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  1. Certified A.S.S. on 1 Million Windows to Mac Converts So Far in 2005 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Apple Store Specialists

    Do you suppose these specialists abbreviate their title on their business cards?

  2. NAND chip on Smallest IP Target Device? · · Score: 3, Funny

    I once got Linux to run on a 74x00 quad-NAND chip. Maybe you should try something like that.

  3. Micro-orbit satellite on Build Your Own Linux-Based Satellite · · Score: 4, Funny

    Unfortunately, because of its diminutive size, this satellite can only be put into orbit around a large city at best. For true Earth orbit, you need to spend real money.

  4. 9300K and 5000K on LED-Based LCD Display Tested · · Score: 3, Funny

    I have one of these, and with my blast furnace, I was able to test it at 5000K. At 5000K, it burst into flames almost instantly, and all the plastic parts either burned or melted then boiled. All that remained was a charred steel frame and some cinders. At 9300K, the steel frame also vaporized and very little of the remains were recognizeable from the original monitor. All told, I do not recommend using this monitor for such high-temperature applications.

  5. Re:What's all the fuss on iPod Tax Causes Sour Apples · · Score: 1

    Why?

    Aftermarket auto accessories such as nose bras, antenna balls and spark plugs say e.g. "Fits Chevy Impala", and these parts are not necessarily approved by GM. Why is the iPod different?

    How about adding a disclaimer:
    iPod is a registered trademark of Apple Computer. This product is not approved by apple.

  6. Re:P2P will EAT your children! on P2P Users More Likely to Cheat, Shoplift · · Score: 1

    Well, Jack, um, how did you become aware... well, develop, this theory?

  7. Re:mmmmm on Robotic Patients Used to Help Train Doctors · · Score: 1

    Mechanical Organs? Get with the times! These days, we digital synthesizers.

  8. In other news... on Peru Passes Free Software Law · · Score: 4, Funny

    Prior to the vote, Steve Ballmer testified on the issue before the Peruvian Congress. During his testimony, he removed his shoe and banged it on the podium, while announcing that he was going to "fucking kill" them if they went with Open Source. For his closing statement, Ballmer said nothing, but fumed a bit, then tossed a wooden chair across the stage.

  9. Re:With apologies to Sid Meier... on U.S. Deploys Orbital Communications Jammer · · Score: 1

    I didn't realize the B-52 dropped any bombs in WWII.

  10. Re:I sense a connection... on European Students to Put Microsatellite Into Orbit · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wouldn't get too paranoid. Due to budget constraints, they were only able to put the satellite into orbit around Europe, and not the entire Earth.

  11. New and Improved on NSF Ponders New And Improved Internet · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Maybe I'm drifting off topic here, but how can this internet thing simultaneously be new and improved? If it's improved, it existed before. If it's new, it didn't.

  12. natural computer? on Artificial Intelligence for Computer Games · · Score: 3, Funny

    "because of the interest in modeling behaviors on machines that we find in nature"

    Does that mean you are going to run it on an abandoned 486 you found in the woods?

  13. Not MY car on Car Computer Systems at Risk to Viruses · · Score: 1

    You know, the more I hear about stuff like this, the more I like my '71 Ford. Sure I had to spend a week replacing the timing gear, and another week fixing the oil pump after it sucked up parts of the old timing gear, but it least it doesn't get viruses.

  14. patent violation on Why Bill Gates Wants 3,000 New Patents · · Score: 5, Funny
    They got a patent on this?
    BOOL IsBaseballExciting()
    {
    return FALSE;
    }
    Wow. Just wow.
  15. Re:Well, tough .... on Net Marketers Worried as Cookies Lose Effectiveness · · Score: 1

    This should be modded -1 wrong. I've shopped at KMart numerous times, and I've never been asked to wear a tracking caller. One time, though, they insisted I wear socks, but I was trying on shoes that day.

  16. Re:America on ESRB Revokes San Andreas Rating · · Score: 1

    Come on. In England, it is illegal to allow anyone under 10 to see a naked mannequin. So obviously, your country has a similar problem with nakedness, especially fiberglass nakedness.

  17. Re:She wrote a poem about BillG? on Microsoft's 10-year-old Certified Professional · · Score: 1

    plastered, rastered, mustard, custard, flustered.

    Anyways, as Ray Charles once said, "Breaks my heart to see a kid that young gone bad..."

  18. Re:What I always liked about Stevens on Advanced Programming in the UNIX Env, 2nd Ed. · · Score: 0, Troll

    Fuh, that's nothing. I know an author who built his own paper mill.

  19. Re:It is a tiny problem for them on Cell Phone Records for Sale · · Score: 4, Funny

    Where can I buy this "foo" you speak of? Suddenly I want one now tha Bob and Brad have one.

  20. Re:alchemy as an allegory on Royal Society Finds Lost Newton Papers · · Score: 1

    Dude, you are thinking of C. Jung. G. Jung was a drug kingpin.

  21. Let the eagle soar!! on Justice O'Connor Retiring · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This means that Bush has his chance to appoint John Ashcroft to the Supreme Court where he can do some REAL damage. Wouldn't that be fun?

  22. In other news... on Java: One Step Closer To Open Source · · Score: 3, Funny

    In other news, the Ford Motor Company announced today a bold new initiative to sell more cars. It seems that they will now be allowing customers to open the hood and tinker with the engine after buying the car. Ford expects this to increase the popularity of their cars and create a huge market for third-party add-ons.

  23. browse and interact on The Virtual Planet Explorer · · Score: 3, Funny

    What do they mean by interact? Does this mean I can like wlak around in this 3-D world and kick over buildings and stuff? Also, if Boeing and Airbus use this too, what happens when I grab the airplane out of the sky?

  24. Re:Give us a call! on Copyright Law Protection for Employees? · · Score: 1
    1-888-667-4722 (It's pure coincidence that my phone number spells NO-PIRACY)

    Where are you getting the Y?

  25. More details on 10 Percent of UK Sites Incompatible with Firefox · · Score: 3, Funny

    It turns out that on these 10%, they render just fine. It's just that the content is an insult to the intelligence of the average Firefox user.