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  1. New Business Plan! on Sweden To Outlaw File Sharing, Crypto Breaking? · · Score: 3, Funny
    1. Hoard CD-ROMs now.

    2. Sell in Sweden after 1/1/2004.

    3. Profit!!!

  2. Apple renames FireWire800! on USB 1.1 Renumbered To USB 2? · · Score: 2, Funny
    to "Damn It's Hot" Wire 800+.

    Bluetooth.org has also decided to rename Bluetooth 1.1 to BlueIncisors and Bluetooth 1.0 to BlueMolars. They are now part of the BlueTeeth family.

    Since branding 802.11b to WiFi, IEEE is now contemplating brand 802.11a to WiFa and 802.11g to WiFiG.

    SCO does not know what to make of all this and sues everyone for using Linux/Unix somewhere within those companies.

  3. Difference between FAT32 and NTFS on Tom's Hardware Looks At WinFS · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Normal user does not triple boot their system nor do they bother with two versions of Windows.

    NTFS has tons more advantage than FATxx. The official list can be found here. Granted, this benefits the corporate user more than home user.

    At the very least, NTFS offers a quicker way to hide porn than FAT32.

  4. Re:nothing new on Tom's Hardware Looks At WinFS · · Score: 1
    What's "more-or-less"? Care to give some examples?

    Being in the datwarehousing industry, I am actually really looking forward to this. An db index is ten times better than the current so-called index used in Windows 2000 and XP.

  5. So? on Wireless LAN Equipment Shipments Up · · Score: 3, Funny

    Worldwide population is also up in 2003 and we don't want to know who the most prolific producer is either.

  6. Re:Why must we have static IPs? on Pentagon Wants IPv6 by 2008 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Seriously, major players like MIT, Stanford, AT&T each have more IP addresses than is assigned to, say, China or India. Sure, not exactly a convincing argument to NOT to move to IPv6 but for the short term before IPv6 is implemented, these players can ameliorate the situation by releasing blocks of IP.

  7. Re:Bill Gates, Entertainment God? on Bill Gates, Entertainment God? · · Score: 1

    Steve (Jobs) might have something to say about this. So would Barry (Diller).

  8. Insert obligatory bad jokes here on A Shocking Controller For The Xbox · · Score: 2, Funny
    "This behavior is just shocking!"

    "Why, Kevin, I am shocked!"

    "Awwwww shocks."

    "Shock it to ya, baby!"

    (trash talk) "You know what movie I like? That's right - 'Shock-a-lot!'" (Cultural reference: the movie Choclate with Depp and Binoche)

    (to music) "Boom boom, shock-a shock-a, boom boom."

    (to music) "Shock-a khan, shock-a khan.."

  9. Re:does it cut it ? on QuarkXPress 6 For Mac OS X · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Seriously. Apple could have gotten more switchers just by porting CounterStrike from way back then thorugh its 'Switch' ads. Too late.

  10. Simple. on Inappropriate Spam Reaching Children? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What is their to think about? Yes. If you are offering porn to my (or anyone's) children, you should held liable by either your or my state law.

  11. Chopsticks! on Why Johnny Can't Handwrite · · Score: 1

    I wonder if Asian kids are losing the ability to use chopsticks and are thus going hungry as a result.

  12. Re:Three month old news on Spammers Exploiting Hotmail Vulnerability · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hi. Welcome to Slashdot. You must be new here?

  13. Re:Sendo, AKA SCO on Sendo Sues Orange for Patent Infringement · · Score: 3, Funny

    Give it some time and Sendo will starting suing itself for frivolous lawsuits.

  14. Re:sw33t on Samsung LTM295W 29" LCD Review · · Score: 1

    You don't deserve to have eyes. You should know by now that refresh rate on an LCD monitor is meaningless. Graphic designers tend to not use LCDs anyway as the color is less accurate than that of the top CRTs.

  15. Re:iBook on What Kind Of Computer To Bring To College? · · Score: 1

    iNote with iPen and iPaper.

  16. Re:Depressed... on A Tour of Pixar · · Score: 2, Interesting
    All good but any evidence?

    I'd like to believe all that you said but what is to prevent anyone, say, me from saying, I too am a Pixar employee and everything you said were incorrect?

  17. Re:fist pr0st! on Microsoft to Pay AOL $750M in Settlement · · Score: 2, Informative

    The licensing of WMA is non-exclusive. Notice they are also licensing AAC technology as well.

  18. So Bill says... on Microsoft to Pay AOL $750M in Settlement · · Score: 3, Funny

    as he takes a billion dollar bill from his wallet: "Got change?"

  19. TiVo works with both PC and Mac on ReplayTV and TiVo Compared · · Score: 2, Informative

    That's all I really needed to convince me. The fact it uses Rendezvous networking technology and has an establish fan/accessory (802.11b hack!) is a further plus.

    -I have a gen1 Tivo.

  20. Full description of WASTE on Nullsoft's Waste: Encrypted, Distributed, Mesh Net · · Score: 0, Informative
    Fresh from http://www.nullsoft.com/free/waste/:

    WASTE is a software product and protocol that enables secure distributed communication for small (on the order of 10-50 nodes) trusted groups of users.

    WASTE is designed to enable small companies and small teams within larger companies to easily communicate and collaborate in a secure and efficient fashion, independent of physical network topology.

    Some bits of information about WASTE:

    • WASTE is currently available for 32-bit Windows operating systems, and as a limited functionality server for FreeBSD and MacOS X. Porting to other operating systems should be a breeze, as the source is provided (and the network code itself is pretty portable).
    • WASTE is licensed under the GPL.
    • WASTE currently provides the following services:
      • Instant Messaging (with presence)
      • Group Chat
      • File browsing/searching
      • File transfer (upload and download)
    • Network architecture: WASTE uses a distributed architecture that allows for nodes to connect in a partial mesh type network. Nodes on the network can broadcast and route traffic. Nodes that are not publicly accessible or on slow links can choose not to route traffic. This network is built such that all services utilize the network, so firewall issues become moot. more information.
    • Security: WASTE uses link-level encryption to secure links, and public keys for authentication. RSA is used for session key exchange and authentication, and the links are encrypted using Blowfish in PCBC mode. The automatic key distribution security model is very primitive at the moment, and may not lend itself well to some social situations. more information.
  21. How am I suppose to impress people then? on Contactless Credit Cards · · Score: 2, Interesting
    With my American Express black Centurion card if I don't take it out?

    I kid. I don't have one and you can't "apply" for one either. Read more about it here and see it here.

  22. Re:Did anyone read the fine print.? on Video Games Boost Visual Skills · · Score: 1
    Shoot, I do not want to be sued for libel either. So in case if anyone did not get it, it was suppose to be tongue-in-cheek!

    However, for all I know, the text could very well be in there but it most likely would not be small and white-on-white and would not have the "make check payable line". (If someone did read the actual study and found those lines, please let me know!) :)

  23. Did anyone read the fine print.? on Video Games Boost Visual Skills · · Score: 5, Funny
    It is very very small, white-on-white, 4pt text all the way down on page 76:

    University of Rochester would like to thank the following sponsors of the study: Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Rockstar Games and Electronic Art.

    (Please make check payable to Thomas H. Jackson, President, University of Rochester.)

  24. You also have to debug the application too! on Real Launches Music Download Service · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Some gems from its term and conditions:

    "6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
    You shall promptly notify Listen in writing upon your discovery of any unauthorized use or infringement of the Subscription Services (or their contents) or any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademarks or other intellectual property rights of Listen or its licensors."

    Great, we are paying to be Real's beta testers.

    "5 (d) Stolen Account Information Your Responsibility
    You are solely and entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password, and for any and all activities that occur under your account."

    So if somebody hacked its site and downloaded user info en masse I am responsible as well?

  25. A picture is worth a 1000 words on Simulation Of An Asteroid Impact In The Year 2880 · · Score: 4, Informative
    Consider this my first 1000-word post. :)

    Pic