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  1. Re:For those who missed the action... on date +%s Turning 1111111111 · · Score: 1
    Meh. That's a lot of unneccessary keystrokes.
    [510] cuervo@crossbone ~ $ perl -e '$| = 1; do { printf "\r%lu", time(); } while (time < 1111111111);'
    [511] cuervo@crossbone ~ $ date
    Thu Mar 17 17:58:34 PST 2005
    (I forgot the closing newline, as you can see, and my $PROMPT_COMMAND involves "echo -ne \\r". Oh, well.)

    Bet if I posted this some hours ago I would've got modded up. :-)
  2. Re:That's "Tremor", not "tumor". on Help For Those With Shaky Hands · · Score: 1
    I like most men can already do this.... because I have two hands.
    And two feet. Don't even ask what they're for, if you don't already know.
  3. Re:Why are we still using AIM? on AIM's New Terms Of Service · · Score: 1

    Or irc, or silc.

    Was I the only one who was sitting on efnet, wondering wtf everyone was doing on AIM?

  4. Re:Gaim on AIM's New Terms Of Service · · Score: 1

    Didn't work in the current versions, last I checked.

  5. So, what you're saying is... on Women Leaving I.T. · · Score: 1

    Chicks don't dig Unix?

  6. Re:Understanding Complaints on Google Punishes Self for Cloaking · · Score: 1
    [...] Think of the "True Neutral" druids. [...] This is like trying to kill the ghost-generator in Gauntlet, rather than just focusing on the ghosts themselves. You can lob an axe and kill a ghost with ease; It's just that there's so many of them. [...] But there is room for strategy and motion within the tension.
    Been playing RPGs lately, have we?
  7. Re:5% of what exactly on Wisconsin Governor Proposing Tax On Downloads · · Score: 1

    s/puppy killer/terrorist/

  8. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum... on Aus. Gov't Considers Fines for Online Suicide Info · · Score: 1

    It's against the law to take one's own life.

    The penalty is death.

  9. Re:dooced? on The Repercussions of Blogging · · Score: 1

    "Doosh" is the spelling I'm familiar with... comes from some online gaming thing or another. I believe I first became acquainted with it in SOCOM 2 -- it means "we just waxed your bomb carrier hard".

  10. Ethics: on When Should You Quit Your Job? · · Score: 1

    No women, no kids. :P

  11. Re:Wonder if they were using Windows? on Bank Of America Loses 1.2 Million Customer Records · · Score: 1
    This is /. Anytime anything bad happens, MS has to be implicated somehow. I believe there is a function for that in SlashCode.
    implicateMicrosoft();

    There're also implicateSCO() and implicateMiscellaneous().
  12. Probably obvious, but on Microsoft Will Pay If Its Bugs Damage Your Data · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This seems like a weak, thinly veiled stab at open source.

    E.g., Microsoft: "You run Debian? Great! But who'll pay if your data gets damaged?"

    To which the obvious reply is: well, gee, my operating system hasn't ever really damaged my data -- as a matter of fact, last time my hard drive went bad, I was able to recover most of my data. Thanks anyway, though!

  13. Re:win32 drivers running in linux on Dvorak on How Microsoft Can Kill Linux · · Score: 1
    So I ask, why not create code that would allow you to use Windows drivers on Linux?
    Like driverloader and ndiswrapper?
  14. Re:Signatures on Visa To Push Swipeless Credit Cards · · Score: 1
    Does anybody in N. America check signatures?
    Y'know, the only time that actually happened to me was at BofA, years ago. My signature actually changed, and they said "could you please sign it again, like you used to?". Took me three or four tries.

    Nowadays, I just sign it "Johnny was here" (generic), "Johnny got paid" (paycheck)", "Johnny hates you" (bills), etcetera. Sometimes just "Johnny", if I'm feeling lazy.

    I've actually managed to get away signing with "X" sometimes. Probably something to do with the fact my face is on my BofA Visa debit card.
  15. Re:Spoiler Warning on Star Wars Episode 3 Play-By-Play In Pictures · · Score: 1

    *watches giant laser beam blast out of Slashdot and at the innocent inhabitants of planet tpi.fi* Leia: I TOLD YOU WHERE THE REBEL BASE IS!#%
    CmdrTaco: Mwahahaha

  16. Re:Savantism on A Savant Explains His Abilities · · Score: 1
    Imagine a simple equation using only the number 1 Imagine its answer. Now imagine I said the answer was 2 - was this what you were thinking?
    I was thinking "1 = 1", actually... adding them would introduce the number "2". (Not to be a smartass.)
  17. Re:I am a Stock Picking (anti) Savant on A Savant Explains His Abilities · · Score: 1
    I can't explain it, it is just a natural ability I have.
    Stop investing in SCO. :P

    (Sorry, it's been a while since I saw an SCO story on the front page. Was going through withdrawals.)
  18. The guy was pissed. on Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Creating 911 Worm · · Score: 1

    His problem was either that he didn't know who he was pissed at, or didn't care.

    He just wanted to cause damage. We all -- or at least a hell of a lot of us -- get the urge, he just had a prolonged bout and followed through on it.

  19. Brilliant! on Undisclosed Markets to Participate in IPTV Trial · · Score: 1

    This way, when the cable goes out, you can't call to complain!

  20. Re:Am I the only one on Identifying World's Species With Genetic Bar Codes · · Score: 1
    Or the often forgetten, but still widely used database often known as "filing cabinets" where the entries are stored in "ink" on "paper."
    With barcodes?
  21. Am I the only one on Identifying World's Species With Genetic Bar Codes · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    who wonders when, upon reading "database", what variety the database is -- e.g., MySQL?

  22. Woohoo! on NASA Announces De-Orbit Mission For Hubble · · Score: 1
    NASA's new goals are now manned missions to the moon, as a platform for Mars."
    Yay!

    On the other hand, I may lose that bet, after all.
  23. Hmm. on Fallout From Japanese Patent On Help Icon · · Score: 1

    I wonder if "$" is patented.

  24. Re:well... on Court Docs Reveal Kazaa Logging User Downloads · · Score: 1
    It looks like we are going to evolve backwards... everyone will be running back to IRC for their illegal needs.
    Hell, all you'd need is a list of which nicks have what files, and automate DCC sending. I could have an ircII script to do that ready in an hour or two.
  25. Y'know on Asteroid To Be Naked-Eye Visible In 2029 · · Score: 1


    This reminds me of the Conversation of Eiros and Charmion, for some reason.