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  1. what about merchant acounts on Online e-Commerce Issues w/ PayPal? · · Score: 1

    i think that nay company that deals wiht more thatn 100$ a month wshould use a merchant account, it is sometimes chaper than paypals but definetaly a lot more effective. vikas

  2. the english version on Germany Wants To Put Time Limits On Porn · · Score: 2, Informative
  3. mebbe it is not a scooter on This is IT? · · Score: 1
    funni how everyone seems fixed on the fact that it is a scooter.. i mean..the scooter is just a speculation....everyone seems to have taken it for granted that it is a scooter....

    vikas

  4. now what? on @Home Network Approaching Shutdown · · Score: 1
    so does anyone have any idea how that 45% is going to be distributed among other isp's?. who is going to gain most from it....?

    vikas

  5. what about morpheus on Kazaa to be shut down? · · Score: 0, Redundant
    what about morpheus..how is it that only kazaa gets affected...dont they connect to the same server???

    vikas

  6. kazaa not popular on Kazaa to be shut down? · · Score: 1
    a visit to this page should tell you how popular kazaa is:

    http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10001-102-0-1 .html?tag=st.dl.10001.pop.10001-102-0-1

    it has abou 1.5 million downloads every week .

    vikas

  7. apple goes open source on Apple Cease-And-Desists Stupidity Leak · · Score: 1
    way to go

    even apple has decided to give away its operating system for free...it seems!

    vikas

  8. initial report on Giant Black Hole Found · · Score: 2, Informative
    this page gives the first report of an anomaly that came about on the GRS1915+105

    http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/35107019

    vikas

  9. here is the reuters link on Giant Black Hole Found · · Score: 1
  10. article on the science journal nature, on Giant Black Hole Found · · Score: 5, Informative
    here is the article on the science journal nature, it is slightly more detailed than the one on reuters

    http://www.nature.com/nsu/011129/011129-13.html

    vikas

  11. why did you cancel it? on Ask Ed Felten About Watermarking Analysis And More · · Score: 1

    dr, felton. why did you cancel you first presentation. were u afraid of them?

  12. in the UAE Too on Sell Out: Blocking an Open Net · · Score: 1

    Hey..these are not the only countries where the net in blocked, in the UAE, the internet is completely blocked, ( or proxied is the term that is used) bcos, we have to go through a proxy server of the isp and the isp employs several people full time, just for blocking sites. and of course, there is a government monopoly which means the isp is government owned, and there can be nothing done about it.

  13. Arthur C clarke, and Michael Crichton on Science Fiction into Science Fact? · · Score: 1

    Arthur' Clarke's space oddesey's have been more than a handbook for most the inventions/gadgets of the present century. The 86 yr old authour presently living in colombo, sri lanka, still continues to write to predict many more inventions of the future. he is considered by many as the nostradamus of our times. Michael Crichton, a pure fiction writer, who has a considerable part of sci-fi area, has definetaly had a impact on many gadgets that we use now

  14. IN THE UAE too on Saudi Arabia's 'Great Firewall' · · Score: 3, Informative

    Hey..this is not the only country where the net in blocked, in the UAE, the internet is completely blocked, ( or proxied is the term that is used) bcos, we have to go through a proxy server of the isp and the isp employs several people full time, just for blocking sites. and of course, there is a government monoipoly which means the isp is government owned, and there can be nothing done about it.

  15. slashdoted on How Not To Ship Computers · · Score: 0

    i know this is off topic and i'll probably get modded for it , but i just noticed that the site has a counter below it...and if you click refresh within 5 seconds you have an idea of how a website gets slashdoted...... vikas

  16. PAY TO SEE SLASHDOT?? on Would You Pay A Penny Per Page? · · Score: 0

    would i have to pay a penny for every time i read some users comment on slashdot??;)

  17. Next Supernova on SuperK Neutrino Detector Severely Damaged. · · Score: 1

    does any one know hen the next supernova is estimated. Hopefully not for a year..until the superk is restored. Technology has been put back by a year

  18. Re:Taco-Snottage!?!?!? on SuperK Neutrino Detector Severely Damaged. · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    what is this bull shit,i feel offened that some people feel so so senseless to post stuff like these esp when such a tragic incident has occured

  19. Re:joke I saw on the web... on MIT To Release Next-Generation OS "Cesium" · · Score: 1

    HAHA.....hahaha

  20. WHY IS IT IMPLAUSIBLE????? on MIT To Release Next-Generation OS "Cesium" · · Score: 1

    Why all these comments about it being a hoax....is it so difficult to design an (futuristic) operating system whose specifications are known by all...the article..describe the specs of the the OS..not in details..but to gave an idea..i'm sure..MIT.or any university for that matter..if they were working on it for 8 years...should def be able to design such an OS...

  21. Advertising extragavanza on Nintendo Game Cube On (Limited) Preview In 12 Cities · · Score: 1

    i heard that microsoft spent 12 million on x-box acvertising.. correct me if i'm wrong

  22. Re:Why I think XBox will eventually win on Nintendo Game Cube On (Limited) Preview In 12 Cities · · Score: 1

    basically..nintendo has had a lot of experience in the gaming world while microsoft has none, only a very few of the games microsoft has released for the pc have been really popular. and secondly the cube is about 100 dollars cheaper and the games are also cheaper....