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  1. Omron is the Manufacturer on Railway Workers Get Daily Smile Scans · · Score: 1

    here's a link to Omron site regarding their Face Recognition software. if anyone can navigate the Japanese site could glean us more information.

    i'm wondering if the scanner is using some type of microexpression recognition to determine genuine smiles. I think this would be the state-of-the-art for facial scanners.

  2. Re:Ugh on Unicellular "Enigma" Changes From Predator To Plant and Back · · Score: 2, Funny

    so at least you can bang her sun bathing sister, rite?

  3. Re:Scrap it! on Stuck Knob Causes Serious Window Damage To Atlantis · · Score: 3, Informative

    pencils contain graphite. graphite conducts electricity. graphite powder is generated when you rub it up against paper to write stuff. graphite powder gets everywhere in microgravity, including behind control panels, into switches, and sensitive electrical components.

    i'm glad you're not in charge of so much of a paperclip at NASA.

  4. Re:"Play pump" on 15-Year-Old Invents Algae-Powered Energy System · · Score: 1

    Those photos were taken in the Democratic Republic of DeBeers though so the billboard is functional: providing shade and cover for the "Freedom Snipers".

  5. Re:When Will the Average Consumer Learn? on Kindle, Zune DRM Restrictions Coming Into Focus · · Score: 1

    The idea is almost zen. How to screw the user yet not screw the user?

    and the Koan Master replied, "zorro."

  6. already delayed. on Lucky Thirteen On the ISS · · Score: 4, Informative

    already delayed becuase of a hydrogen leak.

    a Canadian astronaut was also inconvenienced.

  7. Re:in a month on Man Arrested For Taking Photo of Open ATM · · Score: 1

    if you look at the picture, the two men carry guns. I would think the company should be *extremely* responsible for any employees they send onto private property with a big box of money and firearms. This isn't Starbux baristas serving spitters.

  8. in a month on Man Arrested For Taking Photo of Open ATM · · Score: 1

    maybe their members will have convinced them to get ATMs from a company other than Loomis and Fargo.

    slashdot running this story on the front page is important becuase it should send an explicit message to every company who hires private security. Dealing with the public means you don't threaten to TACKLE someone.

    If Loomis and Fargo is operating on REI property, they should abide by REI rules and stipulations. if REI doesn't want customers assaulted in the store, then get new contractors. i'm sure there's more than one company interested in making $2/transaction.

  9. Re:Today... on Man Arrested For Taking Photo of Open ATM · · Score: 5, Informative

    calling REI seattle branch (888.873.1938 toll free) directs you to REI Public Affairs information. their number is 253.395.5958 Loomis & Fargo phone number 206.802.0410 in seattle. calling them i got a phone number that goes to someone's personal pager, so i think they may not be interested in having further conversations about this* *call often

  10. Re:Gee, I didn't see that coming! on NASA Running Low On Fuel For Space Exploration · · Score: 1

    you don't even have to into the wilderness for a month. just kill your tv.

  11. Re:Google on Phony Wikipedia Entry Used By Worldwide Press · · Score: 5, Funny

    godaddy can cut this cost in half for you.

  12. Re:Prices are completely nuts on Apple Store Reopens With Many New Products · · Score: 0

    (It's "€".)

    if you are rich enough to own one of these Apples, it's actually

    (Option + Shift + 2)

  13. Re:Sense: this picture makes none on Gamer Claims Identifying As a Lesbian Led To Xbox Live Ban · · Score: 1

    "Richard Gaywood" has got to have the most unfortunate name in modern usage.

    Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii

  14. Re:TFA is a FAKE! on After Monty Python Goes YouTube, Big Jump In DVD Sales · · Score: 1

    too bad your reply is so close to the bottom.

  15. Re:There is something to kill? on Toyota Announces the Winglet, Wannabe Segway Killer · · Score: 1

    i work in a restaurant kitchen. a 5 minute break every hour? some days i'd love to have any sitting break at all.

    back to the stairmaster, tubby.

  16. Re:DRM on BitTorrent Video Download Store Falls Flat · · Score: 1

    Video offerings in Microsoft file format didn't help much for cross platform operability or hopes for future compatibility either.

  17. Re:Long? on Crashing an In-Flight Entertainment System · · Score: 1
    Wouldn't you want to buy Fruit of the Loom, since the victims will have to buy new underpants?

    nah, if you're investing in Fruit of the Loom, you're always selling shorts.

  18. Re:What the hell is this? Seriously, what the hell on Wilma the Capacitor and Particle Accelerator · · Score: 1

    ha ha

  19. Re:I don't blame them. on Violating A Patent As Moral Choice · · Score: 1
    The government isn't good at picking winners and losers. I wouldn't want them to be the only ones to decide which research to pursue.
    it's not like the companies are doing a great job picking either. that's part of the reason so many profitable designer drugs like zyban and paxil are on the market, but shit we actually need, like vaccines, antivirals, and antibiotics, aren't being persued becuase they're percieved as lower profit drugs.
  20. 3 IGN on GBA SP Updated with Brighter Backlit Screen · · Score: 3, Funny

    dear slashdot editors,

    hey i think you made a mistake in the article posting. i was expecting an article on the new GBA but all i got was an ad. what's up?

  21. hay guys what's going on in this slashdot on Reducing The Negative Impact of Laptops · · Score: 1
    One of my friends mentioned recently that his company no longer repairs damaged Windows operating systems on laptop computers. They estimated the cost of recovery of virus-infected laptops at $420 per incident. Since the cost of complete replacement is only $500, it does not make sense to attempt recovery.

    I offer to take your company's garbage out for free!

  22. Re:Lawless Slashdotters? on Using Google Maps to Get Out of a Traffic Ticket · · Score: 3, Funny

    and this is why you are not invited to more parties.

  23. Re:Ask slashdot about speeding? on Using Google Maps to Get Out of a Traffic Ticket · · Score: 1

    the best thing to say is "i am not sure", or "my mind was wandering". it is not illegal for your mind to wander, but it is illegal to speed.

    this sidesteps the first technique to coerce you to self-incriminate. being vague will help you, unless the question pertains to drugs or alcohol. quietly get your ticket (or warning) and then drive a mile away and then suddenly explode into a torrent of swearing.

  24. Re:The perception of security on Body Scanners for the London Underground · · Score: 1

    what makes you think that the body scanners aren't just window dressing for the "10 cent diode"?

    shhh....

  25. Re:You know on U.S. to Require Passport To Re-Enter Country · · Score: 1

    that card requires a background check, fingerprint and/or retinal scan, that goes in a huge database indefinitely.

    I just wanted to buy gas and groceries. i won't submit to an informational colonoscopy to do that.