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  1. Re:Disappointment.. on Cops Walking the MySpace Beat · · Score: 1

    yes... yes he did... what an idiot. I would have used napalm. oh wait.... I mean... damn him for being a racist bastard.

    Disclaimer: I am not a racist... I just hate everyone equaly.

  2. Re:In all seriousness though on Missing Link Found Between Human Ancestors · · Score: 1

    ahchew!

  3. Re:Aww, poor tax evaders! on IRS Compels PayPal to Release Info · · Score: 1

    I second your opinion.

    I rather NOT pay for other peoples wellfare, to sit at home and buy expensive crap, that they should be using the money elsewhere.

    My tax money should be going to the fat supervisors at TXdot. Department of Transportation in Texas. I've noticed many times, at road contrauction sites, upto 6 men would be standung around one man working. MANY TIMES, not just one occassion.

      I hope i wont sound racest, or anything, but I do believe in one simple fix (no adjustments or ammendments, flat out this rule with no exceptions) We should deport all the illegals (that cannot pass qualification to become citizen (greencard)), disban the wellfare system (COMPLETELY, force those fat ass (white trash, slackers, college students, people that "don't WANT to work")) to get out and get a job. That would also help our medical system. Because now we wouldn't have illegals using our medical benefits, more unemployed employed with jobs with possibly medical coverage) so less of a drain would be on our medical insurance. almost 3 birds with one stone. I would even think of many other issues that could be corrected by this reason.

    But as many positive options I can think of, I can think of just as many negative issues.

  4. Re:Super-powerful lasers? on Sci-Fi Weapons to Join US Arsenal? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, my ION canon, was a bitch to use. it took over 5 minutes for that thing to recharge. And its damage was barely enough to take down those pesky Construction Buildings. However, I loved placing soldiers in groups and take out a whole squad with my ION Canon.

    those were the days!

    (Command & Conquer... original is the best EVER!!)

  5. Re:You have to fight.. on Is Corporate Speak Invading Your IT Department? · · Score: 1

    It really doesn't help that when you explain the technical reasons why certain things wont work the way they expect them to work. That the bastard sales person uses corpspeak to give your management types the feeling that it "CAN" be done using their product.

      I was tasked with setting up a new AD server for a company that wanted to continue using peer to peer based file sharing. My explaination to the management, was that the current server did not meet system requirements & that it was unnecessary to move out of a functioning system, with room for upto %63 growth.

      What I didn't know, was a sales person from a consulting IT firm came in and informed management in corpspeak, that in order to be sucessful in the coming years WE had to upgrade.

      With all my 'plain-english' explainations about why it was unnecessary to 'upgrade' I made sure to get things in writing, and my letters signed and noted of my objections.

      I spent over 200 hours trying to upgrade hardware, to buying new hardware to replace the current servers. To upgrading to the consulting firms requirements for the software management purchased. Only to end up scraping the whole project in whole. (return the old server)

      I wasn't objectionable to the point I tried everything to prevent the success of the project (or did I?) but I did everything to try and make the whole system work.

      When it came down to blame, I knew that the consulting IT firm was going to blame me, (because of all the phone calls I made complaining about the lack of "insert word here"), that it was apparent they were going to blame me.

      Since I had written documentation, and proof of all problems PRIOR to the project, I was able to keep my job (plus a contract re-negociation) and the manager that purchased the project, bit the dust.

  6. Re:Firefox extension requires bluefrog anyway... on Certified Email Not Here to Reduce Spam · · Score: 1

    Simple actually. just goto download the bluefrog application from bluesecurity.com, install it, setup a new account, and then open your mozilla browser. It will add the plugin automatically, but you'll have to register your email acconts one by one.

    The members control panel at bluefrog is simple to use, adding your hotmail, yahoo (non beta), and gmail is cakewalk.

    Other than that, thats the same procedure I did to get my bluefrog working for me. (woopie!)

  7. Re:Blue Frog on Certified Email Not Here to Reduce Spam · · Score: 1

    I have noticed this as well. My firefox crashes at random, whenever I access my gmail account.

    The note I take with the issue is, if I open a clean (new window) and go right into gmail, the blue frog will crash my firefox.

    But if I have 2 or more tabs running, and I've had the window open for some time, then I never encounter an issue. I have been using blue frog for about a month now, and I seriously like it. Either it just makes me feel like I'm doing something (same feeling I get when (if) I recycle, or it is effectively reducing my spam. On a daily basis I used to receive around 150 spam emails in my gmail account, now I'm lucky if I receive 80. whether or not this is due to bluefrog, I dunno. But I feel better! and thats the whole point.

  8. Re:This just in on Spirit Rover Reaches Safety · · Score: 1

    This just in!!!

    DHL recovery team, dies due to the tremendous neck breaking speeds it takes to get to Mars. When the pickup vehicle arrives, and opens its doors, the team would just be mush, and due to lack of oxygen they would have died anyways. (some intelligent engineer decided they would only need 12 hours of oxygen, because the speed of pickup and delivery.)

  9. Re:Consciousness on Stone Age Dentists · · Score: 1

    Of course patients lived!

      I mean, in order to have the title, D.D.S or M. Caveman D.D.S, he has to pass dental school. So a patient had to survive in order for M. Caveman to get his Phd, or so called plakard.

      I for sure wish I had insturance against Malpractice, because after I left M. Caveman DS clinic, my whole mouth was bleeding, and part of my lip is missing.

      Plus I think he's from France...

  10. Goody, Goody, Goodie!! on Stone Age Dentists · · Score: -1, Troll


    FP!! (luser)

    Oh, and I for one welcome my new caveman dentist overlords.

  11. Re:coming next on Let Goofy Track Your Children · · Score: 1

    I agree... being drunk, at this hour, WHILE knowing my kids are asleep, AND safe, is better than not knowing anything about my kids.

    At this point reading slashdot drunk, makes the experience interesting and possibly rewarding.

    While I may accept the arguments I maybe a bad parent now, at least, I'm able to accept critisim compared to most. (if I wasn't under the influence, then I would be completely opposed.)

    Well... its going to be another wonderful day.

  12. Re:So I guess... on Let Goofy Track Your Children · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well I'll put this comment on the layer of good parenting.

      First thing is, I have kids that I have taught to listen to their parents. (Even if I'm drunk, but the lesson is they will never know unless I tell them.) They have learned that whatever they do, I have already done it in the past. So either they tell me ahead of time, or I figure it out, and shit hits the fan.
      My kiddo' learned that if she goes to a club (she's 14), as club that I know is not suitable for a 14 year old, she is not allowed to goto because I've been there so I know what it is like. Then she is in deep shits!. Well the other day, she went over to a friends place to spend the night. Well as bright as she is, she didn't think about NOT giving out her telephone number to guys at the club. While we thought she would be spending the safe night at her friends house, she went out to this so said club.
      We found out about this night out, because she gave here HOME phone number to a guy who was trying to get lucky. (she didn't think about telling this guy to only call during the day... either he was really trying, or he was just nutts. I dunno, but he learned a lesson as well) We found out!
      The first lesson our kids learned (as good parents we are) is to NEVER EVER LIE to your parents. "Because whatever you do, we did it first!" When she came home, the first question we asked was, "who is this Joe guy?", and she shit herself.
    We saw she was going to lie, but it immediately clicked in, and she told us the truth.
      Mind you, if only parents where in the search for Osama, he would have been found years ago. She knew that if she lied, we could find enough people to tell us otherwise. She talked, and we didn't disipline her like we did in the past when she would try to lie to us.
      I just wish parents would teach their kids that it is always better to tell us the truth in the first place, even though they did something wrong. It is always better to tell us what 'your' (synomoyous with kids) plans are so we can tell you what or what not allowed to do, than to do it, and lie to us. Parents would be in better knowledge about their kids.
      We possibly wouldn't have as many problems as we do with our youth as we do now.
    I'm not saying, lets be FRIENDS with our kids rather than be parents, but I'm trying to portray that parents should teach our kids values to trusting their parents. If they do something wrong they should know they did something wrong, but knowingly understand it. Of course they will be punished, but you have to accept the punishment for the cause.
      These days parents leave it up to the automated electronics, or government, or even others to do their job. Only parents can teach thier own children values and understandings of what is expected of them.
      I would rather have my kids grow up, understanding that no matter what happens to them or what they do, We will always be there. Than to have them think they should go somewhere else to get the respect, or acknowledgement that they wish to have.

    (I'm drunk, but this doesn't mean I'm a bad parent... I know where my kids are!)

  13. Re:coming next on Let Goofy Track Your Children · · Score: 2, Interesting

    But what prevents them from being shocked to death if they are kidnapped?

    Really, if I had this so called 'implant', and I were kidnapped, then leave the safe zone... would this shocking stick keep shocking me if I stayed out of the 'safe zone'?

    But then, if I were kidnapped then I would rather be dead.

    (mind you I am drunk at this hour)

  14. Re:Sorry, but no... on Why Sony Should've Put Its Weight Behind Hi-MD · · Score: 1


    I have just only recently obtained a iPod Nano (4GB), and I love it too death. Its small size is the most impressive case about it. Other than I still really haven't figured out how to get around the iTunes, I personally can't be bothered to use it as much as I would like. This is solely because I've only had my iPod for about 3 weeks now. If I did more homework, and spent some extra time finding hack sites I bet I could figure a way to gain access to my iPod without iTunes to transfer data.

    My Hi-MD (MZ-RH10) is my 3rd MD. My first MD was about 2 years ago, and I had about 12 discs for it. Mostly compiled playlists of whatever I felt like listening for the day. (like the old saying, you always wonder how you could have lived with old tech until you encounter something new) I sadfully lost it due to a break-in of my car when someone stole both my MD and Awia car stereo with the input jack in the front of the faceplate.
    My second one was the same exact model, the best thing was, whoever stole my first MD, never thought about taking the MD discs. So I still had my music collections for my second MD. My second MD died from a sad fate (and burried in concreate. don't ask).
    Finally my current one, I use mostly to record live concerts, and DJ sessons, and on occasion some meetings I attend. Each of my MDs have multi functions, like when I solved the need for using the SonicStage POS software. thanks to driver/software hacking I was able to use MDs to record data to w/o the sonicstage.

    Onto the point.

    Reliability, I've dropped my MD MANY MANY times, and never have I had to worry about the data on the Mini discs. My iPod on the other hand is a different story, I can't say if I dropped it I would be happy, because of the polished finish on the back, and the way the screen seems to like to take the finest hair thin scratches. Ive had flash mp3 players that bite the dust on one drop. RCA Rios! suck.

    Size, I will give to the iPod, its so small, and sleek it just plain amazes me. these days I'll carry my iPod, Razr, and CyberShot T1 camera. almost in just one leg pocket. My MD couldn't beat that. My old RCA Rio was smaller than either could do for size.

    Weight, I dunno, both my MD and iPod seem to be light enough, although it really comes down to that damn AA battery. The Rio beat both, so Flash does seem to be winning the contest. (except for drop)

    Upgradeability, No need to upgrade the MD, buy new discs. iPod Nano, well that sucks I'm stuck with 4GB, but what do I care, I can't even load enough to fill 2GB for the day's worth. Rio, sucked balls, the original 16MB SD sucked, and the 1GB SD was fine until the thing bit the dust.

    Shock Resistance, MD kicked ass, I've dropped it many times, and still plays the G-shock function did its job well. iPod, I'm too afraid of dropping it to gain more scratches, since its flash I'm sure it would keep playing like my Rio did. Rio, ok it would never skip. (until it died from a second 3ft drop)

    Water Resistance, I've had accidents before that made me think my MD would have bit the dust, its Reliable!. The iPod on the other hand. I had been clumsy and spilt water on it, and it seems to fair to the h2o well. the Rio never encountered a water situation.

    Speed!, Ok the iPod wins. The file transfer speed is super fast. but again, I haven't even created a playlist long enough to take forever on it. MD, due to its need to spin up, possibly delete old content, and then rewrite, it often takes alot of time. I seriously understand this point because flash is a much faster transfer media than a optical disc. Rio was the same way, super fast transfer, but the problem with it was it was only a USB1.1.

    Versatility, the iPod REQUIRES software to communicate with it (until I find a way around it, thats its only main problem with me) MD, only needed the SonicStage to re encode mp3s, in the early days, but as of recent I don't even need the software anymore. Your argument about computers not having built-in MD drives, is pr

  15. Re:flamebate? on Paul Allen's Microsoft Experience · · Score: 1

    Let me put it this way. After reading your link (redundant repeat of what others have said) I personally believe Steve needs to stick to his historically plauged arguments about new things.

    Just about EVERYTHING Steve says, all ways makes him flip within time. "No video iPod... ok Video iPod is the best thing today!"
    "IE, is my browser of choice... We have Safari, and it rocks!"

    As it shows, when he says something, its the same political move later. People are allowed to change their attitudes about anything. The problem with most, is they wont admit that they flip flop.

    I for one welcome our flip floping Overlords!

    (tomorrow, I'll change my mind)

    P.S. Its so far worked for Steve, to change his mind about emerging technologies, why should anyone change whats worked for all these years.

  16. Re:Fake URLS Suck! on BBC Site Used as IE Attack Lure · · Score: 3, Funny

    Tech Support : I'm sorry sir, but Apache is the name for the webserver software used to run your webpage.

    you:..... AHHHHHHHHHH

    Tech Support: You go right ahead and call the FBI and Police, I'll be sure to let them know about everything, right after I shoot off our transcribed converation to your local news agency.

    you: (what you say, next will make an interesting conversation)

  17. Re:nobody wants blackberry in the UK on First 3G BlackBerry Announced · · Score: 1

    Finally a Cell phone I can beat people to death with.

    Sheesh, Look at the phones that are coming out these days. You couldn't even poke an eye out anymore because phones don't come with antennas.

      I can't wait for my Portable Rotary Cellular Phone to come in the mail.!! I wonder, does it have GPRS?, I really need it to have bluetooth. oh wait...

  18. Re:Most obvious question: on Self Contained Water Cooled Radeon X1900, Retail · · Score: 1

    My best guess, would be to say, Memory wont need the cooling devices that CPU/GPUs require. As for this situation, Because the GPU doesn't have a fan to blow the hot air towards the memory, the memory themselves won't be in trouble. Most cooling fans, usually blow air towards the heat sinks, then that air gets blown to the sides where the memory resides. When all that hot air to blown towards to memory chips, then they would be in the need for the cooling element.

      Since watercooling takes the heat directly away from the GPU to a radiator, then no actual heat is transfered towards the surrounding elements (chips, transitors, or queso, and sourcream & onion)

  19. Re:Uninstall? on The Problems With Game Copy Protection · · Score: 0

    so, -1,758 is a user number?

    doesn't work for me, I just deposited a check.

  20. Re:Send a rover on over. on Cassini Finds Evidence of Water · · Score: 1

    Maybe they already have a SUV rover over there?

  21. who? on Playing the World From a Basement · · Score: 1

    Who?

  22. Re:My browser can beat up your browser! on Firefox Community, Sickly Out of Control · · Score: 1

    oh yeah, well Plastic Surgery Bitch! I'll be slimmer, and my face in buttox will make me beautiful. (I know I have no clue as to how to spell butox injections)

    ah screw it, I'd rather be ugly than broke.

  23. Re:Pebble Bed reactors on NPR Story on the Future of Nuclear Power · · Score: 1

    I like the shoot it into space idea.

    I mean really, we have plenty of rockets err ICBMs, just point and shoot into some random direction (the sun would be preferred)

    I know we create more waste than we could shoot into space, but what about that space elevator thingy? when will that be finished... always a stupid anwser with a stupid question. no wait... no such thing as a stupid question... just stupid people. damn, I must be stupid

  24. Re:Why I'm sticking to earth on NASA Plans Three More Shuttle Flights This Year · · Score: 1

    Initial tests shows that Super Glue is flamable.... "oh Shit" A engineer was quoted saying as he looked up the next launch date.

  25. Re:Sorry to be Negative.... on Why Vista Won't Suck · · Score: 1

    DOS is dead!? wow, then what is this cmd, edit, ping, tracert, netstat, and so forth? Last I checked those were DOS commands. When I have to use the recovery console, what is that CLI interface about?

    Now I know you didn't really mean DOS was dead, but it was one of those moments. Thanks to Vista I'll be using the command prompt more often. Thanks M$!