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  1. Call Me. on Reporting Stolen Credit Card Lists? · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm extremely trustworthy and will NOT do anything wrong with the numbers. I'll be a witness to this horrible theft, and I'll send out mass mailings with sections of the database to ensure that such deeds are not gone unnoticed by the general public.

    Er... wait...

  2. Re:At least the parent proves something... on Indiana First With Computerized Grading · · Score: 1

    Totally depends for which discipline you're writing. Though, I agree. The g-parent was a joke. =)

  3. Re:To get on the front page of Slashdot. on Google's Software Principles · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but if you're a spyware company, the idea is to keep out of public view as much as possible, and google is a super-popular "PR" company.

    I mean, as soon as you do that, you set up this big target for yourself. Why make your users know you exist?

  4. Sucks when people mis-moderate... on Indiana First With Computerized Grading · · Score: 1

    Man. It sucks when people mod your funny posts as insightful.

    Although I guess it sucks in the other direction too, Bush must be fed up with that already.

  5. At least the parent proves something... on Indiana First With Computerized Grading · · Score: 4, Insightful

    At least the parent post proves one simple truth: human english teachers can be replaced by simple shell scripts.

  6. Well, perhaps.. on Google Experiments With Local Filesystem Search · · Score: 1

    With the size of *your* porn collection... Here come the penis enlargement text-ads =)

  7. Re:What they fail to mention... on Successful PearPC/Mac OS X Install Documented · · Score: 1

    Huh? He says so right in the article.

  8. Re:Such a shame on China Scrubs Moon Mission Plans · · Score: 1

    ...it did.

    You think all that "we're going to Mars" stuff was a mistake or a coincidence?

    It's all just the same "one-upsmanship" that's common in international politics.

    Now that China isn't in the picture, I'll bet you a candy bar and a +1 Insightful that we don't go to the moon either.

  9. Re:You ask this question here? on Permanently Changing Windows XP Security Settings? · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Just because he's a flea-ridden, windows using, lowsy excuse for a developer doesn't mean he's going to get flamed, you insensitive clod!

  10. Okay... I get it... on Fathers of Linux Revealed: Tooth Fairy & Santa Claus · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Okay, I get it. I have bad teeth."

  11. Re:Yeah, right! on Cure for Cancer? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Come on. Read the news? Everything is fucking carcinogenic.

    Sure. Lets get rid of cars, and power plants, and computers, and cell phones, and rocks, and trees, and dirt, and other people. And french fries. Don't forget the french fries.

    No, but really. I mean, Cancer is one of those diseases that has probably been around and mislabeled for thousands of years, and now that people are living longer, they're more likely to contract it over time.

  12. The Super Important Message on Student Uncovers US Military Secrets · · Score: 4, Funny


    The Memo Went like this:

    URGENT: MSG from GEORGE W. BUSH
    TO: JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF

    1. ATTACK IRAQ
    2. ____???____
    3. PROFIT!!!

    Claire has finally revealed the second step!

    Read the article to find out.

  13. Re:Already in use on Hardened PHP · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Two Questions:

    1) I've heard some complaints about PHP on "high traffic" sites, is it easier on you guys because you're primarily serving static pages? I mean, I'm not a big porn freak, but it seems to me that most porn sites wouldn't be overly dynamic, since most of the content doesn't change once it's posted. Maybe some of the userauth stuff is PHP based, and maybe a site forum, but I don't really see what else would need to be supar-dynamic.

    2) Maybe this seems like a naive post - and maybe it's offtopic, mods, have your way - but with all the free porn that's constantly bombarding my mailbox and my computer screen with flashing messages, how do you all make money?

    I mean, what's "high traffic"? 20 paying users? Where *are* all these people that don't get the same spams for free porn that I do?

    Maybe the free porn isn't actually free, and that's why people pay.

  14. Re:Riiight on Cryptic Code Stumps Experts · · Score: 1

    Oh. Sorry. It's at the beginning. I can go check again.

    My reference was crappy. =)

  15. Not to reply to myself, but... on Cryptic Code Stumps Experts · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Understanding the V's for greek nu, the only place the sequence of letter turns up, ignoring spaces and everything, is verse 12 of Matthew's gospel-

    *meta\ de\ th\n metoikesi/an *babulw=nos *)iexoni/as e)ge/nnhsen to\n *salaqih/l (greek beta code)

    Not that this is interesting, or, chances are, at all related. But it's still neat, or something. =)

    Actually, there's a place in the latin as well (understanding the V's as V's). Meh. But this is neat, even if it leads nowhere.

  16. Re:10 letters on Cryptic Code Stumps Experts · · Score: 1

    I'm a dork, but interestingly, the letters don't show up in sequence anywhere in the greek or latin bibles.

    At least, with spaces. Maybe I'll take out the spaces and try again.

  17. Especially with OSX! on Flash Mob Gang Warfare · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, especially if they were on IRC using OSX.

    (rimshot)

  18. Re:ATI software on Modded XBox The Ultimate Multimedia PC? · · Score: 1

    Have you tried the PowerVCR? I think that's the name of it. I'll check when I get home. Very clear on windows. =)

  19. Re:ATI software on Modded XBox The Ultimate Multimedia PC? · · Score: 1

    tvtime. tvtime.sourceforge.net. Hands down, the clearest, simplest TV app on the planet. Seriously.

    Its not my own, but i've used it for a while, and it's incredibly clear.

  20. Re:Adblock on Google to Distribute Image Ads, Plans Email List Service · · Score: 1

    So very true!

    I was just replying to the fact that people tend to associate free features with buy-more-get-more. In this case, there's no reason to pay someone to block the ads, because there are plenty of alternative methods which work just as well.

    I also suggest highly the extensions that block flash animations from playing without a click on them (I mean, really, how often do you use a flash animation in a real browsing session? Most of them are just aggravating ads), the extension bannerblind, which blocks all banners with certain dimensions (blocks a ton of things without ever needing to configure a search), and, my personal favorite extension, Mouse Gestures (pick a flavor, I use all-in-one right now), which doesn't block ads, but speeds up browsing experience by a whole, whole lot.

    Fire/bird/fox/animal is a great browser because it uses the extension model to build up lots of free and useful features that allow the user to control his/her software package.

  21. Re:Good on Google to Distribute Image Ads, Plans Email List Service · · Score: 1

    Because it's a browser designed against bloat.

    The point is, it's standalone and extensible, allowing you to put on what you want. Just because the developers are psychotic porn fiends doesn't mean you should have standard features that allow for quick porn searching, even though it should be a base feature according to them (okay, I made that up, but, get the point?).

    But, yeah, adblock is supar useful. bannerblind is also very useful. grab that from mozdev.

  22. Re:Ok... on Google to Distribute Image Ads, Plans Email List Service · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Uh. The ads are served from somewhere. Not only could you edit your hosts file or block the images from that destination in almost every common browser (IE, Mozilla, Firebird, Opera, etc), but you could also grab Firebird and install 'Adblock', a great utility that allows wildcarding of domains from which to block ad-banners.

    Catches most stuff for me right now, and I've only got like 10 filters.

  23. The UFO Thing on Vatican Astronomer Comments On Extraterrestrials · · Score: 3, Informative

    The UFO thing has sorta been bothering me. All these stories that ask whether or not these things are UFOs.

    Here's an easy answer: Yes! They're Unidentified! They appear to be flying! They're objects!

    I'm pretty sure that serves all the relevant criteria, right there.

  24. Re:"Darwin" - style award winner on Mac Trojan Horse Disguised as Word 2004 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Already got one. Notice how "microsoft" came up, even in the story about the Trojan on a Mac?

  25. Re:We just want it... on ExtremeTech Reviews Google's Gmail Beta · · Score: 1

    That's actually been in there for at least a month or so. The binary rejection.

    People don't seem to get it, though, because there are lots of reviews which say Google lacks a virus filter.