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  1. Re:Yep, dead for now... on HR 5252 Bill Dies · · Score: 1

    IMHO; My orientation is that blocking the ability for people to communicate to each other is an evil of biblical proportions; And the entities at that level, play for keeps.

  2. Re:"amazing grace" indeed on 100 Years of Grace Hopper · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I think I am the only who ever publicly addressed Admiral Hopper as Admiral Grace. It was 1981, she was speaking at North Island Naval Air Station. She made a comment about how desktop computers would be more powerful than the current 1980's IBM 360 Mainframe computers, (this WAS the big dog in those days for mortals like myself). After the presentation, I had the chance to ask her why she thought mainframes would be on desktops, her reply was, "Because of the variety of computers being developed today are mainly microcomputers; And that the mini computers of today were the mainframes of yesterday." I was so nervous, I replied, "Thank you Admiral Grace", and left immediately. The implications of her words startled me, I understood her implications, I was changed, forever. 25+ years later, I look back and remember the nervousness, the times, the bosses who warned on switching to micros, and what the future would be. Her words, would guide my life for the next 25+ years.

    Thank you, Admiral Grace.

  3. Re:when you want to change the world ... on The True Cost of One Laptop Per Child · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If one is curious as to what helping on a global scale can accomplish, a minor reading of the Marshal Plan will illuminate several questions. Yes, there were problems, but the benefits far over shadowed the negatives. Causing children to learn how to read helps us all; I refer to this as 'common sense'. That does not mean "give away", it means, "help out".

  4. Re:WOPR...all those blinking lights on Servers, Hackers, and Code In the Movies · · Score: 1

    I know that the lights on the WOPR used enough energy to power another WOPR; But seeing how we are all thinking about old computer movies, Acid Burn can put her Flow Chart Template under my bed, anytime she wants.

  5. Re:Is this a slashvertisment ? on Vista's 'Next Gen' TCP/IP Stack · · Score: 1

    Would not something like IPTables be the same thing? Maybe using Linux between the Real World and XP/Vista might be a very clever strategy in the long run.

    "Slowly, one by one, the Penguins steal my sanity." - Unknown

  6. Re:Target Source Problems, Not Just Impact On Eder on Aging Baby Boomers Spawn New Tech Markets · · Score: 1

    What would it take to do something on Myth Busters to create a car that could drive itself, safely, from home to work, and back?

  7. Re:Nice... but... on NASA Unveils Strategy for Return to the Moon · · Score: 1

    Well? How could we convince leaders of Islam that moon colonization is the direction to go? I would think a casual glance at the Ottoman flag would be enough for the good followers of the Profit to start signing up to go. One can clearly see that that the "Five pillars of Islam" are associated with the Moon. And let us not ignore the Raw Diamonds, and Gold lying on the surface, untouched by the infidel's hand? If one were truly willing, a small investment with Burt Rotan's company would net positive results in under 5 years.

  8. Re:Technically??? on Air Force Jams Garage Doors · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just a casual thought; But could someone on the Air Force staff flip the their garage door switch every time UCLA scores against USC so that the garage doors open up in a nation wide "wave"?

  9. Re:Best security practices on Experts Say Ajax Not Inherently Insecure · · Score: 1

    I do not get it about the security problems of AJAX. I just do not see the problem. I have yet to see an example where using the following senario is a security problem;

    1. user gets default web page, like "index.html" that is a combination of HTML/SVG/CSS.
    2. user reads web page.
    3. user fills out form.
    4. user 'submits' form to a web service, (for me, web services are like console programs, but output is to a web browser).
    5. web service edits input.
    6. web service creates XML with a XSLT preprocessor statement for the users browser as a response.
    7. user browser, ( Firefox, Safari, Opera, or IE ), translates the XML/XSLT input automatically into a HTML/SVG/CSS output
    8. [ go to step 2. /]

    I don't use ActiveX, COM objects, or Flash. I do use Javascript embedded in the resulting HTML/SVG/CSS page for client side edits, (only). The only time my products touch the DOM is for client editing. The client never gets involved with third party close source executable objects this way.

  10. Re:Finally, A Good Use for Vista? on Halo 3 Beta Sign Up Starts Dec. 4th · · Score: 2, Informative

    Halo 2 is on the vista games list. I would be very surprised if Halo3 won't be. My view point is that my separation from all things Microsoft is pretty much complete. The only thing I use Windows for, is games. I do not believe I am Ranting, or Trolling this issue. I am just stating an everyday fact of life, for me.

  11. Finally, A Good Use for Vista? on Halo 3 Beta Sign Up Starts Dec. 4th · · Score: -1, Troll

    So in order to play Halo3, I guess I will have to buy the Vista product. Because mySQL, Python, Kaffeine, GAIM, Open Office, GIMP, Blender, and Mozilla all work for me; On linux.

  12. Re:Out of proportion on Is Microsoft An Innovator? - The Winer-Scoble Debate · · Score: 1

    A trivial search on the net shows that the 'ClearType' is nothing more that a rehash of the same generic fonts available to all. I guess I am the only person that thinks Microsoft's perpetuation of "Proud Ignorance" is troubling.

  13. Re:The hack I'm waiting to see on Vista Hackers Get Busy · · Score: 1

    Dawn sweet idea for a worm; About the only thing that I can think of is when the linux desk top manager lights up, its look and feel is the same as the Microsoft desk top manager, and the user could choose which one is more preferable like '98, 2000, XP, or Vista. Heh heh, the howls at Microsoft would be deafening.

  14. Re:YouTube video... on Acoustic Levitation Works On Small Animals · · Score: 1

    Cool video; But am I the only one who finds it troubling to get my science knowledge from YouTube?

  15. Re:They'll Still Be Remembered For What They Did on Justice Department To Review Domestic Spying · · Score: 1

    I think that Congress is looking for water in a dry hole. Let us consider that the president's people have made the right actions over the last 6 years. Because, we all know, the president could not sell umbrellas, or wind shield wipers in a rain storm. If the president was really interested in hosing the expansion of Islam, he would move America in the direction of the Hydrogen Dollar, he has not. I just find it hard to accept that the pipe line from Iraq through Jordan through Israel/Lebanon is to be the corner stone of the current administration's legacy. It is like watching a junkie rationalize their next fix.

  16. Some Varient of SVG? on How Would You Usurp the Web Browser? · · Score: 1

    The ability to represent 3D in some real time manner would be the next step. With Dual-Core 64 bit technology at our door step, the Internet Band Width is now the current choke point.

  17. Re:Armageddon wouldn't even be close. on NASA Making Plans To Save the Earth · · Score: 1

    Could you post the lesson model? Regardless of the outcome, I think that students would gain a deeper respect for the Newtonian Mechanics results created in the lesson.

  18. Other Shaped Impacts Are Now Being Investigated on Ancient Crash, Epic Wave · · Score: 1

    For some bored silly reason, I am waiting for the following NY Times story to be posted:
    (New York) - Exxon, and Shell Oil not to be out marketed by Chevron have begun evaluation of other possible impact sites for shapes that would look like their corporate logos.

  19. Re:How is this news? on Scott Adams Suggests Bill Gates For President · · Score: 1

    I think there may be a third view point as yet not considered. That there are /. readers that have a deep respect for their religion, but do not need to have their beliefs thrown in other peoples faces. It is undeniable that the oval office is throwing its religious beliefs at the at the faces of the people it serves; And at the rest of the world also. In about 23 months, America will vote; And it appears that some good from the Jesus Freaks will have occurred; If only to get out the vote of those who are feed up with them. And, in the fullness of time, maybe the proxy forces of Islam will have helped the world also. To go from the Oil Dollar, to the Hydrogen Dollar; One House at a time.

  20. And In A Related News Story on Ballmer Says Linux "Infringes Our Intellectual Property" · · Score: -1, Troll

    (New York) - Dupont Chemical's Industry is notifying its distributors of a minor mix up in shipments of its Lithium Carbonate, and Preparation H products. Ms. Candy Teabagger, spokes person for Dupont Chemicals, stated that everything is being done that can be done so as help as many of its clients as possible. Ms. Teabagger went on to say that patients that should have used the Lithium product instead of Preparation H will have "problems", but will not care. Those patients who ingested the Preparation H instead of the Lithium will suffer from an uncontrolled urge to visually inspect their anal canal. Ms. Teabagger urged all, that if they should find people compelled to visually inspect where they keep their poop; Notify a Proctologist immediately.

  21. WTF?! on NASA Proposes Manned Asteroid Mission · · Score: 1

    NASA, in our post 11/7 era, is suggesting going to an astroid? Maybe our president could lead the team? In fond memory of Sam Kinison, "WTF! There is an Astorid orbiting our planet! Practice on that! Oh! Oooooooooooooh! I am in NASA Hell! Oh! Ooooooooooooooooh"

    "Slowly, one by one, the Peguins steal my sanity." - Unknown

  22. Re:Shows how old those damn satellites must be :-) on Google Earth In 4D · · Score: 1

    I would be very curious about what the planet looked like during the Ice Age 30,000 years ago. The water line was about 300 feet down, and there is some evidence that man made structures exist under our current low tide line. Also, there is one story that is common to all cultures, that of the great flood; Maybe there is more to this tale than meets the eye.

  23. Re:It's a strange time on UK Woman Charged As Terrorist For Computer Files · · Score: 1

    OK,OK, would someone PLEASE explain why you need Night Goggles when mixing poisons? I would think that bright lights, a very flat table, NO CAFFEINE, and very calming music would be required. Because, one sneeze, and your whole day would be ruined.

  24. Re:Yep, work on that startup sound on Making the Sounds of Vista · · Score: 1

    I do not know, but Vista just says "Jawa the Hutt laughing" to me. Maybe when one of the competing 14 year olds builds a same day virus for vista that turns vista into their personal zombie female dog, they will over write the intro sound with that of Jawa laughing.

    "Slowly, one by one, the Penguins steal my sanity." - Unknown

  25. Re:Are we all really that suprised? on Youtube Video Prompts FBI Probe of LAPD · · Score: 1

    I am beginning to wonder if there are not to many rats in the rat cage?