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  1. Instant Messenger on Sniffing the Wireless Traffic of MIT Students · · Score: 1

    I didn't think people really IM'ed anymore......and NO traffic to myspace?

  2. Re:Laptop Useage in Class? on Sniffing the Wireless Traffic of MIT Students · · Score: 1

    My IT based education took place mostly in computer labs with desktops built into the desks the students sat at. The desk itself was a clear window with your monitor below it, keyboards were stowed underneath. PSU class of aught 6.

  3. Eye trick on Google Launches a Data Prediction API · · Score: 1

    I know that word is "churn" but the first 3 times I read it as "chum" Anyway, is this similar logic to how google is able to advertise based on what is discussed in your email?

  4. Sounds familiar on "Argonaut" Octopus Sucks Air Into Shell As Ballast · · Score: 1

    "after mating with the tiny male (whose tentacle/penis breaks off and remains in the female)." I have some friends that act like this whenever they get a new girlfriend

  5. Neat on Wii Could Be What the Doctor Ordered · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I've been toying with getting one of these for the exact reason to trick myself into doing some sort of activity while I'm idle. Now this just needs to coincide with a new advertising campaign and price-cut :)

  6. Nothing New on Doctors Seeing a Rise In "Google-itis" · · Score: 1

    There will always be hyperchondriacs and there always were. Technology isn't changing any of that.

  7. Tech behind this on Software Recognizes Sarcastic Tweets · · Score: 3, Funny

    I bet it just looks for itallic text.

  8. absolutely on point! on ACLU Sues To Protect Your Right To Swear · · Score: 1

    Not to mention I have no interest in an altercation caused because of a poor choice of words around someone's kid. It's just immature and stupid to not take into account your actions based on your surroundings.

  9. Re:It's odd... on ACLU Sues To Protect Your Right To Swear · · Score: 1

    werd is truth G!

  10. I'm not sure how to feel on this one on ACLU Sues To Protect Your Right To Swear · · Score: 1

    On one hand I very much stand behind total freedom of speech, on the other its not always a good thing to exercise it without care. I'm not a parent, but if I were, I would probably try to limit what profanity a young child hears. I swear like a sailor but in public I'm conscious of who is around me for this reason. Sometimes using an obscenity can escalate a situation, showing new severity that wasnt available with conventional words. Swearing at an officer may be exercising freedom of speech, but verbal assaults can be a dangerous thing as well and I'm not sure which side to stand on if an officer of the law makes a calculated decision to de-escalate you if you are perhaps in his face using extreme language. I see both sides to the argument, but again its not always so black and white.

  11. Great on Ukrainian Arrested In India For TJX Data Theft · · Score: 1

    Identity fraud-related crimes really hurt. Had my information stolen by someone that worked at the HQ of my bank at the time.

  12. Re:I guess "researchers" have not met any modders? on Hacking Automotive Systems · · Score: 1

    not only would it be very sneaky to maliciously mod the car's air/fuel, but upon a shop's inspection of the ECU, it would probably be determined that the car was "tuned" therefore voiding the warranty.

  13. Sad on Millions of .de Domains Unreachable For Hours · · Score: 0

    It was a sad day for Shiza-porn

  14. In other news on Jupiter Is Missing a Belt · · Score: 1

    Police are looking for an abnormally large man with newly fitting pants.

  15. tl:dr on Scalability In the Cloud Era Isn't What You Think · · Score: 3, Funny

    can someone scale that article down a bit?

  16. Other uses for this technology on Lidar Finds Overgrown Maya Pyramids · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Seems like it might be useful for finding downed aircrafts and other missing objects....maybe even people?

  17. Couldn't get any worse? on Oil Leak Could Be Stopped With a Nuke · · Score: 1

    Might as well nuke the area and start from scratch. But seriously, why does the explosion need to be nuclear.

  18. Why so biased? on Why Google Needs To Pull the Plug On Chrome OS · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why does this person care what OS OEMs ship with? This is slashdot we build our own computers or at least run whatever software we want on them.

  19. Re:Digital! Argh! on Will Game Cartridges Make a Comeback? · · Score: 2, Funny

    I prefer my games on a reel-to-reel you insensitive clod!

  20. Whatever makes the most sense on Will Game Cartridges Make a Comeback? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The medium switched to disks because they were cheaper to make, held more information, and worked. If cartridges take on these qualities, then there would be no reason to avoid them.

  21. Protection on In AU, Court Rules Downloaded Software Is Not "Goods" · · Score: 1

    We get a certain protection for purchasing goods from some distributers, would this no longer apply to an item newly classified as a "non-good"?