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  1. Re:Well.. on Kerry's Record On Electronic And Civil Rights · · Score: 2, Informative

    I believe it's 5%- nader was short last time.

    The money also goes to the party for the following election, not the canidate.

  2. Re:Surprisingly on Beware 'Fedora-Redhat' Fake Security Alert · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't be so sure that everyone even has the slightest idea of how to begin in checking the gpg signature

  3. Re:Nothing to see here on Battle of the Bush Bulge · · Score: 1

    maybe he's just happy to see you.

    ;)

  4. it's very clear to me on Battle of the Bush Bulge · · Score: 1

    that since they speak such different languages, it was neccessary for bush to resort to using a babelfish

    ;)

  5. silly me on Gates on Spyware and OS Competition · · Score: 0, Troll

    but I thought windows was spyware before anyone was even using the term for other software.

    I don't know if the registration system could fall any other name....

  6. Re:Warp level Five, Ensign on "Levels" of Computers the Future? · · Score: 1

    my computer goes to 11

    ;)

  7. ah, I know the answer on Mel Brooks Says 'Spaceballs' Sequel In The Works · · Score: 1

    'Best case scenario: a week before the new Star Wars opens. Worst Case Scenario: a year after the new star wars opens.'

    in other words, 'as soon as we can get the big star to sign the contract'

  8. Re:the best one on Vehicles of Tomorrow? · · Score: 1

    so

    Don't let that stop you! I've been winter biking in Chicago since 98'

  9. Re:Seen this week at various airports on Windows Upgrade, FAA Error Cause LAX Shutdown · · Score: 1

    it would have been cool if you had gotten a picture of this, but then they would probably have wanted to arrest you for 'terrorist like' activities'.

    I can't wait till it doesn't feel like a police state anymore.

  10. Re:how does the braking work downhill? on Vehicles of Tomorrow? · · Score: 1

    no brakes on the trailer, and I don't have one myself but have lots of friends that do.

    we live in chicago, which is very flat, so I doubt it's been a problem here, however, this trailer has one of the best hitching systems I've seen by the way it makes a very solid connection to the frame at a higher point then most production trailers I've seen which makes it easier to handle both on and off the bike. I would also assume that controling your speed on the hill would be all you need to do- I'm sure the manufacturer could answer this question much better, but I just checked their faq and there isn't anything about hills in there.

  11. Re:My wish on Vehicles of Tomorrow? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, then you probably wouldn't like chicago at all- the cars don't have any lights or breaks, but the horns are in great shape.

  12. Re:the best one on Vehicles of Tomorrow? · · Score: 3, Informative

    yes

    the 8 footer works best for this.

    it's also pretty easy to rent a truck- if absolutely neccessary.

  13. Re:the best one on Vehicles of Tomorrow? · · Score: 1

    that's not a bicycle. I meant more like this

  14. the best one on Vehicles of Tomorrow? · · Score: 4, Funny

    has been around for over 100 years- it's called a bicycle

    but they keep coming up with great improvements on the awesome machine.

  15. Re:87% of whom? on January Elections in Iraq? · · Score: 1

    I agree with you 100% on all of your points, except that you may not hold the same view of bush as I do.

    If we don't remember that, we risk the continued race to the bottom the two parties have us on.

    you're right- I voted for nader last time and I'll probably vote for Badnarik this time. but, and it's a big but this year, I live in IL and we have no risk of electing bush in this state- which is where my vote ends.
    unlike gore, I actually like kerry a lot more then bush and want to see him as president. also, seeing as I never felt 'a vote for Nader is a vote for Bush' was anything more then a bunch of bullshit. people try to tell me that my vote in IL, which gore won hands down, was wasted and that I helped bush get elected. rather, I feel that I'm giving a voice that needs to be heard via the third parties of this country.

    I always felt that the majority of the third party voters would not vote at all if they didn't agree with the candidate they were voting for in the first place. Hince, a lot of nader voters, including myself, were not inclined to vote at all if not for nader and I would think it's stupid that they vote for bush due to bitterness.

    Nader has just let himself become part of the repulican machine this election season and it's pretty frightening.

    I hope the best man wins- but we both know that rarely happens....

  16. Re:Great codec, awful name on Interview With BBC Dirac Developer Thomas Davis · · Score: 1

    'the codec of silly walks'

  17. what? on Interview With BBC Dirac Developer Thomas Davis · · Score: 3, Funny

    the BBC working with software?

    did they have anything to do with python?

  18. Re:87% of whom? on January Elections in Iraq? · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    you're right, there are many other options then kerry or bush, but none of them have a chance in hell and we definitely need to displace bush no matter what. the only way I could and will support endorsing third party candidates is if you're in one of the 30 or so states that are solid red or blue.

    http://johnkerryisadouchebagbutimvotingforhimanywa y.com/

  19. Re:While you're waiting for it to be unslashdotted on Two Years Before the Prompt: A Linux Odyssey · · Score: 1

    the book was much better then the movie

    trust me on this...

  20. Re:Hoax? on New Bush Guard Records Released · · Score: 1

    right, no problrm there, but the thing you need to realize is that these memos bring all bush's ratings into question and also helps directly address some of the required paperwork that also seems to be 'missing'.

    the person that gave bush the positive reviews is a long term friend of the bush family and has refused to discuss these memos publically.

    makes me wonder who's telling the truth. unfortunately for all of us, the author of the memos is dead.

  21. Re:Memo quality on New Bush Guard Records Released · · Score: 1

    if the military was actually held to following any quality control, then this would not be an issue at all and none of the original documents would have been 'misplaced' at all.

    to even think that these standards were upheld by everyone, especially during a time of war, is a little silly.

    besides, I would hardly describe the author of the memos as 'administrative staff'.

    I would also highly doubt that all branches of the military used the same procedures for something as simple as a memo.

  22. Re:Hoax? on New Bush Guard Records Released · · Score: 1

    from one of the more recent lgf postings:

    1. They are not proportional fonts. Look at the cases where "We" show up. Proportionally this should be kerned (that is, the "e" moved to slightly under the right leg of the "W" for those who don't know what kerning is) - it's clearly not.

    2. Claiming that there was no such thing as a superscript "th" on 1972 typewriters is nonsense. IBM Selectrics had dozens (maybe even hundereds) of ball-shaped typewriter heads for various fonts and functions - and superscript "th" were common. As this is probably a typewriter used at a fighter squadron, and squadrons are always named something like "123th", they would certainly have chosen a type head that had a superscript "th" to make reading such documents a little easier.

    I actually remember a lot of these details from the eighties when I was taking tying and business classes in high school, but this person put together the information much better then I could have from memory.

  23. Re:Hoax? on New Bush Guard Records Released · · Score: 4, Insightful

    RTFA
    from the article:
    Anchorman Dan Rather reported that the White House did not dispute the authenticity of the documents and said the network had used document authorities to verify their authenticity.

  24. npr story on The Downside of 'Hypertasking' · · Score: 1
  25. Re:DIY on Replacing FileMaker with Free Software? · · Score: 1

    there's a ton of books and web based information on this.

    As a new user to MySql, what did you use and what do recommend along these lines?
    thx..