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  1. Not for everyone but... on What is Your Favorite RSS Reader? · · Score: 1

    zfeeder is what I use. It's a php app for a web server. The big advantage is that you don't need anything installed on a client machine, so you can get your feeds pretty much anywhere.

  2. USDA on Large, Free, and Interesting SQL-ready Datasets? · · Score: 5, Informative

    One I've used for laughs is the USDA Nutrient Database. It gives you, well, nutrient information on just about any food you can think of. It's normalized, and just complicated enough to have fun with.

    You're going to have to google it yourself, though.

  3. Re:"fisherman" on Microsoft Offers A Peek At New Search Engine · · Score: 5, Funny

    My guess would be incorrect use of a static/global variable.

    Much thanks! I've been trying for weeks to figure our what's wrong.
    ----------
    Bill Gates

  4. sounds similar on A How-Not-To Guide to Cyber-Extortion · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This reminds me of the classic story (urban legend?) of the bank robber that wrote a robbery note on one of his deposit slips.

  5. Works flawlessly on HP Recall on 900,000 Notebooks · · Score: 2, Funny

    I have one of these, and I've never had a pro

  6. Re:Friends not appliances? on A Piece-By-Piece Guide to the Most Advanced Bots · · Score: 1

    It's not like 10 years ago when it was being a couch potato doing nothing but watching TV.

    Well, some of us consider TV to be our best friend.

  7. Re:SciFi aside... on A Piece-By-Piece Guide to the Most Advanced Bots · · Score: 1

    We've always done this. It doesn't have to be a robot. People love their cars. Kids love their dolls (or "action figures"). Slashdotters love their 'puters [kiss kiss].

    In the "olden days", men loved their swords.

    Now, if I can get a sexbot to love my sword, then we're really talking.

  8. This sounds way high on PCs Use More Sick Days Than People · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Nine days?

    That's the problem with averages. They can be calculated in so many ways. I know that I've never had a workstation down for nine days out of a year.

  9. Indiana is high-tech on Indiana Launches Statewide Productivity System · · Score: 5, Funny

    As a matter of fact, I'm one of the legions of programmers that lost their jobs when it was outsourced to Indiana.

    I think they said it was Indiana, anyway.

  10. First things first on Linux in Iraq · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Let's see if we can get the electricity working first.

  11. Have to be careful on Linux Journal On Linux's Adoption In U.S. Courts · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe this is all part of a secret Finnish plan for world domination.

  12. Fiber on SBC Planning 15-25Mbps DSL Networks · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess it's true that fiber is good for you.

  13. Amazing on ATi HDTV Tuner For The PC Arrives · · Score: 4, Funny

    The good news is, with the supplied antenna, you can just grab local HDTV programming right out of the air for free!

    Getting TV with an antenna? For free? Well, that sure would be nice, but I can't imagine it happening in my lifetime.

  14. Re:The nice thing about "normal" batteries... on Fuel Cells for Laptop Computers · · Score: 5, Funny

    Only on Slashdot

    The last thing I need to be doing is wandering around vegas at three in the morning trying to find some hydrogen to power my notebook

    During my 3am Vegas wanderings, it sure wouldn't be hydrogen that I'm looking for.

  15. Re:To repeat: on Australian Gov't To Consider Spyware Laws · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ..even if a few second or third world countries allow spyware / spam creators to work in their countries, the countries with spyware/spam laws can form a "coalition of the willing" and blackhole violating countries

    Hey, it worked to keep out drugs, didn't it?

    Oh, wait..

  16. Re:Relevance? on Zombie Webmonkey: Back From the Dead? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I personally havn't used web monkey as a development resource since about 1998, because I have found information elsewhere. It seems as if WebMonkey lost it's edge around that time.

    I agree. I think it's a combination of pandering to a lower common denominator as well as my personal increased skillset.

    Kind of the same reason I cancelled my PC Magazine subscription years ago.

    Penthouse magazine, too. - yeah, right.

  17. Mad Scientist Plot on Surfing on a Surfboard · · Score: 5, Funny

    This solves the problem I've had for years. How do I turn athletic, good-looking people into nerds? Once I do that, I can rule the world and get their women!

  18. Re:Porn just got a lot more interesting.. on 3D Linux Laptop Available · · Score: 5, Funny

    They've had triple D's on porn sites for a long time already.

  19. What does Formula One mean? on The Technology Behind Formula One · · Score: 0, Troll

    I've always wondered this. Is it like Formula 409? Or Heinz 57? Does it just sound cool like MacOSX.

    "What formula do you use to win?"

    "The simplest formula of all. FORMULA ONE!"

    Seriously, anyone know?

  20. I know , I know! on The Technology Behind Formula One · · Score: 1, Troll

    anyone know what all those buttons and knobs do?

    Well, the one with little scissors on it means "cut". The one with two pages means "copy". The little clipboard and piece of paper means "paste".

    Oh and that great big knob? That's the radio.

  21. Why is he apologizing? on Spammer Apologizes · · Score: 1, Funny

    Thanks to Eric, I've reduced my mortgage to anall-time low and have added 3 inches to my viagra-driven member.

    Thanks, Eric.

  22. Re:Time to get lucky on Charles Walton, the Father of RFID · · Score: 1

    Why not? Doesn't he have children and grandchildren?

    Yes, Charles Walton does have children. John-Boy for one.

  23. That's a lot of movies on Starz, RealNetworks Offer Movie Download Service · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Nobody will ever need more than 100 movies a month."

    -Bill Gates

  24. I'll help on Gmail Spam Filter Testing · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's all send him an email and ask him how it's working out.

  25. Re:Cost on New Digital Audio Formats · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sounds like your "baiting the board"* . Or being sarcastic?

    Packaging, marketing, shipping, blah blah blah, affect price far more that the actual medium.

    * "baiting the board" : euphemism for, well, you know [whisper] monkey spanking