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  1. Want Pneumatic Tubes? Try Paris on The Dead Media Project · · Score: 3

    Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith thought the same thing in 1900, and in fact, by 1916 there were 112 miles of tubes in place in Boston, Chicago, New York, St. Louis, and Philadelphia:
    http://future.newsday.com/1/fbak0115.htm

    Of course, he didn't take into account the $17,000 per mile per year cost for the system. Ouch.

    Paris, on the other hand, had a fairly successful attempt (only given up in 1983):
    http://www.ftech.net/ ~winlink/jdhayhurst/pneumatic/book1.html

    There seem to be a fair number of people who think that Fax machines are sending the actual document across the phone lines...somehow. More than once in my days as a Kinko employee I came across people who were amazed I could fax their document and give the original back to them.

  2. Not 1 to 6mil, but... on Bryar Takes On Patents And Their Friends · · Score: 2

    The easiest way I've found to browse through the patents is through this page, which organizes the patents by "class" and "sub-class".

    Right now I'm working through D01 - Edible Products/Miscellaneous/Knotted donut bone.

  3. Jukebox Manger, eh? on 5GB portable MP3 Player · · Score: 1

    The features page mentions that the PJB100 comes complete with "Jukebox Manger" software.

    Now my cows can play any of their favorite 1200 songs while they eat!

  4. Re:noooooo on SuSE 'Name-the-Mascot' Contest is Over · · Score: 1

    I think they're taking a tip from Tarzan (with his pet monkey, Cheetah)...

  5. Not Even A Genius... on Review: "Scream 3" · · Score: 1

    The problem with Scream 3 is that not even a genius could guess the killer. The film doesn't provide any actual relevant clues and the characters aren't developed enough to reveal any authentic motives.

    Not to mention after all that foreshadowing about how anything could happen (main characters dying, main characters as the villain, etc.) because it's the finale...but the only surprising thing is they don't bother to follow through with any of their promises. The movie plays just like any other sequel.

  6. Microsoft Refutes Office for Linux Rumors on Rumblings of MS Office for Linux at CeBIT · · Score: 1

    A bit late, but they're denying the rumor.

    "Microsoft always considers customer feedback for future development, but at this time, this is not something MS is working on."

  7. Re:Coincidence or Conspiracy? Neither. on Netscape Communicator 4.72 Released · · Score: 2

    Actually, in Internet 101 they taught me to try something out myself before I suggest it to someone else.

    Like this.

  8. Coincidence or Conspiracy? on Netscape Communicator 4.72 Released · · Score: 4

    I headed over to Google and searched for "Netscape Navigator 4.72"... Check out who comes up 1st (and 2nd, and 3rd, and 6th) with Netscape.com nowhere to be seen.

  9. What's New? Who knows? on Netscape Communicator 4.72 Released · · Score: 2

    Well, besides this:

    As of Netscape Communicator 4.72, Enterprise Calendar is no longer included with your download.

    I don't see any What's New section. It's amazing how hard it is to find any information about Navigator on Netscape's home page.

  10. One or two small places? on Apple Forces Aqua Themes Off themes.org · · Score: 1

    As if the size should determine whether or not it's truly a copyright violation.

  11. Prize Idea for Contest 2 on Final Call for Voting in Slashdot's Beanie Awards · · Score: 1

    I suggest a lottery of sorts. You get your name entered into the drawing by showing up to support the various court cases (like all the RIAA and MPAA ones) that benefit from "the community" showing up.

  12. What A Useful Tool... on Caught Before the Act · · Score: 1

    For thieves, that is. Get ahold of one of these and learn exactly what activities look suspicious (to computers and to security folks). Then perfect your technique so as not to set off the alarm. Kinda like those mannequins with bells hung on them used to train pick-pocketers (well, in Oliver, anyway). Then the security guards are busy watching the poor saps who aren't stealing but look suspicious and you're free to take whatever you want.

  13. Re:This is a silly news story... on Duchovny to Quit X-Files · · Score: 1

    Not necessarily true. Fox loves the X-Files, and they're gonna do anything they can to think of some way that the show will go on.