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  1. That's it! on Japan Will Make Its Last-Ever VCR This Month (mentalfloss.com) · · Score: 1

    That's it! Time to buy a Betamax.

  2. Am I the only one? on 'Forest Bathing' Considered Healthful · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Am I the only one that read the title as "'Forest Bathing' Considered Harmful"?

  3. Re:This could be the breakthrough... on 1 Molecule Computes Thousands of Times Faster Than a PC · · Score: 5, Informative

    This would more likely break Moore's Law since this molecule isn't a transistor.

  4. Re:BitTorrent CEO? on BitTorrent CEO On Net Neutrality · · Score: 0

    The original poster probably meant the company.

  5. Re:dd if=/dev/dvd of=dvd.iso on Real Settles Lawsuits, Will Stop Selling RealDVD · · Score: 0

    dd is an impractical tool for ripping many copy-protected DVDs as the discs have many bad sectors intentionally put on them that will make the ISO unusable and the ripping process taking a very long time.

    I wouldn't expect any luck using dd for ripping copy-protected discs.

  6. Discrimination of rocks. on Meteorite Contains Complex Organic Molecules · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Find a rock, ???, report to the press, ???, profit!

    This rock looks exactly the same as the one I got at home -- it has the same shape, color, size and is just as aggressive as the rock advertised, yet, my rock doesn't get all the fame.

  7. Re:Tb or TB or TiB? on GE Developing 1TB Hologram Disc Readable By a Modified Blu-ray Drive · · Score: 1

    The article answers that question.
    "The Register has this article concerning GE announcement that it has been developing a 1 terabyte DVD-size disk that can be read by a modified Blu-ray player."

  8. A new law in security. on IT Security Breaches Soar In 2009 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Everything that can be hacked, will be hacked. If not in your lifetime, then in mine.

  9. For those SI unit addicts. on New Motorcycle World Speed Record, 367.382 mph · · Score: 3, Informative

    367.38200 mph = 591.244017 km/h

  10. Re:NVIDIA on GPLv2 Libraries — Is There a Point? · · Score: 0

    The kernel's license has an exception clause that allows linking with modules that are incompatible with the GPLv2.

  11. Re:Dogs are way smarter than kids on Dogs As Intelligent As Average Two-Year-Old Children · · Score: 0

    Young children have easier times understanding words than speaking them out.

  12. Re:Title error on McAfee Leaks Conference Attendees' Personal Info · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No, it's attendees'.

  13. Re:Awesome on Phoenix Lander Discovers Nighttime Snowfall On Mars · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mars has only two kinds of weather; snow and sandstorms. I can only guess that that it increases the reliability of weather forecasts significantly.

  14. My hammer. on 45-Year-Old Modem Used To Surf the Web · · Score: 5, Funny

    My hammer was made in 1876.

  15. Re:getting through high school on Company Claims EEG Scans Can Help Identify ADHD · · Score: 1
    I am diagnosed with ADHD and I don't completely agree with your points.

    1. Sit in the last row.

    I hate sitting in the last row, or any row that isn't the first. I cannot see the chalkboard due to my poor vision and hearing the instructor is also difficult due to the interference from other students. Besides, not all high schools have rows in classrooms, let alone classrooms.

    2. Get out homework, TI calculator loaded with games, or a thin book.

    Homework is definitely boring. However, failing a course simply for not having turned in enough assignments doesn't benefit anyone. Games or sketchbooks do not help in that matter, especially if one has issues with game addiction like a friend of mine with that 24/7 addiction to Tetris.

    3. Enjoy 50 minutes of quiet time before moving to a new room.

    You simply cannot imagine how utterly boring that is. Quietness for over a constant period of 10 minutes drives me nuts, hence my loud computer fan and the open windows exposed to traffic and storms. Quiet or not, it's boring anyway.

    4. Realize that eventually you'll have to learn something to get by in the world and you'll be completely unprepared for it.

    I cannot argue about that. Slashdot is the perfect method to realize just that.

  16. Re:Meme-A-Holic on What Does a $16,000+ PC Look Like, Anyway? · · Score: 1

    No, unfortunately it doesn't meet the system requirements for Crysis.

  17. No, that's not the real secret. on The Tech Behind Preventing Airplane Bird Strikes · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Simply, extinct all bird life on Earth. The human race has already proven that it possess the technology to evaporate specific animal species.

  18. Re:Bullshit on Mozilla To Join EU Suit Against Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Telnet?

  19. Coka-Colaâ on RITI Printer Uses Your Coffee Grounds For Eco Ink · · Score: 1

    What would happen if someone poured a bottle of Coka-Colaâ into the printer?

  20. Pirate it. on Apple's New MacBooks Have Built-In Copy Protection · · Score: 1

    Pirate it. You'll end up as a criminal ether way.

  21. Re:Awesome, on Jaguar, World's Most Powerful Supercomputer · · Score: 1

    What won't it run?

  22. Dangers of time-machine. on 11,000-Year-Old Temple Found In Turkey · · Score: 1

    Just look at the consequences of using a time-machine.

  23. A matter of time. on 40 Years Ago, the US Lost a Nuclear Bomb · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's only a matter of time before Al-Qaida finds the lost bombs.

  24. Is that a problem? on StarOffice Dropped From Google Pack · · Score: 1

    Sooner or later they'll face the consequences. Revenge doesn't solve anything, unless you're having problems starting a World War III.

  25. Re:What's the point? on After 4 Years, HydrogenAudio Opens New 128kbps Listening Test · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why switch back to WAV when you can have your music played at 192000 Hz and a 48-bit volume scale?