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  1. I'd never heard that definition... by blorg · · Score: 1 · on Beastie Boys' New Album Silently Installs DRM Code

    ...until you mentioned it - I had always associated the phrase with the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883, which did in fact turn the moon blue.

  2. The punchline explained... by blorg · · Score: 2, Funny · on Government of Canada's Anti-Spam Initiative

    I didn't get that punchline. Someone care to fill me in?

    Just Google for "Your idea will not work. Here is why" site:slashdot.org. Frankly I'm surprised it only gets 5 results on slashdot.

  3. Parent is cut and paste troll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting · on FCC Supports Neighborhood Radio

    Google for a phrase in the above - e.g. this.

  4. Google is experimenting with design changes by blorg · · Score: 1 · on Yahoo! Switches Search Engines

    I note that even the Overture ads are in exactly the same format as Google's AdWords. Interestingly, however, the last two Sunday evenings, Google.ie has been experimenting with a new design in which various elements are changed. The tabs are gone, replace with simple links, and the directory tab is removed, to be replaced with a link to more services. There are many more differences; the main search is now called 'Google Web' and dictionary words are indicated by the explicit word [definition] rather than just being a link. Everything is less blocky, and the ads are no longer in their own boxes but rather are in a long list to the right of the screen.

  5. Google Print by blorg · · Score: 5, Informative · on Google's Bigger Index
    "Google's collection of 6 billion items comprises 4.28 billion web pages, 880 million images, 845 million Usenet messages, and a growing collection of book-related information pages."

    I was interested that they mentioned Google Print, which is Google's answer to Amazon's Search Inside feature, but hasn't got much press, and is pretty well hidden in Google itself.

    You can check it out by limiting results to site print.google.com, e.g. searchterm site:print.google.com. (Not quite at Amazon-type numbers yet.)

  6. Here's an official current MS quote + more news by blorg · · Score: 4, Informative · on Windows 2000 & Windows NT 4 Source Code Leaks
    They are denying it, but are investigating their Shared Source Initiative (suggesting that they have a lead, and that there is some truth to the leak - or perhaps it's just the obvious place to look). Apparently the rumoured code uncompresses to around the size of 1 CD, and would only be a small portion of the total 40gb code base. Although all the articles mention the security risks, MS insist it is just an IP issue:

    "The rumor regarding the availability of Windows source code is based on the speculation of an individual who saw a small section of un-identified code and thought it looked like Windows code. Microsoft is looking into this as a matter of due diligence," a company spokesman said. "If a small section of Windows source code were to be available, it would be a matter of intellectual property rights rather than security." - from Eweek.

    Also see ZDNet, InternetNews and Google News

  7. That quote is from four years ago by blorg · · Score: 5, Informative · on Windows 2000 & Windows NT 4 Source Code Leaks

    ...when hackers broke into Microsoft's corporate network. Google is your friend.

  8. Google has taste by blorg · · Score: 1 · on Microsoft's Search Engine Plans

    Given what it thinks of the best OS. Although I don't know about the handsome smart guy.

  9. Google has taste by blorg · · Score: 1 · on Microsoft's Search Engine Plans

    Given what it thinks of the best OS. Although I don't know about the handsome smart guy.

  10. Niche market? by blorg · · Score: 2, Informative · on Napster Business Model Not Generating Revenue
    Yeah, like they'll only play on 50% of mp3 players and you can't listen to them easily in Windows like you can WMA.

    Seriously, I don't think the problem is the AAC, it's the DRM. And that is common between iTunes and the WMA stores.

  11. Re:Verisign & code signing by PaschalNee · · Score: 2, Informative · on Verisign to run National RFID Directory

    Seek and ye shall receive

  12. revolutionary? not yet. by kevin+lyda · · Score: 3, Interesting · on Digital Ink On Billboards
    it's not revolutionary - there have been stories on /. about this for years. revolutionary would be making a laptop using "digital paper" or whatever they're calling it these days. and would they hurry the fsck up?

    combine that with a flash disk or some other form of solid state store and a transmeta or via c3 cpu and you've removed the three biggest power draws on a laptop.

    essentially, i'd like a laptop that could do 24 hours w/o ac power.

    oh, for older stories on /. about this, see here.

  13. What were the benefits? by PaschalNee · · Score: 1 · on Japan's Proposed 30-Year Robot Program
    While expensive, the benefits to the American population from that program are probably unmeasurable
    Might be a dumb question but what exactly were the benefits of the moon program?
    • Proof positive that the Capitalists could beat the Reds
    • Non stick frying pans
    • A whole of conspiracy theory
    Seriously though, what were the benefits? Were there any major discoveries as a result?
  14. Re:You can do this already by PaschalNee · · Score: 3, Informative · on Microsoft wants Automatic Update for Windows
    A quick Google will provide loads of examples.
    Are you humoured yet?
  15. Automating co-design with AI by TuringTest · · Score: 1 · on Soft Processors in FPGAs?
    An aproach with I think is promissing for co-design is to use Constraint Programming. You build a declarative model (the algorithm you want to partition) and the intelligent system find through search the optimal partition, much in the same way as layout is currently done.

    If you have access to IEEE papers you can read an article about codesign with Constraint Satisfaction, or if not you can always ask Google about the subject.

  16. The reason. by Catskul · · Score: 5, Informative · on Phone Companies Bill Public for Nonexistent Equipment

    The US postal system has been separated from the teet. The reason it has been able to work well is that it receives acts in a vaccuum. I believe that it receives no money from the government, and keeps the profit within the system. Its like a giant non-profit company owned by the federal government. It does have its problems though. The regulation that it does have has caused problems. Just do a search on google for: united states postal service business model

    and if you are intrested in how the USPS is organized, look here.

  17. Ye Flipping Gods by LPetrazickis · · Score: 1 · on Dissecting Localized Google Censorship

    They've even removed St. Patrick's Day logos from Google Ireland.:)