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  1. Death Star on Han Solo in Lego Carbonite · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It's not Lego(R), but check out this Death Star that some guy made.

  2. Re:It all depends... on Are 64-bit Binaries Slower than 32-bit Binaries? · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's not that the 1's are heavier, it's that they tend to snag in the system bus and take longer to travel than the smoother 0's.

  3. I do... on Wal*Mart continues push for RFID adoption · · Score: 1

    ...because they have everything you need right there in the same store. I don't have the kind of time on my hands to hit 8 different places around town. Does that make me a pig?

  4. Re:Digital watch a step backwards on Forgotten Electronics of the 70s and 80s · · Score: 1

    I'm a graduate of the Texas Institute of Jewelry Technology where watch repair is still very capably taught (it's one of the highest rated schools of it's kind in the world), although I took the jewellry side of the certification instead of horology.

  5. Re:Whereas you aren't even competing. on MP3 Winners and Losers for 2003 · · Score: 1

    A codec that has comperable sound and compression to .wma but lacking the nefarious DRM gayness of .wma is a superior codec because it's owners cannot dictate to you how you will use it. What's so hard to see about that?

  6. Re:Solution ? on Wind Turbines Kill a Few Birds · · Score: 1

    Bah, for half that price, you could just hire midgets to run around in the turbines and yell "Shoo!". The camera idea still works with this.

  7. Re:Poor Taste in Title of Game on Postal 2 - Share the Pain Demo for GNU/Linux · · Score: 1

    As a mailman myself, I just hang 'em right on the box with rubber bands if they're too big for it. My motto: if it won't hang on the box, you're not trying hard enough. If your carrier does things you don't like, just like use UPS or something. And the USPS needs to lighten the fuck up about videogames and Mad TV sketches. Jesus...

  8. Hello Kitty vibrators too? on China Releases Own WLAN Security Standard · · Score: 1

    But, why?

  9. Re:$299 is financed at 21.7% APR on AOL's $299 PC · · Score: 1

    So... this is a deal for low-credit, non-computer-knowledgeable people. At least they will build some credit if they make the payments, as well as gain some knowledge of computers. I spent way more than that gaining both of those things.

  10. Re:Why should I pay for music? on RIAA Extends Legal Action · · Score: 1

    There will always be music because real musicians will still make it for it's own sake. And illegal mp3 downloads or no, there will always be plenty of money for the most popular musicians.

    If thousands have downloaded your tracks and hundreds have actually laid their money down for your cd, why not go on the road and tour? That is a fan experience that cannot be downloaded for free, and it may be the only way that a little guy like yourself (or myself) is going to make any money in music right now.

  11. Re:Tell them.... on The Elegant Universe, Now Available Online · · Score: 1

    They may get a hint that their content is (rightfully) popular by being Slashdotted. What greater honor to the creators than having their servers turned into boiling goo?

  12. Re:Download? on The Elegant Universe, Now Available Online · · Score: 1

    They've got to be steamed that people are redistributing their free content and lowering their bandwidth charges.

  13. Wishful thinking on McDonald's Billion-Song iTunes Giveaway · · Score: 2, Funny

    Come on, how many times a week on Slashdot does someone want to proclaim the "beginning of the end" of some old standby technology? I remember Coke was giving away MiniDiscs sometime around 1991 or so, and it was the Beginning Of The End of the CD...

  14. Don't discount today's artists on Hercules USB DJ Console Reviewed · · Score: 1

    ...there's plenty of great stuff being made today, check Ludacris, Nappy Roots, Trick Daddy, Ying Yang Twins, Missy Elliot, Eve, Sean Paul, Outkast (my personal fav), or just about anything featuring Pharrell of the Neptunes. I'm 32, and I'm a rapaholic.

  15. Re:Or maybe... on Gaming Communities Cause Of TV Ratings Decline? · · Score: 1

    Billy Shakespeare told pretty much every tale; just about everything since have been mere variations.

  16. Re:If you believe the phantom... on Phantom Game Console Presentation · · Score: 1

    We also have a mouse and keyboard. Frag Vice City pedestrians as effeciently with a gamepad, I challenge ya.

  17. But... on HP Launches New Calculators · · Score: 1

    ...will they also act as a remote control and play Tetris?

  18. I am Mr. Slashdot on Diebold Issues Cease and Desist to Indymedia · · Score: 1

    Open-source software is good! Closed-source software is bad!

    Now give me karma!

  19. WHAT IS A GRUE? on Even Grues Get Full · · Score: 1

    The grue is a sinister, lurking presence in the dark places of the earth. Its favorite diet is either adventurers or enchanters, but its insatiable appetite is tempered by its horrible fear of light. No grues have ever been seen by the light of day, and only a few have been observed in their underground lairs. Of those who have seen grues, few ever survived their fearsome jaws to tell the tale.

  20. Re:Kazaa Lite on Top 10 Software Titles Every Home PC Needs? · · Score: 1

    I'm a fan of Soulseek and WinMX.

  21. Re:Bog them down with litigation on Charter Cable Sues To Quash RIAA Subpoenas · · Score: 1
  22. Re:Representative government? on House Votes to Launch Do-Not-Call List · · Score: 1

    ...and Ron Paul did vote the Libertarian way here, for less government regulation of private business... something I'm usually onboard for, but for telemarketers I'll make an exception.

  23. Re:Or something on U.S. Court Blocks Anti-Telemarketing List · · Score: 1

    You are saying that this terribly bright judge found that the Federal Trade Commission has no authority to regulate trade? Are you sure you want to stand by that?

  24. My favorite mouse on Logitech Ships 500 Millionth Mouse · · Score: 1

    My favorite mouse ever is the one that's in front of me now: an optical cordless Logitech MouseMan.

  25. Re:I don't understand the problem? on American Science: Addicted to Pentagon Cash? · · Score: 1

    The word "imperialist" would imply a desire to annex a territory or nation instead of what is going on. Otherwise, your English is pretty good.