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  1. Re:Sounds like IT incompetence on Emory University SCCM Server Accidentally Reformats All Computers Campus-wide · · Score: 1

    It was a mistake, apparently a job was sent to the wrong place. Granted, it took them about 3 days to clean it up, but I don't know if anyone is losing their job over it.

  2. Encores on Interviews: Ask Jonathan Coulton What You Will · · Score: 1

    On one of your recent visits to Atlanta you had your merch-guy sing your encore. Is that common practice for you?

  3. What the yankees don't realize on Massive Storm Buries US East Coast In Snow and Ice · · Score: 1

    We never want the south to be prepared for snow. Having a day off (or being forced to work from home) is exactly why we panic when it snows.

  4. Re:Such a great group of people. on Jedi Master's Hand-Made Lightsaber Stolen · · Score: 1

    The first on-topic post I have to /. in years and I forget to log in.

  5. Dancing on Where Does a Geek Find a Social Life? · · Score: 1

    Swing Dancing. You'd be amazed at how many of us are CS people, Engineers or scientists.

  6. Terrorism Wins ... again. on Reactor Shutdown Darkens South Florida · · Score: 1

    (Trust me, I hate how unverifiable this sounds) One of my friend's father is connected with the government. I was told that there was the order to shutdown the power plants was actually given by homeland security due to a terrorist threat.

  7. Re:Dammit! on Zap2It Labs Discontinuing Free TV Guide Service · · Score: 1

    You're telling me? I run a backend/frontend/desktop computer, and I have 2 gigs of Ram set to arrive tomorrow!

  8. Time Matters on RSA-640 Factored · · Score: 1

    This is similar to the issue that the Germans had during WWII, it's a matter of time. If it takes them too long to decrypt, then the data sometimes is useless. Let's hope the problem isn't the same.

  9. Physics B vs. Physics C on First Java AP Computer Science Exam Complete · · Score: 1

    Dear god, Don't take Physics at all AP! Its a living hell, I have the test next monday; and we're (people in my class) are so about to do miserably. Last year, in the "great state of SC," 5 people made 5's (highest possible). 4 went to my school, and studied from the beginning of the school year. Its going to be insane. The Thing is, its appearently very difficult to teach BC Calc and Physics C at the same time. Physics B requires no calculus, while C is based on Calculus subjects. Thats why most high school's offer B instead of C.

  10. Re:Rules on First Java AP Computer Science Exam Complete · · Score: 1

    You have to understand, when we go to take a test; the Procter repeated that so many times. Its almost a creed, they said it when we entered, before we started, after we finished the Multiple choice, and after we finished the free response. It's nutty.

  11. Now what school? on Security and School - How Should One Speak Up? · · Score: 1

    I'm too lazy to log in;
    but which school did you say you went to?

  12. Supercomputer on Xbox for $99? Xbox 2 in 2005? · · Score: 1

    Sure, you might have the biggest supercomputer. But honestly, do you think all those people renting time on it are doing work?

    I mean, can you say LAN Party!

  13. Re:But could you really type on it? on Holographic Keypads Float Into View · · Score: 1

    I think, with a little bit of practice anyone could. I, for instance, play piano. I play it all the time, even when I'm not at the piano. I can tap away, feeling sure I'm hitting the correct notes. When I go back to the piano, I can close my eyes, and play the piece. I'm sure anyone can get the hang of it.

  14. I hate you all on How Do You Get Work Done? · · Score: 1

    I hate you all... I have a bunch of responses I have to write for english; and instead of working on them, I'm sitting here reading this. Oh well. I've found that if I practice an hour or so of Piano, then I can concentrate more easily on my assignment.

  15. Seems common on Water Basketball Robot · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's starting to seem common to build a robot. On the other hadn, they used BASIC. How could anyone chose the glorious language of basic over something more confusing, and cluttered as C++, or possibly java?

  16. Hypnosis on Biofeedback Gaming · · Score: 1
    I can see the headlines already...
    Mass Hysteria Ensues as Millions of people return to stores buying multiple copies of the game they already own!"
    All I can wonder, is how effective would this media / gametype be for placing hypnotic suggestions? Call me paranoid (which I'm not, who said That!) but thats the first thing I can think of. Oh well, nothing wrong with a good game. MUST BUY MORE!
  17. I can tell you why MY computer crashes! on Why Do Computers Still Crash? · · Score: 2, Funny

    It seems to be one of the most popular things to do is to blame the software creators, or the human operators. Thats not the reason my computer crahes Why does my computer crash? Well, when you spend hours of your day looking at thigs you shouldn't be looking at (wink wink), and other memory consuming things, (chatting, all those programs that even though I disable from starting up [yes, using regedit] still manage to start) just eat away at my computer. And finally, the most important and Sane reason of all. The Underpants Gnomes. They finally figured out what stage two is. Stage 2 part a; Crash My computer, Stage 2 part c; Use the underpants to make profit. Thanks for listening to my rambling post.

  18. Re:Minesweeper on What Games Have Actually Affected You? · · Score: 1

    How true; how true. I myslef fell into hte pit of Minesweeper. I would play it, and play it, trying to beat my best score (114 seconds, expert). On the other hand I could close my eyes and play out something a LOT more interesting then a lecture in Modern European History!

  19. Re:Speaking of all this data recovery on Second Hand Hard Discs Reveal Secrets · · Score: 1

    Ok, maybe I didnt make myself clear. In one of the earlier posts they mentioned even after reformating a harddrive it was possible to retrieve the information previously on the disk. What could I use to retrieve that type of information, or file that had been deleted from the recycle bin?

  20. Speaking of all this data recovery on Second Hand Hard Discs Reveal Secrets · · Score: 1

    Speaking of all this data recovery, I began to think. And what did i think of, you might ask. How would I retrieve deleted data? I have absolutly no clue how to. How would YOU suggest?

  21. Re:First season was lame, but TNG's was lamer. on Enterprise Season Premiere Tonight · · Score: 1
    Oh yeah, I remember 1st season TNG. But the 1st season of
    • enterprise
    want that bad! i mean, at least they introduced the ferengi as creathures that do more then duck and weave and twiddle there arms (like twiddling your thumbs, but using whole arm). It really was good