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  1. Re:iTunes will be doing this soon also on Napster to Offer Movie Downloads · · Score: 1

    There is NO Apple rumor mill! Never! Be assured that Apple's trade secrets are safe from the free-press infidels! There are no Apple rumors on the Internet. NEVER!

  2. Who, SCO? on A Countdown To Global Catastrophe? · · Score: 1

    They'll claim we copied their supervolcano, showing how both supervolcanoes are based on the same fundamental structure. It'd probably be more interesting waiting until their market cap dips low enough for Slashdot readers to buy them out ...

  3. Re:Original Study? on A Countdown To Global Catastrophe? · · Score: 5, Funny
    We might not be around later, but good ol' Earth sure will be.

    Yeah, sorry about that, the fleet's a little delayed. But we'll get to it eventually.

    Cheers,
    Prosthetic Vogon Jeltz

  4. Translation on Ciphire, A Transparent, Easy PGP Alternative · · Score: 1

    FRIST POST!

    naah, not really ... anyone?

  5. Re:They should probably avoid Slashdot on Using The Web For Linguistic Research · · Score: 1

    Oops, my bad. Should have said psychology. Thanks.

  6. Re:They should probably avoid Slashdot on Using The Web For Linguistic Research · · Score: 1

    Do you mean as an actress seeing a (rather weird) subset of fan, or as a psychiatrist?

  7. Re:it's about time.... on Sony Admits MP3 Error · · Score: 1

    Okay, i'm dead sleepy, so I'm not sure how accurate this is ... but if i recall correctly, michael jackson - owner of the beatles' song catalog - is in debt to Sony.

    The beatles' are one of the last large bands who haven't gone into itunes ... if sony can get the beatles on it's Itunes-killer, could it seize the advantage?

    Just a random thought or something ...

  8. Re:Ruby on Rolling With Ruby On Rails · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's actually "-1, Redundant", but as of right now, your post is precisely at "1, Redundant"! Good call! :D

  9. Re:What else do we do? on What Do You Do When Outsourcing Goes Bad? · · Score: 1
    Please I haven't seen any Indians who can do my job better than I.
    Please. I haven't seen any Indians who can do my job better than I can. And yes, we code better too :).

    If the Indians think they are so great now, just wait, there is No great love for them here in the States, As soon as the Chinese or Africans or whomever can do the job cheaper, the Indians will be left with a bunch of vacant Call Center/Tech Centers and rising unemployed middle class. What will they do then, Nothing they have nothing to sell anyone wants other than the fact they were cheaper, for a while. To boot they will have left behind some major bad will on the part of the American public....

    I don't know anybody who has "great love" for the Redmond Behemoth, but I don't think Mr. Gates needs to worry about his millions just yet. Business means adapting to change. There's a million things which could bring down the outsourcing industy, and like with the dot-com meltdown, a lot of companies are going to simply go out of business in India eventually. But the good ones? They'll stay - and compete - for years to come.

    Just my two rupees,
    an Indian

  10. Re:WARNING on Neuroeconomics: Biotech Meets Economics · · Score: 2, Funny

    You haven't given adequate attention to my alternate hypothesis of little rats running around in my head controlling everything! I am so going to sue ... !

  11. Re:Not Surprising on Lycos Anti-Spam Screensaver Inspires Trojan · · Score: 1
    I wonder though, just how many people are going to want to fight spam using an attachemnt that arrives in a spam email?

    It's beautiful marketing; what will make you say "ARGH, stupid spammers!" as much as spam? All you need is for one ordinary, intelligent person to get mad and not think straight for five minutes ...

  12. Re:RTFA on 1-Click Blooper Playback for Original Trilogy DVD · · Score: 1

    GIYF =)

  13. Re:IBM + Apple = good news for Linux on Daring to Dream: Apple & IBM · · Score: 1

    *SSSH*, we don't say that until AFTER the trial, stupid!

  14. Re:Another Load... on Daring to Dream: Apple & IBM · · Score: 1
    ... a basic trait of Steve Jobs: he's got his own will, and he'll hit eject before he compromises it.

    Steve Jobs? As a thousand UI designers keep screaming, he'll actually scare everybody by dragging his will to the trash can. This will cause it to eject.

    Honestly, who thought of that one?

  15. Re:Wired Article on Wikinews Project Launched · · Score: 1
    It can't be anything "personal", unless you think Michael has a list of people on his wall with your name on it or something.

    Also, Eloquence a.k.a. Eric Moller is a "lead instigator of the Wikinews project", as well as the "content partnership coordinator for the Wikimedia foundation" (from here).

    Let him have his moment.

  16. Re:stupid, stupid, stupid on Network Scheduling to Mess with Tivo · · Score: 1

    True, but this is a zero-sum non-cooperative game. If they all start at 9:00, any one station can gain an advantage by ending the last show at 9:01.

    The best strategy would be the Nash equilibrium point, where no single player can change their strategy without hurting themselves. I suppose in this case, that's probably at the time when the loss of viewers who can't be bothered remmebering that their fav show starts at 9:13 and leave outnumbers those gained by pushing the last show forward. So everybody's going to keep increasing their time, until finally the situation gets too ridiculous ... I think. Anyone else has a better NE?

    IANAMathematician.

  17. In other words, on Feds Propose National Database of College Students · · Score: 1

    In Bush's America, progress stops YOU!

  18. Re:replacement for soviet joke? on In Korea, Email Is Only For Old People · · Score: 1

    In Soviet Russia, you'd be taken 'round the back and shot.

    >:(

  19. Re:Separation Anxiety? on Cassini Huygens Probe is Ready for Separation · · Score: 1

    She's had seven years; I think the lil guy is mature enough as is. Reminds me of that quote: "The Earth is the cradle of the mind, but one cannot stay in the cradle forever."

    Ya hear that, NASA?

  20. Re:uh oh on Fuel Cell Powered Scooter · · Score: 1
    mods: it's a joke

    We'll see ... (giving America a dirty look ...)

  21. Re:FUD on Intel Helping Asia to Use Linux · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    ad hom, mate. also Sameer has a better record than you do. I know I shouldn't feed the trolls, but ad homs are icky.

  22. That was an art nerd joke? - Explain! on Using Computers To Weed Out Art Fakes · · Score: 1

    ... so us computer nerds can get it ... please? =)

  23. Re:the obligatory... on Torvalds Dubbed Most Influential Executive of 2004 · · Score: 1

    From the interview:
    Interviewer: What irritates you most about the software industry?
    Linus: Bad spellers. Definately.

    =)

  24. Re:Indian Space Program? on India Debating Manned Space Flight · · Score: 2, Informative

    ISRO.

  25. Re:Netscape backed by firefox?? on Netscape Reborn? · · Score: 1

    Also, Netscape the company begot Mozilla the Foundation. :p