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  1. Re:Something completely different.. on Inside Dean Kamen's Seceded Island of Geekery · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I have no idea, it's like someone at Slashdot figured out CSS a few weeks ago and keeps messing with everything since then.

    How about AT LEAST display the "your comments" tab by default instead of the "firehose" tab?

  2. Rename the company on Ballmer Ordered To Testify In 'Vista Capable' Case · · Score: 1

    In the five comments, three are about flying chairs.

    I think it's think to rename the company to Microchair, Chairsoft, or something.

    Or maybe help fund SpaceX, with the condition to make their next spacecraft chair-shaped.

  3. Re:Luke Skywalker will always rue this day. on Machine Condenses Drinking Water Out of Thin Air · · Score: 1

    Cow farm = cowboy....

    Evaporator farms = this?

  4. That's not impressive at all on Machine Condenses Drinking Water Out of Thin Air · · Score: 1

    Water from wind? It's already been done.

    Call me when we can extract wind from water.

  5. Re:Unit conversion on Google Sorts 1 Petabyte In 6 Hours · · Score: 1

    Can we get an absolute variable instead?

  6. Re:Fuck doing a Mammoth.... on Resurrecting the Mighty Mammoth, Cheaply · · Score: 1

    How about a Jimi Hendrix with five asses?

  7. Re:Why do people still deal with Apple? on Apple DMCAs iPodHash Project · · Score: 1

    Well, that only proves my point even further. I do remember WinPlay3 on Windows 3.11, so yes, MP3 is extremely old in computing terms.

  8. Re:Overclocking BS on AMD Shows Upcoming Phenom II CPU At 6.0 GHz+ · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You can't get a Core 2 CPU to run at 5Ghz no matter how hard you try.

    I'm sorry, but it's quite easy. All you need is the following:
    - Intel Core 2 Duo SP9300 (x 3)
    - Duct Tape

    Bam! 6.78 Ghz. Done.

  9. Re:The "lockdown" is new... on Apple DMCAs iPodHash Project · · Score: 1

    Ripping to AAC won't put DRM on your own files. Heck, even the "iTunes Plus" tracks have no DRM (and they're 256kbps too).

  10. Re:Why do people still deal with Apple? on Apple DMCAs iPodHash Project · · Score: 1

    And once you start to realize the usefulness of meta information and smart playlists, there's no turning back to managing files by hand. It's pointless, as you say.

  11. Re:Why do people still deal with Apple? on Apple DMCAs iPodHash Project · · Score: 1

    You can rip to AAC and still be DRM-free, you know. Ripping music to MP3 is like ripping a DVD to MPEG-1.

    You're using a CODEC that's a decade old.

  12. Re:All the more reason not to buy an ipod/phone on Apple DMCAs iPodHash Project · · Score: 1

    Uh-oh, your ass is toast, ubercam. Chuck has contacts in the CIA.

  13. The worst thing is on The 30 Greatest Conspiracy Theories · · Score: 1

    The governments themselves put that list up as "conspiracy theories" just to discredit everyone who believes in the truth. That, or I need another cup of coffee.

    Wait, I don't even drink cof%$@%!!#~{NO CARRIER

  14. Well, now you've done it! on The Rainbow Nightmare · · Score: 1

    That kid will never eat Froot Loops ever again.

  15. Re:Slashdot confused? on Woman Unable To Recognize Voices, Unless It's Sean Connery · · Score: 1

    It's because samzenpus suffers from a condition known as cowboynealosia, which causes him to think everything that doesn't come directly from Cowboy Neal himself should go into idle.

  16. Re:Public domain? on Google To Host 10M Images From Life Magazine's Archive · · Score: 1

    I don't know if they're all like this, but the few I've seen seem to be the LIFE logo stamped as an alpha difference. Shouldn't be too hard to reverse the process, not taking the JPEG compression artifacts into account.

  17. Damn on Google To Host 10M Images From Life Magazine's Archive · · Score: 4, Funny

    Digital photography really sucked back then!

  18. Re:Public domain? on Google To Host 10M Images From Life Magazine's Archive · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wonder what the copyright is...

    damn non-editable Slashdpt

  19. Public domain? on Google To Host 10M Images From Life Magazine's Archive · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I wonder was the copyright is for these. Are they all public domain?

  20. Obligatory, I suppose on The Neurological Basis of Con Games · · Score: 1

    Request for urgent business relationship

    First, I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction. This is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and 'top secret'. I am sure and have confidence of your ability and reliability to prosecute a transaction of this great magnitude involving a pending transaction requiring maxiimum confidence.

    We are top official of the federal government contract review panel who are interested in imporation of goods into our country with funds which are presently trapped in nigeria. In order to commence this business we solicit your assistance to enable us transfer into your account the said trapped funds.

    The source of this fund is as follows; during the last military regime here in nigeria, the government officials set up companies and awarded themselves contracts which were grossly over-invoiced in various ministries. The present civilian government set up a contract review panel and we have identified a lot of inflated contract funds which are presently floating in the central bank of nigeria ready for payment.

    However, by virtue of our position as civil servants and members of this panel, we cannot acquire this money in our names. I have therefore, been delegated as a matter of trust by my colleagues of the panel to look for an overseas partner into whose account we would transfer the sum of us$21,320,000.00(Twenty one million, three hundred and twenty thousand u.S dollars). Hence we are writing you this letter. We have agreed to share the money thus; 1. 20% For the account owner 2. 70% For us (the officials) 3. 10% To be used in settling taxation and all local and foreign expenses. It is from the 70% that we wish to commence the importation business.

    Please,note that this transaction is 100% safe and we hope to commence the transfer latest seven (7) banking days from the date of the receipt of the following informatiom by tel/fax; 234-1-7740449, your company's signed, and stamped letterhead paper the above information will enable us write letters of claim and job description respectively. This way we will use your company's name to apply for payment and re-award the contract in your company's name.

    We are looking forward to doing this business with you and solicit your confidentiality in this transation. Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter using the above tel/fax numbers. I will send you detailed information of this pending project when I have heard from you.

    Yours faithfully,

    Dr. Clement Okon

    note; please quote this reference number (ve/s/09/99) in all your responses.

  21. Here comes trouble on New Star Trek Trailer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Let's hope Spock doesn't go on a rampage, opening up aliens heads with his finger to steal their psychic powers.

  22. Re:Uneasy on New Star Trek Trailer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Scotty's a descendant of Red Green, eh?

  23. Re:Webcam? on Artist Wants to Replace Lost Eyeball With Webcam · · Score: 1

    Yes it was supposed to be a joke. The parent said 1 fps, after all.

  24. Re:Webcam? on Artist Wants to Replace Lost Eyeball With Webcam · · Score: 1

    Okay I guess I should've said "5 fps" for my original post, then.

    However, you can't push 30 fps at 1280x1024 via USB 2.0, it's got to be interpolated from 640x480 or something. Even your Philips link mentions interpolated several times, too.

  25. Re:Obvious things on Artist Wants to Replace Lost Eyeball With Webcam · · Score: 1

    What do you mean you've never been to Alpha Centauri? For heaven's sake mankind, it's only four light years away you know. I'm sorry, but if you can't be bothered to take an interest in local affairs that's your own lookout.