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  1. Re:Picture spam on Spam Doubles, Finding New Ways to Deliver Itself · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "Maybe it would be possible to OCR every image as it comes through"

    It is.

  2. Spam 2.0 on Spam Doubles, Finding New Ways to Deliver Itself · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The new breed of spam -- call it Spam 2.0"

    No, no, no... please, please don't!

  3. Re:web developers? on Microsoft Makes Testing IE6 and 7 Easier · · Score: 1

    You really should check out ies4linux.

    It's an extremely clever set of scripts that pulls the necessary components of various versions of IE from microsoft, and configures wine so that it all just works, making setting up IE to run under wine the work of a few minutes. Whilst still in beta, version 2.1 includes support for IE 7.

    (Actually all it includes at the moment is the rendering engine wrapped in an IE 6 interface - but for web development the rendering engine is what we need to see in action the most.)

  4. 11 million confirmed email addresses? on UK Bank Laptop Stolen With 11M Customer Records · · Score: 1

    I used to have an account with Nationwide... and they had my email address. I always use separate throwaway addresses for each company I give information to, so I'll be watching my spam folder to see if I get more spam to that address now.

  5. Re:Privacy aspect on What Not To Do With Your Data · · Score: 1

    "Requires no power supply - Equipped with Hand Crank" ?

  6. that gif crashes firefox! on The GIF Format is Finally Patent-Free · · Score: 1

    the second one, in firefox 2.0b2 (ubuntu edgy). i'm not even kidding.

  7. Re:really insightful on SQL on Rails Launched · · Score: 1
    Firefox can't find the server at www2.sqlonrails.orgscreencast.
    OMFG!!! like, i mean, LIKE even PONIES know to put the trailing slash at the end of their apache redirects when getting /.ed!!! n000bi3s!!!!LOL!
  8. Try telling that to the residents of Tuvalu on Capitalizing on Melting Polar Ice · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Tuvalu has a plan to evacuate their entire population over the next 10 years. The country will cease to exist.
    Why do people discard rational thought when discussing the Kyoto treaty?
    You tell me.
  9. sure, here's the link... on Space Ring Could Combat Global Warming · · Score: 1


    http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/451.htm

    ...from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the largest, international, consensus-based scientific body ever to review all the evidence on climate change. In the part of the IPCC's Third Assessment Report specifically about anthropogenic effects on radiative forcing:

    Summary
    Well-mixed greenhouse gases make the largest and best-known contribution to changes in radiative forcing over the last century or so.

    The debate about climate change is over.

  10. excellent on Major Advertisers Caught In Spyware Net · · Score: 5, Insightful

    quite simply, the only way we will see the end of adware and spam is if they stop being profitable. this is excellent news, and i sincerely hope goes ahead with his threat.

  11. Re:Solution on Britney is #1 Virus Celebrity · · Score: 1
    I'm filing a class-action suit against Ms Spears.
    A class-action suit?... on your own? Good luck with that.
  12. environmentally friendly? on Homebrew Air Conditioning for Under $25 · · Score: 1

    that is neat, but i would argue just how environmentally friendly it is. there's the electricity required to run the fan, and also to freeze the water for ice. and even if you can buy renewable electricity / green-tags, there's still the issue of the embedded energy in the water supply and considerable water waste. that said, it really is neat. i'd be interested in a comparison between this and a regular ac in terms of total energy usage (inc water) and cooling efficiency.

  13. Lufthansa... on Wi-Fi Coming on U.S. Domestic Flights · · Score: 3, Informative

    ...has had wifi on its flights for a over a year now.

  14. no, rebreathers are very different... on Breathe Under Water Without Oxygen Tanks · · Score: 1

    ...they work by using a closed circuit of air that is continuously being scrubbed of CO2 and at the same time oxgyen is added from a tank of pure o2. the only possible benefit of this technology to rebreathers might be to extend the potential dive-time by supplementing the pure o2 in the rebreather tank. however, since rebreather technology already alows for dive times of many hours, i think that's unlikely

  15. Re:How does the money change hands? on CA Warns Of Massive Botnet Attack · · Score: 1
    They can't use a electronic transfer because it leaves a paper trail.
    Oh really? Somehow I was under the impression that electronic transfers usually leave an electronic trail.
  16. Re:Open source OS's need some 'killer feature' on Open Source on Windows - Boon or Bane for Linux? · · Score: 1

    if someone could come up with a OSS version of Outlook

    It's called Evolution and it's kicks Outlook's ass :-D