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  1. So.... on Pigs with Human Genes · · Score: 1

    does eating bacon now make me a cannibal?

  2. Re:not exactly tailless! on Boeing Bird of Prey Stealth Fighter · · Score: 1

    Not Found
    The requested object does not exist on this server....


    I think their still trying to cover it up.

  3. They've suffered mechanical difficulties... on Perpetual Motion Delorean? · · Score: 1


    ...probably because 12 car batteries don't output 1.21 gigawatts.

  4. Re:Bullshit. I saw one. on Big Black Delta Mystery Solved? · · Score: 1

    Her apartment was on the second floor...

    The thing I find hard to believe about this story, is that a /. reader was in a girl's apartment.

  5. Imagine... on Seiko TV Watch is now 20 years Old · · Score: 1


    a beowulf cluster on these.... ugh, nevermind just force of habit.

  6. True.... on MP3 for Gameboy · · Score: 1

    GameBoy speakers may not be the best audio output device, but this could be a really cool feature for developers to use for in-game audio.

  7. Re:Nothing like a little Carmack... QWZX on Doom3 and OpenGL2.0 · · Score: 1

    ...isn't coding just a subset of rocket science? Then again isn't everything just a subset of rocket science?

  8. For those who may not know... on Canadian Government to Jam Radio Signals · · Score: 1, Redundant


    RCMP == Royal Canadian Mounted Police

    This from http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca

    The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the Canadian national police service and an agency of the Ministry of the Solicitor General of Canada. The RCMP is unique in the world since it is a national, federal, provincial and municipal policing body. We provide a total federal policing service to all Canadians and policing services under contract to the three territories, eight provinces (except Ontario and Quebec), approximately 198 municipalities and, under 172 individual agreements, to 192 First Nations communities.

  9. This may be a little off topic... on Cheap 3D Computer Vision? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...but how many people who read /. don't know the ny times requires [free reg ...]

  10. Re:Are written plumbing exams a fair measure.... on Are Written Computer Science Exams a Fair Measure? · · Score: 1

    As it was once said: "Real Computer Scientists don't use computers."

  11. argh. on The Lone Gunmen Aren't Dead? · · Score: 1

    why'd you have to go lone gunmen that episode for us.

  12. Reminds me of a Simpsons quote.... on James Doohan Not In A Coma and Likely To Survive · · Score: 1

    "Burns was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
    He was then transferred to a better hospital where his condition was upgraded to 'alive.'"
    -Kent Brockman

  13. But. on Installing Linux On A Wal-Mart OS-less machine · · Score: 3, Insightful

    How many people, who buy computers at Walmart, are willing to installing Linux/read these instructions.

  14. Hopefully..... on Your Own Luxury Submarine! · · Score: 1

    ... they build submarines better than they do websites.

  15. A Milestone? on Managing Einsteins · · Score: 1

    As this is the only book at the moment that deals directly with managing this class of workers, also get your manager to read Jon Katz's Geeks

    Perhaps the only recommendation I have ever seen to read Katz.

  16. Is this really new? on Sony Intentionally Crashes Customers' Computers · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now it's just Sony making CDs which cause your computer to crash instead of Microsoft.

  17. An Alternative Idea? on Should Open Source Software Expire? · · Score: 1

    Would it not be better if the software updated itself after a set amount of time, rather than expire.

  18. Common Passwords on Crappy Passwords Very Common · · Score: 1

    PHREAK
    Alright, what are the three most commonly used passwords? JOEY
    Love, secret, and uh, sex. But not in that order, necessarily, right?
    CEREAL
    Yeah but don't forget God. System operators love to use God. It's that whole male ego thing.

  19. Re:The Most Pressed Key on How Many Keys Have You Pressed? · · Score: 1

    very true. In that regard, I wonder how many mouse clicks there are, and if that surpasses keystrokes. I've probably clicked my mouse more than I've typed since the advent of Windows and other graphical desktops, not to mention the many cliks I've used in gaming.

  20. The Most Pressed Key on How Many Keys Have You Pressed? · · Score: 1

    It has been established that the letter E is the most common letter in the english language (a useful tool in early cryptography with frequency graphs) But I wouldn't be surprized if x was even more common on the net :)

  21. On the plus side.... on Attack of the Clones · · Score: 1

    sound doesn't travel in space :)

  22. in case it gets /. 'ed on MST3K "Manos" Arrives on DVD · · Score: 2, Informative

    Manos - Hands Of Fate - Mystery Science Theater 3000
    While on vacation, a couple and their young daughter end up at the lodge of goatman Torgo, the assistant to "The Master."
    Torgo and Master operate a bed and cult-fest, complete with satanic rituals in the backyard.
    This movie is like watching a train wreck -- you can't bear to look but you can't turn away.
    DVD version includes Poopie, the official MST3K blooper reel.

    [127 MIN.; COLOR; NOT RATED]

  23. fp on Fossil's $145 PDA Watch · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    whoo

  24. Re:Just one thought on Ballmer, Gates on Microsoft's Future · · Score: 1

    I don't know if it's "normal business practice", but I have never seen such artistic dancing around the questions.
    Maybe the only 2 things Linus and Bill have in common.

  25. Re:One question... on Happy Birthday! Email Is 30 Years Old · · Score: 1

    Actually /. ran a story on this a while back
    http://slashdot.org/article.pl?
    sid=00/10/23/12 55205

    inspired from this wired article
    http://www.wired.com/news/culture/
    0,1284,39450,0 0.html