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  1. Re:obligatory Kids in the Hall sketch on Researchers Pinpoint Brain's Sarcasm Sensor · · Score: 1

    Yes, so true.

    And "I don't speak [language]" in English works even better.

  2. Re:2 day turnaround with Netflix on Wal-Mart Turns Over DVD Rentals to Netflix · · Score: 1

    a Netflix warehouse in it (somewhere)

    I bet if you looked at the return address on your envelopes, you could narrow that down a bit :)

  3. Re:And more... on LinuxWorld Senior Editorial Staff Resigns · · Score: 1

    Dee Ann claims here that they all have, though not all have made public statements.

  4. Re:Get ready for the spam on Congress to Revisit the Patriot Act · · Score: 1

    That's one of the reasons I quit the AMC. I love hiking in New England and they have great hiking trips, trailwork, etc., but I really don't have any interest in their politics - nor those of the many organizations they sold my address to :(

    Note to environmental organizations: you can save trees by not sending so much junk mail!

  5. Re:Hunting on Internet Hunting Banned in California · · Score: 1

    Really? Where?

  6. Re:Mb vs MB on E-mail As the New Database · · Score: 1

    In your post intended to show the importance of correct English, you made mistakes in grammar, spelling, and reading comprehension. Are you trolling? I've made corrections in bold.

    Well yes it is incorrect. It's incorrect because it's poor use and undertanding of the language in which you are communicating.

    For the unobservant in Queer Boy's post he has sarcastically suggested that the use of the There, They're and Their are all essentially the same in order to demonstrate the importance of getting terminology like B vs. b correct.

    At this point, I stopped reading because it was clear you were clueless. However, I noticed further mistakes after this on my second pass.

    Their: Is a third person possesive pronoun

    The same comment would apply to the use of spoken language.

    Before anyone launches into a rebuttal which claims a language should be allowed to evolve and grow I would point out that this is indeed one opinion.

  7. Re:I hate to flog Windows, but.. on How Many Desktop PCs Can One Server Replace? · · Score: 1

    I love to flog Windows!

    verb {T} -gg-
    to beat someone very hard with a whip or a stick


    (yes, I know you meant the British definition)

  8. Re:Git? on Torvalds Unveils New Linux Control System · · Score: 1

    He named it after Larry McAvoy, right?

  9. Re:Hippo-crate on Revisionist History in Age of Empires · · Score: 1

    Er. Not timothy, Zonk.

  10. Re:Hippo-crate on Revisionist History in Age of Empires · · Score: 1

    I don't know, I'd say it was more dubiously laudable.

    According to google's knowledge, those words have never been used together before. Kudos to timothy!

  11. Re:There's always an eclipse on Earth on Site for Moon Base Determined · · Score: 1

    You should forward this to an astrologist and watch her head explode.

  12. I'm not surprised on Randomly Generated Paper Accepted to Conference · · Score: 1

    Click that WMSCI link - with such terrible writing of their own, I bet they'd accept anything.

  13. Re:Just like TOS on Paramount Says Enterprise Cancellation Is Final · · Score: 1
    First off, Fox
    ...
    just about everything a network can do to not encourage a following, they did

    Not FOX! They'd never do something like that!

  14. Re:Boot from CD Porn distro on Lessons Proprietary Software Can Teach Open Source · · Score: 1
    Don't know if I'll call it PAL, PornLinux or what, but it's worth a shot.

    ...and if it's profitable, that would be a money shot.

  15. Re:Apple Development on Modern Mac Development? · · Score: 1

    I'm not the original poster, but I am thinking of doing something similar so I have a few questions.

    Does Eclipse integrate well with Obj-C? Other posts have claimed that would be a better language to focus on.

    As an alternative to Darwin Ports and Fink, have you tried Gentoo for MacOS? (Not to be confused with Gentoo Linux for PPC!) I'm currently a Gentoo Linux user, so this would be my default choice. How does it compare?

    Thanks!

  16. How many UMass students does it take... on RIAA Cracks Down on Internet2 File Sharing · · Score: 5, Funny

    Considering that UMass is indeed listed, I have to wonder if you're a product of that institution. :)

  17. Re:Disco is dead on USB Disco Dance Floor · · Score: 1

    One word: goatse.

  18. Re:How about... on Linus Drops BitKeeper · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Wow. Amazing how Open/Free software can work together to the point of one project recommending that we should use their competitors' project in some instances. :)

    Can you imagine a commercial software vendor releasing something like that?

  19. Re:Consider the source on The End of Mathematical Proofs by Humans? · · Score: 1

    Helpful links to differentiate:

    Classical/World Liberal

    U.S. Liberal

  20. One thing... on Scientists Weigh Smallest Mass Ever · · Score: 0, Troll

    One thing is for damn sure. IT AIN'T YO MAMA!

    Oh snap.

  21. American Icon Troll on Scientists Weigh Smallest Mass Ever · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm sure everyone in the permanently vegetative community will miss her. Even if you were never a fan of 24/7 coverage of feeding tubes, there's no denying her contributions to Fox News' ratings. Truly a Floridian icon.

  22. Re:Heh on Wordpress Banned by Google for Spamming · · Score: 1

    Dibs on being Maurice.

  23. Re:From his site on Why One Man Got a Guerrilla RFID Implant · · Score: 1

    You're citing the King James Version, so "threescore" is probably there because it was the popular way to say 60 in England around AD 1600. The numerological meaning would be tied to the original language - Greek?

    This is a nifty site with different translations. Here it's claimed that some versions give the number as 616!

    So... good luck :)

  24. OT: sig on Followup on MS and Brazil in NY Times · · Score: 1

    Wow, 4 mistakes on one line. That's really impressive!

    I have been reading slashdot since 97. Average score 1, friends 0. Frightening how realistic this whole culture is..

  25. Re:the obligatory addition of insult to injury on Evolving Lego Mindstorms · · Score: 1

    Dislciamer

    SirSlud: putting dyslexia in disclaimers since 5002.