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  1. Re:Everyone should at least learn on Learning Latin - Has It Helped You? · · Score: 1

    You're assuming that virus is masculine. All the dictionaries I've checked list it as neuter. And I think you mean second declension (or maybe fourth), but it's definitely not third.

    Here's an interesting discussion regarding which declension is it?

  2. Re:PGP Infrastructure on PGP 8.0 Beta Released · · Score: 1

    The web interface is freakin sloooooooow. and usually it doesn't come up with anything. Actually, I've never had the patience to try to get the gpg client to connect directly. (I tried, but it didn't work, so I gave up.)

  3. PGP Infrastructure on PGP 8.0 Beta Released · · Score: 3, Interesting

    What the PGP community really needs is a fast, reliable, and comprehensive public key directory. All the ones I've tried to use in the past have been really slow.

  4. To make more money? on Rosen, Valenti Warn Colleges About P2P · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well if this whole thing is to make more money off us, at least they're finally thinking long-term, because I'm in college, and I sure as heck don't have any money to buy their stuff right now!

  5. Block, but use rules. on Stopping NetBIOS Spam? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I assume that you don't want to block the port because you want to have fully functional file sharing with people you know in your vicinity.

    I think that what you probably want is to block the port to all IP addresses that are not in your subnet (local network). Therefore, if anyone spams you in the future, they have to be inside BellSouth, and you can (probably) get their account closed. But chances are, there's not gonna be anyone spamming like that from inside BellSouth.

  6. Re:Jewellery!!! on What Can I Do With My Meteorite? · · Score: 1


    34 lbs meteorite? That's not jewelry; that's the friggin Stone of Triumph.

  7. Re:Doesn't answer the question on Blind User Sues Southwest Over Web Site, Cites ADA · · Score: 1
    It would be nice if you'd make your 3D game accessible.

    The sequel to Jedi Outcast's gonna do this. They're gonna call it "Jedi Master Mode."

  8. Re:Wow on Exchange Email Addresses With A Handshake · · Score: 1
    which uses the body's conductivity to transmit data at an amazing 10 megabits per second

    So I guess this means that the guy with the sweaty handshake gets better bandwidth.

    Or perhaps it will come into fashion to spit into your hand before you shake.

  9. Re:print? on E-Book Copy Protection, For What It's Worth · · Score: 1

    So then I guess that means a a strobe light would fall under the classification of a circumvention device...

  10. Re: E-Book Copy Protection, For What It's Worth on E-Book Copy Protection, For What It's Worth · · Score: 1
    I Agree. That publication seems a little biased.

    Here's a method slightly more clever than hyper-printscreening. It requires only free software. (This only works if the ebook is printable.)

    • Print to a postscript printer (print to file)
    • Mod the postscript output slightly (I'll leave it up to you to figure out this part, but modding postscript is trivial)
    • Distill to PDF using Ghostscript, and bam, you have a perfect PDF of your book.
    It's way faster on big books, and you can save your wrists for...other things. And if you have Acrobat Distiller, you can optimize the output quite easily.
  11. Just call me a Stonecutter :) on Electric Car Capable of 180mph · · Score: 1
    Thanks for getting us into a measurement system debate again again!
    Who controls the British Crown? Who keeps the metric system down? I do!
  12. Re:No wonder we never switched to metric on Electric Car Capable of 180mph · · Score: 1

    Doh. It's 3:25 and it's time for me to go to sleep.

  13. No wonder we never switched to metric on Electric Car Capable of 180mph · · Score: 1
    gotta say, though... damn... 600kg of batteries; that's over 1300 lb. some small cars (say, lotus elise) weight about that much..
    Call me Canadian, but last time I checked, 600 kg = 272 lbs.
  14. Re:DAMN! on Electric Car Capable of 180mph · · Score: 1

    Where are you getting your specs? This is what I see: http://web.sfc.keio.ac.jp/~hiros/kaz/spec.html (2980 kg for the entire car)

  15. Re:Bullshit on Electric Car Capable of 180mph · · Score: 1

    So let's assume that this thing's engine has almost same performance capabilities as an internal combustion engine.

    According to the specifications, the car weighs 2980 kg (~1355 lbs). This puts the car right in the same weight class as F1, and makes it half of what a Honda Civic weighs. You call this heavy?

    (Side Note: It would be unfair to compare this car to a limo, because unlike a limo, this car has been designed from the ground up. Since limos are modified in an "unintended" manner, they require a great deal of reinforcement, which adds a significant weight penalty. Presumably, this car doesn't suffer from this problem.)

    If you're comparing this car directly to ICE cars (a faulty comparison, yes), then it has good odds of being able to make 300 km@100km/h. (186 mi@~60mph)

    And for those of you that might argue that a car putting out 1000 HP couldn't possibly go that far, keep in mind that the 440 kW (1000 HP) statistic refers to the MAXIMUM horsepower.

  16. Re:Malicious Prosecution on Google sued as PetsWarehouse Lawsuit Continues. · · Score: 1

    Actually, no. If you read the actual complaint he filed, you will see that he's suing over the advertising stuff.

  17. Can you sue a phone book? on Google sued as PetsWarehouse Lawsuit Continues. · · Score: 1

    In one part of the complaint filed, Novak is asserting that when one uses the keywords "Pets Warehouse" in these search engines, that the search engines are diluting his trademark by showing competitors' sites above his.

    I understand that this isn't exactly the main thrust of his lawsuit, but this argument is full of crap.

    The whole process is quite similar to what happens when you look something up in a phone book. You look for "pets warehouse" (or "pet warehouse") and what do you see? The phone numbers of the pet store you want, as well as a whole bunch of competitors. In fact, many of these competitors may buy ad space that make them show up bigger and before other pet stores.

    I also find it funny that he's complaining that the adwords will continue to damage his trademark irreparably, when he's doing a great job of that by himself.

  18. Re:PetsWarehouse vs. Scientology? on Google sued as PetsWarehouse Lawsuit Continues. · · Score: 1

    But what if they assimilate novak into their ranks? You don't want the scientology guys getting their hands this little weasel, do you? He'd probably fit right in. "Upper management" material, yes sir.

    (Personally, I think scientology would have that fight, hands down.)

  19. Simpsons reference on Google sued as PetsWarehouse Lawsuit Continues. · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Why, you don't have to sue me to get my pants off..."

  20. Re:Easy to solve on Iris Scanners in Canadian Airports · · Score: 1
    No, I think that what he means is store a hash of the biometric data on the card so you can check the card for tampering or forgery. The (binary) data stored on the card must be discrete, so one of your popular hashes should work.
    Sorry, I didn't mean [store a hash on the card.] What I really meant to say was [compute a hash of the card's data.]
  21. Re:Easy to solve on Iris Scanners in Canadian Airports · · Score: 1

    No, I think that what he means is store a hash of the biometric data on the card so you can check the card for tampering or forgery. The (binary) data stored on the card must be discrete, so one of your popular hashes should work.

  22. Re:To be all zen-like on What is the Value of a Second Major? · · Score: 1

    Agree. I'm doing math as a 2nd major not so much because it will make me look that much better, but because I would like to learn the subject matter.

    Oh, BTW, I hear that sometimes you actually need to learn some advanced math stuff in grad school anyways, so you're probably kinda getting ahead of the curve.

  23. Can't be stolen or faked, eh? on Police Ask Stores to Take Fingerprints · · Score: 5, Insightful
    How's a bit of jello for you?
    Tsutomu Matsumoto, a Japanese cryptographer, recently decided to look at biometric fingerprint devices. These are security systems that attempt to identify people based on their fingerprint. For years the companies selling these devices have claimed that they are very secure, and that it is almost impossible to fool them into accepting a fake finger as genuine. Matsumoto, along with his students at the Yokohama National University, showed that they can be reliably fooled with a little ingenuity and $10 worth of household supplies.
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  24. "Selected Engineering" my ass... on Perpetual Motion Delorean? · · Score: 2, Funny
    The description of the car is quite a load of crap. It throws out irrelevant, and even misleading, specifications.
    It has 4 wheel disc braking for fast progressive, fade-free stopping. ... The rear sporty louvers are aerodynamic designed so that it almost eliminates any drag effect. All this with a stainless steel body makes for a great car.
    • Standard disc brakes are hardly fade-free. Regardless, this specification is mostly irrelevant.
    • The rear louvers (window slats) probably increase drag compared to a rear windshield only by creating turbulence behind the car.
    • Stainless steel is heavier than a regular steel body. Is that a good thing?
    When making the decision as to what car would be converted as the Tilley Electric Vehicle it was decided that the DeLorean would be best suited for several reasons. It was far ahead of its time with a stainless steel body, looks with its gull wing doors, modern interior and most of all it made a statement. In short it was one sharp looking car.

    A 1981 DeLorean was therefore selected that had less than 21,000 miles on it. Great condition of the body and interior.
    Rather than get a car that will give you the best chance for success, they choose a technologically outdated car with a bad reliability record. Why? Because it looks like it will work.

    Perhaps a racing stripe will make it faster?

  25. Re:Hrmm.. on Perpetual Motion Delorean? · · Score: 1

    Just think of how thrilled they must be now with all this /. traffic from today...