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  1. MP3 + RFIDs? on Wal-Mart Relaunches Online Music Store · · Score: 0

    Now how are they going to get those RFID tags (as previously mentioned) into those MP3s? Oh wait, MP3 is lossy....I get it :)

    I think all these online music resellers are realizing the increasing number of one hit wonders and the gradual decline of what we use to know as the "album". Current artists greatest hits collections know just consist of two songs and about 4 remixes of each. Maybe $.88 is still too high kniw that I think of it.

  2. Won't fly in the US, it's not PC on .mail Domain To Eliminate Spam? · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...you'll need to add the .femail domain as well to make everybody happy

  3. In NYC, just go downtown.... on Getting A Laptop With The Low U.S. Dollar · · Score: 1

    ...stop in China town or the village. I'm sure you can find a Duh-el[sic] or Gatewey [sic] laptop for $5, they may even throw in a Rolex (although don't expect it to have the new USB watch connection)

  4. Latest GPS targets requested for Utah by military on SCO Aims For The Feds · · Score: 1

    ...sure they are aiming for SCO, but even if they miss just a little still no major lose (kidding Utah people...well a little bit anyway)

  5. Next time you gamble, you've met NORA on Fighting Terrorists Through Software, Anonymously? · · Score: 1

    The See Eye Aye has been investing in them for years. NORA is used in almost all the major casinos. By the time you finish checking in a casino hotel, they know if you are related/friends/have some realtionship with anybody in the casino (as well as if you've been blacklisted). The next thing to do is add geo spatial relationships (are you a neighbor of any employee? maybe not next door, but on the other side of the fence/road/etc.)

    See how this has potential in other communities

  6. What's crappy about JSF? on Groovy JSR: A New Era for Java? · · Score: 1

    Not a troll, just want to know what you find crappy about JSF (I'm about a month away from looing into it so I'm trying to gather information)?

  7. Product name? on Epson's Female Printer · · Score: 1

    ....Pocket Rocket Printer?

  8. Only overclockers on City Officials Almost Ban Foam Cups · · Score: 1

    They are the only ones that would are do such a thing

  9. Nice to see the tax cuts working in CA on City Officials Almost Ban Foam Cups · · Score: 1

    ...granted the people associated with this were already mental giants, but just think of what we'll be reading on /. 10-15 years down the line when the education by-products are current money starved education systems (not just CA) are released into the general public.

    No child left behind --> No child gets ahead

  10. if (time == money).... on Toyota's Trumpet Playing Robot Showcased · · Score: 1

    How many companies these days are willing to drop money into some technology that may not turn a profit for many years?
    Based on the number of companies paying for a SCO license, that would be what? Around 5?
    On the more serious side, if time does equal money, then many companies do this, both big and small. And based on my experience with small companies(20 employees) you have a lot of employees dropping their own "time" learning new technologies so that the company can remain competive and/or ahead of the technology curve. Yes there has been a lot of cost cutting which resulting in a lot of "wouldn't it be cool if..." projects being cut, but to those companies that pursue the "cool" projects go the spoils.

  11. Problem Solution existed in the 80's on Congress May Force Revealing of Car Computer Secrets · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...it was called Knight Rider. Just have all the automakers create autos that can talk and tell you the diagnostic/problem information. Take it a step further....sell advertising in the information.

    "Michael, the left tire is running low and I've already told you 10 times. Why do you ignore me Michael? I let you into my hood on the first date. Oh look Michael, a Discount Tire shop; that would hit he spot, plus the tire tech has a nice big wrench...can we stop?"

  12. Need for fine grained programming options on Dish Network & Viacom Settle Their Differences · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Maybe it's time for a provider to try something new. Sure have the basic-plus-premium packages, but also offer total ala carte programming; just pick the specific channels you want. Maybe offer a /. package: sci-fi, techtv. plyby....what else does a /.'er need? Obviously the content rpvoders such as Viacom want to cram all their other useless channels down your throat, but it would be a interesting idea. Just watch hbo, cbs, fox, and espn , just pay for those channels.

    The sat/cable providers talk about channels costing the consumer "pennies per day", but what is the real cost? How many channels does the consumer really watch and for how long a period. I wouldn't be surprised if it really cost the consumer $10 an episode to just watch Trippin the Rift, given all the other programming they are paying for an not watching. Bah

  13. Pervasive, Persmaysive on New Net Battle Over ".mobile" Looming · · Score: 1

    ...just like mobile trailer parks are the first to be hit by tornados and damaged the most by hurricanes, the .mobile domain would be the first hit by virsus and worms.

    Now that that is out of the way, the .mobile domain seems confusing as the world becomes more pervasive. As we become more familiar (alright, people other than /. readers) with the integration of technologies, we don't care where it ("data") comes from or how it gets there, just that we got it. So creating a .mobile domain seems counter intuitive...do we care if it's a mobile device or old iron, just that we got the data.

    I would much rather see .trusted and .untrusted domains

  14. Already saw a special on this.... on 'Brain Pacemakers' Being Tested · · Score: 2, Funny

    it was called something like "Star Trek: TNG" and they called the implants "borg" technology....whatever that means to anyone. The special reruns quite often so you can probably still catch it on certain stations.

  15. Is that the sound of SCO lawyers I hear? on Compensation for Bandwidth Costs is Extortion? · · Score: 1

    Hope he wasn't running a linux server...

  16. Future uses on Microsoft Gadget Keeps Record of Your Life · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Big Brither uses aside, this could be a good thing for the military, border patrol, TSA, etc. Instead of security cameras (or in addition to I should say...so I will), employees at probable crime jobs/locations such as banks, 7-11, et al. could use such devices to capture additional information (perhaps in addition to videa, audio as well).

    Now of course you could have an employer that makes you wear one one you come to work and turn it in at the end of the day. Makes you wonder how many times /. would show up in the images. Of course we would counter by taking a picture of a Word document or a vi editor (of correct scale of course) and sticking in front of the camera.

  17. Pine fresh on Next Generation Mail Clients Reviewed · · Score: 0

    thanks for the flashback of pine (I almost forgot about my "first")

  18. Next gen? on Next Generation Mail Clients Reviewed · · Score: 0

    Outlook 2002? Outlook 2003 has greatly improved usability over 2002. I still like where Thunderbird and Evolution are going, but OL2003 is my main mail client (and mostly because the company uses exchange server and wants to use all the Exchange 2003 bells and whistles), but I may still get my chance for Thunderbird usage.

  19. Fits their new logo? on Qwest To Offer 'Naked DSL' · · Score: 0

    "Spirit of Service"...oh, that type of "service"...well then, you must be Spirit

  20. Stupid Name Change Got Me Again.... on Firebird Relational Database 1.5 Final Out · · Score: 0

    At first I thought Firebird has a RDBMS built into it? No wonder it's so fast; it has the entire Internet in the database...then I remembered the name change. Doh

  21. New AMD slogan? How about.... on AMD Could Profit from Buffer-Overflow Protection · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Intel Inside? Then so are the hackers"

  22. Hangout for headhunters/recruiting agencies on Internet Job Boards a Bunch of Hype? · · Score: 1

    That's what I've seen form the various job posting sites such as monster or dice. You post and within a day or two the person calling is a recruiter who wants to be your middleman (middlewoman?) between you and your dream job.

    The only other replies I typically got were from my boss saying "What?! Well how bout if we give you $xxx more and another week of vacation"--so I guess those sites have been good to me in a way :)

  23. In other Bush news, world *is* flat on Scientists Challenge U.S. on Scientific Distortions · · Score: 1

    which is why we needed to take out a certain nation's regime because it could easily run across a flat planet.

  24. Trademark? on Ebay Suspends Phone Number Sales · · Score: 1, Insightful

    So could Tommy Tutone claim that he "owns" all 867-5309 numbers as part of his trademark? That's the only reason people know of him...

    http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/8675309.htm

  25. Well in NYC there is one language,,,, on Extinction Of Human Languages Affects Programming? · · Score: 1, Funny

    sign language and I can guarantee that NY'ers will never part with it. Now of course programming with just the middle finger isn't as productive, but it works none the less ..|..