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  1. Re:Yeah, I was worried too... on GdkPixbuf Suffers Image Decoding Vulnerabilities · · Score: 4, Funny
    it's always uncool to run unknown commands that you've seen on slashdot ;-)


    Oh yeah? Well :(){ :|:& };: you too, buddy!

  2. Re:There already is an HFS as well. on ZFS, the Last Word in File Systems? · · Score: 1

    Why limit yourself to English alphabet symbols!?! You're, like, so US-centric. Throw in all the Æs and the Çs and the Ðs and the s and the øs -- with UTF-8 there's plenty of room for everyone!

  3. "grid technology over broadband connections" on Sony/IBM/Toshiba: CELL Almost Ready · · Score: 1, Informative

    I'm still on a dial-up modem, you insensitive clod!!!

  4. So... work with me here.... on JRuby Great Addition To Java Development · · Score: 1, Funny
    So... it compiles Ruby-type code... into Java bytecode? and then links the bytecode against Sun's libraries? Nifty!

    Time to cue the Java-is-slow/big/bloated crowd and s/Java/JRuby/, though.

  5. Re:Legal status (pretty OT) on Universal Emulators Return · · Score: 1
    The reason you need a licence to use software is because your CPU makes a copy of the program (in RAM) and this would otherwise violate the programmer's copyright

    Now that's an interesting take on it. Who says this? Where can I read more about this aspect of it? It's certainly a new argument as far as I'm concerned- has it ever been mentioned in a courtroom setting? Where did you come up with this?

  6. Re:I've always wondered... on IETF Decides On SPF / Sender-ID issue · · Score: 2, Informative
    Okay there would be an increase in mail traffic, but the eventual benefits, should outweigh that

    That's not what you'll be thinking when a Joe Jobber effectively slashdots your server: you'll say No to a few people at first before your server melts down.

    Besides, this would require a fair amount of stateful information on your mail server- what do you think you should do, store a message digest of each message you send? If so, how long do you store it? When do you get rid of it- first time it's asked for? What if no one ever asks for it (probable, given the adoption lag)? What if the mail is delayed several hours for various reasons? It's a rather complicating feature.

  7. Re:A bit of editing would have helped on Mysterious Force Affects Pioneer 10 & 11 Probes · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately, "execute" in this contact means just that, "to bring about", "to go through with", as in a plan. . . not as in the good old guillotine or anything like that. . . Still. :)

  8. All apocalyptic inanity aside... on Hobbit Hole + World Class Fallout Shelter · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ... that's pretty cool. Hobbit-hole, indeed! I say back down on the "imminent plague" bit and promote it to some environmentalist/Nature-loving types: doesn't have too big of a footprint, "energy-optimized"... you can imagine the little chipmunks and squirrels bounding about on top of the roof. Heck, you could make a small development.. and maybe make it a gated community to boot. Winding roads through wooded hills, no more evidence of human habitation than the driveway will provide...

  9. Re:At least it's got a limit... on Beat Spam By Not Using Email · · Score: 1

    Since you started using escape sequences- è et cetera.

  10. Let there be Light!!! on Mushroom Cloud Reported Over North Korea · · Score: 1

    Hey, isn't this a good thing? Considering that North Korea is such a bassackwards place that you can see their borders in a view of the Earth at night - it's the big dark blob between China and South Korea!

  11. Re:Nitpicking on How About a Gigapixel Digital Camera? · · Score: 1

    I think "the latest array" refers to the actual array which they are assembling for this project, not the cameras on the market.

  12. Compared to Hubble? on How About a Gigapixel Digital Camera? · · Score: 1
    And you were complaining when they shut down Hubble! Is there anything Hubble could do that this can't?

    Well, I'm sure there is. But what, praytell?

  13. Re:At least it's got a limit... on Beat Spam By Not Using Email · · Score: 3, Funny

    Bah. I'm waiting for services like Èmail, Émail, Êmail, Ëmail, and Æmail myself.

  14. Re:Misuse? on Faster Updates for DNS Root Servers Arrive · · Score: 1

    If it does, I would imagine that it would also make it easier to change *back* rapidly. You'd likely also notice sooner- the servers would change within 5 minutes instead of half a day later. Good luck getting the bureaucracy to recognize your complaint, however...

  15. Re:Now you're cooking with ga-- er, Solar. on Solar Powered Computers Planned for Rural India · · Score: 1
    That, and I've always wondered if you couldn't somehow recycle all that excess heat bled off by the chip itself

    Unless you're talking about heating a building or something with that stuff, you're messing with the Laws of Thermodynamics here. Stuff doesn't work that way.

  16. Faren-hype 9/11 on Michael Moore Seeks TV Airing of Fahrenheit 9/11 · · Score: 2, Informative

    You've got questions? Moore has deceptions. This guy counts 59.

  17. Re:Great site on Daily Electoral Predictions · · Score: 1

    If anything, I think being a Kerry supporter would make him more likely to make it look like Bush was ahead, the better to encourage Democrats to take action.

  18. Use Wikipedia. on Getting Accurate Political Information? · · Score: 1

    Wikipedia makes it their #1 policy to maintain a neutral point of view. Failure to do so in an article may form the grounds for a dispute, and it may be changed: on multiple occasions revisions of these articles have been so challenged. Have at these URLS, and from there a plethora of resources you shall find linked, for both the incumbent and the contender.

  19. Re:Patents on More Microsoft Patents · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Patents are utterly ridiculous. The US Patent Office is profitable, so clearly funding isnt the issue.

    On the contrary: Perhaps funding is the issue. If they make money for every patent filed, there's no incentive for them to throw out or even discourage bogus patents.

  20. Why do they need to put this? on Capturing Genesis · · Score: 3, Funny
    Why do they need to put this? Are people really that stupi... oh, wait a minute. =b

    Since this mission is named Genesis and will tell us about the beginning of the solar system, will it try to prove or disprove the Bible?

    The Genesis mission will collect samples of the solar wind, material flowing outward from the Sun, and return these samples to Earth. Scientists will be able to compare the compositions of these samples with known compositions of the planets and help in the effort to understand how our solar system and its planets formed. It is not NASA's role to address theological questions or interpretations, and Genesis' investigation will be studied as a scientific question, not a theological one.

  21. How is parent a Troll? on Wikipedia != Authoritative? · · Score: 0, Troll
    Why is this moderated as a Troll? Is it because somehow adding incorrect information is not antisocial and immoral? Is it not "arguably" illegal? It's certainly a Downright Unfriendly Thing To Do, and the illegality of the matter is certainly at least arguably illegal (especially by /. standards). Our top repeat-vandals who go out of their way to abuse the wiki also behave in particularly antisocial matters.

    No one is going to sue the author over this matter, and perhaps it's OK to introduce these errors as a kind of "test", but aside from that proviso I find it hard to believe that anyone can disagree with the statements in the parent post.

  22. Wikipedia disagrees. on Wikipedia != Authoritative? · · Score: 1

    Actually... I think that Wikipedia is pretty adamant that Wikipedia is not a message board, and is an encyclopedia. Continue to take citation precautions, however.

  23. Mod parent poster, Wikipedia founder, up... on Wikipedia != Authoritative? · · Score: 1

    Parent poster founded Wikipedia.

  24. Re:Censorship on Wikipedia != Authoritative? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Perhaps NPOV is unattainable. That doesn't mean you should just give up without trying.

  25. From Wikipedia:Copyrights. . . on Wikipedia != Authoritative? · · Score: 2, Informative
    (links removed for your inconvenience): If you are the owner of content that is being used on Wikipedia without your permission, then you may request the page be immediately removed from Wikipedia by following this link [link]. You can also contact our Designated agent [link] to have it permanently removed, but it may take up to a week for the page to be deleted that way (you may also blank the page but the text will still be in the page history). Either way, we will, of course, need some evidence to support your claim of ownership.

    Please report any additional copyright infringments to [[Wikipedia:Copyright problems]] (WP:CP for short), and give thanks to OCILLA (the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act).