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  1. parallels in the titles on Star Wars Episode III : Birth Of The Empire · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The Creeping Fear doesn't make sense, as its a thing.
    ANH and TPM are both things.
    AOTC and ESB are both things in action.
    ROTJ and Birth of the Empire are both events.

    I thinks its funny that the rumor sites never caught onto this parallel, especially since George has been so into creating parallels with the first three movies.

  2. it fits with all the other titles on Star Wars Episode III : Birth Of The Empire · · Score: 1
    A New Hope
    The Phantom Menace
    Both are things


    The Empire Strikes Back
    Attack of the Clones
    Both are objects in motion


    Return of the Jedi
    Birth of the Empire
    both are events
  3. Re:Use Lawyers Instead on Trained Rats for Mine Detection · · Score: 1

    Plus there is the added benefit of not requiring a bomb-squad, as the lawyer is heavy enough to set off the bomb.

    Does anyone have any good study tips for the lsat? Trying to break into the high 170's.

  4. Re:Shades of Orwell on Road Marker Marks You · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why on earth would you be outside at midnight? Sounds suspicious to me.

  5. Re:Beta versions and corporate license CDs on Microsoft Security Updates for Pirated Windows? · · Score: 1

    I know that video game companies prevent some piracy by keeping a database of all serial numbers issued linked to online servers. Only one copy of the key can play online at any one time, discouraging people from sharing the key. Of course hacked copies of the game can play on hacked servers, but I think that system works pretty well.

  6. Re:Beta versions and corporate license CDs on Microsoft Security Updates for Pirated Windows? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Microsoft did disable keys known to be pirated, but a simple way around this is to download the key generator and change your key with a little hack. I had to do this to get some service pack installed.

  7. Re:Durability over Lifetime? on A Running Shoe For Agent 86? · · Score: 2, Funny
    Does anyone else thing it's a bad idea to throw these sorts of components into something that's going to take a few hundred thousand 100kg (or more depending on speed/weight/height) impacts?
    perhaps the target market is the slashdot crowd. I doubt sitting in front of a computer 18 hours a day will tax them very much.

    /trying to get this karma whoring thing down
  8. Re:Schools in texas are ran by idiots. on Mitnick Helps Bust Bomb Hoaxer · · Score: 1

    http://www.shockingelk.com/pictures/misc/moran.jpg

    This picture has been spreading around the internet recently, and it was a play on that.

    So yes, I did spell it wrong intentionally.

  9. Re:Schools in texas are ran by idiots. on Mitnick Helps Bust Bomb Hoaxer · · Score: 1

    I think morans would be a more precise term than idiots.

  10. Re:Multiple Downloads on Apple Releases Major iTunes Update · · Score: 2, Interesting
    In all probability if you call and convince Apple that you need to re-download, you can probably work something out.
    I accidentally wiped out about half of my purchased music and I sent apple an email asking if I could re-download. Within 15 minutes iTunes informed me that I could I had music waiting to be downloaded.
  11. just an FYI on John Woo & Metroid the Movie? · · Score: 0

    Justin Bailey actually means, "just in bailey." It is not someones name, bailey is an old term used for swimsuit

  12. Re:The dawn of a new age of Math... and Science! on Are Computers Ready to Create Mathematical Proofs? · · Score: 0

    the art is long and life is short

  13. Re:Companies hurt themselves... on Train Your Own Replacement · · Score: 0

    the only problem with the prisoner's dilemma is that both prisoners are required to be vengeful people. but I suppose most people are vengeful..

  14. Re:Train My Replacement? on Train Your Own Replacement · · Score: 0

    but three lefts do make a right

  15. Re:check your facts, pal! on New Tool Cracks Apple's FairPlay DRM · · Score: 0

    The Chinese already control large amounts of capital. In fact we have asked the Chinese to stop buying so many US dollars, to no avail. They've also had the fastest growing economy for the past 5 years I believe. I doubt English will cease to be the "language of commerce" anytime soon, but if you're doing business in Shanghai (which is booming) you had better speak Mandarin (or hire someone to do it for you).

  16. Re:Price no 99 cents on Wal-Mart Relaunches Online Music Store · · Score: 0

    I live in downtown Los Angeles, there are several in LA county. I wonder what the story with this is.

  17. slashdotted =) on Make Your Own TRON Costume · · Score: 5, Funny
    here is the text from the website, it was a really good read while it lasted:


    Server Error in '/' Application.
    Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
    Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
    Source Error:

    Line 18:
    Line 19: ldr = MCP.GetDR("SELECT tsDocuments.*,
    Users.userLogin, Users.userFirstName, Users.userLastName,
    Users.userEmail FROM tsDocuments INNER JOIN Users ON tsDocuments.docCreator = Users.userID WHERE docID = " & lintID)
    Line 20: ldr.Read()
    Line 21:
    Line 22: 'Update User Location
    Source File: D:\WWW\TronSector\articles\article.aspx Line: 20
    Stack Trace:
    [NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
    ASP.article_aspx.Page_Load(Object Sender, EventArgs E) in D:\WWW\TronSector\articles\article.aspx:20
    System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +67
    System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +35
    System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +731

    Version Information:Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.573; ASP.NET Version:1.1.4322.573
  18. Re:Price no 99 cents on Wal-Mart Relaunches Online Music Store · · Score: 1

    FYI I'm in California and one song on the Apple music store costs 99 cents. The email invoice they send me reports 0 as the sales tax charged.

  19. Re:given the power that walmart has...OT on Wal-Mart Relaunches Online Music Store · · Score: 1
    You have to consider volume also, not just pressing suppliers for cheaper prices

    It is possible to get lower prices in less volume in many circumstances. Suppose you are a small widget making company that needs widget juice to make your widgets. You can approach the widget juice vendors and say that you need to get a better price than Huge Widget Company, despite the fact that you only buy 5% of the juice. After all, how are you supposed to compete with HWC (and stay in business) if you can't compete on price. The widget juice vendor just wants to sell as much juice as possible so you may be able to cut a very good deal.
  20. Re:A thought. on Simpsons Actors on Strike · · Score: 1
    You fucking CONDONE this kind of behaviour? Armageddon, save us..


    I see it as a fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. Microsoft has been fooling everyone for quite some time now, so yeah, I blame the people (whoever they might be) more than Microsoft.



    That's not greedy, but it sure smacks of irresponsibility. It's like saying "here, son, you're better than everyone else simply because daddy squeezed a boatload of money out of the public."


    well first off the voice actors are squeezing money out of fox. It is not saying "son you're better than everyone else." It is saying son if you want to spend you're life studying the rain-forest in brazil, go ahead and do it since you don't have to worry about making very little money when you have 50k in student loans. It means someone won't choose going to law school over doing what they really want to do just because what they love to do will lead to are more difficult life financially.
  21. not funny on NASA Gravity Probe Set for Launch · · Score: 1, Funny
    ... it only takes one crucial event to destroy an aircraft. Try to remember that.


    This is why I turn my cell phone to silent instead of turning it off.
  22. Re:Unprofitable? on Simpsons Actors on Strike · · Score: 1

    except they did go on to an eighth season. Then they did a ninth season. There were actually some great episodes in those two seasons. Check it out.

  23. Re:Jealousy on Simpsons Actors on Strike · · Score: 1

    it doesn't have anything to do with jealousy, but I suppose its easier for you to think that than to get yourself educated.

    to each his own I guess

  24. Re:A thought. on Simpsons Actors on Strike · · Score: 2, Interesting

    How can you define what deserve means, its totally subjective. And its also totally irrelevant I suppose. People rarely get what they deserve. You get what you can take. Lets use a hypothetical office as an example. Lets say you make 40k programming. (The "you" is hypothetical as well) All your coworkers make 48k doing the exact same thing in the same office. All of you were hired at the same time. The difference is that while all of your coworkers were offered 40k, just like you, they asked for more money and you did not. Bill Gates put himself into a situation where the world depends on him and now he is in a position to squeeze. Good for him.

    What if all the voice actors used the extra money to build schools and hospitals in underdeveloped countries? Are they still greedy then? What if they just want to make sure their children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren will not have to work? What if they want to make sure that all of their descendants will have complete freedom to choose what they want to do with their lives, without any pressure of having to scratch out a living. What is greedy about that?

  25. Re:could the fans help on Simpsons Actors on Strike · · Score: 1

    what if your boss could not make 10 million without you?