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  1. Walla Walla? on Google to Continue Storing Search Requests · · Score: 1


    We had a major web development conference? I work in web development... why didn't I know.... My boss is going to hear about this!

  2. Where are my mod points? on The Next Three Days are the x86 Days · · Score: 1

    Yup. I know that all too well...

  3. Amen! on Blackboard Patenting Educational Groupware · · Score: 1

    It does suck. Thankfully our Univ switched to D2L this year. Waaaay better!

  4. Kill Your Television! on TiVo to Measure Ad-Skipping · · Score: 1

    I have the best solution of all.... don't have a TV. I don't and I'm happy with that. I have hours of time to do things like read slashdot or talk with friends. Actually, my roommate does have a TV, but reception is crappy, and we only use it to watch DVDs.

  5. Re:Somebody Help!!! on Inflatable Private Space Station Launched · · Score: 1

    Errr... I would fly on Russian space equipment before using the US's.

  6. Re:Sign me up for 12 hours of course work! on Inflatable Private Space Station Launched · · Score: 1

    By "thruster", do you mean your Large Hadron Collider?

  7. Re:Plus... on Smart Mob in China for Retailer Discount · · Score: 1

    That's about how fast I drive down a country road.

  8. Bullet Control!!! on Encrypted Ammunition? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    We don't need gun control...
    We need BULLET CONTROL!!!
                -- Chris Rock

  9. Re:I'm skeptical - T-Mobile service is great on Has My Cell Number Been Cloned? · · Score: 1

    For the love of God! Dont go to Cingular! They are seriously inept, both technically and their customer reps. My old AT&T account is still stuck halfway between AT&T and Cingular, and none of the reps can access or modify it. They told me to "call back in a week". This is one of several examples that has shown me the complete ineptitude of Cingular to handle wireless communications.

  10. Re:I was living in Seattle when St. Helens blew on Giant Rock Growing in Mount St. Helens' Crater · · Score: 1

    The top of the crater is 1000 feet below the old summit of the mountain. The growing bugle is in the bottom of the crater, which is quite a bit lower.

  11. Re:Less Secure, I think on Social Consequences and Effects of RFID Implants? · · Score: 1

    I'm sure I could get your passwords with a hacksaw

  12. RE: Hybrid Cars on Low Emission Cars Continue to Gain Popularity · · Score: 1

    SMUG ALERT!

  13. Walla Walla Wind on Tilting At Windmills · · Score: 1

    We in Walla Walla are actually quite proud of our huge wind farm nearby. It is the largest windfarm in the world, actually. Also the chorus of flashing beacon lights, viewed from a hillside far away are quite a beautiful site.

  14. Re:hmm... on Startup Webaroo to put the 'Web on a Hard Drive'? · · Score: 1

    That's easy, it's Tbilisi

  15. Re:Shower Smarts, Too! on Why Don't You Sleep On It? · · Score: 1
    That's trippy. Its about 1am, and half asleep, I scribbled this grid on a posted note, and a list of numbers 1-8 and shut my eyes. Sure enough, where 1,8, and 5 emerged on the grid in my mind. I jotted them down, and I'll be damned, it worked.
    * 1 5 *
    2 6 3 7
    * 4 8 *
    Took under a minute.
  16. Re:CO2 output? on Using Barges to Fight Global Warming · · Score: 1

    Assuming that the arctic air is super cold, which is a safe assumption, the wind will supply a basically limitless amount of cold air to create this ice. Sure, this air becomes slightly warmer, but it's insignificant compared to the solar energy reflected back into space by the newly formed ice.

  17. In Soviet Russia, dogs are smart (really) on First Cell Phone for Dogs · · Score: 1

    Yesterday, in Moscow I saw a dog crossing a busy street by going into the subway tunnel (waiting for a person to open the heavy swinging doors), and cross under the street, then out the otherside. Clever, these street mongrels are.

  18. Error TA37 on First Cell Phone for Dogs · · Score: 1

    We are sorry, the subcriber you have called does not answer...
    He is currently licking his crotch...
    Please try your call again later.

  19. Re:Gas Tax is good enough on E-Tracking May Change the Way You Drive · · Score: 1

    Which is exactly why farmers get special gas tax rebates. This is especially true for farm diesel fuel, which has been dyed a certain color to prevent usage in non-farm equipment.

  20. Socialized Hot Water on Company Develops Microwave-powered Water Heater · · Score: 1

    does work really well, I am finding, now that I live in Moscow. :)

  21. Re:I Think I Have One Already on Company Develops Microwave-powered Water Heater · · Score: 2, Funny

    I used to have one of these too, until it comitted suicide
    http://photos.klassica.com/microwave

  22. Re:Bandwidth on Research Group Pushes to Ban Skype · · Score: 1

    True, but I would not be receiving and forwarding other people's data when I am not using the service. As it is, this seems to be how P2P works.

  23. silica Packets on Water Vapor Causing Climate Warming · · Score: 1

    You know when you buy a pair of shoes, how the box has a little packet of silica? We should make some giant silica packets to soak all that humidity!

  24. Re: Anthrax on FBI Widens Use of National Security Letters · · Score: 1

    You are right, these things are best taken with a grain of salt. Actually the RD article was reprinted from an article in Vanity Fair (The magazine that disclosed the identit of Deep Throat). The professor who wrote this article was Donald Foster, an english professor at (http://english.vassar.edu/faculty.html?bio=Donald _Foster) Vassar College.

    His research specialty is analyzing anonymous next for linguistic patterns that match other known texts. He uses this method to successfully disclose the anonymous author of "Primary Colors" as Joe Klien, a Newsweek Columnist.

    Using similar linguistic analysis, he traced the anthrax letters to Steven Hatfill, a US bioweapons expert.

  25. Bandwidth on Research Group Pushes to Ban Skype · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I love skype, and frequently use skype out to call long distance. However, I am concerned about its bandwidth (Being a peer-to-peer program). My ISP charges me per megabyte of bandwith over a certain quota; I know that several universities do this as well. Thus, I am forced to not leave skype running 24/7 like I run GAIM.

    I wish at least, it would have an indicator of how much bandwidth it is consuming, or has consumed over a given time. Unfortunately it doesn't. I can also see why this could be a concern to corporate offices.