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  1. Litigation on Pop-Under Ads Patented · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Now I know who to sue for monetery damages and who'll be the primary liticant on the class action lawsuit!

    It's a joke....unfortuneatly!

  2. Re:gattaca - yawn? on The Wired Top Twenty Sci-Fi Movies · · Score: 1

    Star Wars was labelled a "Space Fantasy". So was another prominent film. Domestic robots performing tasks that we spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on, interstellar transportation, Advanced weaponrey that can only be guessed at? Sounds like Sci-Fi to me. The Force and the mythology surrounding Star Wars can be labelled as 'Fantasy' but as a whole, it's Sci-Fi.

  3. Re:I wish that laptops had the cool screen arm thi on New iMac Announced · · Score: 1

    Easier. Use a frame stand. I've used this with my PB for two years now. Standard KB and mouse with the display nicely placed.

  4. Re:Surgery on Bionic Eyes · · Score: 1

    Retinal surgery is dangerous, but not much more than any other invasive procudures. It's very delicate work. So delicate that the first surgeon to attempt it practised on egg yolks. Once he successfully could keep a yolk intact did he deem the procedure possible.

  5. Re:Great news for people with retinal ablation on Bionic Eyes · · Score: 1

    I too am quite blind in one eye due to diabetic retinopathy. Two surgeries in 4 weeks left me with a retina that's effectively swiss chees. Often I wear an eye patch to avoid headaches caused by my brain trying to rectify the vaseline covered circus mirror vision that remains in my bad eye.
    Further damage is avoided by reducing the chance of hemmorage in the eye and the susequent scar tissue which tore the retina before.
    This article mentions the brain compensating for the new voltages the implant provides. Given that my good eye is usually 20/20, I hope subjects like myself are used in this study.

  6. 550 AU on Giant Telescopes Of The Future · · Score: 1

    This distance is immense and would, if stationary, use the solar ecliptic as a reference. Even further.
    A 100+ redundant system would be cheap over a self fixing system. Let's go! A B.F.A.A (Big Fuckin' Ass Array) would solve many philosophical questions. Artificial light on a far away planet? Bring it on!!!

  7. Re:World-wide radio telescope. on Giant Telescopes Of The Future · · Score: 1

    Not really, These are held fer apart from the linked prossesing needed to make them useful, plus, they are'nt designed to even look at the frequancies we want.
    It's possible, but not happening now!

  8. Open Source... on World Technology Awards 2001 · · Score: 1

    Shared ideas for productivity is human nature. The discovery of tools was shared, hence evolution. Planting edible crops was shared openly, hence agriculture. Open Source is old as the hills and the "tricks of the trade" shared across a cube or a beer are modern equivilents.

  9. Re:Blown away, already? We need a local cache!!! on Atari 2600 Lord of the Rings Discovered · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    To quote the FAQ:
    "I could try asking permission, but do you want to wait 6 hours for a cool breaking story while we wait for permission to link someone?"

    Since most /. articles come a day to a week after the news is broken, this is not really the best excuse. An offer to colo sites for a week would work well for all involved.
    I'm not bashing here, just suggesting a viable option!!

  10. Re:You're right but I'm bummed on This is IT? · · Score: 1

    Would putting all the yutzes on these make it easier?

  11. Re:stopping power on This is IT? · · Score: 1

    Stick meet Spokes!
    or, as a friend commented, "Never underestimate the stopping power of a tree!".

  12. Re:The most important... on This is IT? · · Score: 1

    And what is IT's response to "Oh Shit!!!" as another one cuts in front of you from a blind corner??!!
    I'm getting my Bar exams lined up!!

  13. Re:Totally insulting price!! on This is IT? · · Score: 1

    Or you can buy an SUV and join the ranks who have no need for them (I'll grant the once a year hauling your bout from the cabin lake, but I'll think poorly of you!).
    15 times more likely to be killed? Fifteen times more SUV and car driving morons out there! What percentage of cycle drivers have cell-phones stuck to there ears? Big Mac's or Egg McMuffins shoved in there face?

    You don't have to look like a Dork to be one.

  14. A different view on McAfee Will Ignore FBI Spyware · · Score: 1

    We could look at this as a weakness for exploitation, but by examining MacAffee's pattern files, the fingerprint of the FBI's exploit could be guessed at, if not revealed.
    What are they ignoring? Obviously the pattern files are scoured despite "Magic Lantern", but when you purposely ignore something, it tends to stand out.

  15. Re:And no mention of..... on The History of Doom On All Systems · · Score: 1

    The article concerned itself with Id (and TNT) releases/ports.
    That said, my favorite port was ASCII DOOM and the Unix admin tool (http://www.cs.unm.edu/~dlchao/flake/doom/)!

  16. DVD and franchise on Review: Harry Potter · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This movie is likely going to be the first successfully designed DVD movie. The theatrical release, by nature, is assured success from the start which allows for ample planning to release a vastly expanded version on DVD.
    Not just deleted scenes, but fully composed add-ons that needed to be deleted to bring the film within a reasonable length for theater goers.
    I hope to see this used more. Many adaptations fail due to the 2-2.5 hour length the average movie goers will endure at a cinema. DVD and what ever replaces it allow directoers to utilize their immediate resources to film full adaptations/stories that can have all the backstory added later to fully realize their vision of the story.
    I admit, I have no concrete knowledge on HP, but given the trim and the quality that Columbas (surprisingly) pulled off here, I'm confident the DVD will be excellent.

  17. addendum on Are There Any Fun Tech Jobs Left? · · Score: 1

    I brought in my mighty Nerf gattling gun one friday and had security on my sorry ass as the mother sounds like a machine gun! Anyone have a silencer for these?

  18. Tolerance on Are There Any Fun Tech Jobs Left? · · Score: 1

    My job's devolved to routine support on the "tough cases" (ie, those which either involve assholes or require my knowledge of the 500+ person tech infrastructure). I resolved to not work for my boss but to simply punch the clock and pursue those elements of the job that give me personal satisfaction. I will work strongly for my department as I have respect for our Director that extends beyond the prerequisite respect that profesionalism dictates.
    Still, it sucks sometimes and the "high" is gone.
    I'm no longer loving and eager to go to work. For the first time in my life (I'm 37) I look forward to the end of the day most of the time.

  19. Yoda speaks... on Star Wars II: Return of the Name · · Score: 1

    Bad feeling on this I have!

  20. Birds at 5am on Water Guns · · Score: 1

    A simple crosshairs on a refilled 409 bottle handles the cat.
    But for the birds? Air cannon! I got to whistling the same lame calls a bird made every morning at 5am and suffering sleep exhaustion, built a simple air cannon to blast the lowest bass I could muster at him, and any other prick birds loitering on that tree! Works great on crows too (well, they're birds too).

  21. Hmmm.... on Microsoft Bootstraps "Matrix" Game Rights Purchase · · Score: 5

    Does this mean the blue pill is now referred to as the BPOD?

  22. Cool payloads! on Projectile ReconBots · · Score: 1

    I live in St Paul and saw footage of these 'bots last year.
    They showed one being shot through a window and the showed it roaming remotely through the room. Properly "armed", these can provide a significant aid in fires. Equipped with sub 300 degree IRs, they can locate trapped victims in a variety of disaster scenarios.

  23. Isn't this... on Who Owns Your Body? · · Score: 1

    slavery \Slav"er*y\, n.; pl. Slaveries. 1. The condition of a slave; the state of entire subjection of one person to the will of another.

    'nuff saqid.

  24. The moment on The Challenger · · Score: 1

    I watched it and the repeated replays.
    My TA in philosophy chided me for being late to class that day. "The Space Shuttle f*ckin' blew up, Jackass!". I stilled the class and got an A.

    It was the largest setback NASA ever had. The press effectively banned manned spaceflight as a result.

    One of the few days I cried.

  25. Re:Something's Fishy - now have hard proof on 3-Dimensional Holographic Projector · · Score: 1

    Because this is a mirror/optical effect, light (and subsequently shadow) will appear on the actual object.
    A simple analogy is using a periscope behind a wall. If i aim flashlght at the portion of the periscope I can see, it will also appear to you to be directly in front of you, rather than a foot or two up.