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  1. There is no gravity, the earth sucks! on Gravitational Repulsion Effect Claimed · · Score: 2, Funny

    And now we know, it also blows!

  2. Next You're Going To Tell Me on Text to Speech Software Copies Any Human Voice · · Score: 1

    "The software, which turns printed text into synthesized speech, makes it possible for a company to use recordings of a person's voice to utter things that the person never actually said."

    Next you're going to tell me there is software that can put an image of someone, where they have never been!

  3. Re:Lawsuits? on Earth to Media: This kid is still in jail · · Score: 1

    I bet neither one. But then again, I have an infinite of faith in the Supremes to split hairs, or determine the number of Angel's that can dance on the head of a pin.

  4. One BIG Difference. on Could Mandrake Sell Stock To Users Who Love It? · · Score: 2

    The Green Bay Packers MAKE money, RedHat, VA, Mandrake, etc. do not.

  5. Someone Set Us Up The Bomb! on The DNA Bomb · · Score: 1

    What you say?

  6. Cosmic One Night Stand on Kubrick's 2001: A Triple Allegory · · Score: 1

    Jeez, a big long shaft of a ship with a bulbous head, spurts a tiny little pod with human life in it down a hole and a "star child" is born. I bet the support payments would be a bitch. Should have used a condom.

  7. Re:every engineering school churns out drones... on ArsDigita U. Cuts On-Campus Admissions · · Score: 1
    It's a sad day when Philip Greenspun's comments are moderated up only to a 2 or 3, with respect anything ArsDigita related! Oh, well.

    Does anyone know if and where ArsDigita is accepting monetary or other type of donations?

  8. Guilty PLEA .... on New York ISP Held Liable For Newsgroup Content · · Score: 1

    This ISP decided to take a plea bargain. They were found guilty because they admitted as a part of the plea that they were guilty. This sets no legal precident. A finding of guilt by a jury or a judge would have set some precident, even though a very narrow one. IMHO, had they taken this to trial no reasonable judge or jury would have found them guilty (assuming they had a decent experienced trial attorney).

  9. "Virtual E-Commerce" Situs on Enter The 'Stupid Patent Tricks' Contest · · Score: 1

    A method of using building materials including bricks, wood, glass or similar technology to produce a series "Virutal E-Commerce" Situs that, when "entered" by a customer allows the customer to "purchase" and take "delivery", in real time, one or more items selected and placed in a "Virtual E-Commerce" shopping cart and taken to a "Vitual E Commerce" cash register where the transaction is completed.

    "Virtual E-Commerce" has sever major benefits over the traditional E-Commerce site including, but not limited to: No need for the customer to use or own a computer; Customer takes immediated delivery of mechandise; No back orders as "Vitual E-Commerce" keeps the customer from buying out of stock merchandise, and; Customer handles all the shipping from the "Virtual E-Commerce" site to his or her preffered place of delivery, be it home, work, friends house, or other location.

  10. Kerberos extensions covered under the ruling? on Justice Department Decides To Break Up Microsoft · · Score: 1

    I think there is a good case to be made that they cannot extend the Kerberos standards without freely disclosing it to other developers. Although not explicit, its implied!

    3.b. Disclosure of APIs, Communications Interfaces and Technical Information. Microsoft shall disclose to ISVs, IHVs, and OEMs in a Timely Manner, in whatever media Microsoft disseminates such information to its own personnel, all APIs, Technical Information and Communications Interfaces that Microsoft employs --

    -AND-

    3.c. Knowing Interference with Performance. Microsoft shall not take any action that it knows will interfere with or degrade the performance of any non-Microsoft Middleware when interoperating with any Windows Operating System Product without notifying the supplier of such non-Microsoft
    Middleware in writing that Microsoft intends to take such action, Microsoft's reasons for taking the action, and any ways known to Microsoft for the supplier to avoid or reduce interference with, or the degrading of, the performance of the supplier's Middleware.

  11. Remove "Bill Borg" image from the /. banners. on Microsoft Asks Slashdot To Remove Readers' Posts · · Score: 1

    In light of M$ offer to remove the IE icon from the desktop as their punishment for violating Federal Anti-trust laws, perhaps /. should offer to remove the "Bill Borg" image from their banners as compensation for any alleged violations.

  12. Re:Dismiss with prejudice on Quepasa.com Settles Whatshappenin.com Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    Actually it is more of a "rm -rf /lawsuit" Should be moderated up for accuracy of analogy by a attorney-geek!

  13. Worst Episode This Season on X-Files FPS Episode · · Score: 0

    By far the worst episode this season, even the game scenerio's were lame. As was the stereotypic protrayal of money hungry programmer. Scully didnt even have her logical scientific explanation of the phenonemna. It sucked, but I loved the goddess!

  14. Why Not Weekly Puzzles? on Chessbase and Christmas Puzzlers · · Score: 1

    Why not a weekly puzzle, with the answer given the next week? But not just chess puzzles. If your looking for a puzzle editor, I'd be honored to take a run at it!

  15. I don't know....who could it be? on Linux Blamed for DDoS Attacks · · Score: 1

    Could it be, SATAN!

  16. Well the wait is over ..... on UPDATED: Transmeta's Crusoe Unveiled · · Score: 0

    Is that all there is?