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  1. Re:Enormous Security Hole on National ID Cards Mandated in the US, If You're Under 50 · · Score: 1

    Cost, cost, cost!

    It's all about money and giving states time to get everyone switched over. Hell, nobody is required to have a Real ID for 6 years, everyone over 50 just gets 3 more years.

  2. Wrong on Can Blockbuster be Sued Over Facebook/Beacon? · · Score: 1

    They don't force anything, you have a chance to decline the posting while you're on the Blockbuster site, and even if you don't decline it then you still have to OK the posting the next time you go to Facebook before it ever shows up in your mini-feed. The legal issue here is that the information is being sent to Facebook in the first place, not that it's being announced to your friends.

  3. Re:Are they going to go after the T.V. Show "Chuck on Best Buy Hands Out Cease & Desist Letters for Christmas · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Other than Chuck, which of the Herd members are portrayed as competent?

  4. Yeah. on Are Aliens Living Among Us? · · Score: 1

    One of them's a doctor.

  5. The site was getting hammered on Name-Your-Cost Radiohead Album Pirated More Than Purchased · · Score: 1

    getting it off of BitTorrent would have just been easier. Either way these people weren't going to pay for it, so why wouldn't they just go for the easy route?

  6. Re:different take on Scotty on Simon Pegg to Play Scotty · · Score: 1

    It's a reference to Welshy from Futurama.

    Nimoy: Nichelle! George! Walter! DeForest! [A token redshirt steps out.] Welshy!
    Fry: Welshy?
    Nichols: We did some musical reunion specials in the 2200's but the guy who played Scotty had trouble yodelling.
    Takei: Ever since then, Welshy has been a welcome participant in our escapades.

  7. Re:Han shot first... on Velociraptor Had Feathers · · Score: 1

    Yup, the males had proto-feathers on their heads. They made the change based on recent paleontological findings, so don't be shocked if they redesign them again for JP4 if that ever sees the light of day.

  8. They were already offering this. on NBC to Offer Free Video Download Service · · Score: 1

    I watched Heroes episodes by downloading them for free from NBC's "VIP Access" service that was available to anyone with Intel based PCs. So it sounds like they're just opening it up to everyone now, with the possibility of moving it to a pay service later on. They say you can't skip the commercials, but that's only within their player. If you open up the actual file that is downloaded, you can play it however you want.

  9. Serenity beat them to it on NASA To Send Luke's Lightsaber Into Space · · Score: 4, Informative

    One of the crew members on a recent shuttle trip to the international space station brought the Firefly and Serenity DVDs up with them. Breaking Atmo

  10. It's not installed on my system on BioShock Installs a Rootkit · · Score: 1

    I see the registry keys, but the service isn't installed.

  11. Re:Way to spin it into a PS3 problem zonk. on PS3 Issues Caused GTA IV Delay? · · Score: 1

    Wait, so now it's "typical Slashdot fashion" to be pro-Microsoft? Where have I been?

  12. Re:Skins on Review of Stardock's TweakVista · · Score: 1

    Tearing was my pet peeve too, and the reason I LOVE Vista, because it IS fixed. Maybe it's a problem with your display driver?

  13. Re:For a 50 year old guy... on Blade Runner at 25, Why the F/X Still Matter · · Score: 1

    To put things in perspective, he's currently older than Sean Connery was when they did Last Crusade.

  14. Re:Maybe? on Blade Runner at 25, Why the F/X Still Matter · · Score: 2, Funny

    Isn't there a statute of limitations on spoilers of 25 year old movies based on 39 year old novels? Plus, it's not even in the movie, it's speculation based on the movie. Ask Harrison and he'll tell you he was the man. ;)

  15. Re:Like in Borat? on First Quantum Computing Gate on a Chip · · Score: 1

    Maybe I'm getting old, but I'll always associate not jokes with Wayne's World, not Borat.

  16. I can tell you why on 'Pirates' Outsells 'Matrix' in High-Def Showdown · · Score: 1

    Nobody wants to buy the 2nd and 3rd Matrix movies, they're waiting for the first to be released on its own. Also, Pirates is fresher in most people's minds.

  17. "last of its kind" on Does Zelda Need an Overhaul? · · Score: 1

    That's what Nintendo has called Twilight Princess. Telling them that they have to reinvent a series that they are already planning on reinventing is kind of pointless.

  18. Re:ASMD Shock Rifle on DARPA Developing Defensive Plasma Shield · · Score: 1

    That's the first thing I thought of. It's only a matter of time before they develop the tech to shock rifle levels. :)

  19. Laptop Screens on OLED TVs Arriving Within the Next Three Years · · Score: 1

    If they're only going to get them to that size then their ideal market could be for laptop screens. The lower power consumption and thinner form factor is perfect for that market. Might as well throw some OLED on the keyboard as well, now that would be a sexy laptop.

  20. Re: Similar to Vista on Some Blu-Ray, HD DVD Discs Sell Only 200 Copies · · Score: 1

    Older TV series that are only in standard definition might be able to do that, but you would still have trouble fitting an entire season on a single disc. Those 7 discs of Lost would be more than 50GB. With new shows though, most are in high definition, so you're back to having many discs.

  21. Re:I wish that he would keep his mouth shut on Michael Crichton on Why Gene Patents Are Bad · · Score: 1

    You're talking about two completely different things here, morality and legality. The morality of charging anything you want for a cure for AIDS has nothing to do with the ability to patent genes. If it was morally acceptable then they would still charge it.

  22. Re:Thank you, brave gamma testers... on Windows Vista Launches To Mixed Reactions · · Score: 1

    "Vista will still peg your processor at around 30% most of the time"

    I've been using Vista for about a week now, and I am not experiencing this at all.

  23. Re:Intel is the only one... on Intel Discrete Graphics Chips Confirmed · · Score: 1

    The only thing remaining of 3dfx is the term SLI, but they even changed what the letters stand for.

    3dfx: Scan-Line Interleave
    nVIDIA: Scalable Link Interface

  24. Re:It's multi-touch; the image isn't what makes it on Apple Sues Over iPhone Smartphone Skins · · Score: 1

    Exactly, I'm really excited about multi-touch interfaces. The interface of the iPhone isn't even that great looking. It's simple and gets the job done, but it's how you work with the interface that sets the iPhone apart.

  25. The importance of one letter on Inventor Slims Down Exoskeletal Body Armor · · Score: 1

    "Dangling between the legs, that would be a clock."

    People would have been gawking for an entirely different reason.