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  1. Re:Anything about the new GC Zelda? on Nintendo Gamer's Summit 2004 · · Score: 1
    Hyrule has been beleagured with evil, my friend, and I for one will not let this evil spread.
    Except for when that evil is cell shaded .. then u cant be arsed? .. dont try and sound like a zelda fan.
  2. Re:Now that brings me way back... on Fan-made Maniac Mansion 256 Color Remake · · Score: 2, Interesting

    not particularly an easter egg, it told you in the manual exactly howq and where to find it. IIRC

  3. Re:MS need to (un)fix their Find program... on Microsoft's Search Engine Plans · · Score: 4, Informative

    This dosent need fixing .. it obviously didnt annoy you enough to make you look for the option to turn it off.

    Hit Windows+F, click change preferences, click I want to search without an animated character.

    Next click preferences again go to 'change files and folders search behaviour' then click advanced

    Voilla, the find program is (un)fixed

  4. assumptions on Quantum Cryptography: 100km Barrier Broken · · Score: 4, Insightful

    From the Register article:

    Ultimately, quantum cryptography seeks to deliver a method of communication whose secrecy does not depend upon any assumptions.

    Dosent quantum cryptography depend on the assumption that it is impossible to copy this stream of encoded photons without leaving a trace?

  5. "normal bar amateur" on Kiro, the Foosball Robot · · Score: 1, Funny
    "the machine generally wins against the normal bar-amatuer"

    But how much has this normal bar-amatuer had to drink?

  6. Close all tabs on Mozilla Firebird Soars Into View · · Score: 2, Interesting

    In mozilla, when i right click on a tab, i have a close other tabs option. I use this alot, and its the only yhting that stops me using firebird.

    Why hasnt this been included, or am i just missing a way to turn it on?

  7. Re:Rock and Roll. on LGP Announces Majesty is Complete · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The parent said the game is a few years old....

    Did they start porting it straight away? Can anyone give an idea of the average time taken to port a game to linux? (just curious)

  8. what i want to see on Java for the Gameboy Advance · · Score: 3, Interesting

    what id really like to see is the ability to download video onto a gba cartridge and play it back.

    It would be great to be able to take an anime episode or two somewhere with me. It seems to me that the GBA screen, especially the SP's lit one would be great for playing back anime.

  9. What i want to know.... on Comparing Sci-fi Starship Sizes · · Score: 5, Funny

    What i've always wanted to know is how do sci-fi starships always manage to be the same way up?

    I'd love to be watching star trek, and see a bird of prey fly along upside down in relation to the Enterprise.

  10. intels new anti overclocking technology ... on Intel's Anti-Overclocking Technology Simplified · · Score: 4, Funny

    1. Detect servers with overclocked processors 2. Post link to slashdot 3. Processor is fried :)

  11. Britain on Ethics and Video Game Reviews · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That is one of the bonuses of living in Britain and getting games later than everyone else, i can speak to my American friends who inevitably have the game months before its out here, and they will tell me if its worth buying or not.
    I generally will not trust a review unless i have read many, many others that agree with it.

  12. Re:server struggling on Investigating the RIAA's Billion-Dollar Claims · · Score: 5, Informative

    aah crap sorry bout the formatting

    another try:

    This site contains information on the recent lawsuits filed by the RIAA against 4 college students for contributory and direct copyright infringement seeking damages of up to ninety seven billion eight hundred million dollars.

    $97,800,000,000

    Defendants

    Defendant: Daniel Jonathan Peng

    Princeton University, Sophomore

    Quick Links
    # Complaint - hosted by findlaw.com
    # Analysis of the Complaint - written by Joseph Barillari
    # Wake (Cached / Mirrored) - created by Daniel Peng

    Daniel Jonathan Peng maintained and developed an application / website called "wake" that allowed users of the website: http://wake.princeton.edu (cached) to search for files shared on Princeton University's Local Area Network. It appears that Wake was a front end to a SMB file spider that searched and catalouged all "shared" files on computers connected to the Princeton's LAN. SMB, also known as Samba, is a file sharing protocol developed originaly by Microsoft. It is a widely used and established technology for sharing files between computers accross a network. RIAA charges include contributory copyright infringement accusing that Peng "has taken a network created for higher learning and academic pursuits and converted it into an emporium of music piracy where copyright infringement is simplified down to the click of a computer mouse", and of direct copyright infringement for "copying and distributing hundreds of sound recordings over his system without the authorization of the copyright owners". Fred Van Lohmann, Senior Intellectual Property Attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, volunteered to represent Peng in court.

    Defendant: Jesse Jordan

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Freshman

    Quick Links
    # Complaint - hosted by findlaw.com
    # www.chewplastic.com (Cached / Mirrored) - created by Jesse Jordan

    Jesse Jordan maintained and developed a website called "chewplastic" that allowed users of the website: http://ww.chewplastic.com (cached) to search for files shared on Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Local Area Network. It appears that chewplastic.com deployed an application called "Phynd", also an SMB file spider, to search and catalouge all "shared" files on computers connected to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's LAN. RIAA accuses Jesse Jordan of direct and contributory copyright infringement.

    Defendant: Aaron Sherman

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Senior

    Quick Links
    # Complaint - hosted by findlaw.com
    # www.flatlan.com (Cached / Mirrored) - created by Aaron Sherman under the direction of Mukkai Krishnamoorthy, Associate Proffessor of Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

    Aaron Sherman under the direction of Associate Proffessor Mukkai Krishnamoorthy developed a network application called FlatLan. It is also an SMB file spider, designed to search and catalouge all "shared" files on computers connected a Local Area Network and capable of searching this catalouge through a web interface. The software was distributed for free and deployed on a many different school networks including Bryant College, Lehigh University, Michigan Tech, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rice University, University of Texas, and Western New England College. The RIAA accuses Sherman of direct and contributory copyright infrigement. The complaint also states that Sherman "started a commercial enterprise to further profit from thee acts of infringement". The details to Shermans' "commercial enterprise" are shown a cache www.flatlan.com's "Products" page (cached) where he offers to sell "a complete Flatlan suite with unlimited FlatLan client licenses!". Apparently the RIAA took him up on this offer and through "trade association, have themselves purchased from the Defendant his software for $500".

    Defendant: Joseph Nievelt

    Michigan Technological University, hell of a coder

    Quick Links
    # Complaint - hosted by findlaw.com

  13. server struggling on Investigating the RIAA's Billion-Dollar Claims · · Score: 0, Redundant

    server is struggling already, i was lucky enough to get there: mmm i love the smell of karma in the morning This site contains information on the recent lawsuits filed by the RIAA against 4 college students for contributory and direct copyright infringement seeking damages of up to ninety seven billion eight hundred million dollars. $97,800,000,000 Defendants Defendant: Daniel Jonathan Peng Princeton University, Sophomore Quick Links # Complaint - hosted by findlaw.com # Analysis of the Complaint - written by Joseph Barillari # Wake (Cached / Mirrored) - created by Daniel Peng Daniel Jonathan Peng maintained and developed an application / website called "wake" that allowed users of the website: http://wake.princeton.edu (cached) to search for files shared on Princeton University's Local Area Network. It appears that Wake was a front end to a SMB file spider that searched and catalouged all "shared" files on computers connected to the Princeton's LAN. SMB, also known as Samba, is a file sharing protocol developed originaly by Microsoft. It is a widely used and established technology for sharing files between computers accross a network. RIAA charges include contributory copyright infringement accusing that Peng "has taken a network created for higher learning and academic pursuits and converted it into an emporium of music piracy where copyright infringement is simplified down to the click of a computer mouse", and of direct copyright infringement for "copying and distributing hundreds of sound recordings over his system without the authorization of the copyright owners". Fred Van Lohmann, Senior Intellectual Property Attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, volunteered to represent Peng in court. Defendant: Jesse Jordan Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Freshman Quick Links # Complaint - hosted by findlaw.com # www.chewplastic.com (Cached / Mirrored) - created by Jesse Jordan Jesse Jordan maintained and developed a website called "chewplastic" that allowed users of the website: http://ww.chewplastic.com (cached) to search for files shared on Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Local Area Network. It appears that chewplastic.com deployed an application called "Phynd", also an SMB file spider, to search and catalouge all "shared" files on computers connected to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's LAN. RIAA accuses Jesse Jordan of direct and contributory copyright infringement. Defendant: Aaron Sherman Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Senior Quick Links # Complaint - hosted by findlaw.com # www.flatlan.com (Cached / Mirrored) - created by Aaron Sherman under the direction of Mukkai Krishnamoorthy, Associate Proffessor of Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Aaron Sherman under the direction of Associate Proffessor Mukkai Krishnamoorthy developed a network application called FlatLan. It is also an SMB file spider, designed to search and catalouge all "shared" files on computers connected a Local Area Network and capable of searching this catalouge through a web interface. The software was distributed for free and deployed on a many different school networks including Bryant College, Lehigh University, Michigan Tech, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rice University, University of Texas, and Western New England College. The RIAA accuses Sherman of direct and contributory copyright infrigement. The complaint also states that Sherman "started a commercial enterprise to further profit from thee acts of infringement". The details to Shermans' "commercial enterprise" are shown a cache www.flatlan.com's "Products" page (cached) where he offers to sell "a complete Flatlan suite with unlimited FlatLan client licenses!". Apparently the RIAA took him up on this offer and through "trade association, have themselves purchased from the Defendant his software for $500". Defendant: Joseph Nievelt Michigan Technological University, hell of a coder Quick Links # Complaint - hosted by findlaw.com # www.mtu.flatlan.com (Cached / Mirrored) - created by Joseph Nievelt # Free Joe - created by f

  14. persacom on State of 3d Graphics on Wireless Devices · · Score: 2, Funny
    What, are you nuts? A personality? What about huge bouncing boobies?
    Which is why i cant wait for a persacom (chii from chobits)
  15. Re:This is Singapore... on Webcams to Enforce Singapore Quarantine · · Score: 1

    What has it not being the US got to do with anything ... 1984 was set in london

  16. uuuuuh on Everything you Want to Know About the Turing Test · · Score: 4, Funny
    But it is not conceivable that such a machine should produce different arrangements of words so as to give an appropriately meaningful answer to whatever is said in its presence, as the dullest of men can do
    Whaaaa?
  17. great plan on Making The News - In the Age Of The Internet · · Score: 5, Insightful

    These guys at must be geniuses:

    1. Get loads of idiots online to collaborate on a book
    2. Publish book
    3. Idiots from (1.) will want to buy the book they are in ....
    4. Profit!!!!

    PS. is it just me or is slashdot very slashdotted today?

  18. Re:Mod Chips != copyright infringement? on Man Jailed for Selling Modchips · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That isnt the issue,

    he may not be infringing on copyrights, but (correct me if im wrong, im no expert on DCMA) the issue is that the mod chips circumvent copy protection on the x-box, which is illegal.

  19. misread that title :) on Extending and Embedding Perl · · Score: 4, Funny

    misread that title at first glance, was dreading to see what microsoft had done to perl :)

  20. embarrasing on Did You Really Want To Read That Spam? · · Score: 2, Funny

    That could be embarrasing, my computer knowing how much attention i pay to those "awful" pictures i get sent every day that "i have no idea why i keep getting sent them" :P

  21. Because its a cartoon? on Review: Cowboy Bebop · · Score: 1
    The critics seem to like it overall, and, skimming through the reviews, the ones who dislike it seem to do so for the usual reason: it's a cartoon.

    I disagree.

    Although some of the reviews that were linked to did appear to take the view that 'its a cartoon, it cant be good', there were just as many that said it is just a bad anime film, not that it was bad because its an anime film.

    I'll still be checking it out anyway though, i'm a fan of the series, and there were more good reviews than bad.