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  1. Direct press-release link on Dr. Who on Sci-Fi Channel in March · · Score: 1
  2. Re:What about the old stuff? on Dr. Who on Sci-Fi Channel in March · · Score: 1

    BBC America doesn't air Doctor Who anymore. The only stations that air the classic series in the U.S. are two PBS stations, one in Maryland and one in Iowa. Ah well, hopefully this deal will mean more airing of classic Who. I remember being bitterly saddened when WYBE in Philadelphia lost their rights to it last spring after having watched the entire 1980s run and then a little bit of season 1 on that station.

  3. Obligatory Doctor Who reference on Researchers Identify Gene Involved in Regeneration · · Score: 3, Funny

    So that's one of the crucial Time Lord genes....

  4. Haven't gotten them yet on AIM Bots: Useful or Spam? · · Score: 1

    I've been on AIM (gaim 0.67) continuously for a couple days, though - perhaps I'll get them when I sign off and reconnect.

  5. **mod parent down** on Google Adds Satellite Imagery for the World · · Score: 1
  6. Re:Chernobyl on Google Adds Satellite Imagery for the World · · Score: 1

    And here's Three Mile Island.

  7. Image postings on LA Times Pulls Wikitorial, Blames Slashdot · · Score: 1

    Wikipedia disallows the posting of images hosted on other sites to prevent goatse-spamming. It wouldn't have been a bad idea to do this on the LATwiki.

    However, the main problem, from an anti-vandal perspective, was the lack of moderation. At one point in time (thankfully pre-goatse), I was single-handedly reverting the various vandalism that was ongoing. Most of it would have been easily blockable had there been an active sysop (it was originating from a mere two user accounts). If you're going to have a highly publicized wiki, you owe it to yourself to have 24-hour moderation.

  8. Looks like it didn't work on Editorial Wiki Debuts At LA Times · · Score: 1
  9. Re:A good hack would be to give them Dalek voices. on Robotic Bins and Benches in Cambridge · · Score: 1

    Does the bin burp when it eats somebody?

  10. Re:U.S. Constititution 101 on Airport Screeners could see X-rated X-rays · · Score: 1

    According to the text of the amendment in question, it would have to be ratified within the next seven years, not next 100. And it would require 3/4 of the states, not 2/3.

  11. Re:Talk about jumping version numbers on Live Picture of the Next Xbox · · Score: 1

    According to the command-line, my version of Windows XP (which includes SP 2)is actually Windows 5.1.2600.

  12. Re:DNA wrote for Dr. Who & Tom Baker on Hitchhikers Guide Movie Might Become a Trilogy · · Score: 1

    And of course Santraginus V is mentioned in that serial, one of a couple Doctor Who - Hitchhiker's crossovers. There's another story where the Doctor mentions that he read one of Oolon Coluphid's books and disagreed with it.

  13. Re:What about the main FIRST competition? on LEGO Junior Robotics Competition This Weekend · · Score: 1

    The main FIRST competition is the FIRST Robotics Competition (I'm on team 1168 of that competition). The Competition Champions were teams 330, 67, and 503, and the Chairman's Award Winner was team 67.

    And yeah, this post is pretty much on-target.

  14. Bill text on New Bill Would Ban Public NOAA Weather Data · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's the text of S. 786. Thankfully, no co-sponsors yet. Here's hoping that most Congresspeople see this bill for what it is - lunacy.

  15. Re:Quandary? on Hitchhiker's Guide Quandary Phase Starts May 3rd · · Score: 1

    Gotta love Base 13.

  16. Greater deviation == good on Hitchhiker's Guide Quandary Phase Starts May 3rd · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I liked the Tertiary Phase, but it was pretty much identical to Life, the Universe, and Everything and didn't really provide much new entertainment. I especially think that changing the ending to Mostly Harmless is a good idea. I was never comfortable with that (no spoilers here). And tying up loose ends are good as well....what did ever happen to Lintilla?