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  1. Mother Nature. on Ask Slashdot: What Could Go Wrong In Tech That Hasn't Already Gone Wrong? · · Score: 1

    coronal mass ejection

  2. Re:Cost center only? on Australian Dept. Store Chain's Website Crashes and Can't Get Back Up · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Would be the best thing to do with Fosters.

  3. Re:Height wars on Mayor Bloomberg Battles Fleet Owners Over NYC 'Taxi of Tomorrow' · · Score: 1

    Most states now recommend a 3 second following distance

  4. Re:Customer service on World's Worst PR Guy Gives His Side · · Score: 1

    And having worked in customer service you undoubtedly know the one of the main elements of "Call control" is to control yourself.. you lose that and its all over.

  5. Re:Are You Telling Me ... on Why SOE Decided To Cancel Star Wars Galaxies · · Score: 1

    Who's lawn... I remember Slashdot before they had this new fanged UID login thing..

  6. Re:Not what hearing aid processors need on 'Pruned' Microchips Twice As Fast and Efficient · · Score: 1

    Do you actually use all 5 modes ? If not just have them reprogrammed so ever other mode is t-coil. Hearing aids seem to be continuously improving but over the years they have removed two things I miss 1) the volume knob, 2) an actual off switch.

  7. Re:Police thugs on "War On Terror" Board Game Confiscated In UK · · Score: 1

    The register has the best analisys of the the Stockwell incident.

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/11/stockwell_one_systems_failures/

  8. Re:See Apple for details on Looking Beyond Vista To Fiji and Vienna · · Score: 1

    You mean like Microsoft Framework 1.1 / 2.0. those were released free of charge too.

  9. Re:Enigma is fundamentally flawed. on Help Break Original Enigma Messages · · Score: 1

    Sadly the never searched there own patent office (that would have really helped them along much sooner). It seems there was a 1928 patent filed for what would become the enigma machine.

    http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml= /news/2001/04/20/ncyph20.xml

  10. Re:They did so step forward on Challenger Tragedy - In Depth, and Deeply Felt · · Score: 1

    The Tinfoil crowed have always stated Regan wanted the shuttle to be over head for the state of the union address. The timing is right so it could be true.

  11. Re:Competition? on Portrait of The Last Remaining Pinball Wizard · · Score: 3, Informative

    the First news post on the subjecthttp://www.pinballnews.com/news/bally.html

    Followed by Gary Stern's Reply http://www.pinballnews.com/news/bally2.html


    As well as some pictures http://http//www.pinballnews.com/news/australia6.h tml of the whitewood Wayne is working on

  12. Re:"much easier", where's the fun in that? on Electrolytic Etching, For What A Dremel Can't Do · · Score: 1

    No a true geek would build it themself with this kit.. http://www.emissiontechnologies.com/xy.htm/ granted a 50 watt laser could probably only cut tinfoil

  13. Re:how come? on The Ten Worst Products of the Year · · Score: 1

    cruising at 80mph isnt a big deal.. its how you stop afterwards that can be a bit harry.

  14. Re:Tort Reform Redux on Amazing Things Your Automobile Can't Do · · Score: 1

    http://www.amsa.org/hp/medmalfacts.cfm

    5.1% of physicians account for 54.2% of the malpractice payouts.
    Of doctors with two or more malpractice payouts since 1990, only 7.6% have been disciplined; of those with five or more, only 13% have been disciplined.

  15. Re:You gentlemen can't fight in here... on Latest Chernobyl Motorcycle Photos · · Score: 1

    Yeeeeeehaaaaa wooo hooooooo

  16. check thre ref before you spend on Politicians For Sale... On Amazon · · Score: 1

    If you want to use this give money to some one other then bush you may want to check out the referral in the Url.

    ref=gw_pres_cand

    does this mean Slashdot was just trolled by the GOP ?

  17. Re:Actually, it would be cooler to keep it simple on Endless Liquid Refreshment · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Its sad how few people will get the joke

    the one vendor i know for Old Fashioned Soda Fountain supplys
    one of these days after I buy a house I will set one of these up. The question that is do i need a 20 foot long counter to go with it :)

  18. Re:But I already have copies of every Bloom County on Return Of Bloom County. Sorta · · Score: 1


    Wow, can you imagine a beowulf cluster of those?

    Yes its called a Library.. and most of the time you can get free access to the information.

  19. Re:Yah right it really "passed" on Seattle Monorail & California High Speed Rail Move Forward · · Score: 1

    let me just add to this.. bush won florda by 537 votes... and in the end that had a much much larger effect...

  20. Re:I wonder... on Classic Computer Magazine Archive · · Score: 1

    yea info mag was great..

    I could catch up on my bryce comics

  21. Re:All you need is one of these: on The Most Dangerous Server Rooms · · Score: 2, Informative

    see this site for the whole line etherkiller products I think the isa killer is the best

  22. Public service anouncment on Tattoo To Monitor Diabetes · · Score: 1

    I know this is slightly off topic but while we are discussing Diabetes, The symptoms should probably be mentioned.

    Ten warning signs which should send you to your doctor:

    1. Abnormal, intense thirst
    2. Frequent urination.
    3. Extreme hunger.
    4. Sudden, unexplained weight loss.
    5. Slow-healing cuts, bruises or skin infections.
    6. Recurrent infections.
    7. Blurred vision.
    8. Unexplained weakness and extreme exhaustion.
    9. Genital itching or impotence.
    10. Sweet-smelling breath.

    you never know the kidneys you save may be your own.

  23. Re:News for Felons. Stuff that's illegal. on Xbox Security Keys Changed · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    There is something Orwelian newspeak about the parent post.. You must do your part and give up your freedoms so that we can be truly free.
    Probably more freedoms will be lost to this battle cry then will ever be taken from us by a terrorist.

    JoeW.
    I am who I am and thats who I am

  24. Re:ARGH! on New IBM Plant Will Mass Produce .1 Micron Chips · · Score: 1

    Ok I will meet you 1/2 way

    0.059652 rods vs. 0.67 cubits

  25. Re:ARGH! on New IBM Plant Will Mass Produce .1 Micron Chips · · Score: 1

    Ok is this a improvement ?

    One uses .060606 Rods Technology where as the other is stuck using a wimpy 0.059652 rods

    Abe Simpson: I think the metric system is the tool of the Devil! My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead, and that's the way I liked it!