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  1. 1 Earth = 1 Planet on Definition of Planet to be Announced in September · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Why not categorize and measure like G(ravity), N(ewton), K(elvin)?

    If an object is one half earth's mass, just call it 1/2 Planet. If the object orbits around a planet, just call it satellite or moon or subplanet. After all, planet means "to wander". What doesn't wander around the universe?

    *Middle English, from Old French planete, from Late Latin planta, from Greek plants, variant of plans, plant, from plansthai, to wander.
    ref. dictionary.com

  2. Ethereal only in name on RIP Ethereal, Long Live Wireshark · · Score: 1

    Ethereal(tm) by NIS may turn into some cookware for all we know, but one thing is clear; GPL. Ethereal/WireShark was released under GPL, and name change will not affect the direction of development (as far as I know). Only thing uncertain here is what NIS will do with the name Ethereal(tm).

    NIS may hire new developers and continue on where Combs left off. In this case, NIS may come out as Ethereal(tm) main branch, and WireShark may be seen as fork even though CACE is the one with original project lead, Combs. Either case, both under GPL, Combs may have some tough time convincing distros from including two seperate ethereal products. This fact alone and its outcome will be very interesting.

    NIS may drop development and stop the contribution to the code branch and develop entirely new product and license. This case, it will be a name only product and hopefully community will make a swift change to WireShark in order to make the transition quick and painless. Worst case senario, I can think of Xorg and X11 case where most distros had tough time switching from X11 to Xorg fork while making crosslink compatible and transparent.

    I may be wrong on this, so I'll let Combs and NIS correct me.

  3. errrr... Am I qualify for this? on Detox Clinic Opening for Video Game Addicts · · Score: -1, Redundant

    "offering in-house treatment for people who can't leave their joysticks alone. [...] Some show withdrawal symptoms, such as shaking and sweating, when they look at a computer."

    err.. I can't leave my errr.. joystick alone... errr... do I have to -like- play game to join this program?

  4. Print Friendly View on A Cleaner, Cheaper Route to Titanium · · Score: 3, Insightful
  5. Re:n00bies on the raise on Working Model of MIT $100 Laptop a Hit · · Score: 1

    Yeah, most likely you haven't heard of us since we are really really underground and grassroot of the grassroot as in like grass seeds with tiny roots.

    Yeah, mostly it's just one member base right now, me being the first one and all, but sure, it's small and tight bunch of close friends making difference in the real world man. But we are expanding and growing like the seeds of grass .. in the lawn of the.. garden of Eve and such.

    Yeah, totally.

    Oh by the way, if you wanna join, you gotta have your own creep since like we are dispersed everywhere as in like we are looking into options and open to changes in location. Cool?

  6. n00bies on the raise on Working Model of MIT $100 Laptop a Hit · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "The main goal is to tap into the ability of every child to toss away a manual and figure out how to make gadgets work on their own..."

    As a future warning for Fedora community, expect sudden jump in n00b questions in several different languages. Also keep in mine that those n00bs are mostly children. Please refer "RTFM" as "Read The Fine Manual" and "STFU" as "Stop Talking Fast, User".

    And most importantly, every time you use "LOL" and "ROTFL" and "LMAO", just remember; You are laughing with them, not at them.

    Thank you,

    concern citizen from Softer Gentler Linux community

  7. Bring it on Sista! on How Not to Steal a Sidekick · · Score: 2, Funny

    "I was immediately told that my white ass didn't deserve it back."

    OH! You De-dnt! (two snaps and a circle) You and your boi-frieeeend with rough neck gangsta wannabe outfit like "oh i'm finally out of my grandma's basement" with his raggidity looking pimp squad can kiss my black ass of sweetness.

    Bring it oun, bitch!!11!1! I'll squash you whore like a spanish fly and sting your stank whore ass like Queen bee.

  8. Re:Just an opinion on AllofMp3.com Breaks Silence · · Score: 1

    "TO THE PEOPLE WHO SPENT MONEY TO PUT THE ARTISTS WHERE THEY ARE"

    Please send the money to every listeners' and fans' bank accounts. After all, we listened to those bum artists' music. The fans and listeners put them where they are after all, not promoters, not engineers, not talent scounts, not marketing, not writers, not singers, not players, not dancers, not video hoochie mamas, not directors, not PAs who brought the coffee every morning, no one but us, the listeners.

  9. The most amazing thing about this on AllofMp3.com Breaks Silence · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "The US government officials and politicians have been demanding lately that the Russian authorities shut down allofmp3.com, alleging the site is pirate. Otherwise, they threaten Russia with sanctions, including blocking its entry to WTO."

    US trade office is willing to cut off trading relation with Russia over some lousy MP3s? So lets look at this again. What's more profitable and logical? Russia in WTO and suck down RIAA and dumbdown copyright for tit sucking MP3s? or Kick Russia out of WTO and threathen with sanction?

    All that in the name of MP3s??? Are we that fucking insane to the point of mental retardation? Oh wait, we are talking about RIAA and politicians.

  10. If I got this patent right, it means... on Net2phone Sues Skype · · Score: 2, Interesting

    comm link between two devices initiating PTP link by email from sender to middle-tier switch/server to query the route to the final destination which will respond with on/off status to middle-tier switch/server and back to original sender.

    I don't think, the summary does the justice, however broad none the less. I'm not even sure if Skype works this way. But I think, the key word here is "E-Mail". I also think, it's safe to say, since it's using "E-Mail", there is no original invention here. It's just using whatever is already invented. So what's so patentable about this?

    blah, it's late... I might be totally wrong on this.

  11. Scott Herold's comment misleading on VMWare Rolls Out Their Largest Product Release · · Score: 1

    Herold: [In environments with] heterogeneous operating systems, VMware is the clear leader. Microsoft's recent addition of Linux support to Virtual Server shows they are moving in the right direction. While Xen has consistently mentioned that they have been able to get Windows booting, it has been eerily quiet lately on that front."

    http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/Research/SRG/netos/xen/
    A port of Windows XP was developed for an earlier version of Xen, but is not available for release due to licence restrictions.

    If that is not a slander, i don't know what is. Perhaps Herold mispoke, I don't know. However going by the context and the purpose of the article, a cozy little place may be waiting for him in a marketing department.

  12. Re:Mostly detonated remote. on Another Robotic Vehicle to Help Soldiers · · Score: 1

    I don't know why you are yelling at me and I wasn't trolling, not to mention why you are accusing me of undermining our effort in Iraq.

    Lets get one thing straight. You and I probably (most likely) have two separate ideas on the method of winning strategy in Iraq. Your point was to win the "hearts and minds" of Iraqis. Well, mine is bit more cruel and straight forward and effective measure to elimiate two goals of insurgents.

    You can't change the "hearts and minds" of dead people. More civilian casualty means fueling more the insurgents's adjective. US can't win with dead civilians neither case. Two goals; insurgents killing children will only fuel anger of Iraqis. It's only natural to protect the children at all cost. This comes out as the best strategy. Defend the people who matters the most to the people, the children. Protecting children is win-win situation for US right now, even more so than protecting Prime Minister.

    Eliminate IEDs with traffic control; Do not let vehicles into areas where civilians are presents such as market place during day time. Shoot to kill on any vehicles present in green zone while red zone, limit vehicle traffic to bare minimum with IR tracking and create checkpoints. Cost will vary depending on implementation, however can't be more than $100 Billion we have poured into Iraq. All these will not insure there will be no suicide bomber with strapon dildo up that monkey's ass with C4 and granade. But with proper policing and periodical public excercise co-ordinated with US military, the casualty will be kept to minimal. Sure, it will be total police state like prior regime, but what the fuck do they care? Iraq had Saddam for 30 years. Couple of more years won't kill them... literally. Besides order after total chaos seems good chilling period to rebuild infastructure. Again, win-win.

    The idea isn't to win someone's hearts and minds, but at the end of the day, if there are only assholes alive to hate us, the point is very mute. Keep the people who matter the most alive long enough to change Iraq, that's including our brave and motherfucking bad ass soldiers from good old USA, the best in the world. Remember, in Washinton, DC., US, people die needlessly in violent crimes at higher rate than our soliders dying in Iraq. Matter of fact, you are safer in Iraq than Washington, DC. Similarity? Try to win "hears and minds" with rosey flowers in DC, you'll just get shot.

  13. Re:EMP bomb=Really idiotic idea on Another Robotic Vehicle to Help Soldiers · · Score: 1

    Not really sure if you know the word "sarcastic", but anyways.

    EMP does not set the bomb off like you've stated. EMF doesn't magically set off bomb like C4 by itself. Matter of fact, EMP is low frequency hence worst it can do to C4 is just give a bad vibration. High frequency is another matter like microwave which can detonate C4 directly or by exploding blasting cap or detonator which makes C4 go boom. Some even said, lighting up C4 with a match will just make C4 burn like a wood. :) Of course, some homemade bomb could be different and more prone to explosion all by itself. I don't know.

    Come to think of it, EMF will most likely destroy transistors on any remote detonator before it can even set off the detonator.

  14. Re:Evil geinus 101: Market it right on U.K. Group Wants DRM'd Media Labeled · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm sure some sold-out artists will do something like promoting DRM in their subliminal lyrics like;

    "my juice is flowin' like a man with a mission / my words are blowing your minds into a submission /
    you can't copy my style 'cuz you ain't an original / DRM on my record 'cuz my lyrics aren't replaceable"

    Of course, there are reason why I am not a rapper... or a poet...

  15. Evil geinus 101: Market it right on U.K. Group Wants DRM'd Media Labeled · · Score: 1

    Who want to bet that Recording industry will make "DRM" labeling the next 'fad' like "Explicit Lyrics" or "Rated R"?

    Yeah, I can see those assholes rubbing their hands together now... (petting white fluffy cat is optional)

  16. Re:Mostly detonated remote. on Another Robotic Vehicle to Help Soldiers · · Score: 1

    3 ways to detonate a bomb. 1, remote trigger like cellphone and low frequency transmiters or also known as dead man's switch. 2, suicide bombers with any monkey level hand-eye co-ordination skills. 3, hair pin triggers on roadside bomb.

    EMP only effectively takes out #1. #2 is what does the most damages due to a monkey driving the car. #3 is somewhat effective, but it's as effective as a mime.

    The most important part is effective policing. For instance, eliminate driving during the day except for US military. Civilian awareness and periodical excercise in case of bombing. Less face time with adult civilians and more face time with children, aka protect the children at all cost. I think, this is going to be more affective. Give 10-15 years from now, they won't turn against US.

  17. Heh? How does that help? on Another Robotic Vehicle to Help Soldiers · · Score: 3, Interesting

    So 2 feet midget robot car driving around trying to stop IEDs with suicidial nutbag driving right into target? Better yet, how does that help everyone trying to not get blown to pieces while shopping for food or trying to go to school or trying to go from point A to point B?

    Oh wait, here is an idea. EM bomb. No ignition, No Boom.

  18. Re:cool stuff but not new on Scientists Couple Nerve Tissues With Computer Chip · · Score: 2, Funny

    Are you saying this isn't "Ghost In The Shell" post?

  19. Open Source Cream Cheese, yeah Cheese is the word. on The Molecular Secrets of Cream Cheese · · Score: 4, Funny

    We have Open Source Cream Cheese now? Oh sweet lord of mercy! All we need is Open Source Bagel and Open Source Toaster. Oh wait, we already have NetBSD.

  20. I don't understand why people still are using PDF on Adobe Threatens Microsoft With Suit · · Score: 2, Interesting

    when dvi is much better. Personally I stop creating PDf file long time ago. There is nothing like that feeling when your browser (Firefox) is trying to open up 10 MB pdf file, "Oh, crap..."

  21. Are you 18 or older? Click (Yes) or (No) on Site Says 'Go Away!'; Federal Court Says No · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Then court should also think this is totally stupid and shouldn't protect porn sites from liability, if that is the case. After all, it's only click away from kids to access porn. I can hear that "for the Children" antic coming up.

    Some judges need a lesson on how internet works. Probably most judges think internet runs on some magnetic tapes and flashing light bulbs with occational "beep.. beep" noise.

    pr0n for everyone!

  22. Re:How likely was 9/11 until it happened on CyberTerrorism - Reality or FUD? · · Score: 1

    Not that many actually, the chances of you ever needing the smoke detector are remote. In fact it will most likely go off on a false alarm.

    Mostly I do agree with what you are saying, but this remark is a bit hard to swallow. Personally I have been through fire on two different occations. Nothing big, but minor enough to have lost my apartment over if it got any bigger. Also I don't know that many people who didn't have at least one incident in their life time that smoke alarm did warn them of possible fire and smoke hazzard. CO2 is what kills people most often, not fire. So there is no such thing as "false" alarm in my opinion. If the smoke alarm went off, it's a good indication that CO2 level is raising and immediate action is required.

    For instance, when I'm cooking, I know that smoke alarm might go off. So I make sure I ventilate my apartment with fan as much as I can and open all windows. If the smoke alarm goes off, I stop cooking, not pull out the battery from smoke alarm.

  23. There are more scarier things on the "internet" on CyberTerrorism - Reality or FUD? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Such as MySpace, Rotten, RealUltimatePower, Scientology, etc.

    Jokes aside, good read on CyberTerrorism before 911. Evidently CyberTerrorism isn't post 911 antics. It's been around for years now.
    http://www.cnn.com/TECH/specials/hackers/cyberterr or/

  24. I vote for CFC (Thomas Midgley) on Stupid Engineering Mistakes · · Score: 1

    Single handledly destroying ozone layer. Oh and giving "candle blowing in the wind" a whole new meaning.

  25. Re:Where's Chernobyl? on Stupid Engineering Mistakes · · Score: 1

    I don't know how safe the reactor was in general operation, but it didn't just "blow up" one day.

    It just "blew up" in one night.