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  1. this just in... on Paywalled NYT Now Has 300,000 Online Subscribers · · Score: 1

    300k people don't know how to delete cookies.

  2. Re:Research Funding on Journal Article On Precognition Sparks Outrage · · Score: 1

    The results from random chance would be 50%. They got 53%. Not a statistical significance at all.

    You fail statistics. 53% can be significant with a large enough sample size.

  3. pr0n on Video Appliance For a Large Library On a Network? · · Score: 1

    Just watch your porn on your laptop.

  4. Re:no resolution on Canon Develops 8 X 8 Inch Digital CMOS Sensor · · Score: 4, Informative

    Ahem. Remember that you have to account for the Bayseian Filter in front of the sensor.

    It's not a "Bayseian filter" [sic], it's a Bayer matrix.

  5. Re:Verrry Interesting on The Weird Science of Tossing Stones Into a Lake · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Offtopic: I can't reply to the Racist Facial thread - all the Reply buttons are missing in both Camino and Firefox, and obviously I can post this thread. What gives?

    You must not be of Slashdot's preferred race...

  6. Re:The real reason. on Why Our "Amazing" Science Fiction Future Fizzled · · Score: 1

    the wars between the Cybernetics and the Bio-Engineered would be fierce.

    And highly entertaining to the spectators!

    We already saw that in Star Wars... clones vs droids. It was a snoozer.

  7. Re:Three Rings on International Spam Ring Shut Down · · Score: 1

    Post of the year! I quoted you on my facebook page. Don't worry, I gave attribution. Thanks for making my day.

  8. Re:It has six cores... on Intel Unveils 6-Core Xeon 7400 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Did Intel partner with Gillette on this CPU? http://www.theonion.com/content/node/33930

  9. Re:My computer won't boot with an iPod connected on ITunes 8 a Real Killer App; Taking Down Vista · · Score: 1

    My laptop has the exact same issue. It will not boot when my iPod nano is connected. It will boot with any other USB mass storage device connected. I hadn't heard of anyone else having this issue.

  10. Re:It's her day so... on Any Suggestions For a Meaningful Geeky Wedding Band? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I tried a titanium ring. I didn't like the lightness of it, but the bigger problem was that it was horribly scratched all over after only one year of careful wearing. I decided to get a tungsten ring which I've worn for two and a half years now and it doesn't have a single scratch. It's also gorgeous and very heavy... you can feel the weight of responsibility.

  11. Re:Why is the FCC making policy? on FCC Kills Build-out Requirements for Telecoms · · Score: 1

    > Shouldn't Democrats be outraged as the government continues to redistribute our easily borrowed money into the pockets of its corporate sponsors?

    There, I fixed it for you.

  12. Re:Infinite or is it? on Is the Universe a Hall of Mirrors? · · Score: 1

    Your theory definitely has truthiness about it.

  13. Re:It's True on Homeland Security Tracks Information of Travelers · · Score: 1

    I do agree with everything you've said about data mining. My question is, how are they going to train the system? It seems like they'd need a lot of terrorist incidents in order to use data mining techniques to empirically develop decision rules.

  14. Re:I don't watch sports. on EVETV - Sport For Nerds · · Score: 2, Insightful

    In other words, it would be almost exactly like professional sports today. Steriod testing is currently a joke.

  15. Re:Just a thought on CEO Calls For AOL Paradigm Shift · · Score: 1, Troll

    Well, if this hastens the demise of AOL, I'm all for it.

  16. gravity on When an Algorithm Takes the Wheel · · Score: 5, Funny

    "More often than not, the sensation of flatness, as if there were a vertical force pinning the car to the road, was also felt then and when taking less extreme curves at high speeds."

    Yeah, if only there was such a force...

  17. Re:composite aging? on 7 Myths About The Challenger Disaster · · Score: 1

    The tiles are frequently replaced, but the leading edge of the wing is not covered in tiles. The leading edges are covered in reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC) panels. I don't think they are on anything like the same replacement schedule as the tiles. I couldn't find anything for certain, but this SpaceFlightNow article suggests that they are not frequently replaced. I think it also offers some support for the OP's hypothesis about composite aging. http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts107/03041 7recommend/

  18. Re:I beg to differ on Scientists Unlock Reasons Cancer Spreads · · Score: 1

    Hey, at least you've got a good excuse. But I'm glad that your treatments are going well. Good luck!

  19. wish in one hand... on Australian Senator Wants to Censor the Net · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, I want monkeys to fly out of my ass. That doesn't mean it's likely to happen.

  20. Re:Punish Companies Monetarily on Cryptography in the Database · · Score: 1

    I wish I had mod points for you!

  21. Re:How in the world did parent get mod'd +5? on More on Sony's "DRM Rootkit" · · Score: 1

    Crap, you're right. I read TFA several times and somehow never caught that. Chastising accepted. Have a nice day.

  22. Re:"Lakshya" Sony CD, do I have a rootkit now? on More on Sony's "DRM Rootkit" · · Score: 1

    Get the Rootkit Reveal program from www.sysinternals.com

  23. Re:Sue on More on Sony's "DRM Rootkit" · · Score: 1

    Or how about... both? I'm definitely not buying ANY more CDs from Sony, and I also hope they get taken to task over this in court. No conflict there.

  24. Re:How in the world did parent get mod'd +5? on More on Sony's "DRM Rootkit" · · Score: 1

    Why do you assume that he bought the CD from Amazon in the first place? He probably bought it elsewhere.

  25. sweet on Silent Water Cooling on the SLI · · Score: -1, Troll

    Now I can install two graphics cards in my home theater! No fans, bitches!