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+-   The most useless key on my keyboard is: on Friday August 28, @07:12PM Evan Charlton

Submitted by Evan Charlton on Friday August 28, @07:12PM
Evan Charlton writes "(*) Escape
(*) Caps Lock
(*) Windows key
(*) Scroll Lock
(*) That key that opens the context menu
(*) F-Lock
(*) Pause/Break
(*) One of the media keys
(*) Tie: all of C, O, W, B, Y, N, E, A, L"
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Comments: 3 +-   While coding, how often you refer to language docs on Thursday August 13, @01:08AM Sudarshan Lamkhede

Submitted by Sudarshan Lamkhede on Thursday August 13, @01:08AM
programming
Sudarshan Lamkhede writes "
  • Never
  • Rarely
  • Sometimes
  • Frequently
  • Very Frequently
  • Can't code without it
"
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+-   What is your favorite pair of allies, enemies? on Tuesday August 04, @05:57AM bagsta

Submitted by bagsta on Tuesday August 04, @05:57AM
business
bagsta writes "What is your favorite pair of allies, enemies?
1)Microsoft with Yahoo vs Google(it's happening)
2)Microsoft with Google vs Yahoo(not likely)
3)Google with Yahoo vs Microsoft(interesting)
4)Microsoft with Yahoo with Google vs A.S.E.O.S.W.B Corp(Alien Search Engine Operating System Web Browser)?"
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+-   Favourite input peripheral on Tuesday August 04, @03:48AM Cougem

Submitted by Cougem on Tuesday August 04, @03:48AM
upgrades
Cougem writes "Favourite input peripheral?

Keyboard
Mouse
Microphone
Tablet
Trackball
Touchscreen
Light pen
Cowboy Neal's punchards
Breasts"
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Comments: 2 +-   Pool: How many hard disk partitions do you use? on Monday August 03, @10:56PM JonMerel

Submitted by JonMerel on Monday August 03, @10:56PM
storage
JonMerel writes "Pool: How many hard disk partitions are there on your primary computer?

1 We are in 2009, why partition anymore?
1 for each hard disk because my OS forces me to.
2 The system and my data separated
3 System, data, swap
4 or more (specify)
0 I am not using a file based OS"
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+-   When moderating, my primary goal is to: on Wednesday July 22, @12:17AM VRisaMetaphor

Submitted by VRisaMetaphor on Wednesday July 22, @12:17AM
software
VRisaMetaphor writes "When moderating, my primary goal is to:

* help the best comments float to the top
* make the worst comments sink to the bottom
* up-mod comments I agree with
* down-mod comments I don't agree with
* seek and destroy trolls
* slap moderation critics offtopic
* make metamods go WTF?
* annoy CowboyNeal"
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+-   Your average disturbance timescale?[->] on Monday June 29, @04:52AM buchner.johannes

Submitted by buchner.johannes on Monday June 29, @04:52AM
programming
buchner.johannes writes "In your office, your work is disturbed or interrupted on average after (e.g. people walking in, calls, etc.)

  — less than 5 minutes
  — less than 15 minutes
  — less than 30 minutes
  — less than 2 hours
  — more than 2 hours
  — depends on how fast slashdot throws out stories"
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+-   How many times do you have to ^D when closing out? on Saturday June 27, @11:47PM enFi

Submitted by enFi on Saturday June 27, @11:47PM
unix
enFi writes "What's the highest non-outlier number of times you find yourself hitting ^D when closing a terminal/console window?
Options: 'I never log in', '1', '2', '3+', 'CowboyNeal logs me out'"
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+-   If you discovered a new law of science... on Tuesday June 23, @03:56PM T Murphy

Submitted by T Murphy on Tuesday June 23, @03:56PM
enlightenment
T Murphy writes "If you discovered a new law of science, you would name it after:
-Yourself
-Loved one
-Hero/Mentor
-Fictional character
-Highest bidder
-Nemesis"
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+-   Are you really in your parent's basement?[->] on Thursday June 18, @03:43AM rastakid

Submitted by rastakid on Thursday June 18, @03:43AM
rastakid writes "One of the typical in-jokes on Slashdot is the 'I am still living in my parents basement' phrase. Based on the comments of any Slashdot story it seems that 90% of the Slashdotters live with their parents. It's time to draw a final score: describe your living situation and share it with the rest of the world :)"
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+-   Poll: how many natural languages do you know[->] on Tuesday June 16, @10:53AM OutputLogic

Submitted by OutputLogic on Tuesday June 16, @10:53AM
quickies
OutputLogic writes "How many natural languages do you know:
1
2
3-5
6-9
10+"
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+-   Poll: Favorite non-electric calculator on Monday June 08, @10:32AM davidwr

Submitted by davidwr on Monday June 08, @10:32AM
math
davidwr writes "Poll: Favorite non-electric calculator

Abacus
Antikythera mechanism
Astrolabe
Babbage's Analytical engine
Fingers and toes
Pascal's calculator
Slide rule
CowboyNeal's bones"
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Comments: 2 +-   Favorite fictional doctor? on Saturday June 06, @05:04AM TheCreeep

Submitted by TheCreeep on Saturday June 06, @05:04AM
humor
TheCreeep writes "Who is your favourite fictional doctor?

Dr. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce
Dr. Gregory House
Dr. John Zoidberg
Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy
Dr. Evil
Dr. Henry Jekyll
Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Just "The Doctor""
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Comments: 1 +-   Poll suggestion on Monday June 01, @06:37PM rueger

Submitted by rueger on Monday June 01, @06:37PM
government
rueger writes "Now that the government owns 60% of GM, we should also nationalize:

Banks
Insurance Industry
The Phone Company
Microsoft
Seven-11
MySpace
Cowboy Neal's corporate overlords."
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Comments: 3 +-   Orders of magnitude change in storage on Thursday May 14, @11:59PM dborod

Submitted by dborod on Thursday May 14, @11:59PM
storage
dborod writes "About how many times larger capacity is the last hard drive you bought compared to the first hard drive you bought?

1 (I just bought my first hard drive)
10
100
1,000
10,000
100,000
1,000,000
Cowboy Neal has infinite storage density"
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+-   Installed compilers how many do you have ? on Thursday May 14, @05:07PM deep-deep-blue

Submitted by deep-deep-blue on Thursday May 14, @05:07PM
programming
deep-deep-blue writes "Installed compilers how many do you have ?

gcc only
another one
just two
three
more than three
my kernel is a script
what's a compiler ?"
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+-   Favorite T.O.S. Actor on Thursday May 14, @01:18PM MBCook

Submitted by MBCook on Thursday May 14, @01:18PM
scifi
MBCook writes "Favorite T.O.S. actor:
  • Shatner
  • Nimoy
  • Kelly
  • Doohan
  • Koeing
  • Takei
  • Nichols
  • Welshy
"
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Comments: 1 +-   Windows Genuine Advantage Reeks on Tuesday May 12, @07:32PM shanen

Submitted by shanen on Tuesday May 12, @07:32PM
microsoft
shanen writes "Once again Microsoft is rubbing their Windows Genuine Advantage in our faces. I've already lost count of how many times this piece of garbage has been annoyingly updated. What countermeasures should we take regarding WGA?

1. Each of us should telephone Microsoft, get an actual person on the line, and then ask "Why do you think I am a thief?" (DDoS?)

2. Each of us should call Microsoft, get an actual person, and demand that person install our thief-detection software, since we believe Microsoft is full of thieves.

3. We should focus on one maker of no-Windows machines and give that company as much business as possible.

4. We should surrender to the dark side.

5. We should ask the big dick Cheney to take care of it. (He suddenly seems to have a lot of free time on his hands since he retired.)

6. We should telephone Cowboy Neal."
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+-   suggested poll on Sunday May 10 2009, @11:12AM Smivs

Submitted by Smivs on Sunday May 10 2009, @11:12AM
slashback
Smivs writes "Suggestion for a SLASHDOT POLL:
What is your favorite electrical componant?
1) resistor
2) capacitor
3) transistor
4) bus-bar
5) valve
6) wire
7) cowboynealistor"
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+-   Trouble with lost personal items on Friday May 01 2009, @11:52PM Anonymous Coward

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 01 2009, @11:52PM
portables
An anonymous reader writes "I am in the deepest trouble if I lose my:

  — keys
  — wallet/purse
  — mobile phone
  — PDA
  — notebook
  — marbles"
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