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  1. Re:Boo Vista, A common theme for 2007? on Vista Named Year's Most Disappointing Product · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I agree with John Gruber. If Apple has a few more "disappointments" like the iPhone next year, it will make its shareholders very, very, happy.

  2. Re:imdb link on Brawndo, It's Got Electrolytes. It's What Plants Crave · · Score: 1

    Inquisitor allows you to use what used to be the Google search box with your own search engines, in addition to some other handy things.

  3. Re:well, there is a simple solution for that on Postal Service Surcharge Could Slash Netflix Profit · · Score: 1

    As far as a know, there's no way to get ActiveX and all their DRM working on a Mac.

  4. Re:Old news and FUD on The Arctic Doomsday Seed Vault · · Score: 1

    No-one said the doors and airlocks would be closed.

  5. Bill's 662 responses on OOXML's 662 Resolutions · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bill Gates actually had several more responses, but they forgot to upload 4 of the pdfs.

  6. Re:Will it be deployed to all SKUs simultaneously? on Xbox Live Fall Update Drops Tomorrow · · Score: 1

    "Drops tomorrow"? Give me a break.

    You can tell gaming is now mainstream because it has so much bullshit...I mean, marketing buzzwords surrounding it. "Drops tomorrow" is a lot simpler than "Will be available for download to members of Xbox live that are connected to the internet, own an Xbox360, and choose to accept the update on Tuesday." So, yes, it will be deployed to all SKUs simultaneously.
  7. Re:Link here on Carnegie Mellon's Digital Library Exceeds 1.5 Million Books · · Score: 4, Informative
    If you're looking for the Mac or Linux versions of the plugin, try rereading the part of the page that says

    To see the book pages of ULIB, please dowload free TIFF plugin or DjVu plugin
    Then try following the link to the DjVu plugin and downloading the Windows, Mac or Unix one, depending on your what you need. They're available here.
  8. Re:600 US$ Mac on How to Turn Your PC into a Mac · · Score: 1

    Mac minis have speakers already, why would you want to buy more?

  9. Re:Ted Stevens on Web Traffic Snarls Sites on Black Friday · · Score: 4, Funny

    Actually, senators are surprisingly affordable, especially compared to a plumber.

  10. Re:Good God.. slashdot is now actively feeding tro on Suit Filed Over 'Halo 3 Incompatibility' · · Score: 1

    The warranty is only 1 year (but 3 years if the console needs repair due to the "Red Ring of Death"). My Xbox started having problems very similar described in the complaint. After about 2 days their online support has yet to respond, but I really doubt that they will fix my Xbox 360 for free.

  11. Re:Corollary: if this is true we are alone... on The Universe Damaged By Observation? · · Score: 1

    Or the other sentient beings just don't have eye analogues.

  12. Re:If that is true... on The Universe Damaged By Observation? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Keep it up! I've spent about 5 minutes trying to figure out whether or not that is intentional, bravo.
  13. Re:I'm probably wrong, but... on Judge Rules That I Own Slashdot · · Score: 1

    http://linkedmachine.net// is the product's website and tells what it is relatively clearly.

  14. Re:Gold Farming... on Inside A Korean Rehab Camp For Web Addiction · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dude, I'm from the UK so I've never played American Football, but I used to play rugby, and if you were to train at that for 17 hours a day, you'd be dead pretty soon. Give me Starcraft any day! Sure, you say that before the Carpal Tunnel.
  15. Re:Old Japanese Dup? on Japan's Melody Roads Play Music as You Drive · · Score: 2, Funny
    I was kind of hoping to see a translated page full of people saying "All your roads are belong to us." However,

    When it adjusts to the key of the taste, (score: 3, it is strange funny)
    and

    The placebo effect that "Hirai it is said hard",
    You deduct amount, certainly Hirai hard the Poka is.
    Increasing the refresh rate of Hirai hard tune conversely, one blue
    Whether or not it becomes, just a little it is not understood, but.
    made up for the lack of Zero Wing.
  16. Re:Who the fuck is radiohead? on Radiohead May Have Made $6-$10 Million on Name-Your Cost Album · · Score: 1

    What the hell are you talking about? I put in 0 pounds and it didn't charge me anything.

  17. Re:The REAL reason they failed on Why ISS Computers Failed · · Score: 1

    You must be new here.
    I don't think I've ever seen that meme legitimately used before on /.; thanks for the chance and welcome to Slashdot.

  18. The REAL reason they failed on Why ISS Computers Failed · · Score: 5, Funny

    They "upgraded" to Vista.

  19. Re:Garth and Beatles decide to give away music on Led Zeppelin Agrees To Digital Distribution · · Score: 1

    I can only interpret the lack of digital sales as an implicit authorization for free digital downloads. While I am of the mind that no one is entitled to content that others produce, if the content is not available through standard distribution channels, in this case iTunes, then any rational person realizes that the content will become available through other channels. Personally, I don't think the fact that they're not on iTunes is a very good excuse for pirating their music. In fact, there are music distributors OTHER than iTunes and Apple, many of whom do have Led Zepplin songs and albums for sale. You may consider driving to your local record store and/or Walmart and buying some CDs. In fact, if you prefer to not even have to leave your house to get music, there's this website you may have heard of called http://amazon.com/ that actually sells physical copies of music over teh interwebs.
    Added Bonus of getting the CD: The music you buy won't be shackled by DRM, which gets rid of the only major advantage (other than cost) of pirating music.
  20. Re:Nothing to see on Dragonfly-Sized Insect Spies Spotted, Denied · · Score: 1

    Have you ever tried to take a picture of a dragonfly, in flight, with the camera on your mobile? Yes, while in my car going 65mph in the other direction. What a superb image it was!!!

    I'd like to agree that taking the picture is very easy to do. The hard part is cleaning the dragonfly guts off the windshield.
  21. Re:Lots of little crimes... on The Russian Mafia Doesn't Like Spam Either · · Score: 3, Funny

    He reportedly made about $2,000,000 from spamming. Let's assume he was responsible for 100,000,000 emails (which would give him an average profit of 5 cents per e-mail, so this number is probably too low). If it takes 10 seconds to open an e-mail, see that it's spam, and then delete it then that's 1,000,000,000 seconds, which is equal to about 32 years. The average life expectancy of a male (who is probably MUCH more likely than a female to be taking viagra or similar pills) in Russia is 60 years. If all the time spent reading spam was concentrated into one 28 year old, it would take him his entire life to read them. Therefore, the spammer in question could have wasted the entire life of a 28 year old, and most people would probably rather be dead than forced to spend the rest of their days ONLY reading penis enlargement advertisements.* Therefore, the spammer in question killed a hypothetical 28 year old and is worthy of capital punishment. Q.E.D.

    *If, however, the hypothetical Russian 28 year old purchased the various enhancers, the cumulative effect would would give him a 9,469.7 mile long penis. (assuming an average of 6 inches per enlargement)

  22. Re:Did they fix their console yet? on Microsoft Announces New 360 Bundle Packs · · Score: 1

    ...1 in every 34 elevators failing ...

    The difference being, if an elevator fails, people can die. If your X-box 360 fails, Microsoft sends you a new one in the mail.
  23. Re:Listserv Idiocy on DHS Injects Itself With DDoS · · Score: 5, Funny

    Im a little scared about clicking a link to a website called "m sex change team.com"

  24. Re:Sorry on Federal Government Inadvertently Deleted Ca.Gov · · Score: 1

    Who says they didn't? Here, try FBI for example: http://fbi.gov/ I say they didn't. http://www.fbi.gov/ works fine, even though it is silly that the www is required.
  25. Re:Just Doing Their Time on Meet Korea's Gaming Rockstars · · Score: 1

    1. Serve on a fishing ship, in the military or... as a professional gamer.

    Actual, in Korea you can be both in the military and a professional gamer. The previous link contains some pictures of the event they held to commemorate the creation of the South Korean Air Force Starcraft team. I believe the Navy also has a Starcraft team.