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  1. I was secretly hoping... on Titan Moon's Bright Hot Spot · · Score: 1

    ...that one of the possibilities would have been a giant black monolith.

  2. Re:Doesn't look promising on 'Matrix Revolutions' Opens Today · · Score: 1

    There's already 65 reviews submitted. I think 38 is a pretty good representation of the average.

  3. Leave it to MIT... on MIThril Jacket Showcases Wearable Computing · · Score: 1

    ...to glue a motherboard to a vest and call it wearable.

  4. Same old... on Practical C++ Programming, Second Edition · · Score: 1

    How is this different then any other C++ book out there?

  5. Re:I know this is a haven for nerds... on Flavor vs. Flavour · · Score: 1

    You forgot that I'd have to grow a goatee, get fat, and buy a trenchcoat.

  6. I know this is a haven for nerds... on Flavor vs. Flavour · · Score: 1

    ...but this story takes the fuckin' cake. This is why I don't make eye contact with anyone in my CS classes.

  7. Misinterpretted Data on Legal Issues Don't Bother American Downloaders · · Score: 4, Informative

    Slashdot's article misinterprets the data in the report. 73% of the people didn't say their motivation for downloading was for a later purchase. The survey asked if they enjoyed the ability to listen before they buy. Enjoying the ability to listen before you buy doesn't imply that that was their reason for downloading.

  8. !keyboard on Typewriter Keyboard Conversion · · Score: 0

    Forget pictures of the typewriter. We want pictures of your wife.

  9. Odd Results on Google's new toys · · Score: 1

    A search for 'dildo' on google's froogle turns up Sex and the City Season 3.

  10. Re:We did these at the Rochester Institute of Tech on Are Written Computer Science Exams a Fair Measure? · · Score: 1

    Exactly. That's what the introductory courses are for. However, I don't believe you should be overly penalized for syntax errors on exams laden with theory (unless of course it appears to be a consistant problem).

  11. Re:In other news... on Trouble on the International Space Station · · Score: 1

    Doc Brown & Marty stole it to make a new time machine.

  12. AP Story... on Bootleg Star Wars AotC Debuts on Internet · · Score: 2, Informative

    The AP is also running a story.

  13. Good luck on Fast Track to a CS Degree? · · Score: 2, Informative

    I highly doubt that it's possible to complete a cs degree in 1 year. The number of cs courses alone that I have to take for my degree would fill a solid 2 years (at 12 courses per year) if I were to take nothing else. Most schools would require some amount of math/science and liberal arts as well (I would hope!). But good luck in your search for it...

  14. According to the rumors... on Star Wars: AOTC Trailer on Monster Inc · · Score: 1

    ...at theforce.net it sounds like Trailer B (the internet download) will actually be later than the Monsters, Inc release date.

  15. hmm. on Itanium Update · · Score: 1

    "6mb onchip L3 cache..." == good news for lazy programmers.

  16. Could they fight it? on Keyloggers Now Classified Technology · · Score: 1

    Could the defense team fight it or push for the evidence gained from the key-logger to be deamed inadmissable since it's accuracy can not be proven at the present time?

  17. Re:Finally on Code Red III · · Score: 1

    So should this one be titled 'Code Red Strikes Back' or 'Return of the Code Red' ?

  18. This isn't new... on Diablo II: Knickknacks Nicked · · Score: 1

    There have been reports of this happening since Diablo 2 came out...months ago.

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  19. ...of wings though. on Caltech Team Raises 6900-Pound Obelisk, By Kite · · Score: 1

    I saw the woman that orchestrated this whole event interviewed on the evening news. She said she originally conceived the idea when she realized that there are pictures of wings etched into the top of each of the pyramids.

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  20. My advice... on Dell Notebooks Catch On Fire! · · Score: 1

    This may be common knowledge to some but for those that it isn't, be wary of Dell products. They are notorious for breaking and if the system has been modified in any way, without the assistance of a Dell technician, they'll will refuse to give you support. I speak from personal experience. After upgrading from win95 to 98 (perhaps I brought this upon myself by actually considering the installation of Windows) I was unable to locate the correct drivers for my video card (this is because Dell also likes to customize some of the hardware). When I called tech support, just to ask where I could locate the drivers, they refused to tell me because I had installed the operating system by myself!

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  21. Wired.. on Gooja's Got Old Stuff Online Now · · Score: 5

    I read in the latest version of wired that Google looking to recover archived posts back to the initial tests in the late 70's.

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  22. What about non-dsclosure... on GNU and the General Public Employment Contract? · · Score: 1

    Being a youngin' to the industry I don't fully understand all that is covered under non-disclosure pacts but I would assume these would have to have to be altered in some fashion to incorporate this sort of open source work, would they not?

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  23. Re:Submarine on X-43 Scramjet Rollout · · Score: 1

    ...and sell it on eBay.

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  24. Honorary employee? on Slashback: Voting, Suing, Retiring · · Score: 5

    Is that like Milton from Office Space? Will Gordon be forever damned to wander the basement of Intel pondering the location of his stapler?

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  25. What's the point? on NASA Prototype Plane Scheduled To Attempt Mach 5+ · · Score: 1

    What is the point in building a plane that travels so fast that it's only means of stopping itself is to plunge into the ocean?

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