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  1. Re:It will it hit the brown note. on World's Most Powerful Subwoofer · · Score: 2, Funny

    South Park did a similar study, and it worked flawlessly.

    http://www.tv.com/south-park/worldwide-recorder-co ncert/episode/2464/summary.html
  2. Re:That can't be Microsoft on MS To Launch Internet Versions of Office And Windows · · Score: 1

    Okay, so I just tried the live.com site in Firefox first. Coming soon is what they said, even though the majority of the site showed up. I used my trusty "View this Page in IE" extension to show the page in Interbutt Exploder, and alas, IE CRASHED. I took my screenshot (for posterity), chose to report my crash, and then clicked the "More Information" link to see why it crashed. The crash report showed up in Firefox, saying that Microsoft hasn't a clue why IE crashed. Thank you for my time. Obviously I took a screenshot of that one too. Too rich to pass up. I'm no statistic. I'm just an inwardly-smiling user.

  3. Re:We buy disposable cars, why not DVDs? on Microsoft Invents A 'Play-Once Only' DVD · · Score: 3, Funny

    Shoot, Saturn goes that many miles in 10 1/3 hours, its average orbital speed being around 9.6 km/s.

    But then, I guess that's not really a domestic vehicle then.

  4. Re:Hot Wiring: No Match for a Thief on Mazda Switches To USB Keys · · Score: 1

    Most efficient hacking technique by far. Social hacking takes longer, but it yields great results. (according to what I've read) This is just forced/abbreviated social hacking.

    Car owners, for your safety, simply leave your new USB key in the diginition. (hey, can I patent that word?)

  5. Re:Get a Mac on Building Secure Computers? · · Score: 1

    First and foremost, make sure it's in a secure location. Physical access is a quick and easy path to destruction/theft. If it's a Windows server you're talking about, a quick boot to a Linux password-resetting CD will give anyone with physical access to the server the ability to seize root... er... obtain administrator permissions. Think locked room, biometric security, at a minimum.

  6. Re:I can't imagine... on AOL Fined for Making it Hard to Cancel Service · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's equally asinine to misspell probably. I'd say that's probaby (sic) just as asinine.

  7. Re:One word: on Sony and Toshiba Give Up On Unified DVD Format · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Hopefully it could be more like the DVD+R / DVD-R wars. Now both are implemented into everything.

  8. Re:Producable at a rate... on Nanotubes Start to Show their Promise · · Score: 1

    Would those be African or European sheep?

  9. Re:Producable at a rate... on Nanotubes Start to Show their Promise · · Score: 2

    The certain rate at which it's producable would be the rate at which wool is woven commercially. Come on, man. Get with the program.

    The steps involved in the wool-producing process include

    • Scouring
    • Carding
    • Combing
    • Drawing
    • Finisher drawing
    • Spinning

    In the year 2000, the US wool-making industry produced 46.5 million pounds of wool, averaging out to 3.875 million pounds per month. Obviously the rates of wool production vary greatly with the season. In fact, more than half of American-produced wool is shorn during April, May and June. That means that if we assume around 24 million pounds in those three months, that means 8 million pounds per month during peak production. That means (with 23 work days per month) 347826 pounds per day, assuming all that is shorn is fully developed during those months. And WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE ASSUME SOMETHING! Be careful about your assumptions on sheering versus producing. That's all I'm saying here.

  10. Re:UK Govt Introduces Reserved Olympic Letter Law on Businesses To Be Censored on Use of Olympics · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Misspelling is the best way around this dumbass law. All you Londoners take note:

    Come to our pub and cheer for your favorite athlets during the 20012 Olypic sumer games!

    On another note, would it be illegal to say, "We're not an official sponsor of the 2012 summer Olympic games in London"?

  11. The question is... on Branched Nanotubes Offer Smaller Transistors · · Score: 0, Redundant

    But can it run Linux?

  12. Go ORACLE on Exchange Alternatives Round-up · · Score: 2, Informative
    Oracle's Collaboration Suite

    If you're an Oracle shop, you might want to investigate this one.

    Yes, I realize that that free solutions exist, but some organizations are willing to/prefer to go with commercial software solutions.

  13. Re:Spammers fate on Spammers on the Run · · Score: 2, Funny

    Let's work the term "engineer" or "specialist" in there somehow.

    How do these sound?

    • Port 25 marketing specialist (PMS - my favorite already)
    • Annoyer via e-mail (AVE)
    • Canned meat over e-mail specialist
    • your ideas?
  14. Re:Transhumanism will never happen on Requiem for the Once-Imagined Future · · Score: 1

    Concerning the price of oil/gas, do you think that if prices keep rising like they are (+$0.15 this past weekend alone), do you think we'll even be able to afford space travel in the future? It used to be that the hardware was the expensive part. Imagine if the cost of fuel eventually rises above the cost of the shuttles themselves.

  15. Re:Even compared to other new non hybrids..... on Modded Hybrid Cars Get Up to 250 MPG · · Score: 1

    That deduction is going down rapidly. That's for the early adopters. Check it here

  16. Re:Its a conspiracy. on AMD and Intel Notebooks Head to Head · · Score: 1

    There has been no evidence of any AMD's, but we had strong suspicions that they did exist. That's why we went in and ordered. New evidence suggests that bad Intel may have been influencing our moves.

  17. Re:That sounds right. on Driven to Distraction by Technology · · Score: 1

    That article was friggin' awesome! I can't tell you how many people I want to point that ou... er... share that with.

  18. Imagine on Can a Bayesian Spam Filter Play Chess? · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Imagine a beowulf cluster of these playing chess!

  19. Re:Conspiracy! on Google Moon Debuts · · Score: -1

    The moon also appears to be in letterbox format. Is that 16:9 I'm seeing? That IS perfect for movies!

  20. Re:Uh-huh. on Majority Of Customers Prefer Blu-Ray · · Score: 2, Funny

    That sounds promising! I want one of those.

  21. Re:Isn't this old. on Fujitsu Debuts Bendable Electronic Paper · · Score: 1

    And a couple of days ago on digg.com. I used to just be able to reply "Dupe" on articles, but now, I can never remember if I saw it on /. or digg.com. I end up reading anything worthwhile twice (plus dupes) now.

  22. Re:From TFA... on Sharp's Double-View LCD TV · · Score: 1

    Think about this though. Sound is only an issue for the home user. Rhetorical question: how many home users do you think will be able to afford a TV with multi-angle views? More likely, this will be useful for larger, commercial settings. Think advertising, sports bars, etc. Sound will most likely not be an issue there.

  23. Re:Hey LUNIX zealots! Face the facts! on Windows AntiSpyware Downgrades Claria Detections · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Mod parent as "off topic", "troll", "flamebait". It meets all 3 criteria.

  24. Re:Open doors on Man Arrested for Using Open Wireless Network · · Score: 1

    What a charmer you are. I'm sure your online buddies just admire the heck out of you. It's always fun responding to a humorous response with a snarly "Fuck off" statement of your own. It was all in fun. So glad you understood that and responded in kind.

  25. Re:Surely you left out a few on Star Wars Props Up For Auction · · Score: 1

    6. ???
    7. Profit!!