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  1. Wireless MMO? I hate to admit it... on Cable Wants to Cut the Cord · · Score: 1

    ...but i would totally spring for a service that let me manage bits of my World of Warcraft account wirelessly. Even just to control my auctions, text based only. Yum.

  2. [1 - General - Ironforge]: on World of Warcraft Duping Bug Found · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    WTS [Pristine Hide of the Beast]x100

  3. They already did that... at least for iTunes on More Rumblings on Apple Video iPod · · Score: 1

    I know the option to have no gap exists in itunes. The default is 2 seconds, but you can change it under preferences. Not sure about the ipod.

  4. Thats not quite fair on Microsoft's 10-year-old Certified Professional · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Mozart was recognized as a genius through general consensus over time and through direct exposure to his works, not by a rigid test drafted by a corporation.

    If you recall, there have already been cases of very young kids acing the college board tests, due to very careful tutoring and memorization. Having taken the MS tests, i can hardly imagine that approach wouldnt work if done well enough.

    Not to discredit the kid, this is an accomplishment certainly, which indicates atbest a very strong computer aptitude and at worst a very very good memory, both of which are extremely useful skills. But i hardly compare this with mozart.

  5. Re:Help...(useful) ideas needed. on Fujitsu Debuts Bendable Electronic Paper · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...But in Massachusetts that just means that the freeway signs will say "TESTING 1234567890" in full color. Oh, and theyll cost EVEN more.

  6. Re:Did they explain... on Designing the Look of the 360 · · Score: 1

    A trackball instead of a switch? where? As the power switch?

    Talk about a subgame... infinite possible positions, only one of them is "on". Actually, that does sound like MS...

  7. Link to the ORIGINAL slate article on Death Penalty For Hackers? · · Score: 5, Informative

    This Tierney guy says that his article is based on an article by Steven Landsburg, an Economics Professor at the University of Rochester.

    The original article (by Landsburg himself) is a bit more detailed, and can be found on Slate here:
    http://slate.msn.com/id/2101297/

  8. Re:/me microwaves sticker on Texas Considers Putting RFID Tags in All Cars · · Score: 0

    I wouldnt dare microwave it... this is Texas, afterall, they probably give the death penalty for that

  9. Re:What's funny about this... on Intel Flaunts Mac mini Knock-off · · Score: 0

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    almost right... intel doesnt need to develop a ipod killer per-say. They just need to DEVELOP something, anything, just no copying.

  10. Re:Lies, Damn Lies and Macrovision on Macrovision Releases DVD Copy Protection · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe they accidently included the AOL CDs. Huge business opportunity for macrovision there.... the AOL cd copying business is probably singlehandedly responsible for AOL's continuing downfall.

  11. Re:search keyword - find the most interesting plac on Google Exposes Web Surveillance Cams · · Score: 0

    Now the real question is, can the slashdot effect destroy all 1500 camera servers? ... Ive got 100 bucks on "yes".

  12. Re:My cats can do better on Automatic Christmas Music · · Score: 0

    Sure, your cats can do better.... but can YOU? I know i couldnt :)

  13. Re:No wonder they're laggin behind... on IT Practice Within Microsoft · · Score: 0

    Well, if Win2k and NT4.0 werent powerful enough to serve up the files, why didnt they serve hotmail on Windows ME instead? It *was* "designed for the new digital age", after all....

  14. Re:Probably some truth to that. on Auto Manufacturers Running Out Of Unique IDs · · Score: 0

    > Shit, drive a couple more blocks and its brand new again! ...I wonder if the new car smell comes back?

  15. did someone say "weather baloon"? on The Future of Free Weather Data on the Internet · · Score: 0

    We all pay taxes (OK maybe not all of us) that support things like weather sattelites, weather baloons, remote weather stations, etc

    Youre right, they CANT kill the NWS... then what would the air force claim had crashed at area 51 next time?

  16. Re:Break their fingers on Giving Up Passwords For Chocolate · · Score: 2, Funny

    Most system administrator would wish that they had a company policy which allowed them to break the fingers of users who share their passwords that doesnt encourage password sharing or anything... "hey mike, my fingers are broken, can you type in my password for me?"

  17. Re:They've gotten to my eggs too on Do Your $20 Bills Explode In the Microwave? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, and those easter peeps marshmallow candies must be RFID central of the world- You should see what happened when i decided to warm mine up!

  18. Does this work for TVs too? on Smart Billboards · · Score: 1

    Does anyone know if TVs have the same kind of leaking? cause more and more cars these days are coming with TVs in them, and TV schedules are more scheduled (i.e. i drive past a billboard at 7:15 watching FOX, so it shows me a ad targeted directly at the kind of person who watches simpsons... like maybe a ad for slashdot

  19. Re:If my radio.. on Smart Billboards · · Score: 1

    Maybe it will assume youre playing a CD and hit you up with some Tower Records ads...