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  1. Re:Bogeyman... on SAP Exec Disparages Open Source As IP Socialism · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm an alcoholic, and my employer continues to give me money. Does that make them bad?

  2. Re:Phone lines are cash cows? on FCC May Push Bells to Unbundle DSL · · Score: 1
    But, in either case, their phone infrastructure is a sunk cost, paid for a LONG time ago.

    Maybe the lines in your neighborhood were paid for a long time ago, but your costs have to subsidize the growth of the network elsewhere in the company. Not to mention rebuilding in storm-destroyed areas. Its going to cost BellSouth almost $600 millon to repair the damage along the Gulf cost.

    Tell me: Does money grow on trees where you're from?

  3. Re:Yeah right... on FCC May Push Bells to Unbundle DSL · · Score: 1

    I believe that that the Florida PSC (public service commission) ruled that you could NOT require bundled services to get high speed Internet. At least, I know they did that for BellSouth.

  4. Re:Handy alternative to Notepad on Sanely Moving from Word to the Web? · · Score: 1
    I don't think CE is oss. Free? Wes. Opensource? No.

    I used to use CE all the time, but I grew tired of it throwing up on large files. I switched to Programmers Notepad about a year ago, and never looked back.

  5. Re:Be, A Member Of An Elite Group on yellowTAB's Zeta 1.0 Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Heh!!! Is he knocking cordless drills? Is nothing sacred?

  6. Re:Is this what you're asking? on Microsoft Books and Certifications? · · Score: 1, Insightful
    Not to defend Microsoft in anyway, but most certifications aren't worth the paper they are printed on. They're supposed to mean that the person that holds the certificate has worked with the tech in the field, and ALSO passed a rigerous exam.

    With all the training centers out there, if you pay them enough money, you'll pass the tests without ever working a day in the field.

  7. Re:No surprise here on PlayStation 3 to Sell For $399, Going Underground · · Score: 1
    Keep in mind, though, that some games are developed by Sony themselves. Also, Sony will make some money off of accessories (extra controllers, and the like).

    Does anyone know if Sony plans on introducing an XBox-live-like service?

  8. Source code highlighting on Nvu 1.0 Released · · Score: 3, Insightful

    about the only thing I find myself wanting in an html editor is source code highlighting. everything else is just fluff.

  9. Re:Piracy! on P2P and TV · · Score: 1
    how dare you question my royalties!!!

    Errrr.... That was supposed to be 'loyalties'...

  10. Re:Piracy! on P2P and TV · · Score: 1

    You forgot to call them unpatriotic and anti-american.

  11. Re:"Scathing" != "Untrue" on Linux For Losers According To De Raadt · · Score: 1
    Is it just me, or is Forbes really pushing an anti-opensource agenda today? Take a look at this article:

    http://www.forbes.com/intelligentinfrastructure/20 05/06/15/jboss-ibm-linux_cz_dl_0615jboss.html?part ner=yahootix&referrer=

  12. Re:"Scathing" != "Untrue" on Linux For Losers According To De Raadt · · Score: 1

    But at least we have to ability to examine the source code to be sure its all its cracked up to be'. Unlike certain OTHER operating systems, where your only resort is to poke the perverbial bear with a stick.

  13. Re:Confidence vs. bravado. on Linux For Losers According To De Raadt · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Same goes for politicains... Having convictions is real fine, unless you wrong...

    Go ahead... Mod me off topic. I don't care. I've got karma to burn!

  14. Re:So basically ... on 'Lower Rights' IE 7.0 Coming · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You want an honest answer to that question? I'd say somewhere around 8-10%. 30%? Too little, too late.

  15. Re:easy solution on Closed Source -> Charges Dismissed? · · Score: 1
    "And the use of a breathalizer test is generally accepted, and this kind of ruling only falls under the category of a rogue judiciary."

    Yeah! Yeah! Let's make them answer for their behavior !

  16. Re:Divided expectations on Star Trek XI In Two To Three Years. · · Score: 1
    Or the fact that Star Wars: The Phantom Menece grossed $431 Millon.

    God... That was a crappy movie...

  17. Re:Information Superhighway on Al Gore to Receive Internet Achievement Award · · Score: 2, Funny
    Slashdot is a bunch of nerds at a million typewriters. It's not a political conspiracy determined to undermine your beliefs.

    Thanks! You just gave me my new sig...

  18. Re: Just call it MalWart on Wal-Mart Parody Site Censored by DMCA · · Score: 1
    For me, SprawlMart is much more accurate.

    Now I'm going to have Fox all over me for cr infringment...

  19. Re:Here is my contribution ... on Developer Site CodeZoo Launches · · Score: 1

    and PHP, and Python, and....

  20. Re:This is comical.. on Debian Leaders: We Need to Release More Often · · Score: 4, Insightful
    The differences between Enterprise, Personal, Exxtreme are arbitrary and subject to interpretation by the user and mardetroids.

    Please! All the labels are arbitrary, as other commenters have pointed out. Stable, Unstable, and Testing? I've got a pretty good idea what 'Stable' is, but, without looking at debian's site, I can't tell you what the differences are between 'Unstable', and 'Testing'...

    With that said, Waffle Iron's suggestions wouldn't work, either (however, I believe he was JOKING. Try turning up the sensitivity on your sarcasm detector. That might help you around here).

    Perhaps something more sane like:
    • Stable
    • Current (formally known as testing)
    • Development (formally known as unstable)
    To me, those are less open to mis-interpretation, as well as scaring people off with nasty words like 'testing' and 'unstable'.
  21. Re:Phone line needed? on Tivo Signs Deal With Comcast · · Score: -1, Redundant
    The sentence was not 'No, the their boxen can use ethernet...', but was 'No, the current TiVo boxen can use ethernet...' which would make 'boxes' proper...

    Damnit! I can't believe I'm arguing about this!!!

  22. Re:Why Am I Not Surprised? on The Continuing Hunt for PATRIOT Act Abuses · · Score: 4, Funny

    In other news: Micorsoft announced difficulties finding evidence of a monopoly within the walls of Redmond.

  23. Re:great, but ... on Gamespy Reveals Xbox Next Specs · · Score: 1
    Tell you what: Let's just throw XBox and PS2 controllers at each other, and see who's left standing.

    That ought to settle it.

  24. Re:great, but ... on Gamespy Reveals Xbox Next Specs · · Score: 1

    You ever played Killzone on the PS2? The DS controller works fine. Although, nothing's a replacement for a mouse and keyboard...

  25. Re:great, but ... on Gamespy Reveals Xbox Next Specs · · Score: 1
    You either have the wrong number of fingers, or have them growing out the wrong side of you hand...

    YMMV, but to me, the PS controller is the best controller ever. I just wish it was a little longer for my palms (i've got big hands)...