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  1. Re:pwned on Hackers Eavesdrop On Quantum Crypto With Lasers · · Score: 2, Interesting
    From TFA:

    Quantum cryptography is often touted as being perfectly secure. It is based on the principle that you cannot make measurements of a quantum system without disturbing it.

    So, I guess the encryption system used here isn't really "quantum", since above doesn't apply, is it?

  2. Re:space station on The Sun Unleashes Coronal Mass Ejection At Earth · · Score: 1

    And this time, we didn't even need bunch of whale-like fish to warn us, giving us headaches and visions of burnt ghosts. (Yes, I saw that very episode last night, which is a bit scary.)

  3. Re:Barred for 20 years? on Twitter To Establish Information Security Program · · Score: 1

    Wow, iphone users now brag that their beloved iphone doesn't have horrible flaws? Geez, talk about low standards.

  4. Re:Hari Seldon would be proud on DePaul University To Offer Degree In Predictive Analysis · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm afraid you will have to wait about 20000 more years for that...

  5. Re:Highly capable smart phones? on Motorola Planning 2GHz Android Phone For Later This Year · · Score: 1

    Well, a friend of mine, who is a writer/editor for a local magazine, bought a netbook exactly because he often needs to type lot of text, and the netbook allows him to do it anytime, anywhere, comfortably (that's what he says). He praises the ergonomics of his netbook.

    One anecdote contradicts another.

  6. Re:It's a shame... on Duke To Shut Down Usenet Server · · Score: 1

    This might offend many geeks, but I've recently found that with introduction of public waves, Google Wave can kind-of be used like the old usenet. You just need to search for "whatever you are looking for with:public" and you will find a few waves with quite lively ongoing discussion.

    Of course, there is still space for lot of improvement there, but from the few discussions I have participated in, it has a similar vibe. Now all we need is for Goog to finish the protocol API, so 3rd party wave implementations can be written and the content can be federated over many nodes over the net.

  7. Re:Cohen Should Abstain from Any Regret on The Futurama of Physics · · Score: 1

    Yeah, and Topher Brink scored Summer Glau... for a few minutes, at least.

  8. Re:What's the point? on Gizmodo Blows Whistle On 4G iPhone Loser · · Score: 1

    You're joking, but I actually have worked with a MBA type guy who thinks that if more people are involved, a server boots up faster after maintenance.

  9. Re:Where's the ROI? on Devs Discuss Android's Possible Readmission To Linux Kernel · · Score: 1

    Right, hardware is only used on desktops. Servers run purely on love, goodwill and farts.

  10. Re:Always disturbs me to explain religion on Science Attempts To Explain Heaven · · Score: 1

    There is no way a human being can be able to recognize the difference by words of god and man. And as you personally cant check the whole delivery chain from god to you yourself, god cannot demand that you find the words that are truly his.

    This would be much easier if the said god bothered to digitally sign his words. Just saying.

  11. Re:Innovation on Google Gets Quake II Running In HTML5 · · Score: 1

    Yeah, Quake on a 486 gave me impression that I'm in fact controlling a slow, bulky battle tank instead of a nimble marine. :) After running it on a Pentium, though, it got much, much snappier, and quickly became my favourite game for a few months. Even now, I sometimes launch fuhquake and have some deathmatch fun with omicronbots.

  12. Re:Seems easy on Stay Off the Grid, Win $10,000 · · Score: 1

    I guess I should have written that it's a national park, and also a protected area. Too bad it doesn't stop many visitors from littering all over it, but that's another topic. :(

  13. Re:Whitehat Security on Web App Scanners Miss Half of Vulnerabilities · · Score: 1

    Its best if you loose you're anger.

  14. Re:Seems easy on Stay Off the Grid, Win $10,000 · · Score: 2, Informative

    You can't, because it's a national park.

  15. Re:Nokia N900 win on Firefox Mobile Reaches 1.0 · · Score: 1

    Because (and I'm sure you knew about this) plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.

  16. Re:Slipperly Slope on UK Police Plan To Use Military-Style Spy Drones · · Score: 1

    Damn you, you made me want to play HL2 again. A perfectly good next weekend shot to hell. Thanks a lot!

  17. Re: uncanny valley on James Cameron On How Avatar Technology Could Keep Actors Young · · Score: 1

    There are three flowers in a vase. The third flower is green.

  18. Re:Breaking News! on iPhone 4 Rumors Rumble · · Score: 1

    You forgot to enclose the entire statement in:

    if ($ProductName != "Windows") { ... }

  19. Re:Huh, didn't know... on Shuttleworth To Step Down As Canonical CEO In 2010 · · Score: 1

    Offtopic? Mods should really read GPL - I for one thought this post was funny.

  20. Re:Swirly Thing Alert! on Gigantic Spiral of Light Observed Over Norway; Rocket To Blame? · · Score: 1

    Wow, is that Quake 2? That intro was very cool for its time.

  21. Re:Simply put on Will Tabbed Windows Be the Next Big Thing? · · Score: 1

    Above post is a nice symptom of brokenness of /. moderation system. The system is meant to censor article content, so that I can browse at +1 without seeing idiotic stuff. Your request suggests the system is here to distribute karma (which is merely a side effect).

  22. Re:Wifi? on AU Mobile Operator Optus Blocking Paid Android Apps · · Score: 2, Informative

    Huh, I only download apps via wifi on my HTC Hero. Just as well, as I only have a 10MB/month data plan.

  23. Re:Worked-around a Long Time Ago on RAID's Days May Be Numbered · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not from weasels, though...

  24. Re:Doesn't matter who's hosting on First Botnet of Linux Web Servers Discovered · · Score: 1

    Not all updates are yummy...

  25. Re:Mac filtering on WPA Encryption Cracked In 60 Seconds · · Score: 1

    Yeah, you just keep using that setup. Do not worry a thing, it's secure enough. Honest!