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  1. Warcraft III rules! I know! I played it! on Warcraft III: The Single Player Experience · · Score: 1

    Warcraft 3 is awesome. A guy in my office was a beta tester, who "shared his experience" with the rest of us.

    The elf units are probably the most creative. Their "lifeforce" type magics are very inventive. And there's nothing quite like uprooting all of your tree buildings and attacking your enemies' base.

  2. American Towel Day, British Towel Day on Slashback: Towel, Linkage, Drafthouse · · Score: 1

    Looks like American Towel Day is the first Thursday after May 11, British Towel Day is May 25th.

    2 Towel Days are better than one.

  3. Handwriting Software? How 20th century... on Apple Drops Mac OS 9 · · Score: 1

    You can enter text via keyboard faster than handwriting EVERY day of the week. Get with the times Apple, nobody but idiot managers want handwriting software.

    Whoops, here comes my boss...

  4. Time-Shifting on Top Ten New Copyright Crimes · · Score: 1

    In broadcasting 101 we learn about the concept of "time-shifting", whereby a person can use their VCR to record something that is on earlier and watch it later, in order to accomodate their schedule.

    If I didn't have a VCR, I wouldn't be watching any TV at all, because of the unfortunate times that my favorite shows come on. Then the advertisers wouldn't be seen by me at all.

    Of course, my and your tv watching habits will never show up on the nielsens. Untrustworthy statistics, or media conspiracy? You decide.

  5. If we take a lesson from Star Trek... on Mars Exploration Must Consider Contamination · · Score: 1

    We can safely dispose of contaminating bacteria by rubbing handfuls of goo over half-naked chicks in a hot room illuminated by blue lights, and then having them do the same to us.

    ... !

    Stop pushing, I'm going first!

  6. Actually on Mars Exploration Must Consider Contamination · · Score: 1

    Rabbits have taken over Australia in much the same way. Rabbits are a serious problem for Australia. At least they're good eatin' though...

  7. SUNDANCE! on Revolution OS · · Score: 2, Informative

    Revolution OS has been playing for over a month, on and off on the Sundance Channel. Set your TiVo tonight, and you'll be set!

  8. Drunken one-night stands.... on What Turns You Off About Evaluation Software? · · Score: 1

    It's one of those things where you just do it, and then later regret it. "Damn, I shouldn't have given out my address. That was stupid!" And so on. At least, that's what happens to me.

    .

  9. Also on Behind The "Work-At-Home" Street Spam Signs · · Score: 3, Funny

    While you're working at home, make sure to lose those extra, unsightly pounds! Burn the fat away!

  10. Another Great Feature... on Beer Stein Goes Hi Tech · · Score: 1

    Since I have a habit of stealing beer mugs (you've done it too, admit it!), I should have a whole set of these at my place soon. Schweet!

  11. Build your own pyramid on Deadline For Telemarketing Comments is Friday · · Score: 1

    If your job sucks, quit. Then find another job. It may seem simplistic, but it's worked for me, and several of my friends. To paraphrase the words of Daniel Quinn, "If you're tired of building someone else's pyramid, WALK AWAY."

    .

  12. April Fools'! on 30-pin SIMMs · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You've all just been suckered into angry posts! Congradulations!

  13. Hmm... on Scientology Uses DMCA to Delist Critic's Website · · Score: 1

    I just went to google, searched for xenu.net, and it showed up. If it was unlisted, it seems to be listed again.

  14. I liked it. on Resident Evil · · Score: 1

    Watching this movie was like taking a very bumpy rollercoaster ride, it was scare, breathe, scare, breathe.

    My biggest problem with it is that everytime there was an opportunity to make you jump, the director took it. There was almost no suspence. It reminded me a lot of the game.

    And while it _would've_ been better had Romero done it, it was still a pretty good movie. There was a plot (albeit a simple one) and everything. I would recommend this if you liked Soldier, Aliens, or The Crow.

  15. We just launched Cassini... on Homer Hickam Speaks Out For Fission Rockets · · Score: 2, Interesting

    And it had a nuclear decay generator.

    Perhaps cooler heads DO prevail.

    Here's some links.

    http://www.bessereweltlinks.de/english/book44h.h tm

  16. Unmanned Radar on Slashback: Rebuttal, Satellite, Patents · · Score: 2, Informative

    The courts in Anchorage, AK threw out unmanned radar, probably on the same grounds as this.

    No harm, no foul, I guess.

  17. Look Out! on Hitachi's Wearable Internet Appliance · · Score: 3, Funny

    We'd better get a head start rolling out the laws banning using these while driving.

    You know some people...

  18. Communist, Schmommunist... on Towards an Internet-Scale Operating System · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This won't work for the same reason that communism doesn't work. There are too many people who are greedy, manipulative jerks, and more often than not they will take advantage of the rest of us.

    Perhaps if you set up your computer service like a secret society this would work. Then you'd have to know all the users, and would be able to track everything. It would be like the Masons, only with computers.

  19. But what about enforcement? on 9th Circuit: Thumbnails Are Big Enough For Fair Use · · Score: 3, Interesting

    All is for naught unless adequate enforcement is supplied. So far, all we have is the option to sue over copyright infringement.