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  1. Re:not revolutionary on Nanocoating Waterproofs Any Gadget · · Score: 1

    Yep probably CVD Parylene treatment like Golden Shellback aka ZAGG HzO.

  2. Missing some factors on Michael Dell Dismisses Tablet Threat To the PC Market · · Score: 1

    People who may be in the market for an upgrade to their PC may choose to spend that money on a tablet instead and keep their current PC. People who want a tablet and a PC may choose to buy a cheaper used PC so they can afford both. These seem like they should be important considerations for a PC manufacturer.

  3. Why go to a campus? on Do Online Educational Badges Threaten Conventional Education Models? · · Score: 1

    This will just leave more room for the increasing numbers of people who go to college for the coeds and parties aka the social education. For them it's really just an expensive sleepaway camp but the students/parents will pay the tuition because of the accreditation of the university. Hopefully alternative education platforms that help separate education from institution will bring about new standards that make individual achievement in higher education easier to evaluate. But this will also devalue the standard diploma leading to aforementioned "students" unwillingness to pay premiums for rubber stamped degrees and this loss of funding could have a negative impact on the real value of these institutions, depending on how those university economies work.

  4. Speaking of accelerating returns... on Apple Patents Portrait-Landscape Flipping · · Score: 1

    The patent standards need to be evolving with the technology itself. So the number of things that fall under "obvious" should be increasing as quickly as the pace of technological progress is by the law of accelerating returns. Also the patent expiration period should be decreasing at the same rate.

  5. This could happen... on Hi-Tech Nativity Security · · Score: 3, Funny

    "What do you mean he's not in there? The GPS tracker clearly shows Jesus should be inside the tomb."

  6. Freaky on NASA Strikes Gold and Water On the Moon · · Score: 1

    Kind of strange that I saw this story whilst watching "First Men in The Moon" where they also happen to find gold on the moon.

  7. Sadly, no Google Voice support, but.. on Google Introduces Command-Line Tool For Linux · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Don't see anything for Voice in there, but thankfully there's already http://code.google.com/p/pygooglevoice/

  8. Re:I see. on German User Fined For Having an Open Wi-Fi · · Score: 0

    Seems like a nice thing to do, but I'm pretty sure that is prohibited somewhere in the TOS you agreed to when signing up with your service provider.

  9. Re:A word to the wise: on Ultrasound As a Male Contraceptive · · Score: 1, Funny

    Might be Microsoft's most successful attempt at stopping self-replicating code.

  10. Re:Excellent! on Open Source Deduplication For Linux With Opendedup · · Score: 0

    They are very poor programmers. Almost nothing works in retarded clam shell (rcsh).

  11. What about Ubiquity? on Best WAP For Dense Crowds? · · Score: 0

    Ubiquity Rocket M2 and M5

    Scalability: 300+ subs per sectored base station

  12. Re:Slashdot account on Thanks For the ... Eight-Track, Uncle Alex · · Score: 0

    Not so fast. I'm onto your evil plan to lure a 17 y.o. girl to Slashdot.


    16 years into the future:

    auric_dude: Oh hi there are you new to slashdot? Can i show you around (Using VR of course. auric_dude has hacked a young studly avatar)?
    me: (superhero entrance) Aha! I've been waiting 16 years for this moment! (exposes auric_dude's true avatar)
    17 y.o. girl: I've waited 16 years for this moment?!? ::logout::

  13. Genius move on Apple's Obsession With Secrecy Grows Stronger · · Score: 0

    Just wait... all of this is going to seem like a genius move when the iLiver comes out.

  14. Finally! on New Display Keeps an Eye On the Viewer · · Score: 0

    A chance to reintroduce the Monitor Camera Monkey Picture Joke!

  15. Re:Deceit on Could a Meteor Have Brought Down Air France 447? · · Score: 0

    Err Comet

    It's the new Fail Whale

  16. Re:congratulations! on Google Earth As a Game Engine For Ship Simulation · · Score: 0

    But would be easy to turn into a pretty cool version of battleship.

  17. Re: communication barrier on IBM Patents Changing Color of E-Mail Text · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hmm.. so that's why Kim Jong-il doesn't respond to our urgent messages.

  18. Too Late on Hosting a Highly Inflammatory Document? · · Score: 0

    Your questionably ambiguous username plus your statements that you live in the same county covered by the document mean that once it gets out it won't be that hard to find you. Start running!

  19. Re:Obligatory on Phony Wikipedia Entry Used By Worldwide Press · · Score: 0, Redundant
  20. Re:Here's one reason the financial system failed. on The Coder Behind the Mortgage Meltdown · · Score: 1

    Don't forget his partner in crime: Ignorance.

  21. Sleight of hand on iPhone App Causes Google To Shut Down SMS Service · · Score: 1, Funny

    Google: SMS chat is still just an experiment in the early testing stages in Gmail Labs. By the way, check out our new service Google Voice which is launching with full SMS support.

  22. Re:One possible application on Demo of a New "Sixth Sense" Technology · · Score: 1

    "Hi, everybody. Patty Maes here for the amazing Sixth Sensizer. Even if they die fast, you'll make 'em last."

  23. Re:What a wonderful idea! on Filmmaker Working On Eye-Socket Camera · · Score: 1

    The transmitter or the brain?

  24. Most Likely Response on Hackable Microcontroller-Powered Valentine's Card · · Score: 5, Funny

    Her: That's NOT the kind of crystal I had in mind.

  25. Re:More Likely Responses on Hackable Microcontroller-Powered Valentine's Card · · Score: 5, Funny

    or
    Him: ...14 MHz.
    Her: At least something knows how to oscillate around here.