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  1. SPF 50 sunscreen? on Space Elevators Could Be Lethal · · Score: 1

    C'mon, even my Mom could figure this one out.

  2. All this talk about not being fired... on Teacher Fired for P2P Lecture · · Score: 5, Insightful

    IANAL, but in most countries if you are forced into a position where you feel incorrectly pressured to resign, and you do resign, that is still grounds for an unfair dismissal case. He was effectively fired by the comments that were presented to him.

    However, I do agree with some people that it would have been a clearer argument if he waited longer for the situation to develop more and made proper recordings of phone calls "discussing his problematic situation".

  3. Re:There go the circuit breakers on Toshiba's One-Minute-Recharge Li-ion Batteries · · Score: 1

    Actually, no, I was thinking batteries. Capacitors between the batteries & car may make sense to make for a smoother power transition. Would be much easier to store these large charges in large batteries than large capacitors. Who knows how large the capacitors would have to be (and dangerous).

  4. Re:There go the circuit breakers on Toshiba's One-Minute-Recharge Li-ion Batteries · · Score: 1

    Well it's easier to handle with a car - there would be very large batteries at the "gas station" that would charge up and then release charge to your car. That will reduce some of the pressure on the local power drop.

  5. Re:Fingerprints on IRS Employees Fall For Hackers · · Score: 2

    Problem - you are assuming that IRS workers are human.

  6. Are you sure? on California Wants GPS Tracking Device in Every Car · · Score: 1

    I've heard that FastLane has a specific policy to not use their data for speeding tickets. There were a few tickets in the early days but due to the uproar, that practice was stopped.

    Do you really know someone that got a ticket this way? If so, how recently and what speed were they going?

  7. No way on Daring to Dream: Apple & IBM · · Score: 1

    IBM would be competitive with Apple in the desktop PC market so they'd have to sell....WAIT A SEC....

    IBM sells...

  8. Re:Blame NetScape on Amazon's A9.com Search Engine Goes Live · · Score: 2, Informative

    Sun has also said since that it is the biggest mistake they ever made with the Java brand. It would be so much "purer" for the Java brand if JavaScript was still called LiveScript.

  9. Make music not love on RIAA Sues More Music Lovers · · Score: 1

    Or am I confused?

  10. Re:Mod Parent up... on Google IPO Problems Surface · · Score: 3, Funny

    Shut it newbie. ;)

  11. Re:Read "Bringing Down the House" on Geeks and Poker? · · Score: 4, Informative

    That was Blackjack, not Poker. But yes, it was an interesting read. I wouldn't have guessed in advance how complicated the con got.

  12. tonsil hockey on Tongue-Controlled Gameboy Advance SP Launched · · Score: 1

    Brings a whole new aspect to 'tonsil hockey'.

    (Not sure if that phrase is used in the U.S. but in the UK/Ireland, it refers to french kissing).

  13. Spam spam spam ... on Spam, Milord · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Spam spam spam...

  14. Comparison images at The Irish Times on Jedi Archives In Dublin Library? · · Score: 1

    Here's a small image that compares the two:
    http://www.ireland.com/images/2002/1112/1036 708346 613.html

  15. MediaOne & Wavelan Residential Gateway on Wireless LANs and Linux · · Score: 1

    I've been trying to setup at home with a wireless environment and I've managed to get the Linux side of things working but the damn residential gateway from Lucent won't talk to MediaOne via DHCP. Anyone got any ideas? I've searched in all the usual places (Deja etc) but to no avail. Thanks, Sean

  16. Re:L&F Guidelines good on Java Look and Feel Design Guidelines · · Score: 1

    dmg didn't claim to be an expert in UI design, just an extremely technical background. though NT admin and VB developing isn't exactly extremely technical either.

  17. slow slashdot with many tarball releases on Interview: CmdrTaco and Hemos Tell All · · Score: 1

    at least that way we can look at the code and figure out why its slow. then speed it up and everyones happy. its called practising what you preach.

  18. Re:A mirror on Quake3 Demo Test Released · · Score: 1

    Thank you kind sir.

  19. Re:Usability study my foot... on Microsoft Plays Linux Games at Work · · Score: 1

    Wasn't it originally Solaris?

  20. Re:Usability study my foot... on Microsoft Plays Linux Games at Work · · Score: 1

    Wasn't it Solaris? Or has this changed?

  21. Re:Bandwidth on Ask Slashdot: Art, Linux and the Slashdot Effect? · · Score: 1

    sure it can - serving static html pages. *but*, it sounds like he wants to serve streaming video and will need to run some serious codecs to compress it. newer pentium methinks.

  22. .ORG is still valid... on Slashdot Acquired by Andover.net · · Score: 1

    Yeah, you're right. Only .EDU has restrictions on obtaining a domain...

  23. A good question! on Slashdot Acquired by Andover.net · · Score: 1

    Just what I was thinking. What are the rules on this and how well are they enforced?

    I don't want to see /. closed or anything - just renamed. It makes sense to ensure .orgs really are non profit organizations...

  24. alex gurry will not make money from this on Porn Spam using Slashdot.org name · · Score: 1
    I sent an email to jjb@powersite.net complaining about alex gurry's abuse. I just got a reply back. A reasonable action methinks.

    From: "Niles" [niles@-nospam-.powersite.net]
    To: [smcdermott@-nospam-.mediaone.net]
    Cc: "Jay Cattanach" [jay@-nospam-.powersite.net]
    Subject: Re: alex gurry spam [TERMINATE alexgurry - TCIII]
    Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 11:55:06 -0400

    Thanks for the SPAM report.

    This account has been terminated without pay and any traffic resulting from this SPAM has been blocked from our servers.

  25. Re:Well, where did he get my address then? on Porn Spam using Slashdot.org name · · Score: 1

    yeah i was on that list too...