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  1. Re:Why keep it going? on Dell Said To Be In Buyout Talks With Private-Equity Firms · · Score: 1

    Three warranty claims on 118 Dells in five years. You were saying?

  2. Re:What happens ... on Smart Ice Cubes Tell When You've Had Enough Alcohol · · Score: 1

    Wow, your bartender really needs to brush up on his cocktail recipes if he's putting sharp bits of metal in them! Sorry, couldn't help myself...

  3. Re:An ultimately simple concept... on Ask Slashdot: Easiest Way To Consolidate Household Media? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, there's several apps that will do that (File Navigator, FileBrowser or FileExplorer for example) as long as the media type is supported.

  4. Re:Apple angle? on Why Linux On Microsoft Surface Is a Tough Challenge · · Score: 2

    [Choke] You must be new here. I always come to Slashdot when I want to read irrational anti-apple guff.

  5. Re:Another reason not to buy Surface on Why Linux On Microsoft Surface Is a Tough Challenge · · Score: 1

    Umm, excuse me Mr Piss, Surely you don't mean the Ferrari beating Cadillac CTS-V?

  6. Re:Why physically damage the drive? on Adam Lanza Destroyed His Computer Before Rampage · · Score: 1

    If this is true, then godspeed white coat dudes.

  7. AD for VMWare View? on Samba 4.0 Released: the First Free Software Active Directory Compatible Server · · Score: 1

    I realise it may not be officially supported by VMWare, but does anybody know whether Samba 4.0 can be used instead of MS Active Directory with VMWare View?

  8. Re:Not yet... on Is It Time For the US To Ditch the Dollar Bill? · · Score: 1

    Pictures or it didn't happen. (Ducks)

  9. Re:Not yet... on Is It Time For the US To Ditch the Dollar Bill? · · Score: 1

    Fuck me dead. You should not only look in the mirror, you should get an Australian to ram your fucking face into it. I volunteer.

  10. Re:How to shred on Confidential Police Documents Found In Confetti At Macy's Parade · · Score: 1, Informative

    Most entertaining thread I've seen on /. for a while

  11. Bring on Jimi on Highway To Sell: AC/DC iTunes Snub Finally Over · · Score: 1

    So the Jimi Hendrix estate must still be holding out... or is Jimi's catalogue only not available in iTunes Australia?

  12. Re:VMware is very easy on Ask Slashdot: Which Virtual Machine Software For a Beginner? · · Score: 3, Funny

    Gentoo? We want him to learn, not commit suicide!

  13. Re:maybe on Do Recreational Drugs Help Programmers? · · Score: 1

    So you created Joomla, right?

  14. Re:Scientific proof on Italian Supreme Court Accepts Mobile Phone-Tumor Link · · Score: 0

    Why, oh why... did you post AC?

  15. Re:Does this really shock anyone? on User Tracking Back On iOS 6 · · Score: 1

    But the fries, may be fried in vegetable oil, in which case, we're back, to two, vegetables. (have you imploded yet? ;)

  16. Re:Jerry Lee Cooper Speaks From The Grave on Windows 8: Do I Really Need a Single OS? · · Score: 1

    Best. Post. Ever.

  17. Call that a root? Now this is a root... on Adventures In Rooting: Running Jelly Bean On Last Year's Kindle Fire · · Score: 2

    Come down to Oz, Andro-nerds. I'll give you an adventure in rooting.

  18. Re:WTF on Spreadsheet Blamed For UK Rail Bid Fiasco · · Score: 1

    Its funny how the end user decides they don't like the tools they've been given, and, because they did it "this way" at a previous employer, think that it's OK to bring in their own methodology without any impact assessment.

  19. Re:Talk to Missionaries on Ask Slashdot: Transporting Computers By Cargo Ship? · · Score: 0

    Why was that modded down? It's true.

  20. Re:Australia on To Encourage Biking, Lose the Helmets · · Score: 1

    Because it's a stupid fucking nanny-state law that never should have been introduced. It has acted as a deterrent for many casual cyclists, and given cycling in Australia the hard-core aggressive unsafe psycho image it now has. Stupid fucking law.

  21. Let those who ride decide. on To Encourage Biking, Lose the Helmets · · Score: 1

    I have better knowledge of when a helmet should be worn than some bureaucrat who has never ridden, as was the case when MHL was mandated in Australia all those years ago. I have been an avid cyclist for 9/10 of my life. I have competed on several levels in BMX, MTB and Road. I spent 5 years as a bicycle courier in Sydney and I have the scars to prove it.

    I know that wearing a helmet on my road bike when doing 50kph with the traffic is a smart thing to do. I know a full face helmet for downhill MTB is wise. I also know that when I ride to the shops with my wife, we shouldn't be required by law to wear a helmet. I know the chance of accident in different circumstances, and the risk is negligible.

    Cycling is not the dangerous pass time it is made out to be.

    Having said that, here are some tips for motorists:

    • Keep 1 metre distance from cyclists.
    • Be patient and overtake when it's safe to do so (does the three seconds you'll save really matter if you act and look like a dick?)
    • Do not try to overtake a cyclist before a roundabout. You'll end up travelling too fast as you enter the roundabout. Wait until after the roundabout then overtake. (Cyclists can often travel through a roundabout faster than a car)
    • Check your mirror before opening your door when parked on the road. Not only for cyclists, but large vehicles as well.

    And cyclists, here's some tips to help keep safe:

    • Signal your intentions when safe to do so
    • Fit lights front and back for early morning, late afternoon and night riding
    • Use the centre of the lane when approaching a roundabout or intersection to discourage motorists from trying to squeeze past - stand your ground - if you're a taxpayer, you have just as much right to be on the road as they do.
  22. Re:But that's not the real problem. on To Encourage Biking, Lose the Helmets · · Score: 1

    You obviously don't ride.

  23. Re:It's called a bike path. on To Encourage Biking, Lose the Helmets · · Score: 1

    The tax I pay on my two cars doesn't even cover the bill for third party insurance claims due to motor vehicle related accidents. I pay well above the average amount of income tax every year. I think I'm entitled to useful bicycle on the roads I'm helping to pay for.

  24. Re:But that's not the real problem. on To Encourage Biking, Lose the Helmets · · Score: 1

    Allow me to demonstrate a manoeuvre that will render you impotent and limp in one leg for the rest of your life. I save it for the self centred assholes such as yourself.

  25. Re:But that's not the real problem. on To Encourage Biking, Lose the Helmets · · Score: 3, Informative

    In Australia, the first country to federally mandate compulsory bicycle helmets, cycling has seen a dramatic per capita decline since the introduction of MHL. You did't bother quoting figures, so neither will I.