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  1. Re:Cool, they're further along... on Open Source 3D Hardware · · Score: 2

    Just you wait... they'll have the last laugh... just you wait... and wait... and wait...

  2. Oh no! on Keeping Secrets in Hardware: Xbox Case Study · · Score: 3, Funny

    My XBox web server is vulnerable? I guess I'll just have to download a patch from windows update!

  3. oh the memories. on Remembering the BBS · · Score: 2
    I was ten.
    I choose kermit for downloading.
    I thought that Muppet download would go faster.
    I was wrong.

    I downloaded porn.
    I had a Tandy HX 1000
    I saw images that looked like they were in infrared
    My keyboard never got sticky

    I went on Prodigy.
    There was a maze game or two.
    And some dumb game about making money
    I stuck to blowing up my towns in SimCity.

    I played with my modem.
    I got it to call people.
    I could keep hearing them say, "Hello", "Hello"
    Me and my friends laughed a lot.

    Nobody knew what a modem was back then.
    Oh, the good old days.

  4. high quality on Carmack on Doom 3 Video Cards · · Score: 3, Funny
    he says that Doom 3 at E3 was only running at medium quality... wow.

    He couldn't find any damn quantum processors on pricewatch, or else he would have taken some higher quality shots.

  5. Re:Essential For... on April 1, 1972: Write Only Memory · · Score: 4, Funny

    $what($are_you)->$talking("about") . "you" . $technophobe.
    @PERL."is"->$the_easiest->$language->$Eva r

    # As with all other perl code
    # I find documenting this unnecessary

  6. Terror Wars on FBI Carnivore Screwup Destroys E-Mail Evidence · · Score: 2, Funny
    Princess FBI: These privacy advocate terrorists are destroying us. This is our most despirate hour. Help me OsamaBin Ladoni, you're my only hope.

    There, OsamaBin Ladoni wields the Death Jet, a Jet with the power to destroy an entire building.

    Will OsamaBin be able to rescue the FBI from the clutches of those Terrorist Privacy Advocate Infidels?!?!? Will Saddam learn that yuppie ex-president Ronald Reagan is his father? Will Arafat appear on the show Friends as rumored? Stay tuned.

  7. Doom 3 Benchmarks with Memory on PC1066 RDRAM vs. DDR SDRAM · · Score: 3, Funny
    Pentium 2.4ghz, 1 gig memory

    RDRAM 1066: 2.04 fps
    RDRAM 800 2.03 fps

    DDRRAM 2100 2.03 fps
    DDRRAM 3200 2.05 fps.

    Conclusion

    I think we have a clear winner here. PC3200 DDR wipes the floor with the competition. Anyone who's invested in RDRAM is a loser, and knows it :). Too bad it took such a blatent lead in these upcoming Doom3 benchmarks in order to prove it.

    Tune in next week to our program to find out how you really should say it.... Tom-ay-to, or Tom-ah-to.

  8. Re:Oh memories.. on E3: SimCity 4 Preview Goodness · · Score: 2
    Or combine it with Doom 3 so that someone mentions the Doom 3 screenshots that are up.

    Bastards :)

  9. A.I. Programmer on Smart Money Picks 10 Rising Careers · · Score: 2
    "You have to build in a personality, responses and realistic behavior for any characters you encounter," she says.
    That's funny. Why do you have to build a personality into something that's fake when so many real people I know don't have one anyway.
    Salaries start at $50,000 and climb to $70,000 to $80,000 after a few years.
    Now tell me, is that estimate real, or artificial?
    You'll need a four-year degree in either computer science with an A.I. specialty ...
    Oh yes, not to mention a LISSSSSSSSSSSTHP.
  10. Star Wars = Porn on Episode II Surpasses $116 Million at Box Office · · Score: 2

    Episode 2 reminds me a lot of porn movies that are out there. Not a lot of content, but both have really cool midgets that do tricks and entertain audiences.

  11. Re:So who would win in a fight? on Episode II Surpasses $116 Million at Box Office · · Score: 2
    Look at the nickname. Stop stealing my damn line :)

    But speaking of which, when Dooku was saying about how his force powers are superior, I couldn't help but thinking, "I see your schwartz is as big as mine."

  12. That's all BS on More on the Fine Structure Constant · · Score: 2
    This whole constant thing not being a constant is BS..

    Everyone knows that constant's value is 42.

  13. Re:You think thats funny? on So Did the Hordes Really Skip out for Episode 2? · · Score: 2
    Girlfriend? Slashdot? I'm reminded of this.

    MEH!!! BLEAT!!! BAAA!

  14. Re:in other words.. on BMG to Purchase Napster · · Score: 2
    ..after realizing he had zero experience or skill to work anywhere else.

    What are you talking about? Metallica would be more than happy to have him in their band now that he's joined the dark side of the force.

  15. Ultimate Solution on Another Side-Effect of Spam · · Score: 2
    Idea
    1. Have a government sponsored nospam server that will keep a list of emails to opt out of any sort of advertising campaign.
    2. When a company wishes to send out a mass email campaign, it first sends a secure authorization to this nospam server.
    3. The user enters in the emails in which it is sending the agreement. If any of the emails match the nospam list, it therefore does not send email to the person on the list.
    4. Opt-In email: If the user chooses to opt in for a particular service/email. A sample of the person's DNA will be taken. The md5sum of the sequences will be compared to the md5sum stored on file at a secret government location, where other human tissue samples are stored. If the md5sum on file is a match, the company is then allowed to send the person and email.
    Issues
    1. What if the company obtains the md5sum from someone other than you? That's easy. All you have to do is change your genetic sequencing and submit a new copy of your DNA to the government! This way, when the government tries to clone you, they will be cloning a correct copy of you as well.
    2. What if you don't want to be on the company's mailing list anymore? In that case, you download the source to the database that they're using (mysql or postgres). Find a security hole, and log in as root to the database. Delete your record from the database. Do other people a favor and wipe out their records.
      Alternate Plan: Get 20 of your friends and hire Kevin Mitnick to wipe out the database for you.
    3. What if the spammer is from a country outside the jursidiction of the nospam policy? That's easy too.
      1. Go onto Yahoo Games.
      2. Go into the chess spot
      3. Go into room #defcon
      4. Say that you would rather play Global Thermonuclear War.
      5. Spoof nuclear missles launching from the country of your choice.
      6. Repeat spoofing of missles from countries where other spam messages you receive originate from.
      You could also form a world government specifically for the purpose of stopping spam, but then that's kind of like going through the horse's ass to reach its mouth. :)
    Conclusion My bill is currently being argued in front of the Senate by the remaining members of Monty Python, who in a high pitched voice complain to the congressmen that they "don't like spam".

    Whether it passes the Senate after seeing 5 men dressed as either Vikings or Women is anyone's guess.

  16. hack it. on 2600 Appeal Rejected · · Score: 3, Funny
    The appeal has been denied to 2600...

    No wait... the website has been changed...

    The ruling has been reversed? Hmmm. I wonder how that could have been done?

  17. No means yes explaination on Ultra Efficient Chip Cooling Passes Boeing Tests · · Score: 1
    It's a spoof on South Park... There's an episode (The one where they say shit 160 or so times. The british guy says:

    Only in America does no mean yes, pissed means angry, and cursing doesn't actually mean bringing on a curse!

    Or something to that effect.

  18. Re:low bandwidth version on Matrix Reloaded Trailer Online · · Score: 2
    Wow, that woman in the red dress is looking hotter than ever... I can see it. It's the piece of ascii that looks like this o8-< ... See the woman with the big juggies? I never knew they could convey so much just by asking us to turn our heads to the side by 90 degrees.

    What will those guys think of next?

  19. Re:Chip cooling? on Ultra Efficient Chip Cooling Passes Boeing Tests · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Only in England does no mean yes, pissed means drunk, and a french fry is referred to as a "chip".

    Now stop driving on the wrong side of the road before I take away your tea time. :)

  20. What a steal! on Xbox Price Drops to $200 · · Score: 2
    $200 for an Xbox? If you include the cost of putting a Win2k kernel on there, that means that I'm getting the hardware for free!

    So does that mean if I get an Xbox with linux on it instead that they'll pay me for it?

  21. Excellent on Fun with Fingerprint Readers · · Score: 2
    At least this way I only have 10 fingers that I can max out on.

    I wonder if I get a higher credit limit on my thumb than any of the other digits.

  22. Re:Again the cat got my tongue on Blizzard Gets DMCA Smackdown From Sony · · Score: 2
    Blizzard: I hit you, Mr. Sony! I hit you with Dvareks Staff of Limitless Power, damage + 99 ! (Lie down, you're dead!)

    Sony: Your feeble weapons are no match for my Mariah Carey Gauntlet of Humiliation!. Still want more? How about a manbeating from our Billy Ray Cyrus HonkyTonk of Despair. Not enough? 9999 hp on you with our Kris Kross Shurieken CD of Death!.

    You think you're so powerful. Behold at last, Diablo is on OUR side. Diablo is now on our side!

  23. Re:holy... on Computers and Cars: A Maddening Experience? · · Score: 2
    Well, the car would require you to entre a product code every time you placed your key into a key hole, let that be the ignition or the car door. The thing would BSOD if you pressed on the brake too hard...

    No, it wouldn't be that bad. They'd only make you click yes on the EULA every time you start the ignition. The car wouldn't start otherwise.

  24. The Ultimate Goal on UK Home Office plan: ID Chips in Everything · · Score: 3, Insightful
    I think the ultimate use of this isn't finding out the life cycle of books, but to track the momvement of information itself.

    Imagine what it would be like if a copy of The Anarchist's Cookbook was tracked to everyone who owned a copy of it. The book is Flagged (much in the same way as a slashdot post) as offensive, and the owner of the book is given a point against him.

    Combined with implanted medical chips, this could be a nightmare. Too many "bad points" on the medical chip, and then you're stopped at airports and train stations.

    But this could be taken to the next level as well. What if you're applying for a job as a teacher, and they see that you like pornography a little too much? Or if you read books about bringing back corporal punishment? They'll either refuse to hire you, or fire you on the premise that you *might* either have sex or hit one of your students.

    That's the ultimate goal, overall. Seek out all the "bad" people before something happens. Make anyone with different ideas public outcasts. Turn everyone into either corporate or government conformists.

    It's never, EVER going to work. True Deviants and terrorists always know how to get around these sorts of things. Information will always be free... if you know where to look for it. The goal is to keep as many people in the dark of that fact.

    But when I think of a motto for these people, I think of a line from the movie Sneakers to justify them:

    "No more secrets, Marty."

  25. BrainFuck Nanobots? on Quadrilingual Crazy Programming · · Score: 3, Funny
    Can you seriously imagine on the Nightly News them doing a story about how BrainFuck programmed NanoBots kill AIDS cells, and kill off tumors?

    News Reporter: So how'd you do it?
    Guy: Well, the nanotech was already there. I just wrote a small program in BrainFuck in order to hunt down the virus.

    Well, at least censorship would go out the window the same time we cure World Disease.