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  1. Re:UIUC on UIUC Unveils the Worlds Most Advanced Building · · Score: 2, Funny

    HAL 9000 is from hereabouts. Perhaps you've heard of him. Granted, he did kill a few people, but no one is perfect...

  2. Re:They're going to make... on New Darth Vader Costume Revealed in upcoming DVDs · · Score: 1

    Man, that looks like something my cat crapped out.

    If I had a cat.

    But that's besides the point...

  3. Re:How long do you think this'll last? on Florida Ponders Communication Tax on LANs · · Score: 1

    Umm...this is Florida...Common sense left a long time ago...

    -Note: I would be trolling, but it you take a look at Fark...well, the evidence is pretty damning...

  4. Re:FPS games are just not playable with text on IF Quake Takes Fragging To Whole New Level · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cheater!

    *grumbles about wall-hacks*

  5. Image, branding, meh on N-Gage - Branding, Image, Follow-Up Possibilities · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I was considering a humourous post about how we'd need something new to laugh about in a few years, but I'll be serious.

    I don't care that it says Nokia. I don't care that it is a cell phone. I care that it's price is more than double a Game Boy SP. I care that it's execution was poorly thought out (see: removing the battery to change games; looking like a taco while talking). And the game selection: nothing to write home about. If Nokia wants to give it another go, more power to them and best of luck. Competition is a good thing, mayhaps next time they'll do a better job.

  6. Re:Suggested directions on Future Directions Proposed For Mozilla · · Score: 5, Funny

    It looks like some furred animal is humping the Earth.

    Not that there's anything wrong with that...
    And before you flame me, I'm a staunch Mozilla fan and this was posted using Firefox.

  7. Decisions... on Today's Windows Virus - MyDoom / Novarg · · Score: 1

    Hypothetically, this virus leads to a conundrum...

    If I were to be infected, do I remove the virus or do I leave it running and let it hammer SCO?

    Damn clever of them, if you ask me.

  8. I hope a lot of people complain on Commercials Come To The Net (After This Word) · · Score: 1

    This is going to suck for those on dial-up and those that have download caps.

    Sure, it's an inconvenience to those with high speed, no limits connections, but clearly not every internet user is fortunate enough to have it.

    Bah.

  9. Re:No thanks on More E-Voting SNAFUs · · Score: 1

    No, no. He was fine. They apparently had handle-pull voting machines back in the day. For some reason, most of the Republican handles just did not want to work.

  10. Re:Re Icarus on More on the University of Florida · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but doesn't that also imply we got laid?

    Woo!

  11. Re:In Soviet Russia, on Why Blacklisting Spammers Is A Bad Idea · · Score: -1, Troll

    Wouldn't that be a good thing though?

  12. Re:Crapsticks... on UIUC Creates World's Fastest Transistor Again · · Score: 1

    I just got back. The drinking has begun.

  13. Crapsticks... on UIUC Creates World's Fastest Transistor Again · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh shit. I have a test on transistors (ECE 340, Solid State Device Electronics) tonight and attend UIUC...they better fucking not test us on this... :(

  14. Re:Not legit? on U.S. Supreme Court To Rule On Online Porn Law · · Score: 1

    Of course it's legit. And it's healthy. Wasn't there a study released recently that showed frequent masturbation in one's twenties significantly lowered one's risk for prostate cancer later in life? Wouldn't that make pr0n a health supplement, just like vitamins?

    I'd like to think so.

    pr0n, it does your prostate good.

  15. Heh. Oak Park. on Parents Sue School Over Use of Wi-Fi Network · · Score: 1

    I grew up in the next town over.

    Yes, there are a lot of parents like this in Oak Park. Overprotective, PC assholes that ruin everything for the rest of society.

    As Ernest Hemingway (I believe) said of Oak Park: it's a town of "wide lawns and narrow minds."

    And I laugh.

    They're suing the school for wifi...and yet if you drive around Oak Park, you encounter a nice large number of wifi networks (most unsecured). Maybe they should start suing each home next. Radiation pollution after all. And after that, maybe the sun...

    Feh.

  16. Re:Think again... on Suing Your Customers: Winning Business Strategy? · · Score: 1

    You know what? I have been buying music...

    Just not RIAA shit. In the past month I've bought five albums. All five were released on indie labels. I'm not buying less music, I'm buying more. Just not the crap they're trying to unload on people.

    And if for some unknown reason I want an album from an RIAA label, I'll buy used from a local merchant. It supports local business without supporting the RIAA.

    In closing: The RIAA can blow me.

    Love, luck, and lollipops.

  17. Re:Great, now we can go after the *real* criminals on Justice Department Proud of Patriot Act Slippery Slope · · Score: 1

    Could this be at the city level of government? Or does it have to be at the state or federal?

  18. Re:Hand over your enemies... on EFF Warns Against RIAA Amnesty Program · · Score: 2, Informative

    Just fake it. How hard would it be to look up online what a notary seal (or whatever it's called) looks like and reproduce it on a confession? With all the letters the RIAA gets, how well do you think they're going to check the seal?

    Just make sure you use gloves. And don't lick the stamps or the envelope.

    Damn the man.

  19. Re:CNN Poll on Microsoft Code at Fault for Half of all Windows Crashes · · Score: 1

    Wait a tic...does this mean that Linux, Mac, BSD, etc users make up 41% of OS market share?

    Awesome! Microsoft is finally going down!

  20. Of course they want me... on How to Tell if the RIAA Wants You · · Score: 1

    I'm dead sexy!

    It's so obvious. (.test, I salute you!)

  21. Re:How about the _truth_ on MPAA to Launch Anti-Piracy Commercials · · Score: 1

    Umm...this is an MPAA thread. The RIAA thread is two doors over and to your left.

    Have a nice day :)

  22. Re:Upon install: on Escape Velocity Makes It To Windows · · Score: 1

    Quicktime != Realplayer.

    Have a nice day =)

  23. Re:How to Make a Terrorist: on House Bill to Make File-Sharing an Automatic Felony · · Score: 1

    Sounds like a job for Batman...

  24. Did a project on this at U of Illinois on Those Amazing Antigravity Machines? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Me and a few friends built some of these at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign for our engineering open house. They were a big hit, winning us several awards.

    These things are basically asymmetric capacitors: a thin wire loop is one plate, foil on balsa wood beneath the wire is the second plate.

    For a power source, we took apart a CRT monitor. Gotta love those flyback transformers. :)

    Anyways, here's our website with nifty pictures. We plan to do this project again next year and hopefully win more awards.

    http://dilbert.cen.uiuc.edu/soc/psiphi/lifters/

  25. Bad/no credit to the rescue! on Dear Sir: Your Credit Card Number Has Been Owned · · Score: 2, Funny

    The _only_ sure-fire way to prevent getting your CC# stolen is to not have a CC to start with. But that still doesnt protect you from identity theft as someone can open a card in your name if they have your SSN from somewhere.

    Ha! Finally, having bad/no credit is advantageous! They'll never be able to get a card in my name! Bwahaha!