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  1. for those that don't know on Electromagnetic Suspension System · · Score: 1
  2. why not? on HP Shelves Virus Throttler Program · · Score: 4, Funny

    If it has these bugs, why not release the program? Then the machines will BSOD and they'll stop spreading viruses. Goal achieved!

  3. what is it? on Movie Playback From 1TB Holographic Disc · · Score: 4, Informative

    Here's a tutorial on Holographic storage: http://www.inphase-technologies.com/technology/

  4. Re:And that is why... on Happy 13th Birthday Linux! · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe you can get her some Linux jewelry....

  5. happy birthday! on Happy 13th Birthday Linux! · · Score: 4, Funny

    Here's a special birthday package

  6. don't ban my ipod! on Alternatives To The INDUCE Act · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    They can pry my ipod from my cold dead hands.

  7. ohno on Time to Kill Microsoft Word? · · Score: 0

    How long before this turns into an emacs vs vi debate?

  8. smartdisk on Portable Storage? · · Score: 1

    http://www.smartdisk.com/ Smartdisk is a good place to get highly portable firewire and usb 2.0 drives. I've heard good things about them and they're not a small or new company.

  9. easy dvd format guide on Another Format War: DVD -R9 v. +R9 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Check it out- it's not so hard.

    ideally more choice==more competition==lower prices and most drives tend to read/write all the standards

  10. stories site on Best Buy Sued By Ohio · · Score: 1
  11. who could it be? on South Pole Research Station Hacked Twice · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Hmm south pole- it could have actually been Tux the Penguin!

  12. mirrors on KDE 3.3 Officially Released · · Score: 3, Informative

    * http://kde.pandmservices.com/
    Location: Hartford, Conneticut
    Provided by P & M Services, LLC

    * http://kde.oregonstate.edu/
    Location: Corvallis, Oregon
    Provided by Oregon State University

    * http://kde.intissite.com/
    Location: New York
    Provided by BITS inc

    * http://kde.feratech.com/
    Location: Boston
    Provided by Feratech, Inc

  13. funding on BBC to Trial Worldwide Multicast Streaming? · · Score: 1

    How are they going to get the funding for this? I realize that the BBC is funded by the British government but there must be some limits.

  14. Wikipedia on End Of The Line For Alpha · · Score: 4, Informative

    Here's the article about the alpha: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEC_Alpha

  15. jar jar on Star Wars on DVD · · Score: 1

    So did they edit in Jar Jar at any point in these films?

  16. 10 comments and slashdotted on QuakeCon id Software Keynote Coverage · · Score: 1

    I'm sure the owner of amdzone thanks you for linking to a page with high resolution screen shots and slashdotting the server back to the stone age.

  17. Re:Similar Web projects on Todd Need[ed] a Liver · · Score: 1

    A lot of people are trying to get a free ipod or flat screen from this one company. There's even whole guides dedicated to it. It's pretty easy to do- i got my ipod a few days ago (signed up for aol, then cancelled after I got my credit)

  18. nice! on Disney Suggests Mandating DRM On All Media · · Score: 4, Funny

    Then we won't be able to listen to Disney music?

    Bring it on!

  19. bad for the good guys on Analysis of Spyware · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    These people are so annoying- it makes the people that are legit seem illegit. For example, there's this extremely popular deal where you can get a free ipod if you sign up for aol and cancel and then get 5 friends to do the same. It's very legit and people have received their ipods. Yet because of those scammers out there, people are afraid to do it.

  20. my post on Nearly Half of U.S. 'Net Users Post Content · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    By posting this, I am adding content to the web and contributing to the figure in this study.

  21. Re:Judging from the pictures.... on USB Menorah · · Score: 1
    Judaism is not really so much of a methodical religion as much as it is a spiritual one

    Um no:
    "On a theological basis, one of the differences between Judaism (as a religion) and Christianity is that belief is extremely important in Christianity. One must BELIEVE to participate in the religion, and that's about all one need do. Moral behaviour is preferred, of course, but one who behaves immorally but than repents and comes to BELIEVE is forgiven and accepted. Christianity thus modelled itself as a religion for the world, where anyone can join by professing BELIEF.

    Belief is almost irrelevant to Judaism. Abraham is not told to BELIEVE in God, but to walk with God. What is important to Judaism is action, not belief. Doing the right things for the wrong reasons is viewed as sinful (or at best, ambiguous) in Christianity; but in Judaism, doing the right things for the wrong reasons still means you've done the right things. Thus, being Jewish is not about believing in God, but about doing the right things. "

    I got this from an article on the internet because I thought it was better said than what I had to say. Being Jewish is about DOING things: making different foods for the holidays, lighting candles, fasting on Yom Kippur, reading Torah, washing hands, building sukkot, etc.

    Why do we do these actions? Because our ancestors have done them for 3000 years and, especially now, if they are not done, they will be forgotten.
  22. Princeton Review on Top University Rankings for 2004 Released · · Score: 2, Informative

    Princeton Review has their rankings out and there is no fee. Find out which schools are the party and non-party schools.

  23. Re:You forgot something... on RIAA/MPAA vs. xMule Author, EarthStation 5 · · Score: 1

    Palestinians blowing up- Here's an article about Arab terror before the 6 day War.

    Palestinian and Arab spokesmen commonly claim that the recent Palestinian terrorism is the result of the Israeli 'occupation' of the West Bank and Gaza, adding that the violence will cease only when the 'occupation' is ended.

    Despite this claim, it should be recalled that the many Palestinian and Arab rejectionist factions (such as the Hamas and the Hizbullah) repeatedly declare that even if Israel would fully withdraw from the territories they will continue their attacks, since they refute Israel's basic right to exist.

    More importantly, however, the basic premise of the Palestinian claim - that the 'occupation' causes terrorism - is historically flawed. Arab and Palestinian terrorism against Israel existed prior to the beginning of Israeli control over the West Bank and Gaza as a result of the Six Day War of June 1967, and even prior to the establishment of the State of Israel in May 1948.

    For example, Arab terrorism was rampant during wave of anti-Jewish riots in 1920-21 (which was characterized by the brutal murder in Jaffa of the prominent Jewish author Y. Brenner), during the 'Disturbances' of 1929 (which included the massacre of the Jewish community in Hebron), during the Arab Revolt of 1936-39, and in many other recorded incidents of wholesale anti-Jewish Arab violence throughout the pre-state period.

    The Palestinian terrorism campaign was stepped-up on the eve of the UN Partition Resolution of November 1947, and led to the joint Arab invasion of 1948-49 which delineated the boundaries of the newly established State of Israel.

    Indeed, this deplorable violence can be traced back to the beginning of the renewed Jewish settlement of the Land of Israel over a century ago.

    After the War of Independence, Arab terrorism expanded in scope. In 1952, when 'fedayeen' terrorist border incursions reached their height, there were about 3,000 incidents of cross-border violence, extending from the malicious destruction of property to the brutal murder of civilians. In the years 1951-1955, 503 Israelis were killed by Arab terrorists infiltrating from Jordan, 358 were killed in attacks from Egypt, and 61 were killed in attacks originating from Syria and Lebanon. This anti-Israeli violence encompassed both frontier settlements and population centers, and was perpetrated, for the most part, against innocent civilians, most of them new immigrants.

    In conclusion, the oft-repeated Arab claim that the Israeli 'occupation' is somehow to blame for the Palestinian terrorism is nothing more than an empty retort, repudiated by the facts, and disproved by a century of historical reality.

    The following is a partial list of documented acts of Arab terrorism, all occurring prior to the beginning of the Israeli administration of the West Bank and Gaza in 1967:

    Major Arab Terrorist Attacks against Israelis Prior to the 1967 Six-Day War

    Jan 1, 1952 - Seven armed terrorists attacked and killed a nineteen year-old girl in her home, in the neighborhood of Beit Yisrael, in Jerusalem.

    Apr 14, 1953 - Terrorists tried for the first time to infiltrate Israel by sea, but were unsuccessful. One of the boats was intercepted and the other boat escaped.

    June 7, 1953 - A youngster was killed and three others were wounded, in shooting attacks on residential areas in southern Jerusalem.

    June 9, 1953 - Terrorists attacked a farming community near Lod, and killed one of the residents. The terrorists threw hand grenades and sprayed gunfire in all directions. On the same night, another group of terrorists attacked a house in the town of Hadera. This occurred a day after Israel and Jordan signed an agreement, with UN mediation, in which Jordan undertook to prevent terrorists from crossing into Israel from Jordanian territory.

    June 10, 1953 - Terrorists infiltrating from Jordan destroyed a house in the farming village of Mishmar Aya

  24. Israeli Joke on RIAA/MPAA vs. xMule Author, EarthStation 5 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Cannibals capture three hunters an American, a Briton, and an Israeli," begins a classic Israeli joke. The first two hunters make last requests typical to their nationalities, then it is the Israeli's turn. He asks that he be punched in the face.

    The surprised cannibal grants the wish, at which point the Israeli pulls out a gun, shoots the chief, and frees himself and his friends. The American and Briton, furious, demand to know why he prolonged their terrifying experience when he had the power to free them all. The Israeli replies: "What? Are you mad? The UN would have condemned me as the aggressor.

  25. weapons shops of isher on New Jersey Enacts 'Smart Gun' Law · · Score: 2

    All this reminds me of a sci fi short story-turned-book that I read a while back. It was called The Weapons Shops of Isher and detailed how a group of shops distributed guns that would only fire for the owner and, even then, only fire when the owner wasn't firing at a person for anything other than self defense.

    Anyone remember this?