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  1. Re:Jammin on Pirate Radio Station In Florida Jams Automotive Electronics · · Score: 1

    The radio station was broadcasting Caribbean music around the clock

    Maybe that's where they should start looking for the operator....

  2. Re:USB? Excellent! on Ouya Dev Consoles Ship, SDK Released · · Score: 1

    The unboxing video on their website shows an ethernet jack, as well as a couple of USB ports.

  3. Re:Suggest you find a better local shop on Ask Slashdot: Linux-Friendly Motherboard Manufacturers? · · Score: 1

    I second this. A local clone manufacturer has invaluable experience in this matter. I know I did when I built systems for a living. We can't all be expected to keep up with what's new, but someone who does it day in and day out is going to give you some really good information.

  4. Re:The rest of the world plays the same video game on School Shooting Prompts Legislation To Study Violent Video Games · · Score: 1

    Switzerland issues fully automatic assault rifles (real assault rifles, not just "scary looking semi-autos") to every mentally competent male of military-eligible age. The type of weapons that are incredibly difficult to acquire in the US (for those of us not obscenely wealthy, anyway)

    They also issue knives to their army with corkscrews and magnifying glasses....

  5. Creepy... on Spider Discovered That Builds Its Own Spider Decoys · · Score: 1

    Kinda like the movie Mimic...

  6. What kind of data is being collected? Is it detecting the frustration level of the user? Maybe it could detect HOW HARD the user taps on the touch screen.... Maybe it's a PUNCH!

  7. Re:Not legal here. on Baltimore Issued Speed Camera Ticket To Motionless Car · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Current laws require these photos to be reviewed by a live human police officer who has to testify that the suspect car was in fact speeding. In this case, the failure can be attributed to "Human Error".

  8. Re:stop using the word miffed on Laser Fusion Put On a Slow Burn By US Government · · Score: 1

    Many boffins died to bring us this information.

  9. Re:Does Microsoft have any friends? on Microsoft Steeply Raising Enterprise Licensing Fees · · Score: 1

    Developers, Developers, Developers!

  10. Re:DLP on Mitsubishi Drops Bulky DLP TVs: End of an Era · · Score: 1

    A friend of mine has a 62" Mitsubishi DLP. While the viewing angle is fine, it's only 1080i, has no 3d support, is huge and requires 2 people to move. It's not that heavy, just big. Also, the marketing team WAY over estimated the lamp life. We end up changing the bulb every 2-3 years. It's not that it outright fails, but that as it enters middle age, it gets too dark to be useful, and it's in my friend's basement that is nearly lightless all the time.

    I purchased a Samsung DLP in 2007 with an LED backlight, and it has never dimmed. I think this one will last me for at least 15 years.

  11. I really hate it when the headline isn't even a complete sentence.

  12. Re:Fluff patents on Patent System Not Broken, Argues IBM's Chief Patent Counsel · · Score: 1

    yeah, I don't think rounded corners on the icons counts as an "incredible technological advance".

  13. Re:LSD and Unix on Do Recreational Drugs Help Programmers? · · Score: 1

    What about crack cocaine and Windows ME?

    They're mutually exclusive.

  14. Re:maybe on Do Recreational Drugs Help Programmers? · · Score: 1

    Actually, it's recommended to drop acid before listening to Richard....

  15. Re:Smells like a bundled update... on Microsoft Retiring Messenger, Replacing It With Skype · · Score: 2

    If that happens, you could just do what most people on ChatRoulette do....

    Show 'em the DONG!

  16. Re:Move things less. on Ask Slashdot: Extreme Cable Management? · · Score: 1

    Why are you moving things around so often?

    He's probably married.

  17. Re:Doing Nothing... on US Offers New Plans 1 Month Before UN Meeting To Regulate Web · · Score: 1

    '[Doing nothing] would not be a terrible outcome at all,' Kramer said recently.

    Yeah, that sounds like something Kramer would say.

  18. Re:Coders should know how to admin on System Admins Should Know How To Code · · Score: 1

    Coders should know how to code!

  19. It could have been worse... on Captive Beluga Was Able To Mimic Speech · · Score: 1

    "Take your filthy paws of me you damn dirty ape!"

  20. verb missing on Texas Schools Using Electronic Chips To Track Students; Parents In Uproar · · Score: 1

    ...in an effort to daily attendance records.

  21. Re:Power steering isn't a safety feature. on $3,000 Tata Nano Car Coming To US · · Score: 1

    That was before the internet. People were dumber back then.

  22. Re:Who's up first? on Air Force Lab Test Out "Aircraft Surfing" Technique To Save Fuel · · Score: 1

    Then why aren't all aircraft designed like a flock of geese in formation? It would seem that would be the most energy efficient.

  23. Re:so all those people weren't crazy on US Air Force's 1950s Supersonic Flying Saucer Declassified · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You assume that they can even see light in visible wavelengths. The light may just be a by-product of something else (shield generators, active sensors, etc...).

  24. Re:at the sentence on Automated DMCA Takedown Notices Request Censorship of Legitimate Sites · · Score: 1

    ...but then you FIX IT. You don't let it continue to fail over and over again!

  25. Do your worst! on US Congress Rules Huawei a 'Security Threat' · · Score: 2

    The worst my Chineese-made toaster could do is burn down my house.