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  1. Capitalization on Poor Spelling Beats Google's China Filter · · Score: 1

    Changes in capitalization also work, for now.

  2. What DO I own then? on iPod May Become Next Fair-Use Battleground · · Score: 1

    If I can't copy the music between iPods, can't move the music to a new computer, and now can't sell the iPod with the music on it, what exactly am I buying? Do I even get to LISTEN to the music, or do I need to first sign a form somewhere that clearly states my intent to do so with no other persons within earshot? Good grief.

  3. Morons on MPAA Makes Unauthorized Copies of DVD · · Score: 1
    "Dick had specifically requested in an e-mail that the MPAA not make copies of the movie. The MPAA responded by saying that "the confidentiality of your film is our first priority."

    They then proceed to illegally copy it and hand it out to their employees. How stupid do you have to be?

  4. Re:That's ridiculous! on Who Owns Baseball Statistics? · · Score: 1

    Cancel your subscription to Star, it's a lot easier.

  5. Piper Jaffray? on Analysts Predict Dell to Use AMD · · Score: 2, Informative
    Ashok Kumar must have quit for a Piper Jaffray analyst to get away with saying that in public. Mr Kumar was an ex-Intel employee who famously made his entire analyst career bashing AMD and waving the Intel flag.

    (Sure enough, I Googled him and found that he moved to Raymond James a couple of years ago)

  6. Re:Straight up once again on Corsair Demos Easy Watercooling PC Rig · · Score: 1
    There are functional reasons for the vertical placement of incoming and outgoing lines on a waterblock. Generally they are situated that way to avoid tight, flow-reducing turns. This is particularly important in designs that rely on jet impingement (like the Little River Storm G5) to cool the CPU. In these designs, the incoming water is directed forcibly onto a small central area of the waterblock base located directly above the CPU die. Typically the outgoing line will be off-center, and in some cases there are two outgoing lines.

    It wouldn't be that difficult to make a waterblock that fit in a 1U rackmount space, but the cooling efficiency would be greatly reduced due to flow restriction. A design similar to the Danger Den Maze 4 GPU block would be the most likely candidate, IMHO. There are people working on this already, and discussions about it can be found in the ProCooling forums.

  7. Koolance Commercial on Water Cooling an Xbox 360 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    They used all Koolance products throughout, with no discussion at all about why they used those particular parts when several other better ones are available. This really doesn't seem that useful anyway unless you pipe the water through the power supply. Even the most intrepid of the PC water cooling community are wary of doing that.

  8. Homogenous Wine on Wine Tasting Via Computer · · Score: 4, Insightful
    This sounds like a great way to make every bottle taste the same, from vintage to vintage and vintner to vintner. Part of the fun of drinking wine is selecting a bottle that you like from the thousands available, not to mention tasting how your favorite wine changes from year to year as the growing conditions change.

    This might work well for jug wines that no one really drinks for the taste in the first place, but even cheap table wine has subtle (or not-so-subtle) nuances that might be erased by this process.

  9. Yeah right on Are Americans Addicted to Technology? · · Score: 1

    There is NO WAY I'm going to actually figure out my monthly budget for electronics. If it weren't for all the junk clipped to my belt, stuck in my ears, clamped to my head, installed in my car, wired into my walls, broadcasting into the air, and sewn into my clothes (not to mention the 500 pounds of normal computer gear on my desk), I could probably retire at 35.

  10. Re:Here's hoping this one doesn't...... on Stardust to Return January 15 · · Score: 1
    According to the article, the problem was caused by parachute release servos, not sensors:

    "An investigation concluded that small servos that controlled parachute release had been installed backward, years before when Genesis was assembled."

  11. Are they kidding? on Google Zeitgeist '05 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The big winners appear to be the Jackson family and Apple music players. What a curious and informed society we live in.

  12. Great... on Microsoft Hires GUI 'Design Guru' · · Score: 0, Troll
    At least their software will look good before it BSODs.

    In fact, maybe they'll change the color to fuschia or something more... stylish.

  13. 800 Lb Gorilla on MSIE To Adopt Firefox Feed Icon · · Score: 1
    "...effectively making the orange square with white radio waves the industry standard."

    Isn't that true of just about everything Microsoft does?

  14. Re:Damaged? on CD Ripping Services Compared · · Score: 1
    They probably only have to rip the really obscure stuff. I would imagine they keep copies of popular albums and just verify that you own the disc.

    I wonder if they verify that the disc will even play?

  15. Oh Really on Would You Use Ad-Supported Windows? · · Score: 1
    Sending a bunch of male programmers advertisements for breast enlargement isn't terribly useful.

    Sending those same people Victoria Secrets catalogs would seem equally useless, yet they're all on the mailing list...

  16. Re:While they're there... on Google Corrects Gmail Security Flaw · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately, double-clicking the gmail notifier brings up the http:/// address still.

  17. Re:The real story is in IEEE Spectrum, April 2003 on PCs Plagued by Bad Capacitors · · Score: 1
    Measuring the pH of electrolytes from capacitors from the Taiwanese lot known to bulge and from a Japanese lot that had not exhibited bulging showed that the electrolytes of the bulging lot were weakly basic ,while those of the non-bulging lot were acidic (pH 4).

    Doesn't that mean the problem is caused by low acidity?

  18. A Better Partnership on Google Forms Partnership With NASA · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wish they would partner with Slashdot so the editors can search the site before posting DUPES.

  19. Not well-outlined on No Defense Against Windows Rootkits? · · Score: 2, Insightful
    So the problem is serious, and well outlined by this question: Is the closed source code of Windows preventing us from actively defending our systems?"

    The problem is not well-outlined by that question. In fact, the addition of the idea of closed or open source has nothing to do with it. Is the lack of attention paid to rootkits the source of the problem? Is this just the problem of the month that will be solved soon and replaced by another, bigger problem? The open/closed source question is important, but really doesn't have anything to do with the issue at hand.

  20. Re:I have some shocking news for you Mr. Geek on Giant Squid Caught on Film · · Score: 1

    The submitter obviously works for JPL (NASA).

  21. Is this news, or a dupe? on Windows XP In Your Pocket · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This was covered long ago. I fail to see how it becomes newsworthy because the goons at Tom's just discovered it. Putting it on a USB flashdrive rather than a CD doesn't really cut it either, though from RTFA, I gather that's what has gotten them breathing heavy.

  22. Re:Why not just machine gun the refugees? on Sonic 'Lasers' to be Deployed in Hurricane Region · · Score: 1

    Ok, Bush, stop posting on Slashdot and get back to work.

  23. Anonymous? on High-End Aluminum PC Cases Make A Comeback · · Score: 1
    "An anonymous reader writes..."

    I think this line from the article explains who sent in this article: "By: Sal Cangeloso"

  24. Science Theatre? on Pentagon Wants Screenplays From Scientists · · Score: 1

    Imagine Professor Frink as the lead character in The Simpsons. Enjoy.

  25. Re:This is a good thing. on Google Blacklists CNet Reporters · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's big talk coming from someone who has 1800+ posts and an active journal.