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  1. Re:In other news... on Microsoft Patents 'IsNot', Enlists WTO · · Score: 1

    Dammit ... that should read, "an obviously fake quote".

  2. Re:In other news... on Microsoft Patents 'IsNot', Enlists WTO · · Score: 1

    This is an obvious quote. He's an AOLer. How would he know to capitalize, spell, or punctuate correctly?

  3. From the release notes of NonMSVisualBasic on Microsoft Patents 'IsNot', Enlists WTO · · Score: 3, Funny
    From the release notes of NonMSVisualBasic:

    NonMSVisualBasic (NMSVB for short) is identical in every respect to Microsoft Visual Basic [trademark owned by Microsoft, all rights reserved by them] except that it lacks an IsNot operator. Instead, please use one of the following methods:
    • !Is()
    • MicrosoftSucksAss()
    • SoftwarePatentsSuckAss()
    • NotIs()
    We apologize for the inconvenience; please direct all further questions on this issue to billg@microsoft.com.
  4. Re:Typo3 rules them all on Open Source Content Management Discussion? · · Score: 3, Funny

    If you need a video to learn to use a CMS, then either you shouldn't be using a CMS or you should pick a different one.

  5. Re:Is anyone else thinking... on Internet Hunting · · Score: 1

    This happened in modified form in an episode of DS9.

  6. Re:Disabled on Internet Hunting · · Score: 1

    It is stupid, and actually, there is a relatively large disabled population that hunts. I'm not part of it, but I've met some folks who are.

  7. Re:Death Investigators on Is The 'CSI Phenomenon' Good For Science? · · Score: 1

    Or increase it by creating the illusion that you know how to cover your tracks.

  8. Re:Danix on Knoppix Hacks · · Score: 1

    I live in central Europe. You woudlnt say that Austria or Germany is in eastern Europe, would you?

    No, but we think of the Czech Republic as an eastern bloc country (i.e., formerly of the USSR). It's not so much geographic as it is political/historical/socioeconomic.

  9. Re:this is BAD in my opinion on Netscape Reborn? · · Score: 0

    Or anything Gecko-based (true, that generally means Moz-based, but ... didn't someone build a wrapper for Gecko that acts as an IE plugin so you can use it as IE's renderer?)

  10. Re:The next quote from the book of Mozilla on Netscape Reborn? · · Score: 0

    Speaking of which, how many such quotes are there? I know of three, but I'm sure there's more.

  11. Re:User error on Chinese Team Heading for Coldest Spot on Earth · · Score: -1, Troll

    It was a joke, idiot.

  12. Summary error on Chinese Team Heading for Coldest Spot on Earth · · Score: -1

    Dome A is the highest point on the Antarctic Plateau

    I think you misspelled "lowest".

  13. Re:how many smoots in a green building? on Space Elevator Prototype Climbs MIT Building · · Score: 4, Informative

    Ah, collegiate rivalry. While some refer to Caltech as the MIT of the West, on the campus tour they tell you that MIT is actually the Caltech of the East. This always gets a laugh, particularly among those who know that MIT was founded in 1861 and Caltech was founded in 1891 (as an arts & crafts school, oddly enough).

  14. Re:I know wikipedia is hip and all on Patrick Volkerding Battles Mystery Illness · · Score: 0

    If you're on longterm treatment, definitely take acidophilus supplements. Another good idea if you're not doing that ('cuz it's relatively short term) or you want to supplement it: yogurt contains acidophilus cultures. Eat a shitload of it.

  15. Re:Richard Dean Anderson has a reduced role? on Stargate SG-1 & Atlantis Renewed · · Score: 0

    Caught the ref, didn't realize 'till after I posted that it was a reference to the actor, not SG-1's style. Oops.

  16. Re:To quote Teal'c on Stargate SG-1 & Atlantis Renewed · · Score: 0

    It's kree. Try watching with captions sometime.

  17. Re:Richard Dean Anderson has a reduced role? on Stargate SG-1 & Atlantis Renewed · · Score: 1

    Not the wrong series - just the wrong character. It'd be Carter who'd do that. Maybe Daniel, although I wouldn't count on it.

  18. Re:Leave it to the artists? on Art Tips For Programmers? · · Score: 1

    I think I understand where this guy is coming from, as I'm currently there myself (and taking a few classes in my free time to remedy the situation). I don't give a shit about being an artist - I know graphic arts isn't my thing. *But* it doesn't necessarily take artistic talent to create (/me looks at his toolbar) a semi-decent looking command prompt icon, or a smiley-face saying "hi" (Fedora's icons for gnome-terminal and xchat, respectively). That's all a lot of us really want.

  19. Re:Size? on Fedora Core 3: Worth The Upgrade? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    That's what FTP installs are for. CDs are just for backup and rescue disks anyway.

  20. Re:Misleading on Opera Facing Losses While Firefox Usage Grows · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    But can you run it on Linux, as you can IE (in WINE)? If not, it's tied to owning a Mac.

  21. Re:Saving up vs run out and get one on DIY High-Quality XGA Projector for ~$300 · · Score: 1

    You don't need to plan ahead for a $20 expense but you do have to plan ahead for a $300 expense.

    Speak for your self. As long as I'm in college, that $300 might be easier. Christmas is coming, y'know.

  22. Re:the complete top ten: on Creative Data Loss · · Score: 1

    In addition to the complete circuit occuring in the laptop thing that someone already mentioned, you need the amperage to back up the voltage - I don't know if it'd be enough (quite possible, I just don't know).

    Besides, maybe he dropped it in before he got in the tub, or while getting out.

  23. Must ... resist ... obvious ... joke! on Creative Data Loss · · Score: 2, Funny

    # A business woman spilt red wine over her laptop when she was showing a business partner some information after dinner.

    Suuuuuuure that's what happened.

  24. Re:Perhaps not MS's doing. on Warezed SoundForge Files In Windows Media Player · · Score: 1

    So get a big list. Or use a dictionary (on binary files).

  25. Re:Nice going TImothy on Warezed SoundForge Files In Windows Media Player · · Score: 1

    I thought DZ was the guy who cracked it (read an interview separate from the article)? Doesn't sound like he wrote it to me!