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  1. Re:Default and easily are relevant on Linux Starts to Find Home on Desktops · · Score: 1

    Right, but what if you could duplicate that Hyundai for free? That's what Windows admins are doing in the enterprise. They invest the time to customize their operating system images and then ghost it across all the computers. Now if we take the analogy furthur and say that the customization severely restricts the driver from doing other important things, then I can agree with you (USB drives are still useful in the enterprise. Grrr IT!).

  2. Re: Lifting on Sport Is Unrelated To Obesity In Children · · Score: 1

    I've never had a exercise/training routine before. Do you have any recommendations/websites that would help me design an exercise/weight training routine for a relative beginner? Wikipedia isn't that much help and there are so many sites out there are littered with nurtient supplements and such things that I don't know what to trust.

  3. Re:How about ctrl-l or F8 on Opera's Slashdot Easter Egg and Speed Dial · · Score: 1

    I'm in the middle of making the switch to Opera and I use alt-d. The reason I do so is because alt-d is easily reachable and has consistant behaviour between Firefox and IE. F8 doesn't behave consistently across browsers and ctrl-l (my former muscle memory) pops up an annoying dialog in IE. Plus I swtiched to Dvorak, so my L is where the qwerty P is.

    Bonus tip for FF -> Oprea switchers. Change Oprea's tab behaviour in the address bar to be closer to Firefox/IE.

  4. Re:I don't want perks on Google's Best Perk — Transport · · Score: 1

    Plus this is Google we're talking about. I'm pretty sure one of the first things the program manager did was plot all of the commuters' address and ask some Googler to run a heuristic TSP algorithm to get a 99% optimal path. From what I've read one of the first things new Googlers do is come up with some fun map-reduce algorithm and run it though any number of their massive clusters. At least, that's what I'd try if they hired me.

  5. Re:Nice one, Bill on Management 'Scared' by Open Source · · Score: 1

    IAOSBDTP - I Am Only a Stupid/Simple Bloke Down The (at) Pub?

  6. Re:Helpful hint for non-USians to use iTunes on TV Delays Driving AU Viewers To Piracy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So in order to avoid copywrite infringment, you have to commit fraud to obtain these shows?

  7. Re:News spreads slowly through Slashdot... on Woman Killed In Wii-Related Competition · · Score: 1

    Same here. Actually, this story is my first experience with the whole slashdot firehose thing. I downvoted a bunch of stories with worse titles than this story last night, but it seems this title won out.

    I'm thinking that the firehose adds an interesting dynamic to Slashdot. We now have two speeds, slow and crazy fast (when you set the firehose threshold really low the junk just spews in).

  8. Re:wow, I have no idea what that just meant! on Lisp and Ruby · · Score: 1

    And gods bless you all for sticking around.

  9. Re:klicks on How Can We Convert the US to the Metric System? · · Score: 1

    It's way funner to say it that way. Just like funner is more amusing to say than more fun is.

  10. Re:Calm down, people on Researchers Find Potential Cure for Cancer · · Score: 1

    So it doesn't run Linux?

  11. Re:Real deadlines... on Beating Procrastination with Self-Imposed Deadlines · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm trying out a new system now. After 23:00, my router blocks slashdot. Interestingly, the router rule is called goToSleep. It seems to be working okay for me so far. :)

  12. Re: Don't give George Lucas any more ideas!!! on Usability in the Movies -- Top 10 Bloopers · · Score: 1

    It was UNIX all along! You maniacs! You blew it up! Damn you! Damn you all to hell!

  13. Re:Downtime was a good thing on World of Warcraft Tuesday Maintenance A Thing of the Past · · Score: 1

    It's called vitamin D and it comes in pill format these days. Obviously not hardcore enough.

  14. Re:Consoles no longer appeal to the mainstream on 360 vs. PS3 vs. Wii - The Designer's Perspective · · Score: 1

    The impression I got was those sales are a small minority of the human community. Or more importantly/specifically the consumer community.

    Word of the day: councils

  15. Re:Not fake. on Google NASA Partnership Announced · · Score: 1

    Where do they link to the website in question?

  16. Re:Please define "zero-day" on Vista Zero-Day Exploit For Sale · · Score: 1

    Won't somebody mod this AC -1 Funny??

  17. Re:Russian Evolution Joke Toolkit on First Russian Anti-Evolution Suit Enters Court Room · · Score: 1

    In Soviet Russia, humour envies YOU!

  18. Re:Canada on Melting Coins Now Illegal In the U.S. · · Score: 1

    Yeah but remember that one US Dollar is equivalent to.. ah.. Hmm.. you're right that's cheap.

  19. Re:SNAKE OIL! on Quantum Cryptography Ready For Wide Adoption? · · Score: 1

    I assume while you do this, [organisation using quantum crypto] will have shot you.

  20. Re:Downloads page still stupid on Java SE 6 Released · · Score: 1

    I expect your average non-developer really doesn't care about the difference.

  21. Re:Yoda advice on Advice For Programmers Right Out of School · · Score: 1

    Do try.

  22. Re:Because it did so well. on Firefly MMORPG Announced · · Score: 1

    For those of us no lucky enough to watch television from the United States, they conveniently posted the episodes here as well!

    The fun thing about the NBC site is that they show you the commercial before informing you that the video is not available in your region. Hey, waitaminute.. This is slashdot. Anyone know of a way to confuse the geolocation mechanism they're using? My obvious guess would be some sort of proxy..

  23. Re:Yahoo is in trouble on Yahoo Shakes Things Up · · Score: 1

    Ummm.. Hits == profit only works for Yahoo! You pay them for those 'hits'

  24. Re:Huh? on An Early Warning System For Earthquakes · · Score: 1

    The Scientists Are Watching.

  25. Re:definition of difference on Linux Desktops Catching On In Education · · Score: 1

    Exactly. Now imagine the chaos that happens if they try to do anything else other than browsing.

    ZOMG!! My START is gone!!! HELLLP!!