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  1. Useful for tensioning screws on Remote-controlled Bolts and Screws · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This would be useful for situations where a screw is used for varible tensioning, like tuning on a guitar. Especially in a hostile environment.

  2. Skynet goes online... on Scientists Invent Scientist · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    On January 14th 2004, Skynet went online.

    So do the missiles launch today?

  3. Coincidentally... on A Terabyte In A Cigar Box · · Score: 1

    this occurs almost ten years to the day that I said to a friend "A GIGABYTE? Who could ever use that much space?"!

  4. "Would you re-hire?" on Getting Over the Stigma of a Previous Job? · · Score: 1

    I know for a fact that many states allow the question "Would you rehire this person?" The only acceptable answers being "yes" or "no".

  5. My Bad on The Year In Ideas · · Score: 1

    Sorry...the article is "top 100 Science Stories of 2003".

  6. Discover has almost the same article on The Year In Ideas · · Score: 4, Informative

    Discover Magazine has the "top 100 scientific achievements of '03". It also has the most convuluted index possible for said achievements!

  7. I really need to break my phone. on First 1.1Mpixel 192MB SmartPhone · · Score: 1

    Im running in a nextel i1000+ you know, the big bulky black thing with the 5 line monochrome LCD screen. Since it works and my company pays for it, I cant justify getting something new.
    I should just snap the damn thing in half and say "it fell". :(

  8. Re:Pre-Order on First New Gaiman Sandman In 7 Years · · Score: 1

    I didn't do it! My original submission didn't include a link there, which is why it says "where ever you want"!

  9. Re:Spyware on First New Gaiman Sandman In 7 Years · · Score: 1

    I didn't do it! Honest...my original submission didn't include a link there, which is why it says "where ever you want"!

  10. WTF is right! Re:BFast?? on First New Gaiman Sandman In 7 Years · · Score: 1

    I didn't put that link in my original submission. I was considering amazon, but the session ID's in the URL were too cumbersome ... which is why I wrote "where ever you want" with no link!

  11. Re:I'd like to know on Anonymous User Challenges RIAA Subpoena · · Score: 1

    You should be more careful with who uses your computer. If the service is purchased by you, you are the responsible party. If you can prove that it was someone else (I'd like to see you try) then you get your "Get out of jail" card.

  12. What if they where spammers... on Anonymous User Challenges RIAA Subpoena · · Score: 1

    Here's my question... Would we be so protective of these people rights if the violators in question were spammers or worse virus writers? Recently I had the thought of some ideas to help alleviate the spam burden, including stiffer penalties and easier reporting methods. But determining your suspect could be blocked by litigation like this. Although the majority of Slashdot readers feel that file trading is mostly a victimless crime and should go unpunished, this may lead to difficulties in prosecuting people who most Slashdotters feel deserve the guillotine.

  13. IMHO... on SBC Fights RIAA Over DMCA Subpoenas · · Score: 0, Troll

    I hope the FBI doesn't investigate SBC and get the IRS involved who finds out that the AWOL CEO needs to be investigated by the DEA for wierd connections with the NRA ....need I go on.

  14. Make sure that applicants arent applicants on Resume Spamming Creates Storage, Legal Snags · · Score: 1

    I work for a company that specializes in corporate hiring products, we advise our clients to be very careful about the word "applicant". The laws mentioned here spcifically refer to "applicants", if you use a pre-screening tool to weed out unqualified people, then you do not have to keep their information. If the person passes the pre-screen, then they move on to "applicant" status. You can specify that all employment requests must go through your pre-screening process and refuse to accept any unsolicited "applicants". It is an issue of semantics, but an important one.

  15. Fools on Corporations Suffer Microsoft Activation Bug · · Score: 1

    For all you monkeys out there...install SR1 then just add sp3.

  16. Benchmarking is available... on AMD Releases 12 New Chips at CeBIT · · Score: 2, Informative

    benchmarks comparing the XP-M to the P4-M.

  17. 3XX series too! on IBM 600 Series Laptops and Flaky Batteries? · · Score: 1

    I tell ye, The 3XX series had the same problems. The mroe times you replaced the battery the less life the had. I had 3 380's plugged in 100% of the time.

  18. MSN Article on Plan for Spam, Version 2 · · Score: 1

    http://msn.com.com/2100-1106-981177.html Apparently there is an upcoming conference at...MIT? Unfortunately there is not too much info in this article.