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  1. From the contest rules on Company Announces $30,000 Prize For Solving iPhone Game · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Puzzllottoâ is an interactive logic-based game which is set in the jungles of Madagascar. The rules, fundamentals of Game play, Game format and overall objective of the Game have been intentionally omitted by Sponsor (i.e., the developer of the Game). The Game does not tell you how to play or how to win: the challenge of the Game is for the player to figure these things out for him/herself. In order to solve the Game puzzle, the player must deduce and determine the Gameâ(TM)s format and what is required of him/her to successfully advance through all levels of the Game notwithstanding the presence of certain obstacles. Puzzllottoâ may be played as long as the device used for Game play (i.e., iPhoneâ or iPod® Touch**) is active for the Game. But, once the Game ceases to be active on the device regardless whether the device is used for another, different application (e.g., an incoming telephone call on iPhoneâ; watching a movie on iPod® Touch**) or has been shut off or is being recharged, the Game will automatically end and will be reset to the start screen; and, in such event, all previous Game play will be lost. Partial Game plays cannot be stored or saved by the player. The first player to solve the Game puzzle by successfully advancing through all Game levels and to thereafter communicate that he/she has done so (by following the procedure set forth in the Game, such procedure being made a part of these Official Rules and incorporated herein by reference) wins the prize subject to verification by Judges (see Â5 below). The solution to the Game puzzle has been pre-determined by Sponsor as developer of the Game. Prior to the start of the Contest Period, Sponsor has securely transmitted the solution to Judges who, in turn, have secured the solution and have agreed to keep the solution strictly confidential. Such solution, without alteration, amendment or modification of any kind, shall constitute the sole accepted solution to the Game puzzle for purposes of this Contest.

  2. Information about the jets on Man Attempts To Cross English Channel With Jet Wing · · Score: 5, Informative

    From the looks of it he is using four JetCat P180. Each jet weighs about 5 lb and produces about 45 lb of thrust. They burn about 24 oz/minute of 1-K kerosene/Jet A1 fuel at full power.

  3. Only in a single direction on LHC Flips On Tomorrow · · Score: 5, Informative

    They will be only sending a beam around the LHC in a single direction at about 7% power. It will be about a month before they send a beam in the other direction and have a collision. I think it is about a year before they will be up to full power.

  4. Re:Great for the environment on Hacking Esquire's E-ink Cover · · Score: 1

    It does not matter that there are instructions for recycling the cover. I bet more than 90% will not be disposed of properly and end up in landfills.

  5. Great for the environment on Hacking Esquire's E-ink Cover · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Most of these magazines are going to end up in landfills with all the toxic materials that are in the display, batteries, chips, and PCBs. Thank you Esquire.

  6. Terry Pratchett on Sci-Fi Books For Pre-Teens? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Almost anything by Terry Pratchett.

  7. On a car steering wheel!!?!? on Meet the Laptop of 2015 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The Cario concept notebook from Anna Lopez can be carried around by its handle, positioned like an easel or placed on a car's steering wheel. Clearly drivers of the future need even more distractions while they are driving.
  8. "The observatory will hunt for alien planets..." on Robotic Telescope Installed on Antarctica Plateau · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The observatory will hunt for alien planets... Wouldn't any planet not our own be an alien planet?
  9. Re:Infrastructure, anyone? on IBM's Five Predictions for the Future · · Score: 1

    ... or rewire their house (let alone a city grid) for that kind of functionality? Southern California Edison is already doing this with SmartConnect. They plan on replacing 5 million electric meters between 2009 and 2012.

    SCE's new meters will also be able to "talk" through home area networks, providing customers with near real-time energy use and cost information to enable energy conservation. The Edison SmartConnect system has the ability to provide the information from the meter into the home through a two-way wireless interface allowing customers to immediately see how their actions affect usage. The result is expected to increase sustained energy conservation that will reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and smog-forming pollutants by a minimum of 365,000 metric tons per year -- the equivalent of removing 66,000 cars from the road.
  10. How is this a firefox problem? on Firefox Susceptible To QuickTime Security Flaw · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So how is this a firefox problem? Firefox spawns off another process that has a flaw and it crashes. This process is completely outside of the memory space of firefox at this point.

  11. Re:GUT from a surfer dude! on A New Theory of Everything? · · Score: 5, Informative
    This "surfer dude" resume:

    9/91-5/99 University of California, San Diego
    5/99 Ph.D. in Physics
    G.P.A. - 3.9

    Honors Fellowships - UC Regents fellowship, ARCS Foundation fellowship.

    9/86-6/91 University of California, Los Angeles
    6/91 B.S. in Physics and B.S. in Mathematics
    G.P.A. - 3.9 (4.0 in Physics and 4.0 in Mathematics)
    Academic Honors - Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Pi Sigma, Golden Key.

    Graduation Honors - College Honors, Highest Honors in Physics, Highest Honors in Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude, Kinsey Prize for The Outstanding Graduating Senior in Physics.
    Not quite your average "surfer dude"
  12. Is viewing the DOM allowed on Law Firm Claims Copyright on View of HTML Source · · Score: 1

    If I use something like Firebug to inspect the DOM of the website am I in violation of the copyright?

  13. Not 352 seperate drivers on Lone Programmer Writes 352 Webcam Drivers For Linux · · Score: 5, Informative

    The programmer did not write 352 seperate drivers for web cams, he wrote drivers for 8 different camera bridge chips and different versions of those chipss.

  14. Which ones of these run cross platform on Exhaustive Data Compressor Comparison · · Score: 1

    Which compressors on the list run on non windows platforms?

  15. Seems like it would not work as I learn my passwd on Typing Patterns for Authentication · · Score: 5, Insightful

    When I first create a new password I typically stumble just a bit when typing it. After a few days/weeks I start building up motion memory for my password. How would the system handle when people impove typing their password?

  16. The CPS unit key must be know on Blu-ray Protection Bypassed · · Score: 4, Informative

    From the article "The early version of this utility only supports the decryption of Blu-ray discs whose CPS unit key is known." ... "A powerful crypto attack was used to analyze the memory dump obtained from a Blu-ray Disc software player (such as WinDVD or PowerDVD). The crypto attack helped to identify the encryption keys that are needed for decrypting the video files." So it has not been cracked as the keys still need to be found. This just decodes the contents once the keys are found.

  17. What patent does it infringe on on Bluetooth Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    The article is a bit light on details. The only mention I can find is "The patents trace back to Ed Suominen, a student who was studying radio design at the University of Washington before receiving a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1995." What specific invention did the cellphone manufacturers infringe on? Why did they wait so long to file suit?

  18. A question about energy on Blue Origin Release Flight Videos · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I can understand vertical take off but why do a veritcal landing? It would seem it would need a lot of energy just to land meaning you need much more fuel. More fuel means more weight which means more energy to take off and to land. This would seem to make space flight more expensive not less expensive. The Space Shuttle and Space Ship One glided to a landing burning off the extra engergy with the lift (which is drag) from flight. The only advantage I see is a smaller landing area.

  19. Is this just a virtual file system? on Blake Ross Working on Parakey Web OS · · Score: 3, Insightful

    How is this an OS? An OS manages the hardware and software resources for a computer. Is this just a virtual filesystem?

  20. Zune sounds like a curse word in Hebrew on A Hands-On Zune Review · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Zune sounds very much like ziyun which is a Hebrew curse word for f***.

  21. Is this rtlinux? on Novell to Launch Quick-Response Linux · · Score: 1

    Is this RTLinux from FSMLabs repacked?

  22. We respect civil liberties but ... on Gonzales Wants ISP Data Retention To Curb Child Porn · · Score: 5, Insightful
    We respect civil liberties but ...
    If you respect civil liberites how can there be a but?
  23. Already slashdotted on Endgame- Google Maps RTS (beta) · · Score: 1, Informative

    The site is already slashdotted.

  24. This is not an operating system on Slate Speculates on Internet Operating Systems · · Score: 4, Informative

    From Wikipedia:
    An operating system is a software program that manages the hardware and software resources of a computer. The OS performs basic tasks, such as controlling and allocating memory, prioritizing the processing of instructions, controlling input and output devices, facilitating networking, and managing files.

    This is a bunch of web based applications with a slick interface and some persistant storage.

  25. Re:They'd download it on OpenOffice.org Newspaper Ad Mockup Released · · Score: 1, Funny

    It is in the present tense when the people in the figures are already dead. It should be "They'd would have downloaded it".