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  1. Prior Simpson's art on Water Flows Uphill · · Score: 1

    They already had one on the Simpson's for the southern hemisphere.

  2. Re:Simple... it's antiwater on Water Flows Uphill · · Score: 1

    If he's using anti-time in that square (cubical?) configuration, he's going to be hearing from that time cube guy's lawyers!

  3. Ah, so... on Water Flows Uphill · · Score: 1

    You're saying that anti-matter fall down, go boom? :^)

  4. Re:Linux will make use of it somehow on Is There Room for an IM only Device ? · · Score: 1

    No good. Screen's too small to play nethack.

  5. But can we use it... on Is There Room for an IM only Device ? · · Score: 1, Funny

    to send an IM command to an AIBO to go to the fridge and bring back a beer? This could be an important function for the "too lazy to get up and type the command on the computer" niche market...

  6. Re:USB everything on Wristwatch USB Drive · · Score: 1

    USB Girlfriends are probably best. I hear that Wi-Fi Girlfriends have access and protection problems.

  7. Re:Insecure? on AIBO Via E-mail · · Score: 1
    watching peoples banking passwords

    Password sniffing? ^:)

  8. Woof! Woof! on AIBO Via E-mail · · Score: 2

    "Hello, you've got burglars!"

  9. Re:I don't have a web server on HTTP: The Definitive Guide · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You're trolling, but are you sure? A lot of Code Red box "owners" didn't know that they were running web servers. (And "click on everything" install-types aren't limited to Windows.)

  10. Re:It Figures, Mailblocks run by former Microsoft on MailBlocks sues Earthlink over Anti-Spam Tech · · Score: 1

    Well, there have to be hundreds of ex-MS VPs. They had to end up somewhere. (Hell, there's probably hundreds of current MS VPs.)

  11. Re:Just Great on MailBlocks sues Earthlink over Anti-Spam Tech · · Score: 1

    Because you usually need a working invention before you can patent it.

  12. Re:One step closer to slam hounds on AIBO Via E-mail · · Score: 1

    Makes the idea of another Slammer worm just a bit more interesting.

  13. Re:Dog with an IP address on AIBO Via E-mail · · Score: 3, Insightful

    But what they really need is a .dog TLD.

  14. Re:Is it REALLY a bad thing? on Auto Black-Box Data Being Used In Court · · Score: 1
    The downside is that there are three OBDII protocols, and with this system you need a separate module to read each one.

    Some systems will flash the Check Engine light in a read-out code if you turn the ignition on/off three times. (Check a Chilton's before trying this.) Doesn't help much for detailed info, but at least you know why the damned moron light is on.

  15. Used outside court? on Auto Black-Box Data Being Used In Court · · Score: 1

    How much protection is there on these boxes to stop just any old agent, PI or cult creep from dumping the data? Obscurity? Thought so.

  16. Re:Gateway to Thousands of Machines on Fizzer Worm Uninstalling Itself · · Score: 1
    I'd imagine geocities' security is pretty solid

    Maybe. Their abuse department is frequently reported to be non-existant. Abuse and security don't generate any profits, so the suits frequently start cutting there first.

  17. Re:Full Text of Article on Fizzer Worm Uninstalling Itself · · Score: 1
    We're crossing our fingers that the bots are looking for an executable to update themselves..

    Ummm, that doesn't exactly fill me with confidence. If they don't know enough about it to say if it will or not, should they be monkeying with it? They might have the best intentions, but one little slip-up...

  18. Re:AL Going Nowhere? on AI Going Nowhere? · · Score: 1

    Nah, it has Albert's picture on the story. Must mean him.

  19. Re:AI is going wherever it wants on AI Going Nowhere? · · Score: 1

    A I? Oh! I thought the story was "Al Going Nowhere", after all it did have his picture on the story. Seemed pretty obvious that he's not going anywhere, being dead and all. AI, that's different. Never mind.

  20. How it works on RIAA Apologizes for Incorrect Infringement Notice · · Score: 1

    "Usher" detected. Assumed "The Fall of the House of Usher" by The Alan Parsons Project. Copyright violation. Take off all lawyers eh!

  21. California Spammers? on California Senate Approves Net Tax Bill · · Score: 1

    I assume that they will start collecting taxes on their stuff. The question is, will they actually pay the tax to the state? There could be great possibilities for hanging some spammers out to dry with that. (Always look on the bright side...)

  22. Re:That is the sound of inevitability.... on California Senate Approves Net Tax Bill · · Score: 1

    It's hard to find a political party that isn't pro-government. (Or at least, one that has any political power that isn't.)

  23. Re:I am now a lifetime member on The Disappearance of Saturday Morning · · Score: 1

    The later cartoons had Chuck Jones, so eventually their policy changed. (That's why I noticed the Charles.)

  24. Re:The Sun. on The NoCat Wireless Access Point/Night Light · · Score: 1

    Nowhere in the article does it mention that it was an ultraviolet light. In fact, from the pictures, it isn't. (Unless you want to quibble that a florescent light generates UV internally which is converted to visible light by the coating inside the tube.)

  25. Re:journals on Google To Create "Blog" Search; Potentially Remove From Main · · Score: 3, Interesting
    There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. Google provides an excellent free service, and uses relevant text-only ads to pay for it. I look at most web sites as a package deal. If their ads are too much of a PITA, I tend to avoid the site.

    Ah well, your option. Some people do find ads matched to the search to be a useful feature.