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  1. Re:In-N-Out grows despite never-changing menu... on Record Low Turnout in Debian Leadership Election · · Score: 1

    I'm not familiar with In-N-Out, but I assume they don't keep their burgers around for 5 years.

  2. Re:Not surprising... on Record Low Turnout in Debian Leadership Election · · Score: 1

    Um, Sarge isn't Debian Stable. Try running Woody on your new box.

  3. Re:Not surprising... on Record Low Turnout in Debian Leadership Election · · Score: 1

    Debian stale is certainly unchanging. But that is a two edged sword. It means you don't get any surprises, but you can also depend on the fact that it won't work on the brand new machine you bought when your Debian server rusted away.

  4. Re:Question: on Mac OS X "Tiger" Enters Final Candidate Stage · · Score: 1

    I can't help but wonder if anyone has ever had a version 3.141592?

  5. English is too ambiguous on Metafor: Translating Natural Language to Code · · Score: 1

    Try Esperanto or Lojban.

  6. Re:Passwords?! on How the Secret Service Cracks Encrypted Evidence · · Score: 1

    He's being stupid. He only has a six character password. He needs 2 more astrisks.

  7. Re:Prequels are just plain HORRIBLE on William Shatner Pitches 'Starfleet Academy' Show · · Score: 1

    Yeah, they obviously planned to do something with the ear-bugs. I thought it was a good concept.

    IMO, the Borg were ruined by the "Borg Queen" nonsense, and also by their poor showings in "Voyager". But I did like Species 8472 kicking their metal butts.

  8. Re:Hey Bill? on William Shatner Pitches 'Starfleet Academy' Show · · Score: 1
    Amusingly, that book was called Star Trek: Enterprise. (Although it was subtitled "The First Adventure".) Damn good book, but I don't think it was canon. That's why I didn't mention it myself. (Besides, a flying horse?!)

    Well, wings or not, that horse couldn't fly in normal gravity. If the gravity's low enough I could fly (though steering could be a problem). :)

    Did you ever read Strangers from the Sky? Now THAT was a bit of Vulcan history worth making canon. :-D


    I've never read that one, but I've heard it was good. I'm not sure why I didn't get it at the time.

  9. Re:Hey Bill? on William Shatner Pitches 'Starfleet Academy' Show · · Score: 1
    This doesn't make much sense. From the series,we have a very strong impression that Spock and Kirk met for the first time on the Enterprise. (Note the use of "the". That "other show" sounds stupid without it.) The episode that firmly established Pike's command before Kirk's only bolsters the feeling that Kirk inherited Spock instead of hand picking him as he probably did with Bones.


    I realize that the novels aren't cannon, but one of the ST novels (I'm a blank on the title) was about Kirk's first mission on the Enterprise, and it said that Kirk first met Spock when he took over from Pike. In contrast, McCoy had already known Kirk for years.
  10. Re:I'd lie to a pollster for free chocolate - on ID Theft Made Easy · · Score: 1

    I let them verify it by looking at it on the computer screen. My password is ********.

  11. Re:People still use Slackware? on Gnome Removed From Slackware · · Score: 1

    A distro with a primitive package manager is better than one with a borken one.

  12. Re:It's too easy to use for the 'Slackware Wway'. on Gnome Removed From Slackware · · Score: 1

    WTF? KDE is much easier than Gnome!

  13. An installation question on Gentoo 2005.0 Released · · Score: 1

    Do you have to print out 100+ pages of install documentation to install Gentoo?

  14. Re:Expect Language Change on "English" Not Threatened By Webspeak · · Score: 1

    Thou art wrong. Language doth not changeth!

  15. Re:Crazy sounding 'but hear me out' prediction on Scientists Find Soft Tissue in T-Rex Fossil · · Score: 1

    When they clone T-Rexes, Allosaurs, and Velaciraptors (sic), we'll see who eats whom.

  16. Re:Spell checkers on "English" Not Threatened By Webspeak · · Score: 1

    Anyone who misspells those words is a real looser.

  17. Re:OSS Strikes Again on "English" Not Threatened By Webspeak · · Score: 1

    Spellchecking is good, but it's also limited. You could use "cum" for "come", and it wouldn't even notice. But the teacher (hopefully) would.

  18. Re:OSS Strikes Again on "English" Not Threatened By Webspeak · · Score: 1

    You're right, a photocopier-papershredder with cum IS a disaster!

  19. Re:can go both ways on "English" Not Threatened By Webspeak · · Score: 1

    Texting and blog (noun & verb) don't bother me. Blog is a legitimate new word, and texting is no worse than verbing any other word. However "u sux" is an abomination! That type of "leet" speak "sux".

  20. Re:Simple answer: on Adobe Acrobat Toolbar Worse than Malware? · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've always wondered what a pointy-eared alien who has sex once every 7 years knows about raising children, and now you tell me he isn't even a "Dr."?!

  21. Re:It's ROGUE on Anti-Piracy Bureau of Sweden Planted Evidence · · Score: 1

    I agree. Anyone who mistakes "rouge" and "rogue" is a real looser.

  22. Yahoo took my advice on Yahoo Ups Mail to Match Google's Gig · · Score: 1, Redundant

    "Google upped their email, so up yours!"

  23. Re:Who needs this ? on Yahoo Ups Mail to Match Google's Gig · · Score: 1

    Good question. I HAVE a gmail account, but I don't really use it. My main account has POP access so I can POP it to my machine.

  24. Are you sure the PC isn't dead? on The PC Is Not Dead · · Score: 5, Funny

    What if it's running BSD?

  25. Re:I did it the other way around on Forbes Predicts 5% Desktop Share for Apple in 2005 · · Score: 1

    I may do that too. I don't have an iPod, but seeing how great my iBook is might convince me to get one.