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  1. this makes no sense on BSA IDC FUD · · Score: 1

    nations that have more IT will have more IT. if there is more IT, there are more hackers, and thus more people defending networks against hackers. oh wait, microsoft makes hackers obsolete. everything is okay. nevermind

  2. Re:huh? on Photographer Fired For Digitally Altering Photo · · Score: 2, Insightful

    i dont think the government was what was meant. if it was truly a paraphrase, the editor should have said "mother can I trust the corporately funded news media outlet to give the truth regardless of whether or not they doctor the photos"

  3. google cache link on Soldering with a Toaster Oven · · Score: 1

    http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache:okXVGJjYnsAC: www.seattlerobotics.org/encoder/200006/oven_art.ht m+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 i know this is redundant but even the cache was slow to load, so here it is

  4. or in a broader sense on Spirited Away Set for 800 Theatre Rerelease · · Score: 2, Redundant

    maybe media companies shouldn't promote lots of crappy bands so they can charge you $18 for a good band's cd

  5. Re:The Crack?? on Intel Patents Anti-Overclocking Technology · · Score: 1

    this is the original way to overclock, actually. ARS Technica has a thorough and informative look at the history of overclocking http://arstechnica.com/paedia/overclocking.html

  6. Re:Life on Jupiter? on Jupiter's Great Dark Spot · · Score: 1

    I remembered there was talk of life being able to exist in the atmosphere of venus, sustained by water droplets. There are a few chemicals in the atmosphere that are considered unlikely to be made without some sort of catalyst, such as a microbe. here is a link http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/space/161604 2

  7. more amazing irony on E.U. Commission: More Antitrust Trouble For MS · · Score: 1

    then, when I clicked back to the page after my posting, the ad link was broken, giving me a 404 error.

  8. amazing irony-- on E.U. Commission: More Antitrust Trouble For MS · · Score: 2, Funny

    I was greeted with a microsoft screen-covering advertisement when I clicked to the article.

  9. poetry BY a computer on Poets Inspired by Technology? · · Score: 1

    http://www.everypoet.com/haiku/default.htm

  10. Gibson's Agrippa on Poets Inspired by Technology? · · Score: 1

    Is a poem he wrote wehn his father died. It was on disk and erased itself as the poem progressed. It has been cracked, of course, and can be found here http://www.antonraubenweiss.com/gibson/gibson0.htm l

  11. Re:Issue on SETI@Home 2nd Look at Possible Hits · · Score: 2, Informative

    i believe that the powers running SETI@home send out redundant data and compare, so as to reflect a more accurate statistic

  12. Re:could be just what we need... on SETI@Home 2nd Look at Possible Hits · · Score: 0

    or maybe we will organize a preemptive attack, since they would of course be an immediate threat to us....

  13. i've found the solution on Swapping Clock Cycles for Free Music? · · Score: 4, Funny

    broadcast everything over radiofrequency waves for everyone to hear and then play ads during the broadcast.... oh wait. that wont work...

  14. Re:Nice to hear on IBM To Repair Smoking Monitors · · Score: 1

    i could be wrong, but my reasoning seems logical to me. it would seem that a recall would depend on which scenario would cost the most: the percieved cost of lawsuits etc. relating to the malfunction, or the percieved cost of constanly replacing the faulty merch. if it is something not-dangerous but annoying, they would probably go with replacements. fire is a little different however, since people would sue like crazy if their house burned down because of a flaming monitor. much like ed norton's job in fight club (excuse the cheesy referemce)

  15. Re:How do people figure this stuff out? on Collecting Stardust · · Score: 1

    especially when most comlex atoms in the universe are created in the explosions of stars. the article isnt heavy on the details but I questioned their findings it as well

  16. didnt MS say that on Taiwan Forces MS To Cut Prices, Unbundle Software · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    breaking up windows would destroy the OS when the antitrust suit was on?

  17. if they don't play nice they will lose on Baby Bells Promise Broadband Stagnation · · Score: 1

    In my area there are 2 ways of getting broadband: comcast cable and verizon DSL. when you break it down, verizon is $20 bucks more, for inferior service. some friends of mine got the upgraded DSL(1.5 downstream) and it went down fairly often. I've never had my cable modem drop out. and it is 40 per month if you have comcast cable and 45 if you dont. for the same downstream rate. and 24 hour support. however, when i signed up they didnt make me aware of the self install option (should have asked anyway) so i let their service man come out. he couldnt get it to work, and left. i sure was pissed that i wasted 30 bucks. it was entertaining to see his face when i told him i wasnt getting an IP address. his jaw dropped upon my use of that obscure computer jargon....

  18. self sustaining? on U.S. and China Join Fusion Project · · Score: 3, Interesting

    it may produce 500 megawatts of fusion power for 500 seconds or longer, but how much energy is required to initiate the process? i'm not really that familiar with fusion, but it would seem that quite a bit of energy would be required to heat the elements to the balmy 100 million Celsius.

  19. i think you can destroy them on NYT on RFID Tags · · Score: 1

    i seem to remember from an ARS Technica article (unable to find with ARS's search, unfortunately) that all of these run on different frequencies. they dont have any of their own power, so you can fry them with the right frequency signal, rendering them inpotent

  20. BAD link, drop the space on SEC Lifts Ax For Minnesota Stock-Price Spammer · · Score: 1

    http://www.wa.gov/ago/pubs/ChippynetComplaintforRe lief.pdf

  21. Re:extensions and constitution on Shortening Copyright After Eldred Loss · · Score: 2, Insightful

    unfortunately it is rather unlikely that the US would pass this amendment. The equal rights amendment http://www.equalrightsamendment.org/ hasnt even passed, and that only guarantees women equal rights. 50 percent of the population is women, and this still hasn't passed since the 70's. Rich folk like the *AA's would never let anything changing the copyright happen.

  22. how progressive of the UK... on Lessig Meets with UK Policy Advisers · · Score: 3, Insightful

    they seem to be asking the advice of conflicting views BEFORE the laws are made that chill innovation.

  23. This is a perfect opportunity! on Optimizing Linux Advocacy Efforts · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Everyone who is pro OSS can grill MS and have a field day. This is a prime spot to ask the tough questions and pick apart the response, or laugh at the vacant stare from the helpless drone as he/she creates a cop-out answer

  24. i agree on Windows XP EULA Discrepancies · · Score: 1

    maybe i would pay attention to the EULA that I clicked through if i paid for the software...

  25. Re:What am I supposed to do? on Digital Celebrities · · Score: 1

    it can pretty much be assumed that regardless of the post name or articel, you can always call Clear Channel the bad guy