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  1. Re:There's a big difference... on New Linux Kernel Crash-Exploit discovered · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but the user interface is so bulky and clunky. It really sucks. I'm waiting for the 1.0 release.

  2. Is this the AventureMail guy? on Gmail Spam Filter Testing · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The guy who got booted off AventureMail (2GB free) for trying to test their spam filters? The story is on Kuro5hin, if anyone wants to see it.

  3. Re:There's a big difference... on New Linux Kernel Crash-Exploit discovered · · Score: 1

    I'm still waiting until they release the 802.11 version of that firewall.

  4. Re:"wireless"? on Austin Becoming Wi-Fi Hot Spot · · Score: 1

    More juice? Why not say more wirewater?

  5. Slashvertising for Free? on Huge Console Auction Debuts · · Score: 1

    It has all the signs of being free advertising. Especially since, with about 3 days gone by, there have been no bids.

    And why isn't neura's name in the submission linked to his/her (ok, with an auction like this, probably his) account?

  6. Re:I don't want videoconferencing on AOL To Charge for AIM Videoconferences · · Score: 5, Funny

    20% informative? Isn't that *over*-informative?

  7. Re:We'll get another chance to remember it... on Remembering Pioneer 10 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't you mean P'neer?

  8. Re:It sounds a little bit like overkill on California Initiative to Expand DNA Database · · Score: 1

    Actually, I believe I read recently that determining race from DNA is pretty hit-or-miss, and lots of forensics labs won't even try (not just because of its inaccuracy, but for fear of sparking "physical inferiority" idiocy).

  9. Look on the bright side on California Initiative to Expand DNA Database · · Score: 2, Funny

    No one wants their DNA in a database, right? Maybe it'll act as a deterrent! (Laugh, it's funny)

  10. Re:Psygnosis - latin for "Won't Boot" on StarForce Copy Protection Causing User Ire · · Score: 1

    Just an FYI for those folks who don't know; baryons are a type of matter. Baryonic matter is "normal" matter - protons, neutrons, and electrons. Non-baryonic matter includes stuff like axions (still hypothetical), neutrinos, anti-matter of various types, and so on.

  11. SACD isn't new - neither is DVD-A on New Digital Audio Formats · · Score: 2, Informative

    They've been around since at least 1999 - see here.

  12. I did S[kim]TFA ... on Government-Funded GPL Software · · Score: 3, Informative

    But I couldn't figure out what this guy's software actually does. Anyone?

  13. Re:Alright. on phpstack - A TCP/IP Stack and Web Server in PHP · · Score: 1

    How about, "I bet he's running his server on it, too".

  14. Are you (the editors and original poster) new here on 19th Century News Coming Online · · Score: 1

    Because no one will ever RTFAs, even if they are a few centuries old.

  15. Re:The perils of machine translation on Physicist Loses Degree for Data Falsification · · Score: 1

    You mean like in "Die Hard /w a Vengeance", where one of the terrorists is named "Herr Krieg" (Krieg is the german word for war)?

  16. Re:100G? That seems like an awful lot. on Providing Access to Info in Developing Countries · · Score: 1

    More than one person can read, yes, but not more than all the folks at this University can read - especially when you consider that they can't know what they'll want unless it's there.

  17. Re:Googlized HTML version on Mathematician Claims Proof of Riemann Hypothesis · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Are the mods on crack? Clearly this post is a joke, as the parent that posted the original link posted AC. It may be a non-slashdottable version, but it is no more Karma-whoring free than the other one.

  18. Re:lol - I'm gonna be rich on Don't Smudge The Sensor When You Press 'Play' · · Score: 1

    Why, do you already have the latex-molding infrastructure? *rimshot*

  19. Re:Security? on Using a Password One Doesn't Consciously Remember · · Score: 1

    That tech is called Tempest, but it's very sensitive to the weather, other computers/monitors/sources of EM radiation in the area. It's also very expensive.

  20. Re:I don't get it on Iraq Wants .iq TLD · · Score: 3, Informative

    Right now, the .iq registrar is a Texas company (presumably) chosen by the Saddam regime. The new regime wants control - presumably so they can either run the registry themselves, have it be run by a local (Iraqi) company, or negotiate a better contract with a different country. Any of which would give them a better deal, and maybe even a cash flow to the government or the economy as a whole.

  21. Re:How Typical on Giftfile Project Primes Decentralized Gift Economy · · Score: 1

    Actually, even if there aren't a lot of comments yet, people do care about this. Maybe this is one of those few topics intriguing enough that people are actually RTFA? (Hey, I can dream.)

    Plus, look at iTunes. It's wonderful. Still has some problems (DRM, charging for "empty songs" in Dark Side of the Moon, etc), but we love it. The more the **AA embraces that, the happier I for one, and I suspect much of the /. crowd, will be. So your analogy is bogus. This giftfile project applies to the little guy - like F/OSS developers and indy bands (which have had some success so far selling CDs on their websites, going through Magnatunes, etc, this'll just be another method).

  22. And now for the (even) crass(er) response... on Parenting and a Career in Coding? · · Score: 1

    the fact that you are having a kid proves you are getting laid with some regularity.

    Actually, it proves that she's getting laid ... after all, "it's the *Virgin* Mary, Eddie. What did Joseph have to do with *anything*?" (Simon Birch)

  23. This may be impractical, but ... on Disabling Wireless Networks? · · Score: 1

    Why not use a university computer lab? Then you have total control. Or, take a look at everyone's laptop as it comes in. They can leave the card with you (like a coat check), or, if it has integrated wireless of some sort, let them use a spare desktop or laptop you've brought for the purpose.

  24. Re:Just goes to show you .... on Hotmail Loses Customer Files · · Score: 1

    You mean a Beowulf Cloister? And why is it I've never seen a Heaneywulf Cluster joke (Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf is one of the most popular right now, and it's referred to by many as Heaneywulf)?

  25. Missed the point on World's Fastest Flash Memory Card? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, eventually (maybe even soon) we'll need 2GB or larger cards for PDAs ... but right now we need larger sizes for digital cameras.