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  1. Re:Don't hit the Piñata on Model of Inflatable Space Station to Launch Feb 16 · · Score: 1

    dont forget the canadian coins. we have an english queen on them

  2. Re:80 people dying today in a train wreck is trage on Stupid Engineering Mistakes · · Score: 1

    80 people dying NOW to waves after waves of molasses 15 feet tall drenching any part of the world would be hilarous.

    there's too many idiots anyway, no big loss

  3. Re:True cost of nuclear...? on Centrifuge May Be Superseded by Laser Enrichment · · Score: 1

    what the hell is up with the ore grade? "unusually high" alright, i expected 2 or 3 times higher. but 20? this is just creepy

  4. Re:Useless for people on Plan For Cloaking Device Unveiled · · Score: 2, Insightful

    no one said you'd have to be completly invisible,

    sure this does preclude some applications, but imagine as a camouflage for an armored vehicle. you just keep the window visible and/or camera lens. you just got yourself a nice nearly invisible tank, which is a thousand time better than what they have right now

  5. Re:Terrorism too strong a word on BlueSecurity Fall-Out Reveals Larger Problem · · Score: 1

    you nailed it right in, lets add a few more though

    MADD= terrorists
    Unions= terrorists
    Governments= terrorists

  6. Re:Not For Everyone on Skype Offering SkypeOut Service for Free · · Score: 1

    i dont use skype usually, but we tried it yesterday.

    skype-to-skype has always been free, the news here is that skype-to-POTS anywhere in the US and canada is free.
    back to the OP's point, that means someone in LA, using skype, calling him on his POTS (phone) line, gets to make his call for free. or that he, using skype, can call anywhere in the US and canada

  7. article.. on Handling Corporate Laptop Theft Gracefully · · Score: 0, Troll

    /quote
    If he gets his way, even possessing the kind of information that the thieves stole from his ca, and from his company, will be a crime someday /quote

    so what he's saying is that if he gets his way, all the credit bureaus, banks, insurance companies, everyone doing credit checks and your own accountant will be criminals. even his company

    i'm sure that will work out JUST RIGHT.

    remember kids, when you make it a crime to possess credit informations, only criminals will have that data

  8. Re:Fight your own battles. on Tech Workers of the World Unite? · · Score: 1

    /quote
    I do not deny that SOME unions have because mediocrity mills, but that isn't an natural flaw of all unions, just an example of a poorly operated one that has too much bargaining power. /endquote

    basicly, any union with more than 100 members

  9. Re:Not Vague At All on D-Link Settles Danish Time Dispute · · Score: 1

    unlikely, these devices are meant to fail after a year or two. it is safe to assume that in 5 years all but a very (lucky) few number of them will have been replaced.

    and don't forget that people will probably want to upgrade to get the shiny new lastest wireless 802.11bgnxyz

  10. Re:Important for the Old Debate on 2.6 Linux Kernel in Need of an Overhaul? · · Score: 1

    debian do keep 2.6.8 patched, in sarge at least. but as with all kernels, a patched version still requires you to reboot

  11. Re:Already Corrected? on Homeland Security Uncovers Critical Flaw in X11 · · Score: 1

    that's correct, but unnecessary for a LAN. you ARE installing that in a lab aren't you?. X is slow enough as it is, i don't need nor want the extra overhead of ssh encryption.

    if you were doing it over a public connection, then it'd be foolish to mod the DISPLAY env

  12. Re:Already Corrected? on Homeland Security Uncovers Critical Flaw in X11 · · Score: 1

    it doesn't, i installed oracle a few months ago and exported the display to my worksation

    for the original poster, if you're on a local network:
    first allow the host to connect (yes i know im allowing every hosts here, but it's a local network, and likely temporary). that is done in a console on your workstation
    > xhost +
    then init the DISPLAY env variable on the "server" you're installing oracle on (through ssh, or the console)
    > export DISPLAY=myworkstationip:0
    then run the oracle install on the server (sorry, forgot the name of the installer)
    > ./installoracle.sh

    replace where appropriate and voila, the installer window will pop up on your workstation

  13. Re:Related news on Homeland Security Uncovers Critical Flaw in X11 · · Score: 1


    python -c "x='python -c %sx=%s; print x%%(chr(34),repr(x),chr(34))%s'; print x%(chr(34),repr(x),chr(34))"
    </quote>

    give me my perl any day!

  14. terrorists! on RIM Rejects More Patent Infringement Allegations · · Score: 5, Insightful

    that's why there shall be no negotiation with terrorists! as soon as you cave in to their demands they'll just make more of them!

  15. Re:I'll bet on Bloodless Surgery · · Score: 1

    doh! :(

  16. Re:I'll bet on Bloodless Surgery · · Score: 1

    tell that to my insurance company, my bill keeps going down!

  17. Re:Just fine on Blu-Ray/HD-DVD Talks End · · Score: 1

    the technology matured. the blue laser has a higher wavelength, so the beam is "smaller" and thus more data can be packed in the same space

  18. Re:I bet it's all a hoax... on Typo Found in Kryptos CIA Sculpture · · Score: 1

    i wonder how many will get the allusion :)

  19. Re:Errr on Closet Slashdotters: The 'Intellectually Curious' · · Score: 1

    that study is obviously flawed, as anyone who has ever done tech support will tell you, the percentage of intelligent people out there is FAR FAR lower than that.

  20. Re:As Goes DVD, Goes TV (or tivo) on Philips Patents Technology to Force Ad Viewing · · Score: 1

    i too have found that most dvds i own have these adverts that you can't skip with the usual button. however my panasonic dvd rv-32 player has 2 buttons (on the remote, also on my panasonic receiver): "menu" and "top menu" where "top menu" is usually blocked, i have yet to see one where "menu" is blocked. brings me right to the main menu :)

  21. Re:If they want to beat me on Philips Patents Technology to Force Ad Viewing · · Score: 1

    Cease&Desist is on the way, sir. expect a legal courier any minute now

  22. Re:Ebay sales on IRS Compels PayPal to Release Info · · Score: 1

    sure why not, they also want to track every virtual sales in world of warcraft

  23. Re:Pretty cool on IBM Hardwires Encryption Into Chips · · Score: 2, Informative

    it used to be the case that anything related to encryption (application, patent, you name it), had to be vetted by the NSA. even the venerable DES (which was developped by IBM) had NSA input in it

    not so much anymore. there might be some cases, but it's not a blanket policy anymore. the PGP case pretty much killed that

  24. Re:I want to know how they did it! on MIT Hackers Appropriate Caltech Cannon · · Score: 1

    not forgetting that MIT hackers actually WROTE the lockpicking guide used by pretty much everyone. it'd be a shocker to find anyone at MIT trying to get involved in any kind of hacks that hasn't read it

  25. Re:Pre Sale on Windows Vista Delayed Again · · Score: 2, Interesting

    i think i remember reading they had to "ship" a version to business customers early so their support plan would be worth a damn, otherwise they feared many large businesses would not renew the support plan, and that would mean a HUGE drop in revenue