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  1. Re:No, YOU are confused. on 'Hundreds of Worlds' in Milky Way · · Score: 1

    I think you'll find that the 20 km height isn't "the top of the atmosphere", but what you could shoot down with a SAM.

  2. Re:TFA is confused... on 'Hundreds of Worlds' in Milky Way · · Score: 1

    Your biased, you're still pissed off at them for the flying Daleks.

  3. You got it all wrong: on Scientists Find Solar System Like Ours · · Score: 2, Funny

    They welcome their new terrestrial overlords.

  4. Great idea... on EU Plans to Require Biometrics for Visitors · · Score: 2, Insightful

    We'll be harassing air travelers, while the (ever moving) eastern border is a proverbial highway for illegal travel. 'Cause Al-Qaeda prefers to fly first class before they blow themselves up, that will show them.

  5. Appropriate quote at the bottom of the page on ISP Block on Pirate Bay Not Having Desired Effect · · Score: 2, Funny

    A furore Normanorum libera nos, O Domine! [From the fury of the norsemen deliver us, O Lord!] -- Medieval prayer

    I always thought those were random :)

  6. Re:Seriously.. on U.S. Confiscating Data at the Border · · Score: 1

    ...by bullying Canada to make them change their laws?

  7. Re:what's up with that? on Could We Find a Door To A Parallel Universe? · · Score: 1

    Couldn't you just have posted a reference to some obscure work of Sci-Fi? That would have made more sense.

  8. Re:Both sides of the atlantic? on India and US to Cooperate in Space Exploration · · Score: 1

    They're still considering inviting India to join NATO, a decision will be made once Australia becomes a full member.

  9. Re:Wrong on How One Clumsy Ship Caused A Major Net Outtage · · Score: 1

    Although the direct effect of the Mediterranean accident is being felt as far west as Bangladesh, the greatest impact has been in India,... No, it's probably someone who got sick of talking to "Steve" from "North-Carolina" about home equity loans.
  10. Some inconsistencies on RIAA's Watchdog Affidavits For Your Reading Pleasure · · Score: 1
    Although I'm not familiar with Kazaa, I seriously doubt that:
    • UserLog.txt
    • DownloadData.txt
    • Tracerroute.txt

    existed on the hard drive of the computer that was connected to the Internet through IP address 141.155.57.198 on August 7, 2004 at approximately 6:15 (or was it 12)

    A.M. EDT.
    Unless 141.155.57.198 was their own PC ;)
  11. Re:Ubuntu no better on A Mythbuster's Biggest Tech Headaches (and Solutions) · · Score: 1

    For one thing: you don't need special software, if you don't want MSN support installed. http://slashdot.org/articles/08/01/28/1514212.shtml

  12. Re:Illusions on Tool Use Is Just a Trick of the Mind · · Score: 1

    And as far as your brain is concerned, there is no hammer as well.

  13. Re:too many custom parts. on LEGO Brick 50th Anniversary · · Score: 1

    In my experience, the addition of custom parts to LEGO has taken flight since "somewhere-in-the-eighties". YMMV. FYI, the "_nl" in my user name doesn't stand for Northern-Louisiana. If you've posted your last comment in your morning coffee break, it shouldn't be to hard to figure out what it does stand for. Concluding: you questioned my math skills, while I was making a statement about the products of the company in question.

  14. Re:too many custom parts. on LEGO Brick 50th Anniversary · · Score: 1

    Yeah, that only made sense if you had read the parent and have had some experience with LEGO. Unfortunately, as you so adequately have proven, neither is a prerequisite for posting on Slashdot ;)

  15. Re:Reason on World's Most Powerful Rail Gun Delivered to US Navy · · Score: 1

    Maybe the terrorists will listen to Reason? Did they give the gun a pet-name already?
  16. Re:too many custom parts. on LEGO Brick 50th Anniversary · · Score: 5, Funny

    "LEGO, training future IKEA customers since somewhere-in-the-eighties."

  17. Typo in TFA on The Anatomy of Money-Mule Scams · · Score: 3, Funny

    Monroe was the victim of a "money mule" scam, in which criminals make use of third parties (often unsuspecting victims like Monroe) to launder stolen funds.
    That should of course be:
    ...(often absolute idiots who think that money grows on trees and don't know that when something seems to good to be true it usually is like Monroe)...

    Easy mistake to make, it's in Word's auto-replace list.

  18. Re:Fast lane. on Multitasking Makes You Stupid and Slow · · Score: 1

    Everyone knows that mating and watching for asteroids are incompatible behaviors. Spent any amount of time on one and you're hopeless at the other.

  19. Re:Untraceable? Try Unwatchable! on Impress Your Friends While Watching "Untraceable" · · Score: 1

    Dump the insightful commentary, RTFA'ing, Linux and all mention of Slashdot and you've got a deal.

  20. Re:Don't assume GPL takes precedence over owner on Author of ATSC Capture and Edit Tool Tries to Revoke GPL · · Score: 1

    Bullshit

  21. Re:For those that went "wtf?!" on Has the Higgs Boson Particle Field Been Hiding in Plain Sight? · · Score: 1

    Cue that 2-digit guy, whom only posts in response to this kind of comments.

  22. Re:But what about her OEM parts? on Teen Takes On Donor's Immune System · · Score: 1

    No, she re-registered, so everything is fine.

  23. Re:3.... 2.....1.... on PHP In Action: Objects, Design, Agility · · Score: 1

    If it can't be done with FORTRAN 77 it isn't worth doing.

  24. Re:Nasa: Delay if Necessary on Design of Next-Gen NASA Rocket Showing Flaws · · Score: 1
    I'll trust Roger Boisjoly on this.
    http://www.onlineethics.org/CMS/profpractice/exempindex/RB-intro.aspx Check out section VI, which contains my personal 'favorite' (although that word isn't appropriate given the topic we're discussing):

    The discussion continued, then Mason turned to Bob Lund, the vice-president of engineering, and told him to take off his engineering hat and put on his management hat. I've done a reenactment of the teleconference, for an ethics class. This was some time ago, 2002/03, but well after that Vaughan's book was published in '97. Even knowing the final outcome, (I was on the NASA team) we could not find a valid reason to delay the launch based on the information given to us at that time.
  25. Re:Nasa: Delay if Necessary on Design of Next-Gen NASA Rocket Showing Flaws · · Score: 2
    From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster

    Forecasts for January 28 predicted an unusually cold morning, with temperatures close to 31 F (0.5 C), the minimum temperature permitted for launch. The low temperature had prompted concern from engineers at Morton Thiokol, the contractor responsible for the construction and maintenance of the shuttle's SRB. At a teleconference which took place on the evening of January 27, Thiokol engineers and managers discussed the weather conditions with NASA managers from Kennedy Space Center and Marshall Space Flight Center. Several engineers--most notably Roger Boisjoly, who had voiced similar concerns previously--expressed their concern about the effect of the temperature on the resilience of the rubber O-rings that sealed the joints of the SRBs. They argued that if the O-rings were colder than 53 F (approximately 11.7 C), there was no guarantee the O-rings would seal properly. This was an important consideration, since the O-rings had been designated as a "Criticality 1" component--meaning their failure would destroy Challenger and its crew. They also argued that the low overnight temperatures would almost certainly result in SRB temperatures below their redline of 40 F. However, they were overruled by Morton Thiokol management, who recommended that the launch proceed as scheduled. It wasn't just a problem at NASA, it was a wrong culture in the companies surrounding NASA.