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  1. Re:I don't think I need this. on Sanyo Announces "Banryu" Home Security Robot · · Score: 2

    A device that will film me smoking after sex and broadcast the image over the internet.

    Nah, it will detect the smoke and automatically alert the local fire department. It won't be too fun when the firemen knock down your door and wants an explanation. "Eh... the dog alerted you, not me... sue him, not me..." :)

  2. Woff on Sanyo Announces "Banryu" Home Security Robot · · Score: 2

    I rather have my dog watch my house for fires. And I bet that robot thingy can't bite the balls off an intruder...

  3. SPEWS.ORG on The Measured Effectiveness of Blocking Asian Spam · · Score: 1

    Here's the link to SPEWS.ORG... just in case someone wants to read more about it. :)

  4. Other sources and MAME Java client... on MAME To Become GPL? · · Score: 2

    With the death of mame.dk, mame is effectively worthless. [...] If only there was a standard for running games on multiple platforms, oh yeah... Java.

    You'll find a lot of mame games in alt.binaries.emulators.mame and then there's always Kazaa or whatever favorite P2P you're using...

    And as for the MAME Java client... Here it is.

  5. ...agree to the following condition... on Peercast Source Available · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You must not connect to the main PeerCast network if you have modified any of the code in the `core` module.

    Yeah sure... how many crackers will adhere to this condition?

  6. If crazy Eric goes skiing... on Go Go Gadget Minisaw · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... and gets caught in an avalanche, his friends better tell the rescue team to bring a metal detector...

  7. Have the retailers sending your goods as a gift on State Coalition Approves Internet Sales Tax Plan · · Score: 2

    Of course you could just buy everything from "off shore" sites and Canadian ones. But I am sure they will have a way to tax that as well.

    Normally, you'll have to pay tariff on the goods. But if the fair retail value does not exceed $100, you could avoid the tariff by having the retailer send your goods as a gift. More info here. I guess you could negotiate with smaller website owners regarding this, but the big ones probably don't want to take the risk.

  8. Pst... it's sooo secret... on NSA Approves First 802.11b Product for Secret Data · · Score: 2

    one of the nicest things you can hope for when trying to gain access to a server is what software and version its running.

    Hmm... most crackers use Netcraft to see what sites like the NSA website uses...

  9. Need for speed on 10-TFlop Computer Built from Standard PC Parts · · Score: 2

    Great, now I can do my spreadsheets and word processing way faster than before... :)

  10. Just a matter of time before on US Busts Military Network Hacker · · Score: 2

    Tsutomu Shimomura takes the credit and turns it into a book and a movie... just to make some extra cash.

  11. Lightbulb Network (TM) on Secure Wireless Through Infrared Antennas · · Score: 3, Funny

    Neolight Networks Introduces Lightbulb Network
    Tuesday November 12, 12:30 am ET, Lies Newswire

    Weird Valley -- Neolight Networks Inc(R) is about to launch their revolutionary Lightbulb Network (TM) this coming Friday. Instead of using expensive infrared equipment, they're using normal light. "It's a cheap and secure network" said Al Bundy, CEO at Neolight Networks. "All spare parts are readily available at any store, which keeps maintenance costs down to a minimum." Bundy continued. "The Lightbulb Network is slightly slower than an infrared network, but otherwise it works on the same principle." said Bundy. "This network is as secure as the customer wants it to be. But we do recommend our customers to paint all the windows black and run the equipment on an internal power supply." Bundy said with a wide smile on his lips. There are some minor drawbacks though... Employees are not allowed to use any type of bright light, since this would crash the network. "But the light bulbs will blink the whole time, and give a nice disco feeling in the workplace." Bundy quickly added. People who suffer from epilepsy can't work in the rooms were the network is installed. Al Bundy told us that he recommends the customers to lay off all epileptic people... "it would save them from being sued once the network is up and running" Bundy told us.

  12. http://www.atarimagazines.com/ is not /.ted on Classic Computer Magazine Archive · · Score: 2

    They're high on nostalgia, and host the website of an Atari 130-XE... it just takes some time to get the pages... ;)

  13. SGI is one step ahead on SGI Introduces World's Densest Server · · Score: 2

    This is the hardware requirements for the next generation of MS Windows... This info must have leaked to SGI. SGI leads the way!

  14. Bill vs India/China on Microsoft Targeting Indian Developers · · Score: 2

    How noble of Bill to share a puny portion of his fortune on preventing AIDS in India. I wonder if Bill is going to dump some of his money in China as well... they got a lot of AIDS cases as well. Perhaps he've understood the longterm direction of the Chinese market isn't pointing towards Windows, so he won't spend more cash on trying to bribe the Chinese.

    In the coming decade, China is going to become the second largest IT development sweatshop after India. And the next step will be that India and China will pass the rest of the world in developing software packages. Western IT companies will go the same way the US car industry went... they'll become a player on a market with stiff competition... no more dominance. Maybe Bill and Steve will become more humble over the years?

  15. Re:Damned if he does, damned if he doesnt... on Microsoft Targeting Indian Developers · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    he does actually saves starving people and other individuals dying of AIDS.

    Since when is there a cure for AIDS? And on another note... If Saddam Hussein donated some millions to the starving kids in Africa, does that make him a good person?

  16. Re:Adult anime on The Significance of Anime · · Score: 1
    Partner? Is this some kind of business associate, or your wife?

    From Merriam-Webster:
    Main Entry: 1partner
    Pronunciation: 'pärt-n&r also 'pärd-
    Function: noun
    Etymology: Middle English partener, alteration of parcener, from Anglo-French, coparcener -- more at PARCENER
    Date: 14th century
    1 archaic : one that shares : PARTAKER
    2 a : one associated with another especially in an action : ASSOCIATE, COLLEAGUE b : either of two persons who dance together c : one of two or more persons who play together in a game against an opposing side d : either of two people living together; especially : SPOUSE
    3 : a member of a partnership; also : such membership
    4 : one of the heavy timbers that strengthen a ship's deck to support a mast -- usually used in plural
    By using partner, I include both heterosexual and gay couples. Do you get it or shall I explain it on the same level I explain things to my seven-year old boy?
  17. The movie industry joins the music industry... on New Movie Download Pay Service · · Score: 2

    Of course, just like the new music services, this is also only available to US residents.

    And for the rest of residents on this globe... P2P... gosh, the people in the movie industry are just as smart as the music industry. They're going to be flushed down the drain if they're not coming up with a viable internet business idea soon...

  18. Disappointed on Old Computers Exhibit · · Score: 2

    No pictures of 80-column punch cards... :(

  19. For those wer nicht Deutsches sprechen on Old Computers Exhibit · · Score: 2

    The site ist here (german only).

    Babelfish translation of the link above. There are some cool equipment a couple of clicks in.

  20. Re:Adult anime on The Significance of Anime · · Score: 2

    Frankly, I doubt that you picked two adult-only rentals on accident; I think you knew what you were getting into (hardcore animated sex), but didn't realize how sick it would be.

    You're right... We had no problems understanding that it was an adult anime. My wife and I were shopping in China town when we saw these videos on the shelf, and they looked okay on the cover. (We'd never rented any animated porn before, so we were quite curious about it) The store owner didn't speak good English and he didn't tell my wife (who's fluent in both Cantonese and Mandarin) a lot about the content since he was slightly embarrassed of chatting about adult movies with a woman. Maybe we'll try it out one more time later on... but the first experience was rather discouraging.

  21. Re:Adult anime on The Significance of Anime · · Score: 2

    Why would you want an ordinary fuck porn, if you can fuck your wife in real?!

    Why we rented anime? (I'm pretty sure it said anime on the video shelf) I'll let you figure that one out... you'll probably figure out the answer after you've been married and faithful to the same partner for a couple of years. ;)

  22. Adult anime on The Significance of Anime · · Score: 3, Funny

    My wife and I rented two adult anime videos some years ago. We watched 15 minutes on the first tape, before realizing how sick it was... what a heck, it might have been a bad anime... we watched 10 minutes of the second video, and it was even more weird and perverted than the first one. I guess we weren't enough pervs to get something out of it... 8P

  23. Global warming and the environmental issues on Global Warming will Open Northwest Passage · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Who was to blame for the previous global warmings? You know... the car industry wasn't around back then.

    If you're really concerned about the environment, then buy goods that are produced near you instead of goods that needs to be transported halfway across the globe. The transportation industry is a big contributor in polluting our environment. But as long as there's a demand for cheap goods from overseas, the pollution will continue to increase. The opening of the Northwest passage will most likely be better for the environment than shipping the stuff through the Panama or Suez canals.

  24. Alexa's dream on Web Page Entanglement · · Score: 2

    ....Spam links start appearing?

    Another question... When does Alexa get involved in doing "web page entanglement"... It would sort of complement their existing spyware infested "toolbar".

  25. Who cares about an old B727-200... on The Boeing 727-200 Airplane Home · · Score: 4, Funny

    When you can buy one of the space shuttles and convert it to your home. Nothing beats having a huge robotic arm lifting in the groceries...