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  1. MirrorDotting time on Big Day For Browser Vulnerabilities · · Score: 4, Informative
  2. Re:One thing not to do on Programming Assignment Guide For CS Students · · Score: 1

    that or a carriage return...

    Like, omg, how does that work? :P
    Programming in Python?

  3. Slashdotted ... on Programming Assignment Guide For CS Students · · Score: 5, Informative

    but also mirrordotted :).

  4. Re:So.... on The State of the Demon Address · · Score: 1
    I'm a graphic designer with a bit of spare time on his hands if you like...

    Oxymoron? :P

  5. Re:Moderation is the key on Neopets Gambling Controversy · · Score: 1

    Then again, in Singapore, selling chewing gum used to be a criminal act.

    I say, let the parent's decide.

  6. April Fool came early this year, n'est pa? on If Windows Came to PPC, Would You Switch? · · Score: 1, Funny

    Strangest. Ask Slashdot. Ever.

  7. Microsoft called ... on If Windows Came to PPC, Would You Switch? · · Score: 1

    ... they say Bill Gates is in hysterics, can you knock it off with the weird jokes?

  8. Re:awsome on Detailed Changes In Star Wars DVD Release w/Pics · · Score: 1

    I've been waiting for something this, i am currently downloading the DVD versions of this classic.

    Being a long time SW fan ai can't wait to see the changes made for the better/worse.

    The scary thing is, I don't think this guy is kidding ... :-S

  9. Re:Readability? on Parrot 0.1.1 'Poicephalus' Released · · Score: 1
    He did it again!

    (Applauds)

  10. Re:now it's news on Netscape Turns 10 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That's just the way the Slashdot system works, buddy - centralised control for a better experience for all. If you're interested in a more free-as-in-freedom-for-all experience, try the alternatives. [/shameless plug]

  11. Mod parent down! on Cherry OS Claims Mac OS X Capability For x86 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, I downloaded that - and it brought me nothing but spyware! DON'T CLICK ON THE LINK!

  12. Re:MirrorDot is Useful on Cherry OS Claims Mac OS X Capability For x86 · · Score: 1

    Nope, they just didn't mirror cherryos.com at all. RTF(url).

  13. Re:Future Slashdot Story Idea on Cherry OS Claims Mac OS X Capability For x86 · · Score: 1

    Running MacOS using CherryOS on Windows using VMWare on FreeBSD using Linux binary compatibility. ... in Japan!

  14. Re:Wosrt Job? Check my last two weeks out... on One Terrible Job: IT Manager · · Score: 1

    Wow, tough weeks man. Hope it looks up soon. Screw the lusers - they don't deserve it, anyway, and you can worry into talking your HR people on Wednesday when it comes. Go play with your daughter - that's the bit that matters most.

  15. Re:Obviously! on Microsoft Can't DRM Docs Fast Enough · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    www.apple.com If you don't get it, than you just aren't a computer geek.

    I don't get it.

  16. Re:Stupid Stupid Stupid on France to Allow Cell Phone Jamming · · Score: 1

    Don't most movie theatres already have actual humans?

  17. Re:makes little difference on Political Cybersquatting Or Free Speech? · · Score: 1

    True, but having his name in the URL and page title are going to make it more attractive for Google (note that this fake website isn't in the top 10 results for Van Hollen just yet, but his real page is right at the top.

  18. Re:'Greatest and Luckiest of Mortals' indeed on The Greatest And The Luckiest Of Mortals · · Score: 4, Funny

    That was Leibnitz, you insensitive clod!

    (and thus, the science's oldest flame war is brought into the 21st century!)

  19. Re:Sounds like the basis for a TV show on Google Used to ID Hit-And-Run Victim · · Score: 2, Funny

    NYPD GOOG?

  20. Hmmm ... on Going from a 'Web of links' to a 'Web of meaning' · · Score: 1

    The meaning of the Internet, eh?

    That should yield some interesting answers.

    "42. The Answer that you are looking for is 42."
    "You searched for "space ship one", but what you really want to search for is "natalie portman hot grits"."

    Isn't the whole point of the Internet a database of information which we can access using tools - not to create a "web of knowledge"?

  21. Re:Bloomberg had it first on AT&T Considers Mac OS X, Linux For 70,000 Desktops · · Score: 1

    Well, you have alternatives [/shameless plug]

  22. Most important new feature on Gmail Adds Features · · Score: 1

    Everybody forgot the one feature I've been waiting for most: you can save drafts now! Kept starting to write an email, then had to copy it somewhere to look up somebody's email in my address book.

  23. Re:The Second Coming on Help Choose Final Bush/Kerry/Nader Youth Voter Questions · · Score: 1

    Are you sure? I thought that quote was by James Watt, the inventor of the steam engine.

  24. OT: How good are Thinkpads? on IBM Introduces Biometric Thinkpad · · Score: 1

    How good are Thinkpads when it comes to reliability? A friend of mine had a Toshiba, and got pissed when it broke down after three years. He's gotten an iBook now, after another friend convinced him they were much hardied. I've got a Toshiba; if it breaks down next year (three years!), should I go for a Thinkpad?

  25. Re:A bit of false security. on IBM Introduces Biometric Thinkpad · · Score: 1

    Yes, but if your data is worth *that* much, I suppose you'll have a better way of protecting it, won't you? For most of the stuff on my computer, I'd just laugh and give them my password if it came to that ...