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  1. Re:I'm Spartacus! on Crackdown on BT Users in Hong Kong · · Score: 1

    I don't know what's worse, the fact that you're making bash.org jokes, or that I got it.

  2. I'd like to remind everyone... on RFC On New Internet Routing Protocol · · Score: 2, Insightful

    that this is April Fool's Day, not Stupid Joke Day. So please don't submit an article unless it is a really well-thought-out and clever hoax. Thanks.

  3. Uhh, hello.... on Physicists Work on Physics' Uncool Image · · Score: 1

    Why do we need rap music when we already have a pop princess explaining frickin' lasers to us?

  4. Two words... on What Do People in the IT Field Do for Side Jobs? · · Score: 1

    Pr0n star.

  5. Re:And I patent...... on Nintendo Patents Online Console Gaming · · Score: 1

    Shhhh.... keep quiet! There might be lawyers present.

  6. Re:Is this really a problem? on New Online Ad Technology To Bypass Popup Blockers · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not to mention this one. Pretty cheap, too.

  7. Interesting test on Playing Video Games Makes For Better Surgeons · · Score: 1

    So the next time I go in for surgery, I can rate my surgeon by challenging him to UT2004. If he doesn't pwn me, I'm not letting him operate.

  8. Re:Haiku? (obligatory) on Linux 2.6.0 Kernel Released · · Score: 2, Funny

    But I just finished
    compiling the 2 (point) 4
    (point) 23 kernel!

  9. Re:SOLUTION? on Gangs Extort Companies With DDoS Attacks · · Score: 1

    Problem is that even if you were able to get this arrangement with the core DNS servers, DNS replication by the ISPs (which is where nearly everyone gets DNS info) will take far too long to propagate - probably on the order of 24 hours or so. Unless you can notify all of these ISP DNS servers to update (which is unlikely for a multitude of reasons) you will have a relatively long downtime.

  10. Re:Initial support for USB 2.0 on Linux v2.6 Begins Testing · · Score: 2, Informative

    High-speed is the faster one. USB2 high-speed is supported (at least somewhat) in the 2.4 kernel - at least it works in 2.4.20+ for me. I have read that 2.6 should have much better support for high-speed though.

  11. fighting ignorance on Geocaching Crackdown? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    My dad and I both enjoy geocaching. In an effort to increase its popularity in our area, we have placed caches in local parks and other scenic places. One of our ideas was a multicache of all the Civil War forts in our county (there are 6). Two of them are on National Park land. We requested permission to place caches there, and after not hearing anything back for about a month, we placed the caches in inconspicuous areas in the parks. For a few months, we read logs of people who were really enjoying the caches and most of them remarked on how they never even knew about the sites before geocaching. Then things turned sour.

    We started reading logs of people being harassed by park rangers. Some reported the park rangers about to arrest the geocachers for stepping off the path. We soon received an e-mail from a NPS official telling us that we were breaking the law by leaving the caches in the park. In the e-mail he specifically mentioned that geocachers dig up earth to find caches (all the caches were above ground) and that they tear up property and litter. None of these statements are true. We had to sneak in to get the caches back without getting arrested ourselves (apparently the park rangers were on the lookout for us).

    How do you fight such ignorance? We sent back logs of people saying how much they enjoyed the areas and never knew of their existance before the caches were placed along with letters explaining the 'cache in, trash out' policy of geocaching, but to no avail. Any ideas where to go from here?

  12. Re:likeness to litter on Geocaching Crackdown? · · Score: 3, Informative

    What separates caches from litter is that most caches are out of the way from common areas and well-maintained. Litter is on the main paths and carelessly dropped by those with no respect for the areas they are visiting. As a side note, geocachers often pick up litter on the way to and from caches. (Check out the 'cache in, trash out' policy on the webpage).

  13. Re:Source Code released! on RIAA Plans Cyberwar Effort · · Score: 1

    Well if that were true, you wouldn't have to pay any revenue. (maybe try setting lawsuitRevenue to a non-zero value first?)

  14. from the headline... on Beep! Beep! You have Broken the Law. · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought Ellen Feiss had become a cop.

  15. Re:I can hear... on McDonalds to go Wireless? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Or how about "You've got a blocked artery!"

  16. USPTO backed up on Interwoven Patents Code Versioning · · Score: 1

    Last May I applied for a position at the Patent Office. During the interview process, the interviewer told me that the USPTO is about 4-5 years behind in their IP patents, and that they were trying very hard to 'catch up'. Maybe they are doing the bare minimum of research in an effort to get rid of the backup. Just a thought