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  1. Re:Not the first time... on How 8 Pixels Cost Microsoft Millions · · Score: 2
  2. Re:Not the first time... on How 8 Pixels Cost Microsoft Millions · · Score: 0, Redundant

    And of course the Chevy Nova in any spanish-speaking country.. it "doesn't go"

  3. Re:Coming events on New IE Malware Captures Passwords Ahead Of SSL · · Score: 2, Informative

    You just wait, mister, until enough people start using Lynx. Then they'll start coding malware for Lynx. Just think! Pop-ups, Homepage changing... You might even get browser-hijacked to porn sights!

    too late:
    http://www.chris.com/ascii/art/html/nakedladies.ht ml

  4. Re:Humiliating experts? on Lauren Weinstein: If MTV Calls, Hang Up · · Score: 1
  5. Re:Gustave Whitehead would say otherwise on (At Least) 100 Years Of Powered Human Flight · · Score: 1
  6. Gustave Whitehead would say otherwise on (At Least) 100 Years Of Powered Human Flight · · Score: 1

    "On August 14, 1901, almost two and one half years before the Wright Brothers flew at Kitty Hawk, Gustave Whitehead ... lifted his acetylene-powered monoplane into the air at Fairfield, Connecticut, for his first flight."

    http://airsports.fai.org/jun98/jun9805.html

  7. Coaxing on Wireless Wine Monitoring · · Score: 3, Funny

    When I first skimmed the blurb I seriously thought "Well if he's coaxing the vines that's not very wireless, is it" and had odd thoughts of RG-6 throughout a vineyard. Glad to hear he's not co-ax-ing.

  8. Re:One more reason... on Win32/Linux Cross-Platform Virus · · Score: 1

    You: Many people have suspected for YEARS that virus companies manufacture viruses to sell their products.

    Fact: "The sample of this virus was sent on 14 Feb 2002 to fourteen different AV companies by the virus author"

    Bah. Please do some research before you spread FUD.

  9. Ain't That Life on The Challenger · · Score: 1
    One of my favorite musicians is John Popper, of Blues Traveler. While in high school, he wrote this song following the Challenger tragedy.

    http://www.bluestraveler.net/lyrics/popper/aintt ha tlife.html

    I don't know if the lyrics will transcend their text, but to hear him sing it is certainly moving.


    Ain't That Life

    Sometimes we try to reach the stars
    And sometimes we just try
    Sometimes we try to live a little
    And sometimes we only die
    Sometimes we try to hit new heights
    And sometimes we hit the ground
    Sometimes when we do, it's a silent night
    And sometimes, there's a terrible sound

    But ain't that life?
    Ain't that life, anyway?
    We can hope and we can pray
    We can try and make a better day
    But when it's over, what's left to say
    But ain't that life, anyway?

    We wanna teach, we wanna learn
    We don't wanna feel alone
    We want to say that we're gods on earth
    We're really just flesh and bone
    We're so damn proud of our intellect
    That we try and chase the sun
    The war of technology's over
    We really don't know who won

    But ain't that life?
    Ain't that life, anyway?
    We can hope and we can pray
    We can try and make a better day
    But when it's over, what's left to say
    But ain't that life, anyway?

    Teacher in space, went and died in disgrace
    The TV sets saw everybody cry
    Take another glance at a good distance
    And just a couple of people died
    With hope in her eyes, she streaked up through the sky
    The wreckage washed up on the beach
    I wonder if anybody asked her
    "Is there anyone up there to teach?"

    But ain't that life?
    Ain't that life, anyway?
    We can hope and we can pray
    We can try and make a better day
    But when it's over, what's left to say
    But ain't that life, anyway?

    Somewhere, someone's laughing
    Somewhere, someone cries
    Somewhere, someone sees the truth
    While someone else tells lies
    Somewhere, there's a Christian
    Who's contemplating Zen
    Somewhere, there's a pervert
    Luring children to his den
    Somewhere, a girl rides a skateboard
    And hopes to be President
    And somewhere an aging actor
    Decides to give up Lent
    A realtor takes up smoking
    But cannot find a match
    A kid nearly dies in his Dad's new car
    But worries about the scratch
    A newborn kitten freezes
    While two young lovers part
    And maybe here, some sucker
    Could be taking this song to heart

    It's beautiful, it's oh so beautiful
    It's beautiful, it's oh so beautiful

    Dreams can live long after we're gone
    But what's really in a dream?
    Sometimes it's the lies in a gambler's eyes
    And sometimes, it's a silent scream
    Some people die while others are born
    And the circle of life goes on
    When you get down to it, we're just visitors here
    So you can't really do nothing wrong

    But ain't that life?
    Ain't that life, anyway?
    We can hope and we can pray
    We can try and make a better day
    But when it's over, what's left to say
    But ain't that life, anyway?

    When it's over, what's left to say...
    But ain't that life, anyway?

  10. US Supreme Court DID NOT rule against Florida SC on U.S. Supreme Court Issues Election Ruling · · Score: 1

    From what I understand:

    The US Supreme Court said it wanted the Florida Supreme Court to review the decision and take into account some issues they've (US) brought to their (FL) attention.

    It IS NOT an overturning of the original decision.

    Florida could come to the exact same conclusion and reach the same decision, as long as they take the US SC's 'suggestions' into account and properly base their decision on Florida law, rather than the Florida constitution.

  11. they're listening on When The FBI Knocks, A First-Person Account · · Score: 1


    http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/zd/20001031/tc/fbi_ steals_home_in_yankees_hack_1.html

  12. Re:Umm.... on Return Address: Arrogance, MS · · Score: 1

    I respectfully submit that id created Quake, and has dominion over modifying it to fit their needs and the needs of the public.

    Microsoft did not create all e-mail client-server apps, and therefore does not have the authority to change accepted industry-wide standards to fit their needs (and even the needs of the public).

    The analogy doesn't quite fit, as it draws a comparison between one company's isolated network application, and another's which needs to interact with the rest of the world to be useful.

  13. I'm exceptionally amused that... on Barca Lounger for Geeks · · Score: 1

    at least one of the photos blatantly displays the lack of cords plugged into the CPU.