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  1. Re:I don't get it on XBMC Running On an Atom-Based MID · · Score: 1

    Unless XBMC can run without linux/windows underneath.

    I am not clear either, but XBMC wikipedia entry seems to hint at this.

  2. Re:Congratulations on RIAA's Request For Appeal Denied In Thomas Case · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If you can read this, you're now a criminal.

    Naa, you are a criminal (supposedly criminal) for posting it on a public website. If what you say were true, all the RIAA has to do is, get some loud speakers, play a copyrighted song, and sue everybody within the hearing radius (except the deaf of course).

  3. Video of the experiment - from BBC on Blind Man Navigates Obstacle Maze Unaided · · Score: 4, Informative

    Heres a video of the man walking through the obstacles - from BBC
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7794766.stm

    Ps: Found this after 'Submit'ting to slashdot

  4. Re:Don't do this at home on Perfect MITM Attacks With No-Check SSL Certs · · Score: 5, Informative

    Folks who are surprised should definitely check out the list of Certificate Authorities. In Firefox Prefences -> Advanced -> Encryption -> View Certificates -> Authorities Tab

    The first one is TÃoeRKTRUST Elektronik Sertifika HizmetSaÄYlayıcısı.

    And its much worse in IE -- Internet Option-> Certificates -> Trusted Root Cert. Autho. I have not heard of 25% of the Authorities.

    As the wise put it, security is only as strong as the weakest link.

  5. Re:PEOPLE! on Chrome Complicates Mozilla/Google Love-In · · Score: 1

    Chromium is poisonous and "Mozilla" is imaginary, like Jesus and Santa Claus. So get over it! Everyone should explore the Internet Explorer in their own way and I love them anyhow! Everybody should hug me now!!!!!! -- Steve Balmer

    Fixed it for you

  6. Re:They'll be fine on Chrome Complicates Mozilla/Google Love-In · · Score: 1

    Firefox currently has over 20% of the market share and growing

    Wait till Google starts signing agreements with OEMs and Chrome is shipped as the default browser for both Windows and Linux boxes.
    And I dont subscribe to the argument that Firefox users would forget/stop using google search, if Yahoo/MSN is set as default browser (Unless of course Mozilla explicitly makes it inconvenient for users to use Google). I would consider Firefox users to be capable to change their default search engine to whatever they prefer.

  7. Re:Unlikely on Will People Really Boycott Apple Over DRM? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Bingo, what is needed is, more education about alternatives and how better the alternatives are. These smear DRM/IE campaigns rarely work.

  8. Re:Check out the patent on EEStor Issued a Patent For Its Supercapacitor · · Score: 1

    3-6 minutes charge time for 52 kWh.

    Can a typical household handle such a load, or may be we may have to visit an electricity pumps to recharge. Either way does not seem bad at all.

  9. Re:Use standard units, damnit! on EEStor Issued a Patent For Its Supercapacitor · · Score: 2, Funny

    Er, From the TFS, its 52.220 kWh

    1 kW = 10^-6 gigawatts
    1 hour = 0.0416666667 days = 0.00297619048 fortnights

    So 52.220 kWH= 52.220 * 10^-6 * 0.00297619048 = 1.55416667 * 10^-7 gigawatt-nanoFortnights

  10. Re:Use standard units, damnit! on EEStor Issued a Patent For Its Supercapacitor · · Score: 1

    Glad to help. Its 17545920 gigawatt-nanofortnights (Obtained from the TFA/TFS as 52.220 kWh)

  11. Re:Not worth it... on Lenovo's New ThinkPad Has 2 LCD Screens, Weighs 11 Pounds · · Score: 2, Funny

    May be the actual poster did /ducks

  12. Re:Is this the spot? on Indian GPS Cartographers Charged As Terrorists · · Score: 1

    +1 Funny

    If I had real mod points, I would have immediately given it for this post.

  13. Re:BitTorrent not efficient for this scenario on BitTorrent For Enterprise File Distribution? · · Score: 4, Informative

    uTorrent supports this. It is called Initial Seeding. And it does exactly what your script intended.

  14. Re:Saline Scrotum Swelling, a Slashdot Solution on Microsoft's Thumbtack, an Answer To Google Notebook · · Score: 2, Interesting

    May be someone should try to steganalyse these trolls. I cannot believe, there is a guy typing so much content, which is of no use for anyone reading it or himself.

  15. Re:One area where open source will definitely win on Open Source Program Reveals Diebold Bug · · Score: 1

    In testing.

    You mean testing of open source products, right

  16. Re:64,161 votes with 197 errors on Open Source Program Reveals Diebold Bug · · Score: 2, Informative

    A very small percentage.

    ... Assuming that there were no further bugs.

  17. Re:Provocation on Russian Hopes To Cash In On Emoticons · · Score: 2, Funny

    Redundant? Its strange that some mods think :-) = ;-)

  18. Re:Provocation on Russian Hopes To Cash In On Emoticons · · Score: 1, Redundant

    No you are not ;-)

  19. Re:piracy rights on Sony Hit With $1M Penalty For COPPA Violations · · Score: 1

    I did. Looks like our brain thinks Sony and Piracy are very related words. And when we hear/read Sony, we expect some mention of Piracy.

  20. Vishing = Voice Phishing on FBI Vaguely Warns of Asterisk Vishing Vulnerability · · Score: 5, Informative

    Wouldnt hurt to mention it, in the summary, would it.

  21. Apples and Oranges on Why Clearwire's 4G Network Plan Is No Slam Dunk · · Score: 1

    No doubt the latency would be higher than DSL. But it is not designed or (i hope) marketed as a DSL replacement/competitor. Its for mobile internet access.

  22. Re:Firefox error messages on Zimbra Desktop Vulnerable to Man-in-the-Middle Attack · · Score: 2, Informative

    2. They look like errors. They're not errors, they're warnings.

    A bad SSL certificate is an error. These types of rationalization are simply born of outright laziness coupled with gross ineptitude.

    Especially since you can even get free ssl certificates from people like http://www.startssl.com/?app=1

  23. Re:This isn't new on AP Suspends DoD Over Altered US Army Photo · · Score: 1

    mine is FF3 on Windows, both JPG & jpg open fine, strange

  24. Re:you've got to be kidding. on AP Suspends DoD Over Altered US Army Photo · · Score: 1

    The accepted photos did not have the US flag, did they?

    Then let me take the privilege to start the conspiracy: May be, AP does not like the US flag and is controlled by, er, Al Qaeda.

  25. Re:This isn't new on AP Suspends DoD Over Altered US Army Photo · · Score: 1

    Not *your* lucky day, opens fine for us.