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  1. danger will robinson... on Earth Acquires a Quasi-Moon · · Score: 1

    attempt no landing here.

  2. Re:The joys of proportionally spaced fonts on A History of Every GUI Ever · · Score: 2, Funny
    I think you mean monospaced fonts, kind of like this!
    Damn it! Now I feel pedantic...
  3. Re:Easy answer on Getting A Laptop With The Low U.S. Dollar · · Score: 1

    I did this to. Mine was a full 108 keyboard connected thro a PS/2 connection. It was pretty tricky but I maaannngggeedd to!2 g33et itj al5mmessty woOoOkk$$ooinggg%%

  4. Re:Step 4 on Getting A Laptop With The Low U.S. Dollar · · Score: 1

    the solution to this is to make sure that the laptop looks like you took it out of the country with you in the first place. take an old laptop bag with you and stuff it full on the way back. dispose all but the most vital documentation. foolproof and totalling incapable of failing. heck you could even use the new bags that you can buy from dell (though imo they don't hold very much).

  5. Re:No Ogg? Uh-oh... on AAC Chosen For DVD-ROM Section Of DVD Audio Discs · · Score: 5, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, Nouns verb...oh nevermind.

  6. Re:for Pr0n!!! on US Government Upgrades RAM · · Score: 2, Funny

    oh man, and I thought I was the only one with a collection THAT big.

  7. can someone tell me please... on Hubble's Deepest Pictures Yet · · Score: 1, Funny

    which one of those flashes of light is the webserver going up the flames?

  8. Re:Answer the question we're all asking already! on HMS Beagle (Possibly) Found · · Score: 1

    you might appreciate this also.

  9. yum yum on Specialized Knoppixes for Fun and Profit · · Score: 2, Funny

    bioknoppix is a live CD linux it lives? are these like (semi) organic cds? do they need special readers or can i just eat them like my bio yogurts?

  10. Re:Damned English! on FCC Rules On Pulver Free World Dialup · · Score: 1

    If they had meant it was lacking Pulver (whatever that is)

    That's Pulver as in Jeff Pulver and Free as in beer.

  11. All togather now... on Inside Microsoft's New Digital Photo Project · · Score: 1

    omgod we're slashdotting microsoft. where mydoom failed we rule.

  12. Re:not as bad as it sounds. on Spirit Rover Communications Error · · Score: 2, Interesting

    also

    NASA has experience with uploading new software (including os) to deployed spacecraft to correct defects.

  13. Re:A fatal exception 0E has occurred..... on Spirit Rover Communications Error · · Score: 1

    ok so who gonna volunteer to go out there and cltl-alt-del the damn thing?

  14. Re:It seems the forgot an additional 256 IP's on RIAA Files 532 Lawsuits · · Score: 1

    omg thats mine. shit i'm outa here...

  15. Re:They quoted... me?!? on 2003 Vaporware Awards · · Score: 1

    actually, it was just you ;-p

  16. what about the shade? on The Star Wars Car · · Score: 2, Funny

    heh, looks a little on the dark side for my tastes.

  17. Re:Mixed Feelings about news like this on Red Hat will give eCos Copyrights to the FSF! · · Score: 1

    dude that is suuuuch a bill gates saying ;-)

  18. Re:Of course on Intel To Produce Cheap LCoS Chips · · Score: 1

    thats always true to some extent but in this case you have to ask yourself if you will be able to buy a plasma screen next year for a little bit cheaper or a little bit better (for the same cost you'd pay today) against a more cheaper or more better (for the depreciated price). but i doubt they'll ship by next xmas. i.e. this sounds like a significant change in display technology. if you believe them.

    ps what's with the sir haxalot hate posts?

  19. Re:The next.. on Japanese Pocket-Size PC Cube Demonstrated · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    heh their server is vapourware now

  20. Re:Preference for "geek" over "nerd" on We Are All Nerds Now · · Score: 4, Funny

    i think douglas coupland said something along these lines...

    Q: whats the difference between a geek and a nerd?

    A: The geek is employable.

  21. Re:Attempt no landing there on Nuclear Powered Mission to Jovian Moons · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If you've read this you'll see some of the concept art for the Discovery before they settled on the final version. IIRC one looks exactly like this craft.

  22. Re:Ummmm. on PC Annoyances · · Score: 1

    HA! Screw you guys - I wanna +5 Funny. hahahafyin7&^E&w3dssa[NO CARRIER]

  23. Re:Annoyances? on PC Annoyances · · Score: 1

    You can shout back at your father. Your supposed to be nice towards the GODDAMN LUSERS! Arrggghhhh they mock me everyday...

  24. Re:Good stuff, but... on Hiding Secrets With Steganography On FreeBSD · · Score: 1

    more than that. the first form of cryptography was steganography like hiding the message inside a belt worn around the waist or shaving someones head, writing you message and then waiting for the hair to regrow before you send your courier on their way.

  25. Re:thats one way on Kazaa-lite Shut Down · · Score: 1

    or slashdot the server