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  1. I'd like to get.... on Geek Books as Holiday Gifts · · Score: 0, Troll

    Twisty Little Passages by Nick Montfort Just a Geek by Wil Wheaton

  2. Re:Well, don't use iTunes on New iPod Firmware Locks Out RealNetworks Music · · Score: 1

    I'm not crazy about using iTunes as a general-purpose media player, but it's very handy for streaming audio over a network with shared libraries.

  3. The real question is... on Firefox Reaches 10 Million Downloads · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...who got the 10 millionth download?

  4. Re:what still is buggy (in Mac version)... on Firefox Reaches 10 Million Downloads · · Score: 1

    It stops me from using Ctrl-w as well.

  5. Try this: on Google Suggest · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Type in g. Then type o. Then type o again. And again. Keep typing o's... Look what happens :-)

  6. Does anyone know... on RIP Pentium II, 1997 - 2006 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    ...who's still buying these things?

  7. Does anyone know... on Get Your Broadcast TV Anywhere · · Score: 0

    Is it possible to just VPN into your computer at home that's hooked up to a TV tuner instead of using TV2Me?

  8. From that mysterious text called the article: on Top Ten Persistent Design Flaws · · Score: 3, Informative
    Proposed Fix: Make grayed-out objects clickable, revealing what has caused the object to be dimmed and what the user can do about it.

  9. Tools on Tycho and Gabe Respond to Your Questions · · Score: 3, Informative
    He uses a pencil and paper for starters, and once he's scanned that in he does all the finishing work with Photoshop 6.1 and a massive 12x24 Wacom Intuos.

    Those devices are really amazing. I wonder why he doesn't just get rid of the pencil and paper altogether.

  10. If they could only... on Massive Multiplayer Gaming Warehouses On The Way · · Score: 1

    ...make the sphere 3D

  11. Yes, but... on Futuristic 'Smart' Yarns from Carbon Nanotubes · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...does it repel stains?

  12. Unfortunately on Three More Linux mobile Phones Coming in Japan · · Score: 1, Informative
    ...to be introduced in Japan...

    Unfortunately, it takes a long time for devices like these to make it to the US, if they make it at all.

  13. Note on Flexiglow UV Reactive Neon Paint · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Note that you can see some pretty interesting "pre-painted" gear directly at the company's website.

  14. Re:The most important use of all on Innovative Uses of RFID Tags · · Score: 1

    With all of the new "video angles" being promoted in sports broadcasts, I'm surprised that they haven't stuck cameras into the balls themselves.

  15. Re:They should have clicked "SHIFT-Delete" on Public Interest Groups Face Uphill Battle at WIPO Meeting · · Score: 0, Troll

    Ha! You can still undelete it unless you overwrite the actual file!

  16. More info... on Creative Zen Micro Ships Today · · Score: 4, Informative
  17. Re:goodbye CS... hello law school on SCO Puts a Cap on its Legal Expenses · · Score: 3, Funny

    But then there's this little issue of morals that you might need to deal with.... :-)

  18. No one had better mention a word about... on Programmers Hold Funerals for Old Code · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...BSD :-)

  19. May I be the first to say... on Pre-Election Discussion · · Score: 1

    ...let the flame wars begin!

  20. A much simpler solution on Virtual Stuntmen Ready for Hollywood · · Score: 4, Funny
  21. OOPS on More on the Dangers of eVoting · · Score: 3, Informative

    here's the fixed link

  22. code on More on the Dangers of eVoting · · Score: 2, Interesting
    We examine the effects of a type of electoral fraud easily perpetrated by someone with access to the system software for a direct-recording electronic voting system.

    I guess it would be something like this (qtd on Slashdot recently)

  23. Two words: on Hibernating to Mars · · Score: 2, Funny

    Slashdot archives That should keep them busy for awhile

  24. Newton on The Cult of Mac · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Let's not forget the Apple Newton fan club.

  25. Why not just.... on NASA Considering Early Retirement of Shuttle Program · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...outsource it to India? :-)