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Reverse? Didn't they get the "it's a car" memo?

On: Carnegie Mellon Wins Urban Challenge

Spider Team Cornell

Cornell University, Ithaca, New York DNF

Out of race at 9 miles; when pause applied, rolled up against a guard rail; when unpaused, could not back away from rail since it had no functional backing software

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARPA_Grand_Challenge

Please god no...

On: Slashdot 10-Year Anniversary Party Grand Prize Winner

Can someone confirm that she only wore a wedding ring to keep the slobbering masses away and she is really single and is going to marry me.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vibrant/1800753876/in/set-72157602788247909/

Re:Super Chicken quote

On: Class-Action Lawsuit Over iPhone Locking?

Under what legal president does that fall?

Not George W. Bush, that is for sure.

Very clever ending

On: The Sopranos Ends With a ...

It was very clear that Tony was killed at the end. During the entire final scene after Tony sits at the booth, every time someone enters and the bell rings, the camera focuses on Tony for a second then you get Tony's perspective of the person coming in. As meadow runs up to the restaurant, the bell rings Tony looks up and rather than seeing meadow and hearing the music it suddenly becomes dark and silent (the fact that music also stopped confirmed it for me) and you are essentially seeing and hearing what Tony is: nothing.

How about the others?

On: The End for Vonage?

What will happen to the other VoiP providers? I am primarily thinking of http://www.sunrocket.com/ and http://www.viatalk.com/. Are they not also infringing upon the Verizon patents?

Re:Dumbest thing I've ever read

On: Identity Theft From Tossed Airline Boarding Pass?

"This is a convenience system made so that BA passengers easily can buy tickets, earn miles, buy upgrades etc. This system shouldn't have information such as the passport number. The fact that it does is an internal matter for BA and has absolutely nothing to do with the USA."

I have no idea when you last travelled to the US but all airlines flying to the US are required by *law* to provide advance passenger information. This information must include the passport number. Therefore it has everything to do with the USA.

http://www.britishairways.com/travel/ba6.jsp/immin fo/public/en_gb/

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Six Minus One?

On: Microsoft Confirms 6 Versions of Vista

The official Microsoft Windows Vista web site indicates there are only 5 versions. -lotd

Belkin Backup Battery

On: Build Your Own iPod Battery

If you can afford an ipod, I am sure you can afford one of these (if you really want longer battery life):

Backup battery pack

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