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  1. Vitamin R - James P. Hogan on Bacteria Live Happily in Nuclear Waste · · Score: 1

    "Kicking the Sacred Cow" by James P. Hogan has this article and many others.
    "Vitamin R" is also online here:
    http://www.jamesphogan.com/bb/content/112297.shtml

    A followup is here:
    http://www.jamesphogan.com/bb/content/030498.shtml

    This states that some radiation is desirable.

  2. Sony projection televisions have the best... on Things You Can Do With A Giant Fresnel Lens · · Score: 1

    The front lens on a Sony PTV is the lenticular, it can be thrown away after seperating it from the freznel behind it.

    It is clearer than any other lens used in rear projectors. They were also MUCH heavier than any other manufacturers.

  3. Prieure de Sion: The Treasure of Rennes-le-Ch& on Cryptic Code Stumps Experts · · Score: 1

    http://www.mystae.com/restricted/streams/scripts/s ion.html This offers a solution of sorts. Slashdot is still butchering URL when used with plain text.

  4. Re:one of many on Port Knocking in Action · · Score: 1

    "Actually, SecurID is not stored, at least not in any implementation I've seen."

    I blame my poor wording for the misunderstanding.
    The storage requirement is for the 'economically challenged' coders one-time-pad in lieu of secure iD. This is less than optimal but it is only the first layer.

  5. Re:one of many on Port Knocking in Action · · Score: 1

    I'm curious if Secure Id could be the knock code?
    This would prevent someone sniffing a fixed knock code.

    Heck a 10 number knock code for 365 days is how much storage?

  6. IO IO I'm dead but I still must go... on Installing Linux on a Dead Badger · · Score: 1

    After building and testing the nano-ATX cube with Red Hack, the Socialist Democratic Martian Peoples Party official Linux distribution, Mpleorgy carfully sets it into the brain pan of the dead OoOolongo, the Martian equivilent of a badger.

    After making his connections and sealing them he boots.

    The badger twitches and opens it's eyes reveiling saphire blue marbles of color.

    "But Linux doesn't do BSOD, why BSOD?"

    The badger replies.

    "Gotcha"

  7. Pity I so wanted to frag a blind friend of mine... on IF Quake Takes Fragging To Whole New Level · · Score: 1

    I so wanted to frag a blind friend of mine on a level playing field.
    Well as level as it ever gets.
    I would consider running AALIB but all it and a braille display do is make a vibrator and nothing would get done.


  8. No on CSS for the LDP? · · Score: 1

    No CSS, HTML, XML, or salt, just plain text.

  9. Very funny - also MS website keeps doing weirdness on City Officials Almost Ban Foam Cups · · Score: 1

    It took a moment to believe it wasn't a hoax played off a hoax. :-)

    Also MS's website seems to have some sort of overload codeing that plays weird with my browser.

  10. Manufacturing one human on Manufacturing 1 PC Takes 1.8 Tons Of Raw Material · · Score: 1

    Takes tons and tones of raw materials to make and tons more to maintain.

    Upgrades available where allowed by law.

    Downgrades available in any alley on the east coast of the USA.

    Sporterizing is allowed.

  11. Safety warning about Elvis on British School Offers Elvish Lessons · · Score: 1

    It should be safe to translate Klingon into
    Elvish and produce a dictionary. But do not
    mistake Elvish for Elvis these are totally
    different languages and translating
    Elvis into Klingon can be quite fatal.

    Some of the movements required by Elvis
    are known to splinter bone in the translator
    and in people within a 1 block radius when
    translated into Klingon.

  12. Re:I want per site blocking of flash. on Macromedia to Port Flash MX to Linux? · · Score: 1

    Thank you, this is perfect.

  13. I want per site blocking of flash. on Macromedia to Port Flash MX to Linux? · · Score: 1

    I have a serious pet peeve with flash. Many sites are starting to use it to bypass popup blockers. I want per site blocking of flash.

    Maybe Mozilla can do that?

  14. Real woman. on Your Future Car's Hood Will Be Welded Shut · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    A real woman would run over that POS with a tank!

  15. A C to sail them on. on Anatomy of Game Development · · Score: 2, Funny

    Designers in abundance, salesmen all around but what I need is a coder and a C to sail them on.

    But this C is tiny and difficult to sail so I'll hand them all an upgrade to C++ and let them wail.

    This shrieking is ill met, I stop and look profound as I have a solution it's C pound.

    My coders all have left me with this ugly stinking mess I should have not given them more and more but merely better less.

  16. Optical locks are already in use. on Optical Lock Foils Thieves · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I've seen a card with holes punched in it used at motor carrier fleet refueling stations. The reader is optical and these heavy plastic credit-card sized cards bear a suspicious resemblence to these cards right down to the square holes.

  17. Re:This is where things are headed on More Online Publishers Inching Toward Paid Content · · Score: 1

    If cash is allowed that would be fine, still trackable to an IP number but better than CC. Most of the cash cards I've seen; those gift cards that clutter up your life like plaque on an artery, lock up too much cash.

    I would prefer anonymous digital money but there will be little chance of that.

  18. Re:Not so fast on Microsoft Beta Includes Built-in Virus Scanner · · Score: 1

    I don't mind them giving all the extras away. What I do mind is the OS provider making it difficult or impossible to use the software I want to use. That is anti-competative.

    No I'm not talking KDE-vs-Gnome, they are trying to play nice.

  19. Re:This is where things are headed on More Online Publishers Inching Toward Paid Content · · Score: 1

    " The worst thing about all of this is all of the
    accounts and passwords to keep track of and the
    information you need to disclose to "register" on
    various sites. What somebody should do is come up
    with an standardized anonymous way to pay for
    things, just like a prepaid phone card."

    The micropayment company then becomes the information source and habits can be tracked during the life of the card. If the micropayment card is linked to a credit card, they have you.

  20. Litigation should be interesting. on Cell-Phone Wars · · Score: 1

    Any business blocking cell phones and then having an employee or customer killed can expect a lawsuit . If a business is considering blocking they should be aware of this.

  21. mobileplanet says they have it. on Zaurus SL-C860 Review · · Score: 1

    They also have a disclaimer that Sharp USA won't support it. $849.95 Mobile Planet

  22. Re:Get one on Hack Your Car · · Score: 1

    Virus writers don't have a live and they will die.

  23. The article reads poorly. on The Useless Meeting Wack Jobs · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    It is a dull and down article. "Slappy", which we will call the author though it's not meant to be derogotory, should learn to pick his labels better.

  24. Re:Cut and paste are not mentioned. on Gnome's Nice Little GUI Perks · · Score: 1

    I've noted that simple look and feel issues are constantly ignored for Linux desktops.

    I can't switch someone over to a Linux desktop just because of stuff like this.

    It all has to be consistant it's better for new users if it's the same as windows especially in office apps.

  25. Re:Cut and paste are not mentioned. on Gnome's Nice Little GUI Perks · · Score: 1

    Pan newsreader.