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  1. Re:That sucks on Chemical Pollution Is Destroying Masculinity · · Score: 1

    Damn my small fonts and failing eyesight! Apologies to the parent poster.

    Good luck with the batting!

  2. Re:That sucks on Chemical Pollution Is Destroying Masculinity · · Score: 0

    2^0 = 1.

    Let's hope you have other skills to attract women. ;)

  3. Re:GREYCstoration on Algorithm Seamlessly Patches Holes In Images · · Score: 1

    I think you're thinking of the Resynthesizer plug-in for Gimp.

    The GREYCstoration does de-noising.

  4. Re:I may not be interpreting this correctly.... on BBC Trust Will Hear iPlayer Openness Complaints · · Score: 1

    Because in this case, person B paid for the development through a compulsory licence fee.

  5. Azgalor on Blizzard Made Me Change My Name · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Why is Taco spending so much time in Ass Galore?

  6. Re:I've got a Creative Nomad on Creative Gunning For the iPod · · Score: 1

    If it mystifies you that I can tell when someone is doing nothing, then your IQ must be fucking tiny. The clue is that they keep really still. Hint: No movemnet. Doing nothing is actually very strong evidence that someone is doing nothing. Back to detective school for you iPod fanboy.

  7. Re:I've got a Creative Nomad on Creative Gunning For the iPod · · Score: 1

    I was simply responding to the pejorative comment:

    In London, I don't think I've seen a single person with an MP3 player other than an iPod - no kidding - and they're expensive here. I'm sure they exist, but people hide them...like something they're to be ashamed of.

    I wasn't criticising people for simply using their iPods. I travel by train every day, and I've lost count of the number of iPod users who take them out of their pockets, and then do nothing with them. The only conclusion you can draw, is that a sub-section of iPod users buy iPods because they're the thing to have right now. Someone like this would certainly state like the OP did, that users of other players must be 'ashamed'. Why? Because they don't show them off? As I said, cock waving iPod users need to get a life.

    Note: I'm talking about a subsection of iPod users, not all.

  8. Re:I've got a Creative Nomad on Creative Gunning For the iPod · · Score: 1

    In London, I don't think I've seen a single person with an MP3 player other than an iPod

    This is because unlike iPod owners, we aren't so inadequate that we feel the need to advertise just how fashionable we are. Get a life.

  9. Re:We need to educate the decision makers on Failed Win XP Upgrade Wipes Out UK Government Agency · · Score: 1

    This is one we could lobby our representatives on to ensure they do it right

    We need to be lobbying our representatives to ensure they don't do it at all.

  10. Re:Built in FM tuner, can you record? on Virgin's New iPod Rival · · Score: 1

    Creative's Zen Touch does this with the addition of the wired remote control.

  11. Re:While you're waiting for it to be unslashdotted on Two Years Before the Prompt: A Linux Odyssey · · Score: 1

    He joined a vessel that rounded the Horn in July (through the teeth of the Austral winter) bound for the wild and nearly uncharted region of California.

    Personally, I round my horn with manual friction, but whatever floats your boat.

  12. Re:soo... on McDonald's Germany Moves to SuSE Linux · · Score: 3, Funny

    how much would it cost to ship roadkill kangaroos from australia?

    African or European kangaroos?

  13. Re:Works in Progress on Salon Interviews Neal Stephenson · · Score: 1

    I want a sequal to Snow Crash!

    What do you think The Diamond Age was?

  14. Bees wings are hairy? on Microscopy With A Film Scanner · · Score: 3, Funny

    Did you know that bees wings are hairy?

    So are female German shot putters. And let me tell you I didn't have to wrestle one on to my scanner to find that out.

  15. Tears? on iBot Self-Balancing Mobility Device FDA Approved · · Score: 3, Funny

    It literally brought tears to my eyes

    Perhaps you should try adjusting the seat properly.

  16. Re:Seen this. on Writing with Elvish Fonts · · Score: 2, Funny

    On the other hand, I'm sure there are plenty of women who would love to meet a cunning linguist.

  17. It has to be done... on Future Army Battle Uniforms - Wired, Lethal · · Score: 1, Funny

    Imagine a Beowulf cluster of those.

  18. Re:Conflict US - Europe on Rescue Mission For European Space Industry · · Score: 1

    "We are in the XXI century, get a life!"

    Then why are you still using Roman numerals Mr Chickenshit Anonymous Coward?

  19. Re:Conflict US - Europe on Rescue Mission For European Space Industry · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "I don't think so, Europeans are quite pacifists (If we remove the uk, of course) they are not oriented to conflict aspects and try to avoid violence as much as possible."

    Yeah right. The Germans asked, "How can we avoid violence at all costs? I know," they said, "Let's invade Poland."

  20. Re:Hey! on Bombing the Moon for Water · · Score: 1

    I believe he was quoting the Iron Maiden song. :)

  21. Re:Why did they continue? on The Making of the Atomic Bomb · · Score: 1

    Brief history lesson for *you*. WWII: 1939-1945. I'm not knocking the Americans, I'm glad they turned up, but there were people dying over here for two years before that happened.

  22. Re:Oh Good... on Israeli Firm Claims Unbreakable Encryption · · Score: 2

    He already has! Back in a 1999 cryptogram dealing with encryption snake oil.

    http://www.counterpane.com/crypto-gram-9902.html

  23. Re:Overstating the risk? on AT&T Identifies Widespread Security Hole - In Locks · · Score: 1

    If by general vicinity you mean, "It might be somewhere within 4 miles of this place, and it might go off at some unspecified point in the next day", then yes, you're right. Don't believe their bullshit.

  24. Re:Your haiku is wrong on Gentlemen, Hack Your Engines! · · Score: 1

    Syllables it is you must be counting, not words.

  25. Computer racing on Gentlemen, Hack Your Engines! · · Score: 1

    Having learned all I know about car racing from GTA: Vice City, I'm surprised to learn there's no rocket launcher behind the hotel.