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  1. Re:A suggestion... on HDD Assault Cannon · · Score: 1

    How is he going to get the email? the link from Au. to NZ. has been on fire all day. They are on the phone with USR and Boca as we speak.

  2. Re:hazaah on NASA Gravity Probe Launched · · Score: 1

    I believe that was to prove the time dilation theory.

  3. Re:now it makes sense on iPod Mini Design Flaw? · · Score: 1

    Did not stop people from making devices for palms, ps2,xbox, etc etc.

  4. Re:everytime I drive by it.... on Clear Channel Plans To Roll Out Digital Billboards · · Score: 5, Funny

    Your not constantly listening to country by any chance are you?

  5. Re:now it makes sense on iPod Mini Design Flaw? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Im guessing they use it for space saving. You would need two rca plugs to replace one 1/8 plug. a better idea would be a modified banana plug, with some sort of grounding mechanisim from the plug to the frame of what you are using, then use the plugs for +R and +L audio.

  6. Re:Not if you are a true geek... on Emachines 64-bit Athlons Now On Sale · · Score: 1

    umm, 0xFFFFh=65535d

  7. Re:new low on Breaking the Gigapixel Barrier · · Score: 1

    You mean Schrodinger's cat?

  8. Re:one problem on The Future of Battlefield Robots · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I think 2 seconds is too much. If you have ever played at an indoor paintball field that had a close range "give or hurt" rule you would understand. If you run up on someone, and are within 3-5 feet, you must yell give or hurt. If they give up, you let them go, if they do anything else then they are fair game. The problem is that when you first get acquainted with this rule, you end up getting shot a LOT when you give the command. You have to have the gun shouldered, and have a damn good shot on whoever is on the receiving end. Take a deep breath, then give the command. If they so much as twitch you give them a double tap in the leg/lower back. Back to the point, would a robot be able to distinguish between laying down, and extending a weapon? 2 seconds sounds like a long time. I would think that telling them to not move at all, then waiting for a human to neutralize the suspect would be a better idea.

  9. Re:commercial spamming? on Spammed by Bluetooth · · Score: 1

    I may be wrong, but does bluetooth not work at ~2.4ghz, as does 802.11b? wrap the fucker in tinfoil. Ground the tinfoil, BAM! Spammer just lost 90% or more of his transmit range.

  10. Re:that's kind of interesting.. on ElectAura-Net, a 10-Mbit/second Body Network · · Score: 1

    I have not read the article, and am kicking myself, but I will as soon as I post this. I doubt carpet would play into this, as there are not too many metalic soled shoes, and thust it would have to work off of some sort of induction, instead of a direct connection. Thus carpet would perform just as well as tile. Assuming you do not have a carpet made of copper threads with gaps smaller then 27cm (2.4ghz wavelenth? are they using 2.4ghz?) I could be way wrong, but I would bet it could be done with many flooring materials.

  11. Re:Knoppix on Diebold Audit Released, BlackBoxVoting.Org Shut Down · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is waaaaaaaaaaay offtopic, but when was the last time you booted 2000/xp without a Hdd?

  12. hanging bits? on Diebold Audit Released, BlackBoxVoting.Org Shut Down · · Score: 5, Funny

    Are we going to have to check the bit bucket for hanging bits?

  13. Re:well, somebody is gonna say it.. on New Anti-Swap CDs Hit Shelves · · Score: 1
    In 2000, D'Angelo recruited Hamilton to sing background vocals on his worldwide Voodoo Tour. "I went all over the world--Europe, Brazil--and had the best time of my life," Hamilton recalls. But by the time he returned from globetrotting with D'Angelo, Soulife had also collapsed and the singer-songwriter found himself back at square one. "I became depressed," Hamilton confesses. "I was like, 'Why? Lord, why? All this love I have for the music--what's going on?' Still, I kept praying and working and looking for a better deal." For the next two years, Hamilton kept bust by singing background vocals and appearing on songs by likes of Eve ("Ride Away"), Xzibit ("The Gambler") and 2Pac ("Thugz Mansion").
    I thought 2pac was "murdered" in '96?
  14. Re:Outlook... on Where Is Spam When You Want It? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Actually, assuming there is no labeling, and with the legal system what it is, you could definitely be held liable. Ever wonder why there are warnings to not light fireworks while they are in your hand/mouth? In this day and age, you have to assume everyone is an idiot. If your server does not have a legal disclaimer, you may very well be liable.

  15. Re:But XBox live account is not required on Xbox Auto-Update Blocks Linux Usage · · Score: 1

    You can play a ton of games over LAN, and IIRC, you can somehow tunnel across the internet, and trick the Xbox into thinking its on a LAN for Xbox life free network gaming.

  16. Re:If you mod it, stay off of their network... on Xbox Auto-Update Blocks Linux Usage · · Score: 1

    Cant you set up a hard/soft-ware firewall to dissallow anything from MS's ip blocks? IS there realy anything usefull that comes from them anyway? If you run XP, you can unplug the Xbox, disable the firewall, and perform your weekly security update.

  17. Re:So... on Memory Activity LEDs · · Score: 1

    Umm, no, those were EPROMs, Latter replaced with EEPROMS ( Erasable, and Electronically-Erasable, Programmable Read Only Memory )respectively.

  18. Re:Speaking of Destroying Hardware on Step-by-Step Computer Destruction · · Score: 1

    I find this hard to believe.At most the chip should have had 12V, but it probably had 5V applied to any given pin. the chip should have burned out, with out any damage that could be seen or heard.

  19. Re:A changing world... on Scientists Crack Silk's Secret · · Score: 4, Informative

    There is a company, I believe its called gemisis, that is creating diamonds using a laser induced plasma cloud. The diamonds were taken to am inspection lab, and the only way the techs could discern them from natural diamonds was that the artificial ones were too perfect. Diamonds generated by heat and pressure in a lab have more flaws then natural, but the plasma diamonds had too little flaws. I suppose you could dope the chamber with a few minerals and come out with a diamond that was very damn hard to detect. You can read all about it in the latest Wired magazine.

  20. Re:Not too far out--really! on Build Your Own Computer · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Why the manual clock? Why not use a 555?

  21. Great Idea on Microsoft Plans An Overhaul For Patch System · · Score: 1

    If you find a bug, let us know beforehand, that way we can save fac....err... issue a patch behind the script kiddies backs. Thanks, Microsloth

  22. Re:Purple Technology on Blue-Laser DVD Formats Wars · · Score: 1

    yeah, but purple is kinda lame, so we will jazz it up a bit, and call it an UltraViolet laser. Ultra just makes it sound bad ass, and violet gets rid of the boreing factor.

  23. ACHOOOOOOOOO on Nanotechnology: Nanoscale Particles A Health Hazard? · · Score: 1

    Damn, did anyone see where it landed?

  24. Re:My company already did this to us.. on The RIAA and MPAA Target Day-Job Downloaders · · Score: 1

    assuming you are using windows, change .mp3 or .org to .whatever and make the association for winamp or whatever media player you are useing. When you download a file, just rename it. Admin has to guess your scheme.

  25. Re:uh... on Why Do Google Hit Numbers Vary? · · Score: 1

    Dude, your going to jail!