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  1. Will Sun Open Source Java? on Will Sun Open Source Java? · · Score: 1

    Ohh, what's really going to bake your noodle later on is, will Java Source Open Sun ?

  2. Re:"Close" is a relative word... on More to the North Star Than Meets the Eye · · Score: 1
    If you want to say that Sol is our star, then yeah, that works, but "our Sun" is a bit redundant.

    Just check the odds, given that there are about 10000000000000000000000 stars in the universe, you think there is no other extraterrestrial intelligence naming its star "Sun" ? ;)

  3. Re:Ethical concerns? on First Face Transplant · · Score: 1
    What if you meet their family in passing?

    I understand that there is a policy that the donor's family is never given the identity or personal data of the receiving person. And the other way around too.

  4. Missing quote in the FA on How To Write Unmaintainable Code · · Score: 1

    "My code was hard to write, it should be hard to read".

  5. Re:Lunar Dust on Lunar 'Lawnmower' Devised for Moon Colonists · · Score: 2, Informative
    ...can someone please give a brief explanation of what the big deal is with lunar dust?

    Due the lack of wind and erosion, lunar dust is highly abrasive.

  6. Re:Where in Orbit? on Stereo View of the Sun · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "We don't have time for twenty questions"

  7. Re:ohh yeah thats right, i read this once on Teach Yourself Unix in 24 Hours · · Score: 2, Funny

    "I hate Unix because it made me type man mount"

  8. Developers - the musical by Steve Ballmer on Ignore Vista Until 2008 · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Funny as hell! A little off topic but here it is anyway.

    Developers [mirror]

  9. I for one welcome... on Using Gravity To Tow Asteroids · · Score: 2, Interesting
    ... our new asteroid-deflector overlords.

    So, by the same means they can put an asteroid in a direct collision course.

  10. Re:Of course not ... on SCO Demands Linux 2.7 Information · · Score: 1

    It has become a trend to name software products like that. Seems like normal humans don't like or find scary naming a product Foobar 2.5.11. Especially illiterate IT managers. On one occasion I was working on a company that made a corporate policy not to buy anything version x.0 always waits for version x.1 or higher. It was said that first minor version were packed with bugs. Go figure. So now from the business perspective basically it's better to release something named Yoyo 1, Yoyo 2, etc. and in the middle you release fixes called service packs or maintenance bundles or something that does not contains the words "patch", "fix" or "bug", etc.

  11. Is it just me or... on Vertical Axis Wind Turbine With Push and Pull · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    He looks just like Count Doku.

  12. Steve Ballmer on IMDb Turns 15 · · Score: 1

    Any updates on Steve Ballmer trying to Fucking Kill(TM) the IMDB also?

  13. wacko on Ray Kurzweil's "The Singularity is Near" · · Score: 1

    You know, I've seen more products coming into reality from sci-fi than from futurologists.

  14. I for one... on Google Ant · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ..welcome our new Google Ant overlords.

  15. Why? on Korea To Build Front-line Combat Robot · · Score: 1

    What's wrong with human soldiers?

  16. final like in... on Final Windows 2000 Update · · Score: 1

    Final like in "our OS has no more bugs" or final like in "we wont be supporting our OS soon"

  17. Caffeine on Single Molecule Transistor A Reality · · Score: 1

    Finally I can put to good use all those caffeine molecules in my blood system.

  18. More importantly... on Longhorn Drops 'My' Prefixes · · Score: 1

    Will longhorn's file system support symbolic links?

  19. Re:The Wait on Juicebox Hacking · · Score: 1

    right! right!, our young siblings must not interfere with our world domination plans. I say don't wait grab it now!

  20. Wrong terminology on Megafauna Extinction Due to Climate · · Score: 1, Insightful
    Most biologists believe that Earth is currently undergoing its sixth mass extinction.

    I would better call that partial mass extintion, or how would they explain we're still here after five previous mass extinctions?

  21. Re:As long as they don't on Service Robots in Service by 2010 · · Score: 1

    ...hmmm... just to let you know, there is a jar-opener robot, but we'll keep the secret ;-)

  22. I don't agree on A Gamer's Manifesto · · Score: 2, Insightful

    He's only complaining about his gaming preferences. I don't think the FA applies in full to every game-player.

  23. Re:You know... on Oregon Woman Sues Yahoo for $3 Million · · Score: 1

    who nows? we need to see the pics first and find out if it's really worth it.

  24. Re:Follow the link(s) on Another Star Wars Prequel? · · Score: 1
    "I was vacationing at the Mandarin Oriental in Hawaii for my honeymoon in 2004. I ran into George Lucas and his family on the beach there. [...] He [Lucas]said, that if he did ever do another storyline.... that he would do when the Jedi regained control of the universe from the Dark Lords".

    Now wait a second. Lucas would never talk about plot details on Star Wars, not even with his own crew. And now he is talking about Lucas telling this to a complete stranger! That article is full of crap!

  25. Re:Passwords suck: simple solution: on Write Down Your Passwords · · Score: 1
    ...we need to drop the outdated idea of passwords as soon as possible and start using fingerprint scans, the only way someone can steal your finger print is by lifting it from something you've touched or putting a gun to your head, or cutting your finger off...

    You've just stated the very reason why passwords will stay with us for decades. The main advantage of passwords is they are stored where nobody else can read them -- our minds.