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  1. EU opens investigations into Slashdot Dupes on EU Regulators Open New Microsoft Investigations · · Score: 1

    The EU Department of Redundancy Department is getting tired of reading the same stories 2 or even 3 times.

    News at 11:11.

  2. Re:Pscht! on AT&T Playing Hardball With Apple? · · Score: 1

    Maybe because a group IS singular.

    But I want to know why they refer to money as singular, as in "One million dollars WAS spent". I don't think anyone can argue that it shouldn't be "On million dollars WERE spent".

  3. It HAD to be on When Did Star Wars Jump the Shark? · · Score: 1

    When they put the free espresso/latte machine in the cafeteria at the Ranch.

  4. Why not run half of them backwards? on Interconnecting Wind Farms To Smooth Power Production · · Score: 1

    You know, to generate wind so the wind generators will always be running.

  5. Re:Volunteers on Capsaicin Tested On Surgical Wounds · · Score: 4, Informative

    I had a mild case of Poison Oak this past summer. I wasn't getting any relief from the normal treatments, so I poured some Cayenne pepper powder on the rash. It almost immediately relieved the itching and the area felt cool. I think it also sped up the healing. The powder was too messy so I got some capsaicin cream that was intended for arthritis. It worked almost as well.

  6. How do you say on OOXML Critic Fired From Finnish Standards Board · · Score: 3, Funny

    "throwing chairs" in Finnish?

  7. Re:From the Wiki on Sun on SCO Fiasco Over For Linux, Starting For Solaris? · · Score: 1

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Microsystems

    Sun is most well known for its Unix systems, which have a reputation for system stability and a consistent design philosophy.

    Sun's first workstation shipped with UniSoft V7 Unix. Later in 1982 Sun began providing SunOS, a customized 4.1BSD Unix, as the operating system for its workstations.

    In the late 1980s, AT&T tapped Sun to help them develop the next release of their branded UNIX, and in 1988 announced they would purchase up to a 20% stake in Sun.[42] UNIX System V Release 4 (SVR4) was jointly developed by AT&T and Sun; this partnership triggered concern among Sun's competitors, many of whom banded together to form the Open Software Foundation (OSF). By the mid-1990s, the ensuing Unix wars had largely subsided, AT&T had sold off their Unix interests, and the relationship between the two companies was significantly reduced.

    Sun used SVR4 as the foundation for Solaris 2, which became the successor to SunOS.

  8. Re:I have respect for the Mafia too on Linux Foundation Calls for 'Respect for Microsoft' · · Score: 1

    Doesn't mean I have to like it.

  9. Re:But Officer on Japanese Auto Makers Teaming Up To Create Standard OS · · Score: 0

    Cop: I am putting you under arrest for DWI.

    Driver/Linux hacker: But officer, WINE is not an intoxicant.

  10. Re:A day late and a dollar short... on Japanese Auto Makers Teaming Up To Create Standard OS · · Score: 1

    If it's anything like iDrive, the Japs don't have anything to worry about.

    What did it take, 7 screens and 8 clicks to change the volume on the CD player on a BMW 7?

  11. Re:I would be worried if I was you: on Our ATM Is Broken, Go To Jail · · Score: 5, Funny

    I kind of suspect it might have been something along those lines.

    But it was more than 15 years ago, so I'm not that worried. Besides, they would go after my son, wouldn't they?

  12. I wonder if Diebold made the ATM? on Our ATM Is Broken, Go To Jail · · Score: 4, Funny


    Maybe they got some of their voting machine code in there by mistake.

    if (Republican)
    {
          Total += 20;
    }

  13. Re:Bank error in your favor! on Our ATM Is Broken, Go To Jail · · Score: 4, Interesting

    A long time ago we opened savings accounts for our two kids, $100 each IIRC. There was no activity except interest for years. One day I looked at the statements and in my son's account there was a deposit for something like $100,000 or so. Then a few days later there was a withdrawal for the same amount. But the interest of over $100 stayed in the account. We never said anything and neither did the bank.

  14. Re:Mind numbing is right on Microsoft Claims a Billion Windows Installs by End of 2008 · · Score: 1

    I find it mind numbing also.

    But probably not in the same sense as Ballmer.

  15. Re:Slashdotted already on Why Linux Has Failed on the Desktop · · Score: 1

    Netcraft reports apcmag.com runs Linux. Must be all that desktop crap that slows it down.

    There is a "Powered by Sun" box on the front page. When I clicked it my browser (SeaMonkey) died.

  16. Slashdotted already on Why Linux Has Failed on the Desktop · · Score: 1

    I wonder what the site is running?

  17. Re:Correction: Why Linux has failed on YOUR deskto on Why Linux Has Failed on the Desktop · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's been working fine on my desktop since Slackware '96.

  18. Re: - What about C# on New Hack Exploits Common Programming Error · · Score: 1

    Anyone know how C# works, and if it will also have the problem?

  19. Re:Six minutes of terror on Six Minutes of Terror - Landing Humans on Mars · · Score: 3, Funny

    Who said there was anyone else involved?

  20. Six minutes of terror on Six Minutes of Terror - Landing Humans on Mars · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought it was going to be a story about my sex life.

  21. Re:Here's what I do on True Random Number Generator Goes Online · · Score: 5, Funny

    I just checksum my Windows registry.

    It's random enough for my purposes.

  22. Bad news for Wall $treet on MIT Finds Cure For Fear · · Score: 1

    If they eliminate greed too then W$ will be out of business.

  23. General Stallman trumps Colonel Gates on Will Microsoft Put The Colonel in the Kernel? · · Score: 1

    Isn't this type of thing covered in GPLv3?

  24. Re:Why? on World's Fastest Broadband Connection — 40 Gbps · · Score: 4, Funny

    She's been waiting 75 years for a connection fast enough.

  25. Check Monster.com on First Thing IT Managers Do In the Morning? · · Score: 3, Funny

    to look for a better job.