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  1. Re:Blasphemy on William Gibson on his Tech Life and Latest Novel · · Score: 1

    Molly also appears in Johnny Mnemonic (the short story) I believe, it's been a while since I read Burning Chrome, but I think she takes Johnny to the dolphin.

    Correct me if I'm wrong.

  2. Re:Not a big deal.. on FBI Anti-Piracy Seal · · Score: 1

    I'm also in the UK, so I'm not sure, but I think the US matteresses (sp?) have 'it is illegal to remove this tag', and nothing else....... Or maybe a fire warning, written on a tag at the end.

  3. Re:Next in line for sale: on Ebay Suspends Phone Number Sales · · Score: 1

    License plates are sold all the time here in the UK, just open any car magazine, and you'll see a few pages dedicated to them...

  4. Re:ana-log on Ten Technologies That Refuse to Die · · Score: 1

    All Rolex's do, but I haven't seen very many other watches which do. I have a couple of analogue watches, and they all have discrete motion.

  5. Re:typo? on Why iPod Mini is a smart move for Apple · · Score: 1

    Maybe they were expecting a 2gb drive at a low price, and when they heard it had a 4gb drive, realised that this was going to cost a little more than they thought...

  6. Re:PS2 Mice - the test on How Not To Install Computer Hardware · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe he was dictating?

  7. Re:I want that broadband. on Internet Speed Record Broken (Again) · · Score: 1

    I imagine they mean a audio cd, compressed at 128kps, about 50 meg or so.

  8. Re:good news!! on Sunday Newspapers, Now With CDs · · Score: 1

    CD-ROM-Directories Seem to do this, but they aren't cheap my any means. It would be good to see them distributed as standard on CD, by the company.

  9. Re:Required Information.... on Slashdot T-Shirt Contest Winners! · · Score: 1

    You do anyway, sadly. If you use it, you need permission.
    Even if it's for your own use, or not commercially. :(

  10. Re:My understanding of RFID tags.... on RFID Tags on Mach3 Razorblades Snap Your Photo · · Score: 1
    That's a good idea, I can see them being used instead of receipts for refunds, as it shows when the item was bought, as well as any receipt does.

    I can't see the discount working, as it could be removed afterwards, but saying the extended warrantly is only valid if the tag is working, could work well.

  11. Re:How can I pay you? on ATM For Anonymous Online Payments · · Score: 1
    Ah, I see where you're coming from, you're after something that works the same, but that they don't need any upgrades to use.

    Agreed, that would be by far the best solution.

  12. Re:How can I pay you? on ATM For Anonymous Online Payments · · Score: 1

    Well, it's almost exactly the same, just with the difference of where the data is stored. I guess this allows easier transactions, to people who have a card (via a hook on keyring) but not access to the servers.

  13. Re:How can I pay you? on ATM For Anonymous Online Payments · · Score: 1

    Slashdot ran a story on this back in March, here's the link

  14. Re:My understanding of RFID tags.... on RFID Tags on Mach3 Razorblades Snap Your Photo · · Score: 1
    Agreed, but I can imagine shops offering an incentive to /not/ have the tags killed, maybe by recognising you as a repeat customer, and so forth.

    Won't stop me on the other hand, I would want them killed immediately, or just removed, so I could carry them with me if I wanted.

  15. Re:My understanding of RFID tags.... on RFID Tags on Mach3 Razorblades Snap Your Photo · · Score: 1

    There could be a problem if they aren't disabled after purchase, what if you went into another shop, and got charged again? Or the same shop, wearing the T-shirt you bought from them a couple of days ago?

  16. Re:Just Say No! on RFID Tags on Mach3 Razorblades Snap Your Photo · · Score: 1
    I think he means the store cards, which can help ID trends.

    It was in the article as well.

  17. Re:Micropayments on Scott McCloud Tries Webcomic Micropayment · · Score: 1

    Exactly, the price is only really there to allow the shops to make money selling it, and paying for the transportation to get it there.

  18. Re:Promises promises on eBay Provides No Privacy For Sellers · · Score: 1

    I don't know about any other sums, but you can only use 1 and 2 pence coins for transactions up to £10.

    Any more and they aren't legal tender.

  19. Re:Anybody notice this: on IDSA Forces Arcade Game Manual Archive Offline · · Score: 1

    However, in the UK (where I live) as soon as the letter is put in the post box it becomes property of the Crown, until it is delivered.
    That's why you can't take it out if you change your mind.

  20. Re:Use Trillian on Brokerage Instant Messages Must Be Saved · · Score: 1

    Actually, Gaim is now avaliable for win32 machines, although I'm not sure if it has logging, I would imagine it did.

  21. Re:Decaffeinated? on Scientists Grow Decaffeinated Coffee Plants · · Score: 1

    Ah, genius... welcome to my friends list.

  22. Re:Perhaps the censor can explain... **SPOILER** on Matrix Gets Egyptian Ban For Explicit Religion · · Score: 1

    Actually, the Oracle never quite tells Neo he is not the one. O - "But" N - "I'm not the one" O - "Sorry kid" She never said the very words that he wasn't the one, Neo was the one who said that. Although it was heavily implied.

  23. Re:And in other news... on BSA Creates Piracy Statistics · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Therefore it will never stop, and there can be no given percentage. Like what percentage of 10 is 9.9 reoccurring? It's impossible, an irrational number.

  24. Re:And in other news... on BSA Creates Piracy Statistics · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What about 2? It's an even number, and prime. Look it up if you don't believe me.

  25. Re: most obvious question... on Ask Bram Cohen about BitTorrent · · Score: 1

    Now, now, the Zion rave scene wasn't that bad...

    ;)