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  1. Re:Okay, I'll bite on Xerox Alto Source Code Released To Public · · Score: 0

    Yes, thank you. Sorry, I thought it was obvious.

  2. Better headline... on Organic Cat Litter May Have Caused Nuclear Waste Accident · · Score: -1

    Dumbass Causes Nuclear Waste Accident With Organic Cat Litter

  3. You don't say... on $50 Sound Cards Impress Versus Integrated Audio · · Score: 3, Funny

    $50 sound card produces better audio than a 50 cent onboard chip.... You don't say.

  4. Re:Too bad, really on Mac Clone Maker Saga Ends As SCOTUS Denies Appeal · · Score: 5, Informative

    Their bootloader code was stolen from two open source projects which they repackaged and relabeled without attribution or source. That's pretty shitty IMHO.

  5. Microcode patch on AMD Confirms CPU Bug Found By DragonFly BSD's Matt Dillon · · Score: 0

    I assume they'll be able to fix it via a microcode patch. Intel had to learn that the hard way...

  6. Kneejerk reaction on The iPhone Is a Nightmare For Carriers · · Score: 0

    A logical conclusion is that the iPhone is not good for wireless carriers

    Good. Screw them. Not a single tear shed from me.

  7. Re:Interesting but wrong on A5 Mystery Solved (Why Siri Won't Run On iPhone 4) · · Score: 3, Informative

    [Citation Required]

    Took all of a 5 seconds to find the article on C|net's own site to find this which shows Siri on a 3GS and 4:
    http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-57320077-233/developer-ports-siri-to-iphone-3gs/

    But I'm sure you've heard of Google too. Derp.

  8. Interesting but wrong on A5 Mystery Solved (Why Siri Won't Run On iPhone 4) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Or at least not the whole story. It has been shown already that a jailbroken iPhone 4 can run Siri just fine.

  9. Re:Hemos Says: "So Long, and Thanks For All The Fi on Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda Resigns From Slashdot · · Score: 0

    Yep. Hot grits and all.

  10. Good work Rob on Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda Resigns From Slashdot · · Score: 0

    Been here from the beginning, back in the Chips & Dips days. Thanks for everything. Great work!

  11. Re:Lead. on Carmack On the Wii U and PS Vita · · Score: 1

    Only problem is I think Carmack is more interested in rocket engines than video games these days. Honestly, I can't blame him.

  12. Flaimbait article on Is Apple Turning Into the Next "Evil Empire"? · · Score: 0

    Wow what a load of flamebait. What kind of conversation do you expect this will turn into with such a leading premise?

    Slash can do better... (but I've been around long enough not to get my hopes up).

  13. War on Terror, Signals Intelligence, Spying... on Watson Wins Jeopardy Contest · · Score: 0

    I'm curious how long before the Defense Department wants to add Watson to Echelon. This is just the kind of thing that would be perfect for trying to understand context in communications to determine the difference between a normal conversation and one of terrorists...

  14. Nintendo Thumb on Putting Up With Consolitis · · Score: 2, Funny

    Here I thought this was going to be about Nintendo Thumb.

  15. Re:I must have this!! on A Lego Replica of the Antikythera Mechanism · · Score: 0

    Sorry, the Spartans DRMd the design. You'll have to file a formal request for those plans.

  16. Missing Doctor Who Tapes on BBC To Dispose of Douglas Adams Website · · Score: 0

    At some point in the future they will regret removing the community. Much like today when we look back at how the BBC taped over the original tapes for (or just threw out) tons of Doctor Who episodes. Gone forever are 108 episodes just to save a few bucks...

  17. seeing it will sell it on Nintendo 3DS Launching On March 27 For $250 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    They've got to get these things in every retail outlet possible. The 3DS is one of those situations where seeing the system will help sell it. A skeptical public who hears "3D" might think it is a poorly implemented gimmick like the 3D of the 1950s.

  18. seeing it will sell it on Nintendo 3DS Launching On March 27 For $250 · · Score: 0

    They've got to get these things in every retail outlet possible. The 3DS is one of those situations where seeing the system will help sell it. A skeptical public who hears "3D" might think it is a poorly implemented gimmick like the 3D of the 1950s.

  19. Re:*puke* on Adding an Olfactory Dimension To Games · · Score: 0

    Just as long as we can't smell each other...

  20. Re:Too fucking bad.. on Palin's E-Mail Hacker Imprisoned Against Judge's Wishes · · Score: 0

    Good hackers are the ones that don't get caught because nobody knew were ever even there.

  21. One Piece At A Time on EMC Engineer Steals Almost $1 Million of Kit One Piece at a Time · · Score: 0

    Reminds me of the old Johnny Cash song...

  22. Re:This is hacking now? on Hackers Dual-Boot Chrome OS With Ubuntu Linux on CR-48 · · Score: 0

    The better title for this article would be "A Guy Follows Web Instructions To Make Cr-48 Actually Useful".

    I remember in the pre 1.0 days when getting Linux to run at all was more involved than this "hacking".

  23. Re:The torrent file... on Gawker Source Code and Databases Compromised · · Score: 5, Informative

    Someone uploaded the database to Google's Fusiontable's for you to search for your info against:

    http://www.google.com/fusiontables/DataSource?dsrcid=350662

    Instructions for use:

    1. Get the MD5 of your email address (lowercase)
    - Online: http://pajhome.org.uk/crypt/md5/
    - Shell: $ echo -n mylowercase@email.com|md5sum
    2. Search for the hash (via Show Options)
    3. Change your password

    By the way for Mac users like me that command won't work. Try md5 -r instead of md5sum

  24. Re:ok .. on PS3 With 3.50 Firmware Jailbroken Without Downgrade · · Score: 0

    Looks like he owns a Wii too. Nice big crack in the center of his screen he covered with electrical tape... Clear signs of someone playing without the wrist strap.

  25. Bad article title on Microsoft Says Kinect Left Open By Design · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Corporate may have wanted it closed but the engineers left it open. I'm guessing some of the engineers hoped folks would do fun stuff with it. But to say MS wanted it open is crap since reps said a few times now the opposite in quite an aggressive tone. Note that I take issue with the article title, not what Alex Kipman said.