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  1. Attn: New corperate policy in effect on Get RSS Feeds on Your Toilet Paper · · Score: 1
    Attention Employees:

    The per-incident toilet paper allowance is reduced from 9 grids to 6. Due to the reduction, employees are strongly urged to use BOTH sides of the paper for cleaning purpose. In addition, the automatically-timed flushing will be triggered after 15 seconds starting from the time when toilet paper is disbursed. The policy is effective immediately.

  2. Excellent for news of any kind!!! on Get RSS Feeds on Your Toilet Paper · · Score: 1

    Read it, wipe your ass, and flush them down the toilet with the rest of the shits.

  3. Re:Business model on Online Content Cannot Remain Free · · Score: 1
    Most modern online publishers seek and profit from search engine, RSS agregators, etc exposure. Maybe the old media business is just becoming obsolete? Aren't the capitalists allways telling us we can't argue with the market?

    As long as the captialists have their hands in our pockets lol.

  4. Like other said.... on Digital Music Stock Market? · · Score: 1

    It should really be the other way - the more it is downloaded, the cheaper it is.

  5. May as well... on Sensitive Data Stolen Via Digital Cameras · · Score: 3, Funny

    Disallow pen and paper, and blind-fold visitors until they are escorted to where they are supposed to go.

  6. Re:User fees are the way to go on E-Tracking May Change the Way You Drive · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, who the hell flushed the toilet twice at city hall yesterday??? Oops... it's the mayor.

  7. Re:Can we lower the goals a little? on Laptop Makers Skeptical of $100 Laptop Schedule · · Score: 3, Informative
    ...handwriting recognition is tough; even our best AI is still challenged by it, and that's just for *one* language.

    I'd dispute that... Have you ever tried to draw a Chinese character? Basic day-to-day use characters are about 1000, and English has 26 characters. The Chinese has used touch-pad for Chinese character hand-writing for YEARS (the same software can also do English/Numeric/Symbols/Japanese/Korean). I've owned one for 5 years+. Have you seen those business card scanner?

  8. Uh... removal as well? on Microsoft Launches Anti-Virus Public Beta · · Score: 1, Troll

    Does it remove the detected virus? If so is it just a "format c:" command?

  9. Re:The "camera dealer"site on Consumer Strikes Back at Crooked Online Retailer · · Score: 1

    Wow... posting such a slashdot entry is almost like a DOS attack... Their web link keeps complaining about 'The network is busy'. LOL.

  10. Re:Is this a duplicate article? on Unpatched IE Flaw Extremely Critical · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Or any security flaw on any software running on any platform?

  11. Re:10% on Cybercrime More Lucrative Than Drugs · · Score: 3, Funny

    Undergraound economy... do you mean eBay?

  12. Windows box too... on Breathing Life Into Older Computers · · Score: 1

    I have used my Pentium 166MHz with 64MB RAM running Apache and FileZilla Server on Windows 98SE which worked alright.

  13. In other news... on Copy Machines At Greater Risk During Holidays · · Score: 1

    Fragrance and Window's cleaner producers see surges in post-x'mas sales even after the boxing week madness.

  14. BW Challenge: less and less relevant on Bandwidth Challenge Results · · Score: 1

    This competition becomes less and less relevant as it was meant to drive better ways to utilize the network and find application to use that bandwidth. For utilization, as long as you got enough CPU and parallization then you can fill the pipe - last few years of this competition has been just doubling up CPU, find a big long pipe, pump it thru, wash/rinse and repeat. And for applications, VOD stuff and the likes cannot be done because of last mile, not because of lack of technology. I'm not sure if the competitions achieved what they wanted last few years.

  15. Re:Selling The Hook on Microsoft Loses $126 Per Unit on XBox 360 · · Score: 1

    Sure they may be burning $$$ in trying to shove others over but heck, at $399, and games at $70+, I'll never touch console if they're in this price range.

  16. No way! on Used Microsoft Licenses For Sale · · Score: 1

    For already such great price you can buy genuine high quality Microsoft software, I refuse and protest MS allowing to sell 2nd hand!!! Gees, I'd rather pay 20% MORE to stop them doing this!!!

  17. I know how it happen... on Trojan Using Sony DRM Rootkit Spotted · · Score: 1
    Day book:

    Two Days ago: Post article 'Sony DRM Rootkit poses risk'
    Yesterday: hack/code/fix - rinse and repeat
    Today: Tada! Post article 'Trojan Using Sony DRM Rootkit Spotted'

  18. 'Local outsourcing'? on French Riots Lead to Crackdown on Blogs · · Score: 1

    I always wondered why would a government (any) allow so many immigrants to get in but don't know how to integrate them. Me not trying to troll but is it possible that because they know immigrants will takes a more difficult path in the new country, that they're willing to take less and do more. Whereas the 'locals' are not as willing. By the end of the day it pushes up the economy because of these willing individuals. Similar to idea of 'outsourcing'? The problem is that when immigrants compare what they got versus the local.

  19. How about dodging? on Using Gravity To Tow Asteroids · · Score: 1

    Instead of deflecting the object, why can't we dodge it? Like putting up huge engines that stick to the ground in various strategic locations and fire them up at the right time. By then we should be able to increase the rotation speed or maybe even push earth outta orbit. Oh yeah, pushing a bit further outward will solve the global warming problem too :)

  20. Yet again... on How Microsoft Takes a Name · · Score: 1

    proves corporations are evil. That's why everybody should have a lawyer, unfortunately. It's apparent mishap the owner took but I really couldn't take this kind of shit.

  21. What the heck is 'operatives'? on History's Worst Software Bugs · · Score: 1
    1982 -- Soviet gas pipeline. Operatives working for the U.S. Central Intelligent

    How tactful! 'Operatives'? I'm sure the Chinese/Cuba counter-part will be called 'spy'.

  22. I remember... on History's Worst Software Bugs · · Score: 1

    our 2nd year course professor spent 2-3 classes talked about Therac-25 in a C/C++ intro class. That always reminds me of how serious a bug can damage.

  23. CONSIDER MY CONDITION on No More Lunar Land for Sale · · Score: 1

    Dear ,
    CONSIDER MY CONDITION
    I presume this letter will come to you as a suprise,but as things unfold,we will know each other better and how I got your contact.I will start by introducing myself to you, I am Chief Jackson Gaius Obaseki,the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive of Nigeria National Lunar Estate Corporation (NNLEC) I am very sure that you will be of a good assistance after carefully reading my letter....

  24. Re:Open Source public Sat?! on Build Your Own Linux-Based Satellite · · Score: 1

    Inter-galactic gateway to our Internet for the curious aliens?

  25. Re:A neat idea... on Build Your Own Linux-Based Satellite · · Score: 4, Funny
    In that case, you may want to consider high availability solution with MS Cluster Service on Windows platform with automatic windows-update.

    ** Comes free with IE6 and WinFS Beta