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  1. Re:How about the source of the problem... on Why Everyone Should Hate Cellphone Carriers · · Score: 1

    huh?

  2. Re:Effects on Dell/Ubuntu OEM? on Ubuntu May Be Killing Your Laptop's Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    The bug has been tagged to all supported ubuntu releases.

  3. Re:The good old days on Turbolinux Is Latest To Sign Microsoft Pact · · Score: 2, Informative

    Looks like they went underground in 2002 (offering no free ISO download). Now they've resurfaced.
    The Turbolinux 10 Desktop now costs 29$

  4. Re:Feisty Doesn't Know on Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" Is Out · · Score: 1

    It doesn't at the same time for everyone.

  5. http://www.segfault.org on A Brief History of Slashdot Part 2, Explosions · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This reminds me of Segfault. Hopefully it will be back one day.

  6. Re:What a crock on Microsoft's Ballmer: Google Reads Your Mail · · Score: 2, Interesting
  7. Re:Ah, The Joy of C/C++ on Firefox Working to Fix Memory Leaks · · Score: 1
    From your signature I understand you are a java preacher.
    I say: Let's rewrite Firefox using Java!! After it's done, firefox would get a startup screen :O

    "Please wait. Firefox is now starting up...
    Initializing Java Virtual Machine"

    *shudders*
  8. Re:Firefox != Internet on Firefox Working to Fix Memory Leaks · · Score: 1

    What's with the negativity? Why not help make it a better browser by pointing out it's problems?

  9. Re:wait... on British Scientists Reverse Casimir Effect · · Score: 1

    that's UK English .. the whole world is not American you know? :P

  10. Re:Great Ideas don't work in the military on First Armed Robots on Patrol in Iraq · · Score: 1

    Aw cmon their Iraaquees .. there terorristss

  11. Re:Yes. on Does ODF Have a Future? · · Score: 1

    thanks for the logo ... got one in my cube :)

  12. Re:inhibit the growth... really? on AT&T Slams Google Over Open-Access Wireless · · Score: 1

    My guess is that if Google got in on the broadband game then more people would be able to afford it.

    Also, more free google ads!
  13. /.ed on Open Source Linux Phone Goes On Sale · · Score: 1

    The website has been hammered down. Weren't they told this would be on slashdot?

  14. Re:1/2 of a corporations duties on MS Moves R&D To Canada Due To Immigration Problem · · Score: 1

    Well said.
    Somehow the /. crowd never understands that H1B people get paid the same amount as anyone else.

  15. Re:Already quite popular north of the border on Smart Car Coming To the US In Jan. 2008 · · Score: 1

    So I should buy this in 2047 to look smart and trendy?

  16. Re:Longevity of whales on Weapon Found in Whale Dated From the 1800s · · Score: 1

    Reminds me of the board in Chipotle which says "Food with integrity. All beef, pork, chicken was raised humanely, vegetarian fed, without antibiotics blah blah". All that to slaughter it for food in the end. The irony.

  17. Re:It's here !!! on Dell Ships Ubuntu 7.04 PCs Today · · Score: 1

    I understand what you say, but the XPS desktop has '256MB nVidia Geforce 7300LE TurboCache' option.
    Desktop has awesome config (If only I could get one :( ; I cannot maintain a desktop when I'm in the US)

  18. Re:It's here !!! on Dell Ships Ubuntu 7.04 PCs Today · · Score: 1

    no NVidia for the laptop edition :((

  19. It's here !!! on Dell Ships Ubuntu 7.04 PCs Today · · Score: 1
  20. Re:Popfly? on Microsoft Using .MS TLD · · Score: 1

    Apparently my post wasn't sarcastic enough.

  21. Re:Two words: on Texting Teens Generating OMG Phone Bills · · Score: 1

    Malformed link. This is the right one :)

  22. Re:Why for Odin's sake... on Optimus Keyboard Pre-Orders In Mere Hours · · Score: 1

    Ads = money. What did you think? Slashdot gets donations?

  23. Re:Popfly? on Microsoft Using .MS TLD · · Score: 1

    Yeah yeah. Half of them are no good H1B employees. All idiotic coders. Sloppy software. Microsoft sucks!!!! Mod me insightful please.

  24. Re:Serious question: Java, Apache 2, and GPLv2 on Sun Completes Java Core Tech Open-Sourcing · · Score: 3, Informative

    GCC is GPL, but my gcc compiled malware program is commercial software.

  25. Re:A sign of things to come? on NIN Releases Garageband Sources For 3 New Tracks · · Score: 1

    Here..you can borrow mine. Oh.