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  1. You won't see on Would Fonzie Sell You A Lexus? · · Score: 1

    Janeway do shit after the series finalie!

  2. Ask the client on Approaching Lost Clients About Security? · · Score: 2

    for a ten minute meeting in their own office, during which you will demonstrate to htem just how vulnerable the site is. Be sure to promise and deliver a brief but resounding follow-up addressing how you would elimnate the problem if you were employed by them. Deliver sales pitch to illustrate your positives even while demonstrating the competition's negative's right in front of the customer, with their permission.

  3. Re:Slashdot posts news on Star Wars! on A Host Of Star Wars Bits · · Score: 1

    You mean 'rapidly accross the nation'.

  4. Re:Think of the sonic boom on NASA Prototype Plane Scheduled To Attempt Mach 5+ · · Score: 1

    That would be sonic boomS (plural).

  5. The problem is on NASA Prototype Plane Scheduled To Attempt Mach 5+ · · Score: 1

    more about building strong enough air frames that can properly stretch and continue to act as load carrying structures. The SR-71's wing span stretched by more than a foot at cruising speeds nearing Mach 3. (and yes top speed was 3+)

    And how do you store enough fuel? The SR-71 was forced to take off with 1/4 tank of fuel due to weight restrictions. It then had less then 5 minutes to find and hook up with a refueling aircraft, when it would completely top off it's tanks.

    Another considerations is the human factor of both pilot skill and physical endurance to manage such a craft. At just Mach 3, a deviance of 1 or 2 degrees from flight plan will put you off course by a mile in about 1 second (literally).

    An SR-71 required a minimum of 45 minutes of cool-down time after landing before any anything could be touched or any panels or outlets could be opened.

    The SR-71 program discontinued for only one reason. Cost. Go figure.

  6. Bill's Wild West on MS Wants To Outlaw Open Source: "Threatens" the "American Way" · · Score: 1

    Can't you just picture a gun totin' Bill Gates in the Wild West. Cause That's the American way. "Howdy partner, I'm a gonna buy you out."

  7. Management on Does Age Really Matter? · · Score: 1

    Tech, Dev and Admin experience may not independently qualify as required or desirable management experience.

  8. Re:What exactly is the problem with human cloning? on Human clones priced at $50,000 · · Score: 1

    Do you believe in anarchy too? Change is good, but changing too quickly can be much worse than changing slowly. Dismissing existing ethical beliefs is like destroying technilogical infrastructure. What happens when you suddenly need it later on?

  9. After MS buys on Corel To Sell Linux Arm · · Score: 1

    into Corel. Hmmm, Conspiracy Guy, where are you?

  10. Consoles vs PC's on Gaming Crash up Ahead · · Score: 1

    Haven't there been stories posted on /. about consoles ending gaming on PC's, etc.?? And now this. It doesn't matter becuase there will always be advocates for both.

    People will always buy consoles because they are cheap, they work, they're easy to use, and they are well marketed (generally). Yet people will always buy PC's (and Mac's) because they do so much more.

    Course, I might be wrong once you can /. from a game console!

  11. Re:Just imagine . . . on Son of HAL For Sale · · Score: 1

    Yeah, run by NP, drinking FB, and eating HG.

  12. Re:FAST != SMART on Son of HAL For Sale · · Score: 1

    Um, ya. I was kidding.

  13. FAST = SMART on Son of HAL For Sale · · Score: 1

    Don't you know?

    A processor possessing a clock speed over 1 GHz is considered to so fast as to be virtual intelligent.

    You know, cause it's just so fast it must be thinking for itself.

  14. fun = replayability; on Are Virtual Worlds Worth It? · · Score: 1

    Remember 'Stunts'? A game with crap graphics (even at the time), but limitless possibilities for replay. Remember King's Quest 1? A game so vastly different from any other, it was wholely intruiging. Just because a game requires a $400 3D card and has some sweet looking still shots in a paid for magazine ad, doesn't make it a fun game. You make a fun game by concentrating on what the player CAN do, not by developing the technology behind what happens as a result of the player's actions. And cloning is just bad.

  15. Re:Sgt. Pooper on OS X As "This Generation's Sgt. Pepper" · · Score: 1

    ... It's getting better all the time. Maybe Philips and Apple should merge.

  16. oh it's good. on OS X As "This Generation's Sgt. Pepper" · · Score: 1

    if you judge an OS GUI by it's swishy toolbar, and 32 bit analog clocks.

  17. Jean... on Gore Puts Internet For Auction On eBay (Updated) · · Score: 1

    is likely laughing his ass off. [Amused Canadian Citizen]

  18. Re:Here's an idea for Question 1 on Interviews Come Back -- With Cringely's Answers · · Score: 1

    "Companies offer all the time Java-Applets for on-the-web calculations on the server side." Umm, guy, that's still distribution. It's just distribution to servers first, then by random access to the terminal.

  19. Mount HD sideways on Inexpensive Do It Yourself MP3 Players · · Score: 1

    to avoid drive head contact with the disc platter. I had nice car MP3 setup and the drive never skipped once (we tested the shit out of it on the first ride) let alone any damage. Of course we learned later that motherboards don't take nicely to falling screw drivers. Anyone know where to find cheap LCD screens for car MP3's? I want a thin wide one, with dimenions of a car stereo face plate. Cheers

  20. Legal to reverse engineer on Barcode Maker Responds After Forcing Drivers Offline · · Score: 1

    ... for your own private purposes, sure. But should it be legal to post reverse engineered software in public forums for all to grab? That's a form of distribution. I think it's the distribution of IP that's bad, not the reverse engineering of it.

  21. Re:How do you pronounce C# ? on C# Under The Microscope · · Score: 1

    #include is not pronounced 'sharp-include', that's for damn sure, and the # on your phone isn't a 'sharp' key. C# should be pronounced 'C-pound'. Unless you're an idot && you work at M$.

  22. Re:Projects... on Ideas for High School Computer Projects? · · Score: 1

    My class did the same a few years back, and I did an asteroids game. Another group did a Pool Ball simulator, and another did a great parser/calaculator that let you enter real mathematical functions (in real mathematical diction) and then plotted a response chart or answer. These were all cool and much fun. Very educational to write a complete application end to end.

  23. root on IBM's $45 Linux Server (Well, Kinda) · · Score: 1

    So then wouldn't you need 'superroot' to one up the power of root on each OS?

  24. Imagine if ... on MacOS Keynote Coverage · · Score: 1

    IBM released a new PC line called "Oranges". Of course they'd only come in one colour (Canadian spelling).

  25. Now anyone... on Could This Be The End Of The Internet? · · Score: 1

    ... who does not understand the purpose and the power of these systems (networks, protocols, software, et al) is compromised by either narrowmindedness or naivety. This is a weakness that can not hold up in political forums. I submit we have nothing to fear.