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  1. Re:Usage of the comma, very weird on Image Recognition Neural Networks, Open Sourced · · Score: 1

    It's acceptable comma usage if you think of "open-sourced" as an adjective modifying "neural networks". A similar example of that would be "The Bill of Rights, Summarized".

  2. Re:How does wifi "pinpoint your location"? on Firefox Add-On To Track Your Location Via Wi-Fi · · Score: 2, Informative

    Wi-Fi location works kind of like Google Street View — someone drives around and collects information on the wireless devices in the area. All of this data is subsequently collected into a database, which is then used to look up locations based on the names and strengths of nearby networks.

  3. Re:Hard Questions for Senator Obama on Be Part of the 2008 Presidential Youth Debate · · Score: 1

    Basically — the "O" stands for OSTG, which used to be the name of Slashdot's owner SourceForge, Inc. You'll also see "/." next to Slashdot staff usernames.

  4. Even more fail than it looks on Chinese Restaurant Suffers Large Translation Error · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Chinese text on the banner (can1 ting1) is simply a generic term for "dining hall" or "cafeteria", which makes this even funnier.

  5. Re:CATTTTCHA? on Carnegie Mellon CAPTCHA Digitization Project Now Underway · · Score: 1

    CAPTCHA actually stands for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart".

  6. Re:Likely a lot more than 2 million on English Wikipedia Gets Two Millionth Article · · Score: 1
  7. Re:A Bit Biased on Wikipedia Corrects Encyclopedia Britannica · · Score: 1

    Okay, so where's the Wikipedia article listing all the times that someone found something wrong with Wikipedia, and corrected it with information from E.B.? I'm sure that's not an uncommon occurrence either.

    It was deleted as pointless and unmanageable.

  8. A small nitpick... on DRM Critique Airs On National Public Radio · · Score: 5, Informative

    Marketplace isn't an NPR program; the show is produced and distributed by American Public Media. Though many public radio stations air programs from both NPR and APM (as well as other orgnizations like Public Radio International), the two are distinct entities.

  9. Re:The Penguin Classics Library on Wikipedia's $100 Million Dream · · Score: 2, Informative

    There's a current attempt at a public domain Bible, the World English Bible. The New Testament is considered complete by the editors.

  10. Re:Better timeline on GUIs From 1984 to the Present · · Score: 5, Informative

    The GUIdebook also has tables showing the progression of specific interface elements (for example, icons).

  11. Chatspeak is not an IM requirement on It's OK to keep AIMing · · Score: 1

    A lot of people who use instant messaging don't talk in chatspeak — they use normal English spelling and grammar rules, so it follows that their syntax isn't affected.

  12. Re:Anyone have more information? on The 64% Violent Pacman · · Score: 1

    We did not include damage to objects, accidental actions that unintentionally harmed another character, the effects of natural disasters, or the presence of dangerous obstacles that could not be attributed to the actions of a particular character.

    So inducing a flood in SimCity isn't violent? I'm going to go have myself some fun....

  13. Old project on Google Lauded for Accessible Search · · Score: 1

    The search result pages say "Copyright ©2000 Google Inc." — accessible search six years in the making!

  14. Re:WikiDebian? on Debian Server Compromised · · Score: 1

    Let's just hope nobody tries to update their machine during a vandal spree.

    "Package httpd has been renamed to httpd-ON-WHEELS! Update? [Y/n]"

  15. Re:Maybe move it to Wikipedia on Freedb.org Ending · · Score: 1

    Such ideas have been proposed before. Have a look at Wikidata for an example.

  16. Ambiguous title on The Future of Telecom is in Wales · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I was really confused by this article until I realized that we weren't talking about Jimbo.

  17. Anyone else want to tag this... on One Big Bang, Or Many? · · Score: 1
  18. Re:SPHERES (Worst acronym ever) on Satellites To Try Formation Flying on ISS · · Score: 1

    Should've called 'em "Synchronized Position Hold Engage Re-Orient Experimental SPHERES". That way the acronym is both long and recursive!

  19. Re:Save you some time on Slashdot CSS Redesign Contest · · Score: 1

    Gives a new meaning to the words pink page of death.

  20. Um... on Streaming Patent Buoys RealNetworks · · Score: 2, Funny

    Am I the only one that read "Streaming Patent Buys RealNetworks" and thought, Yeah, I think the patent system needs some serious reform?

  21. But... on Viiv Falls Flat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Having a nifty rainbow-hued sticker on the front of my computer is half the fun!

  22. Re:What about downloading on Top Video Sharing Sites Reviewed · · Score: 1

    YouTube videos can be downloaded can by changing the URL from http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=[video_id] to http://www.youtube.com/get_video?l=165&video_id=[v ideo_id] (no spaces); this gives you a video in FLV format. You can change this into another format with, say, ffmpeg.

  23. Re:Hmm on Over 1 Million .eu Domains and Counting · · Score: 1

    Eu is the Portuguese equivalent of "I", the first-person pronoun. I think you may want to reconsider.

  24. Re:Strange progress of technology on Satellite Navigation a Real Crackpot! · · Score: 1

    Actually, they're all green. (Except the one I clicked on, which is now black.)

  25. Re:False premise on Bullying Affects Social Status? · · Score: 1

    This may not be the story in question, but I did find something about Seattle middle-school students being screened in a similar fashion.