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  1. Re:OT: Making fun of Neve Campbell on Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence in Theaters · · Score: 1

    No, I didn't hear anything about that. I was in the shade about 8m from where the line made its first bend inside of the block. Inside of the theatre, I was around the middle of the 7th row from the front (with a friend). My neck hurt a bit, but DAMN was it worth it.

  2. Re:MOD CHIP? on Smaller Playstation 2 Theorized · · Score: 2, Insightful

    One of the main reasons that companies release updated consoles is to break mod chips.

  3. Toronto Film Festival on Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence in Theaters · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I was able to see this amazing movie at the Toronto Film Festival on the 9th. The Ryerson theatre was packed-- About 1100 (out of 1200 capacity) people attended it. This is the best movie that I have seen in years, and I recommend anyone who is or isn't an anime fan to see it. It was worth my $18 + 2 hour drive to see it.

  4. Re:Isn't it about time... on Australian Prime-Minister Sends Spam · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Of American what? *ducks*

  5. Re:The whole idea is crazy on Hackers Take Aim at Republicans · · Score: 1

    I for one welcome our "I don't get it" overlords.

  6. Re:The whole idea is crazy on NSLU2 Now More Useful · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Well, to make it easier for whoever's ordering the shirt, he is an admin.. =)

  7. Re:open codecs? on BBC Begins Open-Source Streaming Challenge · · Score: 1

    xvid is. And it's not streamable.

  8. Re:In other news... on Google Creators Interviewed by Playboy · · Score: 2, Funny

    19,000 from IBM alone!

  9. Re:Surfin' Safari webpage on Browser Wars 2004 · · Score: 2, Funny
    Wow, most people don't read the articles, but you've just given us a new standard to follow-- Not reading the story.

    I just can't wait until we start skipping the article title, too!

  10. Re:Let's not forget... on A Six-Step Plan for Apple · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Please also note that it's ALSO for w3schools.com. Is Joe Blow, our average Windows XP/Internet Explorer user going to visit it? Probably not. We're instead going to have web developers, many of whom have a better clue about security.

  11. Re:yes on Corporate Servers Spreading IE Virus [Updated] · · Score: 1
  12. Re:AWESOME!!! on Ghost in the Shell 2 in Theaters Late This Summer · · Score: 1

    Try Galaxy Express 999. It's just painful to listen to. I can't stand dubs, but the only one I've heard (that was actually half decent in my opinion) was Witch Hunter Robin.

  13. Re:If you can stand waiting... on How To Avoid Viruses At Windows Install Time? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    300mb+? At what point does it stop being just updates and gives out the entire damn OS?

  14. Re:Why am I cursed? on Gmail in the News · · Score: 1

    Not that close, but 666 and 999. (Do you -really- need a screenshot for the latter?)

  15. Re:it's about time on SCO posts Q2 Loss, Gets $11k from Linux · · Score: 1
    Great idea.

    I'll call all of my Canadian friends to see what we can do.

  16. Pain in the ass to tell users... on What Keeps You Off of Windows? · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Ok, I -do- use Linux, but when I first switched, I tried telling everyone who came to me with their Windows problems to switch to Linux. This was a few years ago. I tried this for a while, I even converted a few people. But in the end, for all the work it took me to tell people how to use the command line, use Google, and basically figure shit out for themselves, telling them how to fix what they did to Windows was much easier. There are way too many ignorant people out there who just can't handle the learning curve as well as most Linux users. Yes, my neighbours might have me come over once every two months to wipe their computers clean of viruses/worms/spyware and run Windows Update, but it saves me the hassle of telling them what to do each time. And I can't just write them a list either-- They have to have it told them to do in layman's terms.

    So what keeps (most) users on Windows? The inability to handle the learning curve needed to use Linux. Don't get me wrong-- I love Linux to death, but it does have its own set of problems. Yes, I can fix most of them on my computer. No, I can't expect my grandmother to fix them by herself.

  17. Re:The Geeks Dream on Best Results From Bartering Computer Services? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nah, THIS is what you call "bukkake".

  18. Re:Ok, here's plan B for pirates using XP on Slashback: XPiracy, Panel, Gentoo · · Score: 2, Informative
    Warcraft 3? Yeah. Actually, it runs better under WineX than it runs under Windows 2000 (on the same machine). UT2K4? Native port.

    You can have your cookie back.

    Sincerely,
    Joel Roth
    Proud Gentoo Linux User

  19. Re:dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda on SuSE 9.1 Available for Download · · Score: 1

    Are you still saying that it's not a security risk? What about people who are connected directly to their cable/dsl modems? What about DMZ?

  20. Re:I'll wait a week. on SuSE 9.1 Available for Download · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Nosir. You want a better seed to peer ratio. And a slashdotting won't do that.

  21. Re:Agreed, this is crazy. on Ignalum Linux - A Bridge to Windows? · · Score: 1

    I forget where I heard it, but "Linux is more compatible with UNIX than Windows is with Windows.

  22. Re:first on Swedish Pirate Demo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Arr, the pirates always get FP.

  23. Re:I Use X Windows on New Windows Worm on the Loose · · Score: 1
    4 hours? Heh. Last time I updated 'world' was.. Uh.. November, was it? I started updating last night on my Celeron 750.

    flatface@sloth hd2 $ emerge -upv world |grep ebuild -c

    547

    This is going to take a while x.x

  24. Re:Gentoo is one of the best linux distribs, and h on Gentoo Linux Announces Gentoo Linux 2004.1 · · Score: 1

    Ok, a little offtopic, but can't driver problems like this be fixed by using a wrapper with the dlls like Captive? I know that you have to have the original DLL files (download/copy them yourself), and it won't be in the "true spirit" of open source software, but like me, most people just want their stuff to work. And if it's preventing you from something like getting your computer onto a network, why the Hell not?

  25. Re:I've got an idea on DCC2 Protocol for IRC file transfers · · Score: 1

    Most IRC clients? Nosir. x-chat needs some special half-assed plugin. And others, like KVirc and irssi don't allow for it at all. Most of the time, you can get your IP address from the server, and it'll fix any problems with your sends. And that's also assuming you're not using ZoneAlarm or some other stupidly over-restrictive firewall.