User: Sponge Bath

Re:Right on!

On: The First Killer App: VisiCalc

...one of the first programs I bought for my Apple ][+ back in 1982

Why didn't you just download the torrent?

Re:Why, America?

On: FCC Seeks Tech Donations for Katrina Aid

people are drowning and here you are posting on internet...

Quick! Throw them some mod points!

Re:interoperability?

On: OSDL CEO: Microsoft Has to Accept Linux

...improve interoperability with these invisible, constantly moving goal posts?

Use the Force to influence the midichlorians?

Re:The new serfdom

On: Legal Arguments Can Hurt Tech Job Mobility

Pay the man for NOT using his brain for the rest of his life.

I thought that was policy for all MS employees.

Re:Geopolitics of the next 100 years

On: The Invasion of The Chinese Cyberspies

Where does Wal-Mart fit into this?

Straight into the inflammed ass of the consumer.

Quote from Samsung CEO

On: Apple Rumored to Be After Samsung Flash Memory

"Steve Jobs is always after me Lucky Charms!"

Re:America has a choice..

On: The Decline of Science and Technology in America

...they invented the zero

... and Microsoft patented it.

Re:This is the next step

On: Japan Plans Test of 'New Concorde'

There is NOTHING magical about being supersonic.

This reminds me of the Twilight Zone (or was it the Outer Limits?) episode where a jet liner accidentally exceeded the speed of sound and, as a consequence, went back in time. Pretty laughable stuff.

Re:Crappy list

On: A Look Back At Ten Dot-Com Flops

I personally find that there's basically no technology I miss.

What about the satisfying crack of a good ol' buggy whip.
Man, that takes me back.
Heeeyah! *crack*

Re:But who paid for the POTS infrastructure?

On: FCC Reclassifies DSL, Drops Common Carrier Rules

...your phone lines are still above ground on poles?

Yes, along with the phone itself. Mr. Haney assures me the quality is second to none.

Re:He was making $1 million at ...

On: Ex-Microsoft Exec Barred From Google Job

He was making $1 million

"One million dollars should be enough for anyone."
-- Bill Gates

Re:...even Internet Explorer will still work...

On: Running Windows With No Services

Define "work"...

An excruciating slog through random and painful events beyond my control.

So, yes. I think 'work' applies to IE.

Re:Finding Evil Printers

On: EFF Requests Help to Identify "Evil" Printers

Just test for the Evil Bit.

... or look for printers with goatees and a bad attitude.

Brittle?

On: Microsoft Continues Anti-OSS Strategy

Brittle? The way Windows breaks, it's brutal.

(apologies to Fat Albert)

Re:RIP

On: Star Trek's Scotty Dies at 85

He.. was the most... human.

... or at least the most consistantly drunk.

It's green!

Does it Measure Up?

On: What is Mainframe Culture?

What are the differences between Windows, Unix, and mainframe programmers?

The length of the beard?

Re:$100 a pop!?

On: Shrimp Bandages Clot Blood Faster

money/time they spent trying other ideas...

The jelly fish bandages were a complete flop.

Spoiler Warning!

On: Battlestar Galactica Season 2 Premiere

In order to save Adama after being shot by the perky cylon girly,
his head is removed and kept in a jar like the cast of Star Trek in Futurama.

Hot Damn Tamale!

On: Solar-Powered Cars Race fron Austin to Calgary

The way the weather has been in Austin this last month, they should have enough power to fly to Calgary... if they don't burst into flames first.

I have a mental image of a non-air conditioned vehicle dodging 18 wheelers on I-35.

Hell on Earth. (Welcome to Texas)

Re:Technology makes things easier and cheaper.

On: In SIlicon Valley: Profits up. Employment Down.

...the capabilities of people with slight mental retardation.

... and we can post on Slashdot too!

*clicky, clicky*

Re:This makes me wonder..

On: SCO Versus Novell Going All the Way

Legel briefs.

I'm wearing some right now.
Everyone tells me they are very stylish.

-- The Emperor

Re:Slashdot is the Opiate of the Geek Masses.

On: Is Science Fiction the Opiate of the Geek Masses?

Slashdot is the Opiate of the Geek Masses.

It's more like a dime bag.

Good for a quick buzz, but a little bit seedy.

Re:Haven't used one in a LONG time...

On: Cassette Tapes On The Wane

...how else am I going to replace Rush's 2112?

8 Track?
Or maybe you could upgrade to 2113.

All you need to know

On: Body Modifications Still Hinder IT Professionals?

Just observe any film of late 60's NASA engineers and you have all the style tips you need for success. Buzz cut, white shirt, pocket protector.

Learn it. Know it. Live it.

Re:Someone send a memo to the RIAA...

On: Microsoft Sets Value Of Pirated Windows: $1

Someone PLEASE explain that one to me.

* Some corporations are corrupt
* Some governments are corrupt
* Individuals are often powerless when the two get together
* Resistance is futile
* You will be assimilated

Hope that helps.