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  1. Re:Why is this forum so one sided? on Inability to Type Not a Disability · · Score: 2, Funny

    K STrongtygyl objewtedfct to thhsis rruoling!!@!

  2. Uh, Hemos... on Constants Not Constant? · · Score: 1

    I know it's a slow news day, but this story was posted on slashdot 63 minutes ago.

  3. No more DHCP? on HDCP Encryption Cracked, Details Unreleased Due To DMCA · · Score: 1

    Of course, it is only a matter of time until someone does publish, probably anonymously, and DHCP dies the death it so richly deserves.

    Whee, static IPs for everybody!

  4. Re:With the times on Slashback: Efficiency,Observation,WEP · · Score: 1

    or George Bush the First's amazement a infrared scanner at the grocery store late in his term (he hadn't been to a grocery store in years). Welcome to Everybody Else's America, judge!

    I'm no fan of George Sr., but this story isn't true.

  5. Truth in advertising on Mega-ISP Update: Layoffs At AOL, Voices At MSN · · Score: 3, Funny

    AOL would offend far fewer people if they just had some honest commercials.

  6. Re:At least "google" is spelled correctly. on Searching For Google's Successor · · Score: 2, Funny

    The first time someone told me about the great new web search "google" I immediately went to my computer, and spelled it correctly, or incorrectly, depending on how you look at it. Because www.googol.com is completely different from www.google.com

    At least you didn't sit there and type in the hundred zeroes.

    I would do it, but the lameness filter doesn't like it.

  7. Re:At least "google" is spelled correctly. on Searching For Google's Successor · · Score: 1
  8. Old technology on Genesis Launches · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hey this is nothing new. There's a great documentary on the Genesis device from way back in 1982.

    It's supposed to be used on planets though, not the sun.

  9. All part of the new design on Hotmail Servers Shut Down by Code Red · · Score: 5, Funny

    MSN Hotmail has a new look!
    MSN Hotmail has a brand new face...and it's easier to use. You'll find it easier to create and manage your folders, see which of your Messenger buddies has been hacked by chinese, and quickly choose names from your Address Book when send document for to ask advice.

  10. Nobody's grabbed this one? on New TLDs Loaded with Fraudulent Registrations · · Score: 3, Funny

    You searched for:
    "icann.info"


    The domain name you searched is not in the registry, and may be available for registration. To register a domain name, contact an Afilias-authorized registrar.

  11. Re:Red Dwarf on Best Sci Fi Currently On Television? · · Score: 1

    And it doesn't preach. Rodenberry infected all US TV SF (acronyms, ya gotta love 'em) with the disease of sanctimonious preaching. Even B5, by far the best of the bunch, suffers from this.

    Kryten: Could this be the emotion you humans call...friendship?

    Lister: Don't give me that Star Trek crap, it's too early in the morning!

  12. Re:the National Labs... on Scrounging for Fun and Profit · · Score: 1

    Now it's an attraction in a theme park near Moscow. Sorry, no link.

    How about this one?

    It looks like it also took a trip down to Sydney last August for the Olympics.

  13. Re:Here's a US govt surplus auction site on Scrounging for Fun and Profit · · Score: 1

    Interesting site. A lot of the stuff looked pretty good until I read the Condition Codes. A lot of things have classifications like this:

    F7 & F
    Economically reparable material which requires repair, overhaul, or reconditioning. Includes reparable items which are radioactivity contaminated.


    I don't think I want to roll those dice.

  14. search technology not perfected yet on Google To Gain a Rival? · · Score: 1

    launched a beta version of its search engine which enhances the link analysis idea

    Sorry! The file you requested couldn't be found in Search Engine Watch. Here are some ways to find what you may be looking for:

  15. Re:The show is fixed? on Junkyard Wars Nominated For Emmy · · Score: 1

    Back on topic: there is a good site (lost the URL) by one of the teams that states how and why the stocking is done.

    The NERDS (New England Rubbish Deconstruction Society) had a site at http://www.the-nerds.org/, but it seems to be out of commission.

    You can still see google's cached copy here.

  16. Re:Wakeup Call on Biohazard · · Score: 2

    Depending on the agent, all you need is access to a few aircraft in foreign cities. Or the airport concourse.

    Don't worry, Bruce Willis will come back from the future and save us from that. I think.

    Anyhow, my favorite book on the history of biotoxic warfare is A Higher Form of Killing by Robert Harris and Jeremy Paxman. It covers weapons development by the US, Britain, and USSR, as well as Germany and Japan during both world wars. Parts of it read like black comedy, but most is just black. It's out of print, but copies can still be had.

  17. Re:Just Like Dune, eh? on Review: Final Fantasy · · Score: 1

    The excessive narration was cheesy and distracting.

    The narration wasn't present in the theatrical release. It was added in for the TV version, along with an hour of extra footage. David Lynch disowned this cut, though it's a lousy adaptation of the book either way.

    Something similar was done to the original release of Blade Runner.

  18. Metallica's reaction on Napster Settles with Metallica/Dr. Dre · · Score: 1

    James Hetfield: Napster DEAD!

  19. Re:Question about this... on Powerline Networks Finally Viable? · · Score: 2

    I assume that I'd still need a router or hub if there are more than 2 machines hooked together over this interface given that it's just a power line ethernet interface, right?

    How about a plug strip instead?

  20. A diabolical way to redirect links... on No XP-Smarttags in Europe · · Score: 1

    ...would be to run all pages through babelfish two or three times before the user got to view them.

    Slashdot. The news for the nerds, matter which they import.

  21. Re:Dan's hose on LED Flashlights · · Score: 1

    What the hell is he talking about?

    That would be Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb's line from The Silence of the Lambs

    An infrared flashlight would be handy for blinding those pesky FBI agents who are always snooping around the property.

  22. A faster way to make money fast on Ask Internet Icon Alex Chiu · · Score: 1

    The claims he's making seem to fall into the realm of the paranormal. Here's a question I'd like to see him answer.

    If these devices work the way you claim, why don't you make a quick million dollars by taking and passing the James Randi challenge?

  23. A better theory on Europeans in Western China, 1200 B.C. · · Score: 1

    He suspected that the Chinese had encountered Westerners from Europe long before the emperor Wudi dreamed up his military alliance. Several early Chinese books, for example, described tall men with green eyes and red hair that resembled the fur of rhesus monkeys.

    Maybe they were monkey men.

  24. Re:I think it's a communist plot on Russians Offering More Space Tourism · · Score: 1

    To gain an insight into such a communist mindset, I would recommend looking for an obscure, often suppressed documentary (with Frank Sinatra re-enacting the lead role) called The Manchurian Candidate.

    Documentary eh? Maybe you need to relax by playing a little solitaire...

    You could test your theory by flashing him a queen of hearts and see if his eyes get glassy.

    If the CIA can't stop this, I would hope the INS would isolate returning Americans for several weeks to deprogram them from this insidious communist plot.

    Would they deport him back into space if deprogramming didn't work?

  25. Re:Brute Force - A Poor Subsitute For Nature on Scaling Walls With Suction Cups · · Score: 4

    It would have been much cooler if instead of using a vacuum approach, they'd tried to replicate a real gecko's (almost fractal) micro cillia. The reason gecko's can walk on walls (and ceilings) is that it's feet are covered in microscopic fibres (covered in even more microscopic fibres, branching to every more microscopic fibres).

    So in other words they should have used technology that doesn't suck.