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  1. Re:Bots that can carry conversations? on Inside the 2012 Loebner Prize · · Score: 1

    Your mum's face has users like this.

  2. Re:Serious Question on Inside the 2012 Loebner Prize · · Score: 1

    MY programming objectives include getting laid, unfortunately I am failing at that...

  3. Re:slashdot should charge for the chatbot testing. on Inside the 2012 Loebner Prize · · Score: 1

    How does that make you feel?

  4. Re:Closer to home on Inside the 2012 Loebner Prize · · Score: 1

    Offtopic? Just used my points up or that would have gotten insightful. That was a great post.

  5. Re:Yikes on Verizon To Kill All Unlimited Data Plans · · Score: 1

    Except it only happens when you renew the contract, so no contract voiding going on.

  6. Re:Slippery slope on Verizon To Kill All Unlimited Data Plans · · Score: 1

    They only drop your unlimited if you upgrade your unlimited 3g plan to a new 4g plan. This isn't taking effect in the middle of your term, and doesn't seem to happen if you don't upgrade.

  7. Re:Wow, really? on Verizon To Kill All Unlimited Data Plans · · Score: 1

    How would I do that in my car? Though Pandora is a bad example as it uses very little data.

  8. Re:Congratulations, Verizon on Verizon To Kill All Unlimited Data Plans · · Score: 1

    On my Droid X, Foxfi works well for tethering, never had an issue about being locked out. Verizon as well, though probably not when it is time to upgrade. :(

  9. Re:Congratulations, Verizon on Verizon To Kill All Unlimited Data Plans · · Score: 1

    To Verizon, when you activate a new phone it is a contract renewal, so that would be an "upgrade". Even if you are reactivating a former phone from your plan because your phone fell in the toilet (happens to many people, but I have not had that issue...)

  10. Re:what is the point if my bill is the same? on Google's Grand Android Plan · · Score: 1

    http://www.google.com/nexus/#/buy

    Also, are these "nexus" devices going to be cdma/gsm/evdo/hsdpa+/LTE + 8 Band units?

    Sort of, they sell two models, one designed for GSM (AT&T and Tmobile) and one designed for Sprint/Verizon. The Verizon one is $199 on contract, the GSM unlocked one is $399 without contract.

  11. Re:how does the warranty work? on Google's Grand Android Plan · · Score: 1

    I can't imagine where you would get a new one:

    http://www.google.com/nexus/#/buy

  12. Re:"just think if you could" on Google's Grand Android Plan · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately, that one is a double wammy, you can't buy unlocked Verizon phones, and they don't give a discount :(

  13. Re:Smartphone service for $35/mo from Virgin on Google's Grand Android Plan · · Score: 2

    Except, if you bring your own phone, the plan costs the same.

  14. Re:This just in.... on Kodak Basement Lab Housed Small Nuclear Reactor · · Score: 1

    That didn't seem to bother God...

  15. Re:Meh on Kodak Basement Lab Housed Small Nuclear Reactor · · Score: 1

    Yellow Cake is the unrefined version of Uranium Ore.

  16. Re:There's no starship with just an ion drive on Engineer Thinks We Could Build a Real Starship Enterprise In 20 Years · · Score: 1

    My understanding of ships like the one in 2001 A Space Odyssey, or in Avatar, was that the engines were far away to reduce radiation risk to the crew capsule. Using a Cube would not give you the distance, so you would need other shielding methods, however, the Enterprise has the distance from drive built into the design. Ion drives don't produce meaningful radiation, so the Cube design, sphere, cylinder or whatever is fine, but if you have any intention of swapping out the engines ever to test new engines, having nacelles is a good thing.

  17. Re:Where's the one on Apple? on Windows RT Browser Restrictions Draw Antitrust Attention · · Score: 1

    From that article:

    Harvey Anderson, Mozilla's top lawyer, admitted to Computerworld that there are some similarities between the way Apple and Microsoft treat Firefox, but:

    "The similarities to iOS don't justify an outcome on Windows that deprives users of choice, reduces competition and hurts innovation."

    When pressed to explain the apparenty contradiction in Mozilla's attitude toward Apple and Microsoft, he said:
    "The difference here is that Microsoft is using its Windows monopoly power in the OS market to exclude competition in the browser market."

    Wow, just wow, the cognitive dissidence of this guy is strong. He just doesn't see the problem with thinking Microsoft is abusive while Apple is not?

  18. Re:Magnets in your body? That's nice. on Subdermal Magnets Allow You To Wear an IPod Like a Watch · · Score: 1

    The iPod also has magnets glued to it. The rest of what you said is correct however.

  19. Re:There's no starship with just an ion drive on Engineer Thinks We Could Build a Real Starship Enterprise In 20 Years · · Score: 1

    If it is used as a test bed for new propulsion technology, having the nacelles away from the body of the ship could be helpful. Not all propulsion tech is as clean as ion engines. But if it will never be upgraded or used as a test bed, the design of the Millennium Falcon would be better.

  20. Re:Better than the last place I worked at on Ask Slashdot: Open Source Multi-User Password Management? · · Score: 1

    NPM looks interesting, personally, I implemented Password Safe: http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/ unfortunately, it does not handle multiple users, though I suppose you could have multiple files with different passwords and a master file with all the passwords.

  21. Re:Yes, I know this is off-topic on Oracle Not Satisfied With Potential $150,000; Goes Against Judge's Warning · · Score: 2

    Perhaps because it is a troll? The article is about a research paper trying to make the point that search results should be considered free speech, what does that have to do with antitrust?

  22. Re:U.S. court systems on Oracle Not Satisfied With Potential $150,000; Goes Against Judge's Warning · · Score: 1

    That's why my card punch used triangles!

  23. Re:tl;nt on New .secure Internet Domain On Tap · · Score: 1

    How about the last time you saw a .co, and didn't think to yourself it was odd visiting something in Colombia?

  24. Re:We went with google on Complaint Challenges Univ. of Hawaii Email Partnership Wth Google · · Score: 1

    So, you suggest Upgrading to Exchange Enterprise (5k a server) in order to be able to use more than 5 DBs of 150GB a piece, oh, and now you need to upgrade to Server Enterprise (5k again?), you need to add more servers to be able to support all the mailboxes, you need storage (12k for 30TB), you need the people to manage it and make sure it is all working properly, then fix things that go wrong, manage users, assist and troubleshoot for users. You also has spam and virus subscription, as that is our job...on and on, there are many things that go into those numbers, but you can feel free to back your mail up to a flash drive if you like.

    This is not as easy as a non-IT person might think, there is much more involved in managing services than just the size of the drives.

  25. Re:We had *real* mail when I was in college. on Complaint Challenges Univ. of Hawaii Email Partnership Wth Google · · Score: 1

    so most students had to walk uphill through the snow to get to class and a steep slide back down afterwards, optionally using a "borrowed" cafeteria tray as a sled.

    That sounds fun :)