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  1. Other cost-cutting measures on Would You Pay For YouTube Videos? · · Score: 1
    I've been getting into YouTube quite a bit lately. I'd say they can go other routes to cut costs. Firstly, they need to start detecting duplicate videos. Someone posts a great clip that gets a ton of hits, then some bozo simply copies it and reposts the same video. That's wasted storage and bandwidth when I'm looking for a motorcycle wreck and download 10 copies of the same content.

    Second, maybe they should either cap the number of videos someone can post or set expiration dates based on views. If no one is looking at it, let it expire. If someone wants to post a zero interest video for longer, let them pay.

    Third, how about a little advertising? It doesn't have to be annoying, but if I'm looking at a video of the YZF-R1 race, why not allow Yamaha to have a link or a banner displayed?

  2. Re:Ongoing debate about Netiquette and Subject lin on Would You Pay For YouTube Videos? · · Score: 1

    What if your post is (n/t)? Slashdot doesn't really support that (short subjects), so the convention that many people have adopted is to post half a sentence. Since the first line of the comment shows up, I think it works great.

  3. Re:Trust in Editorial Decisions Must Be Rebuilt on Chicago Tribune Reporters Don't Want Readers' Pre-Approval · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Wrong, subscriptions are falling off because it's much easier and convenient to read the paper on-line; and on-line papers are free and generate 1/10 the advertising rates.

  4. Re:Their marketing people are idiots. on Chicago Tribune Reporters Don't Want Readers' Pre-Approval · · Score: 1

    Their marketing people?

  5. Re:Just tell Colbert your idea... on Let's Rename Swine Flu As "Colbert Flu" · · Score: 1
    NOT, I watch Colbert every day. The point to his faux arrogance is to be honored with more accolades and acknowledgments. There's nothing honorable about being named after a flu.

    As for the AC sibling knocking Colbert, most conservatives can't even figure out that he's joking!

  6. Re:Yes, I'm old on Old-School Coding Techniques You May Not Miss · · Score: 1

    You left off being humble. Oh, right...

  7. System looks flawed on Cheap 3D Motion Sensing System Developed At MIT · · Score: 1

    This system will probably be used on athletes, ninjas and commandos. From the video, it obviously only works on an arm without any muscle tone.

  8. Re:No more "balls in your face" jokes on Cheap 3D Motion Sensing System Developed At MIT · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Balls in your face"? What sort of DVDs are we talking about?

  9. Re:and Cheney got black hole funding cut on Hundreds of Black Holes Roam Loose In Milky Way · · Score: 1

    The problem with your satire is that we aren't under a real threat (economic) by zombies or black holes.

  10. Re:Are they absolutely sure? on Hundreds of Black Holes Roam Loose In Milky Way · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I vote for Buck Rogers to be remade like BSG, who's with me?

    A few years ago, I watched a cheesy rerun with Wilma posing as a hooker to sneak into some fat-cat's hotel room. Oh my! She was SMOKIN' back in the day! I just never picked up on that as a kid.

  11. Re:First swine flu, now loose-roaming black holes? on Hundreds of Black Holes Roam Loose In Milky Way · · Score: 2, Funny

    Longer? From YOUR reference point maybe...

  12. Compare dinosaurs to the ostrich on Some Large Dinosaurs Survived the K-T Extinction · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I was watching a documentary about recently extinct Australian species, including a large emu-like creature. Looking at an ostrich and imagining it without feathers, you can almost see an animation morphing from the sauropod form. IANAPaleontologist, so I could be FoS as usual.

  13. Re:Cavemen? on Some Large Dinosaurs Survived the K-T Extinction · · Score: 1

    Have you ever seen a prehistoric fertility idol? Rumors of the fitness of cavewomen are greatly exaggerated.

  14. Re:Weight problems? on Russian Manned Space Vehicle May Land With Rockets · · Score: 1

    How much lighter would the Space Shuttle's orbiter be if it didn't have those massive wings, tail, aerodynamic chassis, and airliner-style landing gear? Would a simple landing rocket system weigh LESS than everything required to make the orbiter a glider?

  15. Re:Don't believe the hype on Senator Arlen Specter Becomes a Democrat · · Score: 1

    ...incumbent...meant to say newcomer.

  16. Don't believe the hype on Senator Arlen Specter Becomes a Democrat · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Arlan isn't going to suddenly start voting with the Democratic party (yes, he's crossed the lines occasionally). This is all about his own electability in the 2010 campaign. His numbers were looking atrocious in an increasingly hard-right nomination fight. The only chance he had was to become a Democrat and hope that he can take down an incumbent while riding the moderate fence.

    This is a similar tactic...in spirit...to what Joe Lieberman did. Screw party identity, use the convention battles to your advantage. Old Arlan doesn't have ME fooled.

  17. Re:At the risk of being modded down on Town Fights Cricket Plague With Led Zeppelin · · Score: 1

    I bet you're one of those guys who listens to crappy indie bands just because they have indie cred. The reason Led Zeppelin and the Beatles have so much clout is that they've contributed so much to the history of American influence, including those crappy indie bands you love so much. Don't confuse "overplayed" with "overhyped."

  18. Re:HIPAA on Why Digital Medical Records Are No Panacea · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Explain how a trusted system is some sort of IT obstacle.

  19. Re:Security? on Why Digital Medical Records Are No Panacea · · Score: 1

    The difference is that your healthcare providers don't have to make your account intrinsically open. It will be a closed system available only to healthcare providers who by nature have verified identities, not any yahoo with a card scanner.

  20. Re:Probably expressed best by the Mooninites on Air Force One Flyby Causes Brief Panic In NYC · · Score: 1
  21. Probably expressed best by the Mooninites on Air Force One Flyby Causes Brief Panic In NYC · · Score: 1
  22. I kept my geocities email for registration on Yahoo Pulls the Plug On GeoCities · · Score: 1

    Sure the mail gets dumped into a garbage Yahoo account, but it was nice not having to give out the real address.

  23. You had me at.... on LEGO Rock Band Confirmed · · Score: 1

    "Play killer riffs to destroy giant robots." I hereby declare this game a megahit!

  24. In related news... on Scientists Discover Exoplanet Less Than Twice the Mass of Earth · · Score: 1

    ...the definition of "earth-sized" planet shrinks.

  25. I'd rather... on Sink Your Balls Quickly With Pool-Cue Robots · · Score: 1

    ...sink my balls into a robot! Wake me up when there's a Cherry 2000 I can nail.