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  1. Watch out, Taco! on Fighting the Nigerian Money Scam · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is even better than Taco's penis-enlarging rant!

  2. Darwin Awards on Skydriving · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Dropping a Greyhound bus with 40 people in it? How are the Darwin Award people going to award this one?

  3. QOTD on Skydriving · · Score: 3, Funny

    If at first you do not succeed, then skydriving is not for you.

  4. That explains a lot on Handling Email Overload in Congress · · Score: 1, Troll

    So, from what I read, this is what I gathered: Gary Condit read too many spam e-mails, and bought some virility pills. He took one accidentally instead of the tylenol he wanted to take, and ended up grabbing the nearest woman nearby, who ended up being Chandra Levy. From there, it went downhill.
    One more lesson for the congressmen why we need anti-spam legislation, not just anti-forged-headers and anti-no-unsubscribe legislation.

  5. In the words of Weird Al: on When to Buy Technology Goods? · · Score: 2
    As Weird Al says in It's All About the Pentiums,

    My new computer's got the clocks / it rocks
    but it was obsolete before I opened the box

    That's my view on it.

  6. Taco's Contract? on The Art of Intellectual Property · · Score: 2
    This is why when I get married I want to make sure I contract only for the photographer's labor.

    Just curious, what did your contract say, Taco? Were you scammed by the DMCA in a photographer's disguise at your wedding?

  7. World War III... really? on Discarded AT&T Microwave Bunkers For Sale · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Assuming there was a nuclear holocaust/World War III, how would a 500 ft microwave tower resist being blown down by a nuclear blast? Even if there is the bunker, the transmission effectiveness will be effectively zero without the tower.

  8. A cheap $150 solution on Houston, We Have a Software Problem · · Score: 2

    Get a TI-89 and write an assembly program to control the space shuttle. The TI-89 runs off a MC68000 chip, and has (almost) a meg of space. That's about the programming power of the Apollo computers in a pocket-sized object--plenty of power to calculate the orbital trajectory/angle of entry/etc. It even has built-in calculus functions in case the astronauts forget the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus :) .

  9. heehee, i can imagine it now! on The Ultimate Universal Remote Control · · Score: 1

    But just think of the possibilities!
    Susie: Daddy, can i please have a super-duper barbie doll with extra clothes and a super-duper stuper edition closet? pleeeaaaase? plee--- [mute] ....
    Boss: Joe, you are playing too much solitaire on the job. I'm afraid that--- [power] (boss goes brain-dead)
    Teacher: In the year 1819, the Squagaholic Convention in Kuprologia happened to discover.... Wait, slow down! What happened in 1819? [rewind]
    (gag) (gag) Watch out people, he's choking! [eject] Ahhh, much better!

  10. (Air)bag? on Air Bags for Planetary Defense · · Score: 2

    Assuming it's made of air and mylar, it would burst. There is about zero pressure in space. That's why astronauts have to have spacesuits, and those spacesuits are thick and expensive as h3ll. Knowing how relatively weak mylar is, the "air"bag would burst before entered space, due to the immense pressure difference.

  11. Red Hat? Hah! on Is Red Hat the Microsoft of Linux? · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    If you think Red Hat is like Microsoft, look at Mandrake. For Christ's sake, their installer looks like Windows XP!!! But I guess it is a rather ingenious way to drag confused Windows-dependent newbies to the Linux world.

  12. Maybe on Web Profits in the Gutter · · Score: 1, Troll

    Web profits in the gutter, talking heads debate. Maybe they should try getting their heads out of the gutter.

  13. Physics 101 on Electric Armor · · Score: 2

    Since Q(charge, Coulombs)=V(voltage, Volts)*C(capacitance, Farads), and I(current, Amperes)=V/R(resistance, Ohms), you could calculate the current. However, my guess is the military classifies this data.

  14. Please explain to me on Securing Fiber Using Light Polarization · · Score: 1

    Polarized light can be seen by any observer not using a polarizing filter, so how are they going to prevent people without the special hardware from intercepting stuff?

  15. Geez, wrong law! on NYC Law Aims To Ban Cell Phones In Theatres · · Score: 2

    They should ban fat people first who block out the whole theater's view. Cell phones are just a momentary distraction, whereas that fat lady in front of you blocks out the whole movie the whole time! And don't even get me started on those girls who, like, talk, like the whole time, ya know?, and ... get the picture? what-ever.

  16. IRC commands on NWN Linux Screenshots · · Score: 2

    better watch out for those -i (minus eye) people!

  17. Pop-Down on No Pop-up Blocking in Netscape 7.0 · · Score: 4, Informative

    For those of you who use M$ Internal Exploder, Pop-Down is a nifty program. Relatively small memory footprint, a quick download, freeware. I use it on my computer-illiterate mom's p-120, and it works a whole lot better & faster than a lot of other programs that have to match the title bar with a database. This thing, although crude, lets you limit the number of windows. You also have to hold down CTRL when you want a new window to be formed. Worth a try, I use it.

  18. How about gnutella? on Congress to Ashcroft: Go After Song Swappers · · Score: 2

    Since they're going after nodes, they will have to arrest everyone using gnutella because each user functions as a node too. Time to build new jails, I guess...

  19. Powerstrip on High Resolution DVI Support for Plasma Displays? · · Score: 5, Informative

    I use PowerStrip to control my video card. If you get a card with DVI out, this program should support it. It supports about any card under any O/S, too. In the Display Configuration, you should be able to configure custom resolutions. One of the presets is already 1360x768. A few more clicks should get you to 1366x768.

  20. For those determined enough... on Build Your Own Tesla Coil · · Score: 2

    You could avoid being hurt by the (insert really big number here) volt potential difference by wearing a coad of chicken wire. The charge collects on the outside, keeping you safe on the inside. (No, it doesn't need to be grounded, and I know it's called SHIELDING.) Just be sure to ground it before you step out though, or you could get a very *shocking* experience.

  21. A big leap? on Amateur Mars Satellite · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I think this is kind of a big leap from just a amateur rocket in space earlier this year. What happened to an actual geosynchronous satelite, a lunar probe, or even an amateur manned space shot? I think they should plan these first before they leap into such a project.

  22. Cheapest solution on Traffic Shaping on DSL? · · Score: -1, Troll

    -Click Start>Run>format c:
    -after that finishes, press power button on computer.
    -wait ten seconds, then press power again
    -Insert Slackware 7 CD in primary CD-ROM
    -boot up and type
    install [enter]
    -follow the on-screen instructions, and have a nice day!

  23. About those Xenon wisecracks... on Weta Digital's Render Farm Upgrade · · Score: 5, Funny

    You could use xenon to power a quantum computer. Dual xenon = 2 xenon atoms = 2 qubits, which could be roughly 64 bits, or the processing potential of a potato.

  24. Chickens? on Chicken-Feather Chips · · Score: 1

    Why not just use Britney Spears? I think she has a lot of silicon. Or was that silica?

  25. What are you people, chicken? on Chicken-Feather Chips · · Score: 1
    Wow. /. was really asking for this.
    Dark Helmet: "What are you, Colonel Sanders, chicken?"

    Thank you for calling KFC, would you like your chicken fried or digitized?

    Tyson Thunderbird 1700 - The power of 1700 Chickens in your ATX Formfactor
    I'm sure there will be more to come...
    -1: Jokebait