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  1. Dear shadow government... on Comcast Charges $1000 Per Wiretap · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you would like to tap my internet and phones, I can cut out the middle man and give you what you need for a one-time setup cost of $600, and the low low price of $450 per month.

    (Now, if the monitoring program is secret, what can the IRS do if I don't report that income?)

  2. Don't stop... believing... on The Making of The Longest Journey · · Score: 1

    *cuts to black*

  3. Re:Free Standard? on Standard Web Fonts 'Updated' In Vista · · Score: 1

    As long as you confirm the action on Vista.

  4. Re:Government coders on Robotic Cannon Loses Control, Kills 9 · · Score: 1

    In my (admittedly fairly limited) experience in this area, the line is drawn based on factors that are also classified. There are classified projects and classified technology related to non-classified projects.

    I'd assume at the point the B2 became a declassified aircraft, the fact that he worked on the radar became equally unclassified, but the work he was doing on the radar was still classified.

    I do know a number of people who do work on classified technology and tend to camp their discussions right smack in that "big fat liar zone" because they technically can say what project they work on but don't care to walk the fine line of felony by saying too much more than that, even if legally they probably could.

    That said, I think that middle zone is the lair of the liar.

  5. Re:Seafood Place on History of Slashdot Part 3- Going Corporate · · Score: 1

    And its awful, centrally prepared frozen crap that only a tourist would like.

    Bleh.

    Kudos to Taco for forgetting who it was.

  6. This one goes to 11... on Eight PS3 'Supercomputer' Ponders Gravity Waves · · Score: 1

    I can't think of anything clever to say other than the subject, though...

  7. Re:Is cloud computing for the masses finally here? on Amazon EC2 Open To All · · Score: 1

    Any operating system, as long as its Linux, that is.

  8. Re:DMCA and Secret Service on A Brief History of Slashdot Part 2, Explosions · · Score: 4, Funny

    The first rule of secret service takedown orders: you don't talk about secret service takedown orders...

  9. Re:Spock said it best on Defending Games For Adults on National Television · · Score: 1

    Spock isn't real.

    I hope you don't have the same confusion while playing Manhunt 2.

  10. Re:So did the jury ... on Juror From RIAA Trial Speaks · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why? The case was cut n dry, she broke the law and she lost.

    The jury's job is to determine if she broke the law, not determine if the law makes sense.

  11. Re:Super-sekr1t unblurring techniques on Interpol Unscrambles Doctored Photo In Manhunt · · Score: 1

    Did you save in-between?

    Photoshop may have been keeping some amount of subpixel and original image data in memory that let it do that. I *think* it does as it allows undoing of filter effects and avoids the loss of quality when layering filters.

  12. Re:If they get through with this .... on Canadian Mint Claims Rights To Words "One Cent" · · Score: 4, Funny

    That makes a lot of cents.

  13. Re:Low ID Roll call on A Brief History of Slashdot Part 1, Chips & Dips · · Score: 4, Funny

    I did, I've been clicking refresh every five minutes for ten years.

  14. Re:Low ID Roll call on A Brief History of Slashdot Part 1, Chips & Dips · · Score: 1

    Werd

    There was a discussion about this the other day -- a bunch of us missed the day Taco added user accounts to the system, and ended up with higher UIDs than we probably would've otherwise. I think it was almost a week before I noticed you could login.

  15. Re:wow on Slashdot Turns 10 But You Get The Presents · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure how long Slashdot was around without user authentication. I think I delayed a week or two from when it was added because I frankly hadn't noticed it. I was sure it was at least a year before it was added, but maybe it was less time than that.

  16. Re:wow on Slashdot Turns 10 But You Get The Presents · · Score: 2, Funny

    Damn, I know I should've registered earlier.

    About time I lost a "who's is the smallest" contest...

  17. Re:Lifespan? on Sony Launches 3mm Thin XEL-1 OLED TV · · Score: 1

    I wish I could moderate a discussion I posted in -- thats the answer I was looking for.

    Thanks.

  18. Re:Lifespan? on Sony Launches 3mm Thin XEL-1 OLED TV · · Score: 1

    Actually, its an important question, and in the best of cases OLED lifetime is far less than a CCFL. The problem I was talking about (which another poster addressed in a useful manner) is that blue dyes were an order of magnitude shorter lifespan than red and green -- to the point where in a year or two there would be noticeable changes in the color balance of the screen.

    Thats why I was asking what had changed, but thanks for your attempt to appear like you have knowledge on the subject.

  19. Lifespan? on Sony Launches 3mm Thin XEL-1 OLED TV · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I didn't see any mention of the lifespan of the OLED screen?

    Has something changed recently, or is the TV likely to start looking funny in a year when the blue fades?

  20. Re:Let them try disconnecting... on AT&T Silences Criticism in New Terms of Service · · Score: 1

    AT&T absolutely can -- the local telco only has to provide a dialtone and the ability to dial 911 in those cases. ATT is not the local telco in CT, so they can do whatever they please.

  21. Re:My two cents: on Hacked iPhones Confirmed As Bricking With Latest Update · · Score: 1

    I watched them do it while getting my Macbook fixed today.

    Amazingly the guy just bought another one.

  22. Ummmm on Replacing a Thinkpad? · · Score: 5, Informative

    You do realize Lenovo is selling the Thinkpads now because... *drumroll* they were the company that made them all along?

  23. Re:Well, there is some merit to this on 1-Click Rejection Rejected · · Score: 1

    Its also probably worth noting that the value of the 1-click methodology to a store is pretty obvious where impulse purchasing is concerned.

    Because its value is so obvious, the patent itself doesn't seem quite as obvious -- in hindsight, yeah, but most inventions are obvious in hindsight. If it was really that obvious, because it has such clear economic value, someone else would've done it.

    I'd probably argue that regardless how much of a "duh" you get when you hear about it, the fact that no one else did it suggests with some strength that claim of obviousness on the part of the examiner does, in fact, need to be clarified.

    Just because an invention is obvious after the fact doesn't make it unpatentable.

  24. Re:Good or bad? on Chicago Developing 'Suspicious Behavior' Monitoring System · · Score: 1

    I laughed, but have no mod points, so instead you get a slap on the back!

  25. Re:Auto makers have been doing it for years on Apple May Be Breaking the Law With Policy On iPhone Unlocks · · Score: 1

    And my point is that from a legal standpoint, contrary to what SEMA, etc like to say Magnusson-Moss does not protect you in either case. If a single part or a single service on the car has been done using non-OEM-spec parts or service by people who have not met the requirements set by the manufacturer for certification, the warranty can absolutely legally be voided. Its not done very often because generally companies want to keep customers happy, but MM does NOT in any form protect against modifications to a vehicle or any other device.

    SEMA has persisted in that BS because there's a multibillion dollar industry they represent that relies on people voiding their warranties. But when push comes to shove in court, no one wins when they try win that battle against the manufacturer.