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  1. Re:Just what we needed on Google Sheds Light On 'Dark Web' With PDF Search · · Score: 4, Informative

    I think you've got this wrong, to some extent. I don't think its going to "submit" to see what options go where, but more just indexing the options from forms to give a better idea of whats going on in the page - suddenly google can go "Hey, this isn't just a form, but its a form pertaining to X." and thus make their results more relevant by being able to index more of a site as a whole.

  2. Re:So... porn games, here we go! on Sony Opens PS2 Platform · · Score: 1

    Sony played it smart - the PS2 market continued to grow and develop while the PS3 took hold, so Sony figured they could knock off the backwards compatibility to save some bucks because the PS2 crowd has kept doing their thing.

  3. Re:Suggesting nightlies to regular users?! on Minefield Shows the (Really) Fast Future of Firefox · · Score: 1

    Thats the point I was trying to make - nightlies shouldn't be suggested for regular use, especially by everyday users. Extensions or not, you run the risk of funky things happening at a higher rate than any stable, or as mentioned above, beta release of FF.

  4. Re:Suggesting nightlies to regular users?! on Minefield Shows the (Really) Fast Future of Firefox · · Score: 1

    Wait wait! I used - well, tried to use - a nightly the other night and it crashed on every launch. I downloaded Minefield today and it runs like a charm, though the Javascript performance seems identical so far :/

  5. Re:In other news... on Nintendo Already Anticipating Holiday Wii Shortages · · Score: 1

    Goddammit - you beat me to the punch - 14 comments in. Touche. I mean, the term "shortage" is no stranger to the Wii crowd, and X-mas is no stranger to selling things people love to buy.

    !story by my count.

  6. Isn't This The Way Mega Man Started? on Packs of Robots Will Hunt Down Uncooperative Humans · · Score: 1

    Some guy who controls a "team" of robots ends up being mad crazy and unleashes them upon the world? What if someone hacked a large number of these teams - we should heed the lessons learned from the NES, lest we end up having to deal with DECADES of renegade robots. Also, can I just say that it IS indeed the year 20XX!

  7. New Discovery (Kinda (OK, Not Realy)) on Couch Potato Gene Identified In Fruit Flies · · Score: 1

    So, this "mutation" occurs in fruit flies and that is news because...we haven't found it before except in other flies in the 90s? Do we have a better grasp on this couch potato gene thanks to fruit fly research? Are you sure that some researcher wasn't just toking up in the lab? I mean, seems I get sluggish and act abnormally when I get high - I don't go hibernate like a bear, I just do things slower and differently.

    High flies.

  8. Perfect! on Boston University Working On LED Wireless Networks · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Personally, I'd use the vision balls that are in my thought box.

    Of course, because thats why those lights are there, so that your car can hopefully help in that .000000000001% chance situation where you aren't paying attention, back into a pylon, and crack your tail light. Not the worst thing, but an expense nonetheless - vs. some LEDs? Not bad, of course, the rest of the hardware...

    I dunno, didn't RTFA. My vision balls are dry and red.

  9. Thats... on Fossett's Plane Found · · Score: 1

    terrible, I'm sorry to hear it. Condolences.

    On another note, that summary is terrible - "crazies," "dollars to donuts" - someone is DEAD and this is how it is reported? "It's been a willy nilly day, but Bernie Mac has died. I'm betting two shakes of a corn snake that it was related to a pre-existing condition - TALLY HO!"

  10. Re:Tron Arcade Game on Perfecting a Tron Game · · Score: 1

    I did play it, and I don't know why you haven't been modded up any for your comment - I mean, it is informative. You are correct, it was fun for about a week or two, maybe worth playing again.

  11. Re:Tron Arcade Game on Perfecting a Tron Game · · Score: 1

    Thank you! A headline of "Perfecting a Tron Game" hardly does Tron justice, especially since the arcade cab definitely did have those other three games. And what about the discs they throw? Where did those go?

  12. Re:Dupe on Spammers Targeting Microsoft's Revised CAPTCHA · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wouldn't that stop a lot of dupes?

    Yes, but the editors would work out a system to get around this - actually, I read a story on /. about CAPTCHAS thats along the same lines as what you're talking about.

  13. Re:Key exchange. on Spammers Targeting Microsoft's Revised CAPTCHA · · Score: 1

    The likely reality is that someone will have to pay or be inconvenienced to solve spam.

    Oh I know this one: The Spammers!

  14. Re:simply boycott them on EA Hit By Class-Action Suit Over Spore DRM · · Score: 1

    Yes, and boycotting doesn't directly address the issue. The public needs to make it plainly clear that we will not accept hidden DRM apps with our software/music/movies/toaster ovens (its heading in that direction!!!), or else we'll be constantly boycotting products to no end - the Industry doesn't care about a handful of people not buying, as at least twice as many won't care/know the danger.

  15. Re:I can wait on LHC Offline Until April 2009 (Or Longer) · · Score: 1

    But I can't! I've only got enough Mountain Dew for the next two weeks - I was sure we'd be dead by now!

  16. Re:Game is Defective by Design on Mega Man 9 Released, DLC announced · · Score: 1

    Yes - I bought the game (though $10 for a slightly-crippled megaman, ouch) and I have to say it is quite fun. It is a bummer that DLC will be so pricey (why not an extremely high amount of bolts as an alternative a la Gunbound?), but still worth it so far - and damn hard, for now - Dr. Light was right when he said that its been awhile.

  17. Re:Modding system on Hubble Finds Unidentified Object In Space · · Score: 1

    But I used a preexisting implementation of this new modding system to get here: Page Up/Page Down

  18. Re:Hubble Windex: For that Deep [Space] Shine! on Hubble Finds Unidentified Object In Space · · Score: 3, Funny

    It was actually our own LHC, but in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds!

  19. Re:No thanks... on Online Storage With a Twist · · Score: 1

    Well, using chunks, this isn't an issue. Think about the fact that, since these are PARTS of a file, they aren't actually of any value by themselves. Eventually, two files will share the same chunk of data and the second file won't need an entry in the system - next, the chunks should exist on more than one computer. The real question is what happens if a large segment of the network goes down, especially if it's an international system (larger space would be better for redundancy).

  20. Re:No thanks... on Online Storage With a Twist · · Score: 1

    Do we expect the encryption to get broken, as well as the "piece" algorithm?

    Of course! You don't engineer security measures and think it'll ever be safe. Maybe an open-source method would be better so that the code can be checked, modified, maintained and all that for the better of the security. Or, allow people to select a preferred method of security such as Kerberos, SSL, Blowfish, et al.

  21. Re:No thanks... on Online Storage With a Twist · · Score: 5, Insightful

    In a distributed system of file chunks, you would never have access to what those chunks make up unless it is YOUR data, so I think its actually a lot safer than you think. In a system like this, all you're storing for other people is essentially random chunks - it would be very difficult to prove in court that you in fact were aware of the content this data belonged to and that you willingly supported a criminal.

  22. Though Wikipedia is Sparse on the Subhect... on Environmental Cost of Hybrids' Battery Recycling? · · Score: 1

    It should still help point out that NiMH are somewhat more environmentally friendly:

    Environmental impact

    NiMH batteries are commonly considered to have lower environmental impact than NiCd batteries, due to absence of toxic cadmium. The overall environmental impact of mining the various alternate metals that form the negative electrode may be more or less than cadmium, depending on the metal.

    Most industrial nickel is recycled, due to the relatively easy retrieval of the metal from scrap, and due to its high value.

  23. Re:What about... on TransferJet Consortium Works Towards Touch Data Transfer Tech · · Score: 1

    Correct sir, on one point. I read your comment at just the time when I felt like doing research (finally finished studying for school and cracked a beer, yay) ala wikipedia:
    Bluetooth 3.0

    The next version of Bluetooth after v2.1, code-named Seattle (the version number of which is TBD) has many of the same features, but is most notable for plans to adopt ultra-wideband (UWB) radio technology. This will allow Bluetooth use over UWB radio, enabling very fast data transfers of up to 480 Mbit/s, while building on the very low-power idle modes of Bluetooth.

    Neat!

  24. Re:Data Theft on TransferJet Consortium Works Towards Touch Data Transfer Tech · · Score: 1

    But what if it could be a passive process, or just a little picture of two arrows and your phone is silenced? I mean, still an extreme situation, but leave it up to a user to make it happen. Of course, it would also be at the fault of awful programmers/monkeys, and one would hope that companies of this scale could do it right. I have faith, but I'm skeptical too. There is probably a fence somewhere that I should be on.

  25. Re:Over/Under pool, taking bets now: on TransferJet Consortium Works Towards Touch Data Transfer Tech · · Score: 1

    I'd rather put my money on the amount of time it takes Sony to realize that the proprietary tech isn't working out and that they pulled yet another Mini-Disc out of their ass. Three years of falling sales?