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  1. Re:He's coming at it from the wrong angle... on What's On Your Hotel Keycard · · Score: 1

    Might work if you could also figure out the correct, unique identification number for the locking system at that hotel, the correct "Open - Valid Guest Key" instruction for that type of lock controller, and the proper sequence to read the information into the lock. Likely easier and faster to pop the doorframe with a large metal bar.

  2. Re:obvious fake on 6.8GHz 1TB RAM and 2TB HDD Laptop? · · Score: 1

    Gotta love the 3 huge soldering lugs on the NvIOpRAM Stationary Adapter. Must be using a "patent pending" multiplexor. Sheesh - April is a long way off.

  3. Re:usb = worst connector ever on Mazda Switches To USB Keys · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Right about that. I always thought that the PS2 connector was a dumbshit design. Then along came USB. One of the elegant points of a metal key is it is reasonably self aligning. Most modern car keys are symmetricly cut and will work in either of the two possible positions.

  4. Re:This is old on Airport Screeners could see X-rated X-rays · · Score: 1

    Good points. Out of all the "increased security" policies and procedures foisted upon us since 2001, two have prevented hijackings and saved lives. Neither is offensive or intrusive.
    1. Locked/armored cockpit doors.
    2. The willingness of passengers to rise up a beat the shite out of potential hijackers, (and a few drunken hooligans)

  5. Re:How do you keep microorganisms... on Human Hibernation on the Horizon? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Interesting point. Concern would also apply to microorganisms normally found in the body, (e.g. intestinal flora). The next question then becomes: What if any effect does the H2S have on microorganisms commonly found on or inside the hibernating subject?

  6. Re:Use of biometrics on Linux Biometrics Site Opens Doors · · Score: 1

    Case 1. Break bottle. Consume contents.
    Case 2. Authorized person opens bottle and gives pills etc. to unauthorized person.

  7. Re:This is going to be a big issue FAST on What Will We Do With Innocent People's DNA? · · Score: 2, Informative

    The original precedent was set in the late 1980s in Narborough, Leicestershire, UK. Two teenage girls were raped and murdered. As part of the investigation all adult males, (around 5,000), in several villages were required to give DNA samples. One fellow, with the unlikley name of Colin Pitchfork, was a match. He became the first person convicted of a crime through DNA evidence.

    The case also provided another first as a local dishwasher/dullard, Richard Buckland, became the first person ever exonerated through the use of DNA. There was a fair amount of evidence that pointed to him. After a long interrogation he even confessed to one of the murders. It appears that he did "do some things" with one of the girls after finding her already dead. However, his DNA did not match the material recovered from either scene.

  8. Re:Build it Yourself on Skype-Ready Phones From Motorola · · Score: 1

    Linksys makes a broadband router, (RT31P2), that has two POTS ports and some of the features you want. However, you won't get the option of routing inbound calls to your landline. Don't believe you will get that functionality out of Skype without doing some major designing. (Might be able to set it up with Asterix 'tho.)

    Siemens sells a 'Gigaset USB Adapter" that allows use of some of their cordless phones with Skype and your regular phone line. Adapter plus phone will set you back about 300. The adapter is not currently being sold in the US.

  9. Re:Sub-surface radar? on ESA to Deploy Mars Express Radar · · Score: 1

    Do some Googling for "ground penetrating radar" or "subsurface radar". You'll be surprised at what can be seen, (lots of variables but items as small as 1/10 wavelength at depths ranging from one meter to several kilometers are currently possible).

  10. Re: Number 7 on Alek's Christmas Lights Webcam is Back · · Score: 1

    Really should try the Mistletoe Belt Buckle at the office Christmas party. Much more amusing than the hat.

  11. Re:Still a sport? on Formula One Racing Just a Matter of Crunching the Numbers · · Score: 1

    Parent was well stated. Lots of folks don't realize that F1 cars and their drivers operate at higher G forces that the space shuttle. NASCAR doesn't quite reach those force levels but the drivers are wrestling 3000 pound full bodied vehicles at bizzare speeds and cornering forces. Either way it is a physical work out.

  12. Re:hotels on Unlocking The Power Of the Magstripe · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Normally none. The card will have a unique number, (usually room nr.), and some instructions telling the lock the validity periiod of the guest key. If you just checked in it will also invalidate all previous guest keys. In some cases the card will also have additional information about your entitlements such as health club, meal plans, etc. Note that the ID number on the card is very likely linked to the hotel's property management system -- which has all of the information you gave when you made your reservation.

  13. Re:Q: Are we not men? on IT's Musical Habits · · Score: 1

    The Dead Milkmen are, (were?), great. Do they even exist anymore?

  14. Re:Password Security on Giving Up Passwords For Chocolate · · Score: 1

    Tee Hee! It still amazing how many of those securrity containers can be opened with 50-0-50.

  15. Re:ATM skimmers, also in brazil on Visual Autopsy Of An ATM Card Skimmer · · Score: 1

    The pics on snopes.com don't look much like the ones referred to in the article. They do bear an amazing resemblance to the University of Texas pictures linked to in a post further down the line. Then again, maybe Bradesco has some identically equipped ATMs at UT.

  16. Re:Conservation of energy, please... on The Ubiquitous LED Becomes More Ubiquitous · · Score: 2, Informative

    For the conservation laws to work the highway must flex in proportion to the applied load. Normally the deformation is both very small and elastic in nature. Occasionally, (think lots of slow moving trucks on a hot summer day), it is significant and permenant.

  17. Re:Great explosive potential here on US Army Pursues Hydrogen Fuel Concepts · · Score: 1

    A good part of the available space in a tank is used to store propellant charges and an assortment of explosive filled projectiles. The hydrogen, (or diesel/benzine etc.), isn't going to make much of a difference in the noise level.

  18. Re:This is so true on Lousy E-mail Filters Complicating Outlook Worms · · Score: 1

    The autoresponse can be turned off. With Sobig et al it really makes a big difference in server load and amount of crap hitting user's inboxes.

  19. Re:Flamebait?!? on US Busts Military Network Hacker · · Score: 1

    "They burnt down D.C., leaving the Whitehouse."

    Actually it was the U.S. Patent Office that was left unburned by the Brits. This likely has resulted in more long term damage than torching the rest of DC!

  20. Re:Dont lock the door? on Nokia calls Wireless Warchalkers 'Thieves' · · Score: 1

    Entering your house through an open/unlocked door is still trespass. Unsecured wireless access is much more like leaving a valuable item in plain view - in an area open to the public.

  21. Re:A couple notes on Perpetual Motion Delorean? · · Score: 1

    RIght in part. The banking reduces but does not eliminate the lateral load. It also increases the normal, (down), loads seen by the suspension. Both forces can be quite fierce, (not familiar with Nashville but have experience on tracks up to about 20 degrees), If the increased download combine with some bumps - something is likely to break. Most street cars will not endure these forces for long periods. Chances are that a 21 year old lemon with an unknown maintenance history would break pretty quickly. This doesn't mean I believe that thir power souce is anything but a hoax

  22. Re:Support on Adios, Caldera; Hello, SCO Group · · Score: 1

    Nope. I have two running retail and restaurant point of sale functions. Actally are dead reliable by modern standards. XVision is another story... Still it is nice to know that support will, (may?), be available again.

  23. Re:Sharpened like glass on New Alloy Stronger Than Fe And Ti · · Score: 1

    Likely so -- it's metal. Of course a real glass object such as a broken wine bottle woudn't. Hmmmmm.

  24. Re:Huh? on U.S. Asked to Put Purchasing Power to Good Use · · Score: 1

    IIRC it was a in 95 or so. Never actually saw any formal announcement but as more Win95 boxes appeared, more and more offices used Word/Office. The fact that Win95 made WP for Windows nearly unusable likley helped speed the transition. (MS did a pretty good job of breaking WP8 with Win98 too)

  25. Re:non-red blood in Germany! on Video Games Not Protected Form of Speech · · Score: 1

    Other countries too. That's why most "violent" arcade games can be set to display no blood or in some cases white blood. First came across this on Mortal Kombat,(original), so some of the rules/laws have been around for quite a while. No, it doesn't make said rules any less stupid.