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  1. Re:He's got a point on Harrison On Nintendo's Shortcomings, Hopes · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    They gotta make that jump.
    Be way out there, be radical. They gotta set the trend by failing.

    Look at the former TV show That's My Bush.
    It set the trend for being radical, for being original. And they failed after a season.

    However it set the trend for future shows.
    Ever watch (someone name a show, its 1:30 in the am. I'm sleeping.)
    -Grump

  2. Re:Here we go again... on More E-Voting Software Leaks Surface · · Score: 1

    ATM machine?
    NEVER USE THEM!
    Atleast, that is my mother's advice. She used to do software for them. (years ago)
    So yea, she knows the dirt on those things.
    -Grump.

  3. So they have found footprints.. on Dinosaurs Doing The Backfloat · · Score: 1

    Have they found bodyprints of when the dinosaur got in water too deep for it, tipped over and drowned?

    -Grump.

  4. Re:Oh, Come on. on Satellites Used to Stop Car Thieves in Pakistan · · Score: 1

    Well, I think FedEx actually tracks their drivers.
    I'm a ham op and I've heard some intresting conversations over the air.

    This guy was talking about working for FedEx. He stopped by a 7-11 to grab some food.
    When he got back to the truck, the company wanted to know why he was stopped for 5 minutes. They thought he was lost and even sent him a map.

    So i guess FedEx drivers are digitally tracked.

    Remind me. If i ever work delivery.
    Pizza hut or Dominos.
    (those are too cheap to track right?)

    -Grump.

  5. Re:Some links on Real Life EMF Experiences? · · Score: 1

    Prop 65?
    Supermarkets have signs warning that the premisis continas chemicals that can kill you... blah blah blah.

    Truthfully, nobody pays attenation to the signs. So what good are they?

    Gasoline is highly toxic, blue toilet water prolly isnt good either.

    but I pump gas and don't worry about it. Dog drinks out of the toilet.

    Anyway, I'm not dead and nor is the dog.

    Warn away! nobody is paying attenation.
    -Grump

  6. Re:Clunky... on Microsoft Raises Security Game, Notes Shortcomings Elsewhere · · Score: 3, Funny

    But getting fixes is like getting your money worth!

    Think about it this way.
    If you used Windows Update and went to windowsupdate.microsoft.com every week to find NO UPDATES! how pissed would you be?

    Now, I go to windowsupdate and find an update for IE, a DirectX update, new sound card driver, oh Windows Media Player9....
    I feel like I am getting my Win XP license worth!

    Same thing applies to cars.
    I want a car that is inexpensive, reliable, that
    runs well and gets good mileage.

    So I chose to buy a 93 Ford Fiesta.
    Now, I'm in the dealership every other week trying to hunt down an oil leak, coolant leak, brake problem..you name it!
    I love it! I love paying the dealer $800 dollars each time there is a "problem". I feel that the dealer is working on my car, making it better, faster, more reliable. I am building a relationship with the service manager, and I trust his team to get the job right. It is truly a wonderful relationship.
    And oh yea! That courtsey shuttle! boy is that thing great. Every time I get something fixed, they give me a FREE ride back to work. (So I can afford all those out-of-warranty repair jobs)
    Thanks Ford for making a great car.
    I appreciate the "Ford Quality" and "VALUE" of owning a 93 Fiesta.

    And Did I fail to mention that the FIESTA is the ULTIMATE PARTY CAR? Chicks dig it!

    -Grump
    Note: I don't actually own a fiesta.

  7. So... on For Americans, Imported Textbooks Can Be Cheaper · · Score: 1

    Once again, it proves that college bookstores aren't "Non-Profit" and like the university as a whole is out to "rape the students".

    University cafetria, housing, fees, text books, parking, parking tickets, this feee, that fee...

    Which is worse? The "University" or the RIAA?
    -Grump

  8. Re:Since most people here probably don't know on Victoria's Secret Fined for Security Leak · · Score: 1

    Victor's Secret sorry, was posting in POT

  9. Re:Since most people here probably don't know on Victoria's Secret Fined for Security Leak · · Score: 1

    And now for...
    <a href="http://www.manties.net/">Victor's Secret</a>

  10. Re:SL-1 Reactor, Idaho Falls on Toshiba Pushes Safe, Small Nuclear Reactor Design · · Score: 1

    Fine, I understand you don't want a 40 year old car. Can't blame you.

    How about a 10 year old car?
    Consumer ratings sure rate the Ford Fiesta very high. (well, ford quality right?)
    Check out:
    http://edmunds.com/used/1993/ford/festiva/72 37/rat ings_consumer.html?tid=edmunds.u.standard.vdpheade r.ratingsbox.1.Ford*

  11. Re:Purple on New Living Fossil Discovered in India · · Score: 1

    budweiser

  12. Re:Compatibility Issues? on PC World: Apple G5 Gets Trounced By Athlon 64 · · Score: 1

    Children's game:
    Reader rabbit, operation neptune...
    Adult games:
    doom, doom2, wolf 3d...
    "Really fun games"
    format.com, ...
    wow,memory fading. Feeling old.

  13. Re:Too many ways around this on Successful Do-Not-Call Complaints? · · Score: 1

    Its probably more like scams coming out of bermuda. You get a message to call some number in bermuda because a loved one/friend/etc is in trouble. when you call, you hear a pre-recorded message that keeps you listening...bla.bla.bla

    long story short, you are calling a number that charges YOU by the min (like a 900 number, except it doesn't start with 900).

    Rumor has it the charge is as much as $25 bucks a minute!
    so yea, dont call bermuda unless you have a real reason.

    google bermuda phone scam or sum for more info

  14. Re:This is scary on Nokia Investigating Reported Cell Phone Explosions · · Score: 1

    Typically, it happens when its those 1-900 numbers....

  15. tough decision. on Apple to Launch iTunes for Windows · · Score: 1

    Where to put my dollar?
    iTunes for a song?
    or McDonalds for a McChicken?

  16. Re:pssst: the counterfeiters are winning on Bureau of Engraving and Printing Issues New US$20 · · Score: 1

    I see a trend here.
    30 years to a new design
    3 years to a new design
    0.3 years to the next design!

    Soon, we will be having new money on the daily basis!

  17. Re:Didn't see it on MPAA Ruins Own Films As Anti-Piracy Measure · · Score: 1

    Because when I see that large brown spot?
    I want to go out and buy a can of brown spray paint and paint the whole city in large, round brown spots!

    That is how its illegal. Injecting thoughts into my mind so I go out and buy stuff. Also, I will be defacing the city..

    Officer I didn't do it! The MPAA made me do it!
    If you watched the movie, you would want to buy a can of spray paint too!

    -Grump

  18. Re:JunkBusters Script and Answering machine on Oops, Dave Barry Does It Again · · Score: 1

    PMFaxPro?
    its an os/2 program.
    man you must really have a dinosaur in your basement.
    -Grump

  19. Re:*67 is your friend on Oops, Dave Barry Does It Again · · Score: 1

    Why even bother with *67?
    Just collect call them from a pay phone.
    "Free for you and cheap for them!"
    -1800-call-att

    -Grump

  20. Re:The association? Why not some home numbers? on Oops, Dave Barry Does It Again · · Score: 1

    Does this method also work with mormons at the front door?
    oh wait...
    never mind. Saying something like that would just give you another reason to "convert" you.

    -Grump

  21. More info? on Synthesis of Anthropomorphic Molecules · · Score: 1

    Can someone who has a subscription to ACS post the "gist" of the article?
    That way, it can entice some of us to subscribe.

    Grump.
    (student with too much credit card debt...avoid using plastic when possible).

  22. Re:I for one... on Synthesis of Anthropomorphic Molecules · · Score: 1

    they're only 2 mm tall.
    maybe we sould call them underlords instead.
    -Grump

  23. My GOD! on Blocking SiteFinder Service · · Score: 1

    These people aren't just redirecting domains.
    I leave the . in the .com out of my domain and get to sitefinder! they have stolen my domain!

    yea, that
    "Copyright(C) 2003 VeriSign, Inc. All Rights Reserved"
    they have at the bottom of the sitefinder page.
    No, im not respecting their copyright. Gonna download that page, then mirror it on my page, then distribute it all over kazaa and overnet...

    Oh yes, does anyone here mind if we /. them too?
    DDoS verisign?
    Make it a sign of protest.
    Hopefully they will learn to stop when their bandwidth gets choked.

    -Grumpy sitefinder user.

  24. Re:For the love of god! on Expensive Geek Toys Roundup · · Score: 1

    what man?
    some people have 2, 3, 4, 5 even 6 cars in their home!

    these planes fitting into garages, costing 20k each...the same cost as a car.
    cheap stuff!
    When I make it as rich as billy goat gates, I'll buy a dozen. Keep 6 myself (yea, fly to work! no more traffic for me suckers!) and donate the rest off to charity (yes, tax evasion).

    -grump

  25. Re:Acid, Heat, UV Eats Paper on Hydrophilic Powder Used To Save Library Books · · Score: 1

    Yea, acid is a problem. Makes the paper brittle and hard to handle as it ages.

    Another problem (esp for college libraries) is post-it notes. That glue is acidic and kills the paper.

    -grump