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  1. Herzog? Is he a descendant of Colonel Herzog? on US and Israel Test Missile As Syria War Tensions Rise · · Score: 1
  2. Re:It probably makes sense. on Sixty Years On, B-52s Are Still Going Strong · · Score: 1

    ... and even if the opponent has a working anti-aircraft defence, the B-52's can be used as a launch platform for long range missiles.

  3. Pictures of Finnish F-18 engines after ash flight on Volcanic Ash Heading Towards North America · · Score: 1

    Norway has mostly F-16s.

    You may be referring to this incident with Finnish F-18 Hornets vs Ash:

    http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/04/16/340727/pictures-finnish-f-18-engine-check-reveals-effects-of-volcanic.html

  4. Re:Too Bad! on Why Microsoft Is Chasing Yahoo · · Score: 1

    or: Moohoo!

  5. Re:ask if you can call them back on Shutting Down Annoying Recruiters? · · Score: 3, Funny

    The name Tyrone makes me think of ... - I thought you said he was a getaway driver. What the fuck can he get away from? - Don't worry. Tyrone can move when he has to.

  6. Re:It will come up sooner or later... on What's the Worst Technical Feature You've Used? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Old motherboards tended to intermittently fry a capacitor or so if you plugged in a PS/2 keyboard while the computer was running.

  7. Re:This is why reliance on AV software is dangerou on AV Software Isn't Dead, But It's Not Healthy · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Two times, I've observed that the opensource AV software ClamAV nailed new email virii
    about 6 and 12 hours before the commercial alternatives got signatures for them (3-4 examples, names left out to protect the guilty).

    Of course, this doesn't always happen, but it's still an interesting observation.

  8. Re:Suckitude? on Last Chance to Help Free Ryzom · · Score: 1

    You were eaten by a trillion grues.

  9. Re:eh on GMail and Sourceforge E-mail Bouncing Saga · · Score: 1

    Exchange was ported to the world of SMTP. Initially, it used X.400, which it still does internally (IIRC!).

  10. Re:Nice opening line... on Radio Telescope Has Military Uses? · · Score: 1

    Gordon Freeman only has to change his first name, and we'll have .... yes. Black Mesa!

  11. Re:The Gathering on DreamHack Winter 2002 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Ohhh... TG...

    Some of my pictures from TG01:
    Overview 1,
    Overview in the evening

    TG02: Overview, right side, and right side

    (Sorry for the norwegian text, but the pictures should be informative enough :)

    There's a special feeling when you enter the hall the first day. The sound, the smell, the view...
    You walk through the check-in, carrying some equipment... then you enter the main hall. Thousands of computers, row by row.... Ohh...
    There's nothing like that.

  12. Re:Besides radiation is not lethal! on Conspiracy Theorists, Meet The Moon · · Score: 1

    You forgot one of the more important ones:

    You'll glow green in the dark. Great at halloween or any situation where you might need a flashlight.

  13. Windows on preview channel on Gnarly Error Messages · · Score: 1

    My previous cable company (UPC @ Norway) used a win95 box, running powerpoint. This solution did (of course?) crash frequently.

    The errors ranged from
    - Bluescreen (quite a shock... 28" TV == a lot of blue)
    - Segfaults (digicammed)
    - Crash on POST: "No keyboard attached".

    Usually it would take 3-5 days before someone
    was smart enough to boot the machine / fix the problem. Fun, except from the fact that it seemed to crash only when I needed some information.

  14. Re:defect/wear out on Tom's Investigates Hard Drive Warranty Changes · · Score: 1

    That's not an issue.

    If the disk fails within 2 years, it's not the customers problem, as long as it's not due to improper handling.