Comment Re:Why the negative headlines? (Score 1) 222
On Slashdot, the Editors don't Edit... they approve postings.
Comment Re:Not so great (Score 1) 50
This is equivalent to me making a website / forum kind of thing, supporting it, building the community and then selling it to VA Linux w/o care for my supporters, or users.
Fixed it for you...
Comment Re:Windows 95 (Score 1) 417
I wish I had mod points.
Comment Re:So basically, they're reinventing the Saturn V? (Score 4, Insightful) 288
And for only $30 billion, and with 50,000 kg LESS lift capacity than it had in 1969.
To quote Neil deGrasse Tyson, "Apollo in 1969. Shuttle in 1981. Nothing in 2011. Our space program would look awesome to anyone living backwards thru time."
Comment The sad part is... (Score 4, Insightful) 127
none of them are witty or clever.
The ideas are lame, and the photoshops are particularly bad.
Too bad, it could've been funny if some thought was put into it.
Comment Re:Cue Bush Derangement Syndrome (Score 1) 372
It's the "invisible hand of the free market" that is stealing the cash out of your pocket, while you're watching Dancing with the Stars.
The whole concept of the "invisible hand" is a joke. People act in their own best interest, not in the interests of anyone else.
Comment Re:Tell it to the plastic clown (Score 1) 837
Sure, but in the modern world, it's a uniform for business professionals.
Comment Re:Tell it to the plastic clown (Score 5, Insightful) 837
yeah, maybe someone should ask why management isn't wearing department specific garments that say "management" on them.
What do you think a tie actually is?
Data Breach Exposes RAF Staff To Blackmail 153
Yehuda writes "Wired reports, 'Yet another breach of sensitive, unencrypted data is making news in the United Kingdom. This time the breach puts Royal Air Force staff at serious risk of being targeted for blackmail by foreign intelligence services or others.
The breach involves audio recordings with high-ranking air force officers who were being interviewed in-depth for a security clearance. In the interviews, the officers disclosed information about extra-marital affairs, drug abuse, visits to prostitutes, medical conditions, criminal convictions and debt histories — information the military needed to determine their security risk.
The recordings were stored on three unencrypted hard drives that disappeared last year.'"
Apple Plans $1 Billion iDataCenter 260
1sockchuck writes "Apple is planning a major East Coast data center to boost the capacity of its online operations, and may invest more than $1 billion in building and operating the huge server farm. That's nearly twice what Google and Microsoft typically invest in their massive cloud computing centers. The scope of the project raises interesting questions about Apple's plans, and has politicians in North Carolina jumping through hoops to pass incentives to win the project. The proposed NC incentives build on a package for Google that later proved controversial."
Comment Re:Paaaleeese (Score 1) 410
- You go into the bathroom and get paper towels and water.
- Go back to the spot of the 'incident'.
- Lower yourself towards the floor, and while using appropriate pressure, apply the wet towels on the 'incident',removing the bodily fluids from the floor.
Seriously dude, you don't need half a gallon of acetic acid and hip waders. You just need to take responsibility for what you and your family do, and sometimes that involves cleaning up your own mess.
Comment Re:Paaaleeese (Score 1) 410
I would think this funny but my son puked while walking into a store, so we do the responsible thing and make sure the store knows the mess is there.
Wouldn't the responsible thing have been to clean it yourself?
The Wii - Is the Magic Gone? 492
Computer And Video Games asks the tough question: is the Wii's magic gone? After the flurry of excitement around the launch, lackluster ports and a persistent inability for Nintendo to keep units on the shelves has made it hard for gamers to sustain their enthusiasm for the system. It doesn't help that most of the good games slated for this year won't be out for months. In some cases, there's doubt they'll even make it out this year: Reggie Fils-Aime appears to be backpedaling on Metroid Prime 3 by Christmas, which would be a shame. GigaGamez has additional commentary. Are you still as excited about the Wii as you were when it launched?
Submission + - Apple faces suit over iPod-iTunes link
thebear05 writes: As if its options woes weren't trouble enough, Apple Computer Inc. said Friday it is facing several federal lawsuits, including one alleging the company created an illegal monopoly by tying iTunes music and video sales to its market-leading iPod portable players.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061229/ap_on_hi_te/ap ple_lawsuits
Submission + - Guide for setting up a dd-wrt X86 router.
GrayNetwork writes: "This is a guide for turning your spare pc into a powerful and flexable router running dd-wrt's on a standard x86 pc. This is useful if you are frustrated by the lack of ram and/or performance the wrt54g offers but still want the power and flexibility of dd-wrt's firmware.
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