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  1. Re:Mods... on First Program Executed on L4 Port of GNU/HURD · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dude, no! It's going to be the launch title for the Infinium Labs portable, which comes complete with a sticker that triples the battery life!

  2. Re:HOWTO: Subscribe to parent's newsletter on Six Laws of the New Software · · Score: 1

    Your thoughts intrigue me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

  3. Re:So true, so true. on Repair Costs for Hubble Are Vexing to Scientists · · Score: 1

    "Neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woolen come upon thee" - Leviticus 19:19

  4. Re:I wish I had thought of this on Student Logs Teachers Keystrokes · · Score: 1

    My fifth grade library systems all used "password" as the admin pass. I used to have great fun sneaking behind the desk and checking out overhead projectors for weeks at a time on the principal's account.

  5. Re:IBM Thinkpad on Laptops w/o Trackpads? · · Score: 1

    Please tell him that I have a small shrine in my closet dedicated to the worship of him, and the fellow who invented the keyswitch used in the Model M.

  6. Re:Am I the only one who thinks this is getting ol on RMS Blasts Sun's Open Source Patent Licensing · · Score: 1

    in Korea, Soviet Russia jokes are only for old people.

  7. Re:Food for thought on IBM Subpoenas Intel Into SCO Fray · · Score: 4, Insightful
  8. Re:IBM running scared? on IBM Subpoenas Intel Into SCO Fray · · Score: 1, Funny
    Ladies and gentlemen of the supposed jury, I have one final thing I want you to consider: (pulling down a diagram of Chewie) this is Chewbacca. Chewbacca is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk, but Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now, think about that. That does not make sense! (jury looks shocked)

    Why would a Wookiee -- an eight foot tall Wookiee -- want to live on Endor with a bunch of two foot tall Ewoks? That does not make sense!

    But more importantly, you have to ask yourself: what does that have to do with this case? (calmly) Nothing. Ladies and gentlemen, it has nothing to do with this case! It does not make sense!

    Look at me, I'm a lawyer defending a major record company, and I'm talkin' about Chewbacca. Does that make sense? Ladies and gentlemen, I am not making any sense. None of this makes sense.

    And so you have to remember, when you're in that jury room deliberating and conjugating the Emancipation Proclamation... does it make sense? No! Ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, it does not make sense.

    If Chewbacca lives on Endor, you must acquit! The defense rests.

  9. Re:So much easier to knock down than to build up on Top 10 Apple Flops · · Score: 1

    Yeah, it's pretty shocking but the cheapest flash mp3 player in my local Wal-Mart is $89 for 256MB. The ipod shuffle is actually going to compete on price, is this a first for Apple?

  10. Re:Always liked the Tangerine iMac on Top 10 Apple Flops · · Score: 1

    Clemson University alone ordered enough of those to make the minor retooling profitable.

  11. Re:Whichever your CEO owns stock in. on Which Linux for Professional Admins? · · Score: 1

    and just for the record, yes, IAM a terrible human being.

  12. Re:Whichever your CEO owns stock in. on Which Linux for Professional Admins? · · Score: 1

    Merck, Glaxo, Novartis, Bayer, AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, Ciba: Slackware!

  13. Re:Fun at a lan party on Steam Users Steamed · · Score: 1

    I too, have shunned Valve's games because of Steam. This is something like my fifth post on this story, I just can't help feeling smug about all the "I told you so's" I've been handing out today.

  14. HAHAHAHAH on Politics-Oriented Software Development · · Score: 3, Funny

    One of the very first posts for this story at kuro5in was "Oh man, I bet slashdot is going to pick this up".

  15. Re:Online authentication unavailable for one night on Steam Users Steamed · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I haven't bought or pirated the game. WoW is quite enough for me these days.

  16. Re:Offline can still work on Steam Users Steamed · · Score: 5, Insightful
    ....it is possible to set it to be playable offline...

    Why the fuck should anyone have to jump through hoops to play a fucking single-player game offline? That should be the default setting. How many people even know about this? I'm sure valve wouldn't publicize it, lest they have everyone going around using the software that they paid for without asking "oh please sir, may I have some more" and denying them valuable usage statistics!

  17. Re:Online authentication unavailable for one night on Steam Users Steamed · · Score: 2, Informative

    That's different. This a direct result of copy protection bullshit. You can't even play single player mode without authenticating against their central server

  18. So the shit's finally hit the fan, has it? on Steam Users Steamed · · Score: 1

    I hope valve's legal department is up to the class-action job that's going to come out of this.

  19. Re:More ideas for an ipod on Piezo-Acoustic iPod Hack · · Score: 1

    This has been done, but it's hell on the battery life.

  20. Re:5 minute loops? on Counter-Strike Movie Deal Signed · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think you're looking for this little gem of cinematography

  21. Re:Not A Myth, Just Not Inherent on Microsoft Claims Linux Security a Myth · · Score: 1

    you mean NT 5.1?

  22. Re:Not a Rare spike on Rare Spike in Microsoft Console Profits · · Score: 1

    The simple fact that PD once faded entirely from the public memory, and seems to be making a comeback in recent weeks, is indicative in itself. Why are people suddenly bringing up in posts again? Even I have, and I don't know why.

  23. Re:Am I the only fuddy duddy? on All Three Next-Gen Consoles at e3 2005 · · Score: 1
    The ultimate solution is to hack up an original SNES pad to run through your paralell port. I suppose you could use a SNES extension cord if you wanted to still be able to use it in the console as well, but I just hacked the original plug off and went about my merry way.

    instructions and drivers here

  24. Re:MMORPG games do this too on Is iPod the Razor or the Blade? · · Score: 1

    I don't know what you're smoking, but WoW, Everquest, and Everquest 2 all include a free month with the boxed game.

  25. Re:Book to movie? on Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Screening Reviews · · Score: 1

    Maybe the new one with Johnny Depp will be closer to the source material.