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  1. Speed on Using a 747 to Fight Wildfires · · Score: 5, Interesting

    How much can you slow down a 747.... would it no make it hard to hit the target at 600mph

  2. Re:Look Maw!! on Chernobyl Becomes Tourist Hot Spot · · Score: 1

    there site appears to be down...

    here is link with some info...

    http://www.activelink.ie/irish/organisation.php? id =38

  3. Re:Look Maw!! on Chernobyl Becomes Tourist Hot Spot · · Score: 1

    spot on...

    cork to be exact.... ;-)

  4. Re:Look Maw!! on Chernobyl Becomes Tourist Hot Spot · · Score: 5, Insightful

    nothing like disabled children for a laugh....

    these are real people ....not a cheap joke in a b movie....

  5. Re:Next step for microsoft on Firefox Extension Lets You Pick the Name · · Score: 3, Funny

    1. Get Firefox
    2. Change name to Internet Explorer
    3. apply IE theme
    4. Insert SCO copyright code
    5. Get sued
    6. Profit

  6. Re:Don't forget on MS Patents IM Feature Used Since At Least 1996 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...AOL and Yahoo were not available for comment.

    but they were typing a responce...

  7. Re:Extension on 'Pacemaker'-like GPS Device for Humans · · Score: 4, Funny

    Good idea. When you get that done put a link to it on slashdot.... it will be the first death by slashdotting

  8. First Post on TarProxy Creates Tar Pit... For Spammers · · Score: -1

    Now , if only it could stops people doing first post ;-)

  9. Google second , according to google on Honeymoon Over For Google? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Searchs on google

    Yahoo 86,500,000
    Google 19,100,000
    Altavista 5,480,000

  10. Re:Beyond 2000 on BBC To Ditch "Tomorrow's World" · · Score: 2

    Here is ireland they used to show it up-to-date but they are still showing re-runs from 1995 now ;-[

  11. Sorry on Retailers Swing DMCA To Stop "Black Friday" Sale Info · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I would like to know what part of the DMCA states that you can not share the price of merchandise. "

    Sorry , I would show you but that would volatile the DMCA....

  12. Anyone ? on Open the Iris: Stargate SG1 Confirms Season 7 · · Score: 2

    Brad Wright will take the year off to develop the hopeful spin-off series Stargate Atlantis, though he will still write for SG-1.

    Anyone know what this is about ?

  13. Security on Roll Your Own Browser · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's there alot of security issues with that. I wouldn't use a browser from some guy called 'bob' that i never heard of, becuase he could be sending all my credit card details back to his server.

    This is going to help the likes of the people who added all those "extras" to kazza.

  14. Sky TV on Targeted Advertising Using Digital Set-Top Boxes · · Score: 2

    Sky TV already do something like this. A viewer in Ireland watching the same channel will get a different add to someone in england.

  15. Re:Forget It on 10 Reasons We Need Java 3 · · Score: 1

    Yes , there is problem. But a program designed for Windows 3.1 , in say Delphi , can be recomplied for Windows XP , without too many problems.

    Not so true for dos programs , but this is moving from an TEXT based system to a GUI. This java update is going to be running on the same systems with the operating systems with the same requrments.

  16. Forget It on 10 Reasons We Need Java 3 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "without the requirement to keep compatibility with old versions"

    The only way this will work is if it is compatable with older versions. Would anyone upgrade to Borland Builder 6 if they were told they couldn't compile there previous programs.

    If it was compatable , then people could upgrade and start using in the morning.

  17. Re:probably techincally on Click-Thru Licensing on Open Source Software? · · Score: 2

    Thanks for letting me know. I shall turn myself into the nearest police station.

  18. Hack on Click-Thru Licensing on Open Source Software? · · Score: 2

    What would happen if you manually extract the files to a program, bypassing the click-trough licence?...

    I had to do this with one microsoft program, because the installer would not work...

    am i breaking the licence or outside it?

  19. Re:News release from the competition on Micro Air Vehicles · · Score: 1

    eh ?

    i think you were looking for :
    http://unicomm.byu.edu/news1/mynews/releases/arc hi ve02/apr/miniairplane.htm

  20. UAV's on Micro Air Vehicles · · Score: 3, Interesting

    "The planes are operated by remote control and range in cost from about $700 to as much as a couple of thousand dollars depending on the type of video equipment used. "

    don't i remeber reading the air force where spending 100's of millions on uav's ... i would like to see someone shoot down 100 of these after they were droped out the window of a b52.

  21. Grassy Knoll ? on Pencigraphy: Image Composites from Video · · Score: -1, Funny

    Will this let us see the second gun man ?

  22. Link on Coffepot Computer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    link ?

  23. Eh on Ebay buys PayPal · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "in a deal worth $1.5B in stock"

    And they couldn't evan play though paypal...hmmm..

  24. Re:Okay, that's great ... on Sync Your iPod on Linux · · Score: 0

    ok , makes sence.....

    firewire for gba anyone ? ;)

  25. Re:Okay, that's great ... on Sync Your iPod on Linux · · Score: 2

    I can't see any reson why someone won't make an add on , to use the IPOD as a hard drive for the GBA. Just think of the games you could run.

    I have already seen a camera with a usb plug , surly an alteration of this could work ?