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  1. Re:Subverting the release of Ubuntu 5.10? on Windows Vista Leaks ... Again! · · Score: 1
    Your moronic bleating doesn't make his statement any less true.

    You are correct sir, but only because his statement contained no truth to be lost in the first place. HAND.
  2. Re:Chimp on Diebold Insider Comments on Voting System Flaw · · Score: 1

    Predominately Democratic ... had too few polling places ... The sub/ex-urban areas had no lines at all - and are much more Republican.

    Seems to me that the "predominately democratic" areas would be wise to elect some "much more Republican" election officials so they don't have wait in line so long next time.

  3. I am Anti-Best Buy on Best Buy Has Man Arrested for Using $2 Bills · · Score: 1

    Here is my story.

    Every time I go to Best Buy I see more and more mail in rebates. I hate rebates, but so does everybody else, so that is nothing new.

    Plus Best Buy employs far to many people. They are constantly walking around with nothing to do. So they bug customers instead. I don't need 5 people asking me if I need help finding something.

    But beyond that, their prices suck. Especially for cables. Right now slashdot is running an ad for newegg.com. A few weeks ago I checked prices on a 50 foot network cable. Best Buy: $37. Newegg.com: $6. Ahh, but shipping and handling is extra you say. True. But get this: you can have newegg.com ship it right to your door overnight on a frickin jet fueled airplane for still less than what Best Buy is charging.

    If you think 6 times the price on cables is bad, you should price network cards. Newegg.com el'cheapo NIC: $2. Best Buy: $30.

  4. I'm still safe on How the Secret Service Cracks Encrypted Evidence · · Score: 1
    Customized password dictionaries from the seized computer's email files and browser cache

    I'm still safe as long as they don't also seize the sticky note on my tack board.

    I actually have work related passwords that I cannot change. Every 3 months the password expires and I have to call through 2 admins to get it set to something else.

  5. Re:I'm pissed. on Grand Theft Auto Led Teen to Kill · · Score: 1

    When will the blame be placed where it belongs, with the people who's job is to raise this child until he is old enough to support himself?

    IMHO, that attitude is part of the problem. You should blame the kid, not the parents. The parents may have made mistakes and even encouraged the kid to play "violent videogames" by buying it for him. But the kid cannot blame his actions on the parents any more than the video game. He can cite influences from the video game and his parents but ultimately the kid is responsible for the kids actions.

  6. Re:Google search on Mathematics and Sex · · Score: 1

    Indeed she is very attractive. And smart! I bet she is married.

    Sigh. My life sucks.

  7. Self guided learning? on Open Source Math Software For Education? · · Score: 1

    I enjoyed calc and all my other math classes in college etc. But now I want to explore more math on my own. I want to focus on concepts and the end result and not get bogged down in mechanics. Using computer software will be much more enjoyable and productive than using paper.

    This is a great question and I'm really interested in trying out all the software that has been mentioned!

  8. Hold on, let me check on Chinese PC Maker Looks to Buy IBM's PC Business · · Score: 1

    Hold on, let me check.
    Nope, still not there.
    Maybe now? I'll check again. BRB
    No, I still can't find any IBM stickers like this one.

  9. Re:My domain on 66.3 Million Domain Names Registered · · Score: 1

    Somebody told me I was one in a million. With a world population of over 6 billion that means there are over 6000 people just like me! So I kicked his ass! I want to be unique!

  10. Re:Experience is key... on How Important is a Well-Known CS Degree? · · Score: 1

    You could always get the degree at the state university then go for a Masters degree at a more prestigious university. This has is what I did.

  11. Third Party Software Sucks on WinAmp Security Hole Discovered, Patched · · Score: 5, Funny

    Crap like this is why you should never use third party software like Winamp. Stick with Microsofts line of quality products and you'll be safe.

    Seriously, just look at the time it took to fix this bug. I could almost read the entire headline before the fix. The bug took as long to fix as to read the comma between "Discovered" and "Patched". I expect better from Third Party software.

    Until Third Party software is able to show they care about their products I can only recommend that you stick with 100% Microsoft Approved Solutions.

  12. Re:In Related News ... on The Power of Sewage · · Score: 1

    The President later admitted that he had not actually read the article and "had no knowledge of how this [human waste] power thing" worked. Aides to the President were quick to point out that the word "[human waste]" is used frequently on the President's ranch and not considered to be in poor taste.

  13. In Related News ... on The Power of Sewage · · Score: 1

    In related news, the US Government urges its citizens to consume more beans. "Not only do beans provide excellent nutritional value but they help us generate additional electricity", says Keester Izore, Deputy Assistant to the US Surgeon General.

    The President added this comment in the Rose Garden to reportes this morning. "In these times of war, its good for the American people to help keep our industries fully powered to build all the stuff we need to fight evil."

    Environmentalists groups such as the Earth Liberation Front have already claimed that additional bean consumption may destroy the ozone. While the recent torching of 6,750 acres of beans in the midwest has not been officially linked to the ELF, it is widely believed that the terrorist group is responsible.

  14. I have one of these. on US Government Upgrades RAM · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, I have one of these things too. It really speeds up my builds.

  15. Unintended Competition on Linux the Tortoise to Microsoft's Hare? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It is worth noting that somehow an operating system created just for the fun of it and never intended to take on Microsoft's product line is doing just that.

    When was the last time one of your educational endevours resulted in taking on a major corporation?

  16. My Free Calc Book Is Better! on Five Free Calculus Textbooks · · Score: 4, Funny

    My undergraduate universtiy Computer Science department had a small lobby with tables and chairs. Professors used to put their old books on the tables for students to take and keep if they found the book useful.

    One day I was browsing the free books when I saw a box of brand new calculus books. It seemed odd, but I thought, "Well these books must be free". It was a nice calc book so I took one.

    As I was walking out the building it occured to me that maybe sombody just put the box down for a minute to use the restroom or something. I better return the book. By the time I got back to the lobby the box was gone.

    I still have the book.

  17. Re:This is rediculous... on Windows Could Lose Media Player in Europe? · · Score: 4, Insightful
    If Real didn't have to put through all the illegal conduct that MS put them through they wouldn't have had to rely on spyware to survive

    Just because you are the victim of some crime doesn't give you the right to commit your own crimes or even resort to bullying other people. The "other people" in this case being the mass market, the very people Real hoped would purchase its product.

    Don't get me wrong -- I'm not taking Microsoft's side (you hear that moderators?). It is certainly wrong for MS to force out competitors through its Monopoly. Regardless, Real should never have used their product to gather information about me and my computer usage.