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  1. Re:yes, it turns off VS on IE7 To Ship With Windows Patches Tomorrow [Not] · · Score: 1
    Or maybe I'm just being paranoid.


    It's not paranoia when they really are trying to get your money.

  2. Re:A proposal that cannot be rejected? on IE7 To Ship With Windows Patches Tomorrow [Not] · · Score: 1
    Wow that's a weird metaphor.


    Just goes to show what happens when you stop using bad car analogies / metaphors. Things go right down the tubes.

  3. Re:Thank God on IE7 To Ship With Windows Patches Tomorrow [Not] · · Score: 1
    Exactly. *Our* reasons to switch browsers aren't near enough reason for everyone to switch browsers.


    "Anyone not exactly like me is insanely stupid" sounds like a symptom of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. I see it all the time in the geek world. Hmm...I'm prone to it at times, too.

  4. A Long Time Ago... on The First Robotic Musician · · Score: 1

    Are we not men? We are Devo!

  5. Geeks in MySpace on Social Networks Attract Malware Authors · · Score: 1

    Geeks taking over social spaces. Will wonders never cease?

  6. A Little Philosophy on Americans Win 2006 Nobel Physics Prize · · Score: 1

    It is not how the world is, but that the world is, that is the mystical. --Wittgenstein

  7. Re:Theoretical answer to theoretical question on Slackware 11 Has Been Released · · Score: 1
    a more hands-on approach to the unix operating system. slackware isn't flashy, isn't what some would even call 'refined' but it is a stable, well-balanced hands-on distro. it's a little more 'primitive' in some things like package management (*whine* dependencies *whine*) but this also works in your favor when repairing a system (reliance only on tar if absolutely necessary).


    If you want to dip your toes into the BSD world (I'm a bit of an OpenBSD bigot myself, use it for my home router), Slackware is the best gateway. Of all the Linuxes it's considered the most BSD-like. So all the good things people say about Slackware, BSD is just a bit more so.

  8. Re:Theoretical question on Slackware 11 Has Been Released · · Score: 3, Funny
    Cue uninformed trolls saying that watching gcc output scrolling doesn't teach you anything....


    But, but, don't you need to know how to speed read _before_ you start with Gentoo??

  9. Where is the Literary Talent? on Bloggers or High Schoolers, Where is the Literary Talent? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not in a box,
    not with a fox,
    No here not there
    Not anywhere.

  10. Re:First off... on McAfee, Symantec Think Vista Unfair · · Score: 1
    I can't stand the use of 'begs the question' this way, screw 'modern usage', it gets on my nerves...

    The march of masses of morons in lockstep continues relentlessly. We cannot stop it.

  11. Tech / Science Reporting on When a Tech 'Breakthrough' Isn't Really · · Score: 1

    The reporters talk to researchers. Naturally, the researchers are excited about what they're doing, and the vision they have of what could happen. I think the reporters get caught up in that.

  12. Re:Slow everyone down... on Microsoft Vista User Interface Guidelines Published · · Score: 1
    Slow *everyone* down, in order to save the idiots.


    It's the government school way, don't you know?

  13. Re:Apache 1.3.29 ?? on OpenBSD 4.0 Pre-orders are Available · · Score: 2, Informative

    The new Apache license was unacceptable, so they're not using newer versions with the new license. This is a heavily-patched version.

  14. Re:Shell... on Vista Shell Team now Blogging · · Score: 1
    It is however, not like any other shell.


    It's a graphical shell on a boot virus.

  15. Re:Moo on University of Virginia Student Graduates in One Year · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Counterpoint:
    Many professors would like students to explore and experiment in college rather than cram in as much as possible at top speed.


    Also, the administrators would like you to take as long as possible to get your degree, to increase the revenue flow.

  16. Re:Yes/No/Maybe on Was the 2004 Election Stolen? · · Score: 1
    This would truly lead to the Second U.S. Civil War.


    Then as Napoleon said, "God is always on the side of the big battalions."

  17. Re:Yes/No/Maybe on Was the 2004 Election Stolen? · · Score: 3, Funny
    "No one is thinking of postponing the elections."


    As Bismarck once said, "Nothing is confirmed until officially denied."

  18. Re:Rule 1: no PCs in bedrooms! on Household Technology Rules for Kids? · · Score: 3, Funny

    Mod parent up. Pun intended.

  19. Re:oookie on New 'No Military Use' GPL For GPU · · Score: 1
    I wonder if they realize that most militaries not only attack, but they also defend.

    "War is the continuation of politics by other means." --Clausewitz

  20. Re:What features would you like in your browser? on Firefox 2.0 'Beta Candidate 1' Released · · Score: 1

    Because then it would crash when you go to /.

  21. Re:The usual response on Cell Users As Bad As Drunk Drivers · · Score: 1

    And what about Highway Hypnosis? I would sometimes find myself halfway home without remembering the trip. I wasn't on the phone, not talking with anyone, not listening to the radio. I was in another world, mentally, thinking about this or that. It was scary. I found that was usually a symptom of not enough sleep, so I've been getting enough these days.

  22. Re:This is absurd on so many levels on NH Man Arrested for Videotaping Police · · Score: 1

    I had a couple of Atlanta police tell me that the "protect and serve" part on their cars is BS. They ususally show up to write the report. So you have to protect yourself--with a gun if needed. This was in a small gun training class they were giving. A memorable quote they said: "Better judged by 12 than carried by 6."

  23. Re:Ugh! on NH Man Arrested for Videotaping Police · · Score: 2, Funny
    This occured in Alabama.

    Yo, Vinny! How are ya?

  24. Re: Bullet encryption on Encrypted Ammunition? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is the bullet silver?

  25. Re:Emotional Detachment on Coping with Exam Panic Attacks? · · Score: 2, Informative

    And if everything else is too hard, go into Education!