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  1. Re:Paying for slashvertisements? on Slashdot 10-Year Anniversary Charity Auction for the EFF · · Score: 1

    It's actually an Addtronics 7890A
    I had the Addtronics 7896A which was nice and nearly identical.

  2. Re:I beleive the technical term is on Comparing Visual Studio and Eclipse · · Score: 1

    "by CryBaby (679336)"

    Quite possibly the most accurate name. Ever.

    Just to please you here is a perfect example where the debugger is going to do SFA compared to a hardcoded debug statement.

    I was working on an application a few months ago that would randomly crash when it presented the file open dialogue. Every time I tried to repro in the debugger it worked flawlessly. Ended up I was running into a race condition that was always satisfied with the slower speed of running through the debugger. Took a few minutes of scattering some printf's to track down the issue.

  3. Re:Ha! on Stretching Crystals Promise Bendy, Full-Color Displays · · Score: 5, Funny

    Doesn't use of IE6 lead to automatic revocation of Slashdot privileges? Just sayin'...

  4. Re:will do little to advance id games on Carmack Shows Off the id Tech 5 Engine · · Score: 1

    Hmm maybe you didn't RTFA (wait, it's /. you didn't RTFA) This is about the *engine* not a *game*.

  5. Re:new definition of "short essay" on Privacy and the "Nothing To Hide" Argument · · Score: 1

    Yay for Godwin!!

  6. Re:Unless you are MacGuiver on Linux Programmer's Toolbox · · Score: 1

    It's MacGyver

  7. Re:What happens if you buy it from a gas station on NC Man Fined For Using Vegetable Oil As Fuel · · Score: 1

    Why in the hell would you fry a steak in oil?

  8. Re:Why privacy matters... on Online Shoppers are Willing to Pay More for Privacy · · Score: 1

    But I thought Ice was hot

  9. Re:I patent... on Microsoft, Novell, and "Clone Product" Lawsuits · · Score: 1
  10. Re:Windows Genuine Advantage on What's the Worst Technical Feature You've Used? · · Score: 1

    Go into services and STOP (not disable) the Automatic Update Service. Next time you reboot it will be running again so you won't miss any updates.

  11. Re:Strange ice on Strange Alien World Made of "Hot Ice" · · Score: 0

    On the surface of any body of ice at a temperature above about 20C (4F), there is always a thin film of liquid water, ranging in thickness from only a few molecules to thousands of molecules. This is because an abrupt end to the crystalline structure is not the most entropically favorable possibility. The thickness of this liquid layer depends almost entirely on the temperature of the surface of the ice, with higher temperatures giving a thicker layer. However, skating is possible at temperatures much lower than 20C, at which there is no naturally occurring film of liquid.

    When the blade of an ice skate passes over the ice, the ice undergoes two kinds changes in its physical state: an increase in pressure, and a change in temperature due to kinetic friction and the heat of melting. Direct measurements[2] show that the heating due to friction is greater than the cooling due to the heat of melting. Although high pressure can cause ice to melt, by lowering its melting point, the pressure required is far greater than that actually produced by ice skates. Frictional heating does lead to an increase in the thickness of the naturally occurring film of liquid, but measurements with an atomic force microscope have found the boundary layer to be too thin to supply the observed reduction in friction.

  12. Re:Several reasons Horsesh*t on Congress May Outlaw 'Attempted Piracy' · · Score: 5, Insightful

    >>when even rape and murder often aren't given life sentences?
    Nail, meet head.

    There is a perfect example of what's fucked up in the US.
    Rape? Murder? You'll be out in a few years. Armed Robbery? Still be out in a few years.
    Punch somebody in the nose while distributing Warez0rs? You're going to Rape Me in The Ass Prison for Life!

  13. Imagine... on World's First Polymorphic Computer · · Score: 1

    a beowulf cluster of these?

  14. Re:That's not the only problem here... on Evidence That Good Moods Prevent Colds · · Score: 1

    If you had actually READ the article, you would have seen THIS bit:

    You must be new here.

  15. Strange? Charm? on Sense of Smell Tied To Quantum Physics? · · Score: 1

    Gives a whole new meaning to strange or charming smells!

  16. Re:Last Saskatchewan Pirate on Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day, Me Hearties · · Score: 1

    oohh Video

  17. Last Saskatchewan Pirate on Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day, Me Hearties · · Score: 1

    I used to be a farmer, and I made a living fine,
    I had a little stretch of land along the CP line
    But times were hard and though I tried, the money wasn't there
    And bankers came and took my land and told me "fair is fair"

    I looked for every kind of job, the answer always no
    "Hire you now?" they'd always laugh, "we just let twenty go!"
    The government, the promised me a measly little sum
    But I've got too much pride to end up just another bum.

    Then I thought, who gives a damn if all the jobs are gone?
    I'm gonna be a PIRATE on the river Saskatchewan!!!

    Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plains
    Stealin' wheat and barley and all the other grains
    It's a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors
    When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores

    Well, you'd think the local farmers would know that I'm at large
    But just the other day I found an unsuspecting barge
    I snuck up right behind them and they were none the wiser,
    I rammed their ship and sank it and I stole their fertilizer!

    A bridge outside of Moosejaw spans a mighty river
    Farmers cross in so much fear their stomachs are a'quiver
    Cause they know that TRACTOR JACK is waitin' in the bay
    I'll jump the bridge and knock them cold and sail off with their hay!

    Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plains
    Stealin' wheat and barley and all the other grains
    It's a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors
    When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores

    Well, Mountie Bob he chased me, he was always at my throat
    He'd follow on the shoreline cause he didn't own a boat
    But cutbacks were a'coming and the Mountie lost his job
    And now he's sailing with us, and we call him Salty Bob!

    A swingin' sword, a skull and bones and pleasant company
    I never pay my income tax and screw the GST (SCREW IT!!)
    Prince Albert down to Saskatoon, the terror of the seas
    If you wanna reach the co-op, boy, you gotta get by me!

    Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plains
    Stealin' wheat and barley and all the other grains
    It's a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors
    When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores

    (*spoken* Arrrr! Ya salty dog!)
    (*spoken* Arrrr! Ya salty gopher!)
    (*spoken* Arr.. ya.. salty bale of hay!)
    Well, Pirate life's appealing but you just don't find it here,
    I've heard that in Alberta there's a band of buccaneers
    They roam the Athabaska from Smith to Fort McKay
    And you're sure to loose your stetson if you have to pass their way!

    Well, winter is a'comin' and a chill is in the breeze
    My Pirate days are over once the river starts to freeze
    I'll be back in springtime but now I have to go
    I hear there's lots of plunderin' down in New Mexico!

    Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plains
    Stealin' wheat and barley and all the other grains
    It's a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors
    When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores

    Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plains
    Stealin' wheat and barley and all the other grains
    It's a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors
    When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores

    When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores...

  18. Re:Backups don't need to be tricky these days on It's 2006 and Backups For Home User Still Tricky? · · Score: 1

    I'll put in a second vote for Cobian

  19. jEdit on What is the Ultimate Linux Development Environment? · · Score: 1

    jEdit FTW or for a full IDE KDevelop is pretty good too.

  20. Re:Memorable Quotes: on Discussing a Private Buyout of Microsoft · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You've obviously never worked an internet helpdesk. User Friendly is bloody great.

  21. MOD PARENT UP on Dell Protests 'Not Wintel's Lapdog' · · Score: 1

    A well written post, and very insightful.

  22. Re:PHP 4 support? on Zend Framework Released · · Score: 1

    And after reading TFA, the framework works fine with PHP4 as well. It's monday, I haven't had my coffee yet.

  23. Re:PHP 4 support? on Zend Framework Released · · Score: 1

    Yes it works fine with PHP4. I've been using Zend for awhile, and there are no problems writing PHP4 with it.

  24. Guess I should have previewed on Firefox Memory Leak is a Feature · · Score: 1

    That previous post had newlines in it. Now it just looks like I have no understanding of punctuation.

  25. Simple fix on Firefox Memory Leak is a Feature · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Go to about:config Create a new boolean name it config.trim_on_minimize set it to true Next time firefox is using too much ram, quickly minimize it, then bring it back up. Done.