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  1. Re:Going to have a hard time topping modern remake on David Braben Kickstarts an Elite Reboot · · Score: 1

    I already have a procedurally generated space exploration game on my wish list, Starbound

  2. unemployed veterans on 82-Year-Old Nun Breaks Into Nuclear Facility, Contractors Blamed · · Score: 2

    Wasn't there some news recently about record numbers of unemployed veterans? Kick the private contractors out and bring in a bunch of people with security clearance and guard duty experience.

  3. Re:As soon as you have anything to take on Ask Slashdot: When Is It a Good Idea To Incorporate? · · Score: 2

    IANAL, but be advised there are procedures to get around that shielding (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piercing_the_corporate_veil). I ran a software consulting business as an S-corporation years ago and got strongly worded advice to be very careful not to mix personal and company funds, to use any corporation-purchased computers for work only, and not to claim a general use room in our home as a home office for deductions.

  4. What is the difference on Apple Granted Broad Patent On Wedge-Shaped Laptops · · Score: 2

    between a wedge and an inclined plane? I guess Heron of Alexandria not having prior art on that simple machine makes it a more attractive patent target?

  5. Re:My Karma is Excellent, Please Disable Advertisi on Plantronics Helps Make Remote Workers' Lives Easier (Video) · · Score: 1

    If you don't want to honor the checkbox to disable advertising, could you at least add a checkbox to disable video? Slashdot has been an "idle moments at work" pastime for me for years, and as such, I don't watch video -- slashvertisement or otherwise.

  6. shop class on Reading, Writing, Ruby? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    High school intro to programming should fill the same niche as shop class -- to get students interested in creating stuff.

  7. Galactus? on Hubble Finds Unidentified Object In Space · · Score: 1

    The Silver Surfer wouldn't be detectable at astronomical ranges.

  8. Re:Hot Keys on Cherry Announces Linux keyboard · · Score: 1

    My sister is a graphic designer and has described to me what she calls a "button box". It's basically a second mouse where you chord motion and button, i.e. forward + left click would perform a different function than backward + right click. Assuming a five button mouse and four cardinal directions plus stationary, that's twenty-five hotkeys that you don't have to hunt and peck for.

  9. Re:How is this different from normal? on Linksys WiFi Gateway Remote Attack Risk Discovered · · Score: 1

    A suspicious radio control on the Setup page of my BEFW11S4:
    SSID Broadcast: () Enable (x) Disable

  10. Re:A list on First Ten Programs on New Install? · · Score: 1

    You don't really install PuTTY, it's just a standalone executable. Whenever I need it (not at home), I tend to download it, run it from desktop, then delete when I'm done. I ssh from Cygwin normally.

  11. Don't believe the hype! on Auto-Censoring DVD Player · · Score: 1

    "Subscribers can then watch standard copies of the 500-or-so films on its list." It sounds like they're just pre-screening films and making a database of their findings. Pretty low-tech.

  12. the speed of blind on Living Life in Fast-Forward · · Score: 1

    I have a blind colleague whose sole monitor for his computer is spoken word. I'm sure he listens at more than 4x. Last time I visited him and asked about it, he said that he slows it down when he has visitors because some find it a little disturbing -- I could barely comprehend it at the slowed down rate. I don't think he'd be impressed by the article's 14% increase.

  13. Faraday cage on Electronics & Planes Don't Mix? · · Score: 1

    How hard or costly could it be to shield the cockpit from the cabin?

  14. Pop-ups on A Search Engine For The Slower Net · · Score: 1

    This is the first article I've read (in memory) that spawned five pop-ups upon following the primary link. A pox on greedy posters!

  15. Trade in on Game Boy Advance SP Sells 1.1 Million in U.S. · · Score: 1

    When I bought my GBA SP at Electronics Boutique, I traded in my old GBA for $35 and my old GBC for $5.

  16. robot dogs on Battlestar Galactica to Return · · Score: 3, Funny

    I hope Sony doesn't pay for Aibo product placement.