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  1. Re:Contact the Advertisers who support Sinclair on Stolen Honor: Sinclair Under Fire · · Score: 1

    Wow, my site on Slashdot -- featured on Salon, Slashdot, daily Kos and Talking Points Memo on the same day -- Thanks for the mention, and my server did just fine :)

  2. Re:Party like its... on Human-Powered Spam Filtering · · Score: 1

    The use of the LLC after the company name is REQUIRED by law for companies registered as such, in order to convey that information to you, the consumer.

  3. I'm Holding Out..... on DVD / Hard Drive Recorder With 28-Day Capacity · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    For a unit with at least 37 truckloads of storage capacity.

  4. Re:Bluetooth not "adopting" on Ericsson Pulls Bluetooth Division · · Score: 2, Informative

    Agreed. I love my bluetooth phone.

    I love my bluetooth headset. My phone can be in my armrest in the car, and I can dial and answer by the press of a button -- with no wires.

    Or if I'm on a conference call and need others to hear, I can simply make the connection to my laptop and use its microphone and speakers for my phone.

    Or all of the above in the parent post.

  5. Re:Contacting Family. on Your Right to Travel Anonymously: Not Dead Yet · · Score: 1

    Utterly false.

    The airlines DO NOT write down your contact information, they simply look for a name match on a piece of ID. If name matches, then go ahead. Very simple.

    What most people don't see is the true reason behind this: airline profits. Because many regular business travelers would buy overlapping round trip tickets to avoind one-way or no-saturday-night-stayover ticket prices, or because some people would give their tickets to someone else when they couldn't make a trip (god forbid), airlines have used this to ensure that their antiquated and ridiculous pricing schemes can endure.

  6. Re:Excuse me... nothing like getting something on Using Copyright To Suppress Political Speech · · Score: 1
    Part of free speech is having the right not to speak, and President or not, Bush still has that right.


    Yes, but when he speaks on my dime, as I contribute to his salary, I have a right to that speech as well.

  7. Aftab's Tagline on Katie Jones Interviewed · · Score: 1

    Her tagline reads:

    "managing cybercrime, privacy and cyber-abuse risks"

    dictionary.com defines "managing" as:
    To direct or control the use of;

    So,

    "Controlling the use of...cyber-abuse..."

    Yeah, that's basically a fair assertion.

  8. My published address on Katie Jones Interviewed · · Score: 1

    To whom it may concern:

    My clienthas recently begun publishing his address in the media as:
    1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500

    This letter is to serve as a cease and desist notification to you, henceforth to be referenced as "TWH" (The White House). Further attempts to use this address will be met with great legal effort. We will give you a chance to donate this property, and the reulting address, before any action is taken.

    Regards,
    I. Cheetam
    Partner, Dewie, Cheetam & Howe

  9. Re:OT: Janus on Industry Group Would Permit (Some) DVD Copying · · Score: 1

    Actually, your mistranslation of "doors and gates" should read "windows and gates". Along with the two faces, the conspiracy is finally coming together.

  10. Here's where this would be really useful on RFID for Automobile Tracking · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Last week my wife and 2 year old were involved in a serious accident. They were hit from behind while driving 45 by a driver going 120.

    Luckily they're both fine. But, as expected, this driver had no insurance. Since it seems most accidents are caused by the uninsured/underinsured, why not use this technology to keep the cars off the road?

    You could put in rfid readers at the gas pumps, which would look up your VIN (embedded into your rfid, or hashed, or whatever) before allowing you to pump gas. The insurance industry would gladly fund the product. Your rates would go down when everyone is insured.

    There are a few issues to work out, such as how you fill your lawnmower, but creative people could solve those with little effort.

  11. Nice fraud on his home page too..... on Interview With a Spammer · · Score: 2, Informative
    His homepage claims he is mentally unstable, gives a large sob story, and begs for Paypal donations.


    Also includes a larege picture of the man himself.

  12. MSN's Nasty Tactics on Microsoft Works on Search Capabilities · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Let's preface this by saying that I am not anti-MS. I even formerly have used MSNs page as my home page. I like the fun stories, etc.

    About 2 months ago, Microsoft decided that the MSN search box would steal focus from anything in the browser. Want to type in a URL in the address bar while the page is loading? Helfway through it steals focus and the URL is jacked up.

    I use the Google toolbar, and even when I'm typing a search term in there, MSN steals focus and redirects my keystrokes to their search box.

    I found this new "feature" to be som completely intrusive that I left MSN as a home page. And I'm not going back.

    The sad part is that this has been happening for 2 months, and I've never heard anyone else complain.

  13. Re:Nice timing... on Alternative To Windows Desktops · · Score: 1
    The car giant will run its sales operations, human resources, customer relations management and the rest of its infrastructure operations on the upstart technology.

    I'm not sure how replacing infrastructure belongs in an article about Linux desktops. I don't think anyone doubts the fact that Linux is prevalent in the back office...

  14. I recently had this done on Solving a Wiring Mess? · · Score: 1

    It's OK to wire lights, and wire new circuits.

    When it comes to the mains, hire an electrician. I recently had this done to my home: our main box was over 40 years old, way to small, and somewhat dangerous.

    In addition to getting a service upgrade, we had an electrician:

    1) Put in a new meter socket for a 200 amp upgrade. (The power company will attach the rest, along with a new meter.)
    2) Run new main lines from the socket to a new, up to code, panel.
    3) Rewire all exising circuits into new panel.
    4) Test everything.

    The total cost, parts and labor: $650.

    Granted, we found a very affordable professional (only $35 an hour). I would have gladly paid over twice what he charged. The point is that it is worth it. And this is coming from a fervent do-it-yourselfer.

  15. why movies suck: on MPAA Opens Anti-filesharing Website · · Score: 1
  16. Re:place your bets! on Pentagon Lets You Bid on Terrorism? · · Score: 1

    But think of how well this could work as an internal tool with the analysts. Give them a pool of (fake) money at specific intervals. If some analyst really has some info and is not being listened to, he could place that bet. If he convinced a few others around him, it could be significant.

    If the act happenned, he would have a huge amount of (fake) money. I bet next time he would get listened to. This would be a great way to weed out bad agents and analysts and a great way to promote the great ones.

  17. Golf Technology on Sports Technology? · · Score: 1

    As a golfer, I was fitted for a new driver recently on a launch monitor. It senses the club speed, ball speed, rotation of the ball, and launch angle upon ball strike. It tells you how far the ball would roll and how far it would carry. They can use them to find the perfect shaft/angle combination for your particular swing.

    Also, GPS systems in the golf carts allow you to get completely accuracte distances to the pins, and allow the course managers to know the flow of play in real time. In additions, the GPS systems can give you tips for each hole, such as where to leave the ball and what the distance is to that spot.

  18. Old monopolies die hard.... on Verizon Drops Opposition To Cell-Number Portability · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's obvious that the anti-portability crowd all have their roots as monopolistic phone companies. Their out look is always pessimistic, that every change will result in customers leaving.

    They should be looking at these changes as OPPORTUNITIES to GAIN market share, not as changes that will eat their lunch. If they don't change their outlook they will be crushed by competitors.

  19. A periodic table table? on Making Ice Cream With Liquid Nitrogen · · Score: 1

    That will look GREAT on my Jump to Conclusions Mat!

  20. Re:It's a fun one. on Yet Another Windows Worm · · Score: 1

    According to the information at Symantec, this worm carries it's own SMTP server to send its emails. Shutting down your SMTP server will do nothing to stop the outgoing messages.

  21. Re:Why civil disobedience is the only answer? on U.S. Sides with Record Labels Over DMCA Subpoena Powers · · Score: 1

    While I also believe that civil disobediance is a potential answer to this, you definition of civil disobediance is way off.

    Civil Disobediance must be a PUBLIC event. You must inform the medai of when and where you will be doing it. You must invite the law enforcement officials and give them advance notice. You must be prepared to be arrested, charged, and tried.

    This only works of hundreds of thousands participate. IF you act alone they will lock you up. They can't possibly luck a million people up.

  22. HORRIBLE primary key on Pinnacle, Online Grades, Skipping School and More · · Score: 1

    So the primary key is the first 6 digits of your social and the first five characters of your last name.

    So, if I have twins, and apply for SSNs at the same time, they're likely to get similar SSNs, right? I mean, my SSN is identical to my DAUGHTER's SSN to the first 5 digits, and we're 25 years apart.

    So when the twins get to school, whose account will I see? As far as I can tell, this is a primary key chosen without any lack of foresight, not to mention any consideration of security.

  23. To answer Mr. Greenspan's questions on Greenspan Examines the Economics of IP · · Score: 1

    >>If our objective is to maximize economic growth, are we striking the right balance in our protection of intellectual property rights?

    Definitely not.

    >>Are the protections sufficiently broad to encourage innovation but not so broad as to shut down follow-on innovation?

    Definitely not. We are on a path to stifle ALL follow-on innovation.

    >>Are such protections so vague that they produce uncertainties that raise risk premiums and the cost of capital?

    Definitely yes.

  24. EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT!!!!! on Amazon Sells IPAQs for $10 · · Score: 1

    Amazon.com now selling products at a loss!!!!

    How is this any different than any other item they sell? They lose money on every transaction, but hell, they make it up in volume!

  25. $100 monthly point-to-point on 100mbps Fiber Service To Your Door · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Since I doubt the actual internet connection speed will be 100mbps, this seems like an amazing option for businesses with multiple locations in the city.

    Imagine a 100MBit connection between your offices for only $100 a month?