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  1. Re:why fly if you just won a car? on GPS Coke Can X-Rayed · · Score: 1

    The can can be used quite effectively as a knife. (I have sliced up baitfish with beercans, a throat would be almost as easy.) You can bring your own beverage on a flight, though AFAIK, you are supposed to give it to the attendant to serve it to you. I'm not sure if this is only for alcoholic bevrages.

  2. Re:Queueing on History of the Automatic Teller · · Score: 1

    I was at a large computer expo one year, and needed to withdraw cash from the (only) ATM. The line was about 20 people long (when I got on) and was a very slow machine. I waited for about an hour, and finally got to the head of the line. I tried to withdraw $100, could not do- the machine only had 60 left, I withdrew it and turned around to see the line had grown to about 45 people, and decided to not say a word and just walk away. Half an hour later people were still trying to use the machine- to no avail.

  3. Re:Ok ... on Identifying Compromised Websites · · Score: 1

    Mmmm... Bacon.

  4. Re:Future Pirate Broadcasts: Terrorism? on Remixing News Video On The Fly · · Score: 1

    This was pulled off (not on broadcast TV) by Orson Welles, in a radio broadcast of H.G. Wells War of the Worlds" in 1938.

    I don't listen to any commercial radio, nor watch TV. Hence, I don't really know any regular schedule. So, if a radio program, such as Joe Frank's, were to do a science-fact-docu-drama, I could just adjust the dial to see if it's for real.

    Also, Reagan once announced
    that "My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you Ijust signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes."

  5. Re:VOIP does NOT change WHAT you can do on Clever Caller ID Tricks With VoIP · · Score: 1

    CLID needs to be enabled in programming on Nortel systems. Your vendor should be able to do it, you may be able to yourself, Feature * *, 223446; 223446; from there use the left and right arrows on a 10-button or more phone. I would have to be at a phone to tell you exactly where to turn on CLID, but it's in there.

  6. Re:Wonder if he doesn't mind flea market pirates on Moore Approves Fahrenheit 9/11 Downloads · · Score: 1

    But did you pay? I hope not.

  7. Picture in Article on Use an iPod Mini to Broadcast Pirate Radio · · Score: 1

    Is that Prince Markie-D of the Fat Boys?

  8. Re:great idea, but would never work... on Use an iPod Mini to Broadcast Pirate Radio · · Score: 1

    Actually not next-to but in line with the radio antenna cable, then when a user-definable (usually 88.3) frequency is tuned AND the cd player is ON, the cd is heard. Usually the tuner is located in the dashboard, and the RF modulator (much like a game console) is stuffed behind the dash, although on some Cadillacs (possibly others) the tuner is in the trunk, causing the need for antenna cable extensions to and from the trunk to the dashboard- where the cd controls are usually located. (this was my experience as an auto-electronics installer during much of the '90s)

  9. Re:great idea, but would never work... on Use an iPod Mini to Broadcast Pirate Radio · · Score: 1

    Generally the signal is not "broadcast", it is sent to the antenna lead-in to the radio over a RF modulator.

  10. Harry Partch on Do Music and Language Obey the Same Rules? · · Score: 1

    http://www.harrypartch.com/aboutpartch.htm Harry Partch wrote his own musical language and built the instruments to play his compositions.

  11. visually impared help on Technological Solutions for the Partially Sighted? · · Score: 1
    I coincidentally browsed to a site today that may be helpful.

    also note that a quite notable figure in hackerdom has a link to audio readers.

  12. Re:Seriously, I'm not trying to be an ass... on Mozilla 1.7 Released · · Score: 1
    Wine should allow Qicken to run on Linux

  13. Re:Seriously, I'm not trying to be an ass... on Mozilla 1.7 Released · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Sorry, I haven't a clue. Not even sure what a MUD is; I'm not much of a gamer (I like pool, pinball and poker- the analog versions only- and occasionally old-school video games). I am currently using a fedora core1 box, basic workstation, and it has over 30 games, not sure what many actually are. I have not used windows in several months, and I seriously am considering moving my father (an incredibly technophobic writer,editor,publisher -writes several thousand words daily) to Linux. I have gotten him to use Firefox, OpenOffice, ABIword. I only need to switch him from Eudora, then he's getting Linux- I don't think he will even notice the difference; he doesn't even know what an OS is.

  14. Re:Duh huh! on Enterprise-class Car Audio · · Score: 1

    5. ./ server

  15. Re:Someone please explain this to me. on Mozilla 1.7 Released · · Score: 1

    I assume that google is your home page; a new tab brings up google. I would like to see the 'search' button open up a new tab.

  16. Re:Someone please explain this to me. on Mozilla 1.7 Released · · Score: 1
    What's ironic is my mom doesn't like IE nither now. She was looking for a crack for one of her games she plays (Just her little flash/java games). She comes upto me and goes "Why does IE keep downloading all this spyware".

    Are you sure she didnt ask "Why do I keep downloading all this spyware?" ;)

    Maybe you should steer her towards some 0SS games, keep her off the crack sites.

    Forgive me for talking about your mom.
    Please forgive me for saying "keep her off the the crack" while talking 'bout your mom.;)

  17. Re:Card hackers piss me off on DirecTV Extortion Program stopped by EFF · · Score: 1
    Just like a CD. If someone throws a CD in your yard, and you don't own a CD player, do you own the music on the CD? No. Legally you may not even have the right to listen to it since you didn't pay for it. Someone did, at some point, but not the actual user of the media (you).

    Surely a perverse idea. If I trash-pick (or BUY at a thrift store or garage sale) a box of LPs or 45s, should I not be able to listen to them? I own my turntable, stylus, cartridge, preamp, amplifier and speakers. I hope that the air that the speakers push to make my eardrums vibrate are not "owned" by someone, also, if I LOOK at my speaker cones, they in fact, move-creating an image!

    Many houses actually have a Faraday cage, due to construction materials (fencing, masonry reinforcement, etc.)

  18. Re:Does it really matter? on DirecTV Extortion Program stopped by EFF · · Score: 1
    Just like the Police 911 CB signals are also beamed into your skulls does not give you the right to broadcast on that signal.

    Most police radio signals are not on CB... Surely NO 911 are on Citizens Band. 'cept maybe Mayberry. CB channel 9 is a crapshoot, unlikely to be of use anymore.

  19. Re:Spurious Comparisons on DirecTV Extortion Program stopped by EFF · · Score: 1

    let's not forget 'borrowing' cable tv. Running a new cable drop to a home costs the cable co. money. But a satellite signal is transmitted to every location within its range.

  20. Re:Why not just to play? on DirecTV Extortion Program stopped by EFF · · Score: 1

    NYC uses smart cards for their Muni-Meter parking system. The cards are supposedly disposable, bought in value of up to $50. once expended, they must be replaced. At least AFAIK.

  21. Re:So... should i go with Dish Network on DirecTV Extortion Program stopped by EFF · · Score: 1

    you may be able to get free-to-air programmng.

  22. Re:So... should i go with Dish Network on DirecTV Extortion Program stopped by EFF · · Score: 1

    if a subscriber relocates, DTV charges a small fee (under $100 AFAIR) to install a new dish and run cable in subscribers new location. A bargain for those not comfortable on ladders/roofs, aligning a dish to a satellite 20000+ miles away. It's not feasable to remove the old dish and reinstall, which is why so many dishes remain on homes who do not subscribe or use Satellite at all.

  23. Re:So... should i go with Dish Network on DirecTV Extortion Program stopped by EFF · · Score: 1

    from a 'football'-or-P3-card "this card is property of NDS_Ltd. and must be returned upon request. Incorporating VideoGuard(R) security system."..."101degreesW longitude... patent 4,748,668 and others" NDS and DTV had some disputes, details escape me now . leaked code or some thing.

  24. Re:Proposed reply to future extortion letters on DirecTV Extortion Program stopped by EFF · · Score: 1
    I understand that, if your client believes that I am intercepting the premium programming part of his signal without paying, the burden of proof to that effect is on you, not on me. However, if you wish to assure yourselves that I am not intercepting your programming, here is a counteroffer which your client may find satisfactory: Upon reciept of reimbursement for the original purchase and instalation price of the satellite receivers and antenna systems (plus shipping costs), I will remove them from service and ship them, along with the associated smartcards, to your client, and terminate my service contract with your client's company. (I will require thirty days notice before the termination of service, so that I might arrange replacement service with Dish Network, my local cable company, or another of your client's competitors.)

    Until recently, a subscription to the services was not even necessary, just a dish and a reciever, and of course a 'fixed'card. *(so I hear:)* Dishes and recievers-including-cards are ubiquitous and could once be bought cash-and-carry at RadioShack.

    Now consider the fact that many people have several televisions, and may also own various recievers- due to upgrading, hand-me-downs, etc. A card gets "married" to one unique reciever, so if a single person wants to watch their favorite programs in a room at home other than their 'subscribed' reciever room, they can easily move the reciever to any TV with a cable run to the dish/lnb/splitter, but are restricted from just bringing the card to a convienently placed reciever (stacked among other A/V equipment or such) near another TV- garage, bathroom, or just to keep the pay programming away from the kids, etc.

  25. Re:Innocent until proven guilty? on DirecTV Extortion Program stopped by EFF · · Score: 1

    Why it is "until" rather than "unless." I think it was Edwin Meese who once said that accusation implies guilt.