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  1. Re:that's it? on Guido Goes Google · · Score: 1
    Or alternatively

    Burn Karma Burn!

  2. Re:that's it? on Guido Goes Google · · Score: 3, Funny
    And to cap it off, add a slight disclaimer that 'you don't want to start a flamewar'.

    It seems that Python creator Guido van Rossum has received an offer from Google, and accepted it. Here is also some confirmation. Not to flame the flames, but does this unexpected move confirm that PostgreSQL is slipping behind MySQL in the conformance to SQL Standards?

    or

    It seems that Python creator Guido van Rossum has received an offer from Google, and accepted it. Here is also some confirmation. Would he have been hired if he was a C++ programmer? Not to restart the flamewar, but doesn't this prove that C++ and Java are toy languages compared to python?

  3. Re:All analog-to-digital video conversion? on Digital Content Security Act · · Score: 1

    Actually, it is a boon for the Hardware manufacturers. It means that consumers will have to go out and buy all of this new stuff for compatibility.

  4. Re:Get the basic premise right, first on Is Ruby on Rails Maintainable? · · Score: 1

    You _type_ like _Linus_ _Torvalds_ using _underscores_ for _emphasis_

  5. Do No Evil? on Google Acquires 5% of AOL · · Score: 1

    Google's DUPElicity is astounding.

  6. Re:Can you tell he's a programmer? on ZNet interviews Richard Stallman · · Score: 1

    The same amount that have used GRUB?

  7. Slashdotting Microsoft? on Texas to Get Broadband Over Power Lines · · Score: 1
    So, If we /. Microsoft, Redmond will be out of power for their nefarious schemes?

    Cue Ballmer: "I'm going to FUCKING KILL SLASHDOT!"

  8. Re:Is it any suprise... on Dell XPS 'Gaming' PC Review · · Score: 5, Funny
    You're right. RE:4 is the perfect game for a kid.

  9. Symphony OS on What Will The Future Desktop Interface Look Like? · · Score: 1
    On the subject of user interfaces, a recent Linux Distribution caught my eye with it's innovative approach to a UI. For example, instead of Start Menu/Apple Menu, it has expansive corner menus.

    Have a look at the screenshots, and download it if you like the look of it. It is free in speech and as in beer.

    http://www.symphonyos.com/

  10. Irrellevant? on Senate Fails To Reauthorize Patriot Act Provisions · · Score: 2, Insightful

    With the history of U.S. Government abuses of law, especially under this administration, isn't it possible that the various agencies will just ignore the fact that the provisions are now defunct?

  11. Re:Mentoring on Where Do All of the Old Programmers Go? · · Score: 1

    I thought that we agreed to keep our relationship private? --Leo.

  12. Re:Reminder on Bush Backed Spying On Americans · · Score: 1

    You are mistaken, my friend. Oceania is at war with whoever the beloved Big Brother says it is. It's doubleplusgood doublethink.

  13. Steve Ballmer on Microsoft Sued Over Patent Infringements · · Score: 2, Funny
    Meanwhile, in Redmond, a sound can be heard from the CEO office, along with the sounds of chairs crashing.

    "I'm going to Fucking BURY Visto Corporation! I've done it before, and I will do it again. I am going to FUCKING KILL Visto Corporation!"

  14. Ease Of Use on Ubuntu: Desktop Linux's Success Story · · Score: 3, Informative
    You want to know why Ubuntu succeeded. It's been said before, but I will say it again: ease of use.

    The major barriers affecting linux adoption on the desktop is hardware compatibility. Ubuntu is constantly pushing these barriers. Consider the example of wireless cards - often a problem are for linux. For both of these cards (DWL-G650 PCMCIA and DL-520 PCI) (both Atheros chipsets) were automatically detected in installation. And to configure them, it was a simple application (network-admin). While there are still areas for improvement (WPA with wpa_supplicant) Ubuntu is still a great desktop OS.

    And this is all without mentioning apt-get, the Ubuntu package tool. While using windows I constantly wish for the ease of use of apt-get. A simple apt-get update && apt-get upgrade is enough to update. I wish I could say the same for XP.

  15. Quote on Earliest Bird Had Feet Like Dinosaur · · Score: 5, Insightful
    I forgot who said it, but there is a quote that runs somewhat like this.

    "ID supporters say that there is a gap between *species A* and *species B*. But once a species between A and B is found, ID supporters say now there are 2 gaps"

  16. Re:Pssssh. on Merriam-Webster Launches Open Dictionary · · Score: 3, Informative
    And the Wikipedia equivalent: http://www.uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Main_Page/ - Uncyclopedia.

    Check out the Steve Ballmer article. http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ballmer

  17. Dupe on Yahoo & Google Testing Pay-Per-Call Ads · · Score: 3, Informative
    http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/23/233620 3&tid=217&tid=99/

    I'm getting kind of sick of all of this. A simple /. search (which, BTW, is the worst search engine on any high traffic site I have ever seen) for Pay Ads Google brings this story up. How about a little bit of journalistic integrity?

  18. Religious Right on IE Flaw Utilizes Google Desktop Search · · Score: 1
    To catch the Religious rights attention, how about:

    Vulnerability allows for young, gay, interracial married couples to burn the American Flag

    Apologies to Family Guy (To Live And Die in Dixie)

  19. Babelfish Translation on France Hostile To Open Source Software? · · Score: 1

    For all money, thanks Gates, Bill . Fuck Off, source open now.

  20. Re:Submitter is a link spammer-stop posting his st on Microsoft Receives Open Source VIP Blessing · · Score: 2
    Another post recycling

    If you care so much why don't you give Carl a call @ (718) 996-7672. Or if you are in New York feel free to visit him at 4120 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11224.

    and

    If you have a GSM phone, dial #31# before the number and it'll show up as "private" or "protected" on the recipient's caller ID.

    "Hello, please leave a message after the tone"
    BEEP

    Googling for his phone number brings up a lot of information. Apparently he's in the search engine optimization business and has been spamming for a long time. And is a jerk about it too.

    His website: hxxp://search-engines-web.com
    Another website: hxxp://5url.com/
    Google Phonebook: C Aab
    stwnewspress.com: Contact Name = A. Seo
    5url.subportal.com: Contact Name = A. Aab
    Feel free to send him e-mail url55@hotmail.com

  21. 2005 on Exception Expands Domestic Surveillance · · Score: 1

    WAR is POWER
    FREEDOM is IGNORANCE
    PRIVACY ACTS are PRIVATE

  22. YES! on Torvalds Gets Tough on Kernel Contributors · · Score: 1

    It's _important_ _to_ _write_ _like_ _this_ so you can get _your_ point _across_!

  23. Re:ugh no more license please on Creative Commons for Software? · · Score: 1
    On the topic of FooBarProg2000(tm), I have recently come across the best audio player for windows.

    It's name is Foobar2000 and it is made by one of the old winamp devs. Closed source but it has a nice SDK.

    http://www.foobar2000.org/

  24. SAP on SAP Exec Disparages Open Source As IP Socialism · · Score: 3, Informative
    In case you didn't know, SAP is a closed-source firm that sells super-expensive specialized software for BIG enterprise.

    The costs are typically astronomical to start with, but the costs just go up as you need a band of specialized software liason managers to manage the system.

    Just so you know where they are coming from. My take? Bullshit/FUD from another closed-source software vendor.

    http://www.sap.com/index.epx/

  25. Re:I know chmod! on 'Protecting' Perl Code? · · Score: 1
    The Parent, Grandparent and Great-Grandparent have all recieved +3, Funny!

    My Turn!