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  1. Slashdot confirms... on The History of Mozilla Firefox · · Score: 0, Troll

    ... Mozilla Firefox is history.

  2. I wish... on Brain-Implanted Chips Allow Control of Technology · · Score: 1

    I wish everybody would have to have an electric thing implanted in our heads that gave us a shock whenever we did something to disobey the president. Then somehow I get myself elected president. -- Jack Handey

  3. This is how it went: on Government Finishes Internet Study -- 7 years late · · Score: 1

    (Back in 1998)

    expert 1: DNS is ok.
    expert 2: DNS sucks, it's not gonna last 7 years.
    expert 1: Wanna bet?

  4. Re:The results are in: on Government Finishes Internet Study -- 7 years late · · Score: 5, Funny

    We... have... agreed, ...

    That... you... are... not... orks...

  5. Re:Good about: config explanation on Firefox Hacks · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Offtopic but,

    When you are fiddeling with linux printerdrivers and try to print with firefox in the meantime, firefox will remember many variables of virtual printers you don't use.

    Is this something I might want to submit to the mozilla crowd?

  6. Re:Hitting the Motherboard on Computer Crash Reactions Examined · · Score: 1

    Even in movies you see geek-people hitting their monitor when the computer crashes, whereafter it slips out of the crash.

  7. Re:Crash Landing on Computer Crash Reactions Examined · · Score: 1

    It continues it's logical switches as far as it can. It might catch some (multithread) enless loops, some 'wait until ...' states (blue screen of death?).

    Right?

  8. 'New York-based Ontrack Data Recovery' on Computer Crash Reactions Examined · · Score: 1
    according to a survey conducted by New York-based Ontrack Data Recovery.

    (...)

    often, lost data can be saved by experts
    Not that it matters in any way. I just like to highlight this.
  9. Ideal... on Why One Man Got a Guerrilla RFID Implant · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Ideal for people that rather have their hand cut off and being stolen instead of only being stolen.

  10. As long as needed. on How Long Do You Want Digital Media To Last? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It must at least last until you are sure you don't need the data anymore.

  11. Re:hmm on Internet Providers Band Together to Fight Evil · · Score: 1

    Just filter packages with the evil-bit set.

    http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3514.html

  12. Re:"Evil"? on Internet Providers Band Together to Fight Evil · · Score: 1

    They will resque people from collapsing bridges, stop vulcano eruptions and help getting kittens out of trees even though they might get scratched.

  13. Joke on PearPC Trying to Sue CherryOS · · Score: 1
    PearPC Trying to Sue CherryOS
    Sounds like a bad april fool's day joke to me.
  14. Re:Appalling on Objectively Comparing Competing Search Engines? · · Score: 1
    "My main concern with Google is how easy it makes for malicious people to find information on the now illegal Bittorent computer software. (...) The Bittorent computer software allows distribution copyrighted material. (...) From this point on, I am boycotting Google and advise any person with a shred of decency to do so too.
    Yes, and golfclubs allow clubbing someone to death. The yellow pages lets people find golf-stores.

    Therefore I am boycotting the yellow pages and advise any person with a shred of decency to do so too.
  15. Re:Why not just call this googleshrine.com on Objectively Comparing Competing Search Engines? · · Score: 1

    Thank you for mentioning it; yes class, google is a good alternative search engine too.

  16. Re:I use Google for almost everything on Objectively Comparing Competing Search Engines? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Try deviantart.com for wallpapers. I can spend hours just clicking along these art-galleries.

  17. Re:Fantasy and reality on Senator Clinton Slams GTA · · Score: 1
  18. Re:Slashdot Translator on Senator Clinton Slams GTA · · Score: 1

    Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it. -- Mark Twain

    .

  19. Re:Fantasy and reality on Senator Clinton Slams GTA · · Score: 1

    Leisure Suit Larry tought me to 'use rubber'. Who else died a dozen times when leaving the bar?

  20. Re:Blackbox is ok, but.. on Blackbox (Finally) Updated · · Score: 1

    Badwm sounds like a direct copy of evilwm which is a very good window manager with lots of useful keyboard-shortcuts for window placements and fast navigation.

    !!! Use it in times when you get RSI-like pains in your wrist. With a good WM you don't need a mouse.

  21. Yes but, on Has Mass-Mailed Malware Peaked? · · Score: 3, Informative

    On a graph that is increasingly climbing, today is always the peak.

  22. Re:CD Quality? on Microsoft's Tips for Buying an MP3 Player · · Score: 1

    Not to deny what you said, but OGG at ~64 doesn't sound all that bad.

  23. Re:Humor by Number? on Joke-e-oke Makes You a Comedian · · Score: 1

    "23783!", (delay), *loud laughter*

    That was a new joke in prison.

  24. How long ... on UK Officially The Most Hacked Country · · Score: -1, Troll

    ... 'till UK is considered to be the axis of evil.

  25. That's a lot... on UK Officially The Most Hacked Country · · Score: -1, Redundant

    ... considering the size of UK compared to US.