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  1. Re:Not technical on Personality Testing For Employment · · Score: 1

    That was a test of my sanity and equally easy to figure out. It consisted of tests like "you just killed a man. Why?"

    Let me guess, it was called the Voight-Kampff test?

  2. Previously unattainable with legacy technology? on USB 3.0 Is Ten Times Faster; Get It In 2010 · · Score: 1

    According to Symwave, this will result in 'speeds previously unattainable with legacy USB technology.'

    Huh, so USB 3.0 peripherals working over USB 2.0 will be faster than USB 2.0? I kind of doubt that speeds attainable with legacy USB technology will be affected by this.

  3. Re:TV in Los Angeles on Obama Recommends Delay In Digital TV Switch · · Score: 1

    The boxes exist and are plentiful, if you didn't pay attention and get your free coupon when they had money for them - oh well. That isn't the fault of the Federal Government.

    I signed up on the gov website near when it was first mentioned here last year, but they never sent me anything. Apparently THEY weren't paying attention. I was going to order another, now that friends have received theirs, but now the fucking thing is bankrupt.

  4. Re:I find a Magnet Works on "Smash Your Hard Drive" To Fight Identity Theft · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Data isn't encoded as absolute values on the drive; it's much more complex than that. Throw in error correction and it looks like noise, no matter what the data are.

  5. Re:Environmentally criminal! on "Smash Your Hard Drive" To Fight Identity Theft · · Score: 1

    Hehe, similar incident. A friend recovered a DVD-R drive from the trash of Best Buy or some place that smashes tossed items with a hammer, to be sure nobody gets any use of them. The case was cracked, the top metal sheet of the drive was dented in, and the spindle on the drive motor was jammed down in the process. I removed the metal cover, fixed the spindle, and manually placed the top piece over the disc center, and it's successfully burned CDs. Quite fast, too. Modern stuff has so many feedback loops that it doesn't require lots of manual adjustments and is fairly durable in the face of major trauma like this.

  6. Re:I can see it now... on Google Router Rumors · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Given Google's annoying behavior these days, it'd be more like "Hmmm, host isn't responding as quickly as others; I'll change the IP address to one that gets more hits."

  7. Re:What natural setting? on How the City Hurts Your Brain · · Score: 1

    bush, bush, tree, bush, tiger, bush, oh wait...

    Yeah, exactly.... FOUR Bushes! Two has been bad enough...

  8. OT: But vs. and in summary on Apple Intros 17" Unibody MBP, DRM-Free iTunes · · Score: 1

    As rumored, the battery is not removable, but it's claimed to provide 8 hours of battery life (7 hours with the discrete graphics)

    Unless you think that an unremovable battery implies that its charge must not last very long, the word "but" is inappropriate.

  9. Obligatory instruction manual on Distributed "Nuclear Batteries" the New Infrastructure Answer? · · Score: 1
    Unfortunately, the instruction manual from is a little vague (original post):

    Thank you to use Nuclear-Friend. The main characteristic in machine of control rod moves in with slim middle, can nimble neutron dependable work send, of via sea warmness thusly turbine twist out machine-wind. ALERTNESS, magnet-imprison with ionisation threatening badass. Fleeting bioluminescence in bird appendage observation, conjunction Cherenkov neon likeness, linking chain of no command (barking!) to blinking indications. Personages of vicinity ascending fucking with sparks! Ability detriment remove with "fast-neutron-sheilding-blanket" (slowly neutrons with alacrity) to mammalian sex babylove machine faulty. As packing box inside includes dosimeter for life-spirit guard dog is. Un-normal witness with e=mc2 of cloudy fungus c.10km bigness, warranty glue not connected.

  10. Re:99.3% accurate? on New Method To Revolutionize DNA Sequencing · · Score: 1

    I realize that we aren't going to be trying to make a cloned copy from this data...

    What makes you so sure? Who knows where this will lead?

    Probably to people thinking a single live mirror of themselves is sufficient, until they get sick and find the mirror is also sick. I actually think I read a similar story recently...

  11. Even a complex number? on The Perils of Simplifying Risk To a Single Number · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Perils of Simplifying Risk To a Single Number

    Even if it's a complex number? Or would that make it too imaginary?

  12. Update on my weight on Steve Jobs Issues Update On His Health · · Score: 5, Funny

    I just want to update everyone on my weight. I lost a few pounds when I got sick recently. Well, that or the scale varies by a few pounds (I just started using it, so I don't know how much it normally varies). I hope to have my weight back up in a few weeks. I hope this calms everyone's curiosity. I'll keep you updated on this as it progresses.

  13. Re:Bad summary: uploads != downloads on WSJ Confirms RIAA Fired MediaSentry · · Score: 1

    Dear lord, must we really suffer summaries on /. that confuse the difference between uploading and downloading??

    Agreed; the artist of this novel summarization should read his word manual more patiently so he doesn't misconceive his acronyms.

  14. Re:sue Amtrak and JetBlue on Amtrak Photo Contestant Arrested By Amtrak Police · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I imagine they are within the law just asking you to delete them, just like anyone can ask you to do something. Demanding, on the other hand...

  15. Re:Ouch on Why Mirroring Is Not a Backup Solution · · Score: 1

    Nevermind the host's data being corrupt, how about them being shut down for an extended period/permanently? Always assume volatility to anything you store outside your machine.

  16. Mirror or corrupt database? on Why Mirroring Is Not a Backup Solution · · Score: 1

    On the bright side, if the site gets clogged up with blogs again, they have a nice mirror of it being free of them, for quick restoration.

  17. Comment witheld on Google Wants You To Be Its Unpaid Muse · · Score: 2, Funny

    Before I make a comment on this article, you're going to have to compensate me. Or did you think you could steal people's time for some free comments?

  18. Summary could say what "Falcon 9" is on Falcon 9 Is Now Fully Integrated At Cape Canaveral · · Score: 1

    The summary could mention what "Falcon 9" is. I'm half thinking it's some kind of new launch-pad technology.

  19. Re:Yay! on IE Market Share Drops Below 70% · · Score: 1

    IE has been dominating and destroying the Web for far too long.

    Don't worry, Flash will pick up where IE left off.

  20. Re:I personally don't want to see it. on Facebook Nudity Policy Draws Nursing Moms' Ire · · Score: 1

    I'm not puritanical, religious or a prude and I have a healthy taste for porn; but I don't want pictures of nursing women thrust at me. I don't understand why it's necessary to show everyone?

    I admit that I don't use social networking sites, but I find this surprising. Does facebook now have a feature in which your monitor grows arms, puts those Clockwork Orange things in your eyes and forces you to view certain pictures? I guess that's as good of a reason as any to not visit that site.

    I think the real answer is that he can't help searching for and looking at such pictures, and that this is the only way he can stop, by having them stop putting them up. Because at least on my machine, I don't know if I've ever visited the Facebook website; images I see are mostly on pages I choose to visit, and I doubt these mothers are just posting these to random places to try to get everyone to see, even those who aren't interested.

  21. Re:What about Best Cheapass Mouse on The Best Computer Mice In Every Category · · Score: 1

    I have an old iMac and it came with the heavy, clear Apple one-button optical mouse. About a year ago I replaced it with a Microsoft "Basic Optical Mouse" and have enjoyed it ever since. It's light, easier to hold, and has three buttons and a scroll wheel. Occasionally it'll jump to the corner of the screen, but that hasn't proved to be a problem. Supports USB and PS/2 connections.

  22. Re:Doesn't really matter what *WE* think, does it? on Wikipedia Almost Reaches $6 Million Target · · Score: 1

    Your SEO ideas intrigue me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

  23. Re:In the meantime in Redmond... on Microsoft Zunes Committing Mass Suicide · · Score: 1

    In the meantime in Redmond, people see Zunes commiting suicide by flying out from Ballmer's office.

    Uhhh... oh, "office". I thought I read something else at first. Nevermind.

  24. Re:The Fix on Microsoft Zunes Committing Mass Suicide · · Score: 1

    According to Herman at gizmodo, this is the solution:

    "Your zune will need a "hard reset."

    He further went on to say that you must not reload anything on it or set the date, or it will freeze again. Enjoy!

  25. Re:Oh, the fun and prizes! on FBI Issues Code Cracking Challenge · · Score: 1

    "You'll love our fun-filled resort on beautiful Guantanamo Bay!"

    Meh. The resort is okay, but I hear the service is torture!

    Yes, but there's plenty of time to enjoy waterboarding and laying in the sun.