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  1. boston dynamics is funded by darpa on Boston Dynamics Is Teaching Its Robot Dog To Fight Back Against Humans (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    does anyone not think the goal is a robotic weapon?

  2. I remember my atari 400 menbrane keyboard on Early Nintendo Programmer Worked Without a Keyboard (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    after 1 hour a trackball onscreen keyboard sounds pretty good

  3. Re:Sounds different from the bike one. on Goodyear's 'On TheGo' Self Inflating Tire · · Score: 1

    and the great part is once that small center rib wears out it will be just like a regular tire.
    i wonder how long that raised pump tube will last.

  4. Re:Why? It sucked. on Why Didn't the Internet Take Off In 1983? · · Score: 1

    The internet took off when the pc market took off
    Back in the early 90s the cost of entry was about $2500 you could count the people you knew with one on you fingers, now with $300 walmart pc you would be hard pressed to think of 2 people you know without one.
    The beginning of unlimited plans coincided with the plummeting of the average pc cost leading to a larger marketplace for an isp and lots more competition.
    I remember the $30 for 30 hour plans and $1.99 per hour after that and it was that way for many years until the sub $1000 pc came along allowing affordable ownership for the average family.
    You are correct the unlimited plans certainly sped the www internet on its way but how far along would it be if you still had to type on a $2800 machine ?

    now ill give you $7 to mow my lawn

  5. Re:Please... on Erasing CDs By Using 150,000 Volts of Electricity · · Score: 1

    yes you could put a new reflective layer on the plastic and read the pits if it is a commercially produced cd, a recordable cd has the data in the dye layer.
    all you need is a high vacuum chamber with an aluminum sputtering source

  6. Upgrade to a four hour time on Tethered, Water-Powered Jetpack Provides Two Hours of Flight Time · · Score: 1

    turn of the pump and ride in the boat

  7. Re:Griefing was King! on Why Are There No Popular Ultima Online-Like MMOs? · · Score: 1

    anyone from LS remember the angry farmer fun ?

  8. Re:DreamHost on Things To Look For In a Web Hosting Company? · · Score: 1

    I will recommend dreamhost also.
    I have used them for over 2 years and have had no problems.
    Shell access, tons of cpan modules,c++ compiler, a long list of extras like that if you need them.

  9. Re:It's called a team on When Developers Work Late, Should the Manager Stay? · · Score: 1

    "'I'd pick up a book on the programming language they're using to code.Even if you never put your fingers to the keyboard, it will gain you credibility, which will make you, as a manager, a thousand times more effective."

    Only thing worse than a manager that doesnt know anything is a manager that has read a book on the programming language your using to code

  10. Re:not a bargain on What Do You Do When Printers Cost Less Than Ink? · · Score: 1

    "I bet you'd make a tidy bundle selling low-maintenance printers"
    Or an easier way to make a tidy bundle is to sell a really cheap printer then charge a lot for the ink.

    You would have to sell your printer just as cheaply as the high dollar ink variety, or no one will buy it(at least the average buying public would not)

    for 10 years I have listened to my family complain of the high cost of ink and every time I offer the same advice, purchase a laser printer like I have and you can print a 5000 sheet case of paper for $75 - $100 dollars.
    And for 10 years they have continued to purchase the "I just got a new all in one for $49.00" models.

  11. Re:we still make vacumm cleaners? on Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fake Chips To US Navy · · Score: 2, Funny

    I work there, the chips where for our model BGM-109 Tomahawk

    Its our newest long-range, all-weather, subsonic Vacuum cleaner.
    It was designed as a medium- to long-range, low-altitude vacuum cleaner that could be launched from a submerged submarine.

  12. compared to a $28 telescope on One Telescope Per Child · · Score: 1

    Im curios how it would compare to something like this that is the same price range more or less
    http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=7999783#ProductDetail

  13. Re:Fail... on Atari 1200XL Stacked Up Against a Dell Inspiron · · Score: 2, Funny

    "(Remember who designed the Atari 400/800, and who designed the Amiga! :^P )"

    I would like to meet the guy that designed the 400 membrane keyboard...Yup just a 5 minute meeting is all it would take..

  14. Re:Exactly on Extracting Meaning From Millions of Pages · · Score: 2, Funny

    "The query "Who killed JFK?" suggests the CIA did it"

    Hmmm....And now its not responding because its "slashdotted"

  15. Re:Anyone know the cost ? on A Brief History of Downloadable Console Games · · Score: 1

    Should have been

    "but I was using an atari 400 at the time."

  16. Anyone know the cost ? on A Brief History of Downloadable Console Games · · Score: 1

    The article only mentions $15 per month for Sega channel in 94-98.

    PlayCable in 81-83 at the same cost would seem pretty steep.

    At 43 I am old enough to have been the target demographics I was using an atari 400 at the time.

  17. Attraction to electrical components on Texas Makes Zombie Fire Ants · · Score: 1

    It seems to me it they have an attraction to electrical equipment that would solve the problem of attracting them to an electronic ant zapper.

  18. Re:Is why 'conficker' is also called 'up and down' on April Fools Sees Fake Extra Millions For Users of Brokerage Site · · Score: 1

    "Wonder how they define "egregious and fraudulent"?"

    any trades that resulted in a loss.

    Any trades that resulted in a gain we will just keep the difference and call it ok.

  19. Re:uhm yeah. i process checks for a living on eBay To Disallow Checks and Money Orders In US · · Score: 1

    Ohh bad news the check I have from my client is for
    $1,300,000.00 but if you can cash the check and send me $200,000.00 ill let you keep the extra $100,000.00
    Please let me know asap

  20. End spam by making it legal on US Web Firm Described As "Phantom Registrar" Haven · · Score: 0

    and illegal to block ,within days or weeks the average user will get 2000 spams a day forcing isp's to implement whitelisting and users to accept whitelisting any email address without it will be unusable in days.

    when only a couple spams get thru a day users will read them when 3000 spams get thru a day users are forced to just delete them.

  21. Make one yourself on Any Suggestions For a Meaningful Geeky Wedding Band? · · Score: 1

    Carve the wax for the ring design, or create it in cad and have it cnc'd.
    Send it out for casting and finishing.
    Even better if there are local college that has jewelry cast classes take the classes together and make your rings there.

    Created yourself doesnt have to be fancy or perfect If you are both truly geeky making your own will be cool and unique.

  22. Is cancer visible permanant injury ? on Journalist Test Drives The Pain Ray Gun · · Score: 1

    Dont know if long term effects where tested.
    Probably safe unless you have microwave popcorn butter in your pocket

  23. Re:i read it somewhere else on 158 Million Records Exposed (And Counting) · · Score: 2, Funny

    it is if my dogs name is kjGO6375nto87TONkj35jv25jh235

  24. Cyrix M5 on XP On 8-MHz Pentium With 20 MB RAM · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Proud to say never owned a cyrix processor.

    Kids today have it easy, back in my day you just might have had to get a cyrix.

  25. You compare it to the dot com on Selling Homeowners a Solar Dream · · Score: 1

    I don't know if any of you people remember a little thing called the "Dotcom Era"?

    yea isnt that when all the vc's got ripped off when companies pissed through money like it was free beer ?