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  1. New disks... on Microholography Could Lead to 500 GB Discs · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I hope they have two new competing formats!

    Seriously though, they have been talking about huge storage disks since we discovered round plastic circles. Yeah, they've been getting higher data densities, but if you look at the progression of other storage formats (especially hard drives) optical is just not keeping up. By the time we get 500Gb disks, they'll sound to us much like yesteryear's 40Gb disks sound to us now compared to our 500+Gb hard drives.

  2. Re:Safety isn't first on Explosives Camp · · Score: 1

    Umm, step 4 should be profit.

    where else can you get yourself put on a terrorist watch list for $450?

  3. Re:hmm on Minisode Network Condenses TV Shows to Under Six Minutes · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Back in my day we used to have to pay attention for 30 minutes...

    That's it. I'm investing all my money in ADD medicines.

  4. Re:hmm on Minisode Network Condenses TV Shows to Under Six Minutes · · Score: 3, Funny

    2 minutes previews and 4 minutes credits? What is going to be in the previews? The credits?

  5. Re:As they say... on Perpetual Energy Machine Getting Lots of Attention · · Score: 4, Informative

    Technically IIRC, this would not violate the laws. There is an outside force acting on it in the form of the magnetic fields. The real test of the devices is if it can create more power before the magnets degauss than it takes to create the machine and magnets.

  6. Re:Slak Rules on Slackware 12.0 Released · · Score: 1

    I'm on vista now, downloading Slackware. Trying to find a *nix package that will run on my laptop without sacrificing chicken blood to get the wifi drivers working. I refuse to use dialup to fix problems with wireless.

    Does anyone know the basic differences I'd notice between this and say Fedora 7 or Ubuntu?

  7. ...briefly on Deathbed Confession Says Aliens Were at Roswell · · Score: 1

    ...then they headed north west to work in California's orchards.

  8. Re:Bombula on Deathbed Confession Says Aliens Were at Roswell · · Score: 2, Funny

    You totally misspelled half of that post. :-p

  9. Re:Bombula on Deathbed Confession Says Aliens Were at Roswell · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can't believe the civilization as advanced as ours is full of people who can't even program a computer. It's just odd.

    Isn't ours? Don't they have similar testimonies about the Philadelphia project, ghosts, dragons, dinosaurs, faeries, unicorns, and women IT professionals? (and I'm sure some will read this, so its just a joke, don't get mad... my office is all guys :(... )
  10. Re:So where's the SlowTCP? on FastTCP Commercialized Into An FTP Appliance · · Score: 2, Funny

    I believe the application is called Internet Explorer iirc.

  11. Re:To gain that much speed... on FastTCP Commercialized Into An FTP Appliance · · Score: 1

    Meh, whats a few powers of ten?? Your like those buggy folk at NASA that care what measurement system people are using.

  12. Re:I think you mean on The United States Space Arsenal · · Score: 2, Funny

    I totally agree, I promote civil unrest and anarchy in my state too.

  13. Re:All I can say is this.. on Underfunded NSA Suffers Brownouts · · Score: 1

    While I don't necessarily think they have the greatest track record, I must point out that they had more responsibilities than just 3 buildings and a few planes on one day. Also because of their secretive nature, it makes it somewhat harder to determine when they successfully stopped attacks. There is certainly room for improvement, but they still serve a purpose.

  14. Re:No fibre optics for me, thank you. on Fiber Optic Table Illuminates Your Dining · · Score: 1

    You think its bad for you? Just imagine what it does to Microsoft Surface.

  15. Re:2nd level firehose? on ISPs Inserting Ads Into Your Pages · · Score: 1

    Eh, it beats the at least 3 articles I've seen this week about the issue with videotaping a cop in PA.

  16. Link on AT&T Quietly Introduces $10/Month DSL · · Score: 4, Informative

    Its there for anyone signing up, as its on their page.

    I'm still stuck on crappy dialup or one way services. :(.

  17. Re:But was the in the specs? on Nuke-Proof Bunker Turns Out Not Waterproof · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was gonna say, my waterproof watch isn't nuke proof either.

    On a positive note the Nuke shelters weren't needed or lots of people would have drowned.

  18. Wait... on National Hockey League Embraces TV Placeshifting · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Won't all this video clog the internet pipes? Its not a dump truck you know...

  19. Screw the lightbulb on MIT Wirelessly Powers a Lightbulb · · Score: 1

    When do we get the lightning rifles?

  20. Obligitory... on Hurricane's Eye Reveals a New Power Source · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Chuck Norris!

  21. Re:Solution? on A Foolproof Way To End Bank Account Phishing? · · Score: 2, Funny

    PS Scam artists laugh and respond with a .phish TLD.

  22. Solution? on A Foolproof Way To End Bank Account Phishing? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This doesn't stop people to giving out account information over the phone, or link spoofing. How many people just click links and don't read them. "My email says its from a bank, and some Prince wants to give me a buttload of money. Yey!".

    Its a step I guess, but education goes a bit further, I think. At least they could use the 50k to help victims of spoofing, or to come up with other (better) solutions.

  23. Unless... on Are End Users to Blame for OS Flaws? · · Score: 1

    ...its Microsoft, in which case its the stupidest idea he's heard since he started working for Microsoft.

  24. Thank you /. on AOL's Embarassing Password Woes · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Hello, this is AOL tech support... we have lost our database for user names, your account will not function unless you give us your account name and the first 8 letters of your password for confirmation... Maybe I'll ask for credit cards too...

  25. Hurray! on 500 Miles on a 5-Minute Recharge? · · Score: 1

    Brown outs for everyone! Now you can get stuck in the sweltering heat of your dark room because the grid can't handle air conditioners and cars!