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  1. Build Muscle. Do weight lifting. on Fat Geeks Healthier Than You Thought · · Score: 1

    The heck, you don't need weightlifting. You need to do 10 pushups,abs and sit-ups a-day.

    I weight 65kg. Maybe that's skinny for you, but before exercise, I weighted 55kg.

    Then i began weightlifting, and my chest got less flat, I gained biceps (look ma, I have muscles!), and my neck stopped looking like Shaggy from Scooby Doo.

    Eat more meat, and replace those empty calories with whole-wheat bread. Sugar won't make you more muscular.

  2. D'oh... on Saving Lives with Design · · Score: 1

    A simple "PRIORITY: " line on the top of the page would have sufficed. It didn't have to be red.

    But yeah, the point is that some information was missing on the reports.

    Here are some possible descriptions for priorities:

    "PRIORITY 9: CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER". Hey, If we're talking about design, why not use some "threat control" software a-la sourceforge?

    Just fill the blanks, enter the priority level, and it'll be highlighted in red.

  3. Re:strange on MPAA Under Investigation for Illegal NYPD Payoffs · · Score: 3, Insightful

    For a rightious organisation out to protect the lawfull rights of artists they have a rather odd way of practice

    Yeah, but for a greedy organization dedicated to stealing money from their users, that's no surprise to me.

    Unfortunately (for the *AA enemies) I think this is an isolated case, rather than their modus operandi. After all, it's reasonable to expect that one or two cops (or even a P.D.) can be corrupt, isn't it?

  4. Re:an astute comment from reader of TFA on Microsoft's New Mantra - It Just Works · · Score: 1

    Microsoft's research shows that the average corporate employee spends about 20% of her time on the PC simply looking for items.

    And the other 420% is spent reinstalling when something goes wrong.

    Hmmmm.... lemme change that mantra.

    "It just used to work".

  5. To be added in 2 days: on Microsoft's New Mantra - It Just Works · · Score: 1

    Before: "It just works."

    After: "So why fix it?"

  6. Re:if only... on Moore's Law Original Issue Found · · Score: 1

    if only playboy did something similiar, I'd be all set.

    How curious. You don't happen to have a copy of the Nov. 72 Issue that features Lenna, do you?

  7. MINGW? on GCC 4.0.0 Released · · Score: 2, Insightful

    From what I've read, GCC 4 is blazingly fast, _AND_ provides dead code elimination (VERY important for windows users).

    So, any ideas of how long till the MINGW port is done?

  8. Re:Well on New Bill Would Ban Public NOAA Weather Data · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Not that would be too difficuly unfornataly...

    Jes, yust lique joor spehling.

  9. Re:Amazing. on Microsoft Abandons Gay Rights Bill · · Score: 1

    It makes one wonder if there is something rotten in Redmond.

    OK mod me down if you will but...

    it took a news like this to make you *wonder* *If* there is *something* rotten in Redmond?

    Pfft...

  10. Re:Early adopters only, at this point on Modular PC Handtop Review · · Score: 1

    Then again, how much would an Athlon XP cost 10 years ago?

  11. Obligatory on One Year Later - CUPS Admin Still Lacking? · · Score: 1

    Only in Ameri^H^H^H^H^HLinux...

  12. Re: forces of nature on EU Rapporteur Publishes Software Patent · · Score: 2, Funny

    How tightly is "controlling the forces of nature" defined?

    How about this?

    I think that's explicit enough.

  13. Two words: Blink tag. on Why Aren't More Distros Becoming LSB Certified? · · Score: 1

    Why Standarize when you can improve

    Yes, that's right who needs stupid HTML 4.01 conformance? Let's add a blink tag! No, wait, let's add Document.Layers! And Document.All! And Iframes! And Marquees! And ActiveX!

    Who needs standards, anyway? </sarcasm>

  14. Re:Reality check... Bounced. on Why Aren't More Distros Becoming LSB Certified? · · Score: 1

    Why not ask your distribution to add these packages?

    Why not ask your distribution to get LSB-certified instead?

  15. Typical straw man... on Congress Declares War on File Leakers · · Score: 2, Insightful

    (not that) Innocent guy gets convicted, while mass-murderer-or-worse gets free.

    Yeah, so? That doesn't speak in favor of the guy who shares files. It speaks against the people who allowed the mass-murderer-or-worse to get free.

    If you consider that the penalties for file sharing are unfair, SAY SO, but don't compare with the evil guy etc etc.
    If you consider that it is your right to share files because you're protesting against the RIAA monopoly who's feeding on our taxes, then say so.

    But don't mix things, please. Just as there have been rapists and murderers fred, there have been those who are convicted.

    One thing has NOTHING TO DO with the other.

  16. WAR on Viruses on Congress Declares War on File Leakers · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Due to the fact that many zombie machines can be manipulated to publish copyrighted content, to say the least, why not make a war on people who design weak operating systems knowing that they can be exploited with evil purposes?

    In other words: How do you know the files in my shared folder weren't put there by hackers who exploited yet another vulnerability in Microsoft Windows? (remember the case of the planted warez in Sweden?)

  17. MOD PARENT UP! on Ameritrade Customer Data Lost · · Score: 1

    +5, Funny. (I mean, come on, you guys mod a guy insightful for sayng "good point"? What's going on with you people?)

  18. It was his fault! on Ameritrade Customer Data Lost · · Score: 1

    Adam: It was Eve's fault!
    Eve: It was the snake's fault!
    George Bush: It was the CIA's fault!
    Ameritrade: It was the third party vendor's fault!

    I don't know about you guys, but I see a trend here...

  19. Great... on Microsoft's 911 Patent · · Score: 3, Interesting

    millions of citizens are scared to hell, the towers fall, and Microsoft is thinking about making money.

    Way to go, Billy!

  20. Re:Another proof... on Google Sues Click Inflators · · Score: 1

    Our company just closed a $200,000+ contract after just 4 months of Google advertising.

    Yes, but you might as well have paid Google just the first time this customer contacted you. That's my point. Just clicking on a site doesn't guarantee a sale, that's what I'm talking aobut.

  21. Another proof... on Google Sues Click Inflators · · Score: 0, Troll

    that pay-per-click is practically WORTHLESS.

    Why don't the advertisers think of soething more effective... like pay-per-mail or something?

  22. Scratches? on InPhase Announces 300GB Holographic Discs · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'm curious - how sensitive are these discs to scratches that could corrupt their information? In other words, what's their reliability? (No I didn't RTFA, sorry)

  23. Possible cause... on TrekUnited Campaign Ends · · Score: 1

    Apparently the TV producers arranged a deal with the TrekUnited people:
    They would get them girlfriends.

  24. Bottom-up innovation on Users as Innovators - Why Open Source Works · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I think this may have to do with companies' "top-down" corporate education. They believe they're "the best", they spend MILLIONS on hiring "the best". They spend millions on maintaining this structure, hiring even more people, buying the competition (*cough* Microsoft *cough*), etc etc.

    What can a simple user teach them? What can one single guy do? He's got no budget, doesn't have the resources to get "the best of the best", and can't possibly manage dealing with copyright issues. 'You think a bunch of hobbyists can do better than us?'

    Bottom-up, gentlemen, bottom-up.

  25. They did! on Asteroid 2004 MN4 May Hit Earth After All · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't it be funny if they [dinosaurs] did have a space program and just haven't bothered coming back?

    They did have a space program. They even CAME BACK.

    Here's the proof!