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  1. Re:Do they? on Microsoft Acknowledges NBC's Wish is Its Command · · Score: 1

    Well, if MS screws the pooch on the television market... it's just a division of an overall company. It wouldn't hurt them as much as it would hurt Tivo, as recording and time-shifting television *is* their company.

    If MS fails, they can relaunch, rebuild, etc. If Tivo fails, they're done for.

  2. I wonder... on Shopping Centers Track Customers Via Cell Phone Signals · · Score: 1

    ...if anyone sells a signal-blocking cell-phone case. Sure, you would be screwed for incoming calls, but if you are the type of person who only makes outgoing calls (or doesn't want to be tracked in a mall), it's very useful.

    Maybe I need to get myself some copper wife and faux leather and make my own. :3

  3. Re:GPS Shutoff on Lockheed Martin Awarded GPS III · · Score: 1

    The directions were right, he just clicked the "No Privateers" checkbox and it took him the long way.

  4. Re:It's just the anti-virus companies claiming tha on Shape-Shifting Malware Hits the Web · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You can remove it, but it's necessary for Windows Update. Not a total loss IMO.

  5. Yahoo was... on Carl Icahn Takes on Yahoo's Board · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...the big cheese until a couple of guys in a garage fucked it up for them. Yahoo failed to adapt.

    Microsoft was the big cheese until they fucked it up themselves by releasing an unstable (moreso than they usually do) product. They'll probably fail to learn their lesson.

    Merging a company full of fuckups with a company full of fuckups will still give you a company full of fuckups - just bigger. Even so, Google doesn't have its own OS, and that would significantly contribute to Yahoosofts's power. (I'd say Microhoo, but it sounds dirty.)

  6. Re:dammit on Streamlining and Testing RFID Technology · · Score: 2, Informative

    Well, they could put the tags in a tamper-proof portion of the con badge - behind a sticker or something that shows clearly when it has been removed. I doubt a lot of people would forfeit their convention fee by destroying their badge.

  7. Re:Never got why people like Guitar Hero on Details for Guitar Hero 4 Released · · Score: 1

    It's basically DDR for people who don't like dancing and don't want to put in as much physical effort to play. And, of course, for people who like to rock.

    Guitar Hero, maybe. Play Run to the Hills on expert for drums on Rock Band. Keep ice packs on standby for your arms.

  8. Re:It will get worse. on Comcast, Cox Slow BitTorrent Traffic All Day · · Score: 1

    Haven't you ever wondered why a T1 line, which ostensibly has lower data rate than your plan by a factor of between 3 and 5 in most of the country, costs so very much more? That's because they don't expect you to use that data rate anywhere near all the time.

    No, it costs so very much because you have 99.9% uptime and 24/7 tech support.

  9. Re:where Illinois dumps used tech on Changing a School's Tech Disposal Policy? · · Score: 1

    Actually, in NJ, Rutgers University (in Newark, at least) auctions off old tech to its own students. There's a bid cap - something like a two year old PC can not go for any higher than $150 or something like that. Students get affordable PCs, and old hardware doesn't go to waste. Only students can buy from the auctions.

  10. Re:Everytime something like this happens... on Swarming Ants Destroy Electronics in Texas · · Score: 4, Funny

    and because they can reproduce in a more flexible way.

    Hey! We humans can reproduce in many flexible ways. ^.~

  11. Re:And in Popular Mechanics, about 35 years ago on Swiss Man Flies With Jet Powered Wing · · Score: 1

    Ducted fans are death traps.

    If a helicopter's motor fails, the rotors will keep on spinning and slow the descent of the helicopter. If a ducted fan's motor fails, you drop faster than Kirstie Alley after 15 minutes on a stairmaster.

  12. Been doin' this already on China Buying US Directed Sound 'Weapon' · · Score: 3, Funny

    We've been selling them directed sound weapons ever since we've been exporting Britney Spears CDs...

  13. Uh oh on Swiss Man Flies With Jet Powered Wing · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hobgoblin in 3... 2...

  14. Re:Don't forget... on YouTube's Unspoken Linking Policy For Copyright Infringers · · Score: 1

    AMV Hell 4 (and the others) fall under fair use, since most of the clips are less than 30 seconds. They wouldn't have a chance in hell in making a claim. Besides, you can not fit the entire video on the site - you would have to split it up.

  15. Re:Brain drain, ver 0.1 on Hawking Searching For Africa's Einsteins · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm pretty sure there's loads of math involved in economics and things like managing hedge funds. Don't CEOs make something on the order of 10 trillion dollars a second?

  16. Re:Scummy ISPs on Charter Is Latest ISP To Plan Wiretapping Via DPI · · Score: 1

    Would, say, injecting a layer over the site (and placed above the site, much like Google does when you are searching for Images) really be copyright infringement though? Stealing advertising, maybe.

  17. Re:...national secrete... on China to Regulate Internet Map Publishing · · Score: 1

    If they want to wall off themselves from the world, then let them.

    Right, isolationism worked out real well for Japan when Perry showed up with his ships...

  18. I wonder how long... on "Understanding" Search Engine Enters Public Beta · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ...it will take Google to buy out the company for an obscene amount and incorporate anything even slightly better than PageRank into their system.

  19. Re:Their secret revealed... on A Walk Through the Hard Drive Recovery Process · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The entire article reads like an advertisement for the company. This is pretty piss poor quality for a Slashdot article.

  20. Re:How does it work? on DVD Porn Viruses Ravage US Soldiers' Computers · · Score: 1

    One word ... Shift.

  21. One step closer... on Developing New Materials With Space Science · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...to Gundanium, one step closer to Gundams.

  22. YIM? on Microsoft IM Blocking YouTube Links · · Score: 1

    Doesn't MSNM and YIM share a network now? Does Yahoo Instant Messenger block YouTube links as well? If not, why not just ditch MSNM completely and use YIM now that the networks work with one another?

  23. Re:proved himself on BioShock Movie To Be Made By Universal · · Score: 1

    Chrissakes, the BFG was fucking blue and when it was fired everyone in the room didn't die. That's about as faithful as an Atheist in a strip club.

  24. Re:Just Pencil-in the Broken Trace on NVIDIA GeForce To Quadro Software Mod · · Score: 1

    What do you care? Your money isn't getting spent.

    Right, but if he saves the institution's money, they might divert the surplus funds elsewhere. Like towards a raise for someone who saved them a few thousand dollars.

  25. Re:New sympathetic venue for RIAA cases on RIAA Lawyer Jumps Ship · · Score: 1

    And then his case will be opened up for easy appeals, as the conflict of interest is very clear.

    Rock, meet Paper.