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  1. Re:An analogy... on BBC Writer Responds To Mac Security Critiques · · Score: 1
    I think that's a false analogy. It's more like:

    Gatesians are frequently hunted and killed by a vicious breed of beast. Gatesians sometimes live in houses with walls, and so are not attacked by beasts, but most Gatesians believe that they don't need walls, and are attacked.

    Jobsians are tasty to beasts too, but they live in a separate town, that's kind of far away from where the Gatesians live. They might even be a little tastier, too, because all the running makes them nice and juicy. But beasts rarely attack Jobsians because once they get to the Jobsian city, there aren't enough of them to be worth the effort.

    So the beasts stay around the Gatesians, because most of them are dumb, and there's just so many that there's not much of a point to try attacking the Jobsian village.

    Then again, there's the Torvaldites, but that's a different story for a different day.

  2. Dystopia on IGF Mod Finalists Announced · · Score: 1

    Damn straight. Best mod I've used in a very, very long time. Better than some of Valve's own stuff.

  3. Wow on EU to Develop Search Engine · · Score: 4, Funny
    I'm usually not one to say that Slashdot is slow, but geeze, SNL got it first.

    Something like its a search engine that after you enter in a query, it rudely refuses.

  4. Re:This is an interesting question... on In Search of Compact Keyboard That Doesn't Suck? · · Score: 1

    I am also looking for a wireless keyboard for an HTPC-type application. Ideally, it would be small (no keypad needed), with a built in mouse pointing system (no separate mouse). It would also be nice if there was a separate wireless remote control-like controller included (for times where you just want to point-n-click, no typing needed). I don't hold out much hope finding that, either...

    Microsoft makes one for MCE stuff, but it might work for other HTPCs. It's gotten decent reviews.

  5. Ah, but who can forget... on Instant-Messaging Attacks On the Rise · · Score: 1

    lol no im not a virus!

  6. Re:just a minute on MySpace Users Revolt Against Murdoch · · Score: 5, Funny
    Wouldn't the world actually be a BETTER place if all the users revolted, and the site shut down altogether?

    I think the users are revolting already...

  7. Hey! I just got sent one of these! on Businesses Urged To Use Unofficial Windows Patch · · Score: 3, Informative
    Got it from some professor at "Yale." The link opens up some WMF file, or at least it tried to, when Firefox asked me what program to open it with. MacAfee caught it then too. A txt file was attached. Beware, I suppose. Here's the full text.

    Hello,

    We are very sad to say that over the New Year the Campus was subjected to several acts of mindless vandalism. As well as bricks being thrown through windows, several members of staff have reported their cars as being the subject of practical jokes. Some of these cars were filled with water whilst others had graffiti daubed across them. We have uploaded the pictures of the graffiti here http://playtimepiano.home.comcast.net/ in the hope that someone may recognise the culprits work. If anyone can shed any light on this unfortunate incident could they please contact the main office as soon as they have time.

    Many Thanks & Best Regards,

    Professor Robert Gordens

    Yale

  8. But does it say on New IM Worm Exploiting WMF Vulnerability · · Score: 1

    lol no im not a wmf worm!

  9. Re:Top 10 Rejected Intel taglines? on Intel's New Slogan Clarified · · Score: 0

    6: Intel: We're not terrorists. *Wink Wink* *Nudge Nudge*

  10. Re:More than one way to read that headline on 'Intel Inside' No More · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't think that your AMD system would ever have had an Intel inside.

  11. Caltech and the Rose Bowl on Great Hacks and Pranks Of Our Time · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I think the best of them all still has to be the Caltech rose bowl prank. Nothing I've read about even comes close to the level of skill and amazingness that they pulled back in the sixties.

  12. Bash quote. on NSA Caught With The Cookies · · Score: 1

    Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?!
    NSA stole the cookie from the cookie jar!
    Who me?!
    Yes you!
    Couldn't be!
    Then WHO?!!
    White House stole the cookie from the cookie jar!
    *** NSA has been kicked by White House (fuck you i didn't touch the motherfucking cookie, bitch)

  13. Re:Not within Microsoft's power on Fate of High-Def DVD up to Microsoft? · · Score: 1

    But microsoft does use disks. The issue is mainly that Blu Rays most likely won't be able to be used at all in a purely digital system, so no storage on the computer, no streaming to a device. Microsoft at least wants consumers to be able to use thier media freely enough within a household, as with the Media Center thing. If BDs take off, then microsoft's method of action here becomes pretty useless.

  14. Google solution. on A Better Anti-Phishing Toolbar? · · Score: 3, Informative

    "Google Safe Browsing" seems to work pretty well.

  15. Re:But do games support them? on Intel Launches Pentium Extreme Edition 955 · · Score: 1

    Not quite the dual core, but Source engine stuff takes advantage of AMD 64bit stuff if you have XP x64

  16. So... on Good and Bad Procrastination · · Score: 1

    What real work didn't get done so someone could write this article?

  17. Re:How to cope? on NSA Data Mining Much Larger Than Reported · · Score: 1
    Which reminds me: before you impeach Bush and remove him from office, remember who then gets sworn in.

    Still, who would you rather have as president? Pinky or The Brain?

  18. Wow. Can't believe it lasted so long without this. on Japanese Find Robots Less Intimidating Than People · · Score: 3, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.

  19. Hardest questions on Your Best Exam Stories? · · Score: 1

    I was really good in my high-school chem class, and I only looked at the book once over the entire year. I don't think I was the only one, and come an exam, one of the questions was: "What chapter of the book was this quiz on." Hardest question in the entire semester.

  20. Link. on 1GB CompactFlash Roundup · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The link provided is to the single-page, non-ad filled "print version." Good move. Very un-slashdot like.

  21. "News" on Are Americans Addicted to Technology? · · Score: 1
    "The internet connection is my lifeline," said Jennifer Strother, a mother of two young children who lives in Smithfield, Virginia. "It's the connection to friends, e-mail -- especially for stay-at-home moms. I'm hungry for adult conversation and any news that isn't Dora the Explorer or Blue's Clues."

    I've always thought that Barney was a much more reliable news source. Of course, not that Fox News is any more usable.

  22. I thought all you'd need would be... on Firefox Secrets · · Score: 1

    Page 1: "About:Config" Page 2: The end. (c) 2005

  23. Re:Keyboard Input on Impressions From A Second Shipment 360 Owner · · Score: 1

    MS did something genuinely useful? And you're not afraid to tell /.? You must be new here.

  24. Re:Sounds cool but... on U.S. Army Testing Personal Cooling Suits · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hmm. A DoS from the DoD.

  25. Obligatory on Marfa Lights Explained · · Score: 0

    I, for one, welcome our new automobile headlight overlords.