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  1. Re:The rotting corpse of SCO on SCO Slammed in Slander of Title Suit · · Score: 1
    The only SCO headline I want to see:
    SCO files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy,stops operations

    Or maybe just:
    Darl McBride impaled by Vlad the Impaler, who found time machine in the ground....
    :-p
  2. Re:Puff, puff, pass... on SCO Slammed in Slander of Title Suit · · Score: 4, Funny
    And anyone who attempts to welcome their mold overlords should dragged out into the street and shot. :P

    I for one, would like to welcome our new mold overlords!
  3. Re:Compared to Windows on Is the Linux Desktop Getting Heavier and Slower? · · Score: 1

    For starters, most of the Linux programs will be using shared memory. Yes, they do end up using the same parts of memory, and it all counts towards that program's memory usage. Secondly, most of the memory usage is disk cache. In reality, I'd be surprised if all the Linux programs' (for a normal desktop) memory usage added up to 60 megs....

  4. Re:Actually, it's obvious why they're getting bigg on Is the Linux Desktop Getting Heavier and Slower? · · Score: 1

    Um, I'm using KDE on a 300mhz PII, (as I'm compiling KDE 3.2), and I didn't notice any slowdown.... after I switched the theme from RedHat's Bluecurve(simple looking, but a severe system hog) to KDE's default-Keramik....

  5. Re:Computer freeze check on Is Caps Lock Dead? · · Score: 1

    Nope. Didn't have a clue what it did until I switched from Window$, and had the scroll lock key on, at a BASH prompt.....

  6. Re:furthermore... on Recording Industry Hopes To Hinder CD Burning · · Score: 1

    Gimme a few minutes to make a frontend for mingw's dd....

  7. Re:What about /. ? on How The Government Spies On Your Internet Use · · Score: 1
    My name is George Bush, and I approved this message

    Truly the terrorists have won.
  8. One way to solve it.... on The Urban Geek As A Mugger Magnet? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Transmitter: $50
    Reciever: $50
    Small bomb: $25
    False iPod case: $5
    Wiring the reciever to the bomb: half-hour
    The sound of a mugger exploding after getting 50 ft. away: Priceless

  9. Re:You were crossing a border slappy! on Circuit Boards + Soldering Iron == Terrorist? · · Score: 1
    The anti-US propanda floating around is more orwellian than current US policy.

    I thought the only way for the US to be more Orwellian would be to change the name to Oceania, take in Britian, declare that we have always been at war with (Eastasia xor Eurasia), and to declare that War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, and that Ignorance is Strength, in accordance with the policies of ingsoc....
  10. Re:You are painting with a very broad brush on The Economics of Executing Virus Writers · · Score: 1

    I think he would be refering to a little-obeyed portion of the U.S. Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights....

  11. Re:gzip? on Bob Muglia on Longhorn Server, Linux and Blackcomb · · Score: 1

    Why, use that relationship to tar xzf the competitor instead, of course!

  12. put up & shut up on IBM tells SCO to Put Up or Shut Up · · Score: 5, Funny

    How's about put up AND shut up?

  13. Re:Sweet on Successful PearPC/Mac OS X Install Documented · · Score: 1

    And run X in each, with 2 different X sessions running per OS....

  14. Re:The "wheel" group on How Would You Distribute Root Access? · · Score: 1

    No kidding... (spent several hours trying to add self to sudoers file)

  15. Re:They predicted it... it came true. on Microsoft Blames Anti-trust Legal Fees for Price Increases · · Score: 3, Informative

    He never said legally they can't. He said that people, for the most part, start to get offended by such activities...

  16. Re:Ugh... on A Worm's Worm · · Score: 2, Interesting

    You mean, like my little EZcompile (a frontend to the Linux compiling process) project that I've been working on while learning Tcl/Tk?

  17. Re:Big time. on Digital Cameras Change War Photo-Journalism · · Score: 1

    Turn off the smart quotes in IE! It?s stupid looking...

  18. Re:Unfortunately... on Excel Clone for Linux Now in Beta · · Score: 1

    The source isn't free.(as in speech)
    From the GNU Philosophy page, the Free Software Song, by RMS, will follow.
    Join us now and share the software;
    You'll be free, hackers, you'll be free.
    x2

    Hoarders may get piles of money,
    That is true, hackers, that is true.
    But they cannot help their neighbors;
    That's not good, hackers, that's not good.

    When we have enough free software
    At our call, hackers, at our call,
    We'll throw out those dirty licenses
    Ever more, hackers, ever more.

    Join us now and share the software;
    You'll be free, hackers, you'll be free.
    x2

  19. Obligatory 1984 reference: on Comcast Plans Cable Boxes with Integrated Wi-Fi and Snooping · · Score: 1

    Big Brother is double-plus-ungood
    And..
    War is Peace
    Freedom is Slavery
    Ignorance is Strength

  20. Re:UserFriendly Cartoon: April 28.2002 on CDs May be Less Immortal than We Thought · · Score: 1

    *kicks self for temporarely forgetting HTML and how to spell*
    OK, done kicking self...

  21. Re:When did they argue that? on CDs May be Less Immortal than We Thought · · Score: 1

    Hmmm... My BS-ometer seems to jump when it gets close to the parent.... Wonder why?

  22. Re:UserFriendly Cartoon: April 28.2002 on CDs May be Less Immortal than We Thought · · Score: 1

    Someone! Please, fix the Slashcode!

  23. UserFriendly Cartoon: April 28.2002 on CDs May be Less Immortal than We Thought · · Score: 1

    Net Geeks There's no need to feel guilt I said Net Geeks For the software you built I said Net Geeks Cause you're not in the wrong There's no need to feel unhappy! Net Geeks You can burn a CD I said Net Geeks With your fave MP3s You can play them In your home or your car Many ways to take them real far! It's fun to violate The D M C A! It's fun to violate The D M C A-AY! You have everything You need to enjoy Your music with your toys! It's fun to violate The D M C A! It's fun to violate The D M C A-AY! You can archive your tunes! You can share over cable! You can annoy the Record labels!

  24. Re:exporting mail from thunderbird... on Mozilla Thunderbird 0.6 Released · · Score: 1

    Well, I believe that Outlook supports importing from mbox format...

  25. Re:wow, I thought the law was supposed to protect on Microsoft's Long-Playing Business Record · · Score: 1

    I'd bring an X-Box. After all, MS loses money on those. ;-)