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  1. Re:An even bigger hole... on "Very Severe Hole" In Vista UAC Design · · Score: 5, Funny
    offtopic, yet:

    no doubt, thats why Dell is marketing its harware for Vista as great for "booting the OS, w/o running apps or games" (link via this)

    Since when did booting an OS become a "feature" of the OS?

  2. straight from a grad student on Freeing the Good Stuff From University Labs · · Score: 1

    [humor on the lines of phdcomics]
    yes, please release us grad students from the shackles of these tyrannic advisors!
    [/humor]

  3. Re:He likes it, but doesnt want to say he likes it on Mossberg - Vista Is Worthy, Largely Unexciting · · Score: 1

    He wrote the article when he was plucking the petals:
    I love Vista
    I love Mac..

  4. Gnomoney? on Managing Money With Linux Apps · · Score: 3, Funny
    is it called gNOmoney for gnome? just curious :)

    /poor grad student couldnt think of anything else

  5. Re:Mod me funny... on Politicians Have Poor Grasp of Technology? · · Score: 1

    dude, get off slashdot.. it is because of people like you that somebody sends me an internet and it reaches me after a couple of days! :D

  6. samples on Deliver First Class Web Sites · · Score: 4, Insightful

    not to be flamebait or anything, but atleast I was not impressed with his sample creations..

  7. Re:Pay Per View on Xerox Reveals Transient Documents · · Score: 1

    rest of the world: you destruct the printed message (shred/tear)
    Soviet Russia: the message destructs you
    ????: the message destructs itself

  8. Re:Prohibition? Hardly... on U.S. Arrests Online Gambling Company Chairman · · Score: 1
    >>organised gambling isn't nearly as widespread and deeply rooted in Western culture as
    >>consuming alcohol is.

    >You wanna bet?

    sure, Chivas Regal?

  9. Re:English, please? on ESR Says Linux Followers Should Compromise · · Score: 1

    I always set an all-time low standard for Zonk's editorial skills, and he beats himself at it. :)

  10. Re:typo on Patent Law Ruling Threatens FOSS · · Score: 1

    and I get modded "over-rated"? damn you moderators!

  11. typo on Patent Law Ruling Threatens FOSS · · Score: -1
    who have better things to do then search through thousands of technical papers for some mention of the obvious

    than

  12. ffmpeg? on YouTube's Growing Competition · · Score: 2, Informative

    going by your low UID, I think you might have tried this but still here is what I tried (this worked for me, though FF is required and not flash): use this FF addon to dload the flv file, and then just use "ffmpeg" tool to extract to mpeg format.

  13. Re:Nope. on Nokia the Next to Try an iTunes Killer? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Google killed Altavista and others.. it is not about who is first, but who is the best

  14. detailed analysis on What Brings Users to Blogs? · · Score: 1
    some detailed analysis and insight into this matter shows that....

    continued at my blog [insert random blog].. please visit for the remaining (insightful) post

    kthnx
  15. Flock, the Web 2.0 browser? on Flock, the Web 2.0 Browser? · · Score: 1

    maybe, that question should be in "Ask Slashdot" section? :)

  16. Re:MY HEAD ACHES NOW on Policy Wonk Castigates Net Neutrality · · Score: 2, Funny

    This article was submitted about a month back.. but due to "differential treatment" of packets.. made it late.

  17. Re:Join Tor Today!!! on Court Backs Broadband Wiretap Access · · Score: 1
    Nahh they'll just throw you in jail on suspicion of being a terrorist

    Exactly.. their (lame) point: "If you have nothing to hide, then why browse anonymously?

  18. Re:Honestly... on Flying Faster Without ID · · Score: 1

    YES ofcourse.. if the officer is a damn hot female.. body search please!

  19. Battery power on Notebook with Huge 20 Inch Screen Reviewed · · Score: 5, Funny
    FTA:

    "but still has enough battery life to give you a full days work on the move."

    What does it come with? a power plant attached?

  20. Re: High Definition Radio? on High Definition Radio and New Content Alternatives · · Score: 4, Funny
    like BASIC?

    Veav: I would do weird things with my kids.
    Veav: Their first language will be BASIC.
    Veav: They'll be running around yelling "10 print daddy, 20 print daddy, 30 print can I have some candy, 40 input x?"
    Chef Brian: So Veav, I take it they won't be functional members of any society?
    Veav: And I'd be all "X = NO!"

  21. Re:Time to ditch on The Time Has Come to Ditch Email? · · Score: 1
    Krishna Dagli writes to mention an article..

    Sources confirm that Krishna, unable to find the Submit button, emailed the story to zonk@slashdot.org

  22. Is Silicon Valley Reproducible? on Is Silicon Valley Reproducible? · · Score: 1, Funny
    Is Silicon Valley Reproducible?

    It does f*ck many people.. waiting for the results to come in.. :)

  23. Re:That's not a name on A Dolphin By Any Other Name · · Score: 1

    what about anonymous dolphin-ards?

  24. windering.. on A Dolphin By Any Other Name · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    .. what their equivalent of a "Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaan" is?

  25. Re:Remember Segetation? on 2006 Webby Award Winners Announced · · Score: 1

    the link in story takes to the above URL, which is different from what I saw in the awards list which has dot org instead of dot com!