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  1. Re:20MHz Z80 processor cool! on IMSAI Series Two · · Score: 2

    I'll bet you can overclock that sucker to 21 or 22MHz.

  2. Re:Linux port? on IMSAI Series Two · · Score: 3, Funny

    What Linux port? I'm hoping they offer CP/M 2000 or CP/M XP.

  3. Hey ALU (or any other dimmer experts) on WiFi, Light Bulbs, And The FCC · · Score: 2

    Can you tell me what dimmer to use to get rid of the hum on my new light fixture with a magnetic transformer? The lighting expert at Home Depot didn't know (but he did ask if I wanted fries with it).

  4. Re:"wreck" havoc? on WiFi, Light Bulbs, And The FCC · · Score: 2

    Well, it's not just Slashdot. I've run across "wreck havoc" at least five time in the past two weeks on other sites.

  5. Re:Bugs and air-traffic control.. on FAA Pushes Air Traffic Control Systems Into Service · · Score: 2

    Maybe that's one of the bugs in the old system. Causes planes to disable their transponders, fly into tall or unusually shaped buildings (and miss the White House), and delete Arab-sounding names from the passenger list.

  6. If they had been using MS Passport on Crack a Password, Save Norwegian History · · Score: 2

    Then it would be alot easier to get the password.

    Too bad the Lone Gunmen aren't available.

  7. Re:Voluntarily? HAH! on Iceland to Voluntarily Go Oil Free in 30-40 Years · · Score: 2

    I guess you haven't heard of General Smedley Butler, USMC, and his famous speech. Keep in mind this was in 1933.

  8. Re:2012=2003 on The Truth Revealed · · Score: 2

    WOW! Based on this evidence, I'm going to sell everything and move to a dome shelter in northern Montana.

  9. My experience with Verio on Disconnecting · · Score: 2

    After they had lost several emails, I decided to cancel Verio. After reading the fine print about having to cancel in writing, I sent them a cancellation letter. They still charged my card for another two months. When I called they said they never received the letter. So I sent another letter and CC'ed my credit card company. This time it worked. They tried to bill me for one more month, but gave up after a while.

  10. Re:Amazing Miraculous RedHat! on Linux Powers Digital Muppets · · Score: 2

    Either that, or RedHat has died. That's the only other way for them to team up.

  11. Call your local news media on Shakedown: How the Business Software Alliance Operates · · Score: 2

    The BSA like bad publicity about as much as vampires, bats, and cockroaches like sunlight. Especially when it comes to poor public agencies. Unless you are at a well-funded private school, like
    Yale, you can probably put them off for awhile, while you find you licences, and get as many people as you can on free software.

  12. Re:centrifugal wha? on Establishing the Maximum Speed of a CD-ROM Drive · · Score: 2

    I think it has something to do with JS Bach and his organ.

  13. Re:Duron on End Of the Road for Duron · · Score: 2

    Does it come with the book "Windows 2000 for Dummies"?

  14. Re:Duron on End Of the Road for Duron · · Score: 4, Funny

    An insider told me that they were planning a Duron++, but when all of the employees started calling it the Moron, they dropped it.

  15. Re:It won't replace coffee. (offtopic) on Provigil Extends Your Day? · · Score: 2

    Intellectual Property: Something the average MCSE doesn't have between his ears.

    I saw a book in Borders the other days with the title Windows XP for Dummies, and I thought "It sure is".

  16. Cool on Microsoft Gives Up on Hailstorm · · Score: 2

    Now where can I exchange my Bill Dollars for dollar bills?

  17. Re:/. Asleep at the Wheel - AGAIN on Life on The Net in 2004 · · Score: 2

    I didn't read the book, but I do seem to recall seeing somewhere that Gate's ultimate goal was to get a piece of every electronic business transaction (not just the internet, but ATM, bank transfers, etc). The phrase used was something like "Gates want to turn all your dollar bills into Bill dollars".

  18. Re:reminds me of skylab on NASA's HETE Coming Down · · Score: 2

    I wonder if NASA issued their standard response (like they did for Skylab):

    "we've calculated that it has a 70% chance of not hitting land."

  19. Re:You have to consider other cost on Wall Street Embraces Linux · · Score: 2

    You cant cross the street without bumping into someone that is a MCSE.

    You can't stick your finger up your nose without bumping into a booger either. Doesn't mean I'd want either of them messing with my computer system.

  20. Re:Cool on Cat Recognition Algorithms? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why not? Just tell your in-laws that they must enter through the cat door. And since you are tired of feeding them all the time, they must bring their own food. Suggest that, since they will have trouble getting through the door with something in their hands, they should put it in their mouth when using the cat door.

    CatDoor Version 2.0: Guillotine option.

  21. Re:Too many connectionsToo many connections on He Writes Back · · Score: 2

    Yeah, I wonder if the guy prefers getting spam over DoS attacks^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H slashdot effect?

  22. Re:reminds me of something on Lab-Grown Meat Chunks - It's What's For Dinner · · Score: 2

    It's not SF, but I heard that the Carib Indians (the first settlers of the Caribbean islands) were cannibals. Since they didn't have refrigeration, and meat tends to spoil quickly in that climate, they would tie up their victims, and hack off non-vital pieces as needed, thus keeping their food source alive as long as possible.

  23. Re:As a wise man once said on Microsoft XP License Prohibits VNC · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I guess the BSA goons would have to actually catch you in the act of using VNC.

  24. Re:I don't have acrobat. on Knuth: All Questions Answered · · Score: 1, Troll

    There is something just plain wrong about seeing "All Questions Answered (pdf)".

  25. Re:Extreme Programming on Tips on Managing Concurrent Development? · · Score: 3, Funny

    Heck, crunch shouldn't happen if you're managing your development correctly.

    If you ever finish a project without crunch time, the marketing guys will find out and have your schedules shortened appropriately.