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  1. Cisco ACNS on MPAA Infiltrating Campus Nets with Software · · Score: 1
    Cisco Application and Content Networking System

    Is this what we're talking about here?

  2. I want to see the costume on New Darth Vader Costume Revealed in upcoming DVDs · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Right. Now.

    I got good karma, so I'm gonna make this an annoying rant. What's the point of submitting a story for every damn little detail about ep III? What's next? A series of insightful articles on Sen. Padme hairdos? PUH-LEEZE.

    Ok mods. Do your worst.

  3. A few more on Silly Product Instructions? · · Score: 1

    Chainsaw warning - "Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands or genitals." "Emergency! Everybody to get from street!" -- Russian Sailor Warning

  4. Re:Just two questions on Automobile Black Box Sends Driver to Jail · · Score: 1
    Messing with the airbag system to stop it from recording data would probably interfere with the system itself... not a good idea.

    An excellent point. Mess with the wrong wire in the SRS and the airbag just might blow up in your face.

    --BEGIN_TINFOIL_HAT_CONSPIRACY--
    Of course the airbag system is just an excuse for The Man to install a driver monitoring system in all cars, and police cruisers are equipped with a secret triggering device to disable a fleeing suspect during a car chase.
    It's all ovious when you think about it...
    --END_TINFOIL_HAT_CONSPIRACY--

  5. Just two questions on Automobile Black Box Sends Driver to Jail · · Score: 1
    1. Is the automobile black box mandatory by legislation in Canada?
    2. If not, which wire should I cut?
  6. Re:Specs Data on Sapphire: A Liquid That Won't Get Things Wet · · Score: 0
    Chemical Formula CF3CF2C(O)CF(CF3)2

    IANAChemist, but geez! That's a LOT of fluorocarbons. Looks like it would punch a hole in the ozone layer sumptin' fierece ...

  7. And to top it off C&S wrote a BOOK about it on Happy Spamiversary! · · Score: 1
  8. Re:What this is REALLY about... on U.S. Justice Department Prepares Assault on Pr0n · · Score: 1

    ... and guess what's going to happen when they decide to channel all these kickback funds to the Democrats out of spite ...

  9. Re:wow-- the first piece of pocket pc spyware? on Skype Releases PocketPC Version Of VoIP Software · · Score: 1
    Good point. I'll wait for SkypeLITE -- or until someone has performed packet analysis on exactly WHAT Skyper is sending ...

    (welcome to my friends list, way2trivial)

  10. Alternate explanation on Passive E-Mail Monitoring Leads To Arrest · · Score: 3, Insightful
    • Suspected terrorist, who's been watched by UK anti-terrorists for months, buys hundreds of kilograms of Ammonium Nitrate
    • Task force raids suspect's home
    • Suspect's computer found on premises
    • Task force opens Outlook, looks in Inbox, Sent Items
    • Incriminating email to or from Mohammed_Momin_Khawaja@?????.ca discovered.
    Sounds to me like someone is trying to spin this as justification for email surveilance.
  11. FYI: Air Canada's IT was outsourced in 1994 on Air Canada Sues Over Misuse Of Employee Password · · Score: 3, Insightful
  12. How about... on Giant Sub-Woofer · · Score: 4, Funny

    A giant subwoofer made with a wooden speaker cone soaked in sake?

  13. It won't work. on People with real l337 speak names? · · Score: 1
    Our daughter's birth certificate were sent back when we tried to submit her name as 3mily. The Ministere de l'Emploi, de la Solidarite sociale et de la Famille said that there as a problem with using digits in the given name. Probably a database issue, i'd guess.

    In any case we had to file her name with an 'E' so don't waste your time.

  14. Re:2006? Now! on Fifty Years of Color Television · · Score: 1
    provided that the technology has achieved 85% market penetration by then.

    What exactly does that mean? 85% of all homes own an HD set(fat chance)? 85% of all broadcasts are available in HD format (possible but unlikely)?

  15. Credit where credit's due on Solutions for Avoiding Traffic? · · Score: 4, Informative

    You don't sit in the traffic jam; you are the traffic jam. -- Werner Icking

  16. Koan on Solutions for Avoiding Traffic? · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Ponder this: You are not stuck in a traffic jam, you are the traffic jam.

    Only when you truly understand this that the solution will become evident.

  17. Re:Uhhh they _are_ tracking what you buy on RFID Coming 'Whether You Like It Or Not' · · Score: 1

    Ladies and gentlemen, We have a Godwin. Thanks for playing.

  18. Portable Media Center on Microsoft's Online Music Store · · Score: 1

    Seems like they're trying to provide service for this?

  19. Re:Top 10 Spielberg Changes to 'War of the Worlds' on War of the Worlds Remake · · Score: 1

    Missed one:
    16. No weapons: Soliders are to wield walkie-talkies.

  20. Consider the price. on A Handheld for a Primary Computer? · · Score: 2, Insightful
    In US ballpark figures (+25% for CAD, -25% for euro)
    • Basic handheld with USB host capability) 300
    • wiFi upgrade 100
    • Extra storage CF/SD 100
    • wiFi router for DSL/Cable 100
    • USB keyboard 50
    I think the low-end or second-hand laptop is the way to go.

    And the biggest argument: No printing. Someday you'll be able to hook up a USB printer to a PocketPC, but until then ....

  21. Could this simply a BIOS limit issue? on Recovering Secret HD Space · · Score: 1
    Way back when, I had an Pentium mainboard that had a 8.4GB BIOS limit on drive parameters. The last drive I bought was a 10GB and of course would show up as 8.4 in the FDISK panel.

    About a year later I ran GDISK (GHOST's FDISK equivalent), which ignored the BIOS settings and behold--I had 2GB available for an extended partition all this time! Caveat, it was not visible under MSDOS but Win98 had no problems with it, perfect for the WIN386.SWP pagefile and TMP directories.

    Fast forward to today. Older BIOSs have a 120GB limit on capacity. Get a 160GB drive, and it shows up as 120G. But, once again, GDISK will tell you you got 40G unused.

  22. Re:Difference on Pocket PCs Masquerade as iPods · · Score: 5, Funny

    In order to really emulate the experience, it comes with a bottle of epoxy to glue your PDA's battery in place so you can't ever replace it.

  23. How about thermocouple-powered hardware? on Hand-Powered Hardware? · · Score: 2, Informative
    The LUFO can produce 12V DC at 3 watts using any fuel that can burn in a hurricane lamp. A cupful of fuel will last about 24h.

    The original LUFO hurricane lamp-powered radio was designed as an alternative to hand-cranked radios with the added benefit of providing heat and lighting.

  24. Snopes on Do Your $20 Bills Explode In the Microwave? · · Score: 1

    I can't wait to read the real explantion on Snopes

  25. Ridiculous and selfish. on Young Programmer, Stop Advocating Free Software! · · Score: 2, Interesting
    It's like saying "stop volunteering because you're working for nothing." Volunteering (what you are doing when working on OSS) certainly does not bring instant monetary gratification. It does however contribute to society as a whole, allowing others to benefit from the work done at less or no cost, which elevates their standard of living by a small amount.

    If the standards of living improve in your society, your society is healthier, and so are you. We're not in this for a quick buck. We need to have a plan that carries us for sixty to eighty years.

    In other words: YOU ARE NOT A CORPORATION. DO NOT ACT LIKE ONE.