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  1. Re:Also on USPS Service Kiosks Taking Pictures of Customers · · Score: 1

    Ever hear of the UniBomber?

    No, but I have heard of the Unabomber.

    To remember spelling, he targeted mostly Universities and Aiports.

    It's important to know your psychos.

  2. Re:Say "Goodbye, Sollog" on Usenet Psychic Wars With Wikipedia · · Score: 1

    The parent shouldn't be modded offtopic. The poster has the same name as the prognosticator of which the article speaks. Therefore his prediction combined with the name make the comment at least on topic.

  3. Re:On topic, sort of, special K on Face Recognition Needs 3 Areas Of Human Brain · · Score: 1

    The only Special K that I've heard of is a breakfast cereal in the US. Presumably, the Special K you mention is an informal name for some form of medication/intoxicant.

    Either that, or there's something Kellogs needs to come clean about.

  4. On topic, sort of on Face Recognition Needs 3 Areas Of Human Brain · · Score: 1

    There's a disorder called prosopagnosia (face-blindness) Where the afflicted cannot identify people's faces. Here's a couple of links to pages written by people who have it. It lends credence to the theory that there are entire portions of the brain dedicated to the recognition of faces.

    http://www.prosopagnosia.com/
    http://home.earth link.net/~blankface/prosopagnosia .shtml

    Here's the google search
    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c2coff= 1&q=pros opagnosia&spell=1

  5. Re:Star in your own Murder mystery on Things To Do Before You Die · · Score: 1

    Surely if you're dead, this is going to be the bit which causes most difficulty... Unless you start taking into account after-lifes and such. In which case you need to consider the fact that there's going to be at least one person (joining you in said after-life) who isn't going to be much of a friend, if/when they find out! I don't fancy spending eternity with someone who has a grudge against me!

    Not if they're really your friend, and have a twisted sense of humor.

    In the afterlife:
    You: Dude, I so framed you for murder.
    Friend: yeah, that was a good one. I'll get you back for that.

  6. Re:How in the... on Things To Do Before You Die · · Score: 1

    Do they need an entire sorpse worth of remains? Or could you just send a leg you just lost to have it made into a 0.5 or 2/3 carat diamond.

    Or maybe have the carbon turned into graphite?

  7. Re:Become a diamond on Things To Do Before You Die · · Score: 1

    You'll be unconscious a lot?

  8. Re:Come to DC! on Techies Migrate in Search of Work · · Score: 3, Informative

    In order to get a security clearance, you must have a job that requires a security clearance. In order to get a job that requires a security clearance, you must have a security clearance.

    From my experience, security clearance requires a sponsor. If the company is hiring and needs somebody with clearance, they're not about to sponsor you (it's expensive and they have no experience with you and you might not qualify), so you'll need clearance to get the job.

    But if you work for a company that has both secure and insecure contracts, when they need another employee with clearance they'll try to hire one or they'll sponsor a current employee.

  9. Re:Ah yes, the Guardian on US Ready to put Weapons in Space · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The United States has set precedent in cases similar to Taiwan and China. China has every right to retake this "state in open rebellion". Much like a Lincoln-led United States did with certain "states in open rebellion" over a century ago.

  10. Re:I. Florida on 2004 Election Weirdness Continues · · Score: 1

    Mr. Diddy did say he might have been a bit rash with the whole "Vot or Die" campaign. (Can't find a link right away).

    Perhaps he realized he'd be killing hooligan kids who didn't vote non-stop from now until next election. And that's a lot of work.

  11. Re:The problem with biometrics on Hardware That Recognizes You · · Score: 1

    You forgot Sixth Day with the Governor of California (easier to spell than his name) where he picks ip the severed thumb of the woman and uses it to gain entrance to a facility.

    You mentioned Fahrenheit 451. You know, it's pretty bad when you see the original title of a movie remake of a book that's a classic, and your first thought is "is that the movie that was made in response to Farenheit 9/11?"

    That's probably why Bradbury was none too pleased when Moore used the title.

  12. Re:Hit Lucas Where It Hurts on Star Wars Episode III Teaser Trailer Today · · Score: 1

    Ok, but what if I actually *like* the prequels. Do I get to see it a week early?

    Yes, but only if you promise to start taking your medication again.

  13. Re:Hit Lucas Where It Hurts on Star Wars Episode III Teaser Trailer Today · · Score: 1

    If such a boycott actually took place on a large scale it could conceivably suck a lot of the thunder out of Episode 3s opening week and probably create significant negative buzz about the film "not living up to hype"

    Especially if a prequel of Gigli grossed more in the same weekend.

  14. Re:Must be hard... on Third World Research, Development & Innovation · · Score: 1

    I propose getting rid of conventional armaments and replacing them with reasonably priced hydrogen bombs that would be distributed equally throughout the world. - Idi Amin

  15. Re:Choose Your Own Adventure? on Interactive Storytelling · · Score: 1

    I remeber those. Every time I'd read a new one for the first time I would die. That's how I learned I don't have very good judgement.

  16. Re:Just to compare on U.S. Offers $50 Download · · Score: 1

    This reminds me of a Deep Thought by Jack Handey.

    I hope in the future Americans are thought of as a warlike, vicious people, because I bet a lot of high schools would pick "Americans" as their mascot.

    Note: Not meant as political commentary of any sort, I just like Deeps Thoughts.

  17. Re:How many? on U.S. Offers $50 Download · · Score: 1

    Your sig reads: "Being a Devils Advocate on slashdot puts me in a scary place."

    It should be "Devil's Advocate", it's possessive. And you're right. It is a scary place on slashdot.

  18. Re:They won't copy it b/c it's ugly... on U.S. Offers $50 Download · · Score: 1

    All compliant notes bear a pattern of five tiny circles.

    So could one defend an image of theirs from being manipulaed by others by including a specific pattern of five timy circles?

  19. Re:5 seconds on the floor? on 2004 Ig Nobel Prizes Announced · · Score: 1

    He might want to clean that up next time BEFORE he makes his grilled cheese or whatever...

    Not necessarily. He might wait until he's done eating so as to not have to wash hands again. Or risk losing appetite from exposure to odor.

  20. Re:Fools! on Details On Inflatable Space Modules · · Score: 4, Funny

    terrorist WMD programs have already developed a more advanced version of the gigantic space pin, called the gigantic space needle

    Oh No, they already got it into Seattle!! We're all doomed!!

  21. Re:Xanadu on Details On Inflatable Space Modules · · Score: 4, Informative

    There's this, too. The guy does pretty much what you describe but adds some kind of metal infrastructure as well. The structure of this type that was up in the panhandle of Florida through a hurricane fared remarkably well.

  22. Re:Yay, Rah, Go Constitution! on Part Of The Patriot Act Shot Down · · Score: 1

    He must have had the Blood Pudding then. (Meant as good natured joking)

  23. Re:Slavery on Xybernaut Patents Collar Computer · · Score: 1

    So, sooner or later every knowledge which kept secret become public knowledge

    Not Coke's secret ingredient. That'll never get to be public information. CocaCola will kill anyone who discovers it. That's what happened to Jimmy Hoffa, John F Kennedy, and Elvis.

  24. Re:What really pissed me off... on 11,000 Words on the Star Wars Trilogy DVDs · · Score: 1

    In EP6, Jabba looked huge, and disgusting... like he was supposed to be. For some reason he didn't look either huge or disgusting, or particularly intimidating either.

    Yup. It's really sad to see someone let themselves go like that. He should have exercised and eaten right.

    How long was it between the scene in Episode IV and the scene in Episode VI? I reckon it's plausible for Jabba to have put on an impressive amount of weight in the right time frame.

  25. Another application for this product on PDA Designed for the Great Outdoors · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The military might be interested in these rugged PDA's.