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  1. Dumb Question..... on Indonesia Stops Sharing Avian Virus Samples · · Score: 1

    .... While I understand that viruses can mutate, is there anything special or unique about the strains in Indonesia that makes them (potentially) valuable?

  2. If you don't have time to read TFA.... on Panasonic ToughBook Testing Facility Tour · · Score: 4, Informative

    .... (after all it is 11 pages) Try surfing here for some quick hits on how their notebooks are tested and what standards they meet.

    http://www.panasonic.com/business/toughbook/df_tes t.asp

    If they weren't so bloody expensive, I'd get one. It looks like it would survive the real world quite nicely. If only all notebooks were built to HALF of what these are built to survive.

  3. This is a pre-emptive strike..... on Jobs Favors DRM-Free Music Distribution · · Score: 1

    .... Against the EU shutting down the iTunes Store. By appearing to shift the blame, he clouds the issue and makes it more difficult for them to shut him down.

  4. Is the issue that photos of houses are being.... on Your House Is About To Be Photographed · · Score: 1

    .... taken? Or is the fact that it's a non-American company doing it the real issue?

  5. But You Can't Totally Blame M$ For This..... on Vista a Threat to Internet Freedom? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ... Because it's the MPAA and RIAA that imposed this DRM bulls**t on them. I'm not saying that they're blameless. What I am saying is they need the support of the music and movie industry to "embrace and extend."

  6. It just goes to show that.... on Apple Inc. Inks Apple Corps Deal · · Score: 3, Funny

    .... All you need is love.

  7. Hmm.... on Canadian Movie Piracy Claims Mostly Fiction? · · Score: 1

    "Canadian Movie Piracy Claims Mostly Fiction?"

    Sounds like some Hollywood script writers are working for the MPAA.

  8. I'd say he's running scared..... on Bill Gates Brags About Vista, Reacts to Apple's Latest Ads · · Score: 2, Informative

    .... Given his reaction when questioned about the look of Vista by Miles O'Brien of CNN:

    http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/bill-gates/does-bill-ga tes-always-say-no-no-no-when-he-hears-os-x-232750. php

    and his "performance" on The Daily Show:

    http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/the-daily-show/bill-gat es-tells-jon-stewart-why-he-should-buy-vista-yes-i t-was-as-boring-as-this-headline-232403.php

    I'd say that Bill is a bit scared that Vista will flop, or worse, people will just buy a Mac.

  9. I'm not suprised he left..... on Zune Business Dev Executive Moves On · · Score: 4, Funny

    .... because anybody would be sick of getting squirted on a daily basis.

  10. Apple will pay and keep trying to find the leak... on Apple Ordered to Pay Blogger Legal Fees · · Score: 0

    .... as they believe that cutting sites like Appleinsider, Thinksecret, MacRumors and the like are a threat to the way they do business. $700K is NOTHING to them.

  11. Microsoft came out on top of this survey..... on Microsoft Tops Corporate-Reputation Survey · · Score: 1

    .... by using the same methods it "corrects" Wikipedia entries.

  12. This actually sounds like a VMware ad.... on 'Dumb Terminals' Can Be a Smart Move for Companies · · Score: 3, Interesting

    .... when I first started reading it as they have a concept called Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. The article sounds like the link below:

    http://www.vmware.com/solutions/desktop/vdi.html

  13. As long as it doen't..... on British E-Voting Pilots Announced · · Score: 1

    ...... Involve Diebold then I'm all for it.

  14. Why bother even having DRM? on Vista DRM Cracked by Security Researcher · · Score: 3, Insightful

    After all, it's only going to get cracked sooner or later. So there is no point is there?

  15. That stampede sound you are hearing.... on Professor Michael Geist on Vista's Fine Print · · Score: 3, Funny

    .... are former Windows users running to the Apple Store to buy a Mac.

  16. I might of missed something, but..... on First Vista Service Pack Due Second Half of 2007 · · Score: 1

    ......Didn't we just talk about this THREE DAYS AGO?

    http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/23/005 2256

    I smell a dupe.....

  17. Diebold's slogan is "We Won't Rest" on Diebold Security Foiled Again · · Score: 1

    ..... So will they not rest until our security is completely compromised?

  18. Have Fox got.... on Fox Subpoenas YouTube Over Content · · Score: 1

    ..... Lionel Hutz as an attorney?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Hutz

  19. I can see it now.... on Blame Gaming - Is the Blinking PS3 Sony's Fault? · · Score: 1

    "The 1080p TV set maker appears to be blaming Sony as the source of the blinking PS3, and the two powerhouse companies have organized a meeting to settle the score."

    So, are we talking a death match here or will it be paper rock scissors to settle this?

  20. The U.S. Millitary Should Stop..... on US Military Tests Non-Lethal Heat Ray · · Score: 1

    ..... taking it's weapons ideas from Sci-Fi. This one comes from War Of The Worlds:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat-Ray

    If this keeps up, we'll have a "Death Star" before you know it.

  21. This will last about 10 seconds... on Blu-ray Protection Bypassed · · Score: 1

    FTA:

    "Blu-ray and HD DVD both allow for decryption keys to be updated in reaction to attacks, for example by making it impossible to play high-definition movies via playback software known to be weak or flawed. So muslix64 work has effectively sparked off a car-and-mouse game between hackers and the entertainment industry, where consumers are likely to face compatibility problems while footing the bill for the entertainment industry's insistence on pushing ultimately flawed DRM technology on an unwilling public."

    So.... The keys will be updated, someone else will come out with a "crack," and the merry dance starts all over again. Have we truly gained anything? Methinks not. But maybe content owners might get smart and not bother with this DRM bulls**t.

  22. Radiation???? on Deathblow To a Voting Machine · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Of those five, four machines emitted radiation in such a way that the votes cast could be monitored."

    Some tin foil would solve that problem.

  23. This story is appearing elsewhere.... on Inventor Slims Down Exoskeletal Body Armor · · Score: 1
  24. Is this the case.... on Women "Advertise" Fertility · · Score: 1

    .... Before or after women get married?

  25. Kind of a short sighted view.... on iPhone Faces Uncertain Market · · Score: 4, Insightful

    1. Apple releases iPhone 1.0 (ApplePhone after Cisco gets through with them?) in 4GB and 8GB sizes
    2. Apple Fanboys will buy this version because "17 50 7074||y ru|35 4nd w1|| pwn 7h3 m4rk37 dud3!"
    3. Apple will release version 2.0 with way more storage (1.8" hard disk or SSD) for half the price. This will happen in about 18 months, But not actually ship for another 4 - 6 months after it is announced. (so as not to piss off Cingular)
    4. Joe Sixpack will buy that version in droves. Fanboys who have version 1.0 rush to upgrade because "17 50 7074||y ru|35 4nd w1|| pwn 7h3 m4rk37 dud3!"
    5. Profit!