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  1. Poor Guy... on World's Largest Nanotube Model · · Score: 4, Funny
    buckyballs, ...a full 360 meters in length, has been accepted by the Guinness Book of World Records.
    I feel sorry for the dude. I mean, what can he do but wrap them around his waist...
    Oh, I thought... you know what, nevermind.
  2. Re:I've been doing this for years... on Hard Drive Cooling for 10 Cents · · Score: 1
    You know that my original post was a joke, right? Sorry, I forgot my "
    < sarcasm></sarcasm>
    " tags.
  3. I've been doing this for years... on Hard Drive Cooling for 10 Cents · · Score: 1

    Well, after over-clocking my AMD 1800+ to the point that the BIOS thinks it's a 2200+, and installing four hard-drives, two video cards, and cool neon-lights, I ended up stripping the case covers and leaving only the metallic skeleton holding the parts together.

    I then proceeded to plop two big-ass fucking fans on both sides of the box to manage the cooling. The little dinky CPU fan couldn't handle the processor, so I had to do it.

    What... So I don't have enough cash to dish out for one of those fancy-mangled "water cooling systems" or "liquid nitrogen". But hell, It Just Works.

  4. Are they... ? on Microsoft to Release a Thin-Client Windows XP · · Score: 5, Funny
    Is Microsoft trying to compete with open source projects like PXES or ThinStation?
    I'm reading on Brian Madden's Thin Client Web that Microsoft is about to release (don't know exactly when) two new versions of Windows XP targeting the thin-client market
    Apperantly so.
  5. Nope, Read... on Canadians May Face 25% Download Tariff · · Score: 1

    ... You can download, but not upload. It makes a world of difference if the RIAA ever comes after you.

  6. Actually... on Canadians May Face 25% Download Tariff · · Score: 2, Informative

    I think the scope of that includes anything that isn't music either. And you could download off of local servers too. You wouldn't be breaking the law, although they would.

  7. Yes! Re:So does this make downloading files legal? on Canadians May Face 25% Download Tariff · · Score: 2, Informative

    Keep up with the news man. It already is legal to download music in Canada. You just can't upload anything. So just make sure to download your stuff off of foreign servers and you're in the clear.

  8. You forgot... Re:Drinkin' the koolaid on Canadians May Face 25% Download Tariff · · Score: 1
    A reasonable tariff is zero. By your logic, they should go ahead and put me in prison for owning a gun "capable" of killing someone. Why does your country accept this idea of punishing everyone evenly for possible illegal use of something that is generally used for legal things? How come copiers aren't taxed? And who gets that tariff money?
    You forgot the obligatory, "Why do you hate Freedom!?"
  9. Re:It isn't just downloads.... on Canadians May Face 25% Download Tariff · · Score: 1

    FUCK! I just made a pretty useless post several layers down. And now I wish I didn't just so that I could mod this up. Specially after reading Generation of Swine, I'm really up for that kind of humour.

  10. Perhaps... on Canadians May Face 25% Download Tariff · · Score: 1

    ...the government is looking for a sugar daddy to cover for all the wasted sponsorship money and what-not.
    All I see is increases in taxes here, prices going psycho there. I just saw gas go over a fucking dollar/litre! ONE FUCKING DOLLAR! This jumping from about .65 - .70 last summer.

    I know I'm kind of off-topic, but c'mon. In London, the city recently chipped in a substantial amount of money to pay for The John Labatt Centre. They wanted to raise taxes in order to cover the expense. There was no vote, I didn't agree to this. People will have to fight this. I don't want to sound sensationalist, but this is just fucking ridiculous. We got them to just raise ticket prices instead of taxes. :)

  11. Re:MOD PARENT DOWN on Intel Seeking Moore's Law Original Publication · · Score: 1

    No, the one in the auction has the entire magazine, including covers, etc. The PDF on intel's site is just his article.

  12. Please Try Again!!! Re:Noggonnawork on Hacker High School Starts to Spread · · Score: 1
    Notice Etics last? I wonder how many will ADHD out & use their skills for evil before completing the course.
    Actually, the very first (well, second) paragraph you read on the first page of the introduction in the first lesson reads:
    While there is a thrill to hacking partly because of the illegal nature of computer trespass, we want to show you that it is just as big a thrill to alert others about lapses in security and make them public without worrying about going to jail over it. As a citizen of most countries, it is not only your right, but your responsibility, to report security and privacy leaks to the proper authorities. You do this not because you can, but because many other people can't. You are helping those who can't help themselves. This is what watchdog groups do. This is what you will learn to do.
  13. Er? Re:It's been happening for a long time already on Best Buy Has Man Arrested for Using $2 Bills · · Score: 1
    just take them down to any local bank where you can exchange them for real dollars.
    As opposed to exchanging them for fake $2 bills?
  14. crack, eh? on Crack Found in Shuttle Tank · · Score: 1
    Crack Found in Shuttle Tank
    Maybe they should switch to more less-expensive fuel.
    You never know though, this might actually turn the ghetto into a legitimate buisness. God bless those entrepreneurs. ;-)
  15. Re:Lungs? on Lunar Dust: A Major Worry for Moon Visitors · · Score: 1
    Likewise, I doubt that any cleaning procedure will be able to keep every bit of dust from getting into areas where people will be taking those nice, deep, contaminated breaths.
    If you leave your suit in a safe place, and hose it down before taking it off, I doubt you'll have much dust floating around for you to breathe in. On top of that, It's not like the little dust that would be in the air is any worse than all the shit we already inhale here on Earth. Contamination.
  16. Lungs? on Lunar Dust: A Major Worry for Moon Visitors · · Score: 1
    Some of the particles are only microns across which means once they get into your lungs, they stay there.
    I doubt people will be walking on the surface, taking long, deep breaths of fresh air.
    Dunno, just a thought.
  17. Nope... Re:Speach on U.S. Blogger Breaches Canadian Publication Ban · · Score: 1
    What the heck is up with the word "speach". It seems to be everywhere lately. Doesn't anyone know how to spell anymore?

    Nope, we're too busy speaching.
  18. RTFA! Re:|____ on **No Title** · · Score: 5, Informative
    WTF? Is April 1st the Free Karma Day?


    Didn't you RTFA? It clearly says:

    "

    "

    Hey, I like karma too. :)
  19. Re:OMG THE POPE DIED on Man Sells Baby to Pay for Gadgets · · Score: 1

    ahhaahahaahahhahahahhahahha...

    You just made my day. People, please mod him funny. :) For the love of God! Do it!

  20. Uhh... Re:Drops the fine? on Microsoft Drops Blaster Author's Fine · · Score: 2
    IANAL, but for an EULA to work, doesn't the user have to agree to it and run the program voluntarily?
    Would you like to run this worm and agree with the Terms of Service? (Y/n): _"

    Again, dunno. Maybe I'm wrong. Comments?
  21. Re:WINE? Re:20% switching? No way. on Forbes Predicts 5% Desktop Share for Apple in 2005 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I can't, because "WINE IS NOT AN EMULATOR". *sigh*.

    Here, Have a cookie and fuck off. I hate these karma-whoaring trolls.

  22. Re:WINE? Re:20% switching? No way. on Forbes Predicts 5% Desktop Share for Apple in 2005 · · Score: 1

    Before anyone replies, Yes, I know WoW was already ported to OS X. It just slipped my mind and remembered right as I hit "Submit".

  23. WINE? Re:20% switching? No way. on Forbes Predicts 5% Desktop Share for Apple in 2005 · · Score: 1, Troll

    You know, "Wine Is Not An Emulator" WINE? Copy over a few of the files off an old Windows 98 CD + some fonts 'n' libraries and you can be playing "World of Warcraft", "Half-Life 2", "GTA: San Andreas", or whatever else you'd like. And if that fails, just get Cedega for $5. They're for linux, but they work just as well on a Mac. I know, I've tried.

  24. Ahhahahahha.... Re:Microsoft.com on Learning a Language in the Digital Age · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sprite through the nose... ahaha...
    /me Wishes he could mod you up.

    It's hillarious, words cannot describe the pain of laughter I recieve from seeing such a professionally made website describing "leet speak"... and being so incredibly serious about it. :-D

  25. Google is your Friend... on Learning a Language in the Digital Age · · Score: 3, Informative

    I learn't basic Japanese with this site. Enough to start reading online dictionaries and forums. Combined with countless hours of anime... ;-) I'm about ready for my trip to Japan next year to see how it all paid off.

    In conclusion, there's more than a few references for any language online, learn the basics, then start from the ground up in "Real Life"(tm). Like a kid that's learning his first tongue. Only other advice I can give is to learn the language on its own, use the basics of the language as a catapult to learn the rest with sites that use that actual language and if you don't know the meaning, use a dictionary (don't translate, just define). If you try to learn a language by becoming a walking babel-fish... you'll sound like it when having a conversation. And that ain't a good thing. You get the whole immigrant accent going on. My parents have that... :-\