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  1. Re:hail all ye rounders on The DIY Tank · · Score: 1

    Ha. The coolest part of the video is the Lambda Chi house in the background!

  2. Asking this question on /. is like... on Should IT Shops Let Users Manage Their Own PCs? · · Score: 1

    asking a bus driver if passengers should be allowed to drive there own cars. What would you expect as an answer?

  3. Nevermind. on "All Quiet Alert" Issued For the Sun · · Score: 1

    They thought things were going to stay the same, but it turns out that things are about to change.

  4. Re:The obvious on Steve Fossett Missing · · Score: 1

    Did you know racecar spelled backwards is... racecar?

  5. Don't forget the copyrights! on Microsoft Launches OSS Site, Submits License For Approval · · Score: 1

    It's great that microchip and mozilla could work together! But why is one full page of this paper dedicated to telling you about the copyright on the other three pages!?!

  6. You will respect my Authoritie! on Ballmer Repeats Threats Against Linux · · Score: -1, Redundant

    All he needs are some cop shades and a batton.

  7. Microsoft already invented that! on "Very Severe Hole" In Vista UAC Design · · Score: 1

    They just haven't put it into windows yet. They have to write up a patent app first, and then get the press release ready saying that everyone is copying their creative stuff.

  8. Weather Underground only forecast 4 days??? on Statistical Accuracy of Internet Weather Forecasts · · Score: 1

    Somebody better write them an email and tell them they have a bug on their website!
    For some reason, they have alway given me a 7 day forecast.

    Oh, and by the way, they also give credit to where they get their forcast from:
    http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ndfd

  9. Re:Safety concerns driving this on FAA To Free Aircraft Hobbled By IP Laws · · Score: 5, Informative

    This would apply to commercial airplanes IF the manufacturer is no longer around and no one
    claims rights to the type certificate, AND you have one of the airplanes and need the data to
    maintain it in a safe manner. If you just think it would be cool to see, it wouldn't
    'enhance aviation safety' in anyway to release the details.

    These documents wouldn't be "lost" with out this change. They are part of the Federal Records.
    The type certificates contain all of the drawing and details required to build the aircraft.
    If the company built a plane that didn't meet the type cert, it would not be certified as airworthy.
    This just allows owners of the planes to keep them legally flyable.

  10. Re:Surprisingly, this is not the end of the world. on Viacom Claims Copyright On Irrlicht Video · · Score: 1

    But according to YouTube's email to him: "Please note that under Section 512(f) of the Copyright Act, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification may be subject to liability." So... it would follow that... any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity should be removed or disabled even if by mistake or misidentification may be subject to liability. Looks like YouTube says you should sue Viacom.

  11. He does file alot of patent applications... on Water From Wind · · Score: 1

    Looks like he has had this idea for a few years, and has filed multiple applications. Australian Patent search

  12. upgrade? on Koreans Advised to "Avoid Vista" for Now · · Score: 1

    What the heck are they using now?!?!?

  13. Have any of you actually tried 2.1? on Is it Time for Open Office? · · Score: 1

    All of these comments sound like my experiences with the 1.X series. 2.1 rocks.

  14. BSD is Dead. on Why are Free-Desktop Developers Wedded to Linux? · · Score: 0

    If you had read /. yesterday, you would have known that.

  15. The judge just proved he doesn't understand on Supreme Court to Rule On 'Obvious' Patents · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Things are designed a way for a reason. The sensor is at the bottom to detect anything on the ground that would interfere with the door coming down. If you move the sensor to the top, it is now useless, and is also in violation of most, if not all, building codes.

  16. Yawn. on Opera Mini 3.0 Now Available · · Score: 1

    Downloaded yesterday. Big news day!

  17. Re:Why? on USB Dongle Records Web, FM Radio · · Score: 1

    This thingy isn't HD, but... HD FM is CD quality. HD AM is FM quality.

  18. MP3's? on Twin-Screen Vista Laptops · · Score: 0, Redundant

    How do you show an MP3 on a display?

  19. The US never banned stem cell research. on Stem Cells Generated From Adult Cells · · Score: 2, Informative

    Where did you get that info? The government just isn't providing any funding.

  20. How do you fit more data on a disk? on Nanotube Lube Replenishment for Massive Drives · · Score: 1

    Use a hammer! (HAMR get it!)

  21. How many "Nation-state" have manned space travel? on Ray Kurzweil's "The Singularity is Near" · · Score: 1

    How about none? Isn't space trave still the domain of large nations, one group of "Nation-states" (ESA) and Burt Rutan?

  22. Re:You're an idiot. on Microsoft Leveraging iPod Patent? · · Score: 1

    The problem, however, seems to be in Europe. Europe is first to file, therefore, Apple is screwed.

  23. I was wondering about the weather in Redmond. on Microsoft Testing Rival to Google's Start Page · · Score: 1

    Thank god they put that up.

  24. IBM has the best mouse ever. on $70 Cordless Notebook Mouse with No Scroll Wheel · · Score: 1

    IBM Scrollpoint It's only $21, too.

  25. Sandia's press release. on Rail Guns Closer to Reality · · Score: 1