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  1. The matrix... on How Do You Get Into Robotics? · · Score: 1

    In robot infested soviet russia, robotics get into you!

  2. RTF ruling on Google News Removes Belgian Newspaper · · Score: 4, Informative
    Order the defendant to withdraw the articles, photographs and graphic representations of Belgian publishers of the French - and German-speaking daily press, represented by the plaintiff, from all their sites (Google News and "cache" Google or any other name within 10 days of the notification of the intervening order, under penalty of a daily fine of 1,000,000.- per day of delay;
    All sites, not just news. It seems that the news site wants to punish itself.
  3. Found some rates... on Was the 2004 Election Stolen? · · Score: 1
    Found some hospital rates at http://www.svh-mt.org/patients/Charges.htm

    Emergency - Level II Visit $160
    Emergency - Level III Visit $282
    Emergency - Level IV Visit $485

    CT Scan - Cerebral without contrast $891.00
    CT Scan - Abdomen, with contrast $1167
    Xray - Chest PA and Lateral $163
    Xray - Chest 1 view PA/AP $161

    Please note: amounts quoted for services may vary. These charges are for hospital only and are not inclusive of physician charges.

    I don't know what "level" of visit, i had, but taking the lowest amount puts me at $160. The only x-ray labeled is chest at another $160, so i did a good $640 (plus whatever a physician costs) of hospital visitation that week.

    My girlfriend (i know, geek license revoked) had a visit a few months ago because she temporarily lost vision in one eye and got a nasty headache (apparently an "occular migrane"). They did a vision test and a CT scan. Looking at those prices, she did about $1000 that night.
  4. Health care in canada... on Was the 2004 Election Stolen? · · Score: 1
    Because it's worked oh so well for Europe and Canada!
    A quick google search brings up multiple hits of the #1 cause of bankruptcy in the US to be medical bills. I could not imagine having a serious illness and not being able to get treatment due to being unable to afford the medical bills.

    I had to use it a few months ago because i went and nuked my ankle playing sports. I thought it might have been broken. I was in there for about 15 minutes before receiving attention. I was assessed, x-rayed, and out of there in less than an hour (no break, but 3rd degree sprain). Cost: None. I even had a second visit the next day including re-x-raying being i was in a great deal of pain (severe sprains hurt a lot apparently). Cost: nothing aside from prescription costs for T3s and crutches.

    I don't suppose anybody from the US could let me know what that kind of trip would cost there? I'm just curious what my visits were worth.
  5. Travel costs... on Spamhaus to Ignore $11.7M Judgement · · Score: 1

    Now there's a reason to defend the case. Counter-sue for both legal and travel costs. Free vacation!

  6. So... on Suggestions for Company Wide Password Vault? · · Score: 1

    where do you store the combination for the safe?

  7. Hint: Try reading the article on Microsoft Won't Assert Web Services Patents · · Score: 1
    I think this part takes care of the competitors complaint you have. It was buried right after the first header, so you might have missed it.
    Microsoft irrevocably promises not to assert any Microsoft Necessary Claims against you for making, using, selling, offering for sale, importing or distributing any implementation to the extent it conforms to a Covered Specification ("Covered Implementation"), subject to the following.

    If a competitor uses any of these patents, Microsoft is not going to sue. No requirement to license or brand as a microsoft product or anything. The only catch is if you sue Microsoft, the promise goes away and a swarm of lawyers will start collecting more money.

    -------
    In Soviet Russia, patent sues you!
  8. Re:How long will it be ... on Intel's Quad Core CPU Reviewed · · Score: 2, Insightful
    What software is asking for extra licenses? Microsoft has explicitly said they are going on a per-processor model:
    On October 19, 2004, Microsoft announced that its server software that is currently licensed on a per-processor model will continue to be licensed on a per-processor, and not on a per-core, model. This policy will allow customers to recognize more performance and power from Microsoft software on a multicore processor system without incurring additional software licensing fees.
  9. Microsoft's Multicore licensing policy on Intel's Quad Core CPU Reviewed · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Google says...
    On October 19, 2004, Microsoft announced that its server software that is currently licensed on a per-processor model will continue to be licensed on a per-processor, and not on a per-core, model. This policy will allow customers to recognize more performance and power from Microsoft software on a multicore processor system without incurring additional software licensing fees.
  10. Re:Sooo.... on P2P Hard Disk System Warns of Tsunamis · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, but that would be a really big step ladder to hold the entire population of china.

  11. Re:Why is hardware never faulty under Linux? on Windows Vista RC1 Impresses Critics · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Detecting faulty hardware is done by the BIOS, not by system crashes
    I see. So lets just shut down and erase the memtest86 project, shall we? After all, the BIOS should be able to detect faulty hardware.

    From the documentation
    There are many good approaches for testing memory. However, many tests simply throw some patterns at memory without much thought or knowledge of memory architecture or how errors can best be detected. This works fine for hard memory failures but does little to find intermittent errors. BIOS based memory tests are useless for finding intermittent memory errors.

    Faulty RAM can have lots of fun effects on an executing program or OS.
  12. Re:What are CAPTCHAs really for? on Will Solve Captcha for Money? · · Score: 1

    Forget CAPTCHAs. Lets try finding out if you're human in a dune style:

    Put your hand into this vista box...

  13. Re:no good solution for now on Will Solve Captcha for Money? · · Score: 1

    Let me install my root kit and i'll let you know.

  14. Re:Canada is expert in discrete international medd on You Have Been 'Randomly' Selected? · · Score: 1

    I said "tends", not doesn't.

    You're talking about immigration laws, i'm talking about bombing/enforcing your way of life on countries.

    Canada is currently in Afghanistan because it could be proven that the Taliban attacked the US. Canada is NOT in Iraq because there was no real proof of WMD.

  15. Re:TSA = wrongheadedness gone wild on You Have Been 'Randomly' Selected? · · Score: 2, Informative
    As far as 'letting' them in... that is a farce... there are so many other ways to cross our borders than to focus just on the border guards...
    Its your side of the border. Do with it as you wish, but we aren't responsible for allowing or denying access to your country.

    Of interest, Canada will be getting armed guards starting in 2007
  16. Re:TSA = wrongheadedness gone wild on You Have Been 'Randomly' Selected? · · Score: 3, Insightful
    the attackers see Canada as a doormat to the US
    Now, before somebody blames Canada for letting terrorists into the US, please remember that it is your border guards who admit/deny people.

    We also tend not to go around and meddle in other countries as a hobby.
  17. False accusation lottery on State of Ohio Establishes "Pre-Crime" Registry · · Score: 1

    1. Get falsely accused
    2. Hire lawyer
    3. ???
    4. Profit!!!

  18. The irony... on Assassins, Bullies, and Messiahs · · Score: 2, Funny

    Rockstar has renamed its Bully game due to bullying from the public.

  19. Re:critical professional skills?? bullshit on Continued Opposition To Laptops in Schools · · Score: 1

    The key thing should be presentation skills. Powerpoint is a tool used to make presentations. I can only hope that the kids are forced to make presentations using this tool.

    You can have a good idea or a bad idea, but you need to be able to present that idea in order for anybody to take it seriously.

  20. Re:My experience on Selecting Against Experience - Do Employers Know? · · Score: 1

    Actually, at that "leading search engine", they wouldn't have rushed out anywhere because they could send the text message "define asymptotically" to their sms server.

  21. Re:Stargate? on Dark Matter Exists · · Score: 4, Funny

    Last time I checked, its still on my local channel 12 on at 6:00 pm. It has been completely unaffected by this discovery.

    But check with your local TV listings, just in case.

  22. The word is inane on Injunction Against EchoStar Blocked · · Score: 1

    inane: One that lacks sense or substance: interrupting with inane comments; angry with my inane roommate.

    ...and don't call me Shirley

  23. Re:preprogrammed phones for kids? on Kids with Cell Phones, How Young is Too Young? · · Score: 1

    ... and naked through 6 feet of snow?

  24. Re:Definitely an American code jam on Google Code Jam Registration Opens Today · · Score: 1
    Of course maybe there's some legal reasons for Google to do this

    If you read your own link beyond the list of countries, you'd see
    with whom we are prohibited by U.S. law from engaging in commerce

    I believe the listed countries are being actively boycotted by the US right now (but i can't find a link to verify it).

    The obvious reason that people in these countries can't compete is because Google would be unable to legally give any prize to winners in those countries.
  25. As with most slashdot questions... on Google Code Jam Registration Opens Today · · Score: 3, Informative

    perhaps you should ask google first? Terms and conditions here