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  1. Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD on Sony May Sell HD-DVDs · · Score: 2, Insightful

    hmmm.. didn't RTFA.. maybe a cheap, easy way to get out of the Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD mess??

  2. Re:Oh come on... on Geneticists Claim Aging Breakthrough · · Score: 1
    Remember, the longer you live, the more likely you get a lethal illness.
    Thanks, are you always so positively charged? I will sleep well tonight..
  3. Re:PS3 vs. XBOX360 on DVD Jon's Code In Sony Rootkit? · · Score: 1

    More like "Microsoft Windows XP 2008 Rootkit Framework .NET Edition SP3a1xxx"

  4. Re:Small request on 'Type Manager' The File Manager of Tomorrow? · · Score: 1, Funny

    What is wrong with being KDifferent?

  5. ALTQ + Anandtech on Xbox 360 Hardware Disassembled and Analyzed · · Score: 1

    Coincidence, I am not sure if Anantech is /.ed or my ALTQ config is up the duff..

  6. Re:Take lessons from Steve Balmer on Torvalds Gets Tough on Kernel Contributors · · Score: 2, Funny

    Throw Penguins damn it..

  7. Re:Postgres vs Ingres? on Computer Associates Sells Ingres DB Tech · · Score: 1

    Yes, there is the vendor lock-in initiative.

  8. Re:Oh man .... on FreeBSD 6.0 Released · · Score: 1

    Nothing wrong with new coasters :)

    ever thought about using CD-RW's instead?!..

  9. Re:*BSD on NetBSD 2.1 Released · · Score: 1
    You don't want your firewall running OOo
    You could theorectically, if you used NetBSD/Xen.
  10. Re:Translation on Can Open Source Outdo the IPod? · · Score: 1

    or.. more likely he picked his nose.. wiped the big greeny/yellow booger on the memo and slam-dunked it in the bin.. *shrugs*

  11. Re:Blasphemy! on UK Female Sci-Fi Viewers Now Outnumber Males · · Score: 1

    yes.. better off then wearing a belt.

  12. Re:The good old days at MS on Microsoft Chided Over Exclusive Music Idea · · Score: 1
    Money, money, money
    Must be funny
    In the rich man's world
    Money, money, money
    Always sunny
    In the rich man's world
    Aha-ahaaa
    All the things I could do
    If I had a little money
    It's a rich man's world
  13. Screenshots on Looking-Glass Based Distro Reviewed · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well thank you fellow /.'ters.. I guess you all had the same intentions as me.. look at the pretty pictures first then maybe RTFA after? well be a sport, and please let me view the pictures, please?

  14. Re:46+52=98 on AMD Tops Intel in U.S. Retail Sales · · Score: 1

    there are other players in the market other then AMD and Intel like Via, Motorola, IBM to name a few.

  15. Re:VMWare image? on 20th Anniversary of Windows · · Score: 1

    BitTorrent? you most know what it is???

  16. Re:First bad analogy of the thread on Google Wants a Piece of AOL? · · Score: 1

    So, are you a swinger too? not that I am interested..

  17. Re:Professionalism in the open source world. on Matt Asay on the Status of OSS · · Score: 1

    ooooooooooo finally someone else who has seen the light at the end of the tunnel!!1!1!!!!1

  18. Re:It works because.... on Sonic Torpedo Defense · · Score: 1

    Ass u ming that there using a float?

  19. Ontology Viewer + slashdot.org on C|Net Integrates Ontology Viewer Into News Site · · Score: 1

    Gee.. the amount of dupes it would find :|

  20. Re:What I'd call it on Google Seeks to Develop Parallel Internet? · · Score: 1

    What is wrong with 1982? is it because I was born??

  21. Re:Not a sales pitch for them, but... on J Allard Interviewed · · Score: 1
    For $100 more, you get:
    What is wrong with this picture?

    1. emphasised "more"
    2. Microsoft?
    3. ???
    4. PR0FIT!

    beside my snide remark, it really is an M$ Marketing ploy to make you think that you, the consumer, are getting more for your money when infact --hmmmm-- yes, you are actually being ripped off again.

    Great idea, maybe I'll patent the idea©..
  22. All these comments on Apple Releases Multi-Button "Mighty Mouse" · · Score: 1

    All these comments, just over a poxy pseudo single-button single-balled mouse!

  23. Re:Palm?? on Handheld Gaming / Media-player Gadget Runs Linux · · Score: 1
    "...What am I going to do when my Zodiac needs replacements?..."
    Hey Hey!!!! maybe you should do an ask /. article? ;)
  24. Re:Still ugly fonts on GNOME 2.12 Previewed · · Score: 1

    huper% cat ~/.fonts.conf
    <?xml version="1.0"?>
    <!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
    <fontconfig>

      <match target="font">
        <edit mode="assign" name="hinting"><bool>true</bool></edit>
      </match>
      <match target="font">
        <edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle"><const>hintslight</const>
        </edit>
      </match>

      <match target="font">
    <!--
        <test compare="less_eq" name="size" qual="any"><double>10</double></test>
        <test compare="more_eq" name="size" qual="any"><double>16</double></test>
    -->
        <test compare="less_eq" name="pixelsize" qual="any"><double>7</double></test>
        <test compare="more_eq" name="pixelsize" qual="any"><double>15</double></test>
        <edit mode="assign" name="antialias"><bool>false</bool></edit>
        <edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle"><const>hintfull</const></edit>
      </match>

      <match target="font">
        <edit mode="assign" name="antialias"><bool>true</bool></edit>
      </match>
      <match target="font">
        <edit mode="assign" name="rgba"><const></const></edit>
      </match>

      <match target="pattern" name="family">
        <test qual="any" name="family"><string>fixed</string></test>
        <edit name="family" mode="assign"><string>mono</string></edit>
      </match>
      <match target="pattern" name="family">
        <test qual="any" name="family"><string>console</string></test>
        <edit name="family" mode="assign"><string>mono</string></edit>
      </match>
      <match target="pattern" name="family">
        <test qual="any" name="family"><string>mono</string></test>
        <edit name="spacing" mode="assign"><int>100</int></edit>
      </match>

      <match target="pattern" name="family">
        <test qual="any" name="family"><string>Helvetica</string></test>
        <edit name="family" mode="assign"><string>sans-serif</string></edit>
      </match>

      <match target="font">
        <test compare="more_eq" qual="any" name="weight">
          <string>bold</string><string>black</string>
        </test>
        <test compare="more_eq" qual="all" name="weight">
          <string>bold</string><string>italic</string>
        </test>
        <test compare="more_eq" qual="all" name="weight">
          <string>black</string><string>italic</string>
        </test>
        <test compare="more_eq" qual="all" name="weight">
          <string>bold</string><string>oblique</string>
        </test>
        <test compare="more_eq" qual="all" name="weight">
          <string>black</string><string>oblique</string></te st>
        <edit mode="assign" name="antialias"><bool>false</bool></edit>
        <edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle"><const>hintfull</const></edit>
      </match>
    </fontconfig>


    might want to change hintfull to hintslight.

  25. KDE Looky-Likey on GNOME 2.12 Previewed · · Score: 1

    Yep, Gnome starting to look more like KDE, they might be better of doing a merger *hint*.

    One pet peeve of most *Desktop Enviroments is the size of the icons by default -- yes I know they can be changed quite eaily.

      * I jest. I jest.