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  1. Oh my God!!! on GRE Computer Science Exam Canceled For '02 · · Score: 1

    Next think you know..

    programmers will be sharing code

    Smacks of communism to me :-)

  2. Environment on Fighting Music Piracy with Glue · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I know they are only releasing a limited supply of these to journalists, but seams to me this is very environmentally unfriendly.

    Don't think a Sting preview will be released this way.

    Are there plans to reuse or recycle the returned CD walkmans?

  3. Not to alarm anyone on iSCSI Moves Toward Standard · · Score: 0

    But I heard that our friends in the record industry sponsered this technology.

    The plan is for there to be this huge storage farm in LA. Every user can access this.

    They can get content without difficulty, and it can be controlled.

    How?? Simple it will be illegal to own a non-volatile storage device again.

    Not just disks, but audio and video tapes, CD's etc.

    Don't say I didn't warn you all.

  4. thought of a use on Polarized Screens to Hide Sensitive Data · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Surfing Pr0n in the office.

    Ahh... sometimes life is good.

  5. Sounds to me on Polarized Screens to Hide Sensitive Data · · Score: 1

    that this will only be used by people in the finance dept of companies. (I know there was is a case in security e.g. CIA but face it: if a spy comes into the building to get info it's all the easire to shoot him..

  6. Re:Think of the WWII Spitfire. on Cloak of Invisibility Coming Soon? · · Score: 1

    Thats why they flew upside down over water. Didn't make bailing out any easier.

  7. Re:Practicality? on Cloak of Invisibility Coming Soon? · · Score: 1

    Ah,

    But put a mirror behind the unit with the mona lisa in the unit and what would be the result???

    For every problem there is a utterly stupid solution.

  8. Re:Is this really useful? on Holy Grail of Remote Controls · · Score: 1

    Dimming the lights via remote.

    Definately cool for your home cinema!

  9. Re:the joys of global law. on American Movie Execs Could Face Aussie Jails For Hacking · · Score: 1

    Drugs are not legal in the Netherlands.
    The police just don't prosecute for minor infractions. (although some would say they don't go after major infractions either).

  10. Re:What's the legit use of this? on Hack Your Phone, Go to Jail · · Score: 1

    Actually no.

    The IMEI can also be used to identify the make and model of the phone.

    the first digits of the IMEI identify this.

  11. Re:How long... on Sony-Ericsson Starts US$5M Astroturf Campaign · · Score: 1

    Not every network uses an EIR

    "Equipment Identity Register"

    Networks that do not have these can't block handsets based on IMEI.

    For those interested in the procedures for this check out the ETSI GSM 09.02 http://www.etsi.org or the 3G standard for UMTS which is numbered 29.002

    There is nothing to see in this .sig! Please move along.

  12. Re:How long... on Sony-Ericsson Starts US$5M Astroturf Campaign · · Score: 1

    Forget that!
    Girl walks over to you
    girl> could you take...
    you> Your from E/// and Sony right?
    girl> uhm yes!
    you> Sure I'd love to take that cool new phone. Thanks.
    Girl> uhh, what am I going to say to the boss? All the /.ers of the world are scamming us!!! :-)

  13. Re:Exactly, and not the first time this was tried on India's ISPs Want Payola from Big Portals · · Score: 1

    sorry messed up the format

    >>Obviously some CFO got his wires crossed and assumed you had to swim upstream for money just like how it makes sense for the local newspaper to pay me to read it

    Thats what they do!! Advertising Increases revenue and subsidises (spelling??) retail price. Obviously they want to maximise revenue and may choose not to subsidise to the maximum.
    e.g. 1 paper @ $100 = $100 (profit = $10)
    100 papers @ $10 = $1000 (profit = $900)
    1,000,000 papers at $1 (profit = $500,000)
    2,000,000 papers et $0.75) (profit = $450,000)

    Which would you choose???

    Remember doing this in University "operations research" was what I think it was called Oh and I made the numbers up!!!

  14. Re:Exactly, and not the first time this was tried on India's ISPs Want Payola from Big Portals · · Score: 1

    >>Obviously some CFO got his wires crossed and assumed you had to swim upstream for money just like how it makes sense for the local newspaper to pay me to read it Thats what they do!! Advertising Increases revenue and subsidises (spelling??) retail price. Obviously they want to maximise revenue and may choose not to subsidise to the maximum. e.g. 1 paper @ $100 = $100 (profit = $10) 100 papers @ $10 = $1000 (profit = $900) 1,000,000 papers at $1 (profit = $500,000) 2,000,000 papers et $0.75) (profit = $450,000) Which would you choose??? Remember doing this in University "operations research" was what I think it was called Oh and I made the numbers up!!!

  15. Re:I can see quite a few companies paying on India's ISPs Want Payola from Big Portals · · Score: 1

    Interesting about the comment on a cartel. I don't know anything about Indian law, however most states try to prevent price fixing cartels. However this is interesting in that they are not going after the consumer. (so perhaps it's not a cartel as such). However what will be interesting is to see how many people will switch ISPs (if they have a choice) in order to get content that is blocked. Also with so many anonymous proxies out there, are they going to block all them as well. Finally, does anyone know ISPs rights with regards to censoring a subscribers content? Not content that could be considered morally objectionable but just normal stuff. Oh and yeah there are loads of you out there thinking they find msn morally objectionable :-)

  16. Re:Doolin! on Linux Beer Hike Goes to Ireland · · Score: 1

    http://www.softguides.com/ireland/pubs/ has licensing hours. Although I think they are incorrect on Sunday when tie time is 11 Pm. You do get 30 minutes drinking up time though. Doolin is more relaxed on enforcement then cities. enjoy :-)