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Re:Failure? (Score:5, Insightful)
That’s because this is slashdot.
When Linux “slowly gains market penetration,” it’s always a success.
When Microsoft “slowly gains market penetration,” it’s always a failure.
Is the cup half full or half empty? It all depends on who makes the cup.
What a cute concept. A D&D style game where you earn experience, only in this on the kids earn experience by ... doing their chores!
From the site:
Interesting. Progressing through the signing up process is a curious mix of D&D and housekeeping. You select your character picture, all of which look very D&D. You select any specials skills you have - like washing the dishes, taking our the garbage, etc. You then join an existing "adventuring" party or start one of your own (which I did).
Next as the DM it's on the creating adventures, such as "doing battle in the realm beyond the lawn".
My first adventure will be to "Defeat the dread front room". Brave adventurers will be needed for this quest, which may involve vacuuming, dusting, tidying and clothes folding! But beware, there have been reports of giant hairy dustballs in the area.
Reference: ChoreWarsGo look it up. Self explanatory and mildly hilarious.
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lushlush: Bizarre Sign
Re:Sounds Like the Funniest Joke in the World
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by Alsee (515537) on Thursday January 04, @11:27AM (#17459224)
(http://slashdot.org/)
That violates Occam’s razor.
But you’re forgetting Occam’s Shaving Cream.
Conspiracy theory is the handy-dandy foaming lubricant for avoiding the harsh cut of Occam’s Razor.
Occam’s Shaving Cream says that Conspiracy theories can trade off lubrication vs foam factor. If a conspiracy theory is slick enough, you don’t need much foam. And if the initial conspiracy isn’t very slick, the harder someone tries to rub it away the harder it foams up.
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Re:A million dollars??
(Score:5, Funny)
by Vreejack (68778) on Thursday January 04, @09:10AM (#17457390)
So the /. summary was misleading…
I’m shocked, shocked to discover sensational flamebait summaries posted here.
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What Bizarre IT Setups Have You Seen?
Posted by Cliff on Wednesday January 03, @10:42PM
from the truth-is-stranger-than-fiction dept.
MS Exchange in place of a mail server
(Score:5, Funny)
by SgtChaireBourne (457691) on Thursday January 04, @03:26AM (#17455542)
I’ve seen people try to use MS Exchange in place of a mail server.
Hey, you did ask.
Hmmm, okkkaaaaaay. rolls eyes Only (parents) in America, I guess. Won’t be long until MAKErs start hacking them.
References:
Inventor crafts GPS-equipped shoes, includes a panic button (Engadget)
by iamacat (583406) on Monday September 04, @05:20AM (#16036734)
He died doing what he does best, and what he loves. If only we were so lucky.
You mean we should all die coding?
by soft_guy (534437) on Monday September 04, @06:05AM (#16036860)
You mean we should all die coding?
Like Steve Irwin, you could die with a pointer through the chest.
by Coneasfast (690509) on Monday September 04, @02:07AM (#16035997)
Yep. I have the upmost respect for him, I could never get into that much danger. Luckily computer parts don't have sharp claws. Imagine upgrading your video card: "Isn't she a beauty, a brand new nVidia 78... Crikey! the fucker bit me!"
In the Herald today there was an article about the vote in parliament to take control of the abortion drug RU-486 away from Health Minister Tony Abbott. In it were various quotes from relevant parties, and one stuck out like a sore thumb.
Little Johnnie Howard had to add his two bob’s worth, so what did he say? Something (only read the paper at Maccas) about them having worked hard for the power they have, and it being wrong for them to give it up to others, like the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
Also, on the news it mentioned the recent media furore surrounding potential problems with some of our Army’s attire. One thing in particular just summed it up – allegedly some of their camouflage outfits glow in the dark!
So now they’ll blend in with ease, no matter the country, no matter the nightclub.
“Life – it’s habit forming.”
While I was walking to work from the mechanic’s I spotted this on a billboard out the front of a hairdressers, “Instant long hair in hours”.
“Capitalization makes all the difference in the sentence: i helped my uncle jack off a horse” —winkydink (650484)
“Women and Compilers… miss a period and they go wild.” —Anonymous Coward
