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  1. Re:Speaking of spam... on Spambot Poisoner · · Score: 2

    SO it's okay for them to email you multiple times, but it's not ok to call their 800 # multiple times from your place? I don't get it. Both take up resources.

    Don't use your home phone. ANI will bite you on the ass if you do.

  2. Re:Yeah, Bring back Gopher! on Bring Back Gopher Campaign · · Score: 2

    Interestlingly enough, Citadel BBSes started in the twin cities.

    But wait, where in the world did Gopher start, serverwise? The first one I remember was boombox.micro.umn.edu

    (or was it consultant.?)

  3. moderator on crack on Sony Releases Walking Humanoid Robot · · Score: 2

    And just how is this offtopic? I was referring to a product similar to the Sony bot.

  4. store on Sony Releases Walking Humanoid Robot · · Score: 1

    I remember in some science-oriented store they were selling some chicken-walker robot(bout the same size) that had a camera and stuff on it. Really pricey. Anyone know the model I'm talking about?

  5. heh on Kahn Overhauling the Internet · · Score: 3

    Is he going to use the Genesis device?

  6. saint? on New All-In-One Nokia · · Score: 2

    Is the same phone featured on The Saint?

  7. Re:some very interesting notes on Black And White Screenshot Jamboree · · Score: 2

    Is there a game to it, or is it just some fancy-schmancy Avatar-based chat room thingy?

  8. heh on Honda Creates Walking Robot · · Score: 1

    I know I'm gonna get modded down heavy...

    Stileproject.com reported this already. Of course, Jay Stile added in the comment of "Shit eating capabilities to be added in later."(big inside joke)

  9. Re:Annoys the hell? on French Judge Demands Yahoo Censor Auctions · · Score: 2

    Didn't Germany want Compuserve to ban some stuff several years ago? My memory's a bit foggy...

  10. Re:On another note.... on Playstation 2 Basic? · · Score: 2

    It's just like in TV & movies. Regardless of what video game system it is, it will always sound like the Atari 2600 version of Pac Man or the Atari 2600 version of Donkey Kong.

    Don't belive me? Listen to the latest Circut City ad.

  11. Re:X-Box ... MSN ... it's a killer app! on It's Official: MS Office 10 Subscription Version · · Score: 2

    Uh, didnt Apple do that with the Mac?

    ... by Microsoft creating the hardware, and the OS, they're doing what IBM wish they had done back in 1980-81

  12. Re:Submission Scam on Now How Much Would You Pay? (For Yahoo!) · · Score: 2

    I've got prime real estate that I'm surprised others aren't wanting to buy off me. Type in "coffee shops" in the search box, and my link's the first one that comes up(reviews of coffee shops)

    http://search.yahoo.com/bin/search?p=coffee+shop s

    C'mon starbucks, I'll let you have it for a nominal fee. Forget a catchy domain name. Think of how many people type in "coffee shops" at yahoo.

  13. Mad Libs on FBI Releases More Carnivore Information · · Score: 2

    Replace the blacked-out parts of the document with your own!

    "Basic interface code change now allows MARTHA STEWART for SMTP and POP3"

    "LITTLE NIKKI will pass this to JOE MONTANA at the first available opportunity."

  14. Re:The list of ISP's that use it. on FBI Releases More Carnivore Information · · Score: 2

    So it would just morph from person to person like Agent Smith in the Matrix?(okay not exactly, but a good metaphor).

  15. Re:interesting on Intel Says No SMP Support For Pentium 4 · · Score: 1

    And with this "new" system, are there still ribbon cables(which are a PITA) present for attaching drives? I'd really like to see that phased out completely. Often I've had ribbon cables not be long enough, require twisting, etc(for 2 ide drives) or get in the cpu fan's way.

  16. question on Monty Python and The Matrix LEGO · · Score: 2

    Take a look at this:

    http://www.force-x.com/~inosuke/lego-kei/kanedab aiku-f/kanedabaiku-f1.htm

    Is this the motorbike from Akira?

  17. hmmm on Monty Python and The Matrix LEGO · · Score: 2

    I think with all the heads and torsos they have for Legoland figs(there's even one of a thong: black waist/crotch & skin colored legs), I could probably make Lego CounterStrike skins in a few minutes.

  18. Re:TLD Moderation, the slashdot way on ICANN Selects New Top Level Domains · · Score: 2

    These are in fact the WORST domain names that are so short-sighted, people are gonna start registerting troll names( compaq.contoura.aero - the only website named after a laptop!) for fun.

    I mean, with .aero, wont most .aero sites be named after big airline companies? They might as well just stick to .com or that even more redundant .biz. I doubt many ultralight aviation enthusiasts are gonna use it.

    .coop? WTF? I'm thinking grocery stores, or better yet c.everett.coop - shit, I better buy that one before Mr. Surgeon General gets it!

    Wouldnt .org be better than .museum? I mean, I don't see museums being more businessy, but more so educational and preservers of history.

    .pro. Uh, pro what? Can I just declare myself a .pro? I'll register sex.pro or counterstrike.pro, and i've just anonuced my superiority to the web! Really, we don't need a class-system for domain names on the web. If so, at least have .novice for people who want to register low-self-esteemed websites.

    .name? Uh. tha'ts like having 1-800-PHONE-NUMBER.

  19. Re:Aliens are not the ONLY explenation on Theory Tells How Egyptians Aligned Pyramids To True North · · Score: 2

    Yes, I find it rather difficult to believe dead people could consume cocaine..(ba-dum ching)

    . They are pretty confident that the people actually consumed cocaine while they were alive.

    So you're saying the drug problem has existed for THOUSANDS of years? We'll never win the drug war.

    Some people have proposed that ancient Egyptians where trading with Central and South America thousands of years before Colombus or the Vikings had even thought about it.

  20. Re:This would not happen on Combating Cheating In Online Games · · Score: 2

    That's the new AC "cheat" which gives you high karma.

  21. Re:I'll believe it when I see it on At Last, Mir to be Ditched · · Score: 1

    Wait, are you talking about Mir or Netscape?

  22. Re:Counter-Strike cheaters are rampant. on Combating Cheating In Online Games · · Score: 2

    A funny cheat(but effective one) is to have spray logos AS counterstrike players. Spray it, hide nearby and when someone shoots at it and finally realizes it's a frozen/afk player(even though its not shaking) you come up and fire away!

  23. Re:Big problems in some games on Combating Cheating In Online Games · · Score: 2

    Of all the months I've played Cstrike, I can't really say I've been in a round where there was rampant cheating going on. The closest I saw(yes, i know I'm not going to see big spikes coming out of me) were several rounds where all the Ts clustered together and basically headshotted anyone that came in their way in cs_prodigy. 3 of the player names were similar, so it seemed like damned CS bots were on the loose with super-fast reflexes and the same "go to the bombsite" course.

    A friend of mine's been banned from 3 servers, not because of cheating, but because he's that good. For the first month I played(mind you, on a 350Mhz setup with horrible framerates) I was dying within the first 30 seconds of the game. Now I'm getting to the top spot or 2nd place for my team each time I play, so practicing for a few hours each day will make perfect.

  24. Re:Counter-Strike cheaters are rampant. on Combating Cheating In Online Games · · Score: 2

    Do what a friend of mine does: talk with another player(on your side) over the phone. When one dies, the dead player goes to free-look mode and scouts out for enemies to take down for the other person on the phone.

  25. Re:Notice to Americans on Slashback: Aircraft, Dreams, Returns · · Score: 2

    So you Brits admit that you can't make cars worth a damn? If you force us all to drive Minis, you're going to keep a LOT of auto mechanics happy.

    Mind you, it's gonna be fun with that transition we're going to have to face driving on the left side of the road.

    9. All American cars are hereby banned. They are crap and it is for your own good. When we show you German cars, you will understand what we mean.