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  1. Whole thing is a commercial on Nerds Make Better Lovers · · Score: 1

    The entire article is something put out by a publicist for the Geek 2 Geek http://www.gk2gk.com/ dating site.

    Talks about geeks.. how cool they are. Flashes a few pics of celebrities and gives you a hyperlink in the articles text.

    The Geek2Geek site only has 4 geeks looking for love within 1000 miles of me. One Girl and 3 Guys :)

    If this was not a paid placement on slashdot, it should have been.

  2. Video (and site) CACHE on RFID + Dart gun = DartMail! · · Score: 5, Informative

    18 Meg WMV File and Html Page is cached at http://www.flipstartforum.com/dartcache/

  3. Re:Long Article Not much explanation... on A Savant Explains His Abilities · · Score: 1

    Please send it directly to me then. I'd love to see the "dastardly riposte"

  4. Re:Intuitive... on A Savant Explains His Abilities · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but the story submission (and the article itself) acted like this was some amazing breakthrough. This is (old highschool) || (low-level college) psychiatry stuff.

  5. Re:Long Article Not much explanation... on A Savant Explains His Abilities · · Score: 1

    Because the modder didn't RTFA.

  6. Long Article Not much explanation... on A Savant Explains His Abilities · · Score: 0, Troll

    Explanation: He imagines shapes/figures for the numbers and it just comes together. Hardly groundbreaking information.

  7. Re:wtf? "villainy and hackerdom"? on Who's Really Responsible In Online Banking Fraud? · · Score: 1

    You will have to forgive the US crowd here. Their high school textbooks are several years old and wikepdia is just too hard to spell.

  8. Probably because most people have a firewall on Why Does Windows Still Suck? · · Score: 1

    Probably because most people have a firewall.

    I've tried this. I have never had a machine "go down" in 4 minutes. I gave up after 30 minutes. Nothing.

    Most users have a firewall or some sort of cheap wireless/router/combo unit from bestbuy/compusa/etc.

    Nothing to see here but another bogus inflamatory article.. yay slashdot. /sarc On
    Stories like this make my $5 subscription really worth it. /sarc Off

  9. Dont Bother Reading Long Article on Saving Huygens · · Score: 1, Informative

    Skimmed through it. They are just gonna use fancy flying to solve any issues with the dopler shift. Writer gushes to much scientist love in this article.

  10. Was Coded in VB. on IE Shines On Broken Code · · Score: 1

    They just used

    On Error Resume Next

  11. Re:Carry a gun on The Urban Geek As A Mugger Magnet? · · Score: 1

    Depends on the state. You can if they are in the process robbing you. (Burglery sp?) If they have taken it and run off and you did nothing... Then no you cant shoot them however you can go after them :) So know the rules (they are the same rules a police officer has to follow.)

  12. CHL: Concealed Handgun License on The Urban Geek As A Mugger Magnet? · · Score: 1

    Just be aware of your surroundings.

    It is like life/car insurance. You never want to use it. But u are glad you have it when you have to use it.

  13. Re:The solution to the dying iPod battery is ... on iPod: This Season's Must-Have for Muggers · · Score: 1

    I think he meant it Texas

  14. Combination of Sager Laptop and Cheap Walmart Head on Sony Recalls 18,000 VAIO Laptops · · Score: 1

    Combination of Sager Laptop and Cheap Walmart Headphones (sony? or phillips 9.99) would cause my ear to be shocked. It was kinda painful. Since it was only the right earbud, I eventually learned not to use the right one. Then the left one would shock me.

    (They were the headphons that are kinda gell like and fit snugly inside your ear)

    I use different headphones now.
    I didnt sue.

  15. Shameles plug for Encrypted messenger on Brokerage Instant Messages Must Be Saved · · Score: 1

    See sig.

    My Karma may go down, but hey people need this.

  16. Re:Details pulled on iTunes Indie Meeting Notes · · Score: -1, Insightful

    nope

  17. Room of the future - nope, not even close on A Night in the Hotel of the Future · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This is pretty dumb. These are just the latest toys. And many of them are not new at all.

    -a second, smaller flat-screen LCD monitor next to the Jacuzzi bathtub;
    --Not new -- just getting cheaper

    -motion-detection lights that activate when guests enter the room;
    --I had this when I was 12. (1990 or so) Bought something at radioshack to do it.

    -a biometric room safe that uses a thumbprint as the lock and key;
    --Not new -- just getting cheaper

    free broadband, accessible via laptop or the TV;
    --Not free (paid a premium for hotel room)

    a Panja touch-panel remote control that manages lighting levels and room climate; opens and closes the drapes; controls the TV, radio, and DVD player;
    --Can set this up using devices from http://www.smarthome.com

    and even repositions the head and foot of the king-size bed;
    -http://www.craftmatic.com/ Craftmatic has been around forever.

    a compressor-less mini-refrigerator that is completely silent;
    -- and here http://www.ajmadison.com/cgi-bin/ajmadison/BB52.ht m is the "amazing" silent refrigerator.

    a Panasonic massage chair, a heated toilet seat/bidet, a computerized five-nozzle shower, and a defogging bathroom mirror.

    ahh nevermind

    i guess it is kinda cool.

    But it seems a bit much to get THIS excited over.

    blah, blah, blah. im tired of typing

  18. Looks Boxy and no AM Tuner on Archos Releases Portable Video/Image/MP3 Player · · Score: 1

    This one is gonna flop. Too big and bulky. Not easy enough to use. Not enough people will want this.

    And when are they gonna make an MP3 player that can recieve AM?

  19. This is not new on Security Vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Passport · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is not a new thing, this has been around for a while.

    It is about time somebody tried to bring this to light. But i really doubt he "discovered" something that has been known about for a while.

    Don't believe me? Do a search on kazaa for hotmail passwords. You will find several txt/doc's with these or similiar instructions.

  20. Re:Cry havoc! And let slip the dogs of war... on RIAA Plans Cyberwar Effort · · Score: 2, Funny

    All we need are embedded reporters

  21. Working Cache on Soldering with a Toaster Oven · · Score: 2, Informative
  22. Not Gonna work on Do-Not-Email Registries? · · Score: 1

    Really doubt this will work.

    They will find ways, or simply send from other countires (like they do now)

  23. Maybe the Users can change. on Why Users Hate IT Products and Developers · · Score: 1

    From the article:

    Techies, professors conclude, must act more like psychoanalysts; they must learn to "appreciate the difference between what people say and what they mean."

    Or the userss could put forth some effort and actually try.

    When ever I run in to people like this, it is because they don't care and/or don't try.

  24. MSNBC sites mess up on IE in a simliar manner.. on Microsoft Sends Broken Stylesheets to Opera · · Score: 1

    I used CrazyBrowser (tabbed IE). Very nice popup blocker, et.

    But sometimes on MSNBC, the text is aligne screwy (text overlaps ad or vice versa)

    Sounds like fast programmers. (Working a little too fast to meet some sort of deadline.)

  25. Re:Go easy on it? on Taking Linux to New Heights · · Score: 1


    :)