User: phagstrom

Re:In Other News

On: Dude! Where's My Plutonium?

no, used pinball machine parts.....

be on the lookout for a modified DeLorean

So maybe now...

On: Walking Before Flying

we can learn the answer to the puzzle:

if a fly couldn't fly, would we call it a 'walk'?

so like.....

On: Evidence of Chimp Developing "Spoken" Language

is this the next generation of managers?

knows only a few buzz words, but has no idea of what the project is all about ;-)

Re:afaik...

On: When is Database Muscle Too Much?

any intelligent thoughts?

They are preparing for the new SQL based FS from MS....

Re:eh?

On: Intel Pushes Pentium 4 Past 3 GHz

Processors gain self consciousness at about 3 MHz, therefore we shall refer to them as "who", not "which".

"Sorry Dave. We can't have you telling people the truth. You'll have to be terminated..." ;-)

Re:Related: what about referer logs

On: Reuters Accused Of Hacking For Typing In URL

If their webserver is attached to the internet in any way, then anything it is "serving" is fair game, and should thus be protected appropriately.

I agree. However the case can then be made that web server worms (that use evil modified URLs) are just accessing data that the webserver is serving.

Re:And...

On: Internet Backbone DDOS "Largest Ever"

designed to withstand nuclear wars

It's nice to know that you do not have to quit your [favorite online game] 'just because' a nuclear war breaks out.

Re:That's nothing.

On: You Will Read Our Ads, And Like It

Yup.....

Just click "accept". Forget the "you have now signed over your soul to us" bit.....Just a formality...

Re:Yeah, right...

On: IDE to SCSI Converters?

Yeah, right. By putting my old IDE disk in this controller it will be faster? Right.

Sure!!! You'll probably get this cool little sticker that say "Fast Ultra-Wide SCSI" to put on your old hard drive over the "damn slow ide" sticker that's already there. That'll speed things up right away......or not

Not enough....

On: Instant Earth, Just Add Dust Particles

IIRC Pinkey and Brain did it in like one night.....

Narf.....

I wonder...

On: Your Skin Is Your Password

...how it would handle people with psoriasis (or similar skin conditions)....

Maybe they just have to 'change' their password more often ;-)

If you don't like all them extra keys.....

On: A Selective History Of The Keyboard

you can always get a happy hacking keyboard here.

No more of those sissy windows or CAPS LOCK keys ;-)

What about europe?

On: Geek and Gamer Wear Online?

Does anyone know of any good online geek-gear shops that ship from within europe?

I hate paying customs ;-(

Wait a minute...

On: HitchHiker's Documentary Scheduled for May 11 Release

...80-minute documentary....

Should that not be "42-minute documentary"?

Sorry, could not resist ;-)

Welcome to hell.

On: Apple (R)ejects Copy Protection

This must be what hell is like....

Having a Jennifer Lopez CD in the drive and NOT being able to get it out.

I would have to opt for a small tactical nuclear weapon. The CD is getting out of the drive - one way or the other.

All it takes is....

On: Root as Primary Login: Why Not?

What if you want to clear up all the tmp files you made and you make a small typo

rm -rf / tmp

After doing something like that, you know why NOT to use root. ;-)

Re:t-shirt...

On: SETI@Home Close to Half-Billionth Result

Hey, you can also get a SETI@home t-shirt if you submit that 500 millionth result. =)

I just bet it says something like this:

"I used up all my processing power for a year to find....nothing and all I got was this lousy t-shirt" ;-)

Are you sure?

On: On the (Im)possibility of Obfuscating Programs

*proved* the impossibility of efficiently obfuscating programs.

Obviously they have never heard of IOCCC :-)

Re:Imagine having a spammer in front of you

On: Protect Your Cell Phone From Spam

I'd consider carrying mace if that "Deal 10 ft away" scenario came into being.

I'm thinking more along the lines of a small tactical nuclear weapon....

Could be worse...

On: OddTod Laid Low by the Law

...a laid off guy who spends days watching TV and eating chips.

Could be worse:

You could have a job where you try to find people who do not have a job and then see if you can't increase their misery.

Re:Will this hammer...

On: It's (Almost) Hammer Time

Cuz you're gonna need a solid block of ice to cool the damn thing. It IS an AMD, afterall

With no cooler:

Can't thouch this!! :-)

Blast!!!

On: Linux 2.4.18 Released

Does this mean that I have to buy another t-shirt with the Linux kernel code printed on it.

Re:yeah, but...

On: Water on Mars - Clues to Life?

They got some VC and hired some people to build them some space ships. Then they conviced everybody else that it would be a good idea to move to earth......Maybe not...:-)

Re:I don't use windows, but

On: Anti-Viral Software Recommendations?

From the license:

If your country is not on the list, you are not allowed to use AVG 6.0
Free Edition - you may download AVG Trial version instead.

North, Middle and South America - all countries
Europe - United Kingdom only
Asia - all countries
Africa - all countries
Australia, New Zealand

What's wrong with the rest of Europe using it, I wonder?

Wait a minute

On: Hubble Getting an Upgrade

Didn't Mike break that in MST3K?