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  1. Penguin Bashing on Toy Penguins and Male Egos Drove Linux Acceptance · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In other news...

    Germans were found batting stuffed penguins for distance while wearing yeti suits with big clubs.

  2. Shred it on TVI to Sue Over MS Autoplay Feature · · Score: 2, Funny

    Most shredders accept storage media and begin processing automatically upon insertion. Vague patents sure do fire people up with 'prior art' brainstorming.

  3. We are geeks! on What's the Point of Building a Home Theater PC? · · Score: 2, Insightful
    What do you mean?
    The HTPC also has to have an advantage over a similar dedicated component ? there's no point in reinventing the wheel unless you can make it faster, smaller, and cheaper.
    The strongest point is that people just like to do it themselves. Whether it's a hobby, an instructional session, or just utilization of existing hardware, rolling your own HTPC is just what geeks do.

    Perhaps they didn't mean for this to be spotlighted on /.?
  4. Re:Think about the tree's... on US Govt Makes Times New Roman 14 Official Font · · Score: 1

    I doubt Bush had anything to do with this. I mean, Dude doesn't even use email.

  5. False sense of well being on Online Gaming for Couples? · · Score: 2, Insightful
    I had a LDR with a non-geek for almost a full year. We mostly communicated over IM, with occasional visits in between. Phone calls were rare because cell phones with free long distance were not as widespread then.

    Anyway, the point is, things were great until we had to actually spend time together. We were fine in cyberspace, or just virtually for that matter. But once we spent time together for more than a week at a time the dynamics changed, and we found we had less going for us than we expected.

    So, my second point is, don't substitute a virtual relationship for a real one. It makes a huge difference dating a person in town where geography allows for more frequent visits.

    My final point is, don't take things too seriously until you spend a significant time together. Cyber/LDR relationships can give a fals sense of well-being.

  6. Re:The East has some good ways.... on East vs. West: Culture and Distributed Development · · Score: 0

    Good in theory, but supervisors don't always look out for their people like they should. Mine doesn't, but I have had some that do. But seriously, how do I get work done and meet my boss at the golf course? Building relationships can be abused in a production-centric environment.

  7. Re:The East has some good ways.... on East vs. West: Culture and Distributed Development · · Score: 0

    So that's why my boss plays golf 8 hours a day with his boss...
    while I work in the office.

  8. In other news... on Google Asks Booble To Cease And Desist · · Score: 0

    Booble has brought suit to the child website Poodle.com for neglecting to adequately reference fecalphiliac or beastiality sites.
    It seems Booble doesn't want their image tarnished by legitimate pet sales.

  9. Re:Okay, okay, get me an Asprin now please. on Thyne Oldest Known Tech Manual · · Score: 0
    Don't forget the
    <blink></blink>
    tags.
  10. Re:"blindingly obvious" Still needs to be proved. on Weighing the Value of Privacy · · Score: 0

    When tax dollars come into play, not knowing for sure if it did in this case, the obvious needs no proof.

  11. California? on Ultimate Automotive Computer Installation · · Score: 1

    Better not drive this car in California. It's a ticket waiting to happen!

  12. Astronaut Dean says... on Mars Express Confirms Water on Mars · · Score: 2, Funny

    With this water we can go to Mars. Then were gonna take Deimos, then we're gonna go take Phobos, then we're going over to Mercury to take back the SUN!!!!! Yeaaaaahhhhh!

  13. Gallagher on Photographing Exploding Edibles · · Score: 0

    I don't think Gallagher's Sledge-o-matic has anything to worry about.

  14. Can't get to the moon incrementally... on Growing Up With Lucy · · Score: 1
    But as he says, you can't jump to the moon incrementally.
    But you can get to Mars incrementally, using the moon... Article
  15. Re:Luuuuuuucy! on Growing Up With Lucy · · Score: 1

    Hey Luuuucy, I'm Hom(inid).

  16. Re:Trig functions... on Performance Benchmarks of Nine Languages · · Score: 1

    ISS was found to have a leak in it, but I heard they were able to patch it up... oh, you said IIS. Let me rephrase: IIS was found to have a leak in it, but I heard they weren't able to patch it up...

  17. And Webservers on How Much Broadband Usage is Too Much? · · Score: 1

    I ran a dinky webserver for personal use. No one hit it that wasn't a personal friend of mine, save for port bashers and scanners, and it was basically just a small file server. My ISP shut down port 80 and told me not to open another webserver or they would cut off my service. They never bothered to look at 8080 :) I think they just like to let you know who really owns the bandwidth. It's more of a power trip.

  18. Re:Holy cow on Tech Firms Defend Moving Jobs Overseas · · Score: 1

    No, she didn't say it. Not unless you are referring to some female named Scott Kirwin. RTFA

  19. Not that I am defending Carly Fiorina... on Tech Firms Defend Moving Jobs Overseas · · Score: 1
    But I hate to see all this misinformation spreading. Excerpt from the article:
    "The problem is not a lack of highly educated workers," said Scott Kirwin, founder of the Information Technology Professionals Association of America. "The problem is a lack of highly educated workers willing to work for the minimum wage or lower in the U.S. Costs are driving outsourcing, not the quality of American schools."
    RTFA: Not Fiorina but Scott Kirwin
  20. Re:HP CEO fails to understand basic economics on Tech Firms Defend Moving Jobs Overseas · · Score: 1
    "The problem is not a lack of highly educated workers," said Scott Kirwin, founder of the Information Technology Professionals Association of America. "The problem is a lack of highly educated workers willing to work for the minimum wage or lower in the U.S. Costs are driving outsourcing, not the quality of American schools."
    RTFA: Not Carly Fiorina but Scott Kirwin
  21. Re:You'd expect that from someone making millions on Tech Firms Defend Moving Jobs Overseas · · Score: 2, Informative
    "The problem is not a lack of highly educated workers," said Scott Kirwin, founder of the Information Technology Professionals Association of America. "The problem is a lack of highly educated workers willing to work for the minimum wage or lower in the U.S. Costs are driving outsourcing, not the quality of American schools."
    RTFA: Not Fiorina but Scott Kirwin
  22. Like a toilet? on ISS May Have A Leak · · Score: 1

    Why not use a dye like you do when checking for a leaky toilet?

  23. Lowers risk of getting diabetes II huh? on Caffeine vs Type II Diabetes · · Score: 1
    OK, so you drink 6 cups a day and don't get diabetes. I wonder if they considered that men are probably raising their chances of high-blood pressure and kidney stones by the 50% to offset getting diabetes (and women by 30%).

    6 cups is a bit much for your body, and if you disagree you are probably just trying to justify your caffeine addiction.

  24. Re:A good review on A Return Of The King Review · · Score: 1
    I loved #1, got a bit bored with #2, but was truly riveted by #3.

    I've heared this from a few people. And the same complaints can be heard about almost all trilogies. Understanding this pattern, it makes since to think of trilogies as one big story, segmented into three parts.

    In other words: What do you expect? It's a trilogy. They were never meant to be thought of as independent movies; so don't try.
  25. Re:Please, no hobbit! on Peter Jackson Hints At The Hobbit · · Score: 1
    Yet, Harry Freaking Potter excepted, everyone watches the movie, and far fewer read the book.
    Many people, nowadays, won't even think to read the book until after they see the movie.