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  1. Re:Linux Evangelism on Open Source Advocacy The Right Way · · Score: 1

    real geeks use

    cat > /

  2. Re:This is the same reason why Macs are so rare on Open Source Advocacy The Right Way · · Score: 1

    So my projects are considered 'solid'.
    Sir Humphry Appleby was promoted to Cabinet Secrety at the start of 'Yes Priminister' because he was considered solid.
    This mentality permiates through a Burocrasy, and a Burocrasy is the last place I'd look for technical expertiese.

  3. Re:BSOD on Microsoft Robots to Watch Kids · · Score: 1

    the latist nVidia driver i got from windows update BSODed my system when I tryed to play HL2 with it

  4. Re:how does the average user validate the source? on UK Government Launches Virus Alert Service · · Score: 1

    Unfortunatly the email they send out to say you've signed up does not use the safe word

  5. Re:timing on Asteroid Named After Douglas Adams · · Score: 4, Funny

    I gues the reasion why it was not done while he was alive is because we missed the deadline.

  6. Re:Internet Ban on What Do Court-Ordered Internet Bans Really Mean? · · Score: 1

    shouldn't that be 10 double plus good

  7. Re:How nice on Programmer Built Vote-Rigging Demo for Florida Politician · · Score: 1

    yer but that marble ain't blue it's more aqua marine

  8. Repeat on Programmer Built Vote-Rigging Demo for Florida Politician · · Score: -1, Redundant

    haven't we been here before

  9. Re:NASDAQ? on Expedia Books its First Patent · · Score: 1

    Not sure about NASDAQ, but any of the compair and contrast price web sites should be able to supply prier art.

    Date files was 25, August 2000

  10. University life on Sims 2: University Announced · · Score: 2, Funny

    We don't have Majors in the UK University system, We do have Jeremy Paxman on Unversity Chalange.

    Now that would be cool having my Sym being quized by Paxo

  11. So What... on Football Fans For Truth · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The election is for Presedent, not head coach.

  12. 50 more mins on LoTR RoTK Extended Edition Specs Released · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Oh Great, now we get almost an houre of volcanoes blowing up.

    Did any one else think that the ending after the ring was destroied was far to looooooong

  13. Re:And then the complete set will come out... on LoTR RoTK Extended Edition Specs Released · · Score: 1

    Tesre is a boxed set of the theatrical eddition out with all three episodes in it

  14. Re:I'm wondering... on Microsoft To Share Office Source Code · · Score: 3, Informative

    This won't work in the UK. You can't sue the UK Government unless it allows you to. Somthing called Crown immunity

  15. Vexacious (sp?) Litigent on Novell Poised To Strike On Slander Of Title Claim · · Score: 1

    Over on the British Side of the Pond we have this Law that says if you repeatedly sue ppl and repeatedly have your cases thrown out, you can be blocked from sueing any one else unles you can get a Judge to aggre that you have a good case.

    Do you have anything simaler in the US and could this be used against SCO to stop them starting any new suits.

  16. Re:Not so easily manipulated on Microsoft Developing Linux Policy, Plan of Attack · · Score: 1

    Einstein was dyslexic and got realy crap grades in school.

  17. Just 2 points on The Saga of Katie.com · · Score: 1

    1) Amazon.co.uk does not seem to have been affected by the comments that appear on Amazon.com

    2) When Rockstar Games published GTA III They made dam shure that they owned www.pogothemonkey.com

  18. Re:Freezes Linux on City of Munich Freezes Its Linux Migration · · Score: 1

    which makes it winter in Oz.

  19. Re:Shades of the D&D AD&D witch hunt on Manhunt Violence Story Sees Updates, Threats · · Score: 1

    There have been milions of deaths caused by cars, why doesn't this monky of a lawer do somthing about that!

  20. Re:RFID? on Mexican Attorney General Gets Microchip in Arm · · Score: 1

    Please leve your fantisies out off ...

    Oh, sorry this IS Slashdot :)

  21. Re:Welcome to the Future on Mexican Attorney General Gets Microchip in Arm · · Score: 1

    I was thinking mor on the lines of Nuromancer.

    Doidn't the mega corps chip their science personall.

  22. Re:great, re-enforce the myth. on Mozilla Developers Respond to Malware · · Score: 1

    No linux virii :)

  23. Re:Prediction: sun to rise... on Microsoft Expects 1 Billion Windows Users by 2010 · · Score: 1

    Having been forced to upgrade recintly from 98 to XP, because 98 woun't take the amount of memory I'v just stuffed into the box. I'm now in the possition where about 1/2 of the games I've baught over the years fail to run.

    Just to make my life compleat GTA Vice City now causes a stop error on install.

  24. Re:Just goes to show you .... on Hotmail Loses Customer Files · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The problem is that for most people Hotmail is NOT a stupid place to keep important info.

    Its backed by Microsoft so oviously its secure.

    Just remember that most people who use Hotmail are not Geeks and they do beleave the hype.

  25. Re:Too bad on New Viruses Hit 30-Month High · · Score: 2, Informative

    I think your information is seriously out of date.
    Sophos Anti-Virus has been capable of disinfecting virus infections for years.