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  1. Re:The figures can lie. on Internet Usage Boosts Post Office Revenue · · Score: 1

    Of course, you should also take in account the price hike of fuel in the last five years...

  2. Re:Since when ? on NPR Looks to Technological Singularity · · Score: 1
    There are voice control systems for some cars. And webcam chat on IM is very common.

    The futurologists can precisely say only what it is possible to be done in the future, not how soon it will be done.

  3. Re:Where does the money go? on Microsoft Hit With 280m Euro Fine · · Score: 1
    The money go the European Union budget, who uses it for stuff like:

    Common Agricultural Policy (agriculture subsidies)

    regional development (for the development of poorer regions within the EU, like the new members from Eastern Europe)

    rural development (infrastructure for rural areas)

    research

  4. US residents only! on Google Launches PayPal Rival · · Score: 5, Informative
    Has anyone noticed it's only for US residents?
    By agreeing to this Terms of Service for Buyers, you represent that you are: 18 years old or older; capable of entering into a legally binding agreement; and a resident of the United States.
  5. Re:Good old rock... on Lawyers Ordered to Play RPS to Settle Dispute · · Score: 1
    or a Seinfeld reference:
    KRAMER & MICKEY: Rock, paper, scissors match.
    MICKEY: All right, rock beats paper.
    (Mickey smacks Kramer on the hand for losing)
    KRAMER: I thought paper covered rock?
    MICKEY: Nah, rock flies right through paper.
    KRAMER: What beats rock?
    MICKEY: (looks at his hand) Nothing beats rock.
  6. Re:Investigators liability? on The Pirate Bay Is Back Online · · Score: 2, Interesting

    According to the TPB guys, each server had a label which indicated for which site it was used.

  7. Re:No one to root for on The Pirate Bay Is Back Online · · Score: 2, Interesting

    They're not making any money. They have just some advertising as they need money to buy new servers and pay the bandwidth costs. These things aren't cheap at all. Remember, they had almost 100 servers confiscated by the police...

  8. Re:come on, let's face it on ThePirateBay.org Raided and Shut Down · · Score: 1

    Switzerland is not part of the EU...

  9. Re:"German Democratic Republic"? on Amnesty International vs. Internet Censorship · · Score: 1

    They have Yugoslavia, too.

  10. Re:not surprising on Consumers Look For More Utilitarian Cellphones · · Score: 1

    That's not valid for all models: for example, on my Nokia 7260, I have to push exactly one button to get into the address book.

  11. Re:Ethics? on Bio-Engineered Rice Uses Human Genes · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Indeed. Pigs and humans share 80% of their genes. Apple trees and humans share more than 50% of their genes.

  12. Re:Gorgeous? on The Real Purpose of DRM · · Score: 1
  13. Re:Stop looking on No More Next Big Thing? · · Score: 1

    From an insider's perspective, I know that IBM has two kind of employees: the pinkies and the brains. :-)

  14. It detects only cocaine on Cocaine Biosensor · · Score: 1

    I know it was a joke, but the dogs can usually detect more than one drug. :-)

  15. Re:Time to grab... on .eu Domains to Go on Sale in a Month · · Score: 1

    In Romanian, it means "I", too and it is possible to stick it at the end of a phrase, if you want to put an emphasis on that "I". :-)

  16. Re:Community Collaborative? on Wikipedia Founder Releases Personal Appeal · · Score: 1

    They spent $320,000 on servers in 2005 and $84,000 in 2004.

  17. Re:So this is it? on RIAA Sets Their Sights on Russia · · Score: 1

    San Marino? It's a bit to expensive to live there, but you get to see a Formula 1 race each year from your balcony. :-)

  18. Re:What's their motto? on Digital Universe a Wikipedia Alternative · · Score: 1

    No, it's not. They're going to keep the copyrights. They're not going to make it "free" as in "freedom", but only "free" as in "beer".

  19. Re:Ob BASH on Google Launches Google Music · · Score: 1
    I got slashdot within the first page of results for "the the". You know why? Because yesterday's frontpage included "the the" three times!

    ...from the the-computer-knows dept...

    ...The The announcement was also heavy on the Java side...

    ...A discussion has sprung up over the the treo central forums where Shadowmite...


    (see for yourself)

  20. Re:ICANN is US. on ICANN Plays Down U.S. Influence · · Score: 1

    Nothing wrong. It's just that often people want to have their site for a whole region, not one in each country.

  21. Re:ICANN is US. on ICANN Plays Down U.S. Influence · · Score: 1

    XYZ.us -> US company

    XYZ.eu -> UK company

    XYZ.asia -> Chinese company

  22. Re:And Proud of It on IT Workers Worst Dressed Employees · · Score: 1

    You forgot consultants. Actually, not. They're by definition incompetent.

  23. Re:photograph everything on Mom Makes Website, Gets Sued for $2 Million · · Score: 1

    She made pictures of everything and they are on her site: here's the google images cache

  24. Re:Fairtax on Telecommuters May Owe Extra State Taxes · · Score: 1

    Yeah, right. You can earn money from drugs, racketing, etc without paying taxes. But can you avoid sales taxes by buying an yacht or a Ferrari from the underground economy?

  25. IBM's Notes on Forbes Goes After Bloggers · · Score: 1
    I bet that those people that criticized IBM's Notes software are IBMers. Only IBMers use that software, because they're forced too -- I guess it's "eat your own dog food" policy.

    Anyway, that piece of software increases morale because people laugh at the interface and wonder how could the designer have been so stupid. :-)