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  1. Is my computer part of a Bot Net? on 25 Percent of All Computers in a Botnet? · · Score: 1

    My computer is currently running really well and although I don't have any problems when I hear stats like 1/4 computers is part of a Bot Net it makes me wonder. Is there anyway to find out if my computer is part of a botnet?

  2. TI-86 on The Best Graphing Calculator on the Market? · · Score: 1

    Yah, I know that you said you wanted something cool with wistles and bells, but its only a calculator. I have had my TI-86 for 7 or 8 years. It is still in nearly perfect condition. So if you are looking for something that lasts go TI-86, plus you can get Mario Brothers for it.

  3. Re:Can I buy stock in this company? on The Replacement For the Battery? · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you are ready to buy stock in this company after reading this article. I own a business that you might want to buy stock in. My company makes food replicators, the kind on star trek. We don't have a working model yet but it should be out in a year or two. Please send checks to.... you will receive your stock certificates in 6-8 weeks.

  4. Re:Energy Source? on Walking Molecule Now Carries Packages · · Score: 1

    Adenosine Tri Phosphate, think of it as Gasoline for cells, virtually all chemical reactions are driven by ATP. Here is a link to the wikipedia article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenosine_triphosphat e

  5. Re:only 2 molecules? on Walking Molecule Now Carries Packages · · Score: 1

    Inferior creation? Do you do what your creators ask? Moving two molecules of C02 isn't much but at least the little guy is obedient.

  6. Re:It's only a matter of time on Walking Molecule Now Carries Packages · · Score: 2, Insightful

    you could always look in between the legs

  7. Re:Energy Source? on Walking Molecule Now Carries Packages · · Score: 2, Informative

    Probably ATP, which powers about 90% of the biochemical energy dependent reactions.
    Some reactions require GTP, CTP, or UTP. These other nucleotide tri-phosphates are used much less and only for very specific functions, so it could be one of these but I would bet against them. Other possible sources of energy are: concentration gradients, membrane potentials, pH gradients, etc... There are many many different sources of energy in the biochemical world, however for most biological reactions ATP is the energy source of choice.

  8. Re:Interesting science... on Two Snowflakes May Be Alike After All · · Score: 2, Funny
    Who made one cubic foot equal to 1000 grams? I'll smash him with one cubic foot of lead!
    Well if you take the weight of one snowflake and divide it by the volume of one snowflake you get the density of a snow flake. If you then multiply 1 cubic foot by the density of a snow flake you get the weight of a "cubic foot of snow flakes".
      If you are looking for someone to blame that one cubic foot of snow flakes weights 1000 grams, i guess you could blame science or god, its really your choice.
  9. Invitations to Beta Test on Skype Founders Develop Media Streaming Tech · · Score: 1
    I applied to be a beta tester and after I finished my application this was posted
    Try getting hold of an invitation from another tester. All new beta-testers now get tokens allowing them to invite friends and acquaintances, and these tokens will give you instant access to Joost
    .
    It seems as though they are following in the steps of GMail and building a customer base via exclusive invitation.
  10. Real Picture or Fake Science on Inventor Slims Down Exoskeletal Body Armor · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I have looked at all of the different news sites and they all have the same picture. I know that it is common for a single set of pictures to be released to the press so the fact that all the sites have a picture doesn't concern me, rather it's that the picture is so low quality.

    Today a consumer can easily buy a 8 MP camera so there is no reason that this picture shouldn't be much better quality, also the pixelation, to me at least, screams photoshop.

    After reading about all the crack pot ideas this guy has come up with in the past ("God Light", "Angel Light", "1313 paste") why does everybody immediately believe this guy is telling the truth? I personally don't. First the suit looks TOO much like Halo, second whats up with that huge clock or cock?, third whats up with all the different contours on the suit (if this thing was really body armor would it need to be contoured like it had a million gadget built into it, which according to the article it doesn't?).

    So I personally think this whole thing is a fake (much to my chagrin). I would love to hear why you think different.

  11. Trojan or Clock on Inventor Slims Down Exoskeletal Body Armor · · Score: 1

    So the suit is a trojan? Then why is the thing between the legs called a clock if the suit is a trojan?

  12. Clock? on Inventor Slims Down Exoskeletal Body Armor · · Score: 5, Insightful
    From the article:
    Dangling between the legs, that would be a clock.
    Since when was an over-sized cup called a clock?
    Honestly if I wanted to place a clock in an efficient location "dangling between the legs" isn't one of the first places I would think.
  13. Re:Protect the consumer on XXX Top Level Domain May Still See Use · · Score: 2, Insightful
    They don't want little kids staring at this anymore then parents do

    I find this hard to believe as the number of porn sites that use terms like: Pokemon, nintendo, yugiyo, etc. is growing rapidly. Not to mention the videos available to download entitled things like : Harry Potter, Spiderman etc.. which just turn out to be porn movies. So you are right the industry isn't stupid, its rather intellegent. Get the kids hooked while there young and you'll have a customer for 70 years.
  14. What else would you expect on Dark Cloud Over Good Works of Gates Foundation · · Score: 1
    the foundation's asset managers do not avoid investments in firms whose activities conflict with the mission to do good


    This sounds a lot like MS. But then again what else would you expect from its founder, Bill Gates?
  15. Re:.NET on Mac OS X Versus Windows Vista · · Score: 1

    I was always under the impression that .NET was strictly for windows, and MS was intentionally shutting out Linux and Mac from using .NET.

  16. Re:Timing of Patent on Bluetooth Lawsuit · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The patent was filed in 2001 and granted in 2003, however, bluetooth was developed in 1994 and formally announced in 1998. It seems kind of backwards to me that someone would try to patent technology that has been circulating for a few years, let alone that someone would grant said patent.

  17. Timing of Patent on Bluetooth Lawsuit · · Score: 0

    It is interesting to note; however, that the discussed patent was filed AFTER the blue tooth protocol was established and decided upon.

  18. Insurance companies? on Near-Future Fords to Feature Windows Automotive · · Score: 1

    How are insurance companies going to react when microsoft is at fault for a car crash? And will they lower my premium if I install linux?

  19. Cntrl - Alt - Delete? on Near-Future Fords to Feature Windows Automotive · · Score: 2, Funny

    What are you going to have to do to restart your car? Honk the horn, Run the wipers and open the passenger door?

  20. This is going to.... on Near-Future Fords to Feature Windows Automotive · · Score: 5, Funny

    add an entirely new meaning to crashing your car.

  21. Lost Gmail Emails, Outbound? Inbound? on Lost Gmail Emails and the Future of Web Apps · · Score: 1

    I am a university student and have had professors tell me that they haven't recieved emails that I send to them. I also have had the same problem recieving emails. I was wondering if anybody else has had this same problem with gmail? Or is it probably my universit's mail server?

  22. Confounding of Variables on Drinking Alcohol May Extend Your Life · · Score: 1

    Many different people have been trying to prove this for years. Many experiments have been performed under closely scrutinized conditions where animals are given a supplement of alcohol and only alcohol (as opposed to beer or wine) and these animals always die sooner, when compared to the control.

      The problem with these studies is that they are observations studies not experiments. They is no control neither are their conditions imposed upon the group being studied. The researchers only observe a correlation between two variables.

    I am afraid that the results of this study are confounded by the fact that wine contains grape skin extracts which have been proven to be very healthy for you.

  23. Re:Fantastic four on Approaching Solar Storm Forces ISS to Take Cover · · Score: 1

    then or than, thats a pretty small grammar error, especially on slashdot

  24. Fantastic four on Approaching Solar Storm Forces ISS to Take Cover · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Lets hope the results from this storm end up more entertaining then the fantatic four movie.

  25. I for one... on Apple's Billion Dollar Patent & Other Stories From Patentland · · Score: 1

    welcome our new billion dollar patent weilding overlords