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  1. Look up... on Air Force Mistakenly Transports Live Nukes Across America · · Score: 1

    Well, when I first moved into my apartment I was a little curious about the plane traffic flying over me. Now I have to worry about a possible "friendly" nuke being dropped on me?

    It is really cool seeing those bad boys cruising low over the interstate coming in for a landing.

  2. Re:Not likely on U.S. Attorney General Resigns · · Score: 1
    Explosive rant indicated by the following:

    I can almost feel the anger in this sentence; if you can call it that. Is there blood pouring out of your eyes and armpits? Is there a vein on your forehead that is about to burst?

    The dems need to go after after W. AND obtained convictions, then it would make future presidents about doing such actions.
    Former President does not get used anymore unless you are talking about Billy. Why should you even capitalize the first letter in their names? Oh wait, you did not. Hell, some people still call Billy President.

    gonzales and

    reagan
    I just love the next one! Reminds me of Hammer time! I think I am going to start using this a lot.

    W. time.

    Go scream at people on the street corners when it is time to vote again. It might be therapeutic.
  3. Re:Just get a credit card that gives YOU cash... on Linux Credit Card Re-Launches · · Score: 1

    I would have to make sure it says "For Tequila" in the memo or maybe "For good beer and pizza".

  4. Inflatable rat... on Verizon Accused of Slighting Copper Infrastructure · · Score: 1

    I am so tired of union protests where they whip out the big inflatable rat. Do you see other workers pull this kind of whiny protest. Unions are a joke. I remember doing some IT work in a building in downtown Chicago. They had a union doing some work on it. They actually had some joker acting as an elevator operator in a modern elevator. He had a chair, radio (playing classic rock), and assorted snacks. Take your union and shove it.

  5. Washing Machine on Digg.com Attempts To Suppress HD-DVD Revolt · · Score: 1

    Well, it looks like Digg may be going through the grave-shift cleaning cycle.

    We'll be back shortly

    I wonder how long it will take to get trashed up again once they open the site back up. Today, Digg reminded me of a Pot-O-Gold porta-potty during Mardi Gras on Fat Tuesday. Eventually it got to the point where not even the drunkest idiot would use it.

  6. Re:Doesn't patent insertion and deletion on Linked List Patented in 2006 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I could make millions off of the Pr0n industry for a patent for insertion!

    1 : something that is inserted : as a : the part of a muscle that inserts b : the mode or place of attachment of an organ or part c : embroidery or needlework inserted as ornament between two pieces of fabric d : a section of genetic material that is inserted into an existing gene sequence
    2 a : the act or process of inserting b : the mutational process producing a genetic insertion

  7. Skinned knee? on Gas-Powered Boots As Metaphor For Cold War · · Score: 3, Informative

    I would try these things out. Imagine going three miles in about 10 minutes by foot. That would be really cool. However, if you did trip it would be pretty bad. I would probably break an arm. I would definitely don the mandatory "stunt" helmet. Skinned knees be damned. Link to an older article with pictures

  8. Welcome to The Far Side on Chinese Develop Remote Controlled Pigeons · · Score: 1

    I blame Gary Larson.

  9. Better gig at Los Alamos National Laboratory on Vanishing Honeybees Will Affect Future Crops · · Score: 1

    This crop pollinating stuff is for the dumb bees. They found a better paying gig at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Hell, they don't even have to fly anymore. They get harnessed in and stick out their proboscis when they smell explosives. Hell, they even get benefits like sugar solution when they perform well.

  10. Yet another user for... on Stress-Testing the Verizon G'zOne Cellphone · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...the "EuroStyle" vibrating massager. Also, another "G-zone to use it on."

  11. Spare Parts! on Equipment Suppliers You Can Trust? · · Score: 1

    Having spair parts is the best policy.

    The other side of the coin though; is having a good remote administrator that can determine if it is hardware or software. If he can not; hopefully he can tell the field engineer on site what has changed recently in a straightforward, intelligent way.

    Example:

    Remote guy: Our backups do not work.
    Field Engineer: What has changed?
    Remote guy: Nothing. We never tried a backup.

    I have been in this situation about ten times so far.

  12. Re:Georgia Tech on Glass Shapes Can Make Us Drink Too Much · · Score: 1

    Ahhh...the Cheetah!

    Is the Wreck Room still open?

    As far as women at GT...don't forget about the wonderful Beauty Schools nearby.

  13. Cisco's proud web announcement... on TiVo Causes Increase in Product Placement · · Score: 2, Informative

    http://www.cisco.com/now/24/indexIPcommunications. html Sorry about the quicktime... Click away...

  14. Dell rumor... on Dell Finally Goes for AMD · · Score: 5, Informative
  15. I think you meant... on Cannabinoids Induce Brain Cell Growth? · · Score: 1
  16. !!BUG SPRAY!! on Hurricane Relief - What Would You Bring? · · Score: 1

    Tons of it...right now the gnats and mosquitos are probably at their worst.

    Here is my family's house in Slidell on Bayou Libery.

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/whodatsaint s/slidell0057.jpg

    They could not open the swollen doors downstairs. You can tell by the walls how high the water got. The house is a good five feet above the water level of the bayou.

  17. You forgot my favorite! on Why Students Are Leaving Engineering · · Score: 1

    You can sleep when you're dead! Also, I had one professor that wrote on the lab desk in front of him, that only the first row of people could read, when he ran out of space on the chalkboard.

  18. Picture on IBM Thinkpads now in Titanium · · Score: 1

    The only picture I could find...Do not go blind looking at it. http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/thinkpad/zseries/index.ht ml#titanium

  19. Re:I got 9 years out of my PalmPilot Pro on Birth of the Pilot PDA · · Score: 2, Informative

    My palm pilot professional still works (back light and all). Five years back I thought it had met its demise. The screen turned mostly black. The reset button did not fix it. I put it on a shelf thinking maybe it could be fixed. Three years later I took it off the shelf, turned it on, and saw the same black screen. I decided to pull and reseat the memory. That did the trick.

  20. 747 ABL on Laser Cannons Coming to an F-16 Near You · · Score: 2, Informative

    This story reminds me of the ABL...

    Latest article I could dig up:
    http://www.kansas.com/mld/eagle/business/industrie s/aviation/12380334.htm

    Website about the ABL:
    http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/abl/

  21. Not too encouraging... on Stem Cells Mend Spinal Injuries · · Score: 1

    From the end of the article itself:

    Two-thirds of the rats in the study regained some hind limb movement, the researchers said.

    They did not say it was controlled movement. I can imagine two-thirds of the rats twitching their hind limbs in a spasmodic way.

  22. Re:HP doesn't need Kay. on HP Fires Father of OOP · · Score: 2, Informative

    HP's downfall started to happen as soon as they started selling tons of LaserJet printers.

    Laserjets, I deal with them almost every day. When there is not a bank branch install or some state/county/city project; there is always a printer that needs to be fixed. I still see the old ones cranking out nice crisp pages. The main downfall to a laserjet, or any printer, is the end user. Paper jam? Maybe this letter opener will fix it! Or, is coffee bad for a printer? Before someone flames the hell out of me I'll continue with this...UPS and FedEx (or anyone in shipping) also do their fair share of making sure you get a guaranteed lemon. As far as inkjets go...I have not seen one that I like. I have noticed, however, with all printers; the more they look like a box the better they work. All of that curvy crap tends to suck. Xerox Phasers kick much butt. They are however a real pain to fix and they run really hot!

    HP seemed to take a little break and brought nothing new to market. Instead of making great new products, they kept on milking the same printer lines until they got old, crusty, and expensive to operate.

    HP makes really decent servers and networking equipment. Yeah, yeah, they are second to Cisco as far as networking equipment. We'll see how that plays out in ten years.

  23. Re:Stop this while you can, REFUSE to use it! on Library to Require Fingerprint to Use PCs · · Score: 1

    You ever feel like you're being watched? You must be paranoid! "They're coming to take me away, HA HA They're coming to take me away, HO HO HEE HEE HA HA To the funny farm Where life is beautiful all the time And I'll be happy to see Those nice, young men In their clean, white coats And they're coming to take me away, Ha-haaa!"

  24. Re:You obviously aren't from the area... on Library to Require Fingerprint to Use PCs · · Score: 1

    The Chicago Public Library just got all new Dells at their branches. I helped deliver them. Almost every one of these libraries was pretty nice. I have not been to every city/town in Illinois yet, but I would wager that the libraries here are better than those in other states.

  25. Re:Server? on IBM Gives SCO the Works · · Score: 1

    Gee thanks...now for some reason that Alanis Morissette song is stuck in my as I go to work...I hope you're happy. I curse you with the theme music for Gilligans Island, The Odd Couple, and last but not least Sanford and Son.