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  1. Re:It is not "encryption", it is "modulation"! on Quantum Telecloning Demonstrated? · · Score: 1

    I think that's technically "encoding."

  2. Re:Shoot. on MySpace To Be Made Safer For Users · · Score: 1

    I think most registrars do this, but I know that GoDaddy can "Make any domain private." I think this may involve turning ownership of the domain over to them, but I could be mistaken.

  3. Re:But does it have... on Thunderbird 1.5 Arrives · · Score: 3, Informative

    The Lightning project is Thunderbird with calendaring built-in.

  4. Re:Black stripe on Hackers Rebel Against Spy Cams · · Score: 1

    Two episodes of Season 2 have been aired. They're showing Season 1 again, so there is apparently some sort of delay in getting more episodes redubbed. Season 1 had 24 episodes and Season 2 appears to have at least 28 (for a total of 52).

  5. Re:It has a parallel port on Dual-core Athlon 64 X2 Laptop Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Grandparent: Did these new laptops not have USB or ethernet ports?
    Parent: All the laptops had ethernet ports, but strangely enough I was using them to connect to the networks I was on

    Cluestick!

    The grandparent was suggesting the use of either a Parallel->USB converter/adapter or a print server. Many routers have also had a parallel port built-in to share a printer over the network.

  6. Great provider in Dallas on Where Would You Outsource Your Datacenter? · · Score: 1
  7. Re:WHERE IS AREA 51???? on Google Adds Satellite Imagery for the World · · Score: 1
    According to this page, this is it.

    Notice the green dots? I guess Google's censoring some of their map data. Oh, and you can't zoom in very far either.

  8. Looks like they're already here on Intel Readying Dual-Core Desktop Chip · · Score: 1

    ..or at least Newegg seems to think they already have them in stock

    Are these not the processors you're looking for? Are they going to be argued as server-class?

  9. ESD bags on Students and Bodies Tracked Via RFID Tags · · Score: 1
    Have they banned the practice of keeping one's badge/card in an anti-static bag while wearing it?

    It works for toll tags and the corporate RFID badges I've used.

    Now you see me.
    Now you dont!

  10. Copyright is not so Automatic on Microsoft Seeks Latitude/Longitude Patent · · Score: 1
    Actually, it seems that it will cost you at least $30 before you have a case.

    I just happened across this commentary that claims "automatic copyright" isn't so automatic.

  11. Re:Just unhook it on Laptops w/o Trackpads? · · Score: 1

    The new HP Pavilion notebooks have a hardware button to turn off the trackpad. There's a similar one to turn off the radio to the onboard wireless.

  12. Patch panels on Supercomputers - Does the Cabling Matter? · · Score: 1
    The patch panels can make all the difference.

    In some cases, cabling can be a beautiful thing.

  13. Re:Beware Wired adhesives on Wired Releases Creative Commons Sampling CD · · Score: 1
    Windows only!!??

    A friend tried the CD on his Win2K box and it worked fine.

    Other experiences with alternative OSes?

  14. Beware Wired adhesives on Wired Releases Creative Commons Sampling CD · · Score: 2, Informative
    ..or something. After extracting my CD from its clear plastic packaging (just a single piece of plastic glued around the CD--holding it against a page), it turns out that it's unreadable.

    I guess I *will* have to download it.

    mount: /dev/scd0: can't read superblock

    Did anyone else's CD survive packaging and transport?

    Additionally, it's great to see a CD with the copyright notice, "Some Rights Reserved."

  15. Re:Luck can be utterly crushed by good math. on Geeks Playing Poker? · · Score: 3, Interesting
    There was a good edutainment program on The History Channel recently called Breaking Vegas.

    One of the members of that MIT blackjack team (Semyon Dukach) is now running BlackJackScience.com.

  16. Re:do you have to use a finger? on Biometrics at the Statue of Liberty · · Score: 1
    Fingerprint scanners are actually getting pretty
    smart now. They are relying on galvanic skin
    response, temperature, and signs of healthy
    blood density to make sure the finger is really
    the flesh of a live human being as well as
    identifying the swirls and loops.

    What's scary is that I've seen no mention so far
    of similar safeguards in retinal or iris
    identification. Losing a finger is not nearly as
    scary to me as having an eye dug out. There's
    a relevant scene in Once Upon a Time in Mexico
    that really disturbed me.

  17. Re:Yellowstone Supervolcano on Expert Warns Of Giant Tidal Wave · · Score: 1
    Yeah, I guess the third contingency is to make use of the
    U.S. state in the Eastern Hemisphere.

    Drum roll.... Poland!

  18. Re:Yellowstone Supervolcano on Expert Warns Of Giant Tidal Wave · · Score: 1
    Of course U.S. government agencies don't "agree"..

    Their underground strongholds in the Rocky Mountains
    will not be safe for Operation Save All of the Scientists,
    Artists, and Politicians. So, they're misinforming the
    public until they've completed the East Coast facility.

  19. Re:Hate to show my geekyness on More On Shatner's Possible Return To Trek · · Score: 1
    Ahem!

    Tasha's sister was fake.

  20. Re:Dia on Software for Making Company Diagrams? · · Score: 1
    Coincidentally, I was just reading and commenting on this at ofb.biz..

    I had been linked to that website from the Slashdot story on FreeBSD Printing.

  21. Dia on Software for Making Company Diagrams? · · Score: 4, Informative
    I switched to Linux as my primary desktop a few months ago (chose Fedora Core 2).

    Recently, I was creating an OpenOffice.org document and needed a couple of diagrams.. After
    searching through the menu for a few moments, I came across Dia.

    Dia fits all of the listed requirements from what I can tell. Its interface and features are very
    similar to Visio IMO.. In addition, It loads much much faster than Visio.

    I created two mini-network diagrams quite easily on my first use. I exported those to PNG
    (EPS is available in a couple of formats) and inserted/scaled them into my document.

    Overall, I was quite impressed.

  22. Re:1280x1024? on Anti-Wi-Fi Wallpaper · · Score: 2, Funny

    You're not alone.

  23. Re:This may be a dumb question.. on How to Embed Linux · · Score: 1
    Ah.. The front page. Not the first time I've overlooked obvious sources for information.

    Thanks!

  24. This may be a dumb question.. on How to Embed Linux · · Score: 2, Interesting
    ..but is "uCLinux" pronounced "micro-C Linux?"

    I haven't seen this answered in any articles or FAQs.

  25. Port scan results on First Trojan for Windows CE Released · · Score: 1
    Here are the nmap results from a WinCE 2.0 device with ActiveSync running.

    PORT STATE SERVICE
    137/udp open netbios-ns
    138/udp open netbios-dgm
    139/tcp open netbios-ssn
    990/tcp open ftps
    All that's needed now for a worm or virus to propogate directly is a buffer overflow and binary compiled for WinCE, yes?