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  1. Had to say it... on Top 5 Submerging Technologies Pinpointed · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It's official.

    BSD is dying.

  2. unemployment on The Surprising Benefits of Being Unemployed · · Score: 4, Funny

    The boss told me that if I'm late for work again tomorrow, I shouldn't bother turning up on Monday.

    Woohoo! Four day weekend!!

  3. hallelujah on Australian IT Minister Alston Replaced · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Let's not forget that this is the minister who said that broadband was only for games and porn.

    I for one welcome his replacement.

  4. Re:what about this genius? on The Oldest Mouse Contest · · Score: 1

    I used to have a mouse similar to the Genius in that picture, but with three buttons. It was an absolute shocker. You had to push so hard to get the buttons to press.

    I'm happy with my Intellimouse Explorer 3 :)

  5. what about this genius? on The Oldest Mouse Contest · · Score: 4, Informative

    Does it count?

    How about this apple mouse?

  6. seriously, though on Remote Root Exploit In lsh · · Score: 1

    What is lsh?

    Is it just a different implementation of ssh2, or is there more to it than that?

  7. Thank God! on Remote Root Exploit In lsh · · Score: 4, Funny

    I am even more glad than ever that I use telnet!

  8. Get a life on Half-Life 2 - A Linux User's Lament · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Half Life 2 = Life.

    Get one today :)

  9. VB on Distro Taste Test - Linux and Beer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Luckily VB doesn't have a parallel in the Linux world.

  10. Say goodbye on NIST Releases Study Of CD/DVD Longevity · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...to your web server in just a couple of minutes.

  11. Re:More information, please on Computer Audio - To USB or Not to USB? · · Score: 1

    If you have a really high-end setup, (good amplifier, speakers, and room design) consider a good quality external solution to remove the EM noise from inside the computer's case.

    Actually, if you have a good enough internal soundcard, you can just use the digital out and avoid any interference from the inside of your computer.

    I use my Audigy's digital output to connect it to my HT receiver and I haven't had any problems. Another bonus is that you don't need to find a convenient spot to put the breakout box. Why waste space when you don't have to?

  12. aah, but can it stitch images together? on Graphics Tricks from the Command Line · · Score: 1

    Say I give you two images where a portion of one on the edge is identical to a portion of the other on the opposite edge. I want to stitch these together to get one big image which seemlessly overlaps the two?

    How would you go about this?

  13. Is the article really focusing on Debian on Debian And The Rise of Linux · · Score: 0, Troll

    Doesn't anybody find the first paragraph of the article a bit optimistic?

    By mid 2004 at the latest Linux will be a serious contender on the average desktop.

    Whooah! Slow down there, buddy. We have a decent OS going, but it still lacks a few things which won't come easy (fonts, easy configuration, changing resolution, unified base)

    Then the author continues,

    The downfall of Windows won't be imminent (that will take another couple of years at least)

    Now he's predicting that Linux will cause the downfall of Windows in just a couple of years?!

    To me, this seems more "interesting" than his assertion that Linux needs a unified installation base, and whatever he may have had to say about Debian (I didn't read the article).

  14. squid on Transparent Web Caching Patented · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This better not affect squid.

    If it does, I can see a number of ISPs going belly up due to the increased cost of traffic.

  15. Re:firebird slows down with a large cache on Mozilla 1.4 RC3 Is Out · · Score: 1

    yes, you're right. It is the history! Any ideas about what can be done to fix this problem?

    Apart from clearing the history, that is.

  16. firebird slows down with a large cache on Mozilla 1.4 RC3 Is Out · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Has anybody noticed that Firebird gets progressively slower as your cache increases? I find that when I do a fresh install, the browser is snappy, and generally faster than IE. Over time, however, I am forced to wait up to 5 seconds to load a page from a fast web server only a few hops from me.

    Clearing the cache seems to fix the problem somewhat. I also reduced the disk cache size to 5MB. Has anyone else had a problem like this?

  17. goes without saying on Phish Moves To FLAC · · Score: 1, Funny

    This is great news for all music lovers, being a lossless, open-source audio compression algorithm. FLAC is also one of the most efficient lossless codecs.

    Ummm, I think that's all I have to say. Let me check, first.

    Oh yeah, down with the riaa. and microsoft, too.

    Slashdot karma whoring checklist: [X] Pro open-source [X] Anti [RI|MP]AA [ ] Anti Microsoft

  18. Re:That seems fair... on How Labels And Artists Divvy Up Your Dollar Online · · Score: 0

    a bullet in the store is worth more than two in the foot.

  19. Re:Prove Yourself on From System Administrator to Developer? · · Score: 2, Funny

    with the availability of Stunnix Perl-Obfus - commercial obfuscator for Perl, this is solved now.

    since when did perl need any more obfuscation?

  20. two words... on Brokerage Instant Messages Must Be Saved · · Score: 1

    SSH tunnel

  21. decaffinated coffee... on Scientists Grow Decaffeinated Coffee Plants · · Score: 3, Insightful

    about as popular as dry water.

    Or alcohol-free beer.

  22. obligatory anti-US rant... on 42-Volt Autos · · Score: 1

    but my electric shaver uses 240V!

  23. think about it for a minute... on Microsoft Kills Off Mac IE, Blames Safari · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This is not such a bad thing.

    It means that as long as Apple retains its current market share, there will be a sizeable portion of internet users browsing the web without IE, which will hopefully result in less browser-specific coding by webmasters.

  24. Re:For geeks like us... on Computers and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Studied · · Score: 4, Funny

    what about your other wrist? or is this another case of one hand not knowing where the other one is?

  25. Re:Port Mozilla, Collect $3696 on Port Mozilla, Collect $3696 · · Score: 1

    Just make sure you don't end up going to jail for stealing the source from SCO.