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  1. Re:Coincidence? I think so.... on Kubrick's 2001: A Triple Allegory · · Score: 2
    Yeah definitely no coincidence there.

    Especially the sequence between when the tornado comes until Dorothy is transported to Oz (well actually the end of Money). Whew!

    Incredibly cool.

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  2. Re:Roswell on NASA Smartmorphing Materials and Structures · · Score: 1

    Yes. But it turned out the material was simply mercury from a giant thermometer missile that was fired from White Sands. Due to a strong southwesterly wind it strayed off course and made it's way up to Roswell.

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  3. Re:more applications... on NASA Smartmorphing Materials and Structures · · Score: 1

    Actually you got your facts mixed up. The plan is to morph overweight computer nerds into agile, high speed marathon sex machines.

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  4. Re:nothing to hide on Wiretapping, The Year in Review · · Score: 1

    Sorry. I thought that said "tear" not "hear". Please disregard the previous comment.

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  5. Re:nothing to hide on Wiretapping, The Year in Review · · Score: 1
    You're relaxing on the couch, watching the tv, when you hear your backdoor open.

    You're the goatse.cx guy aren't you? Please don't post that stuff anymore.

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  6. Re:Blows my mind on Wiretapping, The Year in Review · · Score: 1
    do you think anyone should be able to find out the list of people in the Witness Protection Program? Or the list of undercover FBI agents?

    You know, it's interesting you mention that. I've been getting spam emails from a fellow named Yusef Ali ben Gabba trying to get me to buy this sort of stuff off his website.

    The prices aren't bad, but I have no use for it.

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  7. Re:Larry Wall ownz j00! on Apocalypse 2 · · Score: 1
    Yeah, and as soon as someone ties their pet religion in with a post no one can contradict it because (a) it's not politically correct and (b) the xtian moderators are scared that they will go to hell.

    Unless you're a Scientologist. Being a Thetan myself and one of the original members of the Church of Scientology I must say Larry is a good guy. He's funny too, but in a clever way. But we, the devout Scientologists get a bad rap here on /.

    ;)

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  8. RFC 009: Hig Hlander Variable Types on Apocalypse 2 · · Score: 1

    Darn! I was looking forward to hashes of Norse variables with viking helmets. Hig Hlander!

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  9. Re:Code forking is good now? on MS VP Speech Online · · Score: 2
    Code forking can be problematic if you're not careful. A couple simple tips:

    a) wait() for your children to avoid those creepy zombies (shiver)
    b) don't while(1) fork(); It's not cute.

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  10. Re:FIRE! on Dell Notebooks Catch On Fire! · · Score: 1

    I actually call my workstation a "floor", because it sits on the "floortop". ;-P

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  11. Re:FIRE! on Dell Notebooks Catch On Fire! · · Score: 2
    Um. If that were the case wouldn't they be exploding notebooks?

    And while on the subject... What the hell is a "laptop"? Shouldn't that just be a "lap"? Surely there is no "lap bottom" or "lap side"? Please call it a "lap" or "notebook" and let's phase out this redundant shit once and for all.

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  12. Re:Umm on Can Open Source Escape The Apple Horizon? · · Score: 1
    "Unix" does not have to mean "unusable by mortals"

    You're right. Typically it's the mortals who become masters. Look at W. Richard Stevens... god rest his soul.

    ;)
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  13. Re:Umm on Can Open Source Escape The Apple Horizon? · · Score: 1
    "I moved all my files to the /dev/null folder and then I couldn't find them. I tried rebuilding my desktop but it didn't do anything. What happened?"

    Unix for the masses... yeah... just what the world needs.
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  14. Re:13 MIL? on On the Subject of Ximian and Eazel · · Score: 1

    Whereas the Ximian folks are busy cramming bugs up their noses. Don't believe me? Look at their logo. That's not a spider monkey, it's a spider in a nostril.
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  15. Re:Hmmm.... on Microsoft Bootstraps "Matrix" Game Rights Purchase · · Score: 3

    No, but Morpheus, Neo, and Trinity will all be MCSEs, and the agents will wear penguin t-shirts and copyleft hats.
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  16. Re:Valley startup syndrome. My life in a bucket. on Coder on the Cross · · Score: 2

    Your use of BR
    Is like a haiku to me
    Might I suggest P

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  17. Re:Oh for the olden days... on How Does One Become a Game Designer? · · Score: 5
    Yeah, but simply having eye candy doesn't make a good game. I mean, look at nethack. I know it doesn't have the widespread appeal of your typical first person shooter, but it is a far superior game.

    I think gameplay needs to come before flashy effects. People will notice quality in the long run, so if you can do this you CAN make something that competes.
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  18. exactly! on Brewing Storm: Stealth, ISPs And Copyright · · Score: 2
    Why would anything having to do with Clinton's staff have any bearing on the future?

    That's exactly what I kept saying during that whole damn Lewinsky trial.

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  19. Coincidence or ... on Review Of Small Business Suite for Linux · · Score: 2
    The font they use (as rendered on my machine) makes it look like two of the key features are "sewer administration", and "sewer access".

    This seems fitting to me considering the enterprise, emarketing, ecrap they're spewing forth.

    IBM Small Business Server for Linux delivers an integrated, full-featured web solution designed for small businesses seeking to put their business on the web.

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  20. They're efficient too on Google Doubles Server Farm · · Score: 5
    "they direct heat to a central chimney which is blown up to a high-powered fan"

    And these high powered fans then blow the blisteringly hot air along a complex series of ducts which lead to facilities which:

    a) generate electricity for the wall-o-lava-lamps
    b) are used to fill state-of-the-art, floating, hot-air furniture
    c) keep folks warm-n-toasty in the sauna
    d) make you hot and thirsty

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  21. Re:pen based and glidepads on Best Device For Gesture Based Input? · · Score: 5
    It seems people either love or hate these pen devices. Personally I use a USB 6x8 Wacom tablet with the Intuos pen, and totally love it. It works well under linux, macos, and win2k.

    You can customize how you want it to behave (map the screen to the tablet, or use a mouse-like interface), the pressure sensitivity thresholds, macros for the two buttons, angle behavior, and eraser behavior/sensitivity. On win and mac you can easily set these independently for different programs. Another cool feature is that you can buy multiple pens (which I find pretty comfortable,btw) and have independent settings for each one.

    I'll be the first to admit it does take a while to get used to using one. But after playing around with it for a while I fell in love with it.

    They are a bit costly, but well worth it. Last I heard, Wacom was selling refurbished ones at nice discounts.

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  22. The Real Deal on Intel Offers "Unsigning Bonuses" · · Score: 4
    ...it would certainly make me feel good to know that they weren't going to cut me just to get cheaper labor in the door.

    Oh yeah? I work at Intel and overheard the following:

    Intel manager #1: Let's send this kid from CMU $10k to stay away.
    Intel manager #2: But he's damn good.
    Intel manager #1: So is this guy. He's from Caltech.
    Intel manager #2: Really? Caltech huh?
    Intel manager #1: Yeah. Calcutta Tech.

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  23. OT, but oh well... on Judge Refuses to Reveal Anonymous Posters · · Score: 1
    I used to be a vagan, but now I'm just a vagitarian.

    [flicks tongue]

    It definitely is the lifestyle.

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  24. Re:mail is great in the workplace on Buried in email? · · Score: 1
    Yes. I'm the same way, except s/email/Slashdot/g; You gotta love it, 60k/yr and I do less than in my high school and college days. Ahhhhh. *belch*

    I just thank god the people I work for don't know how easy it is to whip up perl scripts to do all the work.

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  25. whoa! on The Value Of Privacy · · Score: 1
    ...with illegally collecting personally identifying information from children under 13 years of age without parental consent

    Does this mean I have to stop collecting information about the models on my website, www.preteenbuttcumsluts.com?

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