User: Aqua_boy17

Re:I live in Miami

On: Solar Hurricane Rips Off Comet's Tail

do I have to put up the storm shutters?

No, but (y)our solar windstorm insurance premiums just doubled overnight.

Re:Suggestion: Reposting stories from 10 years ago

On: Slashdot Turns 10 But You Get The Presents

I think the editors should post stories from 10 years ago, just to remember the times.

You obviously must be new here. There are dupes nearly that old on the front page all the time! (I keed, I keed)

Congratulations /. on making all of our lives a little less productive, and here's to 10 more.

Re:Basic hygiene

On: Aerosol Spray to Identify Bombing Suspects

I can see it now:
Passport? Boarding pass? Good. Now please allow me to pull your finger.

From TFA

On: Meteorite Causes Illness in Peru

...a large crater that is emitting noxious odours and making villagers ill...

...sounds like the goatse guy has invaded Peru.

Re:Asteriods hurt

On: Strange Asteroids Baffle Scientists

You obviously need to up your basalt intake.

The real question

On: Student Finds 5000-Year-Old Chewing Gum

...is could cave men actually walk and chew gum at the same time?

Bah!

On: British Report Details the Stress of Email Communication

You think e-mail gives you stress?

I've got 4 mod points left and everytime I log onto /. it keeps saying 'Use 'em or lose 'em'. Now that's what I call stress.

Obvious Answer Missed

On: Why is Microsoft Patching XP?

Because it's there?

Re:Why?

On: China Sets Sights on Comprehensive Lunar Survey

So what you're saying is, be on the lookout for the iMoon clones? Think they can build a moon that doesn't have a dark side? Then maybe I'd be interested.

You haven't answered the important question.

On: NASA Tests Hydrogen-Fueled BMW

But how many fathoms per fortnight is this? :p

More than that

On: American Red Cross Sued For Using a Red Cross

It seems J&J began using the trademark in 1887...

Come on now. Isn't there some sort of statute of limitations on something like this? You'd think that something like this, if it really was harmful to J&J, would have been settled decades ago.
Lawyers never cease to amaze me.

Re:How is this news?

On: Couple Bonding Through PC Building

Yeah, this really comes across as slimey geek porn.

I don't know about you, but I was expecting something completely different when I clicked on the link for "Screwing in the Graphics Card".

Huh?

On: Stem Cell Fraudster May Have Actually Made Breakthrough

Woo Suk Hwang's career...

Cruelest...Parents...Evar

Re:Cisco is a stronger brand name

On: Cisco to Kill Linksys Brand Name

I for one think this is a good move. You get all your packets back except for one tablespoon.

Re:Vague

On: NASA Investigates Possible Sabotage by Worker

I bet half the comments on Slashdot in the last 24 hours have more to them than that story did.

You must be new here.

Works both ways

On: Microsoft Claims a Billion Windows Installs by End of 2008

Well, I just stuffed an egg McMuffin in my CD drive.

That's not working out so well either.

Re:In other words

On: Deep Packet Inspection and Net Neutrality

That's the case with your company, but do you think ATT will feel the same way? I've had the distinct impression that they'd love to strangle VOIP for some time know.

In other words

On: Deep Packet Inspection and Net Neutrality

Queue Vonage stock selloff in 3, 2, 1....

(20,000,000th post?)

Microwaving your privates?

On: Ubiquitous Multi-Gigabit Wireless Within Three Years

we'll have ubiquitous multi-gigabit wireless connectivity, with some significant advances already under their belts.

If they're running this from laptops for extended periods, that may be the only thing remaining under their belts.

My bad

On: Magnetic Wobbles Cause Hard Drive Failure

Sorry, I've been busy trying to get my Vista machine to boot up...

Yeah, but...

On: Retailers Leak New TiVo HD Specs and Price

Can I heat grits on top of it?

Where is the 'Duh' tag?

On: FBI Remotely Installs Spyware to Trace Bomb Threat

Why else do you think they call it 'Spyware'. Geez.

Re:There should be some way for civilian control

On: First Robotic Drone Squadron Deployed

Can this be deployed to American Idol? Before the next season starts? Please?

Thanks

On: IPhones Flooding Wireless LAN At Duke

...for clearing that up. I was wondering why his system was seeing requests from the American Association of Retired Persons.

Re:Probably going to Vonage?

On: Internet Phone Start-up Goes Belly-Up

I wouldn't worry about Vonage so much.

Can any company sustain losing $77 million per quarter indefinitely? I'm not trolling, but seriously asking becasue I was considering moving to Vonage before reading this.