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  1. The rub: on Saudi Arabia Requiring License For Online Media · · Score: 1

    Define "media".

  2. Or is Wired providing a valuable service? on Is Wired Hiding Key Evidence On Bradley Manning? · · Score: 1

    Wired has a copy of a transcript as provided to them. Evidence introduced at trial must be from an identical transcript, or the differences must be explained.

  3. How to get fleas: on 4chan Has Been DDOSed · · Score: 1

    Lie down with dogs.

  4. Mythbusters? on New Molecule Could Lead To Better Rocket Fuel · · Score: 1

    Time for Jamie and Adam to get busy on this rumor. Bwahahahaha.

  5. TSA = Drag on the economy on TSA Investigates Pilot Who Exposed Security Flaws · · Score: 1

    I would love to see a true cost / benefit analysis of the TSA.

    Costs $ billions.

    Cuts productivity of business travelers.

    Dissuades casual travelers from taking vacations.

    Increases airfare.

    Decreases the flight hours of cockpit crews.

    Degrades morale of customer-facing airline workers.

  6. A book without punctuation on New Tech Promises Cheap Gene Sequencing In Minutes · · Score: 1

    The base pair sequence is nice, yet there is much more to gene expression than that. Two cloned cats can look and act remarkably differently. In embryology, it is known that the same gene can act differently depending on the timing and circumstances of that gene's activation. So bravo for cheap fast sequences, but we will need to know more about gene expression for genomics to bring big changes to medicine.

  7. Re:Old news on Assange Secret Swedish Police Report Leaked · · Score: 1

    No point looking for the original document -- it was in Swedish.

    Uff da!

  8. At last: more action, less talk on 4chan Declares War On Snow · · Score: 0

    "Everybody Talks About the Weather, But Nobody Does Anything About It." Quote investigator did a nice piece on the origins of this phrase.

  9. Sheesh. If you can't trust your porn site, ... on Porn Site Gave Federal Agents Free Rein · · Score: 3, Insightful

    oh never mind.

  10. Re:So wont 3 Kinects make 3D video? on Combining Two Kinects To Make Better 3D Video · · Score: 1

    Yep, except for that darned "light only travels in one direction in time" problem... sigh.

  11. Re:Wikileaks isn't a leaks aleaks site anymore on DDoS Attack On Wikileaks Increasing · · Score: 1

    According to an interview with Assange in Forbes JA: We have one related to a bank coming up, that’s a megaleak. It’s not as big a scale as the Iraq material, but it’s either tens or hundreds of thousands of documents depending on how you define it. Forbes: Is it a U.S. bank? JA: Yes, it’s a U.S. bank. Forbes: One that still exists? JA: Yes, a big U.S. bank. Forbes: The biggest U.S. bank? JA: No comment. Forbes: When will it happen? JA: Early next year. I won’t say more.

  12. Add a terahertz camera! on Hacked iRobot Uses XBox Kinect To See World · · Score: 1

    1. The internet runs on advertising and pr0n.

    2. Advertisers will pay more if they can see who's watching.

    3. Terahertz cameras can see through clothing.

    ...

    Profit!!

  13. Common Practice on Did Microsoft Alter Windows Sales Figures? · · Score: 3, Informative

    They're a Fortune 100 company. They did.

    Yes. Most companies have a growing, but money-losing "star", a flat but highly profitable "cash cow" and a few others that are in between. It is common practice to disguise the actual performance of those business units by creatively defining segments for external SEC reporting.

  14. Re:Not my secret base on Mystery Missile Launched Near LA · · Score: 1

    And area code 478 (IPT) is Macon, Georgia. But there just isn't anything there that would be worth wasting a bottle rocket, let alone a solid fuel propelled missile with the optional deluxe "hey look at me I have a ten mile long contrail glowing in the sunset like a gigantic peacock's ass" contrail. Sleep well, Macon, you are safe tonight.

  15. You get what you pay for on Firefighters Let House Burn Because Owner Didn't Pay Fee · · Score: 1

    I have lived in several of the most highly taxed states in the US as well as several with ultra-low taxes. Schools, roads, parks, fire protection, police, and other common services are better in the states where people pay higher taxes ... and demand a better quality of life. Sorry about your stuff and your pets, but think of all the money you've saved by living in a state without basic services.

  16. Re:If you really need this... on Almost-Satnav For Cycling · · Score: 1

    why not just buy a GPS device designed for motorcyclists?

    Because they cost a boatload?

  17. Do u want V1aGra and pr0n txt msgs? on T-Mobile Facing Lawsuit Over Text Message Censorship · · Score: 1, Insightful

    ISPs have an established precedent for blocking spam. Same concept, different medium.

  18. Recent email from this country ... on UN Tech Group Finds Most Expensive Broadband · · Score: 1

    "Greetings Friend. I represent the estate of the recently deceased Minister of Telecommunications and Internet Services of the Central African Republic. I am writing to request your assistance with a matter involving tansference of a substantial sum of moneys ... "

  19. Four Freedoms ... updated on Court Rejects Warrantless GPS Tracking · · Score: 1

    Freedom of speech and expression ... unless what you have to say is politically incorrect

    Freedom of religion ... unless it is within walking distance of 'ground zero'.

    Freedom from want ... unless you want your job to stay in this hemisphere.

    Freedom from fear ... unless you are afraid of surveillance by those who are swarn to protect your freedom.

  20. Re:We are at war on Tor Developer Detained At US Border, Pressed On Wikileaks · · Score: 1

    Ummm. Pardon my ignorance, but when did congress declare war and on whom?

  21. No Microsoft tag? on Tribalism Is the Enemy Within, Says Shuttleworth · · Score: 0

    "Tribalism is when one group of people start to think people from another group are 'wrong by default'."

    This seems to be an appropriate description for the immediate rejection by the slashdot clan of all technology, standards, and business models from Microsoft.

  22. Asymmetric war on mosquitos on Warships May Get Lasers For Close-In Defense · · Score: 1

    Excellent point - just like this?

  23. Working on the wrong tasks on Cyberwarrior Shortage Threatens US Security · · Score: 2, Interesting

    More than 850,000 people in the US hold Top Secret clearance. There are a lot of "sufficiently bright" technologists at NSA, CIA, DOD, etc and their contractors. Perhaps the issue is more one of priority than spending?

  24. GPS on Motorcycle on Does Anyone Really Prefer Glossy Screens? · · Score: 3, Informative

    I had the same issue using a GPS on my bike ... the glossy screen was a pain in outdoor light. Solution: matte-finish film applied to the glass. Cost was under $10, probably a lot more for a 15" (38 cm) laptop display.

  25. Libruls on Given Truth, the Misinformed Believe Lies More · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    A Faux News commentator said "Well what would you EXPECT from a bunch of social scientists in the People's Republic of Ann Arbor?"