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  1. From the Article... on Award of $200M Supercomputer To IBM Proving Controversial · · Score: 1

    Several government supercomputing scientists said they were concerned that the decision might raise questions about impartiality and political influence. Unfortunately, under-the-table deals have persuaded the NSF to go with IBM, rather than me and my Beowolf Cluster of Illiterate Iguana linux systems...
  2. Re:off topic on NYT Exposes the Identity of Fake Steve Jobs · · Score: 1

    so my assumption from parent is correct? it takes dozens or hundreds of users to tag an article before that tag actually appears on it?

  3. off topic on NYT Exposes the Identity of Fake Steve Jobs · · Score: 1

    ...but how do so many /. readers tag articles with the same seemingly random tags? example: the article before this one is tagged "ohnoitsroland" and the first article today about WoW is tagged "handdrawngames" how?

  4. Re:The best DRM on The DRM Scorecard · · Score: 2, Funny
  5. But... on Canadian Theatre Chain Sued for Abusive Search · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...Am I allowed to film them searching me? some people like that sort of thing....

  6. Title really sucks on Using AI To Filter RSS Feeds · · Score: 1, Redundant

    It should read more like "AideRSS fianlly released" or "AideRSS goes live."

    As for the article, what kind of person or group has too many RSS feeds to look through?
    I'm asking because I really have no idea. I have linked the RSS bar in my Gmail to Tomshardware and Slashdot, but that's about all that I need....

  7. Re:Flash Drives on Sony's Solid State 2.4 Pound Laptop Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Please hand in your geek card as soon as possible.

  8. Re:great on New Linux Desktop Environment Built on Firefox · · Score: 1

    stability of Firefox
    mod parent Funny
  9. Re:Go Highlanders! on Cheap Paint-able Solar Cells Developed · · Score: 1

    Stop making headlines for engineering feats? :P

  10. Re:A reprieve for the airlines on Boeing Helping to Develop Algae-Powered Jet · · Score: 1

    Finally! A use for my algal collection...

  11. This is not NEWS... on Magnetic Wobbles Cause Hard Drive Failure · · Score: 1
    ...it is irrelevant. From the article:

    "Obviously, disk drive makers have already learned by an enormous amount of ingenuity and trial and error what materials make good disks," Deutsch said. "But now we understand a lot better one of the reasons why..."
    Sounds a lot like this is a problem hard disk makers have already overcome.
  12. Re:As usual the slashdot summary is wrong on Magnetic Wobbles Cause Hard Drive Failure · · Score: 2, Funny

    Your memory is faulty.
    good case of the magnetic wobbles...
  13. Re:How timely... on Magnetic Wobbles Cause Hard Drive Failure · · Score: 1

    Yay! I love metric time! :)

  14. Re:einstein? on Testing Einstein's 'Spooky Action at a Distance' · · Score: 1

    You mean he was born a 70 year old man?!?!

  15. Re:Skeptical on True Random Number Generator Goes Online · · Score: 1

    I must admit that I'm skeptical of this.
    That's a reasonable response from someone who isn't qualified to speak authoritatively.

    even if we have no clue just yet as to how quantum events can be calculated precisely.
    If we have "no clue" then I think it's fair to classify it as non-deterministic, unless you want to get specific and say that it's not-yet-deterministic...
  16. The author is retarded on Does Comcast Hate Firefox? · · Score: 1

    I have comcast and run linux without problems. How does your internet service provider have anything to do with the operating system you use?

  17. Re:New Zealand is a very Microsofty country on NZ Outfit Dumps Open Office For MS Office · · Score: 1

    Microsoft tried binaryizing the web with ActiveX and that resulted in a pile of turds.
    Too many bytes of Microsoft will do that to you...
  18. Re:pricing opensource on NZ Outfit Dumps Open Office For MS Office · · Score: 1

    ...but it was almost impossible to work out what open-source was actually costing...
    They aren't sure what "#NAME" means in MS Excel...
  19. Re:Harry Potter is thinly-veiled homosexual propag on Intel Launches Mobile Linux Project · · Score: 1

    Thanks for all that. By the way, your link is broken ;)

  20. color strengths on Chameleon Liquid Could Replace LCDs · · Score: 1

    I'm interested to see how the colors compare in brightness...ie will they have a problem with the greens being brighter than the blues?

  21. Re:Another day another break-in on Sophisticated, Targeted Breakins Uncovered · · Score: 1

    It is like being inside a teenaged male's brain, not a good place to be.
    More true words are rarely spoken (or typed) on /.
  22. Re:Sensationalism rears its ugly head again... on Diamonds Are a Fuel Cell's Best Friend · · Score: 1

    cubic zirconia is not diamond-like, it's a cheap diamond substitute it's actually a diamond simulant.
  23. The ACTUAL Article... on MIT Finds Cure For Fear · · Score: 2, Informative
  24. Re:Umm... yes? And? on Attacking Sandboxes · · Score: 1

    I'd wager about 60% of current malware
    Are you saying that you own over 60% of current malware?
  25. Re:His system is great and all but... on Building a Fully Encrypted NAS On OpenBSD · · Score: 1

    you might have to settle for small business edition...there is no "home server" --> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsv ista/editions/default.mspx