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  1. Re:A young Lady's illustrated primer on Paper Capable Of Playing Videos Developed · · Score: 1

    I'm reading it right now, and it's the first thing I thought of when I read the original post! It's possibly my favorite Stephenson book yet.

  2. Re:Who cares about 'MG' of mem, look at the size! on Samsung Yepp YP-55V Review · · Score: 1

    Those are its dimensions on the Net, silly.

  3. The New Diamond Age? on The Diamond Age · · Score: 1

    I thought quicksilver was going to be the next Big Thing.

  4. SCO at LinuxWorld San Francisco? on SCO Wants $699 for Linux Systems · · Score: 1

    They had such a pleasant time at the last one. I wonder if I should walk down to Moscone and see if they have a little booth. Maybe get a phamphlet and a discount on their exciting new license. If there's anything left of them...

  5. Re:I'm going to get flamed, but on Hybrid Robot Uses Rat Brain · · Score: 1

    Woops! This is the correct link to soulful behavior. Sorry.

  6. Re:I'm going to get flamed, but on Hybrid Robot Uses Rat Brain · · Score: 1

    Okay, could someone remind me which animals have souls and which don't? Is it only humans? It's hard to tell sometimes, especially when other animals exhibit soulful behavior.

  7. Here are some pictures of where they'll end up on Environmental Costs of Computer Use? · · Score: 1

    This reminded me of this story, about photo journalist Jeroen Bouman's exploration of the used computer stuff that gets "recycled" in China.

  8. Truly Cheap, mostly analog Audio Production on Cheap Audio Production · · Score: 1

    You can spend thousands of dollars on building a home studio or even producing a single album, with or without ProTools. The core of your product is still the artist.

    Tape Op has published book comprised of many interviews with ultra-low-budget musicians and producers, many of whom released albums recorded on cheap Tascam cassette mixers. While many people laud digital technology's potential for "perfection," Tape Op has always celebrated artists' will to record onto anything they can get their hands on.

  9. Re:Marketing 101 on MP3 Player In An AK-47 Magazine · · Score: 1

    Yeah, it totally diminishes the effect of the crusty old guy.

  10. Read the label, Vegans. on Protein-Packed Hard Drives Promise High Capacity · · Score: 3, Funny

    It sounds like these proteins come from either humans or animals. I'm surprised their source was not revealed in the article.

    Looks like animal-friendly consumers will need to read the ingredients labels on hard drives, as well as motherboards?

  11. Re:Please don't give 'Funny' comments to interview on Kevin Mitnick Answers · · Score: 0

    What's wrong with funny? Funny's important.

    While reading interviews where the responses are so verbose and detailed, I really appreciate short and funny Q-and-As. And with hundreds of Slashdotters mod-ing question "funny," you're pretty much guaranteed a chuckle. That is, unless you're a sour-pussed Scrooge.

  12. I need to upgrade my browser... on Linux Top Gun Hacker Contest Report · · Score: 0


    ...that frameset is way 2 1337 4 m3.

  13. Space Invaders? on Building Consoles For Fun · · Score: 0

    Looks more like Galaga to me. If you're going to use trademarked titles, why not use the right ones?

  14. Re:These movies rock on New Mad Max Film · · Score: 0

    I totally agree. When I think "Post Apocalyptic Wonderland," I think of Road Warrior. I don't think any movie has done a better job with that sub-genre than the Mad Max series.

    I'm really looking forward to see how the setting will be rendered with modern special effects. I was so into the first two that I easily forgave their speeding-up-of-film-to-convey-VERY-FAST.

  15. What happened to MM2:RW 3D? on New Mad Max Film · · Score: 0

    I remember seeing a trailer for Mad Max: Road Warrior in 3D. It was very cheesy and loudly proclaimed as "spectacular" and "amazing" and so forth. I know I wasn't stoned or tripping. But I haven't heard anything about it since. Anyone else know anything about this?

  16. Re:Asinine on Johansen Trial Underway · · Score: 0

    The judge needs to clarify all terms, jargon, and slang whether he or she understands it him- or herself. The laymen in the jury need this clarification, too.

    How often is a judge an expert in biology or forensic science or mechanical engineering? We can't expect judges to be superheroes, but we can expect them to employ logic, reason, fairness, and knowledge of law.

  17. Re:SPAM profiling is the worst! on When Profiling Goes Wrong · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    But is your penis wreathed in long, curly tendrils of luxurious hair the every other normal male's?

  18. Re:Life Imitates Art on Virtual Simerica · · Score: 1

    I have definitely had the GTAIII driving thoughts, but not strongly enough to stop playing the game. This sharp, stinging contrast of obsessively cleaining my Sims house and mowing my Sims lawn against my Real empty bottles and Real moldy cups inside my Real dark apartment Really woke me up and I haven't been so interested in the Sims since. And, as a matter of fact, my apartment is cleaner. So sometimes it's okay to be strongly affected by a game.

  19. Re:You guys are pathetic. on Another Millionaire Spammer Story · · Score: 1

    I got into that about 16 years ago, but it hasn't been an all-consuming interest which has jeopardized other, equally-worthwhile endavors. Strangely, it seems to consume more of my time whenever I have a collaborator.

  20. Re:NYC to Marin, maybe on Camera Meets Speedometer, Travel Across Country Together · · Score: 1

    Doh! I'm a moron. Thanks for the correction. I didn't recognize the place where I live.

  21. NYC to Marin, maybe on Camera Meets Speedometer, Travel Across Country Together · · Score: 1

    He didn't actually make it. He's on the Marin County side of the GG bridge in his last shot, not the SF County side. (So close, but so far!)