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  1. Re:I'm not a fan of the NRA, but on Encrypted Ammunition? · · Score: 1

    WOLVERINES!

  2. Re:Monster bandwidth or network voodoo? on ABC Launches Full Episode Streaming · · Score: 1

    Just for info, the YouTube blog (http://youtube.com/blog) from January 9th states they're serving 45 TBps a day.

  3. Re:More Possible Google Spinoffs on Who Will Google Buy Next? · · Score: 1

    Goorgle -- Dental hygenist search engine. ..prompting way too many "zee Goorgles do nothing!" jokes

  4. Oblig futurama on Israeli Army Frowns on D&D · · Score: 1

    Somebody call a Doctor!
    This man is over-gasped!

  5. Re:Great on Google Raises Word Limit · · Score: 4, Informative

    The "*" character, used as a wildcard in Google, doesn't count as a word. So even previously, you could search for quotes and replace certain words with * to fit the entire thing.

  6. Re:Michael's whining is irrelevant on Valve Cracks Down on 20,000 Users · · Score: 1

    Does it say on the box that you must have a working internet connection to play the game?
    Yes.

    And is the game playable without authentication?

    No.

  7. Re:Obligatory Joke on Caller ID Spoofing Firm Gets Death Threats · · Score: 1

    Even more obligatory Family Guy:

    "Excuse me, is your refrigerator running? Because if it is, it probably runs like you, very homosexually."

  8. Re:Help fix this problem on Patent Mess May Stifle Australian Software · · Score: 1

    Well, I sent a letter to Senator Lundy and asked HACK to do a story on it (which they politely declined, having done an FTA story a couple of weeks back).

    But the problem is I live in a staunchly Liberal electorate. There's really not a lot I can do with threatening to vote against them.

    Fry

  9. Re:Now if only on Batman Begins Trailer Online · · Score: 1

    Damned if he doesn't love his taffy!

  10. Oblig. Simpsons on In These Games, the Points Are All Political · · Score: 0

    Pepsi presents "Electoral Math!"

    Oblig. Simpsons quote:

    Troy: [on TV] Now turn to the next problem. If you have three Pepsis and drink one, how much more refreshed are you? You, the redhead in the Chicago school system?

    [a window opens up on the screen to show the girl]

    Girl: Pepsi?
    Troy: Partial credit!

  11. Re:Practical uses for this technology on OpenGL in PHP · · Score: 2, Insightful

    When's your next Slashdot Meetup??

  12. Re:Is it easy to setup? on DSPAM v3.0 RC1 Spam Filter Released · · Score: 1

    Evolution 1.5 (from breakmygentoo) has "Junk" and "Not Junk" buttons, and hooks into spamd, so you don't have to muck about with sa-learn ever again.

  13. Re:What operating systems does it work on? on Google Experiments With Local Filesystem Search · · Score: 1

    I'm willing to bet that the Google guys have enough Linux boxes in their own office to make development worthwhile.

  14. Re:How does it work? on Keeping Your Keg Cool Sans Ice · · Score: 2, Informative

    A Peltier Element

    Popular with the OC'ing crowd..

  15. Re:Ob. Triumph the Insult Comic Dog quote. on New Darth Vader Costume Revealed in upcoming DVDs · · Score: 1

    Talking to a heavily pregnant Nerd mother:

    "..that will be the last time your kid will ever see female gentalia.."

  16. Re:Lack of Morality on BitTorrent Gains Corporate Support · · Score: 1

    mplayer can do it..

    From --help:
    -sub specify subtitle file to use (also see -subfps, -subdelay)

  17. Re:Duh, what? on EB Demands Payment From Victim of Theft · · Score: 1

    Maybe eBay should call themselves:
    PAWNO FOR THE PEOPLE

  18. Re:Problem with 2.6.1 on Kernel 2.6.1 Released · · Score: 1

    Just don't bring your BLT into http://www.harrycarays.com/ :)

  19. Re:ObCalculation on Time's Up: 2^30 Seconds Since 1970 · · Score: 1

    13:37?

    1337??

    The great hax0r in the sky is looking down upon us!

  20. Re:Q: for native German speakers or physics geeks on Longest Physics Lecture in History? · · Score: 1

    Google knows:

    http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:lsj0rrPQWRc J: www.phys.washington.edu/~vladi/Honors2001/gebh.htm +german+verbs+stack+physics&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

    and

    http://www.faqs.org/faqs/books/hofstadter-GEB-FA Q/ (search for "131").

    Fry

  21. Re:Talk about shooting yourself in the foot on Security FUD On Linux · · Score: 1

    There are 5 stages of denial - denial...

    There are 5 stages of recursion - recursion...

    Fry

  22. Re:One deplyoment to rule them all. on Using Macs In The Work Place · · Score: 1

    I, for one, welcome our new application overloads

    Don't shoot me!

  23. Re:My number one question... on Ballmer Touts Focus on Security · · Score: 1

    "Later in the announcement, Mr. Ballmer calmy announced "WHOOOOOOOO WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO" with a further "YEAH!!" following closely afterwards".

  24. Re:LiON and NiMH batteries... on Nokia Investigating Reported Cell Phone Explosions · · Score: 1

    Didn't anyone warn you LIONs are dangerous?

  25. Re:While we're at it, is Fresco dead? on XFree86 Fork Gets a Name, Website · · Score: 1

    Possibly people are staying away from it because it contains the letters 'SCO'.

    Talk about bad naming having an impact :)