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  1. Density on Experts Suggest Replacing Definition of Kilogram · · Score: 2, Informative
    Originally, yes. But the density of water varies based on temperature and pressure, so that really doesn't work for any kind of precision.

    The pressure part really kills using water as a definition, because it has a mass component. Circular definitions are a no-no.

  2. Pressure on Experts Suggest Replacing Definition of Kilogram · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That would work fine, and I believe was the original definition. Unfortunately, pressure has a mass component, so your definition is circular.

  3. Big Deal - Javascript!! on 42nd Mersenne Prime Confirmed · · Score: 5, Funny

    I found it by leaving my browser open for a while on this page.

  4. Re:Why? on 42nd Mersenne Prime Confirmed · · Score: 1

    The extent is known: there are infinitely many. The algorithm is another question.

  5. Seconded on Project Management Methodology for IT Operations? · · Score: 1

    "The Practice of System and Network Administration" is a great book. I haven't read the other one but now I'll have to!

  6. Yikes! on FCC to Fine Curses More Than Nuke Violations · · Score: 1
    imagine Stern doing the Letterman at 8pm primetime on the biggest network...

    I'm pretty sure the FCC wouldn't approve of that! And I don't think either Letterman or Stern swing that way.

  7. Clicky on Four-Story Pixellated Mario Mural · · Score: 1
  8. Re:Not to publish? on Amazon Seeks Personal Search History Patent · · Score: 1
    ...isn't having an unpublished procedure rather one-sided?

    Yes.

  9. It's a Joke! on Another Nail In Usenet's Coffin? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Note that the date of the change is April Fools' Day. Plus, nobody being serious could write "April 1th" as they did.

  10. Re:Let the Bush bashing begin! on U.S. Scientists Say They Are Told to Alter Finding · · Score: 1
    The leaders of these "environmental movements" are simply using environmental concerns to push their anti-capitalist, anti-American agenda. They've picked an issue that nobody can be "against".

    Nothing is ever enough for these people. To guarantee "survival of our species", they would have 99% of us dead, and the rest living in grass huts hunting and gathering.

    It's all based on shaky science and the idea that we shouldn't take any risks. Okay, the climate of the Earth may change within the next thousand years. Maybe as a result of human activity, maybe not.

    But if we give in to their demands, we will be slaves to a worldwide communist state in ten years.

  11. I think mainly... on Computer-Edited Photos Lead To Child-Porn Locale · · Score: 1
    Complete and utter innocence of the victim, in every case. Nobody wonders if the kid "had it coming".

    I think that ODCs (ordinary decent criminals) generally despise the really wacko mass-murderer types as much as they do a terrorist or child molestor. The more "identifiable" form of murderer is the guy who killed his drug hookup on a bad deal, or shot somebody while robbing a bank or something.

    I'm not saying it isn't horrible, but that kind of crime has a reason behind it. Not like child molestation.

  12. Re:Business models on Netscape 8 to Emphasize Security · · Score: 2, Insightful
    To advertise to children.

    I think you just lost your argument...

  13. Evil on Defeating XP SP2 Heap Protection · · Score: 1

    All the attacker has to do is set the evil bit, and it overrides NX.

  14. Re:Yes it is on Father of PlayStation Admits Sony Mistakes · · Score: 1
    You're right; duping is not necessarily bad, especially when there's new information.

    But in that case, there should certainly be a link to the other discussion, and a summary of what's changed.

    I don't think any of that is the case here. It's just a plain old dupe.

  15. Yes it is on Father of PlayStation Admits Sony Mistakes · · Score: 1

    This new story dupes BOTH the mp3 error AND the UMD format.

  16. Double Dupe! on Father of PlayStation Admits Sony Mistakes · · Score: 5, Funny

    We've also managed to dupe this one: Sony to Standardize UMD Format

  17. Dupe! on Father of PlayStation Admits Sony Mistakes · · Score: 1
  18. Kiosk? on Xfce 4.2.0 Released · · Score: 1

    How is this in a kiosk environment? I've been using KDE's kiosk features for the bank of public workstations I administer. I rebuild the home directory for each session, but I like to remove unnecessary settings and actions to avoid confusion.

  19. Re:Only Stupid Harvesters on New Attacks on Spam · · Score: 1
    Every workaround you've proposed for the harvesters requires a lot more smarts, and a lot more time spent on each address.

    Making the harvesters more complex, harder to write, and less efficient can't hurt.

    But of course you're right, it's always an arms race.

  20. Re:Nothing new under the sun on Lego Logic Gates · · Score: 1

    My mind boggled trying to picture your wife with an artificial heart built in 1881.

  21. Other electronic newspaper delivery: on Internet Kills LA Times National Edition · · Score: 1
  22. Great. on Man Builds 7-foot Grandfather Clock from Lego · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Connection refused. No comments yet even!

  23. Re:hmm on China Bans Game Recognizing Taiwan Independence · · Score: 5, Funny

    The difference between a republic and a people's republic is the difference between a jacket and a straight jacket.

  24. Thank you on China to Have Over 100 Eyes in the Sky · · Score: 1

    Thank you for serving in our military. I'm especially encouraged that the naysayers (who, although well-publicized, are in the MINORITY in this country) aren't getting you down. These people, as well as most on Slashdot, are too shortsighted to see the "profound moral difference between the use of force for liberation and the use of force for conquest".

  25. Re:What about config files ? on Where Is The Plug-and-Play Linux Office System? · · Score: 1

    That's the advantage of Debian Stable. The only changes are bug / security fixes. No added features. No config file changes. It's a dream.