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  1. Re:Other patents... on Netflix Granted Patent on DVD Subscription Rentals · · Score: 1

    Too true - that practically overlaps the patent that toasts two slices of bread...
    (Unless you really have taken to putting toast into the toaster: when it comes out is it toastX2 or just ashes?)

  2. Re:SCO totally evil? on SCO Berates Linus' Approach To Kernel Contributions · · Score: 1

    Here's a thought: What about if Microsoft decided to support Linus in any legal dealings against SCO: would the Slashdot crowd then like MS?

  3. Re:It is not effective on SMS, SARS, And Censorship · · Score: 1

    FaLunGong? Is that the Chinese name for Viagra?

  4. Re:David Nelson [TSA most wanetd??] on False Positives, Few Matches Plague 'No-Fly' List · · Score: 1

    It's a printer friendly page which invokes a bit of Javascript onload to open a "Print" dialog box. If you haven't got a printer, IE will therefore get slightly confused (why is the user asking to print a page when there is no printer) and produce the error box.

  5. Re:Reminds me of the lottery... on Cheating Fruit (Slot) Machines · · Score: 1

    Yes you can - just buy a couple of million tickets to cover every possible number combination: you'll not only win the jackpot (which will be a lot larger than normal because of all your extra purchases), but lots of little prizes as well. Go on - give it a go ;)

  6. Re:Who is this guy? on Interview Responses From BitTorrent's Bram Cohen · · Score: 2, Funny

    Let's just say this: It's no coincidence that The Matrix Reloaded is a popular movie to be downloaded via BitTorrent...

  7. Re:The Slashdot effect on Twin Prime Proof Erroneous · · Score: 1

    Well, 2 is a prime number isn't it?

  8. Re:Maybe someone can help me out here... on DirecTV takes on PirateDen.com · · Score: 1

    And here's something that will help bake your noodle: those signals are being broadcast through your body probably at this very instant (stand outside and they definetly will be).

  9. Re:Matrix reloaded AVIs ain't what you think on BitTorrent Blamed for Matrix2 Downloads · · Score: 1

    FastTrackMovies.com is good if you are using Kazaalite or other "clones". Click on the sig2dat file, download the exact film/tv series you want!

  10. Re:Mars Attracts!! on Window on Mars - Can Orobes Dig Out More Info? · · Score: 1

    Don't forget "The Marstrix Reloaded" which has just been released.

  11. Re:Multi Layered printing? on Counterfeiting With High Resolution Inkjets · · Score: 1

    Alignment problems: how could you ensure that the piece of paper goes in at exactly the right position and isn't even a millimeter off?
    Saying that, I suppose you could still get most printers to print the notes if you changed the format of the commands from the printer driver (i.e. on a PostScript printer have it do the black text first, "clear" the page, print the green at the bottom, print the green at the top and then release the page).

  12. Re:Tales From a Bank Cash Vault on Counterfeiting With High Resolution Inkjets · · Score: 1

    Easy - get a gun and fire it through a werewolf. If it kills the werewolf, you've got a real silver coin - if it doesn't, you've got a very annoyed werewolf on your hands and no way to defend yourself.

  13. Re:Why use such easy-to-copy notes? on Counterfeiting With High Resolution Inkjets · · Score: 1

    At least it'll give the police a bit of a laugh when raiding conterfeiters: "Excuse me sir, could you please explain why you have 10,000 googly eyes and superhereo holograms next to that sparkly paper?" "Erm..."

  14. Re:Price fixing? on Low Cost Cinema Through Dynamic Pricing · · Score: 1

    I've got a feeling the "real reason" behind all this is that the distributing authority will charge around £10,000 a week for the first week of Reloaded and EasyCinema just can't afford it at 0.20p per ticket.

  15. Re:Wow! Yet another reason to go to Europe! on RFID Tags in Euro Banknotes · · Score: 1

    Most "services" like that (and I'm include pr0n websites) have "brown bag" style names on credit cards: such as "Cybernet Ventures" (Adultcheck) or "Johns Computers" or "VA Linux Subscription" (Slashdot)

  16. Re:Before you say it... on Nmap Featured in The Matrix Reloaded · · Score: 2, Funny

    They've evolved to become invisible flying cars - that's why you can't see them.

  17. Re:Whenever I encounter misdoings on Blow the Whistle, Lose Your Job? · · Score: 1

    But sending the picture on would put you in possesion of kiddie porn - which is illegal and would get you arrested also...

  18. Re:Quick! on Amazon Takes Pikachu To The Patent Office · · Score: 1

    Who will draw the short straw and have to purchase the extended edition DVD on eight discs? The thought of that *shudder*

  19. Re:The real story: Orlowski (successfully) trolls on Google To Create "Blog" Search; Potentially Remove From Main · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's not just weblogs he's against: just search on "El Reg" for "google" and see what strange articles you come up with "google news is edited by humans yet google claims it is by computer program - but who programs the computers?" style article. The author? His surname starts with O...

  20. Re:This is 1 instance where I wish I was a scriptk on Six Monkeys And An Old Saw · · Score: 1

    One news paper report I did see about this was that some of the keepers were very tempted to sneak in and type "To be or not to be" on the keyboard when no one was looking. But, alas, discretion prevailed. It would have been really funny though :)

  21. Re:This is surprising? on Six Monkeys And An Old Saw · · Score: 1

    Unscrew the bases. Most kids don't come equipt with screwdrivers (plus it's a bit more obvious). Ok, it gives you slightly more work to do to clean the mouse ball (as you have to remove the entire bottom of the mouse), but at least you can give the sensors a good clean as well at the same time.

  22. Re:Wireless LANs? on Sudden Death Experience · · Score: 1

    I dunno, but I heard rumors of an SSID of "coastercontrolsys" ;)

  23. Re:Not Allowed Here on Sudden Death Experience · · Score: 1

    Yep: gives the grandmothers a lot longer to relish being rid of the little brats and managing to outlive their own grandchildren :)

  24. Re:Oh, great on SCO DOS'ed · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Should the measurement be "We got attacked by 0.75 libraries of congress within 24 hours" type thing then?

  25. Re:Check this out on Childhood Memories Ruined by the Internet? · · Score: 1

    Ah the "Ugly Girl" parody of Aqua's "Barbie Girl" song. Mattel actually tried to get Aqua banned from performing that song - mainly due to the "Barbie" copyright, but I also heard because it was sexually suggestive...