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  1. Re:Has anyone tried on NASA Fires Astronaut · · Score: 1

    Well I'm almost convinced that there are Moon Maidens on the Moon and Vixens on Mars, so there should be no probs.
    If the male astronauts are lucky, there may even be an Orion slave girl or two to keep things interesting.
  2. Re:Overworked? on How to Keep America Competitive · · Score: 1

    [blockquote]I prefer to spend my time at home with my family and there are more than enough jobs out there like this. Just don't plan on working for Microsoft or any game making company.[/blockquote] Or Dell.

  3. Re:Here's an idea... on Raymond Knocks Fedora, Switches to Ubuntu · · Score: 1

    Oops, looks like I forgot to add the sarcasm tag. Sorry 'bout that, Chief. I was trying to make light of his public whining fest.

  4. Here's an idea... on Raymond Knocks Fedora, Switches to Ubuntu · · Score: 1

    Instead of dumping RedHat/Fedora, he should switch to RHEL and purchase the support he needs.

  5. Re:Reminds me of an incident that I once dealt wit on IBM Sued for Firing Alleged Internet Addict · · Score: 1

    I hope you were wearing your biohazard gear after keyboard #1.

  6. Re:I better mow then on Your House Is About To Be Photographed · · Score: 1

    to heck with that... I'm not mowing -- less chance of anyone wanting to sell me anything.
    Unless a lawn mower salesman comes driving through your neighborhood.
  7. Re:Windows Defender... on Professor Michael Geist on Vista's Fine Print · · Score: 1

    If we are lucky, Windows Defender would declare all the crapware/trialware that Dell installs to be "bad" and remove it with extreme prejudice.

  8. Re:I say common knowledge killed the webmaster on Who Killed the Webmaster? · · Score: 1
    Let me guess: the boss figured that she knew how to start Dreamweaver, so she must be able to said system design, coding, and testing. /sarcasm

    When will these asshats figure out that Dreamweaver can not turn you into an instant webmaster any more than Quickbooks can turn you into an instant CPA? /rant

  9. It's obvious that... on Is A Bad Attitude Damaging The IT Profession? · · Score: 1

    doctors don't call their patients "meatbags" -- at least, not publicly. It's obvious that you haven't been to Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital to see this guy.
  10. Re:what works for me... on Windows Home Server Details · · Score: 1
    It also uses very little power, generates very little heat, and is whisper-quiet.
    Must be some really boring pr0n, if it generates very little heat.
  11. Re:True for us on Study Claims Offshoring Doesn't Cost US Jobs · · Score: 1

    If economics teaches us one thing, it is that the job market is not a zero-sum gain.

  12. Could Be The Beginning of a New Christmas Carol on Wal-Mart Asked to Drop Christian Video Game · · Score: 1
    (Sung to the tune of "Deck The Halls")

    Throw the Christians to the lions. Fa la la la, la la la la.

    OK, who else has some words to add?

  13. Re:A promotion would be nice.. on Striving to Keep Teleworkers Happy · · Score: 1
    If one really wants to climb the corporate ladder, one should really be in the office, this is not only for the additional exposure and attention, but also for the opportunities to gossip and receive extra insider information.
    And to give the boss his daily "hummer".
  14. Re:They elected a guy named... on Australia Backs Down on Draconian Copyright Laws · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, no, no!! The name is Malfoy; Draco Malfoy.

  15. Re:Heavy Traffic on Detecting Tailgaters With Lasers · · Score: 1
    In heavy traffic, if you constantly change lanes, tailgate anyone in front of you, shake your fist in fury, you will get most places a lot faster.
    If you are the old guy with the walker in the opening scene of Office Space, you'll get there even faster.
  16. Re:Not so funny as true. on Detecting Tailgaters With Lasers · · Score: 1
    Maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea to place a small object ejection device on your car. Place it near a tire, so you're just "kicking up" rocks. To shoot objects, use a solenoid. Make it so it tries to bounce it off the ground, and use a potentiometer and a MOSFET to control the power, and another pot hooked up to a servo to control the angle of ejection. Imagine doing the testing so that you can set reasonable values for the pot's min and max..don't hit your own car!
    Or you could just mount one of these in the trunk.
  17. Re:About time too ! on Judge Says U.S. Money Violates Rights of the Blind · · Score: 1
    We make coins different shapes, sizes and textures, why not bills.
    Why should we? You are forgetting that we are a country that is so arrogant that we still have not made a complete transition to the metric system (unlike the rest of the world). Ironic; considering that like the metric system, our currency is based on the number 10.
  18. Re:Forgot another method of Disassembly on The Wii Disassembled · · Score: 1

    The video is about smashing his Wii, not smashing his WiiWii. No BDSM here. :p

  19. Re:Fabric choice on Scientists Create Air Guitar T-shirt · · Score: 1
    What if it shrinks in the laundry -- would it require retuning?
    Nahh, it will just be an octave higher.
  20. Re:You posted this to Slashdot? on Alienware Admit Trying to Fiddle Reviews · · Score: 1
    Fine. No hardware for you either.
    And while we are at it, no soup for you!
  21. Re:oblig on China Moving to Real Name Registrations for Blogs · · Score: 1

    So, what would the Chinese equivalents of "Harry Cox" and "Mike Hunt" be?

  22. Re:IE7 maybe not vulnerable? on IE7 Vulnerability Discovered · · Score: 1
    but truth and accuracy are always good
    Here? On Slashdot? You must be new here.
  23. Re:Even Scarier on Chinese Ban Internet Rumors · · Score: 1
  24. Re:Powerpoint Poisoning is the real threat.. on Microsoft Warns of PowerPoint Attack · · Score: 1
    I work at a community college. In my department, the instructors are always emailing their students PowerPoint presentations with instructions to "go to the computer lab and print out the notes from this". All good and well, but these students are not PPT whizzes. They think that all they have to do is click "Print" and the notes come out. Never mind the fact that by default, Print gives you each slide on its own page. Then it gets really humourous when I tell them that they have exceeded their daily printing allowance and the server will replentish the balance the next day. Don't forget to thank your instructors for the inconvenience.

    I've told instructors how they can make it easier on their students (e.g. send the notes to a Word doc, have the handouts duplicated before the semester starts, etc), but laziness sets in and they just figure it's easier to "let the computer guy do it".

    I HATE PowerPoint^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H the ABUSE of PowerPoint. All it does is feed the egos of people who think that they can substitute "pretty stuff" for substantive content.

  25. Re:Did anybody else read on Changes in Earth's Orbit Linked to Extinctions · · Score: 1

    Actually, I had to read it twice. Imagine my horror when I first thought it said "mammary extinctions".