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  1. Re:Will buy Linux on Cisco Source Code Up For Sale: Only $24,000 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course, the toll-free telephone support line seems disconnected: 1-800-DEV-NULL
    at first i thought that said "troll-free telephone support line".

  2. Re:A question!!! on Optimal 24 mark Golomb Ruler Proven · · Score: 2, Informative

    you can't. i think the idea is that it has no redundant measurements, for example, 1235 measures 3 and 5 twice, 3215 does the same thing, 3512 does 3 twice, etc.

  3. Re:Well on Movie Industry to sue File Sharers · · Score: 1

    they must steal your identity as part of the payment for piracy

  4. Re:You can't change the title ! on Origin of Cosmic Rays Revealed · · Score: 1

    cosmic rays hit the server's non-ecc ram. after the ensuing trauma of rebooting the crashed server, the admins had forgotten the title to the article (which was lost in the fsck). they decided, "screw it, we'll just take the summary from another site, put neutron_p for the submitter, and title the entry 'Origin of Cosmic Rays Revealed'"

  5. Re:Now, let's all have a big Slashdot group hug on Kerry Concedes Election To Bush · · Score: 1

    i think he wanted the results faster, as we have the means to do things fast.
    although, i think they did a great job, there were a lot of votes after all

  6. Re:The reason I don't use a car radiator on Water Cooling With A Car Radiator · · Score: 1

    that's the new designs... a lot of the current (ha...) reactors in the usa use water at 140atm... and several of them are ~50y old.

  7. tech news on President Bush Flip-flopping on Gay Rights Issue? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    go technology news!
    w00t

  8. Re:Outside the box thinking? on Republicans Plan Voter Challenges in Florida · · Score: 1

    who would think such a thing?
    Ockham, is that you?

  9. Re:YES on Stanford Predicts The Presidential Election · · Score: 1

    if you truly believe bush & co. would do that, please state why
    also, you said something about running in 2008, is that for real?
    go you if it is, we could use more choices

  10. Re:As a long time GNOME user... on Slackware Likely To Drop GNOME Support · · Score: 2, Insightful

    the large array of choices is one of the things i like about kde, and linux in general. don't hide it or take it away.

  11. Re:Exactly! on Slackware Likely To Drop GNOME Support · · Score: 3, Informative

    it should be explained here that the paperclip is not clippy. the paperclip is the standard icon on the clip, which can hold icons and applets

  12. Re:what about... on Can Coal Be Green? · · Score: 1

    Nope, solar, wind, and hydroelectric power is definitely the way to go if you're thinking long term.
    does this include the long term where energy usage and population continue to increase?

  13. Re:Wind Requirement on World's Largest Wind Turbine · · Score: 1

    correct sig figs: winds between 7.8 and 56 mph, nominal wind of 29mph

  14. Re:I'll own you on River styx :P on Anatomy of a LAN Party? · · Score: 1

    God spoke to me:
    www.geocities.com/James_Sager_PA/love3.html


    keep up the good work!

  15. Re:Obligatory on 20,000 Zombie PCs -- $3000 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Help me get a flat scr
    here is a new flat scr going for $0.65usd, and they charge $3.00usd for shipping.. it's item C106B1

  16. Re:BENEDICT ARNOLDS OF THE OPEN SOURCE MOVEMENT on Robot Eats Flies to Generate Power · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What do you have to look forward to?
    some excellent programming :)

  17. Re:Predictive entry sounds better than others on RIM's New Blackberry Ditches Thumboard · · Score: 2, Funny

    how Blackberry devices differentiate themselves
    i'm guessing they use the chain rule

  18. Re:No drug tests required on Internet Chess Club Security Defeated · · Score: 1

    does caffeine count?

  19. Re:Why steal when you can make? on Walmart Stored Value Cards Compromised · · Score: 1

    or far less sinister, as one poster reasoned

  20. Re:Nice device ... on Man Stalks Ex-girlfriend With GPS · · Score: 2, Funny

    500 dollar reward for tip(s) leading to the arrest of the person(s) who stole my sig.
    they went that way ->

  21. Re:Where can I buy a mobile phone detector? on Man Stalks Ex-girlfriend With GPS · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It certainly isn't cost or difficulty.
    it might be need...

  22. Re:first post on APR 1.0.0 Goes Gold · · Score: 1

    ah, thank you. and here i thought the mods' favourite modifier switched from offtopic to redundant...

  23. record profit on BMI Reports All-Time Profit High Despite Piracy · · Score: 1

    get it? record profit
    heh

  24. Re:What BMI will say on BMI Reports All-Time Profit High Despite Piracy · · Score: 1

    at the point where i own the dvd (i.e. purchased it legally), i don't care whether or not the software i use to play it violates the dmca, because i believe it's ethically ok

  25. Re:first post on APR 1.0.0 Goes Gold · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    redundant?
    heh