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  1. Re:API Account... Why? on AOL Opens Video Search Engine to Developers · · Score: 1

    Each member id is limited to 10k requests per day. Get your own id.

  2. Re:Yay! on Google Releases Tesseract as Open Source · · Score: 1

    yeah, what is w/ the xterm? Anyway, I wouldn't call this code 1.0 .. It doesn't even ocr the sample they provide with it.

  3. Re:Finally some use for my spam! on Buy Low, Spam High · · Score: 1

    No.. you do the opposite. You sell short the stock pumped. It's sure to FALL since they already bought it low. This would also help stop the spammers because they wouldn't make as much.

  4. Re:I predict this story will go through the roof! on Buy Low, Spam High · · Score: 1

    That's 4% in a couple of days. That is a huge return. If you did one scam a week, you'd get 200% return a year. If you put $100k in, you'd make $200k in one year!

  5. Re:Specs on SanDisk Releases New iPod rival · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Exactly. Price, Size and Capacity. Pick Two. There aren't any rivals the compete with ipods on all three.

  6. Re:What, they can't type? on HSBC Online Banking Security Flaw Analyzed · · Score: 2, Insightful

    HSBC had a virtual keyboard feature. A keylogger would not work with that. You use the mouse to enter letters on it. Maybe the virtual keyboard only has 9 positions, and maybe they are recording mouse movements?

  7. Not enough.. on Google Warns Users About "Unsafe Sites" · · Score: 1
    It's not enough unless they put these warnings in their adwords/adsense links as well. Otherwise, it just means more money for Google as the badware providers rely more heavily on AdSense to pump their crap.

    The real solution would be to completely remove these sites from the search results and sponsored links. They already remove plenty of sites they think are "spamming" the results, but they won't remove their bread and butter crapware from their sponsored links.

  8. Re:And the goal is ... on Warren Ellis Curates new Webcomic Site · · Score: 1
    uh, yeah, like webcomics.com? They provide updates webcomics and let you create your own "comics page"

    I'm worried if they are allowed to put ads all over the place, the could presumably put malicious stuff there too. It's really just a big free webhost, because, if it's so massive, anyone can sign up and post anything?

  9. Re:From IRC, the reason: on Lead PHP Developer Quits · · Score: 1
    If he's off to join Hezbollah, I'm sure that conversation is all he needs on his resume.

    After his comments, I feel dirty for even using PHP.

  10. Not a good analogy on A Memory Card Torture Test · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I have an expensive ($800) Digital Rebel XT 8MP camera. It doen't matter how slow of a card I put in it, it works great. It has it's own high speed cache to store like 8 pictures or so depending on settings, and write to the card seconds later. I can easily take a few shots a second, but, it's rare I need to shoot that. While some high end cameras have the write to card weakness, it's certainly not universal among the Ferrari Cameras. Those of you driving around in old yugos might need every bit of speed increase that you can get, you're better off getting a better camera though IMHO.

  11. Cheap on Cheap, Open-design Humanoid Bot - Runs Linux, Too · · Score: 2, Insightful
    You can't say it's cheap if it doesn't even have a price yet. It's for us to decide if it's really cheap when it's priced.

    If it's $100, then it would be cheap. It's probably more like $20,000, which, I would not consider "cheap"... More accessible for some, yet, cheap, no... and, it's not even accessible yet.

  12. Blocking on Skype Protocol Has Been Cracked · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Do you really have to "crack" the protocol to block the traffic? Were their packets that well disguised?

  13. Re:Or... on Get Played. Get Paid. · · Score: 1
    Yes, most anything that requires you to pay for stuff that you get free somewhere else won't work.

    Google's video service is going further than contextual ads. They are adding pre-roll video commercials, and will split the revenue with the video author. That sounds like a great service, is only google could make a better interface for them.

    If youtube could adopt that same model, they might just have something!

  14. Re:image magick on Software to Divide an Image Into Discrete Patterns · · Score: 1

    I was just going to suggest this. You can even map all the colors to a new color scheme if you want. You could choose the exact number of colors you'd like to use. It's also very fast and scriptable.

  15. Ipods already compatible on French Lawmakers Approve 'iTunes Law' · · Score: 4, Interesting

    with some other music services, like allofmp3.com If I create some bohunk music store, does apple have to support my new crazy format?

  16. Re:Scary... on The Making of a Motherboard at ECS · · Score: 1
    compared to what I saw with other factories in china, this one seems pretty clean and safe.

    The factory where they make Disney books is much more scary.

  17. Re:Easy solution on AOL Tries New Tactic to Keep Customers · · Score: 2, Informative

    Heh.. I've tried that. My card was stolen once, and they signed up for aol w/ the stolen number. There was no way for me to cancel the service w/ AOL, since I didn't have the account. Even after the card number was changed, they were still billing the account. I had to dispute the charge every month for many many months. Saying the card was lost or stolen doesn't work the way it should. btw, this was an AMEX card!!

  18. Re:This is something I've been waiting for on Google Launches Cost Per Action AdSense · · Score: 1
    Currently advertisers must calculate their conversion ratios and profit margins
    Well, not actually, Google will already track conversions for you, including thinks like amount of sale. I believe they are already using this to figure out which sites are doing fraudulent clicks (very low conversions) and are using this to improve ad performance for the advertiser (selecting ads with a better conversion ratio) To me, I don't see why they don't mix this right in with the rest of the CPC ads. They already can track the CPA.. The main difference is that there is more investment in to validating the Advertiser, and finding that longer term equalibrium for what the ads are worth.
  19. Re:Some bold statements from this article on Scientists Respond to Gore on Global Warming · · Score: 1

    Now, if only the founder of Greenpeace can convince Greenpeace to take on this cause! That would be fun seeing greenpeace people carrying signs saying "Bring us more Nukes!" and "Nukes over Oil!"

  20. 0x7f on SCO Claims Ownership of ELF To Court · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The magic number in question. Is this the shortest number to have ownership? How can someone own a number?

  21. Re:Dumbasses on Student Faces Expulsion for Blog Post · · Score: 4, Informative
    i know you read this. and you suck. suspend me or what ever you would like to do. but this is my fuckin web site and i can put what ever i want on it. kinda goes with the first amendment. by suspending kyle again for his xanga you guys are pathetic and totally irrational. first amendment you fucks. freedom of speech. and who the fuck are you to say what some one can do from there own personal computer. one more thing kiss my ass.

    edit: this one is for you, and yes i have drank it and yes it was delicious!(come get me) [image of miller lite]

    Well, he did admit to drinking and he did ask to be suspended.

    http://www.xanga.com/Heckler3672bro

  22. Cut 5% of their profits? on The Dark Side of Paid Search · · Score: 1

    It's all about the money. Google gets this money. It's 5% or so of their profits. How can you expect them to be a good company? Oh, that whole be nice and crap and "do no evil"(tm) mumbo jumbo. It's do no evil, unless it affects your profits.

  23. Re:Haha on U.S. Government Developed the iPod · · Score: 1
    Fuller quote:

    Here's another interesting example of where basic research can help change quality of life or provide practical applications for people. The government funded research in microdrive storage, electrochemistry and signal compression. They did so for one reason: It turned out that those were the key ingredients for the development of the Ipod. I tune into the Ipod occasionally, you know? (Laughter.) Basic research to meet one set of objectives can lead to interesting ideas for our society. It helps us remain competitive. So the government should double the commitment to the most basic -- critical research programs in the physical sciences over the next 10 years. I look forward to Congress to doubling that commitment.

    He was clearly making a joke about the ipod, but trying to give a basic example of how technology research is good.

  24. Re:Bandwidth is Not Free! on Livejournal Bans Ad-Blocking Software · · Score: 1
    Google has already been testing flash based and animated gif ads in their adsense network.

    I believe publishers would have to opt in to this to receive the ads.

  25. Exactly. on Microsoft Bypasses HOSTS File · · Score: 1

    Sure, you'd have to list a few IP addresses to future proof it, or only use the emergency IPs if the host names don't validate.