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  1. Terrorists, pfft on Weapons of War Now Include Lightning Guns · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There are designed to be used on you.

  2. Re:Monty Python's Crashing Windows on New Batch of XP SP2 Holes · · Score: 1

    Oh, I'm a developer and I'm OK,
    I sleep all night and I work all day ...

  3. Application on Fujitsu Debuts Bendable Electronic Paper · · Score: 1

    This would go perfectly if used with the Optimus keyboard, instead of OLEDs!

  4. Re:Al Qaeda group claims responsibility on Six Bomb Blasts Around Central London · · Score: 1

    My personal belief is that the "al-qaeda network" is no more than a figment of western imagination, created to give terrorism a face that really isn't there. The network of the 9-11 bombers has been destroyed, most of Bin Laden's chums have been killed or captured.

    It is not just your personal belief, this is fact.

  5. Re:Godzilla!! on Drilling to the Center of the Earth · · Score: 1

    You may not, but I do!

    Think of all the screaming girls we could save!

  6. Mmmmmmmmm Slashvertisements on Hiper Type-R Modular Blue Line 580W PSU Review · · Score: 1

    Gotta have the daily dose of capitalism!

  7. What? on Excursions at the Speed of Light · · Score: 2, Funny

    Reduce the speed of light to 30 kilometres per hour! Then you too can ride at the speed of light!! Easier if you have a motor bike.

  8. Re:3 things certain in life on Aussie TV Networks Fight BitTorrent · · Score: 1

    In Australia, commericals at the start of the movie time as you describe has been around for a very long time. Interesting, I thought it would have been present in American cinemas for even longer.

  9. The 'quota' might suck... on Australia Gets 8Mbit/s Broadband now, 20Mbit Soon · · Score: 1

    .. but I'm addicted to the speed already. I switched over last night from a 1.5mbps plan last night, and as my exchange has had iiDSLAMS in it for a while, I'm able to get some _real_ broadband speeds now. I can't quite believe how fast it is.
    iiNet should be congratulated for dragging the rest of Australia's Telco industry kicking and screaming into the modern day of broadband.

  10. Probably not as history goes.. on China To Launch 2 Into Space In September · · Score: 2, Informative

    Judging by their reaction in the past, I wonder if the US will cooperate this time around.

  11. Earlier earthquake of 8.1 on Quake and Tsunami Devastate South Asia · · Score: 4, Interesting

    What is interesting is that there was another quake on the 24th of 8.1 off the coast of Tasmania, the other side of the continential plate that caused this one ( AFAIK). That end of the plate gave way and that affected this one? A warning? I don't know, but it might have been related.


    Massive earthquake felt in Tasmania
    December 24, 2004 - 7:55AM

    The world's biggest earthquake in almost four years has struck 800 km
    off the coast of Tasmania, Australian seismological officials said.

    Geoscience Australia said the quake, measuring 8.1 on the Richter Scale
    hit the Macquarie Rise, in the Pacific Ocean, at 1.59am. [...]

  12. Re:didn't the prior CEO of lego step down on LEGO Star Wars Video Game · · Score: 1

    I was thinking exactly the same thing a couple of days ago when I saw an advertisement on TV for a Lego Ferrari range.

    Go Figure.

  13. Re:Out of character... on Australia Chooses Education Over Filtering · · Score: 1

    I, as a life long Australian citizen would like to thank whoever it was that decided this course of action. You've restored some of my faith in the Government. :)

    Bloody good news is great stuff. :)

  14. Re:Mods on Review: Half-Life 2 · · Score: 1

    You might also be interested in S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl (previously subtitled as Oblivion Lost).

    The designers call it a FPSRPG. There is no `levelling up', that is, as in normal RPG's where you increase stats etc. In this you just get better at the game as you play.

    It is not yet out but from your description I think it is one you may want to keep an eye on.

  15. Re:If the USSR had that back then.... on Soviet Space Battle Station Images Published · · Score: 1

    I reckon. I thought it was quite humourous myself. :/

  16. If the USSR had that back then.... on Soviet Space Battle Station Images Published · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ...just imagine what the USA might just have up there right now.

  17. More RAM fixed it for me on Half Life 2 Stuttering Bug Official · · Score: 1

    This bug was really annoying me for the first couple of levels, until I noticed the stutter would coincide with heavy hard drive activity.

    So I `aquired' more RAM (only 256 meg worth) from another computer in the house ("oh, sorry, I'm doing some maintenance, this computer doesn't work at the moment." ;)) and put it in mine. Up from 512 to 768 meg. The game ran perfectly for the very fun remainder.

  18. Impossible to copy? on RFID Labels On Prescription Drug Bottles · · Score: 5, Interesting

    RFID labels provide a unique identifier that is almost impossible to copy.

    Really?

  19. The Story of Mel, a Real Programmer on How Computers Work... in 1971 · · Score: 1

    A great story I feel appropraite to this topic. Enjoy :)

    Real Programmers write in FORTRAN.

    http://www.outpost9.com/reference/jargon/jargon_ 49 .html

  20. Heh. on Halo 2 Available on the Net · · Score: 5, Funny

    I like how on the front page directly under this story is the article U.S. Declares War on Intellectual Property Theft.

  21. The Cluetrain Manifesto on Sony Japan to Abolish Copy Controlled CDs · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe someone high-up over at Sony had a read of The Cluetrain Manifesto? :)

  22. Re:drivers wanted on Vehicles of Tomorrow? · · Score: 1

    Not a problem! All the bad ones will kill themselves off sooner or later...

  23. Re:Behind the curtain on Mushroom Cloud Reported Over North Korea · · Score: 1

    Sigh, where's the "Dead Serious" moderation option when you need it.

  24. Re:Digital Zoom is a MYTH! on Sony Develops TVs That Zoom in for True Close-ups · · Score: 1

    Reminds me people that try to add quality to their 96kbps mp3 collection by upsampling them to 256, or recording radio then upsampling that.

    And the name for such people is legally retarded.

  25. Re:Politics on Slashdot? Never! on Slashdot Goes Political: Announcing politics.slashdot.org · · Score: 5, Funny

    3314 Saddam Hussein Arrested by CmdrTaco

    Just how CmdrTaco managed to arrest Saddam Hussein I shall never know. :)