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  1. Re:Interesting Opinions on Programming Languages.. on Epic's Sweeney On the PC Shareware Revolution · · Score: 1

    What I remember hating most about transitioning from C to C++ was the change from printf to COUT. For the longest time, streaming output just did not *click*, probably because it didn't give the same level of control over string formatting.

  2. Re:You know it's a slow day on Judge Reviewing Pirate Bay Trial Bias Is Removed · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    To be fair, so does Manhattan

  3. The Law vs The Rules on RIAA MediaSentry, Dead In US, Is Alive In Australia · · Score: 1

    You don't go to jail for cheating on a test.

    You do get kicked out of school, however.

  4. Re:This is a comedy (I assume) on Original Cast On Board For Ghostbusters 3 · · Score: 1

    Sorry, but even Marlon Brando in his prime couldn't make Crystal Skull a good movie.

  5. Re:Can we on Original Cast On Board For Ghostbusters 3 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dr. Peter Venkman ..... Eddie Murphy
    Dr. Ray Stantz ........ Eddie Murphy
    Dr. Egon Spengler ..... Eddie Murphy
    Winston Zedmore ....... Arsenio Hall

  6. How to make it "taste" better? on Space Station Crew Drinks Recycled Urine · · Score: 4, Funny

    Put it in a can labeled 'Coors'

    Most people wouldn't be able to taste the difference anyway.

  7. Re:I can access codes on my car without any tool. on Right-to-Repair Law To Get DRM Out of Your Car · · Score: 1

    What's the difference between a BMW and an Elephant?

    On an Elephant, the trunk is in the front and the asshole is in the rear.

  8. Re:The Movie Hackers on Where Are the High-Res Head-Mounted Displays? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Ah, Gia. That was back when Angelina Jolie looked perfect.

  9. A Conservative proposing new Taxes?! Madness! on UK Possibly Exploring "Google Tax" · · Score: 1

    What kind of bizzaro-land is this, where the Conservatives are proposing new taxes? I thought that was strictly the realm of the Liberals!

  10. When wireless becomes standard on desktop PCs on Time To Cut the Ethernet Cable? · · Score: 1

    This will only make sense when wireless becomes a standard throw-in option on Desktop PCs, the kind corporations order by the hundred from Dell or HP.

    Right now you're getting the on-board ethernet jack for (practically) nothing, and it's got one nice standard interface means plug-and-play is as easy as it gets. Compare DHCP to the wild and unpredictable mix of channels, SSIDs, WPA codes, and connection managers that wireless networking require and you'll see why corporate IT departments just don't want the headache associated with supporting wireless.

    If you know what GINA.DLL is and why Netgear sucks, then you'll appreciate why Ethernet will be around for a long time to come.

  11. Re:Response to piracy on Stardock Declares Victory Over Demigod Piracy · · Score: 1

    I bet The Wheel Of Time series is at least 10k pages by now. If you can read that in 40 *days* I'll be impressed.

    RIP Robert Jordan.

  12. Spoiler Alert on Klingons Cut From Final Star Trek XI Movie · · Score: 1

    You're never going to believe this, but...

    *SPOILER ALERT*

    there aren't any BORG in the movie, either!

    OMG!

  13. Which is the server? Which is the client? on RMS Says "Software As a Service" Is Non-free · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If server-side processing is a bad thing, shouldn't he also be against X, SSH, VNC, and HTTP?

    And if you consider the CPU as the "Client" then server microcode not on-die must also be remote, such as coprocessors, daughter boards, and peripherals.

    Not to mention Beowulf clusters of anything.

  14. Four Letters on Time Warner Shutting Off Austin Accounts For Heavy Usage · · Score: 1

    FIOS.

    Now only if they would wire my building. Grr...

  15. Re:What did you expect? on Worst Censorware Blocks Cannot Be Fixed · · Score: 1

    Perhaps some day they'll move past their limitations, and truly realize what they're destined to become: Elevenessee.

  16. Re:So, basically the parents are screwed? on Worst Censorware Blocks Cannot Be Fixed · · Score: 1

    I look forward to hearing all about how, upon the striking of the midnight hour of your child's 18th birthday, there is a magical transformation as your offspring emerges from their chrysalis as a fully-grown and mature adult.

    What if they're in an airplane flying west at the exact rate to counter the earth's spin so that just before the clock ticks back an hour, they enter a new time zone?

    I've always wondered about that one and the rule about feeding Mogwais. Wouldn't want the kids or the pets turning into Gremlins because the alarm clock was unplugged!

  17. Re:Need to make it clear on Looking Back At Copyright Predictions · · Score: 1

    They did, it's called Pixar.

  18. Re:Need to make it clear on Looking Back At Copyright Predictions · · Score: 2, Informative

    Clerks which had been shot for US$27,575 in the convenience store where director Kevin Smith worked, grossed over US$3 million in theaters, launching Smith's career and reinvigorating the field of independent films.

    Pi had a low budget ($60,000), but proved a financial success at the box office ($3.2 million gross in the U.S.) despite only a limited release to theaters. It has sold steadily on DVD.

  19. All the government wants to know on Why Republicans Won't Retake Silicon Valley · · Score: 1

    All the government really wants to figure out is what the ???'s mean in "Step 3: ???;Step 4: Profit!"

  20. Re:Machiavelli on Philosophies and Programming Languages · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The Marquis De Sade must have been the inspiration for Scheme.

    Fix'd

  21. Tesla CFO Agrees on Tesla CEO Says Gov't Loan Is 99% Sure and Deserved · · Score: 1

    Tesla's CFO agrees

  22. Re: The New Name? on NASA To Announce Module Name On Colbert Show · · Score: 1

    They would never name it after a bunch of terrorists!

  23. Who else hopes it's Serenity on NASA To Announce Module Name On Colbert Show · · Score: 1

    Serenity now! Serenity now! SERENITY NOW!

    Hehe, I loved that episode. What is this "Firefly" you speak of? Was it on before or after Seinfeld?

  24. Re:Glad they are playing along... on NASA To Announce Module Name On Colbert Show · · Score: 1

    2001 Called. It said it's sorry, Dave, but it's afraid it just can't open the pod bay doors.

  25. Re:What a bunch of idiots. on Slashdot Mentioned In Virginia Terrorism Report · · Score: 1

    When it flows from the top of the social hierarchy down, it is invisible (like being forced to work to feed yourself)

    You must be the progenitor of the Eloi tribe. You might want to read all the way to the end of the book to see how that works out.