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  1. Good Games Spec... on 6.8GHz 1TB RAM and 2TB HDD Laptop? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    which is "coming soon".

    Ideal to play Duke Nukem Forever on :)

  2. widgets limited on Malicious Web Pages Can Install Dashboard Widgets · · Score: 4, Informative

    this page at Apple's Developer Connection says that a 'widget' cannot ask for any resources or do anything to the filesystem outside of the widgets bundle.

  3. Good Timing on Apple Sued over Tiger, Injunction Sought · · Score: 4, Funny

    While the suit may have some merit, it is odd for them to wait until now to try and halt such a heralded product.

    Not when now is the time the threat of an injunction to stop distribution could result in a multi zillion pound pay out ;)

  4. Deal With Them on Network Penetration Scans and Executive Reaction? · · Score: 5, Funny

    How do you handle these 3rd-party security people who make mountains out of every molehill?

    Post the company name and URL on slashdot and let them have a 'specialised security audit'...

  5. Answers! on Autonomous Robot Finds Life in Atacama Desert · · Score: 2, Funny

    The big question is will they find life on Earth?

  6. essay on what to do while in college? on Summer Reading and Startup Program · · Score: 4, Funny

    Search for "beer" in document:
    0 Results.

  7. Re:For those of us who don't live near Boston on Source Code Dispute in Boston's Big Dig · · Score: -1, Redundant

    ... anyone care to fill us in on what the big dig is?

    I believe it is a big dig in boston.

  8. Realistic? on Software Engineering Demo for a K-5 Career Fair? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bring loads of coffee in with you and feed it to the kids to get them hyper, give them all keyboards and glasses to simulate eye strain. Break their wrists to simulate RSI and get a megaphone with someone shouting 'code faster'...

  9. It is cambridge on A Crazy Cambridge Contraption · · Score: 1

    People there are academically wonderful but famously lack common sense ;)

    They can work out velocity and angle of the bus coming towards them instantly in their heads but not have a clue on how to cross a road by themselves...

  10. First AV As well... on First Symbian OS virus to replicate over MMS · · Score: 3, Informative

    The first virus... but lucky there is already anti virus software out there for your p910 :)

  11. Update! on Firefox Breaks 25 Million Downloads · · Score: 5, Funny

    25,241,830 and counting to be precise ;)

  12. Sod 'em on Beagle 2 Official Inquiry Released · · Score: 5, Informative

    A good q & a on the inquiry

    Professor Pillinger rejected the inquiry's findings as "wisdom after the event". He said: "The gains we could have made from Beagle far outweighed the risks."

  13. Re:Another nail... on Firefox In Print · · Score: 4, Funny

    *another* nail?

    How bloody big is this coffin?!

  14. Scoop - real links. on Google To Release AdWords API · · Score: 4, Informative

    The links to the full article are here and here .

    The link in the story is to an overview paragraph.

  15. Astronauts on China To Launch 2 Into Space In September · · Score: 3, Funny

    "But he said the duo will be chosen from the same 14 fighter-jet pilots who were part of the first selection process...

    No chinese billionaires or boy-band members going up?

  16. Re-Entry on China To Launch 2 Into Space In September · · Score: 3, Funny

    "The spacecraft includes both a re-entry and an orbital module."

    You would hope it had some form of re-entry module if you were the astronauts!

  17. Harvard? on Pharmacare, Harvard Try To Shut Down Security Hole · · Score: 5, Funny

    It was probably designed by females... ...as we all know there are biological differences in men's and women's abilities ;)

  18. Failed Interview on Programming Until Retirement? · · Score: 2, Funny

    "By the way, I'm very self-motivated, a genius in C++ and Python"

    -1 Arrogant.

  19. Interesting on Cooking With Linux · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "Kevin Bedell conducts a very interesting interview with Michael Stutz"

    Interesting? Long term Linux user has book to sell.

    EOF.

  20. Re:Uh duh... on Newsweek On Click Fraud, Search Engine Response · · Score: 2, Interesting

    HA!

    "The only advertising that makes you money, is advertising that sells your product. Tricking people into following a link or viewing a page they didn't want to doesn't do anyone any good in the long run."

    And in this posters sig:

    "Get a FREE MiniMac Here! [freeminimacs.com] "

    Scams obviously work as good tricks :)

  21. Re:Newspapers - a dying breed on Future of Internet News? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "Why read day-old news when you can get up to the minute headlines via http and RSS?"

    Because most newspapers come with editorials, opinion pieces and investigative journalism that is not found online (and is more likely to be real)...

    Plus you get a good source of paper to put on the floor or wrap things in.

    Brilliant!

  22. Well I heard this rumour: on Not Much Happening in Hard Drives This Year · · Score: 1

    "Yes, I shat in woods," admits bear

    Just looking on the news channels but no one is confirming it....

  23. Re:Alternatives on Build Your Own MP3 Player · · Score: 1, Troll

    Beat me to it :)

    I apologise for forgetting this is slashdot and posting something with humour in that was not some half arsed m4d l33t catchphrase.

  24. Real Price! on Build Your Own MP3 Player · · Score: -1, Troll

    "Half of the parts can be sampled for free, for a minimal total cost of $25 for parts, and $25 for a PCB. And the case is soooo Minty!"

    The case may be minty however to to buy online costs US$27.91!

    Volia : $77.91 total price.

  25. Re:What's the point? on Build Your Own MP3 Player · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Apple and the rest of the MP3 player producers must be quaking in their boots at the shock revelation that their target market 'dont see the point' of their product.

    "I'm never further than a meter away from a computer.....only think of about 3 occaisons where I would be away from a box for longer than a half hour"

    Ah, hang on ;)