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  1. Inverse tachyon pulse on Scientists Invent World's First Anti-Laser · · Score: 1

    It sounds just like an inverse tachyon pulse, really.

  2. Prime Directive on Space Exploration Needs Extraterrestrial Ethics · · Score: 1

    Another example of life imitating art and science-fiction :-)

  3. Bad summary: 2007 vs. 2008 on Last "Hackers On Planet Earth" Conference In July · · Score: 1

    There is an obvious time wrap in the summary.

  4. It spells Stanford on Nanowires Boost Laptop Battery Life to 20 Hours · · Score: 1

    As the URL suggests, it spells Stanford, not Standford.

  5. Note: it spells Berkeley on Diebold Voting Machines Vulnerable to Virus Attack · · Score: 1

    I just wanted to point out that it spells Berkeley. Honest mistake, since it's wrong in the original post.

  6. Re:Suggestion to Stanford students: on Stanford To Charge Reconnect Fee For DMCA Notices · · Score: 2, Informative

    Of these complaints, 90% are directed at undergraduate and graduate students
    Where'd the other 10% go, pray tell?
    (Disclaimer: I am a Stanford student and a Stanford employee.) To Stanford employees and faculty. That statement means that 90% of DMCA complaints are against IP addresses that turned out to be students, and 10% against IP addresses that turned out to be employees or faculty.
  7. It's Berkeley on Powerful Supernova May Be Related To Death Spasms of First Stars · · Score: 1

    It's Berkeley, not Berkley.

  8. Physicist, not physician on Lone Programmer Writes 352 Webcam Drivers For Linux · · Score: 5, Informative

    The article and the summary say that this guy is a physician, but he isn't. He's a physicist. The French word for physicist is physicien. Apparently someone got their words mixed up (but that's okay because they also appear to have their digits mixed up anyway).

  9. In other news... on AOL Security Compromised by Teenager · · Score: 3, Funny

    Other shocking headlines: "Ape defeats security of Diebold voting machines"

  10. Insert joke here on ISPs May Be Selling Your Web Clicks · · Score: 2, Funny

    Insert joke about a click business represented by a guy named Cancel here.

  11. Tagging "typo" on US Missle Interceptor Tests a Success · · Score: 1

    No... it's just a typo. I'm tagging this article "typo".

  12. "Freedom"??? on Give an Internet Freedom Disk · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's called an Internet *French* Disk, you insensitive clod... oh wait... never mind, it is an Internet Freedom Disk.

  13. Re: ICP (RFC2186) on MySpace Organizes Sudan Fundraiser · · Score: 1

    Insane Clown Posse is also one of the reasons why nobody takes the Internet Cache Protocol seriously. I used to have "Experience working with ICP" on my resume but I have switched to a more conservative "Experience implementing ICP (RFC2186)".

  14. "Much slower" on P2P Hard Disk System Warns of Tsunamis · · Score: 1

    Of course this is for the definition of "much slower" that includes giant waves travelling at 500 to 1,000 kilometers per hour.

  15. "Design Anthropologist" on Unlock Internet or Risk Losing Staff? · · Score: 1

    What is a "Design Anthropologist" anyway?

  16. Obligatory on 2.5Gb/s Internet For French Homes · · Score: 1

    It's France Télécomcastic!

  17. IPv6day.org slowly being slashdotted on 6Bone IPv6 Network Shutting Down Tomorrow · · Score: 5, Informative

    From the website:

    In March 2003, the IETF decided that was the right time to start the phase-out of the IPv6 experimental network (6Bone), which started in 1996. This included a phase-out plan that defined that on 6 of June of 2006, no 6Bone prefixes will be used on the Internet in any form.

    Moreover, the IETF IPv6 working group has started the process to advance the core IPv6 specifications to the last step in the IETF standardisation Process (e.g., Standard). IETF protocols are elevated to the Internet Standard level when significant implementation and successful operational experience has been obtained. Vendors with IPv6 products are encouraged to participate in this process by identifying their IPv6-enabled products at the IPv6-to-Standard site.

    This event want to acknowledge the efforts of all the 6Bone participants, the IETF community which developed IPv6, other organizations engaged in the IPv6 promotion, and operators and end-users that have been early adopters. All them have been key contributors for the success of IPv6. Service Providers and other organisations that provide on-line IPv6 services are encouraged to register those services in the IPv6 Day website.

    On June 6, 2006, end-users will be able to connect to the above web site to learn about issues like how to turn-on IPv6 in their operating systems, how to obtain IPv6 connectivity and how to try some of the available services.

    With the occasion of this virtual celebration, we have a couple of quotes from two key people on this subject:

            * Bob Fink (6Bone Project): "After more than ten years of planning, development and experience with IPv6, with efforts from all around the world, it is gratifying for me to see the 6Bone phase-out on the 6th of June 2006, having served it's purpose to stimulate IPv6 deployment and experience, leaving IPv6 a healthy ongoing component of the future of the Internet!"
            * Brian Carpenter (IBM, co-author of multiple IPv6 RFCs and IETF chair): "It's very encouraging to see IPv6 moving forward both technically and commercially, with its address assignments now routinely managed by the same registries that look after the rapidly diminishing IPv4 address pool. I look forward to the day the Internet reaches ten billion active nodes with public addresses, which will only be possible with IPv6."

  18. Obligatory Ctrl+Alt+Del reference on Sony Fakes Blu-Ray Demo? · · Score: 4, Funny
  19. Summarized for Your Convenience on Why 7.1 Surround Sound is Overkill For Most Homes · · Score: 2, Funny

    Summarized for Your Convenience: "Why 7.1 Surround Sound is Overkill For Most Homes: because seven plus one is eight, which is a lot." Thib ;-)

  20. Obligatory reference on How Do You Decide Which Framework to Use? · · Score: 2, Funny
  21. Slashdot readers indifferent on Early Puberty Often More Hazardous · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Slashdot readers will be indifferent to the dangers of early puberty, especially the guys. In fact, many of us are well in our thirties and don't show any sign of having matured past boyhood. Thib ;-)

  22. Texas Instruments ACX100/ACX111 on State of WLAN Support on Linux? · · Score: 1

    I once had (long story short) several PCI cards that had Texas Instrument ACX100 chips and after a long time I stumbled upon the ACX100/ACX111 project on SourceForge (formerly the ACX100 project; they have grown since). They have a corresponding device list here and there.

    Thib ;-)

  23. I can see the headlines on PCs Posted No Trespass · · Score: 1

    "Bonzo Buddy Indicted on Trespassing Charges"

    "Gator Bites the Dust"

    "FCC Sues Comet Cursor"

    etc.

  24. Re:I really need this on Help For Those With Shaky Hands · · Score: 1

    At least until after my first cup of coffee in the morning...

    Me too, and also after my seventh cup of the morning. This technology is also welcome among us Slashdotters who have too much caffeine...

    Thib ;-)

  25. Re:were they... on Four-Story Pixellated Mario Mural · · Score: 1

    were they high on magic mushrooms?

    Oh, this is the University of California, Santa Cruz, it's not impossible. ;-)

    Thib ;-)