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  1. seems odd on NYT Discovers Internet's Wild Side: IRC · · Score: 5, Interesting


    I think its funny that file sharing is now on a par with animal pornography...

    The vilification plan is almost complete.

  2. GPS indoors on GPS Cell Phone in Soda Can Form · · Score: 2, Interesting


    Actually, GPS indoors is rather cutting-edge. It isn't commercially available on a large scale.

    Clicky

    Disclaimer: Our company sells trimble gps

  3. Re:accurate google results? on Putting Google to the Test · · Score: 1


    Everytime you see something you don't like in your search, put a -foo into your search query. Try this out:
    "johan svendsen" classical -buy -deal -popular -store

    It goes from 8000 hits down to about 2000, and removes most of the ecommerce sites.

    More info on google search...

  4. HK-47 on What Sex is Your Robot? · · Score: 2, Funny


    Only you quivering meatbags worry about such things.

  5. Re:Research on Growing Teeth on Growing Teeth with Stem Cell Technology · · Score: 5, Funny


    I don't know how it is in the UK, but it can't be any worse than Arkansas teeth!

  6. alternate stuff on User Interface and Carpal Tunnel - Tech Solutions? · · Score: 5, Informative


    Maybe some form of weightlifting would help you.

    I never have any pains other than sore muscles, and I routinely log 12-14 hours daily on a computer. A big part of that is time spent in the gym. You don't have to be a bodybuilder, just exercise 3 or 4 times a week at some light to medium weights. Figure out what the maximum weights you can lift are, then do about 60-70% of that weight for 4 sets of 8 repititions. Recheck your maximum weights every couple months, and adjust accordingly.

    It will make you feel better, and improve your concentration when you have to sit still and type all day. Also, the women like guys with a little muscle on them :)

  7. Re:My suggestion is on Moving Up the IT Ladder in a Poor Economy? · · Score: 1


    Thanks AC, that just made my day!

  8. Re:New players beware... on Star Wars Galaxies Takes Jump To Lightspeed · · Score: 1


    Phil the Canuck! Please tell me how to make 9k faction (rebel OR imperial), and you will be my favorite /.er.

    I only get like 50 faction per mission, and it's way too discouraging. :)

    Thanks!

  9. Re:I call troll in the article on Ethanol From Waste Straw · · Score: 2, Informative


    Here's why...

    Got to love those California environmental regulations!

  10. I call troll in the article on Ethanol From Waste Straw · · Score: -1, Informative


    It's nice to see that big oil companies are helping fund a project like this too.

    Iogen isn't an oil company.

    And, they only have 150 employees. A supermajor like Exxon is exponentially larger than this.

  11. trade ya on First Bank Transfer via Quantum Cryptography · · Score: 4, Funny


    I'll give you my entangled photons in exchange for chocolate.

  12. wait just a second here on IT Workers Not Eligible for Overtime in New Rules · · Score: 2, Funny


    You mean we were supposed to get overtime pay BEFORE they passed this law?

  13. my advice on Reasonable Salary for Entry Level Programmers? · · Score: 4, Insightful


    I've been out of school for 2 yrs, so some might disagree.....

    Hold out for a job in an industry you want to be in. Pay is secondary unless you have kids and stuff - it's better to get your foot in the door somewhere that does interesting development on projects you want to work on.

    If you take some job admin'ing windows boxes for the Arkansas Bureau of Indian Relations, it's easy to get pigeon-holed. Along comes a wifester, and suddenly its hard to uproot everything and take a risk with a cool startup or consulting firm.

    My advice: don't worry about a few dollars, go out there and get the most interesting job you can, regardless of location. Go balls to the wall for a few years, learn your trade, and have a good time.

    Interesting/hard jobs in technical fields generally pay good, but you will never be the best or make the best money unless you are excited and interested in getting out there and writing code.

  14. my new hero on WebCrawler Turns 10 Today · · Score: 4, Funny


    Some guys are too cool for their own good. Brian Pinkerton has the domain 'thinkpink.com', AND he wrote his own search engine.

    I bet he even has a 3-digit UID, a beowulf cluster of Xboxes running linux, and he sold all his stock options during the bubble. :)

  15. Re:Not a bad price. on Solar-Hydrogen Eco-House · · Score: 2, Funny


    No kidding! That house totally rocks. It was designed by an *architect* over 4 months, and was constructed with an experimental climate control system - for $70k.

    I'm cashing out my retirement funds and moving to Malaysia, the US sucks.

  16. costumes on New Darth Vader Costume Revealed in upcoming DVDs · · Score: 2, Insightful


    Reminds me of the big controversy over nipples on the bat suit.

  17. great! on Seven Color LED Mousepad · · Score: 1


    seven that you can choose from with a press of a button

    I'd be impressed if I could choose from seven WOMEN with the press of a button.

    Oh, wait...

  18. the only people on Many Internet Users Happy With Dial-Up · · Score: 1


    not interested in broadband are the ones who've never used it. It took about 24 hours for me to patch my mom's windows 95 box across AOL, with the phone service tied up the whole time.

    Totally ridiculous.

  19. doh on Is Sun's Niagara Server Viagra? · · Score: 3, Funny


    AMD is expected to eventually introduce a dual-core Opteron

    If Opteron rhymed with Levitra, I could make a pretty funny joke here...

  20. Re:No news is news on Wonkette and the Ethics of Online Journalism · · Score: 1
  21. food for trolls on Wonkette and the Ethics of Online Journalism · · Score: 2, Funny


    Besides, immediacy is more important than accuracy, and humor is more important than accuracy.'

    Thus, if you make a funny first post without reading the article, you will get +5 in seconds.

  22. Re:Making Up Problems? on On Religious Violence And Videogame Violence · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'm not arguing against Matt Sakey's article because I'm religious. In fact, I'm an atheist. But, I think that Matt just had a bone to pick with relgion as opposed to a strong debate pointing out religion's opposition to video game violence, an opposition that he never did show to exist.

    I agree. I'm a Christian involved in youth ministry, and I don't see any sort of conflict between games and God. Games are just something to do when you're bored - there isn't some spiritual/ephemeral component to them.

    As a Christian gamer, you just use the same discretion with games that you use with movies. I won't watch a late show on Skinimax, and I'm not really interested in GTA. That doesn't mean those things should be banned, but it isn't something I would want to watch, either.

    It's very difficult to legislate morality. If someone wants to live a clean lifestyle, that has to come from within.

  23. more balls? on Linux on the Desktop: More Balls Through Windows · · Score: 4, Funny



    If you want an OS with more balls, try Amiga!

  24. Re:Religion isn't all he's going to lose... on Losing His Religion: Adrian Lamo Interview · · Score: 1


    Nah, the worst they could do is send him to one of those white-collar resort prisons...

  25. Re:Thanks to Thompson? on Xbox Price Drop Doubles Sales, Sony To Follow? · · Score: 1


    Thats too true. I bought one the second week they came out (for $300 USD), and the DVD drive crapped out. I wasn't too thrilled about the platform, but I've bought about 15 games and didn't want to sell them back for pennies on the dollar.

    Long story short, I ended up buying yet another one at the $180 price.

    By contrast, I got a GameCube for $100: the controller is better, the games are as good or better, and the hardware is alot more solid. (I'm a Cube fanboy, I suppose)