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  1. Re:Accelerometer on MacSaber Turns Your Macbook into a Lightsaber · · Score: 3, Informative

    The Sudden Motion Sensor is accurate enough that there is a dashboard widget that emulates a bubble level. Of course, this is in my PowerPC-based Powerbook, so the SMS is not actually "new."

  2. Re:That's why God made CAPITAL letters on Why Emails Are Misunderstood · · Score: 1

    _I_ didn't steal the money.

  3. Re:Poul-Henning Kamp got payed! on D-Link Settles Danish Time Dispute · · Score: 1

    I knew that, It's Norway's! :P

  4. Re:New Dress code policy on Best Buy Invaded By Blue Shirt Improv Artists · · Score: 1

    The next group to do this will be 80 people walking into a Best Buy wearing Red shirts an khakis. It will get around their silly dress code, and be just as disconcerting.

  5. Re:Smithy Code? on Judge Creates Own Da Vinci Code · · Score: 1, Funny

    He finished with Harry Potter?

  6. Re:oh please on Dvorak Avocates Open Sourcing OS X · · Score: 1

    Remember, you're on Slashdot. No one reads the articles.

  7. Re:This story is so gay on Sanitizing Expression In Virtual Worlds · · Score: 1

    However, gay is used in a negative connotation. It does not matter that you are not actively thinking that "This story wants to have intimate relations with a story of the same gender." When you do come across an individual that is actually homosexual, you will most likely have a negative impression of this person, in part because you use a term that they identify with, and you use it negatively.

  8. Re:No OEM versions for the Macintosh on Aero To Be Unavailable To Pirates · · Score: 1

    With a quick glance at the Microsoft System Builder's OEM License and the disclaimer IANAL, it appears that there is nothing that limits "System Builders" from installing Windows OEM on a pre-built unit. However, Microsoft does stipulate that you must put your support number in the documentation for the computer, as MS requires OEMs to be supported by the manufacturer. So it appears that installing OEM on an Apple would be legal, just don't call MS _or_ Apple if anything goes wrong.

  9. Re:Coffee Shop Use Case on Mac Security Alarm System · · Score: 1

    All Mac laptops (worth owning) have a Kensington Security Slot. You need to buy either a Kensington lock or a small tab that fits into the slot and allows a cable to pass through it. Remember, you aren't protecting your laptop for hours, rather, you are making it difficult to pick it up from the table and walk away.

  10. Re:don't hold your breath.... on Going To Boot Camp · · Score: 1

    I call BS.

    Video workstations need all the firepower and more of a graphics workstation. Since Final Cut is Universal, I would say that they'll have a quad Pow, err Mac Mac Quad intel Pro Tower in the next couple months.

  11. Re:Apple is going to make a killing... on Gamers Itching To Switch To Macs? · · Score: 1

    Think about it this way. There are companies out there that allow each user to choose the system that they are most efficient working in. These types of companies no longer have to maintain two lines of hardware, as they can buy Apple equipment and install Boot Camp and Windows. I'm sure that there are ways of running Linux on the intel Macs, but I haven't looked into it myself, given that I don't have an interest in it.

  12. Re:About that... on Buy PC Without an OS... Get a Visit From MSFT? · · Score: 1

    Not above my home, blocking the view of the clouds and stars. ...and that's all that matters.

  13. Re:Pilot's motto: on Brits To Crash Test a Scramjet · · Score: 1

    Getting a million pound device 35Km into the air in the first place is a real technological feat.

    Dropping it is not.

    Oh, you mean British Pounds.

    At least we aren't talking about coconuts and swallows.

  14. Re:snark of the day :) on New Star Wars TV Series Confirmed · · Score: 4, Funny

    Of course, this is going to be a sitcom, detailing the wacky adventures of Owen, Beru, Luke, and that crazy hermit Ben. Be ready for these episodes:

    - Luke visits the cantina. Hilarity ensues.
    - Luke buys drugs from the Jawas. Hilarity ensues.
    - Luke goes through puberty. Hilarity ensues.
    - Owen and Beru go out of town, Luke has a party. Hilarity ensues.
    - Luke finds a lightsaber at Ben's, pretends it a sword. Meaningful life lesson ensues.
    - Luke gets a girlfriend. He then wakes from his drug-induced dream.
    - Luke and family go to Hoth on vacation. Luke licks cold weather maintenance droid. Hilarity ensues.
    - Luke questions his sexuality. Steals Ben's Lightsaber again.

    Of course, these are not all of the episodes planned, but they will account for most of the 100 episodes, due to slight retelling of the same story, with the same jokes, over and over again.

  15. Re:I hope ... on Windows XP on Intel Mac Confirmed · · Score: 1

    Well, it depends on if it was awarded as one $14k "prize" or ~ 56 $250 "gifts". One way, you keep all of it. The other way, the government thanks you for half of the "apologies."

  16. Re:Not quite an alarmist reason for the software on UK Demands Sourcecode for Strike Fighters · · Score: 1

    The US could have written code to accept an encrypted command over the radio. This command could potentially be programmed to shut down the plane or some other sort of operation. This is why they want the source. They want their weapons to be usable during any operation, including ones potentially against the US.

  17. Re:Clear violation of first amendment? on Bill Could Restrict Freedom of the Press · · Score: 1

    Now there is a bill that I would support.

    "Any congressperson that votes for a bill that is later found to ursurp the Constitution shall be hung at noon the day after the law is struck down in the courts."

  18. Re:Voted? on Maryland Votes To Ban Diebold Voting Machines · · Score: 1

    No, it's:

    Diebold Voting Machines

    [ Great ]
    [ Greatest ]

  19. Re:Do we want this? on Lab Produces 3.6 Billion Degree Gas · · Score: 1

    Remember not to cross the proton streams either.

    That would be bad.

  20. Re:Never have so few words been so profound. on Apple to Offer Monthly iTunes TV Subscriptions · · Score: 1

    It's also the definition for "Truthiness"

  21. Re:still C on Is Visual Basic a Good Beginner's Language? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh come on.  You know you commented it.

    #include    //Most people put <stdio.h> in this line after #include, but I can't due to a software patent.
    int main()  //Main function is run every time
    {           //Begin Main function
        printf("Hello world\n"); //Print "Hello World" and start a new line
    }           //End Main Function

  22. Re:Ballmer to his secretary: on No Backdoor in Vista · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ballmer's going hunting with Cheney? That's the best news of the year.

  23. Re:more sensationalism on Google Copies Corporate Data to Google's Servers? · · Score: 1

    Not to mention this line of code...

    IF(Organization=="Yahoo!" OR "Microsoft" OR "Mom and Pa's trusty newfangled search company")
              TurnOnDocumentUploadSecretly();
    ENDIF

  24. Re:If DRM needed, should be Open. on Napster Blames Microsoft for Lack of Sales · · Score: 1

    Your analysis is flawed. Microsoft won't win this battle. There are two reasons for this.

    1) The DRM.

    I have a vested interest in getting a new iPod if I have an investment in iTMS music. Sure, you can transcode the music, but do you think that the senator with the iPod is going to know/care how to do that?

    2) The dock connector.

    I need an iPod if I want my car to work with my player. I need an iPod if I want all of those myriad of accessories to work with my player. Sure, I can use line out for all these devices, but if a user wants to integrate their player into their equipment, they better have an iPod.

    In terms of fighting off Microsoft, #2 is the important one. Apple has effectively made cars >$10k accessories for your $400-$600 consumer electronics device. However, the Hi-Fi is Apple shooting themselves in the foot. They saw a market that their stores were doing well in (aftermarket iPod speakers.) Instead of leaving this market to Bose and Klipsch, they decided to enter it themselves, ignoring the fact that it is through the third party accessories that they maintain their edge over Microsoft.

  25. Re:Yardage? on Golf in Space · · Score: 1

    Yeah, that's if he doesn't duff it.