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  1. Warning: Unstable build on OpenOffice 2.0 Preview Release · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't use this build! I downloaded it, instantly all my programs were segfaulting. I got bus errors all over the place, my RAID arrays are failing, and my ethernet device will only work in half-duplex now. I advise everyone to wait until the final release, unless you want to have ECC errors with your RAM, like I do now.

  2. Re:While normally we don't do this sort of thing, on Penny Arcade Holiday Strip Series #1 · · Score: 1

    Waiting for user with 3 digit UID to post...

  3. i know what interests high school students on What Interests High-School Students? · · Score: 1

    Robotic boobies.

    A robo b00b, if you will.

  4. nice job guys on Microsoft Releases Toolbar Suite · · Score: 4, Insightful

    See, even Microsoft gets to say ME TOO sometimes.

    Future predictions for Windows features:

    Expose
    Tabbed Browsing in IE out of box
    Rendezvous
    Dashboard

  5. Re:Grammar on AbiWord 2.2 Unleashed · · Score: 1

    We don't even be needing a grammar check anyway.

  6. Re:It's COOL to suck at math on Math Skills Survey Shows U.S. Lags Behind · · Score: 1

    I see that this post had much better spelling... good work... have a cookie. In this day and age of spellcheckers, having as many spelling errors as you is pretty ingornent!

  7. blah blah adblock on Firefox Users Bad For Advertisers · · Score: 1

    I've read most of this thread, and I've seen plenty of people mention Adblock, but the best solution to blocking stupid ads is Privoxy.

  8. Re:Improvements in data center technologies? on Half of U.S. I.T. Operations Jobs to Vanish · · Score: 2, Funny

    "I am a COBOL programmer from the '80s"

    No wonder no one can get a job! We have to compete with guys from the 80s!

  9. Re:Improvements in data center technologies? on Half of U.S. I.T. Operations Jobs to Vanish · · Score: 1

    If they mix random stuff, I hope they have a hell of a blast shield there!

  10. This is overly critical on Top Ten Persistent Design Flaws · · Score: 1

    The first thing that strikes me is there is a demand for `Build support for Continous Save and Revert into the toolbox.'

    Of course, there is an attempted save by saying: "Add very short term batteries or tantalum capacitors to systems with volatile memory with enough power to dump the memory to disk and go into hibernation, perhaps 30 to 45 second worth."

    Riiiight, I'm real sure a Pentium 4 can use any reasonably sized battery in like 10 seconds. Why not just spend some decent money and buy a UPS? A UPS SOLVES this problem.

  11. HL2 on Review: Half-Life 2 · · Score: 1

    What was good:

    Graphics, physics were awesome.
    Single player is also totally awesome.
    Everything looks great and feels really fluid.

    Bad:

    Where's the rest of the SDK?!!
    NO DEATHMATCH?!?!
    The ending... sorry, I just thought the last 2 chapters were REALLY boring. The ending reminds me of the ending of the 2nd Matrix movie.

  12. A common sense move on Gmail Adds POP3 To Email Accounts · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I would have used gmail more, but it's annoying having to load up the site. PLUS it was annoying not being able to get a mail count without downloading some off the cuff utility. POP3 is no IMAP, but it is a good start and shows that Google really DOES have a good corporate mindset.

  13. Re:amateur! on Perl 6 Grammars and Regular Expressions · · Score: 1

    What is a floppy disk?

  14. Re:Quit smoking! It stinks! on Battery-powered Cigarettes? · · Score: 1

    "The tobacco farmers are responsible, the tobacco companies are responsible, the UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT is responsible."

    Good thing there's no such thing as personal responsibility...

  15. Re:Windows TCO on Latest Ballmergram Bashes Linux TCO · · Score: 1

    Go ahead and try it. I dare you. It won't work.

  16. Re:Windows TCO on Latest Ballmergram Bashes Linux TCO · · Score: 1

    Really? You could mount an 'rsync' volume transparently from Windows, and then read/write files? That would be an amazing piece of technology, but I'm pretty sure it's not possible with rsync today.

  17. Re:Why another distribution ? on Ask Ubuntu Founder (And Astronaut) Mark Shuttleworth · · Score: 1

    Why another post ? From http://slashdot.org/~clarkie.mg :

    Clarkie.Mg post summary

    * Number of posts: 197

    Isn't 197 different posts enough for everyone?

  18. Coralized link on Premiere of The Strangerhood · · Score: 3, Informative

    Link to DivX: Coralized DivX

  19. Re: Security Breach? Really? Dreaded "locate" on Google Desktop Search Functions As Spyware · · Score: 1

    I think he was a little confused... in Win32 cookies are stored in a folder named Cookies and all have filenames like 2342345j2h34i52uh34i25uh4@www.yoursite.com

    Maybe he's using cygwin on Windows? Then locate would display that behavior.

  20. WAHTT on Bungie Speaks On Halo 2 Leak · · Score: 1

    IF YOU TALK ABOUT THE LEAK WE WILL KILL YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!

    ps.

    Could you please help us find the perp?

    Tnx a lot, luv u,

    <3 <3 Bungie

  21. was NOT last resort on Interview with a Spampire · · Score: 1

    He could have written a really good ANTI spam program. Of course, writing Fahrenheit was the LAST LAST LAST LAST thing he did. The malnutrition was already starting to set in as he was writing it (tearfully).

  22. Re:Human cloning... on Harvard to Clone Human Embryos? · · Score: 1

    Well, Jesus. Who said you HAD to get in a car?!

  23. Re:PearPC was first and is cheaper. on Cherry OS Claims Mac OS X Capability For x86 · · Score: 1

    PearPC was first and is slow as all hell. Try it yourself. Install times of 10 hours(!) for OS X are expected. Of course, CherryOS looks like vaporware and has ridiculous claims like 80% speed in emulation, so I guess it's about even.

  24. If Mac OS X Came to X86, Would Apple Die Off? on If Mac OS X Came to x86, Would You Switch? · · Score: 1

    Yes!

    The money is in the hardware.

  25. Re:If it takes video game characters on Video Game Characters to Get Out the Vote · · Score: 0, Troll

    "I'm not talking about 100 question test, I'm asking: who are your senators and congressman? Who is your governer?"

    You should have to be able to spell to post on Slashdot. I'm talking about POSTER COMPETENCY here!