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  1. Quote of the moment on Researcher's Death Hampers TCP Flaw Fix · · Score: 1
    The current quote at the bottom of this /. page seems a bit in bad taste. Maybe the /. software has not only become sentient, but become an arse-hole too:

    If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error. -- John Kenneth Galbraith

  2. Re: !literally tag on Sugar-Coated Drug-Dealing Game Approved For iPhone · · Score: 1

    This is one place where "ironically" could've been used correctly.

  3. Re:no GBA?! on Nintendo DSi Sells Out Quickly, Reviews Coming In · · Score: 1

    Actually, I'd say the ARM7 is still there. They've got two 802.11 chips, suggesting they kept the old one for backwards compatibility. If they replaced the ARM7, they'd change the 802.11 chip at the same time.

    The new die is likely for a new BIOS. Reports are that the NVRAM firmware chip is completely empty except for the settings. The ARM7 BIOS will now have to load the menu from the main 256MB storage chip, necessitating a change in the (ROM BIOS) boot code.

  4. Re:This was bound to happen. on World Bank Under Cybersiege In "Unprecedented Crisis" · · Score: 1

    As pointed out above, it was intended as a joke. The Commonwealth Bank is Australia's largest bank, and a few years back used the catch phrase "Which Bank? Commonwealth Bank" in their advertising.

    I don't actually want to know which bank it was. Ignorance is bliss and the banks are all probably as bad as each other, but I can still pretend that my bank is well-behaved and secure,

  5. Re:This was bound to happen. on World Bank Under Cybersiege In "Unprecedented Crisis" · · Score: 1

    A couple of years ago, I was sent to one of Australians largest banks.

    Which bank?

  6. Re:Another revolutionary technology... on Scientists Claim Breakthrough On Holographic Display · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now, one might make an argument about porn boosting search engines (look at graphs of popular terms over time), but certainly not the whole shebang.

    I thought porn was all about the whole she-bang.

  7. Re:snake oil, more like on "Vetrolium" From Agricultural Waste · · Score: 1

    Another company has successfully done something similar at a turkey plant.

    A turkey plant is just what we need to solve world hunger! No more having to feed grain to birds to get meat from them. Just plant a turkey seed in the ground and wait for the fruit to ripen, ready for Thanksgiving.