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  1. US Patent #1 on Microsoft Copies Idea, Admits It, Then Patents It · · Score: 4, Funny

    That reminds me of this game.
    http://www.cheapass.com/products/boardgames/cag034 .html

    Eureka! You've just invented time travel.
    But the awful truth is that you're not alone.
    In fact, scientists have been inventing time travel since 1814.
    But if you have a time machine, it really doesn't matter who invented it first. All that matters is who gets to the Patent Office first.
    And by "first" we mean on opening day. Because nothing suits a time machine like U.S. Patent 1.

  2. Re:Old News on New Ice Age Theory · · Score: 1

    So when is a new model going to look past the edges of our solar system?

  3. Re:A la Bash.org on One In Five Windows Installs Is Non-Genuine · · Score: 1

    I had a valid OEM code that wouldn't automatically validate, double-checked it. I called the operator who told me it was OEM and they couldn't help. I pushed the change code button, entered the code again, backed out and then was able to get it to automatically validate.

    Like most, I wonder how many of the pirates were false psitives or one pirate counted more than once due to use of trying multiple keys.

  4. Re:realities? on Running Your Electric Meter Backwards · · Score: 1

    I shouldn't post to Slashdot when I'm in a daze.

    I pay around $.099/kWh and around $.128/kWh with the facility charges, etc. figured in. If you're still on the grid while using solar, you'll still pay those facility charges, but will save a little on sales tax. Consider the facility charges as payment for using the grid as a battery as long as they pay retail for your extra juice. Ignore my babbling in the original post.

    http://solarbuzz.com/SolarPrices.htm shows residential solar power at $.37/kWh in a sunny climate and $.82/kWh in a cloudy climate.

  5. Re:realities? on Running Your Electric Meter Backwards · · Score: 1

    If I remember right the solar averaged $.25/kwh and I pay $.09/kwh for grid power. It makes more sense for me to store it for my own use. I'm in the Midwest.

  6. Re:At $500,000... How long to pay back the cost? on Solar Power Eliminates Utility Bills in U.S. Home · · Score: 1

    "The inverters are still temperamental, solar advocates acknowledge. They chug along well enough for five or six years, then often conk out."

    A 2004 article that talks about Gardner, the solar power city project that started in 1985 and some changes from then to now.
    http://www.energybulletin.net/648.html

  7. Re:Depends on the product/application/environment. on Where Do You Go for Worthwhile Product Reviews? · · Score: 1

    Newegg has great prices and good service for a distributor. They're a big warehouse, don't expect anything beyond basic order information. You want low prices, great. You want technical support, forget it. Go with someone else and pay more for that support.

  8. Re:As I said to my wife... on MySpace to Offer Spyware for Parents · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You're better off just talking to her.
    Otherwise, you'll find out too late that
    1. the account you have a password to isn't her only account
    2. the monitoring software you installed was bypassed by a LINUX LIVE CD or usb drive
    3. she's using a friend's computer
    4. she's safe from online predators, but not her 13 year old boyfriend living down the block.
    5. etc.,etc.,etc.

  9. Re:Are you kidding? on Largest Twin Prime Yet Discovered · · Score: 1

    What's the earliest definition of prime numbers?

    I've read several definitions over the years. Some read as if 1 could be prime (divisible only by 1 and itself), some specifically exclude 1 as a case, and some definitions like Wikipedia (if I don't go edit it ;)) point out two distinct factors thereby excluding 1.

  10. Re:Just Marketing spin. on "Series of Tubes" Metaphor Implemented · · Score: 1

    You don't need an original idea to become a "bagillionaire", you just need to actually implement your idea. Hell, a lot of times you don't even need to improve on an idea, just make your version more popular than someone else's.

  11. Re:I'd just like to say... on Bilingualism Delays Onset of Dementia · · Score: 4, Funny

    Let me be the first to say "Tengo un gato en mis pantalones."

    Either that or "Tengo un sandwich de jamón en mi sombrero." After that, the conversation usually goes downhill from there.

  12. Re:Efficiency? on Giant Rabbits To Feed North Korea · · Score: 1

    "I feed them everything -- grain, carrots, a lot of vegetables. At the moment they're getting kale," said Szmolinsky.

    Since I'm sure the Koreans could eat that themselves, I suspect the rabbits are going to get a lot of grass.

  13. Re:Hyperbole? Define "blow up the planet" on Doomsday Clock To Advance · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sure, if you just drop bombs randomly, we probably couldn't blow up the planet. Give them to me and I'm sure I could split this sucker in half. Am I restricted just to using them on Earth or can I use them in space too?

  14. Re:Oof on Best Ways to Learn Graphics Design for the Web? · · Score: 1

    Color theory is important no matter what type of web page. Being able to do actual art isn't. Most content based sites don't require buttons that the average person couldn't create if they actually use buttons(see left). A good logo might be nice, but in reality, you will be using their company logo with minor changes.

  15. Re:Is it possible... on iPhone Faces Uncertain Market · · Score: 1

    You can't make an item a "must-have" item if everyone can afford one. Look at the Motorola RAZR when it first came out. It was the "must-have" phone. I believe that was a Cingular exclusive at the beginning. Now, you can get it for free with contract, and everyone and their dog has it.

  16. The simple solution on What Solar Equipment to Power Disaster Recovery? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Buy a smaller generator.

    Yamaha EF1000iS 900W generator with .66 gallons of fuel has a runtime of 12 hours with 25% load. $700

  17. Re:Um... on Been Robbed Recently? Check Ebay · · Score: 1

    No, a missing original retail box and manual is nothing by itself. It's funny because the guy is being charged with criminal possession of stolen property.

    Sometimes you have to look at the whole picture or how additional facts can show things in a new light.
    Hunting accidents aren't funny, but apparently a lot of people thought if the Vice President was involved then it's funny.
    Noisy neighbors can be a normal thing. Finding out that your neighbor was Jeffrey Dahmer sheds a new light on the noises.

  18. Re:Average on Solid Capacitor Motherboards Introduced · · Score: 1

    You forgot the problems two years ago with caps leaking
    http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/ 04/1751210&mode=thread&tid=137

    I've had a Gigabyte socket A board for a couple years and have had no problems.

  19. Re:Um... on Been Robbed Recently? Check Ebay · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Maybe it was this auction
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item =320060047493

    Love this one
      Q: Does this come with the operating manual?
      A: NO MANUAL AND ORIGINAL RETAIL BOX IS MISSING

    from http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item =320064863803

  20. Re:Phew! on Acer May Be Bugging Computers · · Score: 1

    Just double-checked on the brand of computer I tried that on since it wasn't mine. It was Compaq after HP had bought them. The Compaq "restore disk" would not work when the partition was formatted.

  21. Re:Phew! on Acer May Be Bugging Computers · · Score: 3, Informative

    Corrupt that extra partition and see how far that "restore" disk gets you. It's not the regular Windows restore disk that used to come with computers and it's definitely not a Windows disk. It won't work without the data on the partition.

    $20 for the set of disks + $52.50(Dell refunded price for Windows) is about the same price you could buy Windows XP Home OEM version for.

  22. Re:Yes, it does. on XXX Top Level Domain May Still See Use · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So .com is supposed to get the first choice? There are sites that started out as .org and .net that have come to be known by those extensions, but eventually purchased .com to protect their name. Slashdot.org and cmdrtaco.net are two such sites and others like freshmeat.net have only the .net domain.

    As for using .us, etc., what about sites that are not country specific like slashdot.org or international business and organizations. Also country domains make it easier to censor based on geography.

    I've always felt that tld's forced companies and individuals to buy as many tld's as possible. While .xxx gives the porn industry another way to self-censor and makes the registries more money, it doesn't solve any domain name issues.

  23. Re:No Thanks on How to get a Refund on Your Unwanted Windows · · Score: 1

    Actually, I would have modded Cheirdal a Troll. This topic has nothing to do with Linux. A person was given the right to return the software with EULA that he didn't agree with that he didn't see before purchasing.

    Also what if you already own Windows and don't want to pay for another copy.

  24. Re:DRM=WTF on Movie Studios OK Download-to-Burn DVDs · · Score: 5, Informative

    Yeah, it's Slashdot. They didn't RTFA. They mentioned limited number of burns, not views. This would be similar to some DRM that's been used by certain online music stores already.

  25. Re:Brilliant! on Wal-Mart Is Pushing Compact Fluorescent Bulbs · · Score: 1

    Maybe you just need a slower switch?