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  1. Away with the goodness that comes with the bad on Stem Cells Found in Fat · · Score: 1

    I would rather not have that reservoir of useful stems given the choice, and rather remain slim. Thse last ten years I have had a lot of restlessness due to these very beneficial stems. I want it out of my body. Push over villian!

  2. Sorry is a great word, and America is frightened on Hyperreality: The U.S-China Standoff · · Score: 1
    Even though as kids we were taught that sorry is one of the small change of language that gets you by in life. But as we grow, we seem to forget this plain thinking and link complex issues to utterring that magical word.

    And this is the greatest example of that

    Various grim-faced U.S. officials, from the President and Vice-President to the Secretary of State, have been rushing around in their big black limos, and issued guarded expressions of concern and sadness, but nobody can quite bring himself to say the magic words.

    It's ego ego everywhere. Saying sorry could mean much more to America than just looking bad , it could affect their business, their so called proven superiority which may stand challenged and their image as through professional who never make mistakes.

    We didn't do anything wrong -- you just got in the way.

    I can almost hear that. The Americans should loosen themselves up a bit and stop trying to prove their superiority all the time and concentrate on actually progressing on that path rather than just sit and gaurd their superiority in things that may not matter after a while.

    But then even though we all know that history repeats itself and everything that goes up must come down, we are condemed to repeat history.

    In the end, I would also like to point out that there is going to be no one world till we are threatened by aliens from other planets and that may take a while.

  3. Too simple to be true? on The Three Hat Problem · · Score: 1
    First the link works perfectly. Thank god.

    Next the article is an interesting read and so is the solution to the problem, but I still have this doubt whether it was not one of the April fool jokes played around the world, or else the application of the theory of probability should have been simple enough. But then I am no mathematician and what may seem obvious to me may not be so obvious afterall.

  4. Here's exactly how he was disruptive on Free Republic v. Aldridge · · Score: 1
    To accomplish this goal, Aldridge has used a variety of illegal tactics. Those tactics include: (1) using his computer to trespass on Free Republic's web site under anonymous names without authorization; (2) "posting" (i.e., publishing) lewd and defamatory messages on the web site, often under someone else's name; (3) using his computer to harass authorized Free Republic users; (4) using his computer to intimidate Free Republic authorized users by surreptitiously obtaining and posting private information regarding them; (5) using Free Republic's electronic message services without authority to disseminate his messages to millions of users on the Internet; (6) bombarding, in concert with others, Free Republic's web site with bulk electronic messages (commonly called "spam") in order to tie up its bandwidth and disrupt its operations; and (7) counseling others on how to disrupt Free Republic's web site.

    By the way what I gather from another post ("Many of the articles on the site border on disgraceful racism, and many of our readers were fond of stirring this up.") and the articles themselves, they too seem to have posted inflamatory views on some political matters, then how is it that they have a right to do so and we don't?

  5. What makes perl so popular? on Perl 5.6.1 Released, My Precioussss... · · Score: 2

    I have learnt Perl but haven't got around to getting hooked to it. My freinds all seem to be quite happy to be using ASP. Can a perl buff outline the main advantages or is it just the peer group effect?

  6. Me too been off slashdot on Themes.org Returning · · Score: 1

    I am glad to be back slashdotting too. I would like to know how you guys feel when you haven't been to slashdot. I feel I am missing my morning tea or late night coffee.

  7. The funny thing is.. on New Evidence for Open Universe · · Score: 1
    I can immediately think of two things:

    1.There is no dearth of "dark forces" on earth either.

    2.The problem of housing and dearth of land and space is a myth, the universe is expanding you see.

  8. Amiga--so the world may know on New Sharp Zaurus Will Host Amiga Under Linux · · Score: 1

    well that's exactly what they are doing. But we have our reservation on it's capacity. Shouting from the roof top doesn't necessarily make you true.

  9. Say yes to high rise buildings on 802.11, Horizon Drop-Off And Range · · Score: 1

    Maybe that would be one point builder's would start highlighting to govts. opposed to high rise buildings.

  10. Not even via email/slash posts on Smutty E-Mail Legal In Australia · · Score: 1

    excerpts: "This comes close behind a plan to make email forwarding illegal. Oh, and not forgetting the law which holds people legally responsible for anything they post on the Internet which is not suitable for children to view (that decision being made by the police). "

  11. We read this because Slashdot is prone to do this on LZIP Advanced File Compression Utility · · Score: 1
    We followed the links inspite of smelling rat, mouse, cat and everything else because Slashdot does this on days other than fool's day too. We wanted to be sure they had put this up as a joke and not as a story. We wanted to verify the seriousness of their joke.

    And finally we certify that they are seriously joking but it still sucks. Anyways you have a lot of time still, please do a better job. We're all sport.

  12. Some more for those too lazy to follow the link on UNIVAC's 50th Anniversary · · Score: 2
    Fifty years ago this Saturday, the U.S. Census Bureau took custody of the world's first computer designed for commercial use: the Universal Automatic Computer, better known as UNIVAC.

    The introduction of the UNIVAC is "usually regarded as the beginning of the computer industry . . . it was really the first computer where they said 'computer for sale.

    The computer covered at least 352 square feet of floor space and came with more than a dozen desk- or refrigerator-size and smartly named peripherals: Uniservos, Uniprinters, Unitypers. The garage-size central processing unit ran at a then-astronomical clock rate of 2.25 megahertz.

  13. California could be in for more power crisis on Solar Activity, Northern Lights · · Score: 2

    Four solar flares and a pair of powerful magnetic gas clouds spawned in a monster sunspot were headed for Earth on Friday and could affect power systems, satellites and some radio transmissions, a top space weather forecaster said.

  14. That's what surprises me on Can I See Your License for those Plants, Sir? · · Score: 1

    Then how was it that the farmer was harvesting his 3rd crop if the seeds did not give the next crop?

  15. Things could be manipulated on Can I See Your License for those Plants, Sir? · · Score: 4

    So next time you could have patent owning companies purposely mixing some of their seeds with normal seeds and then claiming the present crops be destroyed or ask for royalties.

  16. Related remotely to AOL--- A Hacker's diary on AOL vs. Open Source AIM Clones · · Score: 1
    Excerpt--"Now as soon as members sign on they get warnings all over the place about online frauds. Screw AOL. I'll still make six figures this year. They are always a step behind. "

    Here is an article that carries the daily diary of some hackers. It's a very very interesting read.

  17. The other uses on The Plotter Thickens With Volumetric 3-D Display · · Score: 1

    Perhaps it is true that this 3-D plotter will become a rage with porno sites but the Designer industry is going to equally benefit and make use of this technology. With designer I mean all those industries whose main stay is designing, which would include Clothes, Architechture, Home and Office Interiors, Machine designing etc.

  18. Too young to play, old enough to vote? on Court of Appeals Overturns Indiana Video Game Ordinance · · Score: 1
    "To shield children right up to the age of 18 from exposure to violent descriptions and images would not only be quixotic, but deforming; it would leave them unequipped to cope with the world as we know it."

    In many parts of the world One is considered an adult at 18 and also allowed to vote. That being the case : playing Politics requires more maturity than deciding which games to play.

  19. Is the number large enough? on Earthlink's Extra HTTP Header · · Score: 1
    "Is Earthlink's code a unique ID? Apparently not. Does it reveal more information about you when you are browsing the web than is revealed by any other web browser? Yes. Can you turn it off? No, but you could use another browser. Will 99% of Earthlink's users ever know about it? No."

    The question however is, what percent of internet users use earthlink and what percent of those users actually care?

  20. Re:let the thing die on NIMA Locates The Mars Polar Lander · · Score: 2

    "If found intact, it would mean that we would have to re examine our most probable cause of failure."

    That should be reason enough.

  21. Well the reality seems to be too harsh on No More Free Updates For Red Hat · · Score: 1

    So now we can all start dreaming. And here are some tips on dreaming well and enjoying your experience.

  22. Wait for technology changes on Palm Teases With Slim, Pretty New Models · · Score: 2

    I just bought a palm a year ago, only to find that I had got not the latest model, i.e palm 5. And now here there are more models coming in. I think it would be best to wait another couple of years when we'll be more clear on 3G and other recent developments to settle down on a relatively stable model (something like Win '95 which performs well enough for the common man)

  23. India leads the way on Linuxgruven Deorbits · · Score: 2
    "...its "Train for Hire" program asked students -- many of whom were unemployed and financially threadbare -- to plop down at least $2,500 and take a risk.

    And it was a risk, because there was no guarantee that once the training program was completed, the students would be able to pass the examinations that would qualify them for SAIR certification -- something Linuxgruven said candidates must have in order to get the $45k dream job. One particularly juicy carrot on Linuxgruven's stick was the contract clause that stated students would receive a full refund of course fees after one year of employment."

    Sadly this is the commonest thing in Indian Training Institutes. And it is growing unabated even though more and more students are losing their parents hard earned money.

  24. Are net games so popular? on Black & White Goes Gold · · Score: 1

    Slashdot carries articles on games ever so often that I am curios to know as to whether gaming on the net is so popular. Do the software guys actually have the time and inclinationation towards such a wastefull past time? Or is it only the slash Crowd who seem to have a lot of spare time like me.

  25. Long live Linux on Tux in Space · · Score: 1

    The good or bad of any thing depends on what use we make of it, and with so many dedicated users Linux can not fade away so easily.