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  1. When is a database not a database? on "Slacker DBs" vs. Old-Guard DBs · · Score: 1

    I think the question here isn't New DB or Old DB but when do you stop considering any data store a database? There are plenty of ways to write data to disk fast as hell but God help you if you want to do anything with the data later. I see these as specialty data stores - get the data in fast and then batch it out to your "old school" relational database to perform analytics on it later. Relationally Yours, MonoX.

  2. Words to Live By on Dolphin Inspired Mini-sub · · Score: 1

    If it floats, fucks, or flies, rent don't buy. My guess this thing does all three depending on at what angle the first unsuspecting swimmer is struck by it.

  3. Re:the U.S. is a major exporter of cultural produc on U.S. Copyright Report More Rhetoric Than Reality · · Score: 1

    Does this make the U.S the ass and Canada the toilet?

  4. Re:I can't wait on 65% of Americans Spend More Time With Their PC Than SO · · Score: 1

    You mean Valentine's Day?

  5. Mote-based Counter-Sniper System on Robot Bat With Echolocation · · Score: 1

    I think I saw the same thing on a Discovery Channel special. I believe it might have been these guys http://www.xbow.com/ but I could only find information on it in a newletter http://www.xbow.com/General_info/Info_pdf_files/Xb owNewsletter_Q1-05.pdf

  6. Pyrotechnics on Pentagon Wants Screenplays From Scientists · · Score: 1

    A play?! You have to be kidding me. If they want to interest kids in science they should let them blow shit up. What's the point of knowing that mixing two compounds causes a violent reaction if you don't get to try it out? My brother and I couldn't tell you what the symbols for the chemicals were but we could tell you which household chemical + household chemical = Fun.

  7. As with computers... on Steel Bolt Hacking · · Score: 5, Funny

    the easiest way to break in is to crawl through a window.

  8. Hidden Costs on Worms Jack Up the Total Cost of Windows · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The problem with these costs is that they are probably never added into operating expenses. My fiance's company, a huge conglomerate, got hit with the Sasser worm and basically handed out disks with a virus update on them to manually install. Needless to say her HR department was idled while they tried to fix all the installs that went poorly. You can probably guarantee that her manager has no way, and probably wouldn't think of, adding that cost into their bottom line.

  9. Obligatory Princess Bride Reference on Gene Therapy Creates Strong Super-Rats · · Score: 1


    Rodents of Unusual Size?? What's next Flame Spurts and Lightning Sand?

  10. Re:Fan reaction... on The Simpsons Movie · · Score: 1

    This could be the most perceptive and insightful /. post ever.

    Preach on 540147, Preach On

  11. You Forgot One! on The Trouble with RFID · · Score: 1

    You forgot the RFID ROMANCER ! No more getting to know what the likes and dislikes of the woman you are dating when you can catalog them!

    I, for one, am hoping for early acceptance by all manufacturers, especially Victoria's Secret.

  12. Anything that saves me from being rectally probed on The Best of What's New From Popular Science · · Score: 1

    ...has to be the best of whats new.

    It doesn't come with Raquel Welch, but researchers at the University of London have brought the dream of Fantastic Voyage one step closer. The first video-equipped ingestible capsule capable of being piloted is about half the size of a grape and has electrodes on its outer surface that deliver a series of 5-milliamp jolts whenever physicians press a remote control. The charge triggers a small muscle spasm in the intestine, which nudges the capsule forward or backward. Previous incarnations simply went where the body took them. This one allows doctors to get a longer look at suspicious-looking areas. Earlier this year, one of the researchers became the first human guinea pig to try the capsule. It was a success, and more human tests are on the way.

  13. Re:Thanks Slashdot on Half Life 2 Source Code Leaked · · Score: 1

    I'm guessing you're an honest guy. Why? Because one second after the source code was leaked you didn't hear about it. Trust me, the people who want to exploit these things know about them as soon as they happen.

    Spreading this information is a good thing. First it reminds those of us who try and be trustworthy that there are people/coworkers/employees that are not. Secondly there's a good chance that a Valve employee can get more information about the leak here than anywhere else. Finally, if your neighbors house was broken into and they were using the same locks you were wouldn't you want to know?

  14. Coasters on RIAA Sales Compared to Download Statistics · · Score: 2, Funny

    As anyone who has burned anything knows, this statistic shows that there are alot more safe places to put your cold drinks...

  15. Removing the Horror From War? on Robots for Air Force Protection · · Score: 1

    Although "Force Protection" is a good use of robots I'm sure hand-in-hand goes "Force Projection". How far away are we from Robots being able to do our dirty work?
    One of the big debates about war in the U.S. is the death of U.S. Servicemen and women. What happens when we remove that risk?

    TV: On the Six O'Clock news tonight "One of our Stablization Robots mows down 100 peasants" Click "Welcome back to Paradise Hotel!"

  16. Friends and Family on Cringely On Electronic Tapping · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This may be a good article to show your family, friends and congressmen


    Its a good thought but my friends would reach "Siemens ESWD or a Lucent 5E or a Nortel DMS 500 runs on a Sun workstation" and that would essentially end the article for them. We need some articles with less Tech and essentialy the same meat.