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  1. Reminds me of the guy on College Student Receives Email of the Lost · · Score: 1

    that when choosing a vanity plate in california decide to enter NOPLATE as his last choice of three. Well that was what we call a "Dumb Idea" as he soon started receiving many, many parking tickets and soon warants for his arrest. Seems that at the time if you illegally parked a car without plates the cops entered NOPLATE on the parking ticket.

  2. 6 years in the Biz on A DVR Security System That Isn't Based on Windows? · · Score: 1

    As an strong Linux user (Gentoo servers RULE) and typing this on a PowerBook G4 I can tell you there really very few alternative to Windows based DVRs. There are several Linux on chip based systems that I have details on at the office and I will try and post details tommorow. Personally I love Milestone software with IP cameras, I sell it and find it needs almost zero support if installed correctly. No customer has ever had a server failure to my knowledge do to outside influences like viruses. I do agree that it is essential to have a minimum of third party software running on systems like these though. Look at the link in my Sig if you are interested.

  3. Re:I still don't understand this on Canada's CD Tax Out of Hand? · · Score: 1

    Not to mention all the companies around the music industry that miss out on profits. Everyone from the shipping company to the retail store!!!! Hey music stores, time to demand your far share from the recording industry!?

  4. Re:reversed? on Yahoo Reverses Allah Ban · · Score: 1

    Don't you mean AllahYourBaseBelongToUs ? Just Asking

  5. I sorry but on Next-Gen DVD Players to Rely on HDMI? · · Score: 1

    Hollywood and the music industry can go srew themselves. But then thats what they are doing.

    I'm not about to replace thousands of dollars worth of new equipment just for them and at the same time cut my own throat. All this will do is create a massive black market for bootleg DVDs and other compatible media. Untill they outlaw cds and dvds!

  6. So just how many can you sell? on A 1.2 Petabyte Hard Drive? · · Score: 1

    I mean I have probably own between 50 and 75 hard drives since the mid 80's. I upgraded 80% of the time for one reason, lack of space. So now that I have a drive large enough to record every waking moment of my life why would I need another for anything other then backup?

  7. It's called on Are Alternative Sleeping Patterns Effective? · · Score: 1

    raising babies Bwaaaahahahahah!!

  8. I had a weirder one on PC Not Booting Until a Different Phase is Used? · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Seems that every computer connected to this old Thinnet network would eventually fail, either the motherboard or the network card. I found out the hard way if you grounded yourself to the case you got a good 70vAC shock!!

    After a bunch of head scratching I tracked it down to one PC plugged into a floor outlet. Seems the outlet was cracked and had a carbon trace from the Hot to the Gound on its face. Got 4 year support contract with an AZ tribe for finding that one :-)

  9. Dark Fiber, on BellSouth Will Charge Providers For Performance · · Score: 1

    wifi, wimax, data over power and now even the gas pipes! Maybe we will not need them soon?

  10. Re:Axis - not the only player in cyberspace on Linux WebCam Software? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Only one of about 20 decent choices out there :-) and almost all have some form of web services embedded in their OS. For a decent list of manufactures check out this list of supported hardware over at Milestone. FYI we sell it and the hardware but the list covers many of the top players. Also there is IndigoVision, VCS/Bosch and Smart Sight for those trips in to analog to digital to analog transmition.

  11. Would be best if we lost T.V. on Sorting Through the Analog to Digital TV Mess · · Score: 1

    I mean how many productive YEARS of our live are lost, how many of us sink into poor health due to loss of exercise and just think of the lost intenet surfing time gone all because of television?

  12. Every Brit needs to jump in on Britain to log all vehicle movement · · Score: 1

    their car with a box lunch, a pillow and a blanket and head for London to create the worlds largest traffic jam as a protest!!!

  13. What Slashdot needs is on New Discovery Disproves Quantum Theory? · · Score: 1

    a way to vote on stories for follow-up or Slashback. I would love to see where this one goes!

  14. Re:Readers Digest Edition of a basic EULA: on End User License Gems · · Score: 1

    Come on someone mod this funny, I would but I am without mod points.

  15. Re:No, they don't need free software on Microsoft Thinks Africa Doesn't Need Free Software · · Score: 1

    I remember reading a story in Wired(?) were a group outfitted a kiosk with heavy duty components and let the street kids in India go wild. Seems they were very, very quick at figuring out the user interface and using the PC.

  16. Thisa is like on Holding Developers Liable For Bugs · · Score: 1

    holding door manufactures libel if a thief finds a way to break in. Lets face it unless the computer is turned off, locked in a safe, sealed in concrete and launched into the sun someone will find a way to hack in.
    ,br> Of course this is not an excuse for writing bad code.,br>

  17. If they want it so bad on EU, UN to Wrestle Internet Control From US · · Score: 1

    then they can pay for it. Seriously if a company starts with an idea and grows it into something everyone uses they are entitled to be paid for it. So the US goverment and industry has poured billions into the internet, it has become extremly valuable, the E.U. should be made to cough up their share.

    The U.N. can put their tax idea where the sun doesn't shine, I quite buying CD's cause of the RIAA and I can, with the right theropy, quit using the internet too!

  18. WAAAAA Haaaa HAaaaa SOB!! SOB!! on 24 Mb Consumer Broadband Launched · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I pay that much for the crap COX calls broadband! waaaaaaaaaa....

    I mean what does it take to get an american company to do something progressive and customer oriented???

    I guess I shouldn't bad mouth them to muc^%%%#*>23fFFFhgv%$#( carrier lost....

  19. A free computer on $100 Million Marketing Push For Vista · · Score: 1

    capable of running it!

  20. Re:eep on Refugee Radio Station Blocked by Red Tape · · Score: 1

    It's a bloody stadium why don't they use that big multi million dollar big screen ?

  21. Re:eep on Refugee Radio Station Blocked by Red Tape · · Score: 1

    It shouldn't just look at the chaos caused by incorrect information regarding debit cards being handed out. It was a near riot and could have cause a lot of injuries.

  22. Re:May seem unneeded and cruel.... on Sonic 'Lasers' to be Deployed in Hurricane Region · · Score: 1

    Ya he was busy making sure the paying tourist were put in the front of the line of people, many who waited 3 days, to get on the next bus out of there. Hw doesn't care any more for his people then any other disassociated politician trying to keep his ass from being turned into a hat!

  23. A supply problem on Practical Method for Getting Oil from Oil Shale? · · Score: 1

    Seems to me that the whole damn thing is more a supply problem. Lack of capacity at old outdated refineries and corrupt companies sticking it to us and blaming everything from OPEC to hurricanes.

    A great example to the fucked up thinking in California were diesel prices have rocketed up over $3.50 a gallon. Before the hurricane they were jacked up to $3.20 with the excuse of a fire at the Chevron refinery in SoCal ( Calif. has laws that only really allow diesel to be made here in Calif. ) Then because they had a "GLUT" of diesel they sold all the California. diesel to Chile!!! We the fuck are they allowed to do that??

    We need a unified Natin wide formula for fuels, with winter/summer blends, and we need modern, smaller, disperced regional refineries. The more excuses we take away from the oil industry the harder it will be for them to lie to us about cost/supply!

    Now heres the kicker, there really is only one source for diesel in California and thats from our local refineries, so when the they get shut down by a hurricane ???cause right after Katrina the price of CALIFORNIA DIESEL WENT THROUGH THE ROOF!!!!

    On top of this the chumps in Sacramento (both Democrats and republicans) are making alternative fuels like BioDiesel too expensive or out right unlawful to produce as a commercial fuel!!!!

    BioDiesel burns much cleaner then DinoDiesel yet they say we must mix it as 20% Bio with 80% Dino!

  24. Re:Then you are the problem on How Can Tech Help Fight Education Costs? · · Score: 1

    I can't find it at the moment but I once saw a test from the 1900's for highschool kids that I promise you neither you or I could pass. There were a very wide range of subjects and none of them delt with the bullshit they force feed public school kids today.

  25. Buy some new tech books!! on Where New Tech Should Libraries Try Next? · · Score: 1

    Corel 4 for dummies, Windows 95, Dos for Dummies. Sound like current volumns worthy of shelf space? Someone does cause they are the average books I see in Humbolt County!