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  1. meta-journalism on The Failure of Tech Journalism · · Score: 1

    It's a story about and article about online journalism and we're commenting on it. And someone else will moderate those comments and anybody can moderate those moderations.

  2. Happened to my boss. on Lawsuit Alleges That Palms Damage Motherboards · · Score: 1

    Because of the magnesium case, she had repeatedly discharged static to the Palm whenever she took it off the cradle.

    Dell was gracious enough to replace the motherboard once, but warned that they won't do it again. Told her to ground herself before put the Palm on or taking it off the cradle.

  3. The good news... on AOL Desktops On New PCs · · Score: 1

    Microsoft could pay $36 to keep the MSN icon on the desktop. If enough ISPs pay enough money for desktop icons we could have really cheap PCs!

  4. Sagan on The Sound of Safety? · · Score: 1

    I remember that Carl Sagan once noted that all mammals are atuned to noticing the sounds of giant reptiles.

  5. Re:screwdrivers outlawed on Dmitry Protests Running · · Score: 3

    Maybe country should be fscked. It would help repair corruption.

  6. Camera turned around on Using Webcams as Remote Security? · · Score: 1

    My biggest fear is that someone will access my cameras and see that I'm not there and I'm not watching them.

  7. Lethality on Marine Corps Testing Maser for Anti-Personnel Use · · Score: 1

    Traditionally, you use your non-lethal weapons to subdue your enemy so you can walk up to them and shoot them in the head with your lethal ones.

  8. Re:DoCoMo, reinventing the PC? on Sony In Deal For Networked Arcade Games · · Score: 1

    Maybe cuz a game isn't as likely to crash on a console that its made for than to try to adapt to the infinite variations of hardware and software you could have in your PC.

  9. applications? on Atomic Optics Uses Light To Focus Atom Beams · · Score: 1

    What could an atom beam be used for? Maybe a really really fine tipped pen?

  10. Re:Redefining education on MS Wants To Outlaw Open Source: "Threatens" the "American Way" · · Score: 1

    Don't they regularly invite journalists to the Campus for "re-education"?

  11. Libraries threaten the American Way on MS Wants To Outlaw Open Source: "Threatens" the "American Way" · · Score: 1

    If people knew that they could read books for free nobody would buy books anymore!

  12. Re:Good/Bad? on Bacteria to Destroy Greenhouse Gases · · Score: 1

    "Even if the did get out, bacteria don't survive well in the atmosphere, they need a warm wet environment."

    Actually there's an article in this month's Discover Mag that reports the discovery of bacteria that live in the clouds. They have their own natural antifreeze.

  13. Re:What if.. on Remote Administration vs. Phone Support? · · Score: 1

    You can remotely control trained monkeys to push that darn enter key.

  14. Re:I doubt it on The End Of Books As We Know Them? · · Score: 1

    Perhaps the book experience could be simulated with e-paper. The info could be digital and dynamic while the pages would be still flexible enough to be turned.

  15. Re:General rule: on Is Computer Sex Adultery? · · Score: 1

    "What about the supersensitive freaks who get heartbroken if you simply ask someone of the opposite sex for the time?"

    Hey, I know what you mean. Some people just never learned how to trust. Daddy left home and you will too.

  16. General rule: on Is Computer Sex Adultery? · · Score: 2

    If you don't think you can tell your spouse without breaking his/her heart, that there is cheating.

    In any relationship, there are always things that you're going to have to keep to yourself if you want to stay in it.

  17. Re:Is OS X taking off? on Wilfredo Sanchez Leaves Apple · · Score: 1

    "1) Connecting from an old Mac to the X box using FileSharing over TCP/IP caused the Mach kernel's AFP layer to harf. To get the service going again, I had to restart (kernel services being a bummer that way). This was a known limitation; I just didn't know it."

    Isn't that because the X box is made by Microsoft?

  18. Re:Applications? on DIY Railgun Projects · · Score: 1

    It would be like an underwater version of the Wave Motion gun destroying everything in its path.

  19. Re:Applications? on DIY Railgun Projects · · Score: 1

    >OTOH, put a railgun in a submarine

    >Um, is it just me, or is that a Bad Idea?

    >What exactly happens when that projectile hits the water?

    You make the projectiles super-cavitating.

  20. Young Admin on Promiscuity And Wireless LANs · · Score: 1

    How paranoid does an admin need to be? How do I get my superiors to know that my paranoia is justified? Most people seem to see security as an obstacle to access.

  21. Galactic Bloodshed on Master of Orion III · · Score: 1

    Galactic Bloodshed deserves at least a mention when you discuss turn-based space strategy.

    It's loads of fun and addicting. Although, it necessitated you being near a DEC terminal at odd hours. I risked my job playing this game.

  22. Clone supermodels. on Human clones priced at $50,000 · · Score: 1

    In 15 years, you can have your own underage Cindy Crawford locked in your basement as your love slave.

  23. The scariest part is... on The Tightening Net: Part Two · · Score: 1

    that most people couldn't care less about the amazingly dull details of your personal life.

  24. Re:No kidding! on 'Matrix' Sequels In Trouble? · · Score: 1

    It's a metaphor. The fact is there are those that are keeping you in a virtual media-created world so they can get work done out of you. You may think that you are free, but are you? really?

  25. Streetcars on Ten Technologies That Shouldn't Have Died? · · Score: 1

    We have street cars in NY. We put them underground and call them subways.