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  1. I've got mine on pre-order. on Port-A-Nuke · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not a bad idea. And as for becoming unstable, I'm sure it's simple enough to bury the reactor such that it becomes it's own disposal site.

    I'll take the 10 megawatts model for my house. I'm sure it's no bigger than an asteroid the size of a VW.

  2. It doesn't matter. on SETI Finds Interesting Signal · · Score: 4, Insightful

    As Carl Sagan's pointed out in is book, Contact, no matter how complex or compelling the message from beyond, there will be people who will think it's a hoax.

    Or to put it another way, even if God himself this very day with his own hand placed a crucifix in orbit around the earth replacing the moon, science would explain it.

  3. Help me understand this. on Implications Of The Recent Hash Function Attacks · · Score: 1
    The example in the Q&A had two messages...
    I, Bob, agree to pay Charlie $ 5000.00 on 4/12/2005.
    ...and...
    I, Bob, agree to pay Charlie $18542841.54 on 9/27/2012.
    MD5 on the first one is...
    4d4f44971dc6b71171c01abf5cbc7593
    ...and on the second one is...
    269a931c35a592458ad96e768e5f9d37
    Was the example supposed to result in an identical MD5 output or not? They look different to me. I want to see this work for myself. Any working examples?
  4. Hacktivists? on Internet Meltdown Predicted for Tomorrow · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How the heck do you jihad a router, anyway? Time to check for those evil bits.

    1. Collect Underpants
    2. ???
    3. Jihad!!

  5. Re:Scotty would be pleased. on Transparent Aluminum Is Here · · Score: 1

    "Gotta remember!" - Bill & Ted

  6. Re:Um, ThinkGeek? Hello? on Portable Storage? · · Score: 1

    Where can I get a Fire Wire Thumb Drive?

  7. Re:Not the first time... on How 8 Pixels Cost Microsoft Millions · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Best Microsoft Executive Quote Ever: "Some of our employees, however bright they may be, have only a hazy idea about the rest of the world."

    I would love to work for a company who's opinion about me is that I only have a hazy idea about the rest of the world. If it's true, however, it explain a lot, like the security issues in Windows.

  8. Re:Silly submitter on Transparent Aluminum Is Here · · Score: 1

    Transparent aluminum makes me think it can still conduct electricity. Can transparent alumium conduct electricity?

  9. Re:woohho on Transparent Aluminum Is Here · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What I don't get is, why did they need it to be transparent for the journey home?

  10. Scotty would be pleased. on Transparent Aluminum Is Here · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes. It seems that he didn't pollute the time-line after all.

  11. Help! on Apple Releases 10.3.5 · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    I just got my update in the post.
    C:\WINDOWS>a:setup
    Now it's asking me if it can install AOL. I don't want another AOL!
  12. JavaOne on 140" Monitor Demonstration At Purdue · · Score: 1

    Not that anyone would expect them to, but they fail to mention that this system tested earlier this year at JavaOne.

  13. Simple HTTP Solution on When RSS Traffic Looks Like a DDoS · · Score: 3, Informative

    The readers should HEAD to see if the last modified changed... And the feed rendering engines should make sure their last modified is accurate.

  14. Re:My Family Videos on Which Digital Video Camera for Amateur Video? · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...everyone is impressed with the quality.

    I meant everyone in my family is impressed. I'm sure the jerks on this site will find every fault and then some. But that's Slashdot. ;-)

  15. My Family Videos on Which Digital Video Camera for Amateur Video? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I shot this on a Canon ZR40 and edited in iMovie. I'm sure it's way under the level the article is talking about, but everyone is impressed with the quality.

    Mind you, the Mpeg version on the internet has a fraction of the quality the fill DV version does.

  16. Re:Not surprising... on Moore Approves Fahrenheit 9/11 Downloads · · Score: 1

    A lot of people are riding on the success of that movie...

    They have no say. They got their contracts, and movie credits. If they don't like the distribution model, they'll know better next time.

  17. Re:OK Mr. DOS-hell smartypants... on Linux vs. Windows: What's The Difference? · · Score: 1

    And you can *still* to this day, use echo. (echo followed by a period, without a space in between) to get a line feed. That's one I hear people say you can't do, and they're always very surprised (of all things).

  18. Mac Version on The Sound of Your Firewall · · Score: 2, Informative
    Here's the mac version:
    #!/bin/sh
    tail --follow=name /var/log/system.log | \
    awk '
    $0 ~ /DROP/ {
    system("open /Library/Sounds/Submarine.aiff");
    }
    '
    Don't forget to run it as root.
  19. Re:Ah, more FUD. on Microsoft's Magical 'Myth-Busting' Tour · · Score: 1, Funny

    Microsoft is severely threatened and it knows it. Pay no attention to it and it will eventually go away.

    People in Soviet Russia, however, appear to be afflicted with amusing juxtapositions of the aforementioned situation.

  20. Dang it! on Apple Addresses URI Handler Issues · · Score: 4, Funny
    These stupid updates are ruining my laptop's uptime.
    uniblab:~ anthony$ uptime
    16:31 up 12 days, 2 hrs, 1 user, load averages: 0.80 1.32 1.47
    uniblab:~ anthony$
  21. Re:Apple listens to customers... on Apple Rolls Out AirPort Express, AirTunes · · Score: 5, Funny

    Those tiny white earbuds become tiny white pains in the ass if used for any period of time, and I like to hear the phone ring while I'm working.

    You're supposed to stick them in your ear.

  22. Re:At least the trains will run on time. on Italy Approves Jail for P2P Users · · Score: 1

    Good thing we in the States still have our God given right to Jury Nullification. Remember, if the government creates a law that don't fit, we just acquit!

  23. Re:Anonymous on Measuring Fragmentation in HFS+ · · Score: 1

    Do these defragmentation tools take things like the number of platters in to consideration, and can neighbouring sectors be assumed to be in the same cylinder across platters?

    Actually, I'm guessing it's the other way around.

  24. Re:Cryptanalysis requires more data on Cryptic Code Stumps Experts · · Score: 1

    It's just the initials of the guy's kids in the order they were born. Can't anyone else see that??

  25. Re:Really? Because all this time I thought that... on Projected 'Average' Longhorn System Is A Whopper · · Score: 1

    I read the GB, and didn't raise an eyebrow. I must be slipping.