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  1. Re:Presumably... on Synthetic Stone DVD Claimed To Last 1,000 Years · · Score: 1

    What will future archaeologists, with PhD's, think when they read what you, personally, wrote in a forum? Now that's scary.

    "There once was a mighty ruler of the earth, whom's slashdot id was 615372. All countries and their inhabitants rendered positive moderation unto him, and he was glad. He suckled upon the bosom of his wealth and influence, for he had good karma..."

  2. Re:How about telling Analytics to take a hike? on HTTP Intermediary Layer From Google Could Dramatically Speed Up the Web · · Score: 1

    Welcome to Web 2.0, where it takes a little longer to load a webpage, but you don't need to send HTTP requests every time you click something. Imagine reloading all the comments of a Slashdot article just to post a reply. You're like one of those people that complain about mobile phones to someone whom your talking to on a mobile phone.

  3. Re:Slashdot could use the help on HTTP Intermediary Layer From Google Could Dramatically Speed Up the Web · · Score: 1

    They've had a solution for a long time.

  4. Re:Wikipedia proposes deletion of Go! page on Google Under Fire For Calling Their Language "Go" · · Score: 1

    sources should be secondary sources independent of the subject

    This just shows that wikipedia should never be considered a primary reference, it itself states that the content should be pretty much gossip.
    Or, google is donanting heavily to wikipedia.

  5. Re:Someone is getting fired... on Google Under Fire For Calling Their Language "Go" · · Score: 1

    Why does everyone think that this was a mistake? My money is that Google knew full well that the language Go! existed, and they probably even had someone on their team learn it and evaluate it. The people that invented the Google Go language are programming language experts themselves, and I have no doubt they knew about the Go! language. Especially since it was published in a journal.

  6. I hope they do it for SC2 on StarCraft AI Competition Announced · · Score: 1

    I'll buy StarCraft 2 if they have frequent (1 per year or more) competitions like this. Hopefully Blizzard will release its own easy to use API for AI competitions with the release of the game.

  7. Re:I once had child porn on my PC on Malware Can Download Child Porn To Your Computer · · Score: 1

    lol, epic fail. I wasn't modded, I start on a score of 2 because of my karma.

  8. Re:I once had child porn on my PC on Malware Can Download Child Porn To Your Computer · · Score: 1

    I'm totally amazed you can even use a computer.

  9. Re:"Obviously lifted" not so obvious on Did Microsoft Borrow GPL Code For a Windows 7 Utility? · · Score: 1

    And then they'll patent it.

  10. Re:How does it compare to Ubuntu? on Mandriva Linux 2010 Is Finally Out · · Score: 1

    Mandriva isn't free as in beer, you have to pay the subscription to downloaded it, unless you have an ancient 32 bit computer.

  11. Re:Ahem... on Anti-Counterfeiting Deal Aims For Global DMCA · · Score: 1

    The very high crime including Treason, Sedition, Perjury that you speak of could just as easily be applied to the president who backs out of the treaty. After all, it isn't the general population in a referendum (and never will be) who decide whether a president is guilty of such a thing. The corruption that instigates such a treaty will also be the one that defends it.

  12. Prosecution haggling? on Feds Bust Cable Modem Hacker · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "They’re filling in their own blanks."

    Is this a way to haggle up the punishment? Make the defense spend valuable time worrying about completely bogus prosecution claims, and it might neglect other more legitimate claims.

  13. Re:Are they making this argument? on Apple Says Booting OS X Makes an Unauthorized Copy · · Score: 3, Insightful

    No, apple is. Since their attorneys represent apple, they are apple in a court of law.

  14. Re:Someone has to pay for Steve Jobs' livers... on Apple Says Booting OS X Makes an Unauthorized Copy · · Score: 1

    It's a little more than thinking about a song, but still pretty close given our current technology.

  15. Re:Pulse Smart Pen on How To Enter Equations Quickly In Class? · · Score: 1

    Pulse Smartpen

    LOL at their site's "customer feedback". One of the customers said "I couldn’t have asked for a better shopping experience.", yeah right, that was a customer.

  16. Re:Probably intentional. on Leaked Modern Warfare 2 Footage Causes Outrage · · Score: 1

    You call that realism? Have you watched the video? Your guy takes numerous bullets to his body and is still walking around fine and dandy. Pretty bloody far from being a "realistic" game.

  17. Still viewable at on Leaked Modern Warfare 2 Footage Causes Outrage · · Score: 2, Interesting

    At time of posting only the first video is viewable:
    http://www.mapmodnews.com/article.php/Forced-kil-civilians-Modern-Warfare-2

  18. It's fine for educated people, but the rest? on Leaked Modern Warfare 2 Footage Causes Outrage · · Score: 1

    It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. – Aristotle.

  19. Re:Probably intentional. on Leaked Modern Warfare 2 Footage Causes Outrage · · Score: 1

    How is this modern warfare? Happened in Vietnam, happened in WW2, WW1, and I'm betting it gets worse the further back you go.

  20. Re:Great Idea! on Film Studios May Block DVD Rentals For One Month · · Score: 1

    This is a great move, no sarcasm intended. I will now not be tempted to rent instead of downloading, saving me $5.

  21. Re:But what if the do ban laptop batteries? on Laptop Fires On Airplanes · · Score: 1

    how is parent offtopic? stupid mod.

  22. Re:Links? on What is the Current State of Home Automation? · · Score: 1

    Much worse.

  23. Re:Super computer? on Asus Releases Desktop-Sized Supercomputer · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yeah, just because it is capable of 1.1Tflops doesn't mean it can do 1.1Tflops on whatever calculation you give it, only for certain specific calculations that scale well to GPUs. Hell, if you forgive the reductio ad absurdum, then I've got a piece of circular glass on my desk than can do 1Yflop, but it can only perform a specific lighting caustics simulation.

  24. No separation of degrees of control on Toyota Experimenting With Joystick Control For Cars · · Score: 1

    One thing about steering wheel and brake/accelerator, is that you only need to think with your feet to accelerate/brake or only think with your hands to turn. Whether this is a good or bad thing, the results will tell.
    A way they could try to test this is perhaps, as they use two joysticks, have only 1 degree of control per joystick. Say, the left to turn and the right to accelerate/brake, and compare it with a steering wheel which moves forward/backward (airplane style) for accelerating and braking.

  25. Re:Fedora on Fedora 12 Beta Released · · Score: 1

    Thanks for reducing the user base of linux, and undoing some of the hard work that goes into making linux a contender.