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  1. Last Resort... on Sony's New DRM Technique · · Score: 1

    ...would just be to record digitally from a high quality audio stream.

    I'm sure most people wouldn't care or notice the difference.

  2. Re:my favorite quote on Sony's New DRM Technique · · Score: 1
    "Only a Sith thinks in absolutes"

    - Obi Wan Kenobi

    Therefore, Westley = Sith

  3. Re:Intelligent Designs on 60% Of U.S. Believe Life Exists On Other Planets · · Score: 1

    More likely, they'll try to convert the Aliens, trying to convince them that a homosapien on this planet did magic 2000 years ago and if you believe in him, you'll live forever in happiness, while all of the alien's predecessors would have gone to hell, since they did not have the benefit of walking on their planet.

  4. Re:First question for alien intelligence . . . on 60% Of U.S. Believe Life Exists On Other Planets · · Score: 1

    They'll answer:

    "Notepad!"

  5. overkill on School-Lunch Monitoring System for Parents · · Score: 1
    Mary Carol Eddleman looked into what her daughter at a Hoschton middle school was buying and found she was getting an extra 12-ounce can of juice each day, even when a four-ounce bottle of juice came with lunch.

    "That's about 150 extra calories a day. It's one thing if she did it occasionally, but she was getting in the habit of buying it every single day on top of lunch because her friends are drinking it," Eddleman said. "They drink it down like a Coke."

    Eddleman talked to her daughter, who has since switched to buying a bottle of water instead.


    That's overkill. Complaining that your child is drinking too much juice? Pop beverages, I understand, but juice? Why not tell her to become more active and burn off those extra 150 calories.

    Besides, buying bottled water doesn't make any sense to me. Just bring it from home.
  6. Re:Please cut out the mindless propaganda. on History of Netscape and Mozilla · · Score: 1

    When I say 'people', I meant *most* people. I thought it was a given.

    I switched to IE from 4.7 as well because it was better.

  7. Re:Please cut out the mindless propaganda. on History of Netscape and Mozilla · · Score: 1

    You forgot the main reason people switched to IE - it was already preinstalled into Windows... subsidized by the cost of Windows itself.

    People don't switch because a product is superior, but rather for convenience... if they did, then Microsoft would be out of business.

  8. Notice these studies are on human behaviour on Scientific Research That Could Have Been Avoided · · Score: 1

    Which is an inexact science. Much of this type of science can easily be concluded from common sense, unlike more quantitative or 'fundamental' sciences.

  9. It's up to the boyfriend to take them down on Oregon Woman Sues Yahoo for $3 Million · · Score: 1

    Think of this scenario:

    Yahoo takes down photos upon request. Ex creates new profiles and posts photos. She requests Yahoo to take them down, which Yahoo complies. Ex creates some more.

    At some point, she has to sue the ex or get the police to charge her ex-boyfriend with a crime. The court can prevent the boyfriend from doing it again.

    Also, how does Yahoo! know that she is telling the truth? Or that she is even the person in the photo?

  10. What's next on Slashdot? on Time Picks Top 100 Films · · Score: 1

    Top 100 songs of all time?
    Top 100 books of all time?

    Where does the "Stuff that matters." end?

  11. Kind of like a religion isn't it? on Your Chance to Meet Bill Gates · · Score: 1

    If you profess your passion for Jeebus (Windows), you will get to meet God (Gates).

  12. Re:What I wonder... on IBM Plans to Open the Cell Processor · · Score: 2, Informative

    Mods find it "Interesting" that the parent didn't read the article. ;) (Maybe trying to be the first to reply ;))

    The article clearly states that Sony is part of this decision.

  13. Here's a great idea... on Might Episodes VII - IX Still Be Made? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's do X, XI, XII

    then wait 10 years to do VII, VIII, IX

  14. Re:Notice the differences though on Google's New Personalized Homepage · · Score: 1

    Have you used My Yahoo!? It's much more powerful with more content available. You can make it look 'simple' by limiting the amount of content you decide to put on it.

    Wait until Google allows more customizability and content before making a decision on which portal is 'simpler'.

  15. Re:They're awful on Firefox Promo Videos · · Score: 1

    The money should be spent to pay off judges and politicians to force legislation to order Microsoft to include Firefox in Windows.

    That's the way things are usually done.

  16. Typo - ugprades? on Firefox Breaks 50,000,000 Barrier · · Score: 1

    Did anyone notice the typo?... it says 'ugprades', instead of 'upgrades.

  17. Shouldn't be called a LAW on Gordon Moore: Moore's Law is Dead · · Score: 1

    That's incorrect. It should be called 'Moore's Prediction', 'Moore's Prophecy' etc... Anything but a law, which implies that there is some sort of scientific basis for it.

  18. Re:Consequences? on Kyoto Treaty to Enter Into Force · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Or they can take the Bush approach and attack the offending country, and contract out the rebuilding to friends at the expense of the taxpayers.

  19. Why does every topic that mentions China... on Chinese Team Heading for Coldest Spot on Earth · · Score: 1

    ...ends up with a China-bashing rant?

    Title: "Americans find a way to cure cancer"

    --> "Americans are dirty, dirty people, arrogant bastards...they don't respect the poor and only care to dominate the world. This curing cancer could be their latest diabolical plot to create biological weapons!"

    Stick to the f'en topic morons.

  20. Title should read... on Tech Giants Bankrolling IP Hoarding Start-Up · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Tech Giants Bankrolling IP Whoring Start-Up"

  21. Re:Internet Explorer is NOT free. on Opera Facing Losses While Firefox Usage Grows · · Score: 1

    So the real answer is that it is free only if it's not included in the OS you buy.

  22. Internet Explorer is NOT free. on Opera Facing Losses While Firefox Usage Grows · · Score: 1

    It's included in the cost of the Windows operating system. Saying it's free is like saying you're purchasing a hamburger and getting the patty and pickles for free.

    Being able to download it for the MacOS basically means that it's being subsidized by Windows users.

  23. As Julia Roberts would say... on Best Buy: 20% Of Customers Are Wrong · · Score: 1

    "Big mistake. Big. Huge! I have to go shopping now!"

  24. China bashing at it's best on China's Superior Technologies · · Score: 1

    Start talking about technology and end up stating all the negative points (rightly or wrongly) about the country. Guess what? The media has you fools brainwashed into hating on China at every opportunity.

    Wouldn't it be funny to start a thread on some interesting technology in New York and have the thread end up talking about crime, pollution, overcrowding, etc...?

    "Yes, they may have found a way to cure cancer, but their streets stink like garbage!"

  25. Re:Slashdot on Review of Team America World Police · · Score: 1

    Nice example. Nerds listen to music, so let's do a review of our favourite album. Nerds eat, so let's post our favorite recipes. Nerds snowboard, play ball, etc, etc... you get the idea.

    I'm still waiting for someone to give me a complimentary dinner for two so I can post a review on slashdot about how the food (and night) was.