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  1. Re:Icooooooooon! on Simon Pegg to Play Scotty · · Score: 1
    Are you trolling??!?

    The icon for Sci-Fi, that's Balok.

  2. Re:A lesson from this episode on Leaks Prove MediaDefender's Deception · · Score: 1

    Where is Mark Russinovich's article that does a 'diff' of the replaced files, and explaining the 'new behaviour' in detail - like he did in the Sony rootkit case?

    Ha! I see what you did there... (Russinovich sold to MS a year ago) but seriously, I'd like to see Steve Gibson's[grc.com] take on the Stealth WUA thing. He's got just enough of a tinfoil hat to uncover the juicy details...

  3. Re:BadAstronomy has covered it already... on 3 Ton Meteorite Stolen · · Score: 1
    Not a single meteorite remain from Tunguska event has been found.

    That's right. It was just a weather balloon. Move along, nothing to see here tovarich.

  4. Stranger than fiction? on 3 Ton Meteorite Stolen · · Score: 1

    Wow this reads like the opening lines of a cheesy horror flick. Next thing you know, Russia will be overtaken by Siberian Space Zombies.

  5. To summarize all your responses... on Surviving in Space Without a Spacesuit · · Score: 1

    Only if it's conducive to the plot.

  6. One-liner book review on The Father of Molecular Gastronomy Whips Up a New Formula · · Score: 3, Insightful
    If you're a science geek get these books
    If you're a cooking geek ('foodie') get these books

    If you're a science geek and a cooking geek you already have these books.

    Molecular Gastronomy would make an excellent Slashdot book review.

  7. In other words ... on German Prosecutors Won't Help RIAA Counterpart · · Score: 1

    ... the GEMA is behind on its campaign contribution payments to the CDU Party.

  8. Some TVs are equipped with a QAM tuner on Watching My Neighbors Watch On-Demand TV · · Score: 2, Informative
    The model I have has a tri-band NTSC/ATSC/QAM tuner and a slot for a CableCard interface. It took me approximately 10 seconds to find the VOD channels beyond the analog range.

    Now I would be really pleased if my cable provider could sell/rent me a CableCard, but I'm stuck with using their dreaded SciAtlanta decoder.

  9. Re:I learned a long time ago... on Documents Reveal US Incompetence with Word, Iraq · · Score: 1
    Doh... I have Alt-V bound to Paste Special... and the U is for unformatted.

    but the document has no text either.
    That's the safest option indeed.

  10. Re:Typical slashdot. on What's the Matter with HDMI? · · Score: 1
    Let me get this straight:
    TFA states that the reason HDMI sucks is that it was based on the DVI standard.

    In other words, they are complaining that the china in the shop is made with material that is too fragile, but they've failed to notice the elephant.

    Just to make reaaaally sure I'm not spouting nonsense I went back to the TFA, and looked for the string HDCP using three different search algorithms, and none were found.

    It's the elephant, stupid. (Not you, audioholics. Sheesh.)

  11. Re:HDCP on What's the Matter with HDMI? · · Score: 1

    -1, redundant.

  12. HDCP on What's the Matter with HDMI? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    See subject for answer.

  13. Re:I learned a long time ago... on Documents Reveal US Incompetence with Word, Iraq · · Score: 1
    I prefer
    ^A ^C ^N AltV U AltF A

    This way, any hidden formatting is destroyed.

  14. Two way pager or (Cr|Bl)ackberry on Text Messaging Device For the Hearing Impaired? · · Score: 1
    Obvious solution is, of course, a no-frills phone with an SMS/Data plan.

    Otherwise a two-way pager f.ex. Motorola T900 or a Blackberry since it has a full keyboard. But most important is to find a way to get it subsidized as a hearing-impaired communication device.

  15. Re:The Volume ID is just one piece on New AACS Crack Called "Undefeatable" · · Score: 1
    That's all. Just one piece, not a full crack of AACS.

    Allow me a very sloppy analogy: "I didn't break the whole chain, just a single link." All it takes is one link ...

  16. Coming soon ... on Tech Magazine Loses June Issue, No Backup · · Score: 2, Funny

    The first issue of Business 3.0.

  17. DIGG - dead to me on How to Stop Digg-cheating, Forever · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If a DIGG's popularity is set with bought-and-paid-for schemes and/or astroturfed, then it has zero value to me as an aggregator. If they don't fix the problem, more an more people will realize this and it will die.

  18. Re:top posting on Must-Have Extensions for Thunderbird 2.0 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Because it's difficult to read.

    On 2007.04.25 9:35 Stavr0 wrote:
    > Why is top posting bad?
    >
    > On 2007.04.25 8:40, KV9 wrote:
    > > top posting is bad mkay?
    >

  19. Write to her, it's free! on Canadian MP Calls For ISP Licenses, Content Blocks · · Score: 3, Informative

    Joy Smith, MP
    424 Confederation Building
    Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6

  20. Why? on Getting High-Quality Audio From a PC · · Score: 2, Funny
    Wouldn't it be simpler to use a recent sound card, and redirect all audio to the bitstream output? , or use a stream-capture driver that redirects the sound card output to a disk file?

    Unless you happen to be on a DRM-encumbered OS like Vista where this is no longer poss---Ohhhh I see what's going on here...

    Right. Move along. Nothing to see here.

  21. STFU and GOMF on The End is Nigh for XP · · Score: 1

    NET STOP WUASVC(*) (*) I'm not sure what is the exact service name, but NET STOPping it makes the dialog box go away and leaves you alone.

  22. Re:To Celebrate.... on Wednesday Is Pi Day · · Score: 1

    And of course, the best way to celebrate is to eat PIE! Especially Betty from Pi Delta Pi. Mmmm. Betty Pie... (ob.RotN)
  23. Same probems happen with Cable STBs on The Dark Side of HDCP - Why is My PS3 Blinking? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Notably the PACE 551 HD. I had a loaner until the PVR came in, and I'd lose the HDMI connection daily with an error message stating my TV wasn't HDCP compliant (it is). I used to have my doubts about DRM. Not any more. Now I am convinced it is evil, treats consumers like criminals and is defective by design.

  24. Cc: on The Geekiest Animals in History · · Score: 1

    aka CopyCat the first cloned pet

  25. Re:Say it ain't so on Autodesk Suing to Keep Format Closed · · Score: 1
    This building youSE guys gotS us workin on here, ain'tS designed by no trusted autodesk product?

    Wassamata you! Didnts youse ever attends construction worker's finishin school?