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  1. Re:In Theory on Felten vs. RIAA Hearing · · Score: 1

    Right, at least until the IRS comes to audit your books, examine your incorporation documents, and interview your board of directors.

    That is, if and when they deign to recognize the 501(c(iii)) in the first place.

  2. Big Scary Financial Institutions on Bush Wants an Unhackable Private Network · · Score: 1

    It would seem that a non-military network already exists that meets these criteria, in the form of the Fed's inter-office communications.

    Maybe this is highly specialized, and maybe I'm naive as to its relative security merits, but it would seem that a network that handles so many high-level banking transactions would have to be fairly private, secure, and robust.

    - jlph

  3. Re:Golden Ears Test Invalid on Slashback: Scramjet, Golden Ears, Preciousness · · Score: 2, Informative

    There is a control. Check out the files.

  4. Re:Why did we ever bother with Tux? on Berke Breathed Interview in The Onion · · Score: 1

    Opus is a puffin.

  5. Re:Another great site in this vein... on Seanbaby.com · · Score: 1
  6. At least "google" is spelled correctly. on Searching For Google's Successor · · Score: 1

    "Lasoo" is not quite a word.

  7. Re: moving the pieces on Brain vs. Computer: Place Your Bets · · Score: 1
    Hell, they still need humans to actually move the chess pieces.

    Um, no they don't.

    Or, slightly lower tech...

  8. Re: moving the pieces on Brain vs. Computer: Place Your Bets · · Score: 1

    Hell, they still need humans to actually move the chess pieces.


    Um, <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/07/31/ 2218236&mode=thread">no they don't.</a><p>
    Or, <a href="http://www.heartlandamerica.com/HTMLA/Produc tTemplates/product.asp?sub=1189&cat=1181&S KU=6460">slightly lower tech</a>...

  9. Re:I can't help but wonder... on Berkely Breathed Interview · · Score: 1

    No. Opus is a puffin.

  10. Exploding monitors? on The Satori Effect · · Score: 1

    Pekka the Finn rings a bell, if not his Captain Crunch...if not his Captain Crunch.

  11. Re:Missing link? on Notes From the Cathedral · · Score: 2

    Nope. Here it is.

  12. Um. RPI is not in Albany. on Voteauction.com · · Score: 1

    Rensselaer Polytechnic is most definitely in Troy, NY. Not Albany.

  13. Psychographics? on Secretive Company Scanning the Net · · Score: 1

    Unles they're target-marketing to network admins, this sort of study doesn't make very much psychographic sense whatsoever.

    Oh well. At least now the have lots and lots of data on what to expect when you ping the fsck out of your customers.

  14. earplugs. on Computers And The Noise They Make · · Score: 1

    There's nothing sweeter than absolute silence. I recommend the "Super Hear-O's" brand for quality if not for name.

  15. royalties on The Matrix Movie Now in a College Course · · Score: 1

    Does this mean the creative interests get a kickback from the University, or does this fall under "fair use" for academic ends?

  16. Re:Guess you've never ever made a spelling mistake on Update on Uruguay "Linux" Trademark Situation · · Score: 1

    Spelling flames suck, but I'm not particularly interested in watching my language go (further) down the crapper.

  17. Re:You CAN travel without a Driver's License on License to Surf · · Score: 1

    I believe the individual was talking about driving as a soveriegn, not as a citizen of any state. The "your State" bit wouldn't apply there, unless you're talking about the person.

  18. Slashdot is supposed to be a news site. on Jesux, Hoax Confirmed · · Score: 2

    Thanks to Alert Slashdot Reader Suraj Peiris, we know the true identity of the Jesux perpetrator

    Please tell me Roblimo's crusade is just another lame joke.

  19. I dunno... on Jesux is a Bad Pun · · Score: 1

    chmod(1) accepts hexadecimal modes, such as 0x01B6


    ..that one was kind of cute. At least it made me stop and think. The rest of the joke blew, mind you, but that was cute.

  20. 'the world writ large'? on Review: The First 20 Million is Always the Hardest · · Score: 2

    Why have I never heard anyone else use the phrase "the world writ large"? Am I uneducated, or are you using a malapropism?

  21. Alan Cox? on Interview: the "Punk Hacker Kid" Responds · · Score: 1

    Cox can wait a week or two. Gvie the people what they want; it's high time for Ask Puck.

  22. They might have a point, you know. on Quack! · · Score: 3

    I hate to say it, but kids are impressionable. When I came to school and stopped watching as much TV, I stopped talking like the TV talks. It's not hard to tell when someone has absorbed the TV-mind.

    When I have kids, I'm not going to stop them from accessing media they find interesting...but I'd rather they didn't memorize all of the catchy jingles along the way.

  23. Um...continuity problem. on Feature: Ticket Booth Tyranny (Part Two) · · Score: 1

    Tell them you're a Balkan refugee who speaks no English and doesn't dare leave the theater alone.

    I presume you would tell them all of this in some sort of Slavic tongue? You'd have to be inept to tell them in English.

  24. Re:Damn It! on The Matrix to have two sequels · · Score: 1

    No worries. It wasn't very good. The visual effects looked expensive, though, so that might justify a viewing.

  25. Gold... on Hiccups in a Cashless Society · · Score: 2

    Isn't (paper) cash money only backed by trust, though? Unless you barter every transaction with valuable property, you're going to have to accept some level of immateriality in your money.

    There is a hotel that accepts items in exchange for accomodations. There was a recent story about a man who tried to pay for his stay with an iguana. When they refused, he let it loose. I have not yet heard the report of its capture.