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  1. Re:Why... on Possible Hole in Black Holes · · Score: 5, Funny
    One: Black holes. You've got an event horizon. Anything passes that point is gone forever. And they don't have magnetic fields. (remember, simplified massively) Two: MECOs. No event horizon, instead the matter pulled in is spun for a while then ejected at near lightspeed. They do have magnetic fields.

    So if I understand correctly,

    Black holes suck and swallow

    Meco's suck, gargle and then spit it out

    Dirty buggers the lot of them!

  2. Re:Selling damaged books illegal now? on Cutting out the Naughty Bits Ruled Illegal · · Score: 1
    WHy not go the whole way and implement a religion classification system for movies in the same way as the Age classification system.

    'Ar' Suitable for all religions

    'PGr' Bring an atheist buddy along. Not suitable for extermists of any kind.

    'Rr' Suitable only for those going to church only at Easter, Christmas, Weddings and funerals

    'NCr or XXXr' Only for filthy heathens.

  3. Re:Cleanflix, not Walmart on Cutting out the Naughty Bits Ruled Illegal · · Score: 1
    If I don't want to see it,

    Then hit the fast forward button.

  4. Re:PDFCReator on MS Four Points of Interoperability and Adobe · · Score: 1

    Acrobat Elements is a pdf-creator only and you have to order a minimum of a 100 licenses. I don't know the price but I'm pretty sure it will not be the hundreds of dollars they ask for a license for one copy of Acrobat standard or pro. And it's not that well hidden on Adobe's website.

  5. Re:Go Adobe! on MS Four Points of Interoperability and Adobe · · Score: 1

    the major difference between MS office and applications like Oo etc, is that MS is also offering a competing standard to pdf. The other applications embrace pdf and have motivation to promote pdf. MS on the other hand, by simply having a competing format (xps) might have the intention of not being so friendly towards the PDF standard. I think if MS hadn't developed xps, Office would have had a MS pdf creator a long time ago and I don't think Adobe would have cared.

  6. Re:.doc vs .pdf on MS Four Points of Interoperability and Adobe · · Score: 1

    I've never used this PDFcreator, does it preserve links, converts headings to bookmarks and tags the pdf?

  7. Re:.doc vs .pdf on MS Four Points of Interoperability and Adobe · · Score: 2, Informative

    ISO 19005-1 is PDF 1.4. There's a little bit more to just needing to be a pdf 1.4 in order to be compliant to ISO 19005-1. , such as no javascript allowed in the pdf, no encryption and all fonts must be embedded

  8. Re:Ever heard of parrots ? on A Dolphin By Any Other Name · · Score: 1
    Give us a little dialog please....
    Okay:

    A customer enters a pet shop.
    Mr. Praline: 'Ello, I wish to register a complaint.
    (The owner does not respond.)
    Mr. Praline: 'Ello, Miss?
    Owner: What do you mean "miss"?
    Mr. Praline: I'm sorry, I have a cold. I wish to make a complaint!
    Owner: We're closin' for lunch.
    Mr. Praline: Never mind that, my lad. I wish to complain about this parrot what I purchased not half an hour ago from this very boutique.

    And so on

  9. Re:And what lesson should they learn for Hot Coffe on Jack Thompson Weighs in on Oblivion · · Score: 1

    indeed. basically the parents should provide the controlled environment for their kids to make mistakes in. And then explain to their kids what the mistakes were and why.

  10. Re:I no want relationship on One Big Bang, Or Many? · · Score: 1

    Who would have thought Ricky Martin reads /.!

  11. But will it go down a Ski-jump? on VW Beetle Fitted with a Jet Engine · · Score: 2, Funny

    As the Top Gear people did with this Mini with 4 rockets in the boot: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZnHsw66dz4A

  12. Re:Interesting on Yahoo Sued for Spyware, Typosquatting-Based Ads · · Score: 3, Funny

    That stupid thing only installs if you let it. Opt out before you download!

  13. Re:2,000 year old European pyramid on World's Largest Pyramid Discovered in Bosnia? · · Score: 1
  14. Re:Use your brain on Dell's Marketshare Decline Due to Intel? · · Score: 1

    You can get some fast thinkpads if you get the 'P'version (like the T43p or the T60p) Indeed the Hardrives might be small (60-80gig (effective 55/75 gig) at 7200 rpm) and the graphics cards in them might not be the best for gaming performance, but they are quite fast with the Pentium M 770 in the T43p and the new Intel duocores in the T60p.

  15. Re:Perfect... on RIAA Recommends Students Drop out of College · · Score: 1

    If only they'd realize how conditioner anti-aliases their hair!

  16. Re:A Small Step In The Wrong Direction on Standby Electronics a Waste? · · Score: 1
    They do not have a go at people about leaving devices on standby.
    So who is responsible for all the infomercials I'm seeing on UK telly about having to switch off devices and not leaving them on standby?
  17. Re:Sigh... on New Fatal1ty Gaming Mouse · · Score: 1

    Couldn't agree more, can't beat a micro-switched joystick. I wish they still made them like this for current machines.

  18. Re:Absolute power corrupts absolutely, or does it? on Significant FBI Abuses of the Patriot Act · · Score: 1

    Here's one: "Power attracts the corruptible," wrote Frank Herbert, author of the science fiction series Dune. "Suspect all who seek it. We should grant power over our affairs only to those who are reluctant to wield it, and only then under conditions that increase the reluctance.""

  19. Re:An expensive addition... on Blu Ray Drive Will Cost $100 Per PlayStation 3 · · Score: 1

    What, the Steelbattalion controller didn't meet your needs? http://www.capcom.com/newsletter/sb.jpg

  20. Re:Controller on PlayStation 3 Unveiled · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wonder when it will be used in a lesbian porn flick as a replacement double dildo. (or vibrator rumble pack pending).

  21. Re:BT on The Horror Of British Telecom · · Score: 1

    BT I always thought stood for: Bastard Thieves.

  22. Re:Acrobat on Microsoft to Introduce PDF competitor 'Metro' · · Score: 2, Informative

    "comes packed with photo album software and the Yahoo toolbar" Only if you're dumb enough not to deselect these options when you download it.

  23. Swag?!?! on Man Sells Baby to Pay for Gadgets · · Score: 1

    I reckon only seasoned RPG players would use this term. Therefore this person cannot have a wive, let alone have the skill points to create a baby in the first place!

  24. Re:Try installing it in an enterprise environment! on Adobe Acrobat Toolbar Worse than Malware? · · Score: 1

    Well for those that can't be bothered learnig msi tables, there's the adobe install shield tuner to create mst files: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp? ftpID=2709 (14Mb)

  25. Re:I want PDFMaker -- just not the toolbar on Adobe Acrobat Toolbar Worse than Malware? · · Score: 1

    right-click empty spot on the toolbar, deselect pdfmaker. The menu and functionality is still there, the icon isn't. If it comes back after relaunching word, I suggest to make sure you go the latest Office service packs installed.