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  1. Re:In Soviet Russia... on Fastest US Supercomputer Runs Linux · · Score: -1, Troll

    Yeah, but this thread's all about beating dead horses.

  2. Re:In Soviet Russia... on Fastest US Supercomputer Runs Linux · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I, for one, welcome our new supercomputer overlords.

  3. Re:Quote From Jurassic Park on Walking Animatronic Dinosaur At Disney Park · · Score: 1

    Ian Malcolm: Yeah, but John, if the Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists.

    There you have it, the real reason they shut the doors when a ride's down for service.

  4. At Last! on Osirusoft Blacklists The World · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally, a blacklist that doesn't let any spam mail through.

  5. Re:RIAA on Diamonds & the RIAA · · Score: 1

    Having a monopoly is not illegal; abusing it is (in the US). Not sure about cartels.

  6. Never Thought This Would Happen on How Objective Is Microsoft's Search? · · Score: 1

    I never thought I'd see the day where Slashdot linked to Linux Sucks.

  7. Re:Does this mean... on BBC to Put Entire Radio & TV Archive Online · · Score: 1

    And the soundtrack costs $40 US. I noticed it recently went down in price on Amazon; I think around $80 US.

    If you have TechTV, it will be airing beginning September 2 at 12:30 EST. Maybe you can use this to make your own DVD set.

    Otherwise, Netflix is a reasonably good option.

  8. Re:Why, then... on America's Hams Embrace Linux · · Score: 2, Funny

    They're all running Debian stable. It's still perfectly up-to-date.

  9. Re:The real question on Deregulation and Niagara Mohawk - Is There a Story? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Go outside? But there's this weird kind of light. It doesn't seem to make any kind of buzzing sound at all. I don't trust it.

  10. Re:Hold your breath! on Power Outages Strike East Coast · · Score: 1

    Maybe someone's just trying to get to the Core.

  11. Re:Gotta love marketing jargon on ATI Wins Bid For Next Xbox · · Score: 1
    "That relationship has really soured over the last year...Microsoft in general is just not a very nice partner to deal with. I think the whole experience left Nvidia with a bad taste in their mouth."
    Microsoft's up to no good? The Hell you say! "Not a very nice partner?" Nonsense!
  12. Re:You never know! on Microsoft Stops Development Of Outlook Express · · Score: 1

    I think it likely that the blockquoted portion of the parent poster will begin to make as many appearances as "BSD is Dying" and "____ dead at ___."

  13. Re:Obligatory Moore's Law post on Computer Expectations of Today, and a Decade Hence? · · Score: 1

    However, your average American voter will be just as drunk and stupid as ever.

  14. Re:I expect... on Computer Expectations of Today, and a Decade Hence? · · Score: 1

    It looks like you're making a death threat. Would you like help?

  15. Re:Software installation still a stumbling block on Translated KDE/Linux Usability Report Available · · Score: 1

    That's not how you install Linux programs.

    First, you track down the RPM, and; no, wait...
    First, you load up a command line, and type apt-get; no, wait...
    First, you load up a command line, and type emerge; no, wait...
    First, you open Click and Run; no, wait...
    First, you load up a command line, and type urpmi; no, wait...

  16. Diamonds! on The Diamond Age · · Score: 1

    If I were this guy, I'd be replacing my teeth with diamonds, having bowls of diamonds for cereal, and having a diamond answer my telephone. Sure beats having mining monkeys.

  17. Re:Hold on there !!!! on The Diamond Age · · Score: 1

    It looks to me that they are focusing on the thermal advantages, rather than the conductivity advantages.

    And you thought your PowerBook runs hot now.

  18. Re:Fighting back? on Gentoo Package Accused of Violating DMCA · · Score: 1

    What about defamation of character? Libel?

    I'm not sure if the former applies to corporations, but it strkes me as rather defamatory to claim an entity is doing something they're not, especially with specious evidence.

  19. Re:whoever the RIAA said did it on Kiddie Porn - The Virus Did It · · Score: 1

    When I first went to college, I'd turn off my PC at night, and wake up in the morning to find that it had turned back on sometime overnight. I found this quite strange, but eventually tracked it down to a Wake-on-[event] setting in the BIOS. Turning those off resolved the problem.

    So it's not out of the question.

  20. BSD? on Flavor vs. Flavour · · Score: 4, Funny

    Isn't this more or less how the different BSDs got started?

  21. Re:DVD Player on Worst Linux Annoyances? · · Score: 1

    If so, MS didn't want to pay the MPAA/CSS tax and decided to pass that cost on to you.

    Meanwhile, movies are being made with the assistance of Linux clusters. Looks to me like neither organization wants to give money to the other.

  22. Re:Fnord on The Wireless Wardriving Rig · · Score: 4, Interesting

    If anyone is planning to do this, you can get the foam here (main site, search for unifoam).

    It's known as computer foam, special in that it's nonconductive and doesn't create electrostatic discharge, which is probably why they chose it for this purpose. You'll find hard drives often encased in it.

  23. ObSimpsons Reference on An Enlightened Look at an Over-Lighted World · · Score: 1

    Hey, if you do that, I need some help getting a hood ornament from a car.

  24. Re:How To Simulate A Mainframe In Five Easy Steps. on Obtaining Mainframe Experience w/o a Mainframe? · · Score: 2, Funny
    An iron bar with a rubber handle for gripping might come in handy.
    Ah, so that's what a cluestick's made of.
  25. Re:will you people calm down... on Mitch Bainwol To Succeed Hilary Rosen As RIAA Head · · Score: 1

    Maybe someone can convince him that there's a family in Nigeria, who desperately needs his help to get to their rightful fortune...