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  1. Another Altera inside sales job... on Cornell University FPGA Class Projects for 2008 · · Score: 1

    All I can do is sigh at yet another Altera bought and paid-for university that won't teach kids more than one FPGA toolchain.

  2. Re:If It Can Be Done With Used Coffee Grounds... on Waste Coffee Grounds Offer New Source of Biodiesel · · Score: 1

    Recycled plant matter is better used as organic fertilizer, rather than producing oil from it, then producing toxic chemical fertilizer from that oil. Far less energy is required in the former process, and it is healthier and produces better quality food.

  3. Just legislate a fix on Obama's "ZuneGate" · · Score: 1

    Since the hippy socialist crowd is in power now, they should just pass a law making iPod the mandatory standard in music players, and issue every American their own iPod at birth. After all, owning an iPod is the first step on the road to enlightenment.

  4. Re:Guns for security? on Prescription Handguns For the Elderly and Disabled · · Score: 1

    You've never lived in a city, let along called city cops, have you?

    When there is an intruder in my home, having a cop show up 30-60 minutes later is no help.

  5. UN response to an asteriod... on UN Plans Asteroid Response Framework · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yeah, that'll be great. Their response to an asteroid will be to convene a commission to determine how it will disproportionately affect women and minorities, develop a framework for taking from those not as affected and giving to those who are, and to develop a way for the least productive and least capable members of society survive while those perish who could actually help society recover.

  6. Obstruction of Justice charge in... on New iPhone Apps Help Drivers Beat Speed Traps · · Score: 1, Funny

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  7. We need new rules... on Fun Things To Do With a Math Or Science Degree? · · Score: 1

    The government should step in to provide the proper assurances that people talented in science and math end up pursuing careers to those ends. The new United Socialist States of America will benefit more by ensuring that bright students follow careers that agree with their aptitudes.

  8. Find Alumni on Job and Internship Salary Comparisons? · · Score: 1

    Like me...

    Alumni outside the school will tell you the way it really is, not necessarily just what you want to hear.

    Drop me a line if you want some input...

  9. Probably? on Stretching Before Exercising Weakens Muscles · · Score: 1

    "Also, stretching one leg's muscles can reduce strength in the other leg as well, probably because the central nervous system rebels against the movements."

    No, it is because the Golgi Tendon Organs run out of sodium and can no longer perform their function as well.

  10. Re:I thought this was slashdot. on D-Link DIR-655 Firmware 1.21 Hijacks Your Internet Connection · · Score: 1

    You have to give them money to get to a real person in India... so who is going to do that just to make a point?

  11. Re:What's a good router? on D-Link DIR-655 Firmware 1.21 Hijacks Your Internet Connection · · Score: 1

    A Mini-ITX box running linux does a pretty good job, from what I hear...

  12. How to really make money with free software... on How To Make Money With Free Software · · Score: 0, Redundant

    1. Create post about designing coin and winning contest

    2. Post same post to Slashdot MULTIPLE TIMES to generate more page views and advertising

    4. Farm ad revenue

    3. Profit

  13. Honeywell/Ademco Lynx on D.I.Y. Home Security · · Score: 1

    I installed one of these in my home after a burglary attempt (failed) in the Spring. It cost under $500 and took me about 2 hours to install and program. I buy monitoring for less than $10/mo from a company that specializes in DIY alarm monitoring. I couldn't be happier.

  14. In other news on Major Advances In Knot Theory · · Score: 1

    A Ph.D. will now be required to join the Boy Scouts.

  15. Re:what I do not understand. on Mars Lander Faces Slow Death · · Score: 1

    pfffft you know what I meant :)

  16. Re:Why are you writing to slashdot? on Resisting the PGP Whole Disk Encryption Craze · · Score: 1

    Trust me, writing to slashdot will get better results. Corporate IT automatons don't listen. They rule by decree, and are intransigent. Drunk with power, they are not interested in the opinions of their users.

  17. Re:Obama, by a whisker on Discuss the US Presidential Election & the Economy · · Score: 1

    Just wanted to point out that a plumbing license is not required to practice plumbing in Joe's state...

    Just sayin'

  18. Intentional shortages on Nintendo Already Anticipating Holiday Wii Shortages · · Score: 1

    They do this all the time to create a buzz and a huge black market for Wii's.. It's like the IPOs of the 90's.. you could make a killing, but you had to have a way to get in.

    We'll hear the same stories that we hear every year - the employees of the retailer will buy them all and put them on ebay for 3 or 4 times the MSRP. The song is getting a little old.

  19. Re:Make ALL finantials of politicians public... on Ted "A Series of Tubes" Stevens Found Guilty · · Score: 1

    How would looking at bank statements tell us anything if they don't have to pay in the first place? There's no practical way to do what you are suggesting without having someone be with them 24/7.

    This was common in the Soviet Union, but would be pretty scandalous were it tried here. Then again, we're about to take a huge shift in that direction, so who knows?

  20. Re:Memory bigger issue on Minefield Shows the (Really) Fast Future of Firefox · · Score: 1

    My record to date is 1.3GB of RAM.

  21. Re:what I do not understand. on Mars Lander Faces Slow Death · · Score: 1

    The lander was designed to last 90 days. It was not designed to survive Martian winter. This is completely uncharted territory.

    Did you read the article?

  22. Re:Tired of hearing this on Lame Duck Challenge Ends With Free Codeweavers Software For All · · Score: 1

    amen to that. This calamity has been way more than a decade in the making and was created by mass-hysteria among millions. There are definitely other people who had far more to do with it than Bush, and had this idiot been paying one iota of attention back in the 2003-2005 time frame, he'd realize that certain people tried to do something about the impending doom of the housing market, but other people fought them tooth and nail every step of the way.

    Not naming names, of course, but it's pretty easy to find out.

  23. LeCroy best bang for Capital Buck on User Interface of Major Oscilliscope Brands? · · Score: 1

    Hands down, LeCroy is the best bank for the buck you'll see out there right now. The UIs are elegant, intuitive, and feature rich. They will come demo the scope and even loan you one if you ask nicely.

    Check them out. We have tons of Tek Scopes collecting dust because we all fight over the LeCroys. Hah..

  24. Re:Tesla's been on the decline for some time on Tesla Motors Shaken Up, Laying Off · · Score: 1

    I am embarrassed to admit that I have the album, and it is archived on my media server. :-p

  25. Re:Tesla's been on the decline for some time on Tesla Motors Shaken Up, Laying Off · · Score: 1

    Just when I thought I'd completely forgotten about that, some Internet jackass thinks it'd be a good idea to bring it up. Thanks a lot, asshole... :)