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  1. Re:Sorry Melinda on iPhone 3.0 Software Announced · · Score: 1

    Of what? Cut and paste?

    "it seems simple, but it's actually not so simple to do copy and paste."

  2. speed on What Features Should Be Included With iPhone 3.0? · · Score: 1

    sometimes it's so slow to load up an app. Why is loading the phone app so slow, the calculator?

  3. Re:Linux on the desktop 2009 ! on Linux Gaining Strength In Downturn · · Score: 1

    We will look back on this time as 'The recession of Linux'

  4. Re:Umm... on Can SSDs Be Used For Software Development? · · Score: 1

    visual basic is hard, so many bugs.

  5. Re:Out of Date on The Best Way Through the Great Firewall of China · · Score: 5, Funny

    It is worth noting that the report was released in 07 and "Some of the data is now out of date"

    They mentioned the the "downside is the long loading times."

  6. moons of jupiter on Why Do We Name Servers the Way We Do? · · Score: 1

    Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto...

  7. Re:I'd punch her in the face.... on A Teacher Asking Students To Destroy Notes? · · Score: 1

    we demand the OP name names

  8. Re:Don't want to pay on 2/3 of Americans Without Broadband Don't Want It · · Score: 1

    regardless of whether they want it or not, there is another 1/3 that wants it. It should at least be available and competitively priced.

    I suspect that when I am in my eighties, I will have much less desire to communicate with the world or check the news on a minute by minute basis.

    I think some older people do nothing but watch the news on a minute basis, and desire to communicate with the outside world, espeically their children who they wish would visit more

  9. Re:How long? on Obama Staffers Followed Palin's Email Lead On Inauguration Day · · Score: 1

    FTA

    "...to work around the fact that their transition emails will go dark at 11 a.m. Tuesday, at least an hour before they will have access to their new government accounts"

    Hi, I'm president of the united states, can someone please forward my old email account, or at least keep the old one working until, after! How is changing between 3 email addresses in an hour the best idea. How could an email ever be lost?

  10. Re:I'd rather have 4/36 on How Does a 9/80 Work Schedule Work Out? · · Score: 1

    i would recommend becoming a consultant, sleeping in, charging 3-5 times per hour what you would have made, then leaving early. Also advised, taking any day off and scheduling vacations whenever.

  11. Re:more importantly on Volvo Introduces a Collision-Proof Car · · Score: 1

    A car that was already stopped ("Began stopping at[sic] what seemed like a reasonable distance"), or one with winter tires.

  12. Shall we play a game? on Great Games To Put On a Free PC? · · Score: 1

    global thermonuclear war

  13. The Perfect Crime on Surgeons Weld Wounds Shut With Surgical Laser · · Score: 1

    Your Honour and Jury members, I wasn't trying to cut the man in half with my laser, but only to sew him back together. I submit this slashdot article as evidence exhibit A.

  14. Re:Amazing! They've invented... on Machine Condenses Drinking Water Out of Thin Air · · Score: 1

    i could have made millions of that thing sitting in my basement

  15. Re:Well, someone paid a tax on Doing the Math On the New MacBook · · Score: 1

    "Apple worked on hundreds of versions of the thumbscoop...to get it right."

    I wish they did the same for the mac book pro. stupid catch release button that is thinner then my finger.

  16. Only one site for Housecoat Adventuring on Web Singletons? · · Score: 1
    www.housecoatadventurers.com

    yes, its my website, and my cult

  17. zoneedit.com on Email-only Providers? · · Score: 1

    Buy your domain, point the dns to zoneedit.com servers. Setup the email addresses on zoneedit and forward them to your gmail account. All email at user@example.com will be forwarded to youraccount@gmail.com. Gmail allows you to send an email that appears to originate from your new domain eg. user@example.com Zoneedit allows you to have 5 free zones (separate domains) so it should be free for you.

  18. Re:You can't transfer a 'vote' on eBay'er Arrested For Attempting To Sell His Vote · · Score: 1

    only politicians can sell their vote

  19. Re:Censorship? on Artist/Astronomer Exhibits Photos Of Spy Satellites · · Score: 1

    Why did this article get tagged "censorship?" I don't see anyone in the government trying to censor this exhibit. yet...
  20. Re:How unfair... on Amputee Sprinter Wins Olympic Appeal to Compete · · Score: 1

    If they think steroids create an unfair advantage, why don't they take steroids, too?

  21. Re:Fibre only? on 10Gb Ethernet Alliance is Formed · · Score: 1

    >62.5nm fiber is pretty damn future proof.

    so your saying that 62.5nm fiber ought to be enough for anyone

  22. Re:oh shit! on Schoolboy Corrects NASA's Math On Killer Asteroid · · Score: 2, Funny

    do not want

  23. Re:Blocking email addresses? on Parents To Block Kids From Joining MySpace · · Score: 3, Funny

    "With a half-zillion free email providers out there, blocking a kid's email address will last all of two minutes."

    Have some faith, blocking email addresses obviously worked for spam.

  24. Re:The usual post on Japan to Start Fingerprinting Foreign Travelers · · Score: 1
    "Dog semen is the best solution."

    Didn't you see the movie 'Seven'. The best solution is to slice your fingertips off with a razor blade on a daily basis. It makes getting through customs a snap.

  25. Re:I don't see that. on Tools To Squash the Botnets · · Score: 2, Insightful

    hey chef, the tails of shrimp are not food, cut them off.
    No, they're not food. They're handles.

    but why do they leave the tails on in pasta or pad thai.