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  1. Re:What's the big deal.. on Economic Analysis of Toilet Seat Position · · Score: 1

    I can't beleive that guys will purposefully pee standing up, spray the bowl, the seat, the floor, the walls, there might even be some on the ceiling, and then just walk away as it it was perfectly normal. WHAT THE FUCK? That's piss you got there on your shoes, not stream water!

    You know on outhouses, how there's the little moon/crescent on the door?

    Originally, that was the women's outhouse, and the men's had a sun on the door. But the men's outhouse was too dirty, for the exact reasons you mentioned, so men simply migrated into the women's outhouses.

    I know it's true because I heard it somewhere!

    - RG>
  2. Re:Ballmer was overheard saying... on McCain Wants Ballmer For His Cabinet · · Score: 1

    "[International] Development, development, development, development..."

    - RG>

  3. Re:Step one on Pimping Out a New House · · Score: 1

    think : conduits

    I'd hesitate to take a forward-thinking precaution like that. As soon as he invests in conduits, everything will be wireless, and the investment will be a waste.

    You know, like how it never rains when you bring an umbrella with you?

    Fate has a wacky sense of humour.

    - RG>
  4. Re:what to do on Shutting Down Annoying Recruiters? · · Score: 1

    This is much more fulfilling.

    - RG>

  5. Pfft. on New Anti-Forensics Tools Thwart Police · · Score: 5, Funny

    This has got to be old news. Over 112% of Slashdotters have been using these programs for years, since at least 3 months from now!

    - RG>

  6. Re:Idea!!! on Sci-fi Writers Join War on Terror · · Score: 1

    I can see the terrorist running up into First Class and yelling down "Yeah, stairs motherfucker!" Ah, but you see, the Dalek is on a plane. Therefore, it can fly.

    If the Dalek can fly, stairs are no match for it!

    - RG>
  7. Re:Is 65 years excessive? on Spammer Robert Soloway Arrested · · Score: 1

    65 years is basically a life sentence. Is that excessive?

    At a minimum cost of imprisonment of $20,000, and assuming this figure inflates by 3%/year, it will cost about $3.8 million to imprison him for that time.

    However, This PDF indicates that the price per prisoner in Washington State is $31,906 in 2001 dollars, before calculating collateral expenses.

    That would put the price to taxpayers for 65 years at $6.2 million.

    I'd consider that excessive.

    - RG>
  8. Re:That's the British way on Doctor Who To Be Axed, Again · · Score: 1

    FYI, a LOT of British series do this sort of thing (limited runs, going out on top voluntarily)... We Americans could learn a lot from these Brits

    Yes, but can we find a way to milk this technique to its last drop?

    - RG>
  9. Re:What did you expect? on Jobs and Gates Chat Amicably · · Score: 1

    Lesson: sputtering halfwitted rage is for idiot fanboys.

    What about people who throw chairs, then?

    - RG>
  10. Re:odd on Hardware Firewall On a USB Key · · Score: 1

    Did anyone else find it odd that it runs linux, but doesn't actually work with a linux box, but only with a windows one? Maybe the programmers didn't have enough experience with Linux or Mac viruses?

    - RG>
  11. Vessel for gases? on MacGyver Physics · · Score: 1

    Ernie Malamud, a physicist at Fermilab, remembers working with Wilson during his graduate studies at Cornell. The pair wanted to use helium gas, often used to fill balloons, to locate a leak in the glass vacuum chamber; but they discovered the hose from the helium supply wouldn't reach the area where they perceived the leak to be. Wilson filled his mouth with helium from the hose, ran to the tank and blew on a gasket to find the leak. He turned to Malamud and grinned. My friend, who's doing some testing with chlorine gas, is having the same problem. I should suggest this one to him!

    - RG>
  12. Re:but ... on A Million Zunes Sold · · Score: 1

    That's because most of the grandchildren of the people who purchased the Zune haven't had their birthday yet.

    "Here you go Billy. It's just what you asked for. I didn't remember what kind of music player you wanted, but the nice young man at the store assured me it was a Zune."

    - RG>

  13. Re:the onion had it right on How the Pentagon Got Its Shape · · Score: 1

    Fuck Everything, We're Doing Five Sides.

    Yes, they did have that right.

    Truth is stranger than fiction, non?

    - RG>
  14. Re:What!? on How the Pentagon Got Its Shape · · Score: 1

    No, they're more true than ever!

    I mean, this story sounds pretty solid.

    So much so, in fact, that it must be part of the coverup!

    - RG>

  15. Re:Stupid New Cars on Cell Phones Disable Keys for High-End Cars · · Score: 1

    But if they don't keep adding more and more electronics to cars, how will they get people to buy a brand new one every few years?

    /bicyclist

    - RG>

  16. Re:A no win situation on Some Soft Drinks May Damage Your DNA · · Score: 1

    Our ancestors were able to make due with water as a drink and so our bodies should be acclimated to it.

    From what I recall, beer became such a popular drink precisely because water was too dirty to drink. The processes by which beer was/is produced eliminated most of the nasties from water.

    - RG>
  17. Re:Four fat guys on a crash cart... on Apple Mac OS X Update For 17 Vulnerabilities · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Where the hell is the Microsoft comeback ad.?

    Comeback to whom?

    "Hey, you there! Yes, you--the small market share that makes up Apple users."

    If Microsoft were to say anything about this, it would merely acknowledge, and therefore (ironically) reinforce Apple's (well OSX's) image of being resistant to viruses. Perhaps more importantly, it would also reinforce MS's image of Windows being prone to viruses.

    - RG>
  18. Re:What copyright? on New Jersey Sues YouTube Over Crash Video · · Score: 1

    Okay, that's for Virginia, but what about New Jersey?

    - RG>

  19. Did anyone else notice... on Zune Team Getting Amnesty for iPod Use · · Score: 1

    That the icons next to the article summary (foot, ipod, borgates, apple) have the foot smashing the iPod?

    How appropriate for the article.

    - RG>

  20. Re:Dynema? on Polyethylene Bulletproof Vests Better Than Kevlar · · Score: 1

    I, for one, would rather not have my bulletproof vest sound like it's a cross of high explosives and bowel cleansing kits.

    Dynema: You'll be so shocked you survived the explosion, you'll shit your pants!

    - RG>
  21. Re:Thanks for the warning on Polyethylene Bulletproof Vests Better Than Kevlar · · Score: 1

    Just so you know, it's also a higher grade of plastic found in two Tupperware bowls.

    When this wound heals, I'll see how it measures up to three.

    - RG>

  22. Re:What? on The Man Who Owns the Internet · · Score: 1

    I thought this guy [owneroftheinternet.com] owned the Internet.

    Looking at his site, I'd say he'd be, at most, Mayor of Myspace.

    - RG>
  23. Re:Having a bunch of domains == "owns the Internet on The Man Who Owns the Internet · · Score: 5, Funny
    Sensational indeed.

    A far more Fair and Balanced headline would read:

    The Man Who Owns The Internet?

    - RG>
  24. Out with a bang? on The Palm OS Ends With a Whimper · · Score: 2, Funny

    How, exactly, does software go out with a bang?

    Doesn't "bang" imply success, and therefore, not going out?

    - RG>

  25. Re:Looks like ... on Surprising Further Evidence for a Wet Mars · · Score: 5, Informative

    ... that gimpy wheel was a blessing in disguise

    While this does appear to be an interplanetary bug-as-a-feature, the rovers' wheels were actually designed to be able to scrape off the top layer of soil and expose what's underneath.

    Obviously, not to the degree this disabled wheel has, but still, they very much had plans to scratch below the surface of Mars.

    - RG>