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  1. boolean - true or false questions on Information Valuation - The Most Buck for the Bits? · · Score: 1

    A true or false question would potentially be worth the most as it is only one bit. So for any suggestion here you could change it to: "Is ***** true?" or "Are there *****?" For example: "Does God exist?" or "Is there extra-terrestrial intelligence?" You could get a lot of money to suppress or divulge the answers to either of those questions.

    More questions: "Did GWB do cocaine?"
    "Did Clinton inhale?"
    "Is this the best /. post ever?"

  2. Re:HELLO!? Moderators?! on Laser Powered Paper Plane Takes Flight · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hehehe, you got modded down and my troll didn't! You've been trolled! The only thing worse than a lame-ass troll is a reply to a lame-ass troll.

    You should get modded down more because you complained about a post that is 100% off-topic, making your post 200% off-topic because it is in fact 100% off-topic all on its own.

  3. beowulf cluster on Laser Powered Paper Plane Takes Flight · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Can you imagine a beowulf cluster of these?

  4. Now that Bill is all about security... ; ) on Unix Shell-Scripting Malware · · Score: 2

    Hackers are going to have to find something to do now that Microsoft has pledged to focus on security in the future. Inevitably the will turn to *nix.

  5. Adverts also on Spoofing P2P Networks as Marketing Plot · · Score: 1

    I have had downloads that are very short and pop up a browser advertisement for pr0n. It is pretty annoying. They usually have the same name as a popular file and are mp3 or mpg. Damn its annoying. Usually the files are smaller than they should be so I have learned to avoid them for the most part.

  6. Re:Party like its 2012 on Partial Solar Eclipse Tonight · · Score: 1

    You're right. It will be the last one until 2012 for California residents as reported by my local newspaper. Sorry for the misinformation.

  7. Party like its 2012 on Partial Solar Eclipse Tonight · · Score: 2, Informative

    There will not be another one until 2012, so you might want to check this one out.

  8. Re:The perfect job! on ADTI Whitepaper Released · · Score: 1

    Is your comment about being paid for trolling a troll? Is this comment about you commenting about being paid for trolling a troll?

  9. Re:Practically stealing? on Used Books: An Actual Internet Success Story · · Score: 1

    It is not illegal to sell used CDs and we all know the music industry is very concerned about losing money to alternatives to their over-priced CDs

  10. brick and mortar on Used Books: An Actual Internet Success Story · · Score: 1

    How will this effect brick and mortar used book stores. I really like used book stores, they always have an interesting atmosphere. They are usually characterized by bizarre organization that only the employees can decipher, a funky used book smell, an odd assortment of books and interesting people.

  11. Re:Are you on Ask Ransom Love about UnitedLinux · · Score: 3, Interesting

    What is the target market?

  12. ULPM on Ask Ransom Love about UnitedLinux · · Score: 4, Interesting

    What kind of packet manager will United Linux use?

  13. uhhh... on Game Boy Advance RGB LCD Project · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Why not just get a real gaming system? Or better yet, a PC?

  14. Re:So the real questions now... on Garage Tinkerers Claim Wireless Last-Mile Solution · · Score: 1

    Have two neighbors each pay half and then you get it for free.

  15. Junior High Science Class on Java Powers of Ten · · Score: 1

    My eighth grade science teacher showed us that movie weekly and I never got tired of it. I think I need my own copy...

  16. Re:Moshe is...a comedian... on Moshe Bar on Programming, Society, and Religion · · Score: 1

    More programmer/pro-creating humor. I'll let you decide if it is good or not.

  17. Journalism yes on Blogging for Dummies? · · Score: 1

    Slashdot is where I get a (slight) majority of my news, at least tech related. I certainly think of it as journalism. I also get quite a bit of news from Kuro5hin, another weblog type site that I consider journalistic. I usually hear about news stories on one of these sites before they show up in the mainstream press. Sometimes the mainstream press takes a week or two longer than the weblogs.

  18. Re:DOA on D-VHS to Hit The Market This Week · · Score: 2, Insightful

    My buddy has managed to put a movie (DVD without the extra stuff) on one 700 MB disk w/ stereo and excellent video quality. It is a pain the ass but it is a way to copy DVD (without having to use two disks). I would rather go through this process than spend $2k on D-VHS especially when I can rent DVDs for $3. Not a legal alternative, but an alternative nonetheless.

  19. Re:Redhat IS unbreakable already. on 'Unbreakable Linux' · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Won't calling it unbreakable just add to the challenge of breaking it. Nothing is unbreakable. Someone will inevitably break it. I would be suprised if their wasn't an exploit within a week of release.

  20. Re:One acronym: DVD on D-VHS to Hit The Market This Week · · Score: 1

    There are DVD recorders and they are less than the one for D-VHS. They will drop in price at roughly the same rate and by that time everyone will have a DVD collection and video stores will be dominated by DVDs.

  21. One acronym: DVD on D-VHS to Hit The Market This Week · · Score: 1

    How can this possibly compete with DVD? I really don't see how it can. DVD is not dominant now but it will be by the time D-VHS gets to a reasonable price.

  22. Re:It'll be down soon on Live from Iran, Film88 · · Score: 1

    Yep...timed out.

  23. Re:Didnt detect my RealPlayer on Live from Iran, Film88 · · Score: 1

    My windows machine did't detect RealPlayer with Mozilla. I was forced to resort to IE.

  24. protests on FAA Pushes Air Traffic Control Systems Into Service · · Score: 1

    If the technicians and air traffic controllers are protesting the change it probably isn't a good idea. IMHO power users, the air traffic controllers in this case, are the best judge of software. If they think changing is a bad idea they should reconsider.

  25. Did they use RC3? [nt] on Mozilla 1.0 Officially Here · · Score: 1

    ddddd