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  1. Savage: The Battle for Newerth on Linux Live Gaming Project · · Score: 1

    I saw a game in the store the other day called "Savage" which says on the box that it supports Linux in addition to Windows. I normally wouldn't have bought this kind of game (online multiplayer RTS/FPS), but I did immediately without even thinking because it included support for Linux. (Sadly, in the French version, they forgot to include the INSTALL.linux file mentioned in the manual... so I ended up playing it on Windows. But the online servers don't require subscription, so you can play for free and there seem to be a few active servers in Europe at least. Really fun to play, though I don't have any experience with other online games so I couldn't make a comparison.)

  2. great, give them more publicity on Vioxx Replaces Porn as Spam King · · Score: 1

    Glad you guys can help them at their spamming. Sheesh.

  3. Re:Is mod_perl a legacy technology? on Help Test mod_perl 2 Release Candidates · · Score: 1

    I happen to know that they do use Bricolage. See also http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/05/30/the_regist er_signs_up/

  4. Re:Links to the gifts on Gaming Gifts For the Obscenely Rich · · Score: 1

    The monitor link made mozilla freak out. Or my laptop, at least. The fan kicked in, then would turn off when I clicked in another tab. Also it ruined the browser history.

  5. Re:Barbie said it best on Math Skills Survey Shows U.S. Lags Behind · · Score: 1

    It might sound elistist if you think that this man (Einstein) owed it to someone to spend his time helping them. Why should he care about motivating someone to do their own fucking homework?

  6. Re:rights vs wishes on Scientists Propose 'National Parks' On Mars · · Score: 1

    People who are incapable of making things happen are usually the ones who claim these kinds of rights. It's absurd to say that a human has a natural right to look across a barren Mars. If he can force people off that spot then okay; otherwise, move out of the way or die.

  7. Re:And you get it how? on Lunar Helium 3 Could Meet Earth's Energy Demands · · Score: 1

    We could move to the moon, instead.

  8. rural American vs Slashdotter on Outsourcing To Rural America · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'd take a stereotypical rural American over a stereotypical Slashdotter. I come from a very rural area in the midwest, yet I have an advanced degree in physics and program at a UN organization. So I'd like to extend my middle finger to all you insecure, socially-challenged Slashdot weenies who have nothing better to do than snort at how people talk.

  9. Re:On Zope on Zope X3 3.0.0 Released · · Score: 1

    Unless the source is available, who cares?

  10. Re:Does this mean? on AOL Subscribers Finding Greener Pastures · · Score: 1
    Yes. According to my calendar we are into November already. Maybe you should change your nic to rip van winkle?
    Good imitation of a clueless AOLer.
  11. cern on Origin of Cosmic Rays Revealed · · Score: 1

    If you ever have an opportunity to go to CERN, in the "Microcosm", which is where visitors take a dorky science tour, there is a cool display which has a wall of scintillators which flash when a cosmic ray passes. It's neat to watch (and disturbing to think about) the random streaks.

  12. Re:U.S. Fading as center of business world? on What's Going On in Canada? · · Score: 1
    Note: Much of what I said is based on what is going on in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran, etc. I would think that United Arab Emirates is very similar, but I could be wrong.
    I think you would be wrong: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.07/dubai.htm l
  13. Re:How about just picking the best for the job? on UK Government Reports Linux is 'Viable' · · Score: 1
    I don't want FBI to put backdoors in my apps
    You hear that often, but you know there are other ways to put in backdoors than to put them in source code.
  14. sure.. on Replacing TCP? · · Score: 1

    Yeah well IPv6 might be better than IPv4, but I don't see many people using it.

  15. Re:You know after taking software engineering.. on Organizational Patterns of Agile Software Development · · Score: 1
    if we were really afraid that something could be broken without us knowing, that would be a sign we hadn't written very good tests.
    There is the rub. Do you write tests for your tests?
  16. not realistic on Battle of the Bush Bulge · · Score: 1

    How do you think this would've come about? Bush approached Rove (with others) willing to humiliate himself and sacrifice his "power" as president? Or did Rove and the rest of the security council suggest it to Bush and then he agreed?

    Am thinkink not, comrades.

  17. Re:My favorite optical illusion on The Goggles, They Do Nothing · · Score: 1
    This illusion pisses me off. :)
    I like optical illusions because they highlight how very difficult it is to tell what really is out there because our brains munge the input.
  18. Inside Walmart IT on Inside Wal-Mart IT · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sounds like a 2600 magazine article.

  19. Re:beer on Do You Go Out to the Movies or Wait for the DVD? · · Score: 1
    that, and it's just plain weird going to the theatre on my own.
    Really? I go all the time by myself.
  20. Re:Not really. on Nader Off Virginia Ballot · · Score: 1

    If we implement direct election, then you campaign in New York, Los Angeles, DC, Detroit and Chicago, and you're done; write your speeches.

    The electoral college system exists to protect those states with smaller populations from being forgotten. But with the electoral college, as backwards as it may seem, we're campaigning (of all places), in Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Florida,

    I'd just like to ask rhetorically: Where is Detroit? How many cities have Major League Baseball teams in Ohio? In terms of population, how are the states of Ohio, Michigan, Florida, and DC ranked?

    (Answers: Michigan; 2; 7th, 8th, 4th, and 50th)

  21. Re:gnome people... on Database File System · · Score: 3, Informative

    Beagle is written in C#? /me clicks the Back button

  22. Re:my most used extension ever... on Exploring Firefox Extensions · · Score: 1

    That kind of thing never happens to me in other apps, because years of experience have taught me to save often. But when saving entails copying the entire file and pasting it over the old one, then saving, you tend to procrastinate saving.

    I imagine there's some clever way of getting around this, and I've given it some thought but haven't really come up with anything solid. Any ideas?

    Why not make a backup copy of the original, then edit the new one in place? Save it whenever you feel like it. Maybe I'm not understanding the situation.

  23. 2600 on Walmart Stored Value Cards Compromised · · Score: 1

    This was probably reported in 2600, so catching the criminals should be easy.

  24. wiki it on More Microsoft Patents · · Score: 2, Interesting

    We need a WikiUSPTO.

  25. Re:Mom's an enforcer? on Body and Brains of Gamers Probed · · Score: 1

    Yes, I did find that odd.