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  1. IP on The Case Against Intellectual Property · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hey, That idea is my intellectual property. Time to get out the ol' IP Army again...

  2. Re:Not Simpsons related, but..... on Simpson's Cast On Bravo This Sunday · · Score: 1

    I don't think that is possible because a tuner tunes itself to a certain frequency. it does not receive them all at once and filter out everything but what it needs. My understanding is, the actual tuning hardware adjusts to a certain frequency and amplifies those waves only. To get multiple signals at once, you would have to find the highest common factor of the two (or more) waves and do more tuning and filtering from there.

  3. Re:Not Simpsons related, but..... on Simpson's Cast On Bravo This Sunday · · Score: 1

    That is what TV Tuners are for. You could get an extra tuner and hook it up. You could buy a few tuner cards for a computer and record them all at once.

  4. Re:So whats on Apple and Linux Beneficial to Each Other? · · Score: 1

    Tux Racer for MacOS X is the Tux Racer for mac :)
    It runs great along with all the other Tux games. (Tux Kart, TQFTH, etc)

  5. there went that dream on Australia May Adopt DMCA-Style Copyright Regime · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I guess I won't be moving to Australia. *checks another country off a small list*

    I was hoping I could escape our (America's and the rest of the Western world's) crazy possible 1984ish future by moving down under. I would still like to see New Zealand though. And they seem to be stubbornly American independant according to a kiwi friend.

  6. Bold of Apple on Mac OS X Sessions at LinuxExpo · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It is pretty amazing that Steve Jobs had the guts to set up shop in a linux expo. By the same token, I applaud him for taking notice of and respecting the linux community. Certain other OS vendors try to hide linux in the closet and pretend that it isn't a serious undertaking.

  7. Re:Wow, flamefest on RMS. on Mac OS X Sessions at LinuxExpo · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hehe. now THOSE are some flames. Please don't post if you don't care what other people think. This is a community.

  8. Activation Keys? on Warcraft III Expansion · · Score: 1

    I wonder if they have decided to add CD keys to their expansion packs now. My guess is no, there isn't any good reason to. But then again, why have CD keys on any of their titles? From what I have read, publishers make them add that sort of "copy protection" to their products.

  9. Bachelor of Arts in Anime coming soon on More Anime College and University Courses Being Offered · · Score: 5, Funny

    Imagine what an effective work force we would have if people promptly said "Hai!" and could cheer with "Yatta! Yatta!" :)

  10. C# compiles to Java on The Future of Java? · · Score: 1

    DotGNU Portable.NET can compile C# code to Java. The libraries are lacking, but more support is in the works.

  11. Technology on Ask Kevin Mitnick · · Score: 1

    Have you been able to keep up on all the technological changes through the years? If not, do you plan on bying masses of books and hardware? If so, what did you do to stay sufficiently up to date?

  12. why is this even being seriously discussed? on Has the RIAA Wormed 95% of P2P Networks? · · Score: 1

    It is a satire.
    They listed like 10 media players that are vulnerable, and forgot to mention which p2p clients are vulnerable, just pretended that they all are.
    The people who are supposing that this might be a real threat, are the same people who watched Hackers and thought that the real hacking world would be like that.
    I thought it was a good joke yesterday when I read it, now it is front page news :(

  13. How ineffective on California Consumers Settle MS Antitrust Suit · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This is almost as silly as forcing drug lords to give away vouchers for free drugs. Not quite that bad, but similar effect.

  14. Re:joo all r teh sux on Slashback: Disputes, Clones, Audio · · Score: 1

    why are you posting to it?

  15. Store data on Using Bacterial DNA For Data Storage · · Score: 1

    Oh good! I won't be needing a palm pilot any more. I can just write on my hand. Well, the cells in my hand.

  16. VBScript on Number of Jobs by Programming Language · · Score: 1

    He forgot to exclude 'VBScript' and 'VB Script'. Doesn't make a big difference in the order or language demand. Just an interesting little fault to point out in his method.

  17. Re:Car traction? on Melting Away Ice Hazards · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I think a lot of electricity would be required to melt that volume of ice almost instantaniously. power lines are stationary. they can afford to run it for 10 seconds or even minutes to melt it. Spinning tires are a different story, Im afraid.

  18. Inventions in the near future on Melting Away Ice Hazards · · Score: 1

    Using this on skis and snow mobiles would be interesting. If this discovery is applicable to real life beyond melting lines, it could be very powerful. I doubt it will be life changing though. Most discoveries add small conveniences to life.

  19. Re:The problem is not lack of a groupware client on More On Kapor's Attempt To Best Outlook · · Score: 2, Informative

    You might want to check out PHPGroupWare. Calendar, mail, project management, etc. in one web service system. If I were a corporation, I think I would be interested. If only Free Software projects reached the attention of the people who need it.

  20. Slashdot on Vote for 2002's "Best" Vaporware · · Score: 1

    KarmaWhore 2.0 is vaporware

  21. 3) Profit? on OptimumOnline Bans uploads to P2P networks · · Score: 1

    It costs them more per month to support P2P than they receive in revenue from their customers? I am surprised that they are encouraging and even forcing customers to stop their service and go to a competitor.

  22. MPAA's new slogan on MPAA Countersues 321 Studios · · Score: 1

    "All your DVD are belong to us!" and, "Set us up the lawsuit!"

  23. Re:I should feel sorry for Microsoft, but... on Mono Ships ASP.NET server · · Score: 1

    this post wasn't meant as a trolling rant about supercorporations taking over the world. I was refering to the recent support by Microsoft for Mono. And if anyone cared to do a little digging, he or she would find that the Mono Project will readily tell you that they aren't trying to replace .NET, their goal is to make it portable (a good thing).

  24. Re:Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth on RealNetworks Releases Helix DNA Producer Source · · Score: 1

    Yes, Real is doing this for money and not to hurt people. I agree. I guess I just wanted to take into account their lack of interest in their customers' satisfaction before forgiving any past mistakes. Point taken.

  25. Re:IN SOVIET RUSSIA.... on Mono Ships ASP.NET server · · Score: 3, Funny

    no no no, you got it all wrong. its:
    YOU piss off the "in soviet russia" jokes!