User: Sneeze1066

..you mean the CSIRO's Wifi patent?

On: Nokia: Google's Nexus 7 Tablet Infringes Our Patents

Nokia claiming that "their" wifi patent is being infringed? It's already been decided that Australia's CSIRO invented Wifi and that and manufacturers using the technology would need to licence it from them. http://slashdot.org/story/12/04/01/2011245/australian-wifi-inventors-win-us-legal-battle

Re:Liability mitigation is the crucial rule

On: California To Join Nevada With Rules For Autonomous Cars

What happens when the vehicles become self aware and start targeting pedestrians. When will we see the first car on trial for murder?

Re:It starts with lenses, next will be implants...

On: DARPA Works On Virtual Reality Contact Lenses

She could tell you....but then she'd have to kill you.

And now onto stage two....

On: UCSD Researchers Create Artificial Cell Membrane

....where researchers will attempt to insert "insane" into membrane.

Playboy

On: Ask Slashdot: What Do You Like To Read?

...for the articles.

I'd imagine reporting it to police went like...

On: $500,000 Worth of Bitcoins Stolen

Victim - "I've had the my wallet stolen officer"
Officer - "Okay can you describe the wallet to me?"
Victim - "It was about 58KB and ended in .DAT"
Officer - "Errrrr......so was it leather?"

Re:Australia: The Lucky Country

On: Australian Crackdown On Console Modchips Likely To Continue

Fuck it, don't visit Australia, because it's gone to the dogs already.

Ya mean gone to the dingo's mate.

Could be good..

On: New Toshiba Drives Wipe Data When Turned Off

For storing the high scores on the Frogger machine at Mario's Pizza.

Re:Apple is not the problem, JB Hi Fi is

On: Australian Buyers Say They Were Told "No iPad Without Accessories"

I bought a Sony portable DVD player a few years ago from JB HiFi store and when I openen it up at home could hear loose parts inside floating around. Turned out to be parts of the laser mechanism. Took it back less than 24 hours later and flat out said this isn't new and looks like a broken return they've sold me. They were initially skeptical and seemed reluctant to replace it. There's something seriously wrong if they can "accidentally" put faulty returned items back on the shelf and resell them. Also purchased a spindle of blank DVD's and every disk appeared to have greasy speckles all over them obviously from a fault in the manufacturing process. The discs could be written too without first cleaning them with alcohol wipes. Took the spindle back and told them the sitation. They said yes they were aware of it but "couldn't take them off the shelf" for some reason.

Do you have Fly Buys?

On: "Wet" Asteroids Could Supply Space Gas Stations

Will they have an attendant hassling you to buy 2 packs of gum for $2 every time you fill up?

The UK Space Agency...

On: UK Space Agency Launched

..."Sending bad teeth into space since 2010."

Re:with apologies to "The Castle"

On: Aussie Film Industry Appeals ISP Copyright Case

Its Mabo... Its the Constitution.... It's the Vibe... Yeah that's it, it's pretty much the vibe.

The movie 2012

On: Australian Judge Rules Facts Cannot Be Copyrighted

...was that fact? Just want to clarify before I download it.

Did he really....

On: Nano-Scale Robot Arm Moves Atoms With 100% Accuracy

Maybe I'm just cynical....but this thing is so small couldn't he could just be claiming he made it.

Professor - "Ah ha! Look, I've created a two armed nano robot that can move atoms and molecules!"
Assistant - "Huh? Where?"
Professor - "Here see, right here....Aren't you looking?"
Assistant - "Yeah I'm looking where you're pointing....but ahh.....I don't quite.....errr....?"
Professor - "What? You don't WHAT!!??"
Assistant - "Oh no you misunderstand...I meant...that's great....does it come in red?"

Re:Arrest the prosecutor

On: $33 Million In Poker Winnings Seized By US Govt

I'm going to call the prosecutors bluff.........I'm all in.