?

  21. Re:Yet another reason... on The Worst Bill You've Never Heard Of · · Score: 1
    Yet another reason to never upgrade....

    Until they stop making new hardware drivers for the old operating system...

  22. Heh... on Cox May replace its own DVRs with TiVos · · Score: 1
    Or it could be that they simply don't want to get sued by TiVo...

  23. Re:Meanwhile at the big N on Next-Gen Shift Costing Sony and Microsoft · · Score: 0, Redundant
    I can't wait to stand in the midnight line at Best Buy and chant "We want to play with Wii!"

    Gotta say, not much mystery there...

  24. Re:#7 is kind of a dealbreaker on Slashdot CSS Redesign Contest · · Score: 1
    Hmm... wasn't Taco Hell purple and black? OMG that r0x0red :) :) :)

  25. Re:cubicles are great for raising livestock on Cubicles a Giant Mistake · · Score: 1
    You get doughnuts in your cube? Dude, send me an app!