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  1. Re:Not quite Soviet Russia, but... on China Launches Antitrust Probe Vs. Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Except Xerox actually sold Apple the aforementioned TV set.

  2. Re:Irony on Anatomy of a Runaway Project · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wonder if their server is the failed project...

  3. Re:Does it run on Windows? on Wine 1.0 — Uncorked After 15 Years · · Score: 1

    In this case, I guess what you need is a virtualizer like this , so you can install some old Windows in its virtual machine.

  4. Re:whoops! on Darling Brothers, UK Indie Game Devs, Upgraded to CBE · · Score: 1

    European kids had old computer arguments...

    American kids had Sega vs. Nintendo arguments.

  5. Let me be the first to say... on Microsoft Releases First Open XML SDK · · Score: 4, Funny

    "It's a trap!"

  6. Re:Who is in charge of codenames at Apple? on OS X Snow Leopard Details · · Score: 1

    Apple is running out of big cats to name their systems! There are only nine species, according to Wikipedia: leopard, lion, jaguar, tiger, cheetah, cougar, snow leopard, bornean clouded leopard, clouded leopard (although it fails to mention the biggest one). Thus, Apple will soon have to use smaller felines, another family, or a different naming scheme altogether.

  7. Re:Bad Case on EFF To Fight Border Agent Laptop Searches · · Score: 1

    Well, a looong time ago, I heard about a man who posted a pic of his newborn child at his personal site, and the hosting service took the site down because that was "child porn". Makes you wonder, do they think kids are born clothed?

  8. Re:Finaly on ZFS Confirmed In Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard · · Score: 1

    No matter how much disk space you have: you WILL find a way to fill it.

  9. Damn swf video on Duke Nukem Forever Preview On Jace Hall Show · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Why don't they use an actual VIDEO format for videos? Those swf-based players are hit and miss, and usually miss.

  10. Re:Ever played Simon's Quest? on Castlevania Coming to the Wii? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, a bit... didn't like it at all.

  11. Re:Castlevania in name only! on Castlevania Coming to the Wii? · · Score: 1

    I mean, I guess I can see what you're saying, as long as it comes with the further statement that "Metroidvania" is by far the better game than "Castlevania".
    Well, I happen to disagree. But the comparison is no knocking, I loved Super Metroid back then. It's just that they don't seem to be parts of the same lineage. The gameplay is too different, the whole ambiance is very different, the character design is a whole different style. They really don't feel alike.
  12. Castlevania in name only! on Castlevania Coming to the Wii? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The last game of the series was Castlevania: Bloodlines for the Sega Genesis, back in '94.

    Then Konami started ANOTHER series with the same name, but more aptly nicknamed "Metroidvania" by some...

  13. Re:I am Jack's on McAfee Picks the Most Dangerous TLDs · · Score: 1

    I don't think I've ever been to a .info site.

    Then check my lil' personal site, http://matilha.coolinc.info/

    AFAIK it has no phishing, but it has my furry art. NSFW, obviously. :P
  14. Re:Burying the Lead... on Seven Failed Foot-Based Game Controllers · · Score: 1

    See, they're not 7 foot based controllers. They're 2.13 meter based controllers.

  15. Obligatory INSOC on Explosion At ThePlanet Datacenter Drops 9,000 Servers · · Score: 1



    Turn up the power
    This is the hour
    From every tower
    A million watts of love

    There comes a time when
    You need a good friend
    But all that you have
    Is that glowing screen

    You know you could fly
    Your hate a run high
    But you've been squeezed in
    To that same old scene

    You know what I mean

    Turn up the power
    This is the hour
    From every tower
    Shout it from above

    Turn up the power
    This is the hour
    From every tower
    A million watts of love

    By turning that switch
    You're finding your niche
    And you could tell them
    Where to put the advice

    You should get back in
    It's time to jack in
    We'll help you hack in
    To that glowing life

    You won't have to think twice

    Turn up the power
    This is the hour
    From every tower
    Shout it from above

    Turn up the power
    This is the hour
    From every tower
    A million watts of love

    .

  16. Re:Oh, 10 pounds sterling, not 10 lbs! on £10 Battery Upgrade For UK Eee PC 900 Owners · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh, you gringos and your funny non-metric measurement systems...

  17. Re:No all we need... on Microsoft Acknowledges Open Source As a Bigger Threat Than Google · · Score: 1

    Goobuntu does exist. But see, it's not really hard to customize a Linux distro, amirite? Few distros are made "from scratch", most are variations of a few like Debian, Knoppix, or Fedora.

  18. One weird thing about Unicomp... on Review of the Model M-Inspired Unicomp Customizer Keyboard · · Score: 1

    Their site used to look like it hadn't been updated since the mid-90s. In fact, it was so amateurish, it didn't even have their logo... do they have one at all? Anyway, they took it down for remodeling, and redirected to their Yahoo store.

    That was around 6 months ago.

    And they STILL don't have a new site up.

  19. Re:CCCP? on VLC Hits the Device Market · · Score: 3, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, subtitles read YOU!!

  20. Re:Service pack 3? on Mac OS X 10.5.3 To Fix Over 200 Bugs, Coming Soon · · Score: 1

    I still like the 10.4 dock better, it's not quite as featurefull but it is easier to see.
    Use DockTweak to change the Dock's looks.
  21. Re:Fire up the soldering irons... on Atari Founder Proclaims the End of Gaming Piracy · · Score: 1

    Also, there is preputioplasty, a surgery that cures phimosis without the side effects of circumcision. Hell knows why even doctors seem to ignore this!

  22. Re:Spread it around? on UK Academics Arrested For Researching al-Qaida · · Score: 2, Funny

    No sorry, could only find it in British.
    That was just Corny.. err.. Cornish!
    For the millionth time, it's courny!
    Wouldn't it be maize-y?
  23. Re:Fire up the soldering irons... on Atari Founder Proclaims the End of Gaming Piracy · · Score: 4, Insightful

    See, that is one kind of modding that actually should be banned...

  24. Re:I remember on Scientists Image an HIV Particle Being Born · · Score: 3, Insightful

    When they used to say that the time it took a Windows computer to go from the first boot time to an infected state was about five minutes. Coincidence?
    The real coincidence was that it's same amount of time you have to wait for everything in the background to finish loading to get a fully functioning machine.
    Your use of the words "fully functioning" is somewhat debatable...
  25. When you're hiring lawyers... on Johnson & Johnson Loses Major Trademark Lawsuit · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...check if they have a clue about public relations and brand image. I mean, did they consider at all that people might start to see J&J as "the assholes who bullied the Red Cross?"