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  1. Re:Hey hey, on Next Generation Space Shuttles · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Couldn't they just climb the cable to the cable TV?

  2. Hmm... on GoboLinux Rethinks The Linux Filesystems · · Score: 1, Funny

    /System/Settings/BootScripts/Reboot, /System/Devices, /System/Status..... Is there a /Winnt/System32 too?

  3. Clothes as displays? on LCD Screens Almost Paper-thin · · Score: 5, Funny
    Similar technology could even make clothes that double as video screens.

    I hope they add an alpha channel to those!

  4. Re:If Europe was never planning to follow the trea on Europe Slips on Kyoto Greenhouse Targets · · Score: 1
    Or do we just have a country go and invade you to shutdown your polluting industry

    This one will never get old; No, you go and liberate them!

  5. Re:Activation?? on MS Says Longhorn To Arrive 2005 · · Score: 1

    Closer to $12.3 billion I think. And yes, I do kick puppies for a living.

  6. Re:Baby parts are good for all kinds of things on Baby Teeth Are A Source Of Stem Cells · · Score: 1

    Moderation +2
    50% Funny
    50% Informative

    Informative? Uh oh.

  7. Re:They call it the "power" button on The NSA Gives Their Two Cents On Securing XP/2K/NT · · Score: 1
    And response times are cut in half!

    Sorry, that was a cheap one.

  8. Re:RAM swapfile on Getting Rid of the Disks · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Yes, it would indeed defeat the purpose.

    But quoth the article, "If your operating system's virtual memory management isn't all that it might be (...)".

    So if your OS sucks (I'd insert an example, but it's too obvious), then RAM based swap files could speed things up. If you OS does not suck, then it would be utterly stupid.

    And speaking of OS that don't suck, I upgraded to 512mb ram half a year ago, and Linux hasn't done a disk write since. Love that cache.

  9. Re:Red Bull and And Vodka on Experimental Drug "Caffeinol" Tested · · Score: 2, Funny

    For us ./'ers who aren't used to getting invited to parties, I think it would end the night rather quickly.

  10. Applets, not apps. on Weekly Microsoft Critical Security Issue · · Score: 3, Informative

    Big difference. Apps have total control by default, while applets are supposed to be harmless.

  11. Re:Okay and now on to some important things.. on Linux Running on Xbox Without Modchip! · · Score: 1

    And I bet it wasn't 2003 either.

  12. Re:Okay and now on to some important things.. on Linux Running on Xbox Without Modchip! · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Linux's battlefield isn't the XBox

    It's not a war. This project is just a good show of hacking spirit. Remember that this is how Linux got started in the first place.

  13. Re:Kenny G ... on Copy-Protected CDs Going Mainstream · · Score: 2, Funny
    Oh my god! They killed Kenny!

    Come on, you were all thinking it!

  14. Re:This isn't that big on Sun Drops Linux Distro · · Score: 1

    "Sun Linux"? Never heard of it. But a guy two cubicles over keeps shouting about "that Sun of a bitch linux piece of crap". Is that a beta version of it perhaps?

  15. Re:Top 10 Reasons to get Windows 2003 on Windows 2003 Going Gold · · Score: 1
    1. It moves us ever closer to Windows 2078, in which all the security holes will be fixed once and for all.

    Or ignored, whichever comes first. (Always read the fine print)

  16. Re:Not just medications on Contact Lenses Could Deliver Medications · · Score: 1
    Eventually I fully expect a Heads-Up-Display on my contacts.

    I tried those. The USB cable wasn't comfortable.

  17. Re:Who needs privacy anyway? on Swiss to Name Mobile Phone Users · · Score: 1
    I agree completely. People have the right to remain anonymous.

    That's why I run several open mail relays.

  18. Re:Neato on Red Hat Announces Enterprise Linux · · Score: 1

    I think it sounds more like 2151

  19. Re:it's psychosomatic... on Shelter: A Quest for Non-Toxic Housing · · Score: 1
    My dad and all of the other executives drink the stuff with every beverage. If they're at a restaurant that doesn't have Nutrasweet, they request it, and so on.

    It does sound addictive though.

  20. Re:A nice start, but not enough on Spam Laws Aggregated At SpamLaws.com · · Score: 1

    * On violations of the opt-out agreement, you will be entitled to a hammer and access to the spammer's toes.

  21. Re:a positive trend on Cow Manure --> Electricity · · Score: 1
    4 windows down at 75mph

    Phhh. The slammer worm took down way more way faster.

  22. Re:Need to press their advantage on Rumours of Playstation 3 in 2003 · · Score: 5, Funny
    I'm for anything that keeps the kids off my PC.

    Like drugs?

    (sorry)

  23. Re:In other news... on Virgin Apache is Hard to Find · · Score: 2, Funny

    No more virgin apaches? Did our western way force them all into prostitution?

  24. Re:its not new on British Telecom Pushes Universal ID Check System · · Score: 1

    Another famous one is 580068.

  25. Re:no queries on Object Prevalence: Get Rid of Your Database? · · Score: 1
    and I wouldn't use an in-memory linked list for storing bank transactions!

    Too bad, or you'd get a million implementations yearly by cs students.