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  1. This is our world now... on Pirate Bay Closure Sparked P2P Explosion · · Score: 1

    the world of the electron and the switch, the beauty of the baud. We make use of a service already existing without paying for what could be dirt-cheap if it wasn't run by profiteering gluttons, and you call us criminals. We explore... and you call us criminals. We seek after knowledge... and you call us criminals. We exist without skin color, without nationality, without religious bias... and you call us criminals. You build atomic bombs, you wage wars, you murder, cheat, and lie to us and try to make us believe it's for our own good, yet we're the criminals. Yes, I am a criminal. My crime is that of curiosity. My crime is that of judging people by what they say and think, not what they look like. My crime is that of outsmarting you, something that you will never forgive me for. I am a hacker, and this is my manifesto. You may stop this individual, but you can't stop us all... after all, we're all alike. http://www.phrack.org/issues.html?issue=7&id=3&page=2

  2. Thanks Al Gore! on The Internet Turns 40, For a Second Time · · Score: 1

    I wonder if he got two 40th's?

  3. Exactly! on Federal Judge Says E-mail Not Protected By 4th Amendment · · Score: 1

    When I send a letter through snail mail, I hand deliver it. It's not like I use a 3rd party like the POSTAL SERVICE!

  4. Don't bother on How To Enter Equations Quickly In Class? · · Score: 1

    It's a complete waste of time. Notes are useless after the course is done. I kept mine for 10 years after I graduated, then tossed them. Textbooks are of some use. Cheat sheet were the most useful. If you MUST write notes digitally, the just put a number for the equation. Then write the equation down on a piece of paper, and type it out later. Or have some generic equations pre-written in another file, crtl+c, crtl+v. Honestly, in 10 years or less you will find that all your typing was a complete waste of time.

  5. I'm shocked that this happened on Singer In Grocery Store Ordered To Pay Royalties · · Score: 1

    in the UK b4 the US.

  6. Re:First off on First Black Hole For Light Created On Earth · · Score: 1

    Thank-you!

  7. Not surprising on Computer-Based System To Crack Down On Casino Card Counters · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Vegas is an illusion of wealth.. except for top casino execs (and possible shareholders). As a player, if you actually manage to win, you're banned from playing. Cheaters have used tech to steal from casinos. Now the casinos are using tech to stop "cheating". Card counting is viewed as cheating b/c it has the potential, if done properly, to give the player the advantage. Thus, taking money from the casino.

  8. Mersenne Primes Link on 12M Digit Prime Number Sets Record, Nets $100,000 · · Score: 2, Informative
  9. First off on First Black Hole For Light Created On Earth · · Score: 1

    Read TFA. Second, does anyone have a link for the wavelengths of EM radiation that reach the surface of the Earth? The article talks about making the black hole sensitive to light (presumably visible), but is that really necessary? Is the intensity of visible light much higher than other wavelengths. Of course this could simply be a case for making the article more layman friendly.

  10. They should have put up Lois Griffin as on Marge Simpson Poses For Playboy · · Score: 1

    20 somethings prefer Family Guy.

  11. 1 in 4 million is still better odds on NASA Downgrades Asteroid-Earth Collision Risk · · Score: 1, Informative

    that the lotto.

  12. Apple did get a patent for this on Apple Wants Patents For Crippling Cellphones · · Score: 1

    it's called the iPhone.

  13. giant eagle in Te Papa Museum on Maori Legend of Man-Eating Birds is True · · Score: 1

    There is a stuffed giant eagle suspended above a great moa in Te Papa Museum in Wellington. The caption for the eagle said that mothers had to watch for the eagles, as any baby left unattended could be carried away. If this is the same bird, then this is common knowledge.

  14. This computer will be available on Tuesday on First Hot-Ice Computer Created · · Score: 1

    as the i5.

  15. but? on Google Patents Its Home Page · · Score: 1

    It's already public knowledge! I thought you could patent something that was already known to the public.

  16. I relieved... on Company Denies Its Robots Feed On the Dead · · Score: 3, Funny

    the robot only eats vegetarians. Pfew! That was a close one.

  17. Given the nature of weather.... on Can Bill Gates Prevent the Next Katrina? · · Score: 1

    I'd say Bill has owned it for years!

  18. Cost! on Intel Demos Wireless "Resonant" Recharging · · Score: 1

    80% efficiency looks good on paper. However, will energy stay cheap such that one can accept a reduced efficiency? This would work wonders on large scale. Electric cars that don't need a huge battery packs. Just some ultra caps..

  19. Yes, but on Aussie Scientists Build a Cluster To Map the Sky · · Score: 1

    "next generation Sun supercomputer kitted out with 12,000 cores." Can it run Crysis with full eye-candy?

  20. I don't get it on iPhone Users Angry Over AT&T Upgrade Policy · · Score: 1

    Phone companies are not going to give you a free or discounted phone if they have not recouped the cost of your "old" phone. duH!

  21. They should charge something on Novell Ponders "Open-Source Apps Store" · · Score: 1

    Maybe charge for access (subscription). Or charge a flat rate for posting, and then the owner can set the price. Eventually, owner will want to profit from their code. It would be better to have this infrastructure in place now. Rather than scrambling to build it later.

  22. Rogers Communications 7.2Mbps on AT&T Says 7.2Mbps Wireless Coming This Year · · Score: 1

    I just go a flyer from Rodgers yesterday for wireless internet. I haven't looked into it. The flier says packages start at $25/month, and speeds are up to 7.2Mbps. A 7.2Mbps connection for $25.month would be awesome, but not likely. Too bad.

  23. Re:That's freaking kewl! on Researchers Store Optical Data In Five Dimensions · · Score: 1

    Do HDD manufacturers still use glass platters. I thought they all switched to Aluminum.

  24. That's freaking kewl! on Researchers Store Optical Data In Five Dimensions · · Score: 1

    Hopefully, they can get away from glass, and use something less fragile.

  25. Co-workers on Texas Makes Zombie Fire Ants · · Score: 1

    "The maggot hatches and eats away juicy tender delicious ant brain until the ant is nothing more than a zombie that wanders around for two weeks before the head falls off and the ant dies" I knew a few co-workers who were like that. ~:-)