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  1. mirror of the color comic on Manga Explains NASA Mission · · Score: 4, Informative

    here

    should withstand a decent slashdotting..

  2. while pranks like this are fun and all.. on Fuddruckers Called Out on Hotlinking · · Score: 1, Insightful

    wasn't the POINT of the internet to be able to link anywhere at any time? /. has bashed sites before for there linking policies and legal action over "deeplinking", so whats the problem with this instance?

  3. just thought.. on New Algorithm for Learning Languages · · Score: 3, Interesting
    what if this could be integrated into a small plugin for your browser(or any program) of choice, that would then generate its own dictionary in your language.

    would probably help with the problem of either downloading a small, incomplete dictionary, a dictionary with errors, or a massive dictionary file.

  4. wow... on GMail Sign-Ups Via Mobile · · Score: 1
    they make the assumption that everyone who would want a gmail account already has a cell phone and sms?

    probably just cut a huge chunk of potential users out there..

  5. what the.. on New 1 Kilowatt PSU - Too Much Power? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    400 watts of overhead? isn't that absolutely terrible efficiency? i mean pc power and cooling released a 800w one that drew about 950 watts from the socket(i think it got /.'ed too) but thats a 150 watt diffrence, not a 400watt diffrence..

  6. again? on Steganography with Flickr · · Score: 3, Informative
    you guys linked another wikipedia article on the front page without notifying them so that it could be locked

    owell, its probably goatse now, you guys should just put (NSFW) after all wikipedia links.

  7. Re:speed of development on Graphics Card Comparison Guide · · Score: 1

    actually, they made the voodoo 5 6000 also :) . 4 gpu's, on one card. the early models had an external power brick like a laptop

  8. they've been doing this for a while on ASUS Secretly Overclocking Motherboards? · · Score: 2, Insightful
    i have an asus P4P-800e deluxe motherboard, and it runs stock at a 808mhz fsb, now thats a farely old mobo, 865pe chipset. from about 2002.

    i always just thought it was just that the timing crystals/chips they were using were cheap and inaccurate, but i guess not. or maybe this is just the old "never attribute to malice what can be easily attributed to lazyness"

  9. something i dont get.. on Toshiba 40GB Perpendicular Magnetic Record Drives · · Score: 1

    ok, they can cram a ton of data on a tiny platter, now why not go back to 5 1/2 desktop drives? if they made full height 5 1/2 drives, they could fit arround 2.8tb in one drive. how is this a bad idea?

  10. Re:Where the hell are they getting 20GB drives? on Xbox360 Pricing, 2 Models at Launch · · Score: 2, Informative

    actually, seagate's "U" series still has 20gb drives, and im farely sure western digital still sells them too. they wont be in your local $COMPUMART on the front shelf, but most online stores still sell them if you know how to use the search function :P

  11. Re:Cyberstalkers... on Groups Slam FCC on Internet Phone Tap Rule · · Score: 1
    actually, more like a huge market for used NIC's/routers

    gentlemen, start your ebay

  12. now before anyone gets started on 10 Technologies MIA · · Score: 5, Insightful
    i dont get all the love for kozmo, its like saying "and i want a perpeptual motion machine that makes infinite money too!, AND A PONEY."

    there buisness model was fatally flawed, they didnt make any proffit because they basically sold everything at what it cost them, and didnt charge shipping.

  13. Re:bomb likely was unnecessary on 60 Years Since Hiroshima · · Score: 1
    Yet no word on the point of view (that I assume was never taught in US schools) that the bombing was unnecessary, as Japan was about to surrender, the wheels were in motion but accidental/intentional communication problems prevented that from happening before the bombs were dropped.

    ive seen quite a few documentaries about hiroshima, and read a moderate ammount about it. and what i'd like to ask YOU, is "yes, but did they know they were about to surrender at the time?" it certainly doesn't seem like they could have known.
  14. you know they could have just.... on Governmental Servers Wiped? Never! · · Score: 5, Informative
    used dban, its not rocket science. just put the disk in and hit ok

    o wait, this is the goverment, nevermind

  15. Re:OFF TOPIC: /. Poll Locked on Hacking Hotels 101 · · Score: 1
    hmm, this is strange. im hoping this is just a bug.

    since i thought /. was anti censorship,and yet every 10 seconds or so if i refresh the page, its back to 0 or 1 comments even with people posting more.

  16. now correct me if im wrong on U.S. Moves to Kill Leap Seconds · · Score: 5, Insightful

    but it seems to be working perfectly fine as it is, why fuck with it?

  17. Re:Fairly Cheap on Socket Adapter Brings Pentium M to Desktop · · Score: 3, Informative
    quite a bit more than even a 3800+, 1.7ghz is $250 at newegg, and i think 2ghz was at about $399-410 right now, so

    more than you would want to pay for a chip+adaptor

  18. now.. on TiVo Lets You Respond to Ads · · Score: 1, Insightful
    who's to say this wont be like clicking unsubscribe links in spam?

    you give the thumbs up to one marketer, and they just sell your information to tons of other ones?

    what guarantee do they provide that this is safe?

  19. costs outweigh the benefits? on Municipal WiFi Costs Outweigh Benefits · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ive heard the same said about public transportation a few times, and im sure it was said about the power system(which is municipal, at least in some areas)

  20. verizon TOS on Hacking the Motorola v265 · · Score: 5, Informative
    he says nothing about the verizon TOS, and doesn't even warn that you could get your service cut off if they found out you did this.

    that would seem like something that should have been mentioned...

  21. Re:Finding a soluable median on A Coffeeshop's Weekends Without Wi-Fi · · Score: 1

    actually, cafe ladro in seattle has this exact system, you get 65 minutes for a $3 purchase, and like 90 for a $5+ one. it works great at keeping to many people from just camping in there

  22. am i the only one.. on Blank Keyboard · · Score: 1
    who thinks this just looks like a black IBM model M?

    but seriously, you could get one of those(compleate with real capacitance keyswitches) and a can of whatever color makes you happy spraypaint for about $15 if you can find a model m at a computer recycling place, which at least for me.. wasnt hard. and for $80, you could get a NEW model m, here. the basic model is only $50 there, and im sure even ebay could outdo that for a very lightly used or new one. just makes this letterless keyboard seem like a ripoff to me..

  23. Nice idea... on New Shoe Designed to Kick-Start Couch Potatoes · · Score: 3, Insightful

    but truly lazy people will always find a way to be lazy. they'll just pick up the shoes and shake them, or somesuch. to make it think they walked. as with previous idea's like this, its worthless if its even semi-easily trickable

  24. So... on Charter School Firm Attacks Online Criticism · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Are they going to sue slashdot?

  25. Intel on Simple, Bare-Bones Motherboards? · · Score: 1

    At least late last year, intel still sold motherboards that were *just* motherboards. i think they also had models that had nothing built in besides an NIC also.