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  1. Re:Van Gogh. . . on Sony Ericsson Develops Contact Headphones · · Score: 1

    mod parent up. funny as hell :)

  2. Re:Van Gogh. . . on Sony Ericsson Develops Contact Headphones · · Score: 1

    Ok, I'm wondering where the discussion would go ?

    Probably there are settings that you can turn the "sensors" off, since maybe you are listening to live broadcast, and unless these are some super timewarping headphones (or with a cache cabability for all real time streaming video apps) the "pause" will not always work.

    And no I didn't read the article... :)

  3. Offtopic on Spyware Prank Exposes Hospital Medical Records · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    We need to automatically post the top story of the day 4,5,6 years ago from now, you could use.
    Take the most commented story on those 3 days in question, repost it.

    Also why doesn't /. work on chrome, the +- thingy appear at the bottom of the story.

  4. Re:In other news... on Microsoft Says No TCP/IP Patches For XP · · Score: 1

    You would think the masters at MS would know that this kind of attitude is good ammo for the FOSS movement.

    Soon some CEO's will be thinking,

    a) expensive upgrade to Win7 and another forced upgrade in 5-10 years.
    b) look at other alternatives.

  5. Re:Woohooo on Armadillo Aerospace Claims Level 2 Lunar Lander Prize · · Score: 1

    ?Astro Chicken

    BACOOCK!!!!

  6. We need laws on Trust an Insurance Company's "Drive-Cam?" · · Score: 1

    To prohibit people from putting network linked cams in their cars... ?

  7. Re:Stop bickering and solve the problem on First Botnet of Linux Web Servers Discovered · · Score: 1

    There are other forums for that.
    Here we just do OS holy wars.

  8. Hello world! on Russia's New Official Holiday — Programmer's Day · · Score: 1

    They should name the holiday Hello World

  9. Re:Debug law on HR 3200 Considered As Software · · Score: 1

    And of course I would recommend http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainfuck

    for the government to use.

    Slashdot won't allow me to post hello world in brankfuck here.

    Filter error: Please use fewer 'junk' characters.

  10. Re:Debug law on HR 3200 Considered As Software · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I was thinking some sort of actual code the legislation would be put into, so you could try to speed up this process.

    something like

    if(!patient.insured && patient.dying)
      doctor.fix(patient)

    if(driver.drunk>4)
      police.arrest(driver)

    if(bank.ceo.bonus>bank.profit)
      goverment.tax(ceo,90)

    and of course much more complex as cases call for.

  11. Debug law on HR 3200 Considered As Software · · Score: 1

    I don't care so much about the hr3200, but the idea put forward is brilliant.

    Just to be able to debug/compile the law, run test cases - get all the faults out, and then release it.
    And then if somebody finds ways to abuse it, you can pass "bugfixes".

    And if you have some questions about the law, you can hire a someone to do a unit test for you and see if it passes.

  12. Re:Not necessarily on British Company Takes Lead To Stop Asteroids · · Score: 2, Informative

    This should scare some people.
    I actually don't recommend reading this if you obsess about things.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risks_to_civilization,_humans_and_planet_Earth

    For the rest - have fun and sweet dreams.

  13. Re:But they should, they just don't know it. on OS Performance — Snow Leopard, Windows 7, and Ubuntu 9.10 · · Score: 1

    But occasionally you will still have to edit some .conf file ?

    Or have has that problem been solved ?

    I think that scares off a number of people.

  14. Re:New: wireless (cell, cordless) cause brain tumo on Texting Toddlers, How Young is Too Young? · · Score: 1

    Also ,
    here

    and here are the details, if you read science.
    study.

  15. Re:Interesting stuff on India's First Stealth Fighter To Fly In 4 Months · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yes, building more weapons is the best way to avoid war.

    Fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity

  16. Online is probably best. on Thanks For the ... Eight-Track, Uncle Alex · · Score: 1

    Create a gmail account, tell your family to mail the things there.

    Bury the login, password.

  17. Re:Big news... on Linux Port For id's Tech 5 Graphics Engine Unlikely · · Score: 1

    Exactly...mod parent up.

    or probably gp thinks this is a conspiracy by microsoft to keep linux games down.

  18. Re:Which is it? on Xbox 360 Failure Rate Is 54.2% · · Score: 1

    It's on everything you buy, fridge, xbox, tv.

    It's EU consumer law (which we have adopted in Iceland, since we are not in the EU - directly)

    It's on everything bought by individuals for 2 years, and companies for 1 year.

    Good system - although things tend to break 2 years and 1 day after you buy them.

  19. Re:Which is it? on Xbox 360 Failure Rate Is 54.2% · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'm not sure where you live. But in Iceland, if you buy and it breaks. We get a new one for free, if it is within two years of purchase, as long as we have done nothing to fault the warranty.

    So an Xbox failing for me 18months after purchase, just causes me the hassle of going to argue with some store clerks, and then again to pick up my new one.

  20. Pure evil on Team Aims To Create Pure Evil AI · · Score: 1

    Hello ... Newman

  21. Re:The REAL impact here on Local Privilege Escalation On All Linux Kernels · · Score: 2, Funny

    You must be mistaken. rjstanford is the computer.

  22. Depends on Why Should I Trust My Network Administrator? · · Score: 1

    If you are working on or doing some cutting edge development then you might want to be paranoid.

    But if you are making a CMS system or a web portal, then I probably wouldn't worry so much.

  23. the time has come on Encryption? What Encryption? · · Score: 1

    The time has come for edible USB sticks.

    something useful could still come out of /dev/null if they are designed correctly.

  24. Re:duct tape on Sensor To Monitor TV Watchers Demoed At Cable Labs · · Score: 1

    Yes, I can see it now. The technology is evil.

  25. Short, simple answer. on Working Off the Clock, How Much Is Too Much? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It depends on the person.
    If after you feel like you've been working too much for 3+ months, either make changes with your boss or find another job.