chromas - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Evacuation test run next year ??? (Score 4, Funny) 269

by chromas on Friday September 07, 2012 @02:58PM (#41264561) Attached to: Mt. Fuji May Be Close To Erupting

They don't want to risk premature evacuation.

Comment Re:They've turned their backs on Steve (Score 1) 221

by chromas on Saturday August 04, 2012 @04:00PM (#40879593) Attached to: Apple Comes Clean, Admits To Doing Market Research

That must be why you only use the tip jar once.

Comment Re:He's right you know... (Score 1) 521

by chromas on Saturday August 04, 2012 @03:08AM (#40876027) Attached to: UEFI Secure Boot and Linux: Where Things Stand

has to call tech support when they put the printer on a different USB port.

In my experience with XP, changing USB ports often means reinstalling the driver (or at least pointing Windows to where you already installed it). Printer drivers are horrible; I'm pretty sure most of the developers ride the short bus to work.

Comment Re:Just like the no-fly list? (Score 1) 341

by chromas on Friday August 03, 2012 @03:07PM (#40871467) Attached to: Google+ Account Suspended? You Won't Find Out Why

It's part of the Bundle package now.

Comment Re:Seizures (Score 5, Funny) 234

by chromas on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @10:42PM (#40851523) Attached to: Anonymous Helps Turn In Hacker Who Targeted Charity

They're trying to get better; that's why they started Anonymous Anonymous.

Comment 110% (Score 5, Funny) 113

by chromas on Saturday July 28, 2012 @05:54AM (#40800119) Attached to: 6 IT Projects, $8 Billion Over Budget At Dept. of Defense

It's nice to see someone in our government giving 110%.

Comment Re:Slashdotted already (Score 1) 95

by chromas on Wednesday July 18, 2012 @05:00PM (#40690429) Attached to: Debian Derivative Optimized for the Raspbery Pi Released

Sounds like they have a Pi-in-the-sky attitude.

Comment Re:Is it really necessary (Score 1) 40

by chromas on Monday July 16, 2012 @03:03PM (#40665477) Attached to: Earth, Night Glow, Aurora and Atmosphere (Video)

Well it sounds like you already did. Or do you have an alarm clock under your desk? Get back to work, Costanza!

Comment Re:What does that do to contracts? (Score 2) 378

by chromas on Wednesday July 11, 2012 @07:00PM (#40622197) Attached to: DirecTV Drops Viacom Channels

G4 shitcanned itself.

Comment Re:stopped using it? (Score 2) 857

by chromas on Thursday June 28, 2012 @04:05PM (#40484901) Attached to: Why Microsoft Killed the Windows Start Button

Middle click it.

Comment Re:What the Hell??? (Score 4, Funny) 376

by chromas on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @05:11PM (#40314643) Attached to: Verizon Wireless Goes Ahead With 'Bucket' Data Plans

1) Subscribe to their service
2) Leave
3) Profit

Comment Re:Whats with the 883 (repeated) (Score 2) 78

by chromas on Friday June 08, 2012 @05:12AM (#40254415) Attached to: Linux For Navy Drone Ground Stations

It was a nice round number until they converted from metric dollars.

Comment Re:yes (Score 1) 142

by chromas on Thursday May 24, 2012 @06:42PM (#40104717) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Hobbyist-Ready LCD Touch Panel For Embedded Projects?

You prefer gel caps over tablets?

Comment Re:Freak coincidence (Score 2) 292

by chromas on Wednesday May 23, 2012 @11:25PM (#40096527) Attached to: MIT Creates Superhydrophobic Condiment Bottles

Shh! Let me wallow in my ignorance.

Comment Re:Freak coincidence (Score 1) 292

by chromas on Wednesday May 23, 2012 @10:44PM (#40096267) Attached to: MIT Creates Superhydrophobic Condiment Bottles

Well, first, you'd have to visit every store in your city and clear out their entire inventory of those tiny, tiny tubes to get even half a bucket-worth of super glue.

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