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  1. I can't find my C: drive on Flash Cookies, a Little-Known Privacy Threat · · Score: 2, Funny

    Who should I contact?
    Is this a serious problem?

  2. "gas gouging" ??? on Fuel Efficiency and Slow Driving? · · Score: 1

    When a piece starts out with this you kind of get the feeling you're headed into a propoganda piece.
    Kind of like stating emphaticly up front " I haven't a clue , what I'm talking about".

    And yes , driving faster lowers miles per gallon, Wind resistance and all that.
    I can't remember if the resistance goes up as the square of the speed or the cube , maybe both (speed variable) but faster = less economical.
    That's why you always want to have a tail wind.

  3. so what on Jobs Rumor Debacle Besmirches Citizen Journalism · · Score: 1

    I would be much more concerned if the "established" media always got it right.

  4. May not be accidental on Speculation On Large-Scale Phone Location Snooping · · Score: 1

    >

  5. facilitator on A Mozilla Plugin to Help Overcome IE Rendering Flaw · · Score: 1

    sounds sort of like buying an alchoholic a bottle of scotch.

  6. Gas fridges on Researchers Pave Way For Compressor-Free Refrigeration · · Score: 1

    I never could find the compressor in my gas refrigerator.
    Was it stolen?

  7. Re:I don't understand... scarry on The Ridiculous LexisNexis Search that the Justice Department Used · · Score: 1

    That this question is even asked, seem a little scarry to others?
    A neutral Justice Dept is a bare minimum requirement.
    And as others have pointed out , the hiring practices were illegal.
    Doesn't the thought of the laws being enforced by someone that was hired
    because of their beliefs, seem the least bit worrisome?

  8. Re:I don't understand... You should on The Ridiculous LexisNexis Search that the Justice Department Used · · Score: 1

    If you had not slept thru high school civics you would not embarrass yourself with question like this.

  9. VAT on Software Price Gap Between the US and Europe · · Score: 1

    How much of the price represents the VAT (Value Added Tax)? I don't know the current rates in the counties
    mentioned but the rates are significant.
    Somebody has to pay for the national health care etc ...

  10. can always ??? on Why Power Failures Can Always Lead To Data Loss · · Score: 1

    How often is this?
    is it equivalent to "possibly always" or "always sometimes"?

  11. Re:Environmental Wackos on China Races To Clean Up Olympic Air · · Score: 1

    Take a look at India.

  12. Re:What no discussion of the Bambi movie? on Batman Discussion · · Score: 1

    >
    True , but likely meaningless to the average batman movie goer.

  13. For really cool stuff you might want to talk to on One of the Coolest Places In the Universe · · Score: 1
  14. What no discussion of the Bambi movie? on Batman Discussion · · Score: 0, Troll

    Batman is for the birds.
    Why not just leave your money at the theatre, then you don't have to sit thru it.

  15. French Revo on Senate Passes Telecom Immunity Bill · · Score: 1

    A look at the "reign of terror" should be enough to give anyone pause for going down that path.

  16. Re:YEA!!! Eight hours a day with 20 minutes of act on 2008 Beijing Olympics as a Media Test-Bed · · Score: 1

    I assume you are too far from the border to get a CBC station.
    These people can help, I think you have enough time.

    http://global-cm.net/
    http://forums.canadian-tv.com/index.php
    http://www.satelliteguys.us/canadian-satellite-services/

    There are also some french language programming. ie Canal Evasion with the Tour de France.

  17. Oh I hope so on Microsoft Going After Yahoo! Again · · Score: 1

    This could be more fun than the Anti-trust trials.

  18. AV software is a scam on AVG Backs Down From Flooding the Internet · · Score: 1

    Your day job is writing for Shelly the Republican , right?

  19. This bodes ill on Chrysler To Offer Wireless Internet In 2009 Models · · Score: 1

    Think about a driver talking on the phone, (scary enough)
    Then think about surfing the net while driving.
    It aught to do wonders for trauma physicians and mass transit.

  20. Doesn't everyone block most of the Pacific rim? on ICANN Asked To Shut Down "Worst" Chinese Registrar · · Score: 1

    Korea to Hong Kong.
    This includes taiwan.

  21. Nothing new here on Helping Some Students May Harm High Achievers · · Score: 1

    This has been true long before "no child left behind".
    "gifted kids can take care of themselves", MOTS, "that's an elitist approach" ...
    The usual local school board cares more about the high school football team than challenging TAG students.
    (you could likely substitute any sport for "football" and the above would be true)

    NB: Some of it may be due to the teachers being afraid of the kids. (what does it do to you when you have to teach reading to a class where a third to a half of the students have already taught themselves how to read)
            MOTS = "more of the same"
            TAG = talented and gifted

  22. Detroit Red Wings on The Red Team Wins · · Score: 1

    What is this "Detroit Lions"

  23. Recycle them on What To Do With a Hundred Hard Drives? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    http://www.nextsteprecycling.org/home.php

    A search for "nextstep" on google may turn up a location near you.
    Most of the equipment here came from Nextstep.

    Computers, drives, hubs, switches , etc ...

  24. Employee loss on Help Slashdot Test Our New Data Center · · Score: 1

    I am surprised at this, is this a way of trimming back on staff?
    I can't imagine anyone who finds Calif. at least halfway likable
    (being an Oregonian, I don't) wanting to live or go near Chicago.

    there is an old saying:
    If the pilgrims had landed in California the east coast would be a wilderness.

  25. Registered mail on How Would You Prefer To Send Sensitive Data? · · Score: 1

    continuous receipt chain beginning to end.