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  1. Personal Information on 100 Million Victims of Data Theft · · Score: 2, Insightful


    I wish I was the copyright holder, and protected by the applicable laws, of my own personal information.

  2. Re:Does this mean... on Adult Brains Grow From Specialist Use · · Score: 1

    Does this mean that programmers are more logical than people?

    So what you are saying is that programmers are not people...interesting concept.

  3. Re:Except He's Not Blind on Texas Lawmaker Wants To Let the Blind Hunt · · Score: 1


    "I know a guy who got one of the few available legal permits for grizzly bears..."

    Err...few available? The license to shoot a Grizzly is $25.00 at the local supermarket. I bought one last year. Your friend could kill one Grizzly per year in some game management areas.

    Link: http://www.wc.adfg.state.ak.us/index.cfm?adfg=bear hunt.black_brown

  4. Re:Mexican scientists must be humble on Giant Mexican Telescope Launched · · Score: 1


    Even though I agree with your post in general, Mexico is not considered a third world contry. According to Wikipedia, Mexico is a Newly Industrialized Country (NIC). This may not matter much, but I think it weakens your argument somewhat.

  5. The Digital Freedom Campaign on MPAA Sues Company For Selling Pre-Loaded iPods · · Score: 1


    I think this is an excellent time to point out that you can do your part and join the Digital Freedom Campaign. You can send a letter to congress or just sign the petition.

  6. City Lights on Here Come the Leonids 2006 · · Score: 1


    "So, if you are going to observe the shower, make an effort to drive to a location that has few if any lights nearby. (That may require quite a bit of driving these days, but it should be worth it.)"

    Bah! I live in the interior of Alaska. If I turn off my porch lights, the location mentioned above is approximately 1.0m from my house. Too bad I am too far West to really see anything.

  7. Real Player on Worst Security Clean-Up You've Performed? · · Score: 5, Funny


    I once tried to uninstall Real Player, but I was not successful so I guess it does not count.

  8. Kerckhoffs' Principle on Opening Diebold Source, the Hard Way · · Score: 1


    Maybe they should read up on Kerckhoffs' Principle?

  9. GWI Software on Support Desk Software for ITIL-Based IT Department · · Score: 2, Informative

    I work for a local government, about the same size, and we decided on GWI Software's c.Support. It works very well and is relatively easy to get up an runnig. It meets the requirements you mentioned.

  10. Dupe! on One Big Bang, Or Many? · · Score: 1


    A bit hard to prove though, as it was posted past the cusp of the last Big Bang.

  11. Re:That's Nothing on VW Beetle Fitted with a Jet Engine · · Score: 1


    That is nice and all; I still think this is way cooler.

  12. Re:Intelligent Design or Creationists? on Missing Link Fossil Discovered · · Score: 1


    Very good point.

    Additionally, I never understood the big controversy between intelligent design and creation. Why can't there be both? Why can't creation be the result of intelligent design? Even though I do not worship a particular deity, I am not arrogant enough to claim with certainty that creation was not influenced by some external force - be it sentient or not. Kinda like the last episode of STTNG (All Good Things...), but inverted.

  13. Definitions Please on Next World Of Warcraft Raid Dungeon · · Score: 0, Redundant


    Ok, I have not played WoW and I have no idea what a "40 man instance" or a "40-man raid zone" is. Can only 40 people occupy it at the same time? Are you facing imminent death unless you enter it with 40+ people? In the terms of WoW, what is an "instance" anyway?

  14. Lux & Pax Galaxia on Games That Keep You Coming Back? · · Score: 1


    Lux and Pax Galaxia, both distributed by SillySoft, are two simple games that I have spent countless hours playing. They are simple enough to just jump right into, but the gameplay is surprisingly deep and enjoyable. Highly addictive!

    This may seem like a sales-pitch, but I am not affiliated in any way.

  15. Report and Sample Questions on College Students Lack Literacy · · Score: 1


    The study was funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts. The Pew website has a bit more detail on the report.

    You can download the full report - with sample questions - here (PDF): http://www.pewtrusts.com/pdf/The_Literacy_of_Ameri can_College_Students.pdf

  16. Re:A simple suggestion: on On the Matter of Slashdot Story Selection · · Score: 1


    But if the link is good, why NOT share it with the audience?

    Well, it seems you get enough of these submissions to simply pick another one:

    I would hazard that we get about 50-100 unique "Stories" per day (not submissions, unique stories... 50 submissions might link the same story).

    On those (I assume) very rare occasions when someone with a negative reputation submits a unique link, toss it. I am sure the same story would show up again in a few days.

    Just my $0.02.

  17. Connections on Blockbuster's Offensive Against Netflix Flops · · Score: 1


    Netflix has James Burke's Connections (II & III), Blockbuster does not.

    'nuff said.

  18. 250 tons/cm^2 on Israeli Company Creates Nano-Armor · · Score: 1


    "these materials...have successfully resisted to steel projectiles generating pressures as high as 250 tons per square centimeter"

    That material will be the only thing left when they find you. Puts a whole new meaning on "he turned into Jello," doesn't it?

    *rimshot*

    Thank you very much!

  19. More information needed... on Paramount Sues Ohio Man For $100,000 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I have 5 networked computers at home. My WAP's security is a bit shaky. I sometimes "clean" computers. This is not enough information to determine if he did it. I would like to think the prosecutor have more information that we are not privy to.

    This guy I know has a lot of guns. He also makes a lot of his own ammo. Recently, he *gasp* cleaned his pistol. Clearly he is hiding evidence and he is the killer we are looking for.

  20. Demo Download on Review: Dungeon Siege II · · Score: -1, Redundant


    There is a demo download available here.

    It is a fairly large demo at 1.4GB

  21. Re:Wait... on NCSA Issues Disclaimer on Google/Yahoo Study · · Score: 1


    I thought that size didn't matter.

    It's not the wand, it's the wizard...

  22. Re:Maybe this is just me... on What's On Your Network? · · Score: 1


    "...is this level of admin common in Windows environments?"

    No.

    You get what you pay for.

  23. Plan 9 is not the worst movie. on Public Domain from Outer Space · · Score: 1


    This is.

  24. Re:Someone from the UK on Six Bomb Blasts Around Central London · · Score: 1


    How could the parent post be classified a troll? What is wrong with you people? Comparing the death of people with seeing a pink elephant, and caring equally little about both, is a sign of moral retardation.

  25. Fallacies? on The Lawsuit of the Rings · · Score: 2, Insightful


    From TFA:

    "Peter Jackson is an incredible filmmaker who did the impossible on 'Lord of the Rings,' " this lawyer said. "But there's a certain piggishness involved here. New Line already gave him enough money to rebuild Baghdad, but it's still not enough for him."

    I think that statement falls under the Ad Hominem fallacy category.