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  1. What's in a name? on IAU Demotes Pluto to 'Dwarf Planet' Status · · Score: 1

    Shakespeare said it best.

  2. Its 'QANTAS' - not 'Quantas' on Slashback: Moon Footage, KillerNic, ZFS Leopard · · Score: 1, Redundant

    It stands for 'Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services' so there is no 'u' after the 'Q'

  3. Re:Not an issue... on Biofuel Production to Cause Water Shortages? · · Score: 1

    go outside. look up.

  4. Re:Close button at same tab on Firefox 2 Alpha 2 Reviewed · · Score: 1

    If they are going to move a 'close' button, they should be moving the close button on the find bar to the RHS of the bar, where everything else has its close button

  5. Re:Close button at same tab on Firefox 2 Alpha 2 Reviewed · · Score: 1

    What's wrong with 'right-click -> close tab' on the tab you want to close?

  6. Re:FC 4 vnc-server-4.1.1-10.1 tested and passed on Critical Flaw Found in VNC 4.1 · · Score: 1

    Also, you can connect to a remote server from your office, kick off a long running job, disconnect, go home, and then reconnect when you get home to see how it is going.

  7. Re:This gives me more amunition. on OpenDocument Voted In By ISO · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I wouldn't even mention ODF. Just say the format for storage of documents must be ISO/IEC 26300.

  8. Re:Already Corrected? on Homeland Security Uncovers Critical Flaw in X11 · · Score: 1

    You can have X installed without it running all the time ie init 3 vs init 5. Even with init 3, you may still want to have X installed and run a vncserver.

  9. In related news on Lab-Grown Bladder Transplanted · · Score: 1

    Sheep bladders may now be employed to prevent earthquakes.

  10. Re:The Alienware slogan... on It's Official Dell Acquired Alienware · · Score: 1

    more like Dell=Schwinn

  11. Re:Fiat owns Ferrari on It's Official Dell Acquired Alienware · · Score: 1

    *Alfa* Romeo.

  12. Re:Police State, anyone? on Patriot Act Game Pokes Fun at Government · · Score: 1

    I have a copy of a role-playing game called 'En Garde' which is sort of 'Three Musketeers' meets 'D-n-D'. One of the most powerful positions you could attain was Comissioner of Public Safety who could, with the appropriate die roll, denounce another player, have him/her banished and take all that players property. (At one point I was Chancellor of the Exchequer, but got caught embezzling from the treasury)

  13. Re:Flog, meet dead horse... on 'No Quick Fix' From Nuclear Power · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Did you hear about the guy who was into sadism, necrophilia and bestiality?

    His friends told him he was just flogging a dead horse.

  14. Re:Oracle v. SAP? Huh? on SAP vs. Oracle, Battle Royale · · Score: 1
  15. Re:At least they listed E.coli on The Most Dangerous Bacteria · · Score: 1

    Not only that, but this obsessive cleanliness is probably the major cause of asthma and other related chronic allergic conditions.

    Which reminds me of an episode of Oprah I happened to watch, and the stunned look on her face when told that women don't actually have to douche at all.

  16. Oracle Application Express on Personal Ticket Tracking System for Admins? · · Score: 1

    Oracle Application Express Tutorial: Building an Issue Tracking System

    http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database /application_express/tutorials.html

    Application Express is included in the Oracle Database 10g Express Edition.

    http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database /xe/index.html

  17. Re:my advice on Dealing with Corporate FUD About Linux? · · Score: 1

    The down side is when the boss asks, "OK, so if it's free, how do the people who build the distro make money?"

    How do any of the following make their money?

    Doctors
    Lawyers
    IT Consultants
    Accountants
    Insurance
    Banks

    OTOH, when your company gives all that money to Microsoft for product, what are they really getting for their money? And are they paying a maintenance contract on top of that? What do they get for that money?

  18. Re:Old but with a new twist. on NASA Science Under Attack · · Score: 1

    You can't handle the truth!!!

  19. Re:zeen? zine? ex-een? on Linux's Difficulty with Names · · Score: 1

    I always pronounce it to rhyme with 'cine' as in 'cinema'.

  20. Never put off until tomorrow... on Good and Bad Procrastination · · Score: 1

    that which you can put off until the day after tomorrow.

  21. Re:Remember Kids... on Little Red Book Draws Government Attention · · Score: 1

    Arbeit Macht Frei

  22. Why go to all the bother... on Artificial Tornadoes · · Score: 1
    when you can just mail-order an ACME Do It Yourself Tornado Kit

  23. Re:The general vs the specific case. on Novell Doubts Microsoft Latest "Linux Facts" · · Score: 1

    SLES (Suse Linux Enterprise Server) 8 and Suse 8 are different beasts. SLES 8 is the one for corporates who need 'warm and fuzzies' of long term support and stability.

  24. Not to forget on Space.com's Top 10 Space Movies of All Time · · Score: 1

    Forbidden Planet
    When Worlds Collide
    The day the Earth stood still

    and

    Wallace and Gromit's Grand Day Out

  25. In related news... on Kansas Board of Ed. Adopts Intelligent Design · · Score: 1

    Kansas State Government announces closure of all medical facilities in the state. In future, anyone who gets suffers from any medical condition can call upon their local intelligent designer to intervene and make the appropriate changes to remove the medical condition.