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  1. Killer stem cells on Advance In Making Stem Cells From Skin · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't it be so much cooler if the headline had read "Advance In Making Killer Stem Cells From Skin?"

  2. Time to upgrade the hosting on Slashdot.org Self-Slashdotted · · Score: 1

    Time for Slashdot to upgrade their servers to Windows Server 2008. It's a direct drop-in replacement for Linux.

  3. Re:They should have an indicator of time left on on Italian Red Lights Rigged With Short Yellow Light · · Score: 1

    I read about a study of countdown timers. They led to more aggressive and dangerous driving as people tried to speed up to make the light.

  4. iPhone 5G on Motorola Testing 4G Mobile Broadband In UK · · Score: 3, Funny

    Big deal. Apple is already testing the iPhone 5G ne plus ultra.

  5. Re:What about the production? on LED Lighting As Cheap As CFLs Invented · · Score: 1

    Wow... Are they dimmable? How is the color temperature? And what about the aesthetics of the fixture?

  6. Re:Where's the irony tag? on Google and Friends Release Net Neutrality Measuring Tools · · Score: 1

    Why is it difficult to believe that neutrality can be measured?

    How much does a bias against P2P packets count versus a bias against (or cap on) outgoing e-mail or streaming video? Does a bias against outgoing e-mail serve a useful social purpose by limiting the damage that botnets can do?

    I'm reminded of the scene in "The Aviator" where Howard Hughes has his meteorologist try to mathematically prove to the censors that the exposure of Jane Russell's breasts in "The Outlaw" was no greater than other films that the censors had approved. How much more neutral is Fox News than MSNBC?

  7. Where's the irony tag? on Google and Friends Release Net Neutrality Measuring Tools · · Score: 1, Informative

    We now have a metric to measure neutrality? Isn't that like having a metric to measure fairness?

    "Well, objectively speaking, this deal is ten times more fair for me than it is for you."

  8. Great... on KY Appeals Court Nixes Seizure of Gambling-Linked Domains · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I predict a bill will be introduced in the next session of Kentucky's General Assembly changing the definition of "gambling devices" to include domain names. Way to suggest an escape hatch for the attorney general and lawmakers...

  9. Refrigerators, too on Energy Star Program Needs an Overhaul · · Score: 1

    Consumer Reports identifies a loophole in the Energy Star program.

  10. Re:Card not present transactions on Largest Data Breach Disclosed During Inauguration · · Score: 1

    In my case, they didn't have or provide the manual imprint, but that didn't bother FIA (now MBNA).

  11. Card not present transactions on Largest Data Breach Disclosed During Inauguration · · Score: 2, Informative

    This is BS. Anyone with a card terminal can key the number in, or the card could be cloned. I discovered that FIA categorizes keying the number into the terminal as a "card present" transaction, when I tried to dispute an unrecognized charge. They then use this as a reason that the charge was legitimate, even when the card was not in fact present.

  12. Re:Hookay... damage control? Paid by MS? on Windows 7's Media Hype Having the Opposite Effect As Vista's · · Score: 1

    LIES!! You've got at least one folder that uses thumbnails view. We all do...

    The one containing midget shemale donkey bestiality porn?

  13. Re:I wanted to on Tapping the Earth For Home Heating and Cooling · · Score: 1

    The cost-benefit is the same way in the States. On the other hand, a traditional air-source heat pump costs about the same as a regular air conditioner, and is much cheaper than heating with gas or resistance heat. (When the outside air temperature gets too low, the less efficient backup heat--gas or electric--kicks in.) The systems that have gas auxiliary heat are commonly called dual-fuel or hybrid heat.

  14. Re:Things to learn from this. on Phishing For Bank Info Without Any Pesky Malware · · Score: 1

    Safari has Private Browsing for banking, or for porn, but apparently not for both at the same time.

  15. Re:Hey Steve... how about a little on Steve Jobs Issues Update On His Health · · Score: 1

    When he said in his letter that it's a "nutritional problem," I couldn't help but wonder whether it was the result of some nutty diet.

  16. Furnace blower on Home Generators (or How DTE Energy Ruined My Holidays) · · Score: 1

    Your furnace blower is probably wired to a 15-amp, 120V dedicated circuit. The amperage depends upon the size of the system. When my parents' house was being constructed, the electrician "hotwired" the furnace blower to a heavy-duty extension cord and connected it to the temporary electrical service so that the house would be heated during construction. So, you could probably modify the furnace so that it plugs into a wall outlet (or generator), but this may violate some sort of code. Also, if you have a condensing furnace, you'll need power to the condensate drain pump.

  17. I had a Zune once, on Microsoft Zunes Committing Mass Suicide · · Score: 1

    but it didn't play The Beach Boys. So I asked myself the question, "will it blend?"

  18. Re:This goes for many companies on How Apple Could Survive Without Steve Jobs · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think Microsoft or Oracle would get along just fine without Steve Jobs.

  19. Gray shading on New Font Uses Holes To Cut Ink Use · · Score: 1

    Why not just print with the printer in "eco" mode or change the font color from black to dark gray? And, as another poster suggested, use a font with a smaller footprint (e.g. Courier New rather than Times New Roman).

  20. Re:IPV4 addresses are NOT running out on IPv6 Adoption Up 300 Percent Over 2 Years · · Score: 1

    So we had to get them bandwidth and a static IP address so they could keep an eye on things even when nobody was physically at the civic center.

    They don't need a static IP. Just open up the correct ports on the civic center's router and use a service like no-ip to map a domain to a dynamic IP address.

  21. Can't believe no one has said it... on Apple Hints At Future Liquid-Cooled Laptops · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I, for one, welcome our new liquid-cooled overlords.

  22. Old idea? on New Nanotech Fabric Never Gets Wet · · Score: 1

    Looks like they've invented... Closed cell foam!

  23. Re:old on Apple's New MacBooks Have Built-In Copy Protection · · Score: 1

    Slashdot is not better than Digg because of the timeliness of the stories. Slashdot is better than Digg because of the user community.

    You must be new here.

  24. D&D Insider ad on Lego Loses Its Unique Right To Make Lego Blocks · · Score: 1

    "If true, hopefully this will open doors for people interested in inexpensive bulk purchase of bricks of specific sizes and colors."

    Given the D&D Insider Magazine ad at the top of the Slashdot discussion page, I'm guessing that a girlfriend-shaped and colored block would sell very well.

  25. Re:I have in mind my Apple G4 Powerbook on PC Makers Try To Pinch Seconds From Their Boot Times · · Score: 1

    My PowerBook does that, too, but it's a 2005 model.