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  1. Re: when it's ready on Halo 2 Release Date Slips? · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    And now I ask, does it really fucking matter?

    I'd sell out too if it was only going to cost me ~5 years working on an awesome game on a pretty good console system.

    I suggest you move out of your parents basement and get some perspective.

  2. Re:They will drop it where appropriate... on Where Will IBM Drop Windows? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm pretty sure a secretary PC can be replaced now with little interruption.

    The people I worry the most about are accounting and other professionals who rely on deeper parts of the os on a regular basis.

  3. Re:Something wicked this way comes on Israel v. Microsoft, Next Round · · Score: 1

    Funny, I work in an IT department and the only people allowed to call Microsoft are the techs who administer our large scale server deployments that run windows.

    The rest of us don't have anything.

    And "IBM IRC, do you have an existing ticket?"

    I'm sorry, but you're an idiot.

  4. Re:No MP3s for me... on Sir Mix-A-Lot Using Weed To Distribute Music · · Score: 1

    Yeah MP3 is a shitty format, we should all know that by now.

    Sadly most of the arguments you see on this site aren't technical in nature, they are bullshit in nature.

  5. Re:I didn't invent XML dammit on When Geeks Go Camping · · Score: 1

    A lot of people read slashdot. It is sadly still one of the best ways to stay fresh with tech news.

    Most of us never read the comments unless we are bored out of our minds though ;).

  6. Re:Here's a summary. on Bush To Announce Manned Trip To Moon, Mars · · Score: 1

    This is why I read the comments. Thank you!

  7. Re:let's get this out of the way first on Bush To Announce Manned Trip To Moon, Mars · · Score: 1

    1: You can make water from the soil on most of the moon. It only requires energy that you can produce from solar cells.

    2: Yes. The moon is practically planet side compared to Mars. Getting back from the moon is a backup shuttle ride away, and you could keep a several month oxygen/food/water reserve incase things go FUBAR.

  8. Re:One Year on HP Licenses Apple's iPod & iTMS · · Score: 1

    Wow, because you know the same... anyone... worked at Apple 10 years ago...

    Really, they did...

  9. Re:File selectors are crippled directory browsers on The State Of The GTK+ File Selector · · Score: 1

    Wow, you don't have a dock? How quaint.

    Try dragging it to the dock and moving on with your life. It's how I open all files anymore.

    Except in Linux, where I'm stuck in file selectors.

  10. Re:I really liked the original version better on The State Of The GTK+ File Selector · · Score: 1

    ~

    That's a really really big difference if you ask me.

  11. Re:250?!? on Rumors of iPod mini, 100 Million Songs, Xserve G5 All True · · Score: 1

    And me!

    Though I might just hold out until they hit the $159 price point.

  12. Re:Best examples of heresy I can think of on What You Can't Say · · Score: 1

    That doesn't negate the darth of proof.

  13. Re:Best examples of heresy I can think of on What You Can't Say · · Score: 1

    I am torn between two thoughts.

    1: If any sizeable number of professional Jewish people were involved in anything hinting of terrorism, even if they had nothing to do with it, they would have figured it out and probably brought the story out by now. As for the number of Israeli citizens killed, I have no reference on the average number of Israeli citizens in the WTC, but considering the time of day a single foriegn citizen from a specific country doesn't seem that odd to me.

    2: I will start by saying I am a strong supporter of the Zionist movement and have nothing but respect for the Jewish people. Our media does appear to be insanely afraid of appearing anti-semetic. This could keep a story such as that underground even if it were true.

    (third note, who the heck is Haaretz, I've never heard of them before)

  14. Re:Have a reality check on Appeals Court Rules Against RIAA in DMCA Subpoena Case · · Score: 1

    - Marriage is 'special'. Places that have allowed same sexed marriages have seen increased divorce and infidelity. Same sexed marriage takes away the 'specialness' of marriage.

    Slow down there, where does that statistic come from?

  15. Re:Bloopers or not... on Interview with Peter Jackson on LoTR Bloopers · · Score: 1

    I interpreted any random violence from the hobbits as a replacement for the character development in the scouring of the shire.

    It seemed fairly simple to me, and I bet thats what the commentary says.

  16. Re:Bloopers or not... on Interview with Peter Jackson on LoTR Bloopers · · Score: 1

    I thought they did just fine representing the overcast darkness, I personally never saw it as anything more than a fairly dark cloud.

    I think the problem is you expected the movies to be exactly as you interpreted the books, instead of an interpretation of the books that is acceptable to the masses.

  17. Re:Redo on Eye-tracking Study Shows How Users Scan Web Pages · · Score: 1

    Why are you using IE?

  18. Re:OpenOffice to the rescue on City Of Austin Migrating To OpenOffice.org · · Score: 1

    I would say within the decade Microsoft won't have the faultproof monopoly it has now.

  19. This pattent can only apply to Operating Systems. on Company Claims Patent on CD Writing · · Score: 1

    OS X doesn't match this patent. The linux driver might be made to match this patent, but does not at the moment.

    The patent cannot apply to application software, it relates to the way an operating system creates/reads files on a cdrom.

  20. Re:Free as in "21 means 21" on Winamp 2 + Winamp 3 = Winamp 5! · · Score: 1

    3. disable playback of iTMS purchased tracks in the current version of iTunes,

    How exactly do you propose they do that? iTMS files are validated once and then a computer can play them ad infinitum.

  21. Re:trust on Mac OS X Security Criticisms Countered · · Score: 1

    Why would you trust gentoo linux? That is silly. That means you trust the entire gentoo development team which is just dumb.

    I would only trust an operating system written by myself on hardware bult by myself from parts that are easily verified to be accurate (you can probably use simple pre-fabed chips, but things like pre-built p4's would be out of the question).

    Be careful how you define trust, and make sure your expectations of trust are realistic.

  22. Re:No thanks. on Open Source CD Lending For Public Libraries? · · Score: 1

    You can actually put a home directory on a fat32 partition with knoppix.

  23. Re:CD Checksum when returning... on Open Source CD Lending For Public Libraries? · · Score: 1

    Shelves are restocked by minimum wage pages while the library is open.

  24. Re:bin laden.. on Saddam Hussein Arrested · · Score: 1

    Do you seriously think economic sanctions are ever a good thing for anyone?

    The level of idiocy here astounds me.

  25. Re:bin laden.. on Saddam Hussein Arrested · · Score: 1

    Just something to remember: a religious minority with guns is very scary.