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  1. Knoppix on What Did You Do First With Linux? · · Score: 1

    I downloaded a Knoppix 3.3 CD one week while I had access to decent bandwidth.

    Then I played Frozen Bubble for hours, until I got kicked off the PC.

  2. Re:Isn't it strange on Ubuntu 9.04 Is As Slick As Win7, Mac OS X · · Score: 1

    And on a pentium 1 running Win98, I distinctly remember having the same experience with Mozilla 1.2.

    Don't use Gecko if you need speed, it's just not designed for it.

  3. Re:Based on this story..... on BT Blocks Access To Pirate Bay · · Score: 1

    I'd think they've got pretty fast connections actually, what with it being mostly science stations down there.

  4. Re:Terabytes? on Computer Spies Breach $300B Fighter-Jet Project · · Score: 1

    When is that technology coming to the States, please?

    It shouldn't be long after the US starts trying to get ahead of other countries by pulling itself forward, instead of shooting the others down.

  5. Re:Vista has the same limit on Windows 7 Starter Edition — 3 Apps Only · · Score: 1

    How expensive is a WHOOSH these days?

  6. Re:Begs the question on Windows 7 Starter Edition — 3 Apps Only · · Score: 1

    What is an app?

    A miserable little pile of functions

  7. Re:Java 8 Preview on Oracle Buys Sun · · Score: 1

    Worse... it sounds more like XML.

  8. Re:Postgres is looking better than ever on Oracle Buys Sun · · Score: 1

    I need to grab the physical file for a db or table.... what do I look for? The db or table name with some extension? No, I have to figure out what the nonsensical, internal name is for it. Retarded crap.

    Retarded crap like the innodb files MySQL uses in an almost identical way? Or retarded crap like the DBA who can't do his job properly without Windows Explorer?

  9. Re:So, basically the parents are screwed? on Worst Censorware Blocks Cannot Be Fixed · · Score: 1

    They do not need internet access *in school* *provided by the school* outside what they need for classwork

    They do not need books *in school* or *provide by the school* outside of what they need for classwork

    Sorry, but you seem to be confusing the concept of "school" with the concept of "robotic factory production line". Please pull your head out of your rectum.

  10. Re:What about Slashdot? on What the Pirate Bay Verdict Could Mean For Google · · Score: 1

    /. has been attacked by litigious scumbags before, and came out on top. The RIAA is nothing special.

  11. Re:Similar to Windows hate? on Comic Sans, Font of Ill Will · · Score: 1

    They do have better looking fonts from the start - Ubuntu doesn't use Cleartype.

  12. Re:18K legitimate copies, 100K pirated... on How Piracy Affected the Launch of Demigod · · Score: 1

    Anybody still doubting that GameStop is a real threat to content producers?

  13. Re:An Historical Reverie on Can rev="canonical" Replace URL-Shortening Services? · · Score: 1

    The majority of bandwidth is taken up by email spam and botnet traffic.

    That is, if you ignore the traffic that takes up more than 50% of the bandwidth - people downloading and uploading shitty manufactured pop music.

  14. Re:Was there a point to this article? on How Does Flash Media Fail? · · Score: 1

    It'd be nicer if things like CF cards gave honest responses when sending SMART commands to them so we could figure out how close they are to failing.

  15. Re:This is meaninglesss... on Tesla Roadster Runs For 241 Miles In E-Rally · · Score: 2, Informative

    they measure them under ideal conditions which are hardly reflective of reality

    You're right, 390km of winding mountain roads is hardly the reality most people will drive in.

    Good luck getting anywhere near 24mpg in those conditions.

  16. Virginia Fusion Center are terrorists. on Slashdot Mentioned In Virginia Terrorism Report · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Groups that exist to deny us basic freedom in the name of their religion are terrorists, aren't they?

  17. Re:Yeah, but does it run Linux? on Apple Shifts iTunes Pricing; $0.69 Tracks MIA · · Score: 1

    Amazon sells plain MP3s, so yeah it does that too.

  18. Re:Surprise? on Apple Shifts iTunes Pricing; $0.69 Tracks MIA · · Score: 1

    They want to make illegal copies of their cake.

  19. Re:Temporary damage and singing under water... on Powerful Sonar Causes Deafness In Dolphins · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So 200 sounds extreme

    Well yeah, it is. Comparing it to 185 is pointless since decibels are measured on a logarithmic scale.

  20. Re:Sounds like a politician's promise! Who's ever. on Australia To Build Fiber-To-the-Premises Network · · Score: 1

    pornband, sorry, i mean broadband.

    Contraband?

  21. Re:I'm an XP lover but how about we make a deal,.. on XP Reprieve, Downgrade May Continue After Win7 · · Score: 1

    I've got an even better idea. Let's have a CPU that can run 64-bit and 32-bit programs at the same time, so we don't have to waste 64-bit pointers on a text editor.

  22. Re:Test on Achievements and Optimizations · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Slashdot whitelists characters so that posters can't use the bidirectional characters to destroy the layout.

    s/\P{BidiControl}//g;

    The perlunicode page is not that hard to figure out, seriously.

  23. Re:Sleeker is better on Achievements and Optimizations · · Score: 1

    I've heard of low-profile AGP cards, but low-profile RAM sticks?? That must be a tiny case you're using.

    Oh, and have you given links2 a try instead of NS3? It's pretty nice.

  24. Re:Is there a single player mode? on Open Source Shooter Nexuiz 2.5 Released · · Score: 1

    Yes. It has a set-piece thing much like the "Challenges" part of N64 Perfect Dark.

  25. Re:They've raised the bar alright. on Open Source Shooter Nexuiz 2.5 Released · · Score: 1

    They've now managed to get where Windows gaming was a decade ago.

    Considering Windows gaming has spent the last ten years doing nothing but adding pixels and polygons (and is now in decline because the consoles have caught up in that area), I guess that's a compliment.