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  1. Re:Water City on 9 Weeks to Pump Out New Orleans? · · Score: 1

    While they don't get "Hurricanes" per se, they do get what is called an Orkan, which is pretty much the same.

  2. The Neverhood on A Gamer's Manifesto · · Score: 1

    I was surprised that the manifesto did not include a reference to "The Neverhood", in my opinion one of the most unusual and challenging games, with appealing claymation graphics and an intriguing sound track and gameplay.

  3. I use the MRI on Secure Hard Drive Deletion Appliance? · · Score: 1

    Our 1.5-tesla phased-array coil MRI does the trick for me.

  4. Simple Answer on Truth in Advertising? · · Score: 1

    When does spin doctoring cross the line and become false advertising?

    When you get caught!

  5. Somebody train Darl on Trained Rats for Mine Detection · · Score: 1

    to find those land mines.....

  6. no, no, no on Microsoft Plans WinXP "Reloaded" · · Score: 0, Redundant

    the real name is XP Rebooted!

  7. Re:WMD? on Scientists Challenge U.S. on Scientific Distortions · · Score: 1

    You mean Weapons of Math Destruction?

  8. Yes, that is what I want on Warfare at the Speed of Light · · Score: 1

    a weapon like that in the hands of people who try to throw bombs on Iraq and hit Turkey and Iran.

  9. Ping on Echolocation for Humans · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ping.....Ping.....Ping

  10. I know what happened!!! on Deregulation and Niagara Mohawk - Is There a Story? · · Score: 0, Troll

    Running Windows, unpatched with the Blaster worm causes power outages!!!!!

  11. Re:Is Red Hat big enough to fight? on Red Hat Sues SCO, Sets Up Legal Fund · · Score: 1

    OK, the pokemon reference is just creepy!!!!

  12. Re:They've sort of laid off Mozilla as well... on AOL Lays Off 50 Netscape Coders · · Score: 1

    450 PHB's and 10 Coders. Yep. Sound about right.

  13. 99 Luftballons on Robot Balloon Escapes In Britain · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hast du etwas Zeit fuer mich
    Dann singe ich ein Lied fuer dich
    Von 99 Luftballons
    Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
    Denkst du vielleicht g'rad an mich
    Dann singe ich ein Lied fuer dich
    Von 99 Luftballons

  14. Re:Mozilla-Firebird on The Mozilla Foundation · · Score: 1

    Look, you may be correct in the bloat issue, but I am purely commenting from using both Mozilla and Firebird. The difference in loading on both Windows and Linux platforms is astounding. Although I still prefer Opera, Firebird is quite nice.

  15. Mozilla-Firebird on The Mozilla Foundation · · Score: 1

    While I have never been impressed with Mozilla, the Firebird version absolutely rocks.
    I hope this is good news, that Mozilla will survive.

  16. Symptoms vs. Cause on Grad Student's Work Reveals National Infrastructure · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It strikes me as very odd, that we are so concerned about fighting the symptoms of terrorism rather then eliminating the cause.

  17. Re:Old news on Incas Used Binary? · · Score: 1

    "He also says he's looking for a Rosetta stone equivalent."

    Yes, but it's encrypted with IGP (Incan Good Privacy).

  18. Next: The Ankle Bracelet on Black Box in Speeder's Car Helped Conviction · · Score: 1

    Of course, such open and shut cases highlight the "good" uses of technology, but how would you feel if you find out that a little black box has been installed in your computer and is reporting you to the authorities since you downloaded mp3's. You did break the law, just like this guy.

    How about your own, personal ankle bracelet? Come on, it can be used to establish your alibi. See, you did not commit that murder. That's good, is'nt it?

    Anything you say, do, and where you go will be held against you in a court of law. Cheers.

  19. New HQ for Micro$oft on Buy Your Own Aircraft Carrier · · Score: 1

    You know, BG must be thinking about that.

  20. Re:And the dripping irony is on For Microsoft, Market Dominance Isn't Enough · · Score: 1

    OK, somebody, please, post a photoshop of this soldier.

  21. Re:Next year.. on Amazon Takes Pikachu To The Patent Office · · Score: 1

    and then, THREE SEASHELLS!

  22. Parallels in History on Internet + Wireless Cameras = Homeland Security · · Score: 1

    Does anyone see the parallels in history with that? East Germany needed to protect its workers paradise with a wall and land mines.

    People spying on their neighbors and turning them in to authorities.

    Soviet Russia and it's satellite states "protected" by electrified fences, watch towers with armed guards.

    Now tell me if history repeats itself.

  23. Re:Good Golly, it's simple common sense... on Securing Your Network? · · Score: 1

    15. Profit

  24. Re:exclusive agreement? on Latest Crop of MP3 Players · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    In short, there isn't any competition, and I'm wondering why. Did Apple have some exclusive agreement that says no one else can use the drives?

    No, more likely that Apple is going around telling everybody they have a patent applied for and they will sue everybody who copies that device. I remember they did the same when they first came out with the laptop keyboard moved towards the back and the mousepad up front. Took everybody else more than a year to muster the courage to use the same design.

  25. Re:Running the numbers. - Slashdot math on RIAA Seeks Estimated $97.8 Billion From MTU Student · · Score: 1


    OK, let me have some of what you are smoking. The article says 652,000 songs. I just averaged one of my mp3 directories and the result is 4.11MB per file.
    That would give you 2677710 MB or 2.68 TB, a far cry from your 489TB.

    Nevertheless, that is still an impressive number.