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  1. Virtual Boy on Where Are the High-Res Head-Mounted Displays? · · Score: 1

    The problem was that Virtual Boy had terrible games and gave users a headache.

    Had Virtual Boy succeeded, we might see more of this kind of thing.

  2. Re:Low on MS Word 2010 Takes On TeX · · Score: 1

    But god help you if you try to use both packages together.

    And the bibliography styles tend to work with one or the other, but not both.

  3. Re:Any prediction over ten years is null and void on IBM Pushing Water-Cooled Servers, Meeting Resistance · · Score: 3, Informative

    I doubt Bill Gates ever said that. He's claimed the contrary on several occasions:
    http://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/gatesivu.htm
    http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/1997/01/1484

    But yes, making predictions for the future is dumb. Unless you control the future, in which case it's not really a prediction *cough* Moore's Law *cough*

  4. Re:At first I thought it said the end on Front End Drupal · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Fun? It might be fun to screw around with Booby on Brails all day, but in the end you need something stable that actually works and does everything you need.

    And whether that's fun or not is largely a matter of perspective.

  5. Alpha? on Wolfram Alpha Launches Tonight, On Camera · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shouldn't it become Wolfram Beta after tonight?

  6. Re:yesterdays news on Phoenix BIOSOS? · · Score: 3, Funny

    But if you look at the back of the clock, it always says "MADE IN CHINA."

  7. All you need to know on Gamepark Releases the GP2X Wiz · · Score: 2, Funny

    is that NOBODY beats the Wiz!

  8. Nice, but who cares? on Gamepark Releases the GP2X Wiz · · Score: 0, Troll

    When this thing was announced, there was no iPhone, Android, etc. Are handheld game-only units still relevant at this point?

  9. Magic: yes or no? on Illusion Cloak Makes One Object Look Like Another · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Assuming this is real, does this qualify as magic?

  10. Re:Wiki has a problem... on OpenOffice UI Design Proposals Published · · Score: 1

    Why, is it your wedding day?

  11. Re:*Sigh* on Lenovo On the Future of the Netbook · · Score: 1

    Whereas Windows is so intuitive and easy to use.

    Which of these makes more sense to you?

    e:\Documents and Settings\MrEricSir\My Documents /home/MrEricSir

  12. Re:Goodbye Lenovo on Lenovo On the Future of the Netbook · · Score: 5, Funny

    There was once a company "VA Software,"
    They sold Linux on custom hardware,
    Their stocks took a dive,
    Yet SourceForge did thrive,
    And now they own Slashdot, you're aware?

  13. Re:Claim 7 Has Your Number on Lala Invents Network DRM · · Score: 1

    Bring it on, bitches. I always like a good challenge.

  14. Re:Sad... on R.I.P. MS-DEBUG 1981 - 2009 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Speaking of which, I hear Mr. DOS is paying steep bills for his wife's life support.

  15. Re:Claim 7 Has Your Number on Lala Invents Network DRM · · Score: 2, Interesting

    So I just put the pirated content on my iPod, big deal. Or I can stream from another server.

    What are they gonna do about that?

  16. Re:Is physical destruction even possible? on When Hacked PCs Self-Destruct · · Score: 1

    Hot enough that it pisses off my CPU thermostat. Sometimes it will even cause a reboot.

  17. Re:Is physical destruction even possible? on When Hacked PCs Self-Destruct · · Score: 1

    That's not entirely true; often BIOS settings can be set while the machine is running. You may be thinking of flashing the BIOS, which is a different issue entirely.

  18. Re:Is physical destruction even possible? on When Hacked PCs Self-Destruct · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's possible, at least to some extent. Old CRTs could be fried with bad programming. Modern CPUs usually have a thermal fail safe (i.e. a reboot) but not every component does this. I'm pretty sure my Radeon doesn't have this feature, since it gets hot as hell if I let it run for too long.

    Another interesting option is USB. I believe it's possible to alter the USB power with a software driver. Just set the power level to over 9000, and your peripherals will fry.

  19. Public transit = win on Your Commuting Costs By Car Vs. Train? · · Score: 1

    My company pays for my monthly bus pass, and I walk to work half the time anyway.

    Sold my car and did not look back.

  20. Re:Improved looks? on OpenOffice 3.1 Released · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Especially compared to MS Office 2007. It took me about 5 minutes just to figure out how to print something. I mean, it's an office program. There should either be a big PRINT button, or a File->Print menu.

    And ideally, a talking paperclip to help you stab your eyes out.

  21. Re:Robots are protected. on Robots Take To the Stairs · · Score: 4, Funny

    But if robots can climb stairs, are those of us with stairs in our house still protected?

  22. Re:turbo-Pascal on Borland Being Purchased By Micro Focus · · Score: 1

    Best part was the acronym: TP

    Every time you'd ask for help with TP on a newsgroup, some wise-ass would make a toilet paper "joke." Got old really fast.

  23. Re:Noscript on NoScript Adds Subscriptions To Adblock Plus · · Score: 1

    Or another solution is to just avoid visiting websites you don't trust. It's kind of like only using bathrooms that are cleaned often.

  24. Re:Its GPL licenced, someone should fork it. on NoScript Adds Subscriptions To Adblock Plus · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I imagine the cost of doing this would be quite high, especially considering the constant updates to the extension.

  25. Disneyland, duh! on Parrots Can Dance · · Score: 1

    I knew birds could dance from the Enchanted Tiki Room. Hadn't these "scientists" ever been to Disneyland.