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  1. SSL on Choosing an SSL Provider? · · Score: 3, Informative

    We've used Geotrust since the beginning and have never had a problem. They are a bit more expensive than others, but we'll take the hit there for the good support.

    There was one year where we wanted to try the EV-SSL. We decided to go cheap and went with Comodo. Big mistake. It didn't work, and after dealing 2 weeks with the support people there, we gave up and went back to Geotrust. They would only talk to us via email and were generally very unhelpful. I'm not saying that is what everyone experiences, I'm simply stating our own.

  2. Re:In the "Planet of the Apes" remake on Charlton Heston's Impact On Sci-Fi · · Score: 1

    It was the height of irony when Charlton Heston appeared as an ape in the "Planet of the Apes" remake...and gave an anti-gun speech. Anti-gun speech?

    guns.wav
    Taylor:"Do you have any weapons, any guns?"
    Cornelius:"The best, but we won't need them."
    Taylor:"I'm glad to hear it. I want one anyway."
  3. Re:He was legend on Charlton Heston's Impact On Sci-Fi · · Score: 1

    The original ending is the zombies win. No producer in Hollywood will ever shoot an ending like that. Actually the first adaptation of I Am Legend, "Last man on Earth" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058700/), had that very ending.
  4. Re:more average is more attractive on Women's Attractiveness Judged by Software · · Score: 1

    That explains a lot actually. I read an article that claimed most men would rather marry Pam Beesly from The Office over Angelina Jolie. Perhaps they were on to something.

  5. Re:Geeks Afraid of Religion on A Battlestar Galactica Prequel Series on the Way · · Score: 1

    I agree 100% actually. That was one of the cool things about the series in the beginning, that consequences had to be dealt with.

    I think you're missing just one piece though, the incredibly painful love rectangle between Lee, Starbuck, Anders and Dualla. Was I the only one who wasn't interested at all in that mangled sub-plot?? It just kept going and going... I eventually stopped watching because of it.

  6. Re:Why Aren't More Linux Users Gamers? on Why Aren't More Linux Users Gamers? · · Score: 1

    That is very true. I use Ubuntu and OpenSUSE for pretty much everything, until I wish to play a round of Team Fortress 2 or Portal. For that I boot into XP. I tried running Steam on Linux, and ran into headache after headache. I jumped through so many hoops with Wine (a couple hours worth), finally got Steam installed, only to have it crash the first 2 seconds into Half Life. I gave up after that and just booted into Windows. If games worked on Linux, I would have no reason for Windows, but until then....

  7. Re:"Unlimited" my ass on Yahoo Offers All-You-Can-Eat Storage and Bandwidth · · Score: 1, Redundant

    "Unlimited"

    oblig quote...
    Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means

  8. Explains my morning commute on Some People Just Never Learn · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well this explains my entire morning commute right here. The same people making the same mistakes every week. At long last we have a scientific explanation.

  9. Swedish Chef on Iron Chef Game Listed, Then Pulled · · Score: 1

    I think a Swedish Chef game would be more interesting. Certainly more action packed.

  10. What about... on Play Free or Die - The Best Free Web Games · · Score: 1

    What about the ever popular Particracy political simulation?

  11. Re:Not the worst for *me*... on Your Worst IT Workshop? · · Score: 1

    I think I saw that movie...

  12. Re:linux client please on Valve Plans For More Half-Life Beyond Episode 3 · · Score: 1
  13. inevitable? on Number of Cellphones Now Equal To Half the Human Species · · Score: 1

    "For children growing up today the issue is not whether they will get a mobile phone, it's a question of when"

    Not in my house! If my kids want cell phones, they will have to pay for it themselves, after passing a stringent exam and physical fitness test. And even after that I will probably say no.

  14. Gnome Achievement on The Crafting of Half-Life 2 - Episode Two · · Score: 3, Funny

    You obviously haven't completed the Gnome achievement. That should add a few weeks of gameplay. ;)

  15. Re:Used to back up savegames on The Value of Your Saved Game · · Score: 1

    I agree with you for the most part. There was only one instance where I guarded my saved game and that was for Morrowind. I was rather late in coming to that game, so when I had started, the two expansions had already been released. So once I completed the main game, I guarded my saved game so that I could use the same character in the later expansions (which I would purchase at a later date). Other than that, once the game is beaten I generally remove them along with the game.

  16. Re:Fingers crossed. on Whose Laws Apply On the ISS? · · Score: 0

    I'm with you on hoping that they are, but remember Lisa Nowak.

  17. oblig quote on Paranormal Investigations and Belief in Ghosts · · Score: 2, Funny

    Scully: "So now we're chasing ghosts?"
    Mulder: "Who you gonna call?"

  18. The best of the Orange Box on The Importance of Portal · · Score: 5, Informative

    I purchased the Orange Box primarily for Episode 2 of Half Life. After all, that was the main event. However it was Portal that impressed me the most. It wasn't just the original concept of game play, nor even the intriguing (and somewhat creepy) story. That game was just plain different. The puzzles were all quite challenging, but never annoying or frustrating, and the story unfolded in such a manner where you just had to continue to find out more. No one watching you in all the observation rooms? That's odd. The cake is a lie?? What does that mean? What is up with this computer? In the beginning you think there is no story, it's just a collection of physics puzzles showing off the portal trick. Imagine the surprise when you find out the story is really quite engaging (and again, somewhat creepy). Portal is short, but it was by far the most enjoyable part of the Orange Box. I really hope they continue this series somehow.... now off for some cake ;)

  19. Re:gift dilemma on Orange Box In Stores Wednesday · · Score: 0, Troll

    After a post like that, I'm sure you'll have no shortage of friends.

  20. Re:Nickname for the Patch on Microsoft .NET Patch May Make PCs Go "Haywire" · · Score: 1

    Makes perfect sense. He couldn't get Google so he's taking it out on us, his poor customers.

  21. why a teddy bear? on "Bear" Robot to Rescue Wounded Troops · · Score: 1

    Why not Marilyn Monroe, Veronica Lake or Betty Grable? Honestly, when I'm wounded and dying, I think being in their arms would be far more soothing than Smokey the Bear. ...Is that wrong?

  22. no bets here... on Venezuela's Contrarian TV Station Survives on YouTube · · Score: 1

    He just shutdown a tv station because they didn't wholly support him, but he'll be ok with YouTube doing the same thing? ... yeah I'm thinking not.

  23. darn it! on Comcast CEO Shows Off Superfast Modem · · Score: 1

    From the title of this article, I thought I was finally going to be free of my v.92 modem. Curse you /. for raising my hopes!!

  24. Re:Any disgruntled employees? on Would You Install Pirated Software at Work? · · Score: 1

    I agree 100%!

  25. User Agent Switcher (for Firefox users) on Why are Websites Still Forcing People to Use IE? · · Score: 5, Informative

    Just use the User Agent Switcher extension (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59 ) and have Firefox pretend it is IE. Nine times out of 10 the site will work just fine.