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  1. Re:Research edge on Google Launches Scholar Beta · · Score: 3, Funny

    This might be a page for you to check out:

    http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=tin+foil+hat

  2. Don't Foget This One... on E3: Epic, US Army Develop Games as Recruitment Tool · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Future installments will include Sim Mess Duty, Sim Standing Guard in the Rain, Sim Blister, and Sim Invading Iraq to Keep Approval Ratings High.

    Don't forget the final game in the series: "Risking Their Lives to Protect Your Right to Make Stupid Jokes."

  3. Taste of Their Own Medicine? on Under Attack by PanIP's Patent Lawyers? · · Score: 1, Funny

    PanIP's patents page uses hyperlinks. Is British Telecom still suing sites for using hyperlinks?

    Their site also uses the GIF image format. Doesn't some company sue others because of the LZW patent?

    There must be some way to use one company's frivoluous patents against another company's frivolous patents.

  4. Re:there's no holdup of broadband where I live on What's Holding Up Broadband in the U.S.? · · Score: 1

    But when this happens in a city like Cincinnati it is somewhat significant.

    This is a city where it took City Council 12 years to decide what to build to replace a parking lot in the city's center. I guess they could not decide between two department store chains to use the site.

  5. When can we expect... on CGI About to Boom In Hollywood · · Score: 1, Funny

    When can we expect Rob's Duckpins or Hamster Havoc to be adapted into feature length releases?

  6. Re:sidenote... on IBM and Red Hat Sign Major Support Agreement · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And Microsoft(MSFT) was down USD$1.40! Does life get any better?

  7. When Will They Learn? on Beyond The Cell -- Journalists' Video Phone · · Score: 1, Informative

    "By then, Sharp will be the ripe age of 26, and will be able to tell his friends tales of the old days, back when the Internet started and he was a teen-ager. "

    Umm, the Internet is older than Mr. Sharp. It turned 30 way back in 1999.

  8. Re:Misspelling grammar while pointing fingers? on MS FrontPage Restricts Free Speech II (It's True!) · · Score: 1

    It's been going on too long. No one can tell anymore.

  9. Re:Where they get the parts? on Junkyard Wars Needs A Few Good Contestants · · Score: 4

    The issue of "seeding" the yard has caused the most ire from JYW fans. Most times objects such as rocket engines, and steam engines are planted in the interest of safety laws and time constraints. Before the competition takes place, the expert submits a list of parts they would like and their preliminary plans for the build. The producers then decide what items will be hidden (such as mylar for the blimp in the bombing episode). It is not always as extreme as that--most times it's just throwing a few more old cars on the heap.

    Also, the UK has very stringent laws about safety that the show has to obey. For example, every valve and connector for air, fuel, etc. has to be brand new and installed by a certified installer. It's all done for the safety of the participants. For a more detailed description check out the website of The N.E.R.D.S. at Answers to its fake, they seed the yard

  10. What Are The Chances? on What is 'IT'? · · Score: 3

    What are the chances that the people responsible for IT hire Linus, have a blank website with no tpyos, and finally name the product after a Robert Louis Stevenson character?

  11. Information from the mouth of Bruce on HP And Bruce Perens · · Score: 4

    This appeared on Bruce's site Technocrat.net yesterday. It also links to a Cnet article on the topic.

    Bruce sez: "There are two parts to the job. I get to be an activist in the Linux community, on company time, and speak for myself when necessary. And I get to advise top management. There are three people between Carly (the chairman) and I. So, I'll be a pretty effective bridge between the Open Source community and HP management." Here's the link.

  12. Finally, the tool I've needed for so many years! on WebQL Turns the Web Into A Giant Database · · Score: 1

    SELECT * FROM Internet WHERE SubjectOfPic = "Natale Portman" AND Grits = "Hot Pouring"

  13. A Refreshing Sight on New 8-Node PPC Cluster From Terra Soft · · Score: 1

    Good to see they're marketing it as a "crank'n MP3 rip station"

    Seems like a good way to gain powerful friends.

  14. Re:Entering Canada on The Politics Guillotine Descends · · Score: 1

    Actually, NHL HQ: National Hockey League 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 Yes, New York, as in America. Oh my Lord! This explains so much. I mean wow! Now I know why Bud Selig is perhaps the dumbest person ever--he's from Kanaduh.

  15. Re:Entering Canada on The Politics Guillotine Descends · · Score: 1

    Why do all of Canada's best hockey players play in America's National Hockey League?

  16. Broken Link on Spam, ISPs, MAPS And Lawsuits · · Score: 1

    The link in the story is broken. Here is the correct link.

  17. Time for Video On-Demand? on Will The X-Box Be A TiVO Rival? · · Score: 2

    With the further proliferation of devices like Tivo, and with this X Box rumor, is it finally time for the long promised "every movie ever made" service to fruition? It would certainly be made easier with DSL, Cable, and other high speed pipes coming in plus a simple NIC on board.

  18. Re:Last week on NPR on Napster Wars · · Score: 1

    One major problem with Hillary and I assume the rest of the RIAA is their thought processes are wrong. The NPR Culture reporter mentioned the Metallica fiasco starting over one song on the Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrack and people just wanted one song, not having to pay 20 bucks for the rest of the CD. Hillary then mentioned something about how when she buys clothes at Blomingdales, she has to pay for the suits in her closet that she doesn't like as much as the others. This would be analogous to buying the entire CD (and thus being subject to the record company's control) or just getting one song. The point here is that Hillary could buy those dresses, or suits, or whatever she wanted individually (one dress at a time). She didn't have to pay US$2000 for 20 dresses. She only had to pay $100 at a time. She could have bought 5 or 10 or only 1. This is what everyone's been saying about micropayments and the like, and either the RIAA isn't paying attention or they just don't want to give the people what they want because they truly want control more than they want cash.

  19. How Long Til... on Underwater E-Mail for Submarines · · Score: 1

    How much longer until we can send the fighting boys adult entertainment while they are underwater?

  20. What's Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander on French Court To Yahoo!: Dump Nazi-Related Auctions · · Score: 3

    Seems like the US isn't the only country way over-extending its powers. Remember what we did to old Jon Johansen?

    Stupid legal action like this needs to stop.

  21. Re:Gun Registration? on Gun Sales Halted By FBI Computer Glitch · · Score: 1

    And when was the last time we had a totalitarian government we had to defend ourselves from in either Canada or the US? Looks to me like the Second Amendment works as planned.

  22. Re:Gun Registration? on Gun Sales Halted By FBI Computer Glitch · · Score: 1

    I think background checks only happen with guns purchased at regular stores such as Wal Mart, K-Mart, sporting goods stores, gun stores, etc. Selling guns at gun shows, flea markets, out of your trunk? aren't tracked. Now the people who don't enforce the laws they already have on the books want to extend background checks to cover sales at guns shows, flea markets, etc.

  23. As if the Brady Law Matters... on Gun Sales Halted By FBI Computer Glitch · · Score: 1

    pfft! Brady Law schmady law.

    Currently, only two percent of all reported Brady Law violations are being prosecuted--that is, 2 percent of over 250 000 people who have falsified documents or attempted to obtain a firearm with a criminal record under this current check system.

    Gun laws don't work if they aren't enforced. Clinton and Reno just can't understand that. I hope the rest of you do.

  24. The Trolls are ready on Slashdot Prepares for a Server Move · · Score: 4

    Every troll and their brother is going to be ready at 10 hoping to the the first 'first post' on the new boxen. I can't wait.

  25. What the deal really means on AOL & NSI To Team Up · · Score: 1

    "The companies said the alliance will provide members of the AOL and CompuServe online services, numbering more than 24 million worldwide, and visitors to AOL's Web-based properties with easy access to NSI's domain name registration services, Image Cafe Web site superstore and idNames country-code registration services."

    In other words, AOL users will now be spammed with offers from NSI so they too can over pay for domain registry.