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  1. Heh. on Hybrid Drivers Provide Real-World Mileage Data · · Score: 1

    Most people never realize their driving habits affect fuel economy because it only hits them every two weeks at the pump.

    You don't live in the US, do you? :p

  2. Re:Hopefully done in an appropriate style on Hobbit Movie in Four Years? · · Score: 1

    I think it will be. Watching all the extended (extended) crap on the extended (extended, extended) DVDs has given me the impression that he's big on telling a story that, if not completely faithful to the book, at least manages to capture the style, the tone, and the feel of the book.

    Also, Aragorn was alive, but not in Imaldris at the time.

  3. Here's my suggestion on E-bike E-xperiences? · · Score: 1
    Here.

    Bloody moped pussies.

  4. Re:No opinion on TFA... on Overseas ISPs Blocked From US Voting Website · · Score: 1
    I am of the opinion that if the wrong candidate gets elected, he could prove very bad for this country, but I don't think either/any candidate is so horrible that the damage couldn't be pretty much undone by electing the 'right' candidate in another 4 years.


    How long did it take to rebuild Hiroshima?

  5. Re:Read slashdot. on Kryptonite U-Lock Security Flaw · · Score: 1

    Go to jail? Go to Hell. Go directly to Hell. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200 dollars.

    There is a special place in Hell for people who steal bikes.

    -- zantispam the ex courier.

  6. Re:Analysis of Outsourcing, H-1Bs, and Illegal Ali on U.S. IT jobs Down 400K Since 2001 · · Score: 1

    You didn't read all of his comment, did you?

    Just look at how hurt many industries were when Bush raised protectionist tariffs on steel: the steel industry was happy, but the rest of the country got hit with higher supply costs.

    is explained here

    And it's true, the price of these goods would indeed go up - at first. But what they fail to mention is that the millions of Americans employed mean hundreds of billions in fresh capital flooding the market (and TRILLIONS in circulated cash), along with a tightening job market. And with both of these things comes HIGHER WAGES.

    So, -1 Lack of Reading Comprehension Skills.

  7. Actually on UserLinux Releases First Beta · · Score: 2, Informative
    if you are Bruce Perens and have a low slashdot id, you get modded up for "First Post" messages?

    Yes.

  8. Re:Doesn't that seem a bit high? on Puberty Blues for the T.Rex · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Which in my opinion implies that it was an omnivore rather than a carnivore.

    How, exactly, is a T Rex going to eat plants with six-inch long serrated pointy teeth, hrm?

  9. Most banks on Slate On Worms That Plug Security Holes · · Score: 1

    have robbers in consultant positions for security. Who better to find holes in physical security than the people who naturally look for holes anyway? Though I don't think the white virus idea is really a good thing.

  10. Re:Call them automoticons on Toyota Patents Winking, Laughing, Crying Car · · Score: 4, Funny

    re: automoticons

    Didn't the Autobots beat them up?

  11. Your analogy is broken. on Microsoft Responds to IE Criticism · · Score: 5, Insightful

    > When I drive my Subaru it doesn't pop-up ads for Ford.

    When you drive your Subaru, the radio plays ads for Ford. And Chevy. And Kia, &c

    > When I drink my Starbucks I don't get told that I could also be drinking Folgers.

    When you go to the grociery store, you see House Blend next to #10 cans of Folgers.

    > If your ignorant mother had a computer that had no web browser on it would she know a different way to get to the Internet, find an FTP site that has browsers for download, retrieve one, and install it?

    Non-sequiter. Would anyone not familiar with the technology know how?

  12. Re:almost on Linux Industry Calls It Quits · · Score: 1

    Puffin : Penguin :: Lion : Cat

    Get it?

  13. Re:grammar nitpick on Slashback: Pronouns, Acronyms, Abbreviations · · Score: 1

    i'll give a lollipop to the first person who can tell me the correct reason why "I" is the only pronoun that is always capitalized
    .


    "I" is always capitalized because it is a proper noun, like "Mom" or "Dad" when used as a name. I don't remember what the case is called offhand (umm...imperative?)...

    Examples of proper nouns:
    "Hey, Mom!"
    "You know, Dad was right..."
    "I am not a lawyer."

    Examples of nouns that aren't proper:
    "My mom gave me pb&j again."
    "The more I look, the more of my father I see..."

    Can I have my lollipop now?

  14. Obviously, on DotComGuy Survives His Year · · Score: 3

    you don't live in Dallas.

    DotComGuy had his compound there (Richardson, IIRC). He's been plastered all over the tv news ever since it was discovered he was broke. I'll vouch for the veracity of this (I, in case you couldn't tell, live in Dallas).

    The funny thing is that he won't speak on camera any more. I saw three different local news stations shoving cameras into his face, and whereas he was all over interviews when this started, now he just laughs bitterly and shakes his head whenever asked anything.

    Funnier still is the fact that he's getting married to a woman he met online, but has never seen IRL. Yeah, this is going to work.

    Also, maybe he should have ordered some workout equipment during the year. He looks really unhealthy. Maybe it's just the stress of being so broke and not being the media's darling anymore - in any event, he looks like hell.

    Happy New Year, from a Dallasite.

  15. Re:I Hate New Years.. on Slashdot Readers Write The History Of The Future · · Score: 1

    Patience, grasshopper.

    She will come (feel free to do with the pun as you will). She will devastate you, and she will nourish you. You'll wish you'd never been born, then find that your birth only happened because of her.

    Patience. You're a baby...

    She is out there, looking for you now. She will find you, and you, her. How long have you looked? She's looked twice as long. How much have you hurt? She's hurt more than you can heal. But you will be the balm for her pain, and she will be the water that keeps you running in the desert.

    Patience. She's already there.

    We know what women want. They know what they want. AC's haven't a clue.

    Be patient.

    Jah!

    Rastafari.

  16. Re:Very cool on Learning Unix Concepts Through Fiction? · · Score: 1

    Something else with tar that I do.

    If you want to be able to see everything that got unpacked, add the `v' option. It's for verbose output, and it shows filenames and path.

    This can backfire for larger tarballs with lots of files. You'll have $BIGNUM lines of filenames fly past your screen at astonishing speed.

    I like to do this:

    tar xvfz file.tar.gz >> /home/zkenyon/file_files

    It gives me a nice list of what I just unpacked, which can be helpful if there are problems later.

  17. Re:Now if only.... on BT Sues Prodigy Over Hyperlink Patent · · Score: 1

    "....someone could come up with a patent on comment moderation."

    Someone did.

  18. Re:Biting Satire? The article is LAME. on Netscape Users Rejoice · · Score: 1

    "Marlboro cigarettes really do taste better (I smoke them)."

    I used to too. Pack and a half a day of Lights. 'Course, my lungs kept trying to defect to Cuba...

    "Marlboros are the only cigarettes that will satisfy my craving because, not only am I addicted to the nicotine, I'm addicted to the other shit they put in there too."

    May I direct you here? I've been smoking American Spirit Lights for about three months now, and I can't smoke anything else. The cigs themselves are really dense, as natural as you can get, and pretty expensive. They're worth every penny, though. I can breathe now. I can run farther, I don't wake up feeling dead, I smoke fewer of them, and I generally feel better.

    Good stuff, I tell ya :-)

  19. Re:Sounds good. on Will New TLDs' Restrictions Negate Their Aims? · · Score: 1

    "$2000 and a $150 fee is peanuts to any real business.

    What the .biz domain might end up doing is help consumers tell the difference between real businesses and flim-flam artists."


    Ummm....wasn't the internet supposed to help level the playing field between the 800lb gorillas (`real business') and the shoestring entrepreneur?

  20. AMEN! on Coders Say Yes To Telecommuting, No To Ping Pong · · Score: 1

    "If I want to be social, I'll get together with a friend in the evening, or head down to my favorite bar for a beer or three."

    I so agreee. Why don't my other cow orkers get this?

    There's a lady on the other side of my cube wall who likes to talk. Alot. She alone must raise the temperature in the office a good 5 degrees every day. She'll talk about her kids, her dogs, other people, Jerry Springer, just whatever comes to mind. She drones on for half of forever.

    And they say geeks have difficulty in social situations. Pah! Talking for the sole purpose of hearing your own voice is far worse than having nothing to say (IMHO, as per, YMMV, IANAL, /etc).

    Thank Goddess for my headphones and trip hop.

  21. Re:Sometimes true, BUT on Air-Powered Cars · · Score: 1

    Cats are only "required" (in practice - I think the law actually mandates a year) on cars less the 25 years old. Any older and the vehicle is considered a "classic", at which point no emissions test is needed.

    If the car came with a cat and is older that 25 years, then most people just take 'em off (massive performace and mileage increase).

    Me, I just tool around in my uber 1337 '66 VW squareback (thanks, fishbowl) that has no emissions equipment what so ever...

  22. Re:Have you stopped beating your wife yet? on Journalistic Integrity in the Digital Age? · · Score: 1

    "Have you stopped beating your wife yet?"

    MU!

  23. Re:See... on Microsoft Backing Off Spamming · · Score: 1

    Umm...chill...

    Note the fact that the post you replied to is sitting at (Score:4 Funny). It was a joke.

    Joke.

    I don't think anyone here really thinks that /. made the difference. If they do, I've a bridge to sell them :-)

    Breathe deep...

  24. Re:Maybe yes on Developing "Nth-Tier" Web Applications For Unix? · · Score: 3

    Jakarta/Tomcat is a nice servlet container with jsp support. jserv is another servlet container. I personally prefer Tomcat because it's quite a bit easier to set up. For a full CORBA implementation, hook either container into ORBit, the Gnome ORB.

    For full-on EJB (J2EE) support, try Allaire's JRun. Though not free in any sense of the word, it is a fully integrated EJB container and app server.

  25. Re:Meanwhile, on Russian television... on NBC Signs Up To Broadcast "Destination Mir" · · Score: 1

    The Onion beat you to it - Who wants to eat a meal?