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  1. Re:Ready.. get set.. on LivingCreatures- The Beginning Of 'I, Robot?' · · Score: 1

    The movie starring Wil Smith may share the title I, Robot with Asimov's collection of short stories but I assure you the similarity ends there. The poster is obviously referring to the movie in this context. Good day sir.

  2. Re:Hmmm....... on Doom 3 Web Site Now Operational · · Score: 1

    Try reading the manual next time tough guy.

  3. Ridiculous. on Is Math A Sport? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Absolutely ridiculous. If math is a sport then what isn't a sport. Fuck. The world has gone nuts.

  4. Re:Europeans -- mod this up! on Unix To Beef Up Longhorn · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    That's why Stalin was begging the Allies for a second front I guess. The only reason the Russians had such huge victories was because they had millions of peasants to throw in the line. And I seem to remember Russia not wanting to leave Europe once the war was over but that couldn't be right, could it?

    Canadian uranium? lmao! Look! It's an inanimate carbon rod! He saved the day!

  5. So what? on PSP Launch May Be Hurt By Lack Of Games? · · Score: 1

    PSP isn't a handheld console; it's a handheld entertainment center. People will buy it to play movies and listen to music. Games will be secondary on the PSP.

  6. Re:How long? on Bar Coding The World Away · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Who says the US won't just forget the whole thing and start switching everything to RFID? Good time to start.

  7. Re:Just to be clear... on An Online ID Registry · · Score: 1

    And how do you confirm that these Notaries Public are actually Notaries Public? You think it's that hard to get a fucking embossing machine?

  8. Re:always a way to subvert it. on An Online ID Registry · · Score: 1

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! I'm going to mail you a notarized copy of my passport? Think again!

  9. Re:History is against him. on Gates: Open Source Kills Jobs · · Score: 5, Interesting

    But that's just it! The majority of people aren't choosing free software over MS products. Linux is at around 3-5% market share! And it's been free for years! A better question would be: What is preventing millions upon millions of people from switching to a free OS? Quality would be my guess. Mod me down but a reply attempting to answer my question would be appreciated.

  10. Re:Finally on Time to Try a Linux Desktop? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I just installed Fedora Core 2 on a second hard drive and kept Windows on the first. Fedora tells me that it detects my sound card and then asks if I can hear the test sound. I can't so Fedora tells me "Sound won't be available on this system." End of story. Great OS guys. How is this any less frustrating than Windows? Not to mention that installing Fedora was next to impossible. Partition this, partition that. What a mess. Then I download Firefox to install that. I get the archive, open it; now what? There's nothing to click; no install file. Am I supposed to just know what to do next? Guess I'll be putting my MP3s back on that HD. Dumb. I'm seriously disappointed.

  11. Re:The Article on Using AI for Spam Filtering (w/ Source Code) · · Score: 1
    Spam evolves and adapts based off the rules of natural selection

    Spam lives within an eco-system, and we're its food

    Spam has genetic traits and markers

    Huh? Since when do these three criteria determine if something is alive? As far as I remember from high school the criteria were: locomotion, respiration, ingestion, self-reproduction. Genetic traits and markers have nothing to do with life at all. Viruses are nothing but genetic material but they aren't alive. At any rate, Spam doesn't move on it's own, it doesn't breathe, it doesn't literally eat, and it doesn't spontaneously reproduce. They're just messages sent over a network . Let's get serious.

  12. Re: Don Quijote on ESA Plans Test of Asteroid Defense System · · Score: 0

    Except it's not Quixote, not Quijote.

  13. Learn to spell. on How To Make Friends on the Telephone · · Score: 1, Troll

    Internet is a proper noun and must be capitalized. It's the Internet, not an internet when talking about the Internet.

  14. Re:Whooptyshit, one percent. on Mozilla Gains on Internet Explorer · · Score: 3, Insightful

    But it's not a trend. It's a one time jump. Let's see what happens next month.

  15. Re:Not just a monopoly. on ARM: The Non-Evil Monopolist · · Score: 1
    It's still quite surprising to see company which, being a monopoly, doesn't induce hate of everyone around. Actually, I can't recall any other example of such situation.

    Google.

  16. Re:wish on Fifth HOPE Conference Underway · · Score: 1

    I read his book The Art of Deception and it seems to me that he's nothing more than an unfunny version of the Jerky Boys. He's just an idiot who fucks around on the phone.

  17. Re:1024 GMail Accounts on Bulk Data Storage For The Common Man? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Too bad the maximum attachment size is 10MB.

  18. Re:I have one on Bulk Data Storage For The Common Man? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just do what I do: memorize it all. No need for binders, cards, floppies, HD, DVD.

  19. Re:Sony, Walkmans And any other MP3 player on Sony, Walkmans And The iPod · · Score: 1

    Consider it proven. iPod accounts for 15% of all MP3 player sales making it the number one player according to NPD Intelect.

  20. Re:The Producers? Maybe Not... on Infinium Phantom Gets Positive, Negative Spin · · Score: 1

    Except that it's not Slate at all but State.

  21. Re:Redesign... useit.com! on Jakob Nielsen Interview on Web Site Redesigns · · Score: 1
    You don't have to be a good graphic designer to know your stuff when it comes to usability. Listen, a document that focuses too much on form and thus takes away from its function is just as poorly designed as a document that focuses too much on function and ignores form. It's a balancing act. Either way you're left with a less than optimal document. What good is a usable page if no one wants to use it?

    Ever google for an online store and reject the first couple of results because you didn't like the way they looked? They might be the most usable pages in the world with well designed shopping carts but if it doesn't have that look you expect from an online store you'll keep searching because you think it looks sketchy.

  22. Re:Other Famous Version Number Skips on Java 1.5.0 Now Officially Java 5.0 · · Score: 1
    Err...

    It's called a joke.

  23. Re:French Bashing on Moore Approves Fahrenheit 9/11 Downloads · · Score: 1

    Well I'm from Ontario and I can tell you that they're not friendly ribbing. Perhaps you're not actually a Francophone?

  24. Re:Much easier work around on Endangered Countries On The Internet · · Score: 2, Funny

    But it will be in the future. Otherwise, why would Jean-Luc Picard have an English accent?

  25. Re:It's only TV. on EFF Begins Digital Television Liberation Project · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Take it easy GI Joe.