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  1. Re:REAL ID on Slashback: Hollywood, Commons, Misidentification · · Score: 1

    What really scares me is that I read this:
    Machine readable = ATM > 7-11's Database > Choicepoint > Spammers and Identity Theifs
    as
    Machine readable = ATM > 7-11's Database > Checkpoint > Spammers and Identity Theifs
    I wonder how far off I really am.

  2. Plan not... on Star Wars Sickout · · Score: 1

    Do. Or do not. There is no plan.

  3. Nice display, but... on Motorola Debuts Nano-Emissive Flat Screen · · Score: 1

    Will there be anything worthwhile to watch on it?

  4. Automatic morse code... on Morse Code Faster Than SMS · · Score: 1

    A lot of it can be made a lot easier (and faster) by using a mechanical (or electronic) automatic morse code key sender. By pressing the right side of the key, you get dashes until you release. Left side, dots.

  5. This just in... on Robots to Help the Blind · · Score: 3, Funny

    I tied my vacuum cleaner to my dog. Will this replace the roomba?

  6. Not for webcam chatting with your mom... on Secure Video Conferencing via Quantum Cryptography · · Score: 1

    Unless you're Bill Gates.

  7. Can't believe this hasn't been said yet. on First Image of Extrasolar Planet Confirmed · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's not a planet...
    It's a space station

  8. Here's a better idea for the developing world... on Thin Client With OSS for Developing Nations · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Cheap and abundant net cafes. People in the developing world don't need to play quake. If they can rent a pc for some period of time, it helps them communicate. Just like the communal pay phone at the general store worked decades ago. Abundancy means they don't have to walk a long distance.

  9. Re:Not the man in the boat, the man in the ... on Using Diamonds to Create Unhackable Code · · Score: 1

    I'm starting with the man in the middle - exploit.
    Ok that was bad.
    bad.
    really really bad
    Ok, I swear I'm going to quit now.

  10. Tiger Direct? on Apple Sued over Tiger, Injunction Sought · · Score: 1

    They're grrrrreeeaatt!!

  11. BS on Comments are More Important than Code · · Score: 1

    Tell that to the boss when the code is due. You will soon learn what is REALLY important in the real world.
    Without working code, there is no product. Without product, there is no money. Without money, hello unemployment line.

  12. Excuse me... on Spyware or Researchware? · · Score: 1

    Which way to the riot?

  13. In other news... on Concert to be Performed from Beyond the Grave · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Rolling Stones are on tour this summer.

  14. Re:FBI Warning = PG-13 on More Freedom for DVD Players? · · Score: 1

    >I do NOT want my kids watching that FBI Warning. With that dark background and ominous silence my kids would be scared to death!
    Sounds awesome. Kind of like 2001. Got a torrent?

  15. Black smoke.. on Hitchhiker's Guide Quandary Phase Starts May 3rd · · Score: 1

    That was just me (attempting to) overclock my CPU.

  16. Armchair... on Quantum Wires · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm sure that in the next 5 minutes, the "5,5 armchair nanotube" will be criticized by the armchair physicists, the Slashdot equivalent of the armchair quarterback.

  17. II ggoott oonnee...... on Intel Ships Dual-Core Chips · · Score: 5, Funny

    aanndd iitt sseemmss ttoo rruunn rreeaallyy ffaasstt!! FFiirreeffooxx sseemmss ttoo rreessppoonndd rreeaallyy wweellll.... lloovvee dduuaall ccoorreess..

  18. What's the big deal? on Is Ubuntu a Compatibility Nightmare for Debian? · · Score: 1

    Noboody complains that Ford parts don't fit GM cars.

  19. My take on television on Our Ratings, Ourselves · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Television is not for education. Or entertainment. It's for idling your mind after a stressful day of work or for forgetting that there are thousands of people somewhere in the world that want to kill you. After 9/11 (in a post 9/11 world...), I watched so much news, I got addicted. Now, I try not to watch or listen to the news due to the depression I got afterwards. I still am addicted to checking the news on the web, but reading about it doesn't burn out the mind as much as seeing and hearing images of death and misery.

  20. This is all fine and good.... on Detecting Speech Without Microphones · · Score: 1

    until you want to discuss with your friend the best way of turning off the mobile phone. Haven't they seen "2001"?

  21. Movie conclusion *SPOILER* on Hitchhiker's Movie is Bad, says Adams Biographer · · Score: 1

    42

  22. Re:kg/lb on Space Elevator Update · · Score: 4, Funny

    Since it refers to operating costs, I can only assume kilograms refers to something of great value, such as gold or cocaine. Or, gold pressed latinum, if you're REALLY off in fantasyland.

  23. More practical update... on Space Elevator Update · · Score: 5, Funny

    Update: Still on ground floor.

  24. Re:For a prime example of this on Broadband Life and Internet Anxiety Disorder · · Score: 1

    Happens every year. April 1st.

  25. Jesse Jackson on Newspapers To Offer Their Own News Aggregators · · Score: 1

    Somehow, this reminds me of the Jesse Jackson quote: "I not only deny the allegations, I deny the alligator."