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  1. Surely the typical case on Slashback: ClonesMAX, Animation, Dislaimers · · Score: 1, Insightful

    With Futurama, I feel that folks just simply didn't appreciate what they had until it was gone.

    And considering the timeslot that the FOX TV network placed it into, how could it not fail back then?

    Either way, let's just hope that this time it's very successful. Please try to buy all of the products that they advertise. Also if you can start fan pages for Futurama and sell merchandise of Futurama logos at CafePress.com. That's what all the big sites do.

  2. Say wha? on New Nokia Phones With Full Color And MMS · · Score: 1, Funny

    New Nokia Phones With Full Color And MMS

    This is great news for today's trendy consumer since an empty phone without a pack of candy from MARS, Inc. just isn't the same.

  3. Re:what happened? on OpenBSD 3.2 Available · · Score: 0

    or if they are turning it around in an attempt to regain the glory of, say, 2.7

    Yes, I'll bite on one of the infamous tps12 trolls...

    Version 2.7 of OpenBSD was not at all one of the top releases in terms of stability. Based on the list of errata for 2.7, you can compare it to other point releases and find that it's actually one of the "less good" versions of a traditionally secure OS.

    Trolling and spreading blatantly wrong information isn't really a nice thing to do, especially when your snide remarks make a really, really nice platform look bad.

  4. Say wha? on OpenBSD 3.2 Available · · Score: 1, Funny

    The the files are there.

    I guess the Slashdot outage over the past 10 minutes or so was due to the installation of Apache mod_stutter.

  5. I'm a big fan of pool on Smart Pool Table · · Score: 2, Funny

    One of the neatest and most practical shots in pool is the stop shot.

    When the cue ball is very close to the object ball, this can be accomplished with the center ball. The cue ball slides to the object ball and stops dead as the object ball shoots ahead because of the collision. But most stop shots are done with draw. You use just enough draw that the cue ball stops sliding just as it strikes the object ball.

    Of course, all of this may sound difficult to judge, but it is fairly easy with practice. You soon learn to adjust your speed and amount of draw, depending on the shot (distance and other requirements of the pool situation).

    (Twelve drinks and 1/2K*M*V^2 later and you may find yourself with some extra $$$ and a few pool sluts to walk you home to your bedroom that night!)

  6. Questionable merger details on DOJ Blocks Satellite TV Merger · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I skimmed through the article, but I'm quite curious about some aspects of it.

    It is fair to say that the concerns that led to the passage of US merger laws, and the goals that the laws aim to achieve, are not unique to the United States.

    All countries that have adopted merger statutes will recognize them: putting limits on large concentrations of economic power, protecting small businesses, preserving competition, protecting jobs, encouraging economic efficiency, and protecting consumers against anticompetitive price increases. The explosion of new merger laws in recent years suggests that the issues may be close to universal.

  7. Re:Open letter to MS from SchoolNet on Namibia Says "No Thanks" To Microsoft Donation With Strings · · Score: 1, Funny

    Here is a mirror.

  8. Patent Controversy is Not New on Intergraph Injunction Against Intel Suspended For Now · · Score: 0, Troll

    During this last year, there has been a large increase in the interest of companies and IP rights, but controversy is not really all that new.

    The right for a citizen of this fine country to seek a patent comes from the Constitution. While it doesn't explicitly grant people the right to get patents, it does say that Congress may provide inventors with rights to their inventions.

    But, they originally felt that there should be some group to actually grant/deny patents. So, a long time ago, Congress set up the first patent board, which consisted Tom Jefferson, Fort Knox, and Sir Edmund Randolph.

    Even though that was about two-hundred years ago, the U.S. of A. has been granting and hearing gripes about patents ever since; after all, I should know -- I have three of them!

  9. Back to "good" on Slashback: Epson, AbiWord, Justification · · Score: -1, Troll

    Thanks for reading, everyone.

    For $10/mo, you can get automatic up-moderation to cancel any downmods, url forwarding to goatse, and permanent positive karma.

  10. Re:The mechanics/physics of such a cable are nifty on The All-Red Route 100 Years On · · Score: -1, Troll

    I respectfully disagree, f97tosc.

    I proved an equation and stated facts. You merely stated unsubstantiated opinion, yet somehow have a 3 and I have a 2.

    How interesting.

  11. Re: It's all physics! on The All-Red Route 100 Years On · · Score: 0, Troll

    Lubricant works simply because it doesn't allow two surfaces to come into contact. When lubricant is used between two moving surfaces, a "wedge" of the substance forms, and the moving surfaces literally float on this "wedge".

    The effect is even more pronounced in a rotational context, but that's not often the case in sex, unless you're into acrobatics or using a dildo.

    Good luck with your studies!

  12. Dear Krow & Rob, on The All-Red Route 100 Years On · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    i wanna post a comment in windows media video (WMV) format. plz fix thnx.

  13. The *All-Red* Route 100 Years On??? on The All-Red Route 100 Years On · · Score: 1

    Didn't the Dot Com bubble burst, like, three years ago? That's some crazy math!

  14. The mechanics/physics of such a cable are nifty on The All-Red Route 100 Years On · · Score: -1, Troll

    Just imagine the tension in such a long cable!

    To estimate this force in the cable, one can use simple single-rod equations. The equations apply the physics from our simple example to the unique character of cable pulling. This includes the non-gravitational forces in conduit bends.

    Looking at a simplified form of the equations will clarify:
    Tout = Tin + LW
    Where:
    Tout= Tension Out
    Tin= Tension In
    L = Length of Straight
    Run W = Weight of Cable (per length)
    = Coefficient of Friction = Angle of Bend
    e = Natural Log


    What this all really implies is that along the way several bend/break/torse inhibitors are necessary along every 1.8 miles of cable. Taking the summation of such a cost over the entire length of this antique cable illustrates the sheer amount of money that went into this project.

    It's all physics!

  15. Re:Georgia has the same type of system. It works, on Telcos Play Both Sides of Telemarketing War · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Most sites aren't operated by one-toothed high school droputs and a diesel engine.

  16. Informative Link on Telcos Play Both Sides of Telemarketing War · · Score: 2, Informative

    No Call links to your state's page.

  17. Re:Georgia has the same type of system. It works, on Telcos Play Both Sides of Telemarketing War · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think I'd rather chat with a telemarketter for 10 minutes than wait for that site to load...

  18. My finest moment on Telcos Play Both Sides of Telemarketing War · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hi mom.

    Fuck, I messed up that one proof for Newton's Laws over lunch. That's the last time I eat fish & chips this week.

  19. Re:Performance isn't most important on Another J2EE vs .NET Performance Comparison · · Score: 2, Funny

    But what do I know. I'm just looking for anonymous gay sex.

    Wait, let me get this straight (no pun intended) -- you're a gay man who says "performance" isn't important.

    Christ, next thing you know you'll be saying that size doesn't matter!

  20. Lies, damned lies on Another J2EE vs .NET Performance Comparison · · Score: 3, Interesting

    OK, first off, I don't care how many lines of comments or exception-handling routines you take out, the Microsoft solution was still 7 times smaller. If a sub at two different stores costs the same $5.00, I would definitely buy the 7-inch one over the 1-inch version for the same price; essentially, it's better no matter how you cut it (no pun intended).

    Furthermore, if Yahoo moves from C++ to PHP for the majority of their Web applications, I think that's saying something. Perhaps J2EE and .NET are irrelevant at this stage in the game, and a PHP vs. ASP review would be more relevant.

  21. Re:great on Linux Programming By Example · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Try SoresForge for starters.

  22. Re:stick to the Physics on Crypto and IPSec Merged into 2.5 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Coming from a guy with a signature that advocates breast feeding of babies with beer, that hurts ;-)

  23. Linux Moving to PHP on Crypto and IPSec Merged into 2.5 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Cambridge, MA -- At a gathering of top kernel developers for the GNU/Linux set of operating system utilities early yesterday morning, it was unanimously decided that a special task force of graduate students would be appointed to convert the kernel to a more mainstream and powerful language, PHP.

    While Eric Raymond and Richard Stallman argued amongst one another for a short several hours, Linus Torvalds and Alan Cox ceremoniously converted the first line of code over to the new, more powerful language.

  24. Eh? on Crypto and IPSec Merged into 2.5 · · Score: 0, Funny

    Why would superior theft abilities become part of kernel-proper?

    Oh, you said crypto!

  25. Re:Not a feasible weapon on Homing In On Laser Weapons · · Score: 0

    Since E = h*f = [h*c]/l, the shortest wavelength of light this atom can emit will correspond to the highest energy jump, and likewise the longest wavelength will correspond to the smallest energy jump.

    If you use interval pulsations of the said laster, one may be able to obtain a small enough frequency such that the power requirement is largely rendered asunder.

    Also, many of these lasers will be deployed on non-human devices, such as tanks and Land Rovers.