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  1. George Costanza knew the answer on The Physics of Baseball · · Score: 4, Funny
    % George and Yankees Derek Jeter and Bernie Williams are at the ballpark.

    George: Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant. (Hits a home run) It's not complicated.

    Jeter: Now who are you again?

    George: George Costanza, assistant to the traveling secretary.

    Williams: Are you the guy who put us in that Ramada in Milwaukee?

    George: Do you wanna talk about hotels, or do you wanna win some ball games?

    Jeter: We won the World Series.

    George: In six games.

  2. Actually... on Groklaw Turns One · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Now, looking around today, I see almost everyone predicting SCO's imminent doom instead. I think the truth, as usual, isn't in the headlines, and that it's somewhere in between those two extremes.

    "Imminent doom" may be closer to the truth than you think.

  3. Re:Only use "genuine" software! :) on Slashback: XPiracy, Panel, Gentoo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Where's the logic here? If you want to use Linux, use it. No one's forcing you to use a Microsoft OS. But don't pirate Microsoft software and expect to get updates. The only question up for discussion is whether not providing security updates for pirates will hurt people besides the pirates themselves.

  4. So... on Apple Patented by Microsoft · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...this goes under the 'Apple' slashdot section?!?

  5. Hmmm.... on How to Build a Search Engine · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Gigablast: "273,384,720 pages indexed"
    Google: "Searching 4,285,199,774 web pages" That's quite a big difference.

  6. Re:Epistolary form on The Novel as Software · · Score: 2, Interesting
    (Hey, cool, now I don't have to think at all, the author is telling the story as if he were god, so I can trust everything he says!)

    Ever read The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie?

  7. Windows only? on First Person Shooter - Under 100KBs of Code · · Score: 5, Funny

    A produkt made by .the .produkkt won't run in KDE!?

  8. Huh on ICANN to Incorporate TLDs Already In-use? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I don't understand YouCANN. Do they want everyone sitting around making up their own TLD's? Wouldn't that create a big mess?

  9. Price != Quality on Five Free Calculus Textbooks · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A calculus textbook that costs $100 to buy doesn't mean it's worth a dime. My college used one of the more popular textbooks last year, and it was one of the worst textbooks I've ever encountered.

  10. RSSSSS Feed on RSS Web-Feeds, The Next Big Thing? · · Score: 4, Funny
    We've been exporting our headlines practically since the beginning. (note that RSSS link in the footer).

    Yess...
    we wantssss it...
    RSSSS feed...our precioussss....

  11. Re:How about selling on ebay... on Ebay Suspends Phone Number Sales · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Wow look at this (I'm the parent poster): Ebay auction

  12. How about selling on ebay... on Ebay Suspends Phone Number Sales · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...low Slashdot ID numbers?

  13. All a geek really needs.... on A Microbe's-Eye View of Beer · · Score: 4, Funny

    ....is this.

  14. Missing One? on Open Source OS Benchmarking Competition · · Score: 5, Insightful
    We have selected the following distributions. This list is not final and if people want to ante in to try this with their favorite distro, let us know at bc2004 at osuosl dot org or in #beaverchallenge on the Freenode.net IRC network.

    * Debian GNU/Linux
    * Fedora Linux
    * FreeBSD
    * Gentoo Linux
    * NetBSD
    * OpenBSD
    * Red Hat Linux
    * Slackware Linux
    * SuSE GNU/Linux

    Where's Mandrake?

  15. I know the answer! on Likely Success of Internet-Related Business Models? · · Score: 1
    Which internet business models they believe are going to succeed?

    The Slashdot subscription model will undoubtedly rise to the top, generating billions of dollars for CowboyNeal and his comrades.

  16. Let's just hope that.... on Microsoft Office Faces British Invasion · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...they're not into the web server business (slashdotted already!)

  17. Re:Suing themselves on Fox News Considered Suing Fox's "The Simpsons" · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does that mean Kent Brockman's out of a job?

  18. Yet another music service? on Dell Announces New Music Player, Download Service · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What we need is a music service that doesn't impose draconian so-called copy-protection measures on its audio files. We'll just have to wait and see.

  19. Another article..... on California Protects Black-Box Data Privacy · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ...can be found here.

  20. Microsoft, Apple, and... on Personal File Server For The Masses · · Score: 5, Informative
    The founder of Inspiri, Tim Bucher, according to the corporate documents, had an interesting career, having worked at both Apple and Microsoft...

    And, even more interesting, ended up with Linux:

    Because the Mirra server is built on a Linux software platform, the files stored on the appliance should be safe from worms and viruses that attack Windows-based servers
    Link

  21. PCMag.com Review on New Treo Reviewed · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's the beta version, but anyway... Link

  22. Huh? on New BTX Form Factor Announced At IDF · · Score: 5, Funny
    BTX will enable the industry to strike a better balance in thermal management, system size and shape, acoustics, and performance -- all critical attributes to innovate desktop PCs for the digital home. (from http://www.dvhardware.net/article.php?sid=1894)

    Gotta love the acoustics of my motherboard. In fact, I do all of my home recording inside while sitting inside my PC box.

  23. No Spyware on New VOIP App. Profiled · · Score: 4, Informative
    From the FAQ:

    Does Skype contain any advertising or Spyware?
    No.

    Link

  24. Wow on Good Guys 2, Spammers 0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    58,000 separate offers to make $10,000 each = a lot more $$$$ than the $250,000 he got He obviously picked the wrong option in suing

  25. Re:He is dead! on The Death of Bluetooth? · · Score: 1

    According to Encyclopedia.com he didn't simply die - he was killed while fighting his son's forces. So internal squabbles led to his demise. Let's hope the same doesn't happen to the new Bluetooth.