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  1. Grammar is good. Fix the summary. on New Super Mario Bros. Wii To Include Official "Cheat" · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Perhaps they can ACTIVATE a 'demo' mode, too?

  2. Re:how does miranda work? on US District Ct. Says Defendant Must Provide Decrypted Data · · Score: 1

    Miranda mainly deals with the 4th Amendment's "right" to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. This case is theoretically based on the 5th Amendment.

    Whether the admission to killing is admissible or not may rely heavily on whether you are in custody -- that is, whether a reasonable person would believe that he or she was free to leave. I'm not an expert on border patrol searches, but it is possible that they could be seen as transitory and non-custodial (thus Miranda would most likely not apply)... guess it'd depend on the facts of the case.

  3. Re:Whoops on US District Ct. Says Defendant Must Provide Decrypted Data · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Not only is your post unlike the case at hand (as discussed by the other children), you fail to apply the proper standard for criminal cases -- it's not "beyond the shadow of a dobut", it's "beyond a reasonable doubt." This makes a big difference.

  4. Breaking down CO2 into hydrocarbons? on CO2 To Fuel, Closing the "Carbon Loop" · · Score: 1

    How exactly does one break down something that does not contain hydrogen into a hydrocarbon? (you know... those types of molecules containing only hydrogen and carbon)

  5. Currency conversion on 1,500-Ship Fleet Proposed To Fight Climate Change · · Score: 1

    How exactly did we come up with 2.65 million USD from £1m? The current exchange rate is 1GBP = 1.77USD -- and even during the high in 2007, this was only about 2.10USD. What am I missing?

  6. Re:Comparison to existing products on Scientists Attempt to Replace Crude Oil With Sugars · · Score: 1

    While using natural monomers to make plastics is not new, this method is distinct from what NatureWorks does. Natureworks uses a lactic acid-like compound as their monomer to make PLA or poly-lactic acid, whereas this uses 5-HMF (5-Hydroxymethylfurfural
    ). The plastics they create are also different.

  7. Why profits are low... on RIAA Seeks Royalties From Radio · · Score: 1

    FTA...

    "The creation of music is suffering because of declining sales," said RIAA Chief Executive Mitch Bainwol.

    Unfortunately, Mr. Bainwall doesn't take into account that it's possible that sales are declining because the music being created isn't very good.

  8. Glorified audio player? on ChatterBlocker — Block Distracting Speech at Work · · Score: 1

    So /. points me to a $40 piece of software that is a glorified audio player? It doesn't generate white noise (or pseudo white noise), it doesn't cancel sound... it just plays audio tracks.

    I hope at least somebody at /. is getting a kickback for advertising this product.

  9. Re:Dave? on Great Programmers Answer Questions From Aspiring Student · · Score: 1

    Or Dave Thomas the Wendy's guy... even though he's dead.

  10. Re:Do this on Combating Harassing Use of Mosquito Noise Device? · · Score: 1

    Except for two things

    1) The dogs will be able to hear it and will be annoyed as well
    2) The old person should be dead in that amount of time... problem solved.

  11. Re:Looks like it was amplified on New Wi-Fi Distance Record Set In Utah · · Score: 1

    The (anonymous) coward above seems to be correct. The amateur band has some of the same frequencies as the 802.11b spectrum. Looking at their equipment, it is quite clear that the signal must have been amplified (1.5watt?) but not received and re-amplified along the way.

    In order for it to be legal with the ham licenses they better have been sending their call signs out too. I didn't see any of that in the informaton or the photos... but I would assume that any wise amateur op would know that this is required by part 97.

  12. Cheggpost on University Textbook Exchange Software · · Score: 1

    There is one started by a couple of guys at Iowa State University called Cheggpost

  13. Story County / Iowa State University on Field Day 2002 · · Score: 1

    The Cyclone Amateur Radio Club of Iowa State University (W0ISU) will be joining the Story County (Iowa) Amateur Radio Club (W0YL) for Field Day at the Isaak Walton league in Ames Iowa. All interested are invited and encouraged to attend. Setup will be the late morning of the 22nd with operations going until about noon on Sunday the 23rd.

    Talk-in will be on the Ames 147.24+ repeater. Call W0ISU or W0YL. Hope to see you there.

    Jonathan
    W0LBG, VK4DHK
    President-Elect, Cyclone Amateur Radio Club

  14. Skip, DX, and other such things on Radiation Storm Lets You Listen Long-Distance · · Score: 1

    I was on 2m yesterday and happened upon some stations on Colorado and Wyoming. The band seems pretty open from here -- at least it's the best I've seen in the past 5 years or so. Oh yeah, I should note that I'm in central Iowa.

    N0YWI

  15. Re:ISU Solar Car on Cross Country Solar Race · · Score: 1

    Now this is funny. I'm going to have to share it with people. Though I would guess that it's somewhere on there.

  16. ... at least he's got internet access on Sealand Looking For Partners · · Score: 1

    Well, I've got to say this. I may not want to live out at sea for three months at a time, but this guy has it good. He's got cheap, high-speed internet access while he's out there.

  17. ISU Solar Car on Cross Country Solar Race · · Score: 1

    It's nice to see you guys have a post about the PrISUm car on /.
    It's a great looking car this year boys and girls, have fun on the race... and do try to win. GSB supports you :)

  18. Re:Kuro5hin not totally a subscription service.... on Why Won't You Pay for Content? · · Score: 2

    Buy Slashdot this and Slashdot that? IIRC, Slashdot has already branded things. Right now, I am wearing a /. T-shirt to work. (I think either from ThinkGeek or Copyleft...) I also would pay some sites to keep from having to see the ads... that is if I didn't have software that removed many of the ads for me. The value of information can only be determined after it is used... and there's no easy way to ensure that payment is made for the value gained. The thing is backwards, but there's really nothing that can be done about it.

  19. Re:GSM on SMS vs. E-mail? · · Score: 1

    Or you could simplify the entire thing and move to a provider that supports GSM and SMS such as Voicestream (or Pacbell in the Seattle area or Iowa Wireless in Iowa... etc)

  20. Study shows no correlation with allergy. on Biotech and the Environment · · Score: 1

    A study on Cry9c (note, not Cry9p) was done after many people complained of an allergic reaction to the corn shells. The corn was developed by Aventis Crop Science USA LP and marketed under the name StarLink(tm). There was no correlation between the response and the protein --- that is to say, the tests did not show any specific binding between the Cry9c and the antibodies (IgM) in the serum of people claiming to have a reaction. For those of you who are interested, the test is known as an ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immuno-Sorbant Assay) and nice little dots show up if the test is positive. Of course, if you don't want to believe the government, there are certainly people willing to say they're full of ... well... something not so nice. See here

  21. Re:Field Day on Ham Radio Field Day Is Here · · Score: 1

    I guess that's the idea -- one weekend out of the year it's not about talking... there's a bit of competition to it... making the most contacts, contacting QRP stations, and getting through some of the QRM on popular bands. Field day this year was a blast, especially staying up all night making contacts. 73s, de N0YWI, working with W0ISU 4A IA

  22. no no no.. it does not beg the question on Ethics In Computer Consulting · · Score: 1

    Please people, understand the language you are using. To beg a question means to ask it as if the answer is already known. It does not mean that it calls for a question.

  23. High speed access. on Company Uses Grain Elevators for Internet Access · · Score: 1

    An interesting point of view. I live in Iowa, and I am in Iowa right now. Des Moines and many of the larger communities have cable modem access through @home, and many smaller communities have already gone with companies such as ISPconnect. Iowa Network Services had local dialups everywhere in Iowa and DSL/frame relay is common all over the place.
    This is not to mention the speed of some of the pipes coming through. Places such as LightHouse.net and Court Avenue Internet in Des Moines have decent sized pipes and where I'm at, Iowa State University... we're one of the top 25 wired schools in the nation according to one of the news mags.

    Just because you used to live here doesn't mean things haven't changed... technology changes and we're doing a good job at keeping up... oh wait, or should I point about about the ABC (first digital computer) and how it came from.... here!

  24. Advertising on Advertising in Your Boot Sequence? · · Score: 1

    I seem to remember a /. post a while ago about Bios companies planning on selling advertising that would be put in the Bios and displayed just after the system posts.... anyone else remember this or have any information on it?

    -From the horses mouth

  25. Wow on Pure Optical Network Switches · · Score: 1

    All I have to say is *drool*, someone wanna send me one of these for... St. Patty's day or something?

    --NIVRAM