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  1. The system works as intended... on Tim Berners-Lee on the Future of the Web: 'The System is Failing' (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    ... it's the people that are failing.

  2. Re:Typical on Zuckerberg Sues Hundreds of Hawaiians To Force Property Sales To Him (msn.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you read the article, these are parcels of land that no one lives on, but more than one people *own*. What his case is doing is forcing the land to be sold so that those owners can come forward and get paid for it. Most owners don't even realize they own the land.

    So no one is being *forced out of their homes*. Basically they are getting money they didn't realize they had.

  3. Re:NSA Linux? on Trustix, a Worthy Contender? · · Score: 1
    Didn't the NSA put out a distro specifically for high security applications a few years ago??
    That assumes you trust the NSA. :)
  4. Re:Liability. on White Lies Help Stressed Computer Users · · Score: 1

    I like the much better way of adding a:

    echo "sleep 1" >> .chsrc

    To the end of their .cshrc file

    * Substitute .login / .profile / etc as appropriate.

  5. Re:Yep, the GPL is REALLY BAD! on McBride's New Open Letter on Copyrights · · Score: 1
    1) The GPL kills small cute furry animals.

    Now if only Microsoft had a mascot that was a small cute furry animal.

  6. Time for bed after 1/2 day? on How Do You Organize Your Gear? · · Score: 1
    turns into a half-day "find-fest", at which point it's then bedtime

    I forgot what I needed said item for in the first place

    So thats what old age is like :-P

  7. Re:SPAM fines on US House, Senate Agree on Anti-Spam Bill · · Score: 1
    "Enforces statutory damages of $2 million for violations, tripled to $6 million for intentional violations, and unlimited damages for fraud and abuse."

    You, sir, are fined for not reading clearly!

    Last time i checked, intentional and international were two different words. I believe they still are.

  8. Re:Nutch? on Nutch: An Open Source Search Engine · · Score: 3, Funny

    who knows... but as soon as they get it working, they can use it to search for a better name!

  9. But does it run Linux!?!? on Build Your Own Computer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sorry, someone was gonna ask, so it might as well be me. :-)

  10. Re:How About.. on Is the Seeking of Lost Skills/Arts a Hacking Analog? · · Score: 2, Funny

    or Taco learning the lost art of the Dupe Check!

  11. Re:Is this a plan to.... on SCO Group Lawsuit Q&A · · Score: 5, Funny

    And SCO's reply...

    What??? No CowboyNeal option?

  12. Re:Worst Acronym Ever. on A New Protocol For Faster Web Services? · · Score: 1

    If they use the ODPPPR version, they could shorten it a bit more to ODP3R, although then it would sound a bit more like a C3P0 knock-off, then a web protocol.

  13. My god man... on Taking Linux to New Heights · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...we've slashdotted his weather balloon!

  14. Re:yeah right.. on Put The Demoscene In Your DVD Player · · Score: 4, Informative

    Well, considering most of these were written in pure assembly and expected certain timings based on 286/386 instructions, running them on todays machine s would be difficult. Not to mention since most of them were DOS based and had drivers for sound and video builtin, and used old video modes that new cards might not support. Yeah, i'd say it might be tough. I remember lots of the demos were written to use a GUS ( Gravis Ultra Sound ) card. I wouldnt have a clue as to where to find one of those today.

  15. Re:They do on Whisper Heard From Pioneer 10 · · Score: 1

    Actually, it came from Tandem, who was purchased by Digital, which was purchased by Compaq, which is now owned by HP. More information can be found unde r hp's NonStop name at nonstop.compaq.com.

  16. Karma whoring... heres the link. on LindowsOS Softens Microsoft-Compatibility Claim · · Score: -1, Troll
  17. Real airport security on The Eyes Have It · · Score: 1

    Here's the deal folks:

    All passengers must board the plane butt-naked after recieving a body cavity search. This way you wont be able to carry bombs or weapons on the planes. Much safer for everyone. And as a double-plus, there are already barf bags there incease you witness some not so eye-friendly sights while onboard.

  18. Re:Speed on 1GB USB Drive on a Keychain · · Score: 1

    Hmm... doing some simple math.

    1GB = 1024 * 1024 KB = 1048576 KB

    1048576 KB @ 800KB/sec = 1310.72 secs or

    21 mins and 50.7 secs

    To copy a 1gig file under linux (from the same fs to the same fs) took 5:37. Doesnt seem quite so slow to me, considering.

  19. Re:How much space does 5,000 movies take? on Fed Raids Software Pirates in 27 Cities · · Score: 1

    It says titles. So that's like a list of movies, and not the actual movie, right?

  20. Goners on Four Kids Confess to Goner Worm · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I guess they will be "goner"s real soon.

  21. Re:I shouldn't have been so slack ... on Fink Maintainer Steps Down Due To GPL Infringment · · Score: 1

    How about we all take a little bit of time today to send out a simple "thanks" email to one person involved with one piece of free software that you use regularly. It'll only take a minute or so, and may just keep that person feeling good enough about doing what they're doing that they'll keep on doing it.

    Just what we need... why keep the slashdot effect only on the web, when we can take it straight to you via email! :-)

  22. Battery life on Citizen/IBM To Make A Linux Watch · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Maybe these guys can get with Applied Digital to make the watch powered by a body heat battery.

  23. Re:Retroactive "circumvention device" status? on Macrovision CD Protection Bypassed · · Score: 1

    I believe that the DMCA states that the devices primary purpose is to circumvent. If it happens to do it as a side effect, then it should be allowed.

  24. Re:You are confused since YANAP (physicist) on Quantum Encryption Via Satellite · · Score: 1

    I think you might have missed my point. If Alice is sending to Bob and this "send" is via satelite, then the same hold's true. The satelite needs to know which measurements to make as well, to be able to send them to Bob. It seems this would only work where Alice and Bob can send directly to each other. Now if Alice is a satelite already and Bob is, lets say, a DSS reciever, then i could see how this could be useful, otherwise its really two seperate channels, one from Alice to the satelite and one from Bob to the satelite. This requires Alice and Bob to trust the satelite, which to me, makes this damn near worthless. Still, it is cool none the less.

  25. Maybe im confused since IANAP (physicist) on Quantum Encryption Via Satellite · · Score: 1

    If Eve can't intercept the stream and recreate it verbatim back to Bob, then what kind of technology will this satelite have that can violate the laws of physics?