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  1. Re:Changes to the current Silicon Valley on Is Silicon Valley Reproducible? · · Score: 1

    You probably have plenty of women. I remember going to an Internet Society conference there several years ago and I was probably the one with the least amount of facial hair at my table. You might have counted the woman next to me twice because of her mustache.

  2. Re:and then what? on Using Laptops to Steal Cars · · Score: 4, Informative

    Also keep in mind that the parts market is where dealers and shops make a lot of money -- the margins are huge.

    A consumer group once calculated that rebuilding a $30K Honda from "genuine" parts would have a material cost of over $90K!

  3. Re:architectures? on OpenBSD 3.9 Released · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What about Niagara?

    Unfortunately, last I heard, Sun was being their usual selves and hiding key architectural details (e.g., chipset stuff) that are holding up the porting effort.

    That was about a month or so ago -- hopefully Sun have decided to open up by now ...

  4. Re:Why is it sad? on Wisdom From The Last Ninja · · Score: 1

    So you're saying it's funny?

  5. Re:Hubble Ultra Deep Field on Hubble Space Telescope's Sixteenth Anniversary · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I prefer this for feeling insignificant.

    Well maybe not insignificant, but at least well aware of what the universe thinks of our place in it ...

  6. Re:Storing juice? on Store Your Own Juice · · Score: 1

    Any idea what the consumer and/or business uptake is on these units? Which province and what are these called there?

  7. Re:makes you wonder... on EA Settles Overtime Lawsuit · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe the victims can pool their EA gift certificates from the settlement to boost the sales of their own titles so their managers can get a nice bonus. Then, in appreciation, they'll get decent quality t-shirts and coffee mugs! Morale will soar ...

  8. Re:It's all a waste of time. on Blu-Ray/HD-DVD Talks End · · Score: 1

    Frankly judging from the pricing of the new formats if I want "more real", I'll go with the cheap hooker...

    Yes, but does she have 5.1 and do the more expensive ones have 7.1?

  9. Re:Text of the Bill. on Oklahoma Senate OKs Violent-Games Bill · · Score: 1

    "Sexual conduct" means acts of masturbation, homosexuality, sexual intercourse, or physical contact with a person's clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or, if such person be a female, breast;

    So, GTA: San Antonio* would be alright?

    * Grand Theft Animal

  10. Re:Car or... on Low Emission Cars Continue to Gain Popularity · · Score: 1

    Of course it depends on local consumer expectations.

    Here in Vancouver the Swatch/Mercedes Smart Car seems to be selling briskly. While I noticed a few in truck-happy Alberta, there're all over the place in the GVRD.

    A lot of businesses use them as company cars and them seem to hold their own during rush hour traffic. Of course parking is a breeze too.

    I'd imagine even something like a souped-up go-kart would have a lot of appeal among the granola types here ...

  11. Re:too slow on Low Emission Cars Continue to Gain Popularity · · Score: 1

    Cripes! Where do you live that lets you drive home at 120mph during rush hour?!

  12. Re:Fertility symbols. on The History of Easter Candy · · Score: 2, Funny

    when cooked, all are tasty... (slurp!)

    Must be English -- boiled the whole lot together, right?

  13. Re:Wallace should be disbarred and fined on The Real Inventor of Wireless Email? · · Score: 1

    I don't know what the official name for this "wrong" is

    "erroneous"?

    Sorry, couldn't resist. ;-)

  14. Re:Cross dressing on African Catfish Hunts On Land · · Score: 1

    land-dwelling ancestor of the whales said "fsck this, we're going back in the water"

    I believe it went more like ...

    Pre-weasel: "Whoa, looking pretty chunky there!"
    Pre-whale: "I'm big boned!"
    Pre-weasel: "Ya know, swimming is the best form of exercise."

    The rest is evolutionary history ...

  15. Re:Brilliant individuals? Where? on Open Source For Perimeter Security · · Score: 1

    Partial quote: Open Source projects are done by guys who were laid ... and need something to fill in the time between gaming sessions.

    There you go, less troll-like and closer to the truth!

  16. Re:My story... on DHS Gets Another "F" In Cyber Security · · Score: 1

    there's already another entitiy that monitors them. :)

    Civilians or defacements?

  17. Re:We need a common benchmark on IBM's High Performance File System · · Score: 1

    How does fast forwarding through the "dialogue" affect the benchmark?

  18. Re: Microsoft Engineer and a Sweeper? on The Microsoft Salary and Review System · · Score: 1

    you must be open to moving to somewhere else in the States where pastures are greener.

    I don't understand why you threw in this qualifier -- if Canada, the UK, Australia or wherever are open to your talents and compensate you better, why not leave the US if you can?

  19. Re:Why hairy? on New "Hairy Lobster" Crustacean Discovered and Classified · · Score: 1

    Or maybe they're somewhat "sensitive" about the normal lack of hair and have taken action to alleviate the situation.

  20. Re:Local on Windows Live Search goes Live · · Score: 1

    Not to mention that, for me, "vancouver, british columbia" seems to exist within Washington state -- around a small city called "Vancouver", as it happens.

    I hate that kind of half-implemented crap.

  21. Re:Murphy's Law clearly states: on Human Genes Still Evolving · · Score: 1

    Yeah! It was so much better when /. id's where still less than 871K!

  22. Re:Scary yes... but... on Legal Issues of Opening Up Proprietary Standards? · · Score: 1

    So in the end, from one legal dispute, three lawsuits emerge, and two of those suits were at best frivolous, taking advantage of the cost of a lawsuit as a tool to try to extract concessions.

    Really, that's the end? No countersuits? Were they settled with no attempt to recover costs from the original litigating party?

  23. Re:Reminds me ... on Medical Translator Used Successfully · · Score: 1

    My extended family includes 3 seniors ranging from 64 to 93 years old, all with very rudimentary (if any) English skills. The most convenient thing that we have done when they've had to be in emergency or when admitted is to make a little cheat sheet of common phrases and questions.

    e.g.,
    "I am thirsty."
    "I want to phone home."
    "My ____ hurts."

    I've often thought about a software alternative but it always seems too inconvenient and a barrier to those who aren't too technical in the first place.

    Usually this sheet gets customized each visit due to the nature of the illness, the types of treatment, etc.

    Since this only takes a few minutes to make up, it seems to be the easiest solution to the language issue.

  24. Re:Straight from Provo, UT on Utah Votes 'No' to Darwin's Critics · · Score: 1

    I'll have to ask the big man upstairs when I get there, but until then, it is a very fascinating subject.

    And tell him to turn his stereo down and stop all of that clog dancing!

  25. Re:Illegal harvesting can pay the donor or kin on Invasion of the Body Snatchers · · Score: 1

    Your intimate knowledge of this subject and the thinly veiled hints of even more disturbing revelations, combined with your handle are positively ruining my lunch.