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  1. There goes 'Democracy' on EFF Sues NC Election Board · · Score: 1

    The Board of Elections certified Diebold despite its admitted inability to comply with the law.

    But I thought people were supposed to obey the rule of law?

  2. quantum recording on Totally Secure Non-Quantum Communications? · · Score: 1

    "The only way an eavesdropper can determine which resistance is being used at which end is to inject current into the communication channel and measure the voltage and current changes in different directions."

    How about recording the signal after it has been transmitted through some output at the other end? This bugging would not interfere with the signal being transmitted but would still record the information for transmittal later? If you are transmitting the information through a computer, I think someone will figure out how to get it.

  3. Boina fissure on New Ocean being Formed in Africa · · Score: 1

    Dereje said that the split is the beginning of a long process, which will eventually lead to Ethiopia's eastern part tearing off from the rest of Africa, a sea forming in the gap. The Afar desert is being torn off the continent by about 0.8 inches each year.

    The ocean will take a long time to form I would guess. Maybe they could stock it well with natural/regional fish and plant species and replenish a source of food?

    I am not sure if this is the same Boina, but it is an interesting picture of an active Ethiopian volcano nonetheless.

    http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0 201-14=&VErupt=N&VSources=Y&VRep=N&VWeekly=N&volpa ge=photos&photo=111075
    http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0 201-14=&volpage=photo

  4. Are we witnessing the evolution of thinking? on Kansas Anti-Creationism Professor Resigns · · Score: 1

    Some things you just can not explain.

  5. Repentence at the Temple of Doom on Sony Repents Over CD Debacle · · Score: 3, Funny

    Today class we will have a lesson on "How to get Busted and Not Apologize for It" I submit to you the following 'must-use' phrases:

    "But this whole story has led us to look at the approach we have to take going forward..."

    "...diligently re-evaluate..."

    "Its fairly common and the fix is easy to provide through a software update."

    "Even if the issue is only a slight one, at Sony BMG we are very clear that any software security issues are taken with the utmost seriousness."

    Now you will know what to say if you ever get caught in a spyware scandal. Class dismissed.

  6. The deal may be delicious... on Yahoo! Buys del.icio.us · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...but did it go down smoothly?

  7. Re:Google Farted on Gmail Gets RSS · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Did it smell like money?

  8. name change needed on Five Reasons Why Web 2.0 Matters · · Score: 1

    BTW, I will also use this moment to state that Web 2.0 is a terrible name for this new vision...

    Okay, how about
    Network Interlaced Complex Entaglement 2.0

  9. This leads to Podsnatching on The Podjacker Threat · · Score: 1

    Podsnatching
    ( P ) Pronunciation Key ( pd - sntch )
    v. podsnatch, podsnatching, podsnatches
    v. tr.


    1. To suddenly take someone's iPod from another's possession: There is a lot of podsnatching on the subway.
    2. To damage an iPod's internal software: Sony's latest rootkit really upset me podsnatching me the way it did.

  10. Re:The math is wrong, and it never happened on The 3 Billion Dollar Typo · · Score: 1

    We've learned that I have one tiny testicle and one extremely large testicle.

    Does this condition tend to make you walk in a circular fashion?

  11. Re:Must have been those damn TPS reports on The 3 Billion Dollar Typo · · Score: 1

    Um, I'm gonna need you go ahead and come in tomorrow. So if you could be here around nine, that would be great.

    Oh, yeah I forgot. I'm gonna also need you to come in Sunday too. We, uh, lost some people this week and we need to sorta catch up.

    Thanks!

  12. The math is wrong, and it never happened on The 3 Billion Dollar Typo · · Score: 1

    So what are we to actually learn from this article?
    That the Japanese actually make typos from time to time?

  13. Re:Free advice from "Mr. Betamax" on Panasonic Begins Blu-Ray Production · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sony was backing Blu-ray.

    So does that mean every blank blu-ray disc comes with its own rootkit?

  14. Oh what a tangled web we weave... on Sony's SunnComm DRM Patch a Security Risk · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ...when Sony CDs we do receive.

    Now if people can be sued for unlawful downloading, do people have the right to sue for unlawful malware?

    I think I will go on over to Microsoft.com and find some information about 'Sony rootkit'
    Here are my results:

    Results for:
    all the words: sony rootkit; category: Support & Troubleshooting; site: All of Microsoft.com;

    Support & Troubleshooting

    no results were found in this category.

  15. Lyrics needed for Beach Boys "Goodbye Raisins" on Song Sites Face Legal Crackdown · · Score: 3, Funny

    Great, now people will be writing about Jimi Hendrix singing "'Scuse me while I kiss this guy" in Purple Haze and Creedence Clearwater Revival singing "There's a bathroom on the right" in 'Bad Moon Rising'

  16. cyberspace warriors on The New Air Force Mission? · · Score: 1, Funny

    The term cyberspace includes network security, data transmission and the sharing of information.

    Watch out for unmanned drones in your peer2peer networks.

  17. Pole movement in real time on North Pole Heads South · · Score: 1

    http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/gallery_np.html

    Watch as the pole shifts oh sooo slowly...

  18. South Pole will be Chile or Argentina? on North Pole Heads South · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Does this mean the South Pole will shift to Chile or Argentina as well?

  19. Transfer to MIT on Tulane University to Reduce Engineering School · · Score: 1
  20. Chip off the old block on Intel to Develop Hardware Rootkit Detection · · Score: 1

    According to Intel, their new project involves placing a small chip on a PC's motherboard to monitor persistently programs that might be affected of a malicious attack.

    Pop the chip off the motherboard and your problem is solved?

  21. Re:Technical Investigation on GoDaddy Serves Blank Pages to Safari & Opera · · Score: 1

    Do people like banging on their computers until it magically starts working?

    No. Actually, all banging on something does is loosen the connections, causing further consternation.

  22. Try zooming London aerial all the way in on Windows Live goes Local · · Score: 1

    It does not work in Windows Live, but it does with Google Maps.

  23. Go Away Daddy on GoDaddy Serves Blank Pages to Safari & Opera · · Score: 0

    There has to be a better alternative than Go Daddy.

  24. Re:Bill Gate's crib on Windows Live goes Local · · Score: 1

    Are the trees on it cut and pasted?

  25. Google Maps vs Windows Live on Windows Live goes Local · · Score: 1

    I did the same exact hybrid view of a location, it was the identical satellite photo, but not identical quality. The Google picture honestly did look clearer, the Microsoft picture had a more 'tan' tone to it.

    The Windows 'Welcome' popup box was very unimpressive. London, England did not work in WinLive zoomed all the way in (you get faded camera icons with slashes through them,) Google Maps worked fine all the way zoomed in to Parliament Square.
    WinLive gave me an 'Orbitz' popup ad when I did a new search, Google Maps did not give me any popup ads to X out of. Overall, Google was a better experience, in my opinion.

    The best is Google Earth. Nothing is as cool as spinning the world on its axis :)
    http://earth.google.com/images/earth2.jpg