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  1. Converted wifi hub into network bridge on Ask Slashdot: What Is Your Most Unusual Hardware Hack? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I needed to connect two LANs across a street. We were sending data through our Internet connections, but our uplink speed was poor. I had two old wifi hubs, and converted one to a network bridge with an open source firmware. Used it to log into the other wifi hub, and created an 802.11G connection across the street. Took us 3 months to get permission to actually run a cable, so this worked until we were able to do it right.

  2. Cell phone uses IPv6 on North America Runs Out of IPv4 Addresses · · Score: 1

    My cell phone has been on IPv6 for years. Everything I have is ready for the conversion. What is holding it up?

  3. Are Walden and Capella having the same problem? on Struggling University of Phoenix Lays Off 900 · · Score: 2

    Is this unique to U of P, or are their competitors having the same problems?

  4. Houston, we have a problem. on A Failure For SpaceX: Falcon 9 Explodes During Ascension · · Score: 0

    "There was an overpressure event in the upper stage liquid oxygen tank. Data suggests counterintuitive cause." - Elon Musk. I seem to remember that happening before, I wonder when?

  5. Did it hit something? on A Failure For SpaceX: Falcon 9 Explodes During Ascension · · Score: 0

    It seems strange that the second stage suddenly ruptured while the first was still firing. Could it have been hit with something during flight?

  6. Did it hit something? on Weather Promising for Sunday Morning SpaceX Launch · · Score: 1

    It seems strange that the first stage ruptured so quickly. Could it be possible that it hit something in flight?

  7. Re:Looks like the second stage ruptured on A Failure For SpaceX: Falcon 9 Explodes During Ascension · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Yes, the first stage looks like it keep on trucking as the second stage ruptured.

  8. Now the real struggle on Supreme Court Ruling Supports Same-Sex Marriage · · Score: 1

    Legalizing Robot-Human marriages.

  9. Re:Ob exile on France Could Offer Asylum To Assange, Snowden · · Score: 4, Insightful

    No, Elba. or possibly St. Helena.

  10. I hate the term "awakens" on Black Hole Awakens After 26 Years · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The black hole just sat there. Something else collided with it, and the black hole gravity pulled it in. The something, probably a gas cloud, heated up during the fall and started to emit radiation. How does this cause something to wake up?

  11. Now comes the hard part on Making a Birdhouse is Like 'Hello World' for a Versatile Factory Robot (2 Videos) · · Score: 1

    Have the robot build a bird to go with it. Maybe they will soon be able to 3D print one.

  12. Blur, Song 2 on The Next Java Update Could Make Yahoo Your Default Search Provider · · Score: 1

    Woo hoo!

  13. Re:Ugh what a shitty government on Australia Passes Site-Blocking Legislation · · Score: -1

    Someone please down vote this.

  14. Re:With little air and light pollution on Mauna Kea Telescope Construction Slated To Resume · · Score: 2

    The point behind the location is to get above as much of the atmospheric water vapor as possible. Less cloud, clear nights, less interference in certain parts of the spectrum.

  15. The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America on Amazon Is Only Going To Pay Authors When Each Page Is Read · · Score: 3, Funny

    The sales of The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification will probably drop like a stone.

  16. Re:just a second on June 30th Leap Second Could Trigger Unexpected Issues · · Score: 1

    What, you're not informed?

  17. Nuclear Tug boats on Orbiting 'Rest Stops' Could Repair Crumbling Satellites · · Score: 1

    We need orbital tug boats that are nuclear powered. Bring them to low earth orbit to refuel, spend the rest of the time pushing other objects in orbit. Can even be used to send space probes on their way.

  18. Metric time on June 30th Leap Second Could Trigger Unexpected Issues · · Score: 1

    Oh, excellent. Not only are the trains now running on time, they’re running on metric time. Remember this moment, people, eighty past two on April 47th, it’s the dawn of an enlightened Springfield.

  19. Re:Ablate the trailing side of the Moon on June 30th Leap Second Could Trigger Unexpected Issues · · Score: 1

    No, that will fling the Moon into interstellar space. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S...

  20. Re:Buzz Aldrin, paging Buzz Aldrin on Russian Official Calls For "International Investigation" of the Apollo Program · · Score: 1

    Good catch

  21. The footage is with the lost Doctor Who episodes on Russian Official Calls For "International Investigation" of the Apollo Program · · Score: 4, Funny

    Find the lost Doctor Who episodes, and you will find your answer. Probably not, but I would be happy. I want to see the Marco Polo serial.

  22. Re:Buzz Aldrin, paging Buzz Aldrin on Russian Official Calls For "International Investigation" of the Apollo Program · · Score: 1

    We'll have to sic Stannis Barratheon on you for the "whom" signature.

  23. Has anyone ever hacked /.? on US Army Website Hacked By Syrian Electronic Army · · Score: 1

    You think with all the nonsense that happens here, someone would have taken offense and hacked into the /. servers.

  24. and the beer is really good on How American Students Can Get a University Degree For Free In Germany · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just what college kids need, access to beer.

  25. PIPES! on Watch the US Navy Test Its Electromagnetic Jet Fighter Catapult · · Score: 2

    Steam catapults are on the top of the ship, and the reactors are near the bottom. You need an extensive network of pipes to fill the reservoir tanks at each catapult. The steam needs to maintain temperature the entire way. There is a reason we run power lines across the country, and not steam lines.