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  1. Re:Disappointing on Ramanujian's Deathbed Problem Cracked · · Score: 1

    Cryptography is a subset of mathematics. There are a *lot* of articles on cryptography on /..

  2. Re:I can relate... on Possible Cure For Autism · · Score: 1

    That's completely the opposite of Asperger's Syndrome.

  3. Re:Internet Addiction is a crippling malady, genet on IBM Sued for Firing Alleged Internet Addict · · Score: 1

    Let's start with anyone who has three digits or higher of /. posts.

  4. Re:Traveling Salesman on Quantum Computer Demoed, Plays Sudoku · · Score: 1

    So YOU'RE the fiend responsible for school busses arriving at 6:15 AM for a school that started at 7:30. Shame on you, sir.

  5. Re: Starting up on MS Seeks Patent For Repossessing School Computers · · Score: 1

    You make a grown man cry.

  6. Re:Hmmmm... on DNA-rainbow, A New Vision of Human Chromosomes · · Score: 1

    But just because you have the same amino acids coded doesn't mean you get the same results. I think I saw this here at some point, but I can't find the original article.

    Link:
    http://pubs.acs.org/cen/science/85/8504sci1.html

  7. Re:Yeesh. on Panasonic ToughBook Testing Facility Tour · · Score: 1

    Didn't your mother ever tell you:
    "If don't have anything nice to say, post on slashdot!"?


    Fixed your typo for you.

  8. Re:Charging for vehicular volume on Parking Attendant 2.0 · · Score: 1

    And if you underreport the size of your car, the laser-wielding robot will correct it.

  9. Re:Man.... on Aqua Teen Stunt Costs Turner and Agency $2M · · Score: 1

    Well, if you meant to say he was insulting the intelligence of many kinds of people you'd be correct.

  10. Re:I know just the man for the job... on Viacom Claims Copyright On Irrlicht Video · · Score: 1

    In a secure, undisclosed location, of course.

  11. Re:No, not really on 7 Ways to Be Mistaken for a Spammer · · Score: 1

    Doubleplusgood!

  12. Re:The new bit on Surgical Microbot Developed · · Score: 1
  13. Re:Cure? on Cod Enzyme Kills Bird Flu · · Score: 1

    Well, apparently it doesn't hurt the cod any.

  14. His secret ingredient? on Inventor Slims Down Exoskeletal Body Armor · · Score: 1

    Diet Coke. No, seriously. He's made two or three different crazy inventions by now, and claimed that the secret ingredient for them was Diet Coke.

  15. Re:Killed?? on Woman Killed In Wii-Related Competition · · Score: 1

    B-but I thought Tycho's futures were green...

  16. In other news on A 3D Printer On Every Desktop? · · Score: 1

    In other news,

    Xerox Recalls its 3d Copier

    (Yes, it's old)

  17. Re:A better book on Seventh Harry Potter Book Named · · Score: 1

    Surely you mean Lord Voldemort's Schemas?

  18. Re:"False memories"? on Virtual Reality Creates False Memories · · Score: 1

    No, I didn't find the viewfinder.

  19. Re:NPOV on How the Chinese Wikipedia Differs from the English · · Score: 1

    Lead boils at 1740.0 C. Are you saying that isn't neutral?

  20. Re:Isn't this = to any frequency emitting device? on Nike+ iPod Used For Surveillance · · Score: 1

    Sort of. IIRC, it's based on nearby cell phone towers rather than satelites.

  21. Re:Accessibility is good for everybody on Judge Says U.S. Money Violates Rights of the Blind · · Score: 1

    Yep. The Daleks' only weakness is they can't climb stairs.

    Why destroy our only chance of survival?

  22. Movie Reference on Steve Chen Making China's Supercomputer Grid · · Score: 1

    Wasn't the "Third Brain" a Macguffin in the Spykids franchise?

  23. Re:Wiimote + Dancemat? on Wii Aches - Couch Potatoes Working it Up · · Score: 1

    You know, you *can* make your own metal pad. The materials cost at most half the price of a high-quality pad, and that's only if you use top-notch stuff (like Lexan polycarbonate for the panels). Plus, since you built it, you know where to get the parts to repair it.

    I used this guide, if it helps:
    http://www.angelfire.com/d20/ddrhomepad/

  24. Re:He should've done something on YouTube Stays Relevant Despite Pulled Content · · Score: 1

    I'm suprised the students didn't have someone try calling him during every class.

  25. Re:No Chance on Amazon Collapses Under Weight of 1,000 Xboxes · · Score: 1
    [Checking lottery ticket]

    OH MAN I DIDN'T WIN! THIS IS BULLSHIT! THE WHOLE THING IS A GIANT SCAM!


    What? You didn't know that already?

    The lottery is a tax on people who can't do math.