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  1. Re:Give it a little time ... on WordPress 2.0 Released · · Score: 1

    You do realize, of course, that if everybody did this there would be no first point release? Nobody would download the zero point release resulting in no reported bugs. :-)

  2. Treadmill on Fixing Windows Boxes that Crash After Blackouts? · · Score: 3, Funny

    You could get a treadmill and start running during the power outage. You have to be quick to start running though; I hear power drains from the circuits pretty fast!

  3. Re:The real thieves... on Barcode Scam Redux - Target's $4.99 iPod · · Score: 1

    In my opinion the stores should have done a better job when hiring to prevent their employees from stealing. The problem is that people try to do things twice--or more. That's a problem with human nature. We tend to repeat the same thing over and over again because it worked and we liked the benefits. But, eventually somebody is going to notice.

  4. Re:Idea on Poor Man's Whole House Audio? · · Score: 1

    This is a waste of electricity during the day though. :-)

  5. NOVA on Storing Liquid CO2 in the Oceans? · · Score: 1

    I guess these guys didn't see the latest NOVA. It talked about how the CO2 escaped to the top of the lake and eventually spilled over the lake. This resulted in instantly killing an entire village by suffocation.

  6. Re:given on Dawn's First Light · · Score: 1

    No, I am the center of the universe. I have never moved in my entire life, in fact. Everything just moves at my will to make it look like I am moving.

  7. Air? on Easy, Cheap, Effective Laptop Cooling? · · Score: 1

    Make sure that it is getting plenty of air. For example, are you using it on your lap? If the fan empties on the bottom of the case, your thighs will block the output and result in overheating. You could also trying rising your laptop with extra large plastic feat.

  8. Adblock on Finding Coding Work Through Placement Websites? · · Score: 1

    I guess you are blocking adverts on Slashdot... as Dice is 'the technology leader of tech jobs' :-)

    And no, I do not work for Dice nor use them.

  9. Re:Wow on Bill Gates Is Coming To A College Near You · · Score: 1
    Um, why?
    To get his autograph, silly. :-)
  10. Re:Suddenly I don't like. on Yahoo and Microsoft to Merge Instant Messengers · · Score: 1

    I never liked Yahoo in the first place. Now this just helps enforce my feelings towards them.

  11. Re:Another 30,000 CC #'s stolen on Credit Card Required To View 'M' Rated Information · · Score: 1

    I doubt that they actually store the credit card information. At least, I hope not! :-)

  12. iPod on Muzak Encoding at Home? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You could just buy an iPod and crank up the tunes. Then you can listen to what you want even during hours.

  13. Because I can. on Why Do You Block Ads? · · Score: 1

    I block adverts because I can.

  14. Legal? on Reverse Engineering Large Software Projects? · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Just curious... is this something legal? For example, isn't it illegal to reverse engineer Windows?

  15. Re:Buying my own copy on PBS Features Einstein's Famous Equation · · Score: 1

    TiVo it. :-)

  16. I use it all the time on Nitpicking Wikipedia's Vulnerabilities · · Score: 1

    I use Wikipedia all the time when I just need to look up minor facts about historical events. I however review the history of what fact I am working off to make sure that some 5 year old (don't take this as a stereotype) didn't change it to complete BS. The benefit is fast access to information.

  17. The next cold war... or free office? on Google Declares War on Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Because of this headline, it could be the start of a cold war in the technology era (if you want to call it that). However, in this case, it's actually a good thing. If Google is offering essentially office for free then Microsoft might have to to compete.

  18. Re:Perfect! on 5 km Range Commercial Wi-Fi Available · · Score: 1

    Exactly! Google doesn't need to offer free wireless because people already offer it - we're just out of range.

  19. I will name my children... on Google Ant · · Score: 3, Funny

    I am going to name my child "Google" or "Googlina"!

  20. But are servers even fast enough for that? on 24 Mb Consumer Broadband Launched · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Are servers even fast enough for that? For an impractical example, having 1mb/s line and trying to connect to a 28kb/s server makes having that 1mb/s pretty much useless. The same could be, I guess, true in this case.

    (Although I'm not sure if I know what I'm talking about!)

  21. Works on PPC, too on Mad Penguin on Ubuntu 5.10 Preview · · Score: 2, Insightful

    One reason I like Ubuntu is because it also works on Macs (PPC). It's possible to have the same desktop experience whatever computer I am using.

  22. Re:In other news... on LimeWire to Block Copyrighted Work · · Score: 1

    Popularity could actually increase. My school has banned Limewire because of copyright and privacy concerns. But what if all copyrighted material is gone? Then the ban could be lifted.

  23. Re:Seriously? on Yahoo! Mail Superior to Gmail ? · · Score: 1

    I don't save emails where someone has thanked me for doing whatever they wanted of me.

  24. Other Means! on Authentication Tokens for Password-less Access? · · Score: 1

    Even the most complex passwords (retina scan, finger print?) can be stolen by adding a logging program of some sort. We shouldn't worry about how to store passwords, but how passwords are transfered - that needs to be the most secure.

    One of my passwords is 15 character digits long, containing upper and lower case, digits, and special characters. I really doubt that it could be easily cracked (before the attacker died of old age). I think the attacker would spend time trying to break in through other means.

    Think of security as a great wall. Your 'password' is made of pure steel, 100 feet thick and a mile high. But now, what if there is an unlocked back door? The attacker won't go through your great wall, but just open the door and walk in. This is very similar to how computer security works.

  25. Re:Not so bad... on Wireless Devices Could Foil Hijack Attempts · · Score: 1

    Wiggling toes isn't a bad idea... but I can see the possibility of many false positives. Why not just put in video cameras?