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  1. duplicate post on The Japanese/American Tech Deficit · · Score: 2, Interesting

    watch in 5 minutes someone will submit the story

    "Japan beta-tests U.S. consumer goods"

    frankly i rather they do... they spent the money on crap while we get the working model

  2. Re:OK, for the last time children... on Lycos Anti-Spam Screensaver Inspires Trojan · · Score: 4, Insightful

    2) Don't open email attachments from strangers.

    that should be modified

    2) don't open email attachments you weren't expecting from anyone

  3. Re:Why are they parenting others kids? on Game Industry Derided For Mature Content · · Score: 1

    "What ever happened to parents kicking their kids out of the house to play ball outside?"

    1. murder
    2. rape
    3. kidnapping
    4. weapons
    5. drugs
    6. 5 choose 2 on 1-5
    7. 5 choose 3 on 1-5
    8 5 choose 4 on 1-5
    9. all of the above

  4. Re:Who cares about Ballmer? on Author of Linux Patent Study Contradicts Ballmer · · Score: 1

    "the needs of the many out weigh the needs of the few"
    - Capt. Spock
    Star Trek 2

  5. next president on Absentee Ballots by Email? · · Score: 1, Funny

    President Viagra your car is waiting

  6. ticker on RIAA Sues More Music Lovers · · Score: -1, Troll

    instead of getting these daily articles can we get a ticker on the side of the main page

    people sued by RIAA
    people sued by MPAA
    barrels of oil stolen by GWB

    we've discussed the suing to death. no point in rehashing our concerns. just a ticker please

  7. Re:For a second... on Crossplatform iTunes Sharing and Trading · · Score: 2, Funny

    " When you could release a program as shareware and actualy have people register rather then crack it."

    when was that?

  8. xbox live prior art? on Nintendo Patents Online Console Gaming · · Score: 0, Redundant

    how is this different from xbox live?

    would it count as prior art?

    i would think they are either using this as
    1. a defense manuever against sony/microsoft
    2. push sony/microsoft out of the online community so they get more market share.

    i would say more 1 then 2 but if it is 2 would MS/Sony have a defense?

    P.S. i love nintendo. MS can go away quietly please. but you have to be fair

  9. Re:Specific Ocean? on Writing Software for Worldwide Distribution Proves Difficult · · Score: 2, Funny

    thats because you don't have WMD. once we need to invade your country everyone in the US and their cousin in Iraq will know the location of your oil deposits.

  10. block 90% of ads on This Headline Is Not for Sale · · Score: 1

    i only really get text ads from any website.

    i use opera so i have built in pop up blocking and i set it to only display cached images. about the only ads i get are the google text ads here

  11. Re:Why isn't this YRO? on Hackers Take Aim at Republicans · · Score: -1, Troll

    see YOU are missing the point i am saying. i do not need it spelled out for me.

    politicans had a voice (and still do) before the web was invented. A politican doesn't even need to run a website. so their voice isnt silenced.

    for those people who's voice only exists on the web (for example MY voice) by DDoSing my website (or deleting my posts or modding my post -10000000) you are silencing my views. that is aint free speech.

    however for a person who spends a large portion of time talking to news reports, sitting in front of TV cameras, making public appearences, etc,etc. Bush's voice is not silenced.

    it can absolutely NOT be silenced. he is the freakin president. you hear his voice one way or another.

    MY voice however just got modded so far down that i am sile....

  12. Re:Why isn't this YRO? on Hackers Take Aim at Republicans · · Score: 1

    i am not for or against Kerry. frankly i heard they are related (rumor no evidence to support). i am heavily anti bush but not for any reason listed on slashdot.

    so yeah the democratic hackers went against the republican servers. the republicans can do the same thing.

    Also i don't pay attention to the whole inagural speech or anything however i thought there was a line in there that said or said something similiar to "uphold the values of the United States of America" not "uphold the values of the rich texans living in the United States of America"

    Bush becoming president is am investment strategy. Clinton (love him or hate him) did nothing to make any group better or worse then the other. he simply tried to run this country and let others live their lives.

  13. Re:Why isn't this YRO? on Hackers Take Aim at Republicans · · Score: 2, Interesting

    how is their voice being silenced?

    1. there are other outlets for them to let their voice be heard.
    2. they could increase server capacity
    3. how is there not a plugin for apache that will detect a IP address/set of IP addresses/location of machine so that if it consistently loads the same page (ex /index.html) X many times within Y seconds/mins/hours to just 404 the request automatically. no wasted bandwidth very small CPU hit

  14. Re:there are already database records of speeding on Big Brother In Your Front Seat · · Score: 1

    i had easy pass for about 3 years only because i very common exit i got off at had the easy pass lane set up so i would not have to switch lanes.

    i thought my personnaly safety of not having to criss-cross lanes with 300 other monkeys doing the same thing was more important.

    recent however i've figured out that the GSP toll booths for "token/exact change" don't always work. about 50% of them i use are busted (in correct buzz when you throw money... no buzz when you don't throw money) i know of several people that just make the throwing motion or throw a penny and haven't gotten a ticket for running the toll.

    i ditched the easy pass for that reason. i save more money on tolls by not having easy pass then by having easy pass. as well as i have heard rumors of people getting speeding tickets while driving through those things. i'm not really sure though if those tickets were for going too fast through the ezpass thing or actually driving too fast on the highway.

    ohh word of advice. the NJ plate was designed to be easiely computer readable. if you really want to not get a ticket put some electrical tape in strategic positions or use paint or "dirty" up your plate and tell the car wash kid not to wash the plate. still readable. not illegal. throws the computers off.

  15. FYI only works with stereoscopic software on 3D Monitor · · Score: 4, Informative


    from the PDF spec:
    If your software supports stereoscopic viewing with 3D glasses, then it will
    probably work with the LL-151-3D monitor. This is because the graphics cards
    manufacturers who support stereo with glasses have updated their drivers to
    support the Sharp 3D display technology. To ensure the most up to date
    compatibility, check www.sharp3d.com for the most up to date list of graphics
    cards and driver software supporting the LL-151-3D monitor.
    Note that the LL-151-3D monitor will only display 3D images when the
    software is written to create stereoscopic display output. The LL-151-3D
    display will not automatically convert standard graphics output to stereoscopic
    output.
    Also stereoscopic viewing is only supported at a resolution of 1024x768. 3D
    visualization will not work correctly if the display resolution is set to any other
    value.

  16. expected? on Fewer Computer Science Majors · · Score: 3, Insightful

    with the outsourcing thing going on shouldn't we be expecting this?

    in the mid-late 90s having a CS to a lot of people ment lots of money. they thought it was a secure job that paid well. now however it seems you actually have to want to program for a living to go into CS.

    i have nothing wrong with that. the college i went to 70% of the undergrads changed majors by their sophmore year.

  17. FFXI vs CoH on NCSoft Financials Show Promise, Game Delays · · Score: 1

    so FFXI is roughly 3 times as popular as City of Heroes. nice figure.

    consider also though that FFXI has roughly 10 times the content.

    i recommend CoH to people that are into hero based action and FFXI to RPGers but i would have though that CoH had a player base of almost double that

  18. child abuse on What Are You Looking At? · · Score: 1, Interesting

    imagine if this technology was used by the police to take a picture of a child being abused and by centering in on their eye create a image of the child abuser.

    OTH the guy in the cubile next to mine has his daughter threaten to call the police and claim child abuse if he didnt buy her a video game.

    i got an idea when we are born lets implant our children with visual recorders that automatically alert police if the child sees any mishaps.

  19. Re:The UNIX vs MS Windows discussion is lacking on A Taste Of Computer Security · · Score: 1

    i like how all the games listed are microsoft games

  20. Re:a readcast flag on What Will It Take For eBook Adoption? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    actually more then anything the internet has ruined the publishing market.

    the way i see it there are 3 types of books
    1. story (Fiction and non-fiction)
    2. self-improvement (better sex through yoga, and how to make your garden greener, C++ programming)
    3. reference books (history, dictionary, encyclopedia books)

    how the web has ruined them
    1. read reviews and small portions of the books (to see if you want to buy it)
    2. forums. every hobby and skill has a forum for you to find out information on
    3. web dictionarys, web encyclopedias, wiki, research published on web, etc.

    i don't have any numbers to back me up however i would take a big guess and say between 1995-1998 book purchases for reference material and hobby/skills type books dropped.. ALOT.

    the good stories you can wait out on until they become movies. so the only reason to read anything today on a paper format is for

    1. astetics.. you like reading paper
    2. "multiple monitors" keep different books open to different pages to have more infomation in fron t of you without having multiple monitors/windows open
    3. you genuinly like to read. this is different for each person because frankly i can't read paper anymore.

  21. a readcast flag on What Will It Take For eBook Adoption? · · Score: 1, Funny

    easy as soon as the publisher of the book can only authorize 1 person to view the book and only on 1 device then e-books will take off.

    think broadcast flag for reading.

  22. Re:Pt ? on Nintendo DS Gets Sleeker Final Design, Same Name · · Score: 1

    you forgot to use fire crystal

  23. Re:Good News for intel on SGI & NASA Plan 10240-Processor Altix Cluster · · Score: 3, Funny

    aye but they most likely would have spent the saved money on air conditioning.

  24. Re:Most needed expressions... on Toyota Patents Winking, Laughing, Crying Car · · Score: 1

    can i get a

    6) stupid F***IN tourist go home!

  25. torrent on Halo 2 Trailer Gets Subliminal, Halo Done Quick · · Score: 2, Funny

    anyone have a torrent to the game? :P