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  1. Re:All it takes on AT&T Moves Toward Mail-Server Whitelist · · Score: 4, Funny
    And what the recourse for the Customer? Call or email the ISP to get xxx.com on their whitelist?

    Here's some samples:
    'I just signed up for fatanalhos.com and they emailed me my password. I didn't get the email. Could you please put fatanalhos.com on your Whitelist?'

    'I just ordered some penis enlargement cream, but I didn't get my email conformation. Could you please Whitelist myphatcock.com?'

    'I'm expecting a large sum of money from Nigeria and I can't get my emails...'

  2. Sweet Spot on Best Online Mapping Site? · · Score: 4, Insightful
    My main problem with ALL of the online mapping sites(And even Street & Trips and Rand McNally software) is they miss the Sweet Spot.

    Somewhere between 2 and 3(or similar) on the zoom scales. 2 is just a tad too close, you click 3 and BAM you get the whole town. No neighborhood street names or other smaller details to help guide you on that last mile. Sure I could print directions or two maps, but it's still very annoying.

    It would nice to be able to click on a particular street name or other landmark and have it 'stick' through zoom levels.

    Yahoo(and Some of the others also wack out my neighborhood map. I live 2 houses from the county line and Yahoo breaks my street on the county line putting the ends 200 m apart. It would cause somebody using it for directions to my house to drive about a mile out of the way if coming from the other county.

    Oh yeah, and why is the push pin marker on the wrong side of the street 80% of the time?

  3. Damnit, Offtopic on Wanted: a Real Science Channel · · Score: 1
    I had a nice LONG reply typed out and formatted. I pressed the Preview key and get a 500. Is Slashdot being Slashdotted? I'm getting these with increasing frequency lately.

    I'm copying this message before I hit Submit or Preview.

  4. Great Idea on Maya now Free for Personal Use · · Score: 1

    I hope this pays off for them in the long run. I like to play with as many programs as I can. I might Maya just to get the basics. And even though I have no artistic talent and this is not exactly my field, there may just be some day when some company I am consulting for is looking for a particular program and I'll say 'I remember using Maya a while back and it seemed like a great program'

  5. Re:I wonder on Chinese Astronaut Makes It Back Safely · · Score: 1
    It wasn't a hoax, but they barely avoided disaster.

    At the last moment they noticed that instead of the Shenzhou V, they had pulled the Grand Golden Dragon Astral Festival that they had been saving for Chinese New Year out of the hanger.

  6. Let's change the name on Transmeta Introduces The Efficeon · · Score: 3, Funny
    Efficeon sounds kinda cheesy.

    Here's some alternatives :

    Ableon
    Activeon
    Adapteon
    Apteon
    Clevereon
    Defteon
    Efficaceon
    Handeon
    Potenteon
    Powerfuleon
    Shrewdeon
    Tougheon

  7. The thought makes me Cringe on Nokia Investigating Reported Cell Phone Explosions · · Score: 1

    He had his cellphone in his Pocket and burned Just His Legs. I'll not be slipping my Nokia in my pocket again. My wife and I would like to have one more child.

  8. This is scary on Nokia Investigating Reported Cell Phone Explosions · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I've had my most recent Nokia for 2 years. It can get Really Hot when I talk for a long time(>20 minutes). It actually gets uncomfortable to hold to my ear.

    Is it about to explode? Any links on what signs to look for before your cell phone battery explodes? A search for 'exploding battery' on Nokia.com didn't return any results. Seems like they should take a more proactive approach and at least issue a warning. I couldn't find any.

  9. Re:that's a hell of a deal on Slashback: Lamo, Trilogy, Searching · · Score: 1

    Sorry, I should have been more clear. That was additional, so + $7.50 ticket it was $20/person. Not something I would do all of the time, but definately worth it a couple of times a year for special/long movies.

  10. Re:10 hours of LOTR? on Slashback: Lamo, Trilogy, Searching · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I don't know how many of theaters have these, but the new theater opened up ~18 months ago near us. It has a VIP room with Fat Leather Recliners, separate sound system and private, close bathrooms. $200 for 16 seats. Definatley might be worth it for something like this.

    We got it for LOTR TTT. Tried to get it 3 weeks before Matrix2 and it had been booked for months. We went ahead an booked LOTR ROTK back in June.

  11. Re:Gigi? Nah Gibi? Nah on Hard Drive Capacity Confusion, Lucidly Explained · · Score: 1
    Nice idea, but...
    decaejac
    kiloejac
    megaejac
    gigaejac ... and so on

    Here lies our dilemma, would it be gigaejac or gibiejac?

  12. Gigi? Nah Gibi? Nah on Hard Drive Capacity Confusion, Lucidly Explained · · Score: 5, Funny
    How much Porn will it hold?

    This one will hold 30 days of Porn

    Now, this one here will hold 45 days of Porn

    Break it down to something Everyone understands

  13. Re:Likely a change to stop "pirating". on Half-Life 2 Delayed Following Code Leak · · Score: 1
    It's a risk, but the donation model can pay off big.

    Please define 'big'

    A) Big as in cover the cost of the webpage, the weekly caffeine and *maybe* a little computer hardware.

    -or-

    B) Big as in the #1 computer game release of the year. More revenue than most Hollywood productions. Hundreds of millions big.

  14. Utter Crap on McLaughlin Defends Site Finder As 'Innovation' · · Score: 5, Insightful
    He makes this sound like the entire future of the Internet hangs in balance on this decision. Like routing all typos to Verisign is some critically important new technology.

    If someone types in a bad domain name, they should get a message that states just that. I don't know if there are any statistics on this, but for me 9 times out of 10 it is a typo. If not, then you can go to the search engine of Your Choice and search for the name.

    The decisions made over the next months and years will determine the future growth and vitality of the Internet
    Should Read
    The decisions made over the next months and years will determine the future growth and vitality of the Verisign.

  15. Sensory Overload on The Smart Sensor Web · · Score: 4, Funny
    These Buzzwords are killing me...

    interoperable, intelligent, dynamic, flexible and scalable Arggg.

    a sensor layer, a communication layer, a location layer and an information layer Ahhhh.

    Depending on the properties of sensors, geographic coverage, network access capabilities and, more importantly, domain applications, the physical architecture (i.e., the first three layers) can be very different. The information layer serves as a backbone and shares a commonality. This layer is a gateway to integrate and fuse observations from spatially referenced sensors. It connects widely distributed in-situ sensors and remote sensors over wired or wireless networks. Interoperability becomes a key to enable the information layer's integration capability. Uppercut.

    Well it sure Sounds Cool...

  16. Cool, Yes. Legal? Smart? on Build Your Own Mortar · · Score: 4, Interesting
    I remember building tennis ball cannons years ago. A lot of fun. But this thing could be lethal in more ways than one.

    Are these things legal? In every state?

    Slashdot effect + 'Build Your Own Motor', we may have just set off Echelon alarms

  17. Don't know if this will work on New Disney / Samsung HDD Video Set-Top Box · · Score: 4, Informative
    This was announced months ago and will be similar to Movielink that several other major studios have joined.

    The movie will not be of the same quality as DVD. Also, if it's the same as Movielink and other pay-per-view, there is still a ~6 week window that movies will be available at the rental store before they make it here.

    I don't understand what the benefit is to people who are already paying for DirecTV or Digital Cable.

  18. This may have happened already on Innocent File-Sharers Could Appear Guilty? · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Read about this in USAToday Monday:

    A number of people say they were wrongly accused by the RIAA, or that their children swapped music without their knowledge. The RIAA dropped one suit, against retired Boston teacher Sarah Ward, 66, when it was discovered she couldn't be sharing songs on pirate service Kazaa because she uses an incompatible Apple computer.

  19. Re:what exactly could they do? on Linux In Hollywood: Status Report · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think they are referring to bugs. If you have a bug that is holding you up, you are much better off if you can fix it yourself rather than relying on a closed source software vendor to fix it for you.

  20. Secret Sauce on Linux In Hollywood: Status Report · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ours is half ketchup, half mayo

  21. Re:Spamming must be lucrative on Interview With a Spammer · · Score: 1

    Ooooh, lets go deflate the tires on his home.

  22. Spamming must be lucrative on Interview With a Spammer · · Score: 4, Funny
    He lights up a Monarch menthol as he shows me his computer room, an intimate homemade space built off the side of an aging two-tone mobile home -- robin's-egg blue and white -- which sits among hundreds of Airstreams and Miami Deco single-wides in the Sunset Colony Mobile Home Park in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

    What a life!

  23. Re:And the screener says what? on MPAA Calls for Ban on Screeners · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    And for those of us who actually have sex with living, breathing *bipeds*

    Female ostrich?

  24. The forgotten on MPAA Calls for Ban on Screeners · · Score: 5, Funny
    Remember, movie piracy doesn't just hurt actors, but also camera operators, key grips, makeup artists, and costumers.

    You forgot the fluffers

  25. Jurassic Firewood on Jurassic Plants Make A Comeback · · Score: 1

    Does anybody know how they taste, and how i should cook 'em? No, no, no. You cook With Them, like Mesquite or Hickory. So next time your BBQing some Potato Chips, try some Wollemi.