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  1. Woohoo no more dieting!!!! on Kilogram Reference Losing Weight · · Score: 1

    Readjusting for the loss I am now considered physically fit.

  2. Re:Whats really really interesting interesting.. on Inventor of GMR Bids To Shake Up Storage, Again · · Score: 1

    Is that stories like these will no longer seem absurd:

    http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/28/1912247
    http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/14/180222

    and you will indeed be prohibited from erasing data from your computer:

    http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/21/023235

    Scary thought, through one man's genius, the courts may fully achieve their stupidity.

  3. Re:So? on Breaking a Car's Cipher · · Score: 1

    This is Slashdot, don't bring you fantasies here.

  4. Re:I don't think so. on Secrecy of Voting Machines Ballots At Risk · · Score: 1

    I agree, I live in Ohio. When you walk in, you have to figure out which person you need to see to sign the book. There are multiple districts located at the same polling station. Then as described above you stand in line, and vote. It would be next to impossible to get an exact match based upon combining any type of paper trail with the sign in sheets.

  5. The headline leaves only one question on German Physicists Claim Speed of Light Broken · · Score: 5, Funny

    What are they going to do to fix it?

  6. We all know Gene Roddenberry was from the future on Interstellar Dust Could Be "Alive" · · Score: 1

    He came back in time, wrote books to tell us what it was going to be like. He didn't have a vivid imagination, he just simply wrote about what had already happened for him.

  7. Re:Ham radio vs. TV on FCC Rejects Cheap/Fast Internet Device · · Score: 1

    First both are federally licensed, and the law is clear, that radio devices shall not interfere with licensed services.

    Second, in times of emergency, amateur radio operators are the people who Television and Radio stations, civil defense, police and fire departments turn to, when the taxpayer funded communication infrastructure fails.

    The amateur radio service are like car insurance. People would like to forget about it, but when you need it it's a good thing that you have it.

    73,
    KI8JC

  8. It was the Canadian Red Cross back in Jan 2006 on American Red Cross Sued For Using a Red Cross · · Score: 1

    There are a couple of places that mention it:
    http://www.patentarcade.com/2006/02/news-red-cross -enforces-trademark.html
    http://www.davis.ca/en/blog/Video-Game-Law/2006/01 /30/ARE-YOU-USING-THE-RED-CROSS-SYMBOL-IN-YOUR-GAM ES

    Here's an internet archive of the letter mentioned in the blogs in pdf format: http://web.archive.org/web/20060206213819/http://w ww.davis.ca/community/blogs/video_games/files/red_ cross_letter.pdf

    I have also found the link for the Red Cross Emblem Brochure that for some reason doesn't seem to work in the pdf:
    http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=000340&tid=0 19

  9. A fundamentalist from the church of ecology. on 8 Million Year Old Bacteria Thaws, Lives · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Karma be damned:

    "...all tied in, of course, to the fact that we should be working on ways to "stop" climate change, predicated on the belief that any negative climate change is due exclusively to human activity beyond any shadow of scientific doubt"

    Thank you for the good laugh this gave me. I will explain why.

    "...all tied in, of course, to the fact that we should be working on ways to "stop" climate change..."

    Ok, and while we are at it, let's stop continental drift, the dimming of the sun, and also stop the moon moving away from the earth.

    "predicated on the belief that any negative climate change is due exclusively to human activity beyond any shadow of scientific doubt"

    Using the phrases "predicated on the belief" and "beyond any shadow of ... doubt" in one sentence. BRAVO, you are a fundamentalist . Every evolutionist will tell creationists, beliefs have no place in science. So which is it, do you believe or do you know? You are almost as bad as an old time fire and brimstone preacher the difference being they say "send us money and be saved from hell", and you say "send us money and be saved from earth"

    ---

    Q: Are we experiencing a warming trend?
    A: Yes

    Q: Is it because of man?
    A: Maybe.

    Q: Could it just be a natural cycle?
    A: Maybe

    Q: Even if there is no evidence of a cycle like this before?
    A: Maybe. This could just the first occurrence of the cycle that happens once every 900 billion years which would explain why there is no evidence of it happening before?

    Q: What should we do?
    A: Well if it is caused by us, and we do nothing, we all die. If it not caused by us, and we do something and it doesn't fix things, we waste a ton of money, we all die. If we do something, and it fixes it, we spend tons of money, and oh yeah, we all die, just at a little slower rate.

  10. I don't like it. on Introducing the Slashdot Firehose · · Score: 1

    I use the Firefox plugin Web Developer ( http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/ ) to turn off page images and colors and to use firehose I have to turn both back on. To me this would be similar to requiring people to turn off NoScript. I hope the regular old method of browsing /. continues on.

  11. Re:Impractical on Firm Sues Sony Over Cell Processor · · Score: 1
  12. Re:Impractical on Firm Sues Sony Over Cell Processor · · Score: 1
  13. Re:Uh... What? on Music From DNA Patented · · Score: 1

    Nah, it will be the simplest tune.

    Boom Chicka Wah Wah

  14. Re:For Christ Sake on Music From DNA Patented · · Score: 1

    QUOTE
    martinX wrote:
    adding excitement to live television coverage of paternity determinations

    i'm not sure if i could take the added excitement!

    live television coverage of paternity determinations is already a thrill aminute!
    END QUOTE

    With my luck, in a paternity case, the tune played would be the Jeopardy theme song.

  15. Re:Wonder if the BBC knows about this? on Web Contracts Can't Be Changed Without Notice · · Score: 1

    But if they do business in the US, they are subject to some laws, and this would probably be one of them.

  16. PHP Support Tickets on Ticket Tracking and Customer Management? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This isn't a bad package it works under linux and allows you to have different levels of users. Your customers are able to look up their tickets to watch the progress of resolution. (If you allow it)

    http://www.phpsupporttickets.com/

  17. Here's what I wrote to my Senator on Senators Call for Universal Internet Filtering · · Score: 1

    Dear Senator,

    Senators Daniel K. Inouye and Ted Stevens have recently made claims that the Internet was a dangerous place where parents alone will not be able to protect their children and now seem to be calling for legislation to impose universal filtering on the internet.

    While I agree that SOME parent might need help controlling where their children browse, I don't believe that it is up to the government to take that role. There are many internet filtering packages available for parents to install if they wish. Instead of legislating universal internet filtering, perhaps a program that would alleviate the costs of purchasing internet filtering software. Another possibility would be to contract a development company to provide the necessary filtering software for free to parents who wish to use it.

    I have been in the Information Technology field for 17 years, and I can tell you that universal internet filtering would cause slower data throughput, severe bottlenecks, unnecessary costs and potential liability issues for internet providers. I have no problem with the government providing help to parents who request it, but to place a burden on the populous as a whole is wrong. There is a saying that goes around among people. "Just because your child is an inconvenience to you, does not mean he/she should be an inconvenience to me." I am all for protecting the children, but leave it in the hands of the parents, the government should not take the role for itself.

    I ask that you oppose universal internet filtering and perhaps propose the alternatives I mention above.

    Sincerely,

  18. Mandatory Fururama quote: on Team Builds Viruses To Combat Harmful "Biofilms" · · Score: 1

    Damn! The bacteria pigged-out on the tar and now they're getting freaky-deaky, spreading Chronitons throughout our systems. We're getting younger by the minute!

  19. If you read what he said, you'd see on Vista is Watching You · · Score: 4, Informative

    He works in an FDA regulated environment, not works for the FDA. There are several companies that are heavily regulated by the FDA. I used to work for a pharmaceutical research company and almost every piece of software requires some kind of validation in order to protect no only the the pharmaceutical companies, but also the patients as well.

      While most IT environments can install Patches and Service Packs and Updates at will, this is not the case for FDA regulated companies. The update or patch will be installed on a system that has no access to any real data, each step of the installation is documented down to each mouse click complete with screen shots, then the installation is performed following that document by a person who didn't write the initial instructions, and they will then take screen shots of their installation. Then once it has passed the installation steps, then there are instructions written up for each thing that needs to be tested and validated, that is also complete with screen shots, and each mouse click and keyboard entry. Those instructions are sent to someone else who goes through each step, and takes screen shots along the way, and if that passes, it can then go on to production where the installation is performed, with screen shots, and a final series of tests, with screen shot is also done. All the documents are printed out as the FDA hasn't completely allowed electronic storage.

    So where the normal IT guy clicks download/install and maybe makes a log of it. A simple windows update in an FDA regulated environment will produce a mountain of paperwork. If anything along the line has the potential of revealing any confidential information against FDA regulations, then the software will be rejected. Vista at this point has been rejected so far.

  20. Convincing them to hire you probably not possible on Creating a Full-Time Sysadmin Position at a School? · · Score: 1

    I am sure you could convince them to create the position, but the position will have to go through all the normal hiring processes. Which means that they would have to accept applicants both internal and external and because of government funding and regulations, they will probably be required to give preference to various minorities such as women, veterans, african americans, the disabled etc.. So while you could convince them to create the position, you might be hard pressed to convince them to hire you specifically.

  21. Re:Disambiguation on Gas-Powered Boots As Metaphor For Cold War · · Score: 3, Informative

    The term "Gas" was coined by Chemist Jan Baptist van Helmont as a phonetic spelling of the flemish pronunciation for the Greek word for chaos. Based upon it's original definiton, gasoline, or gas makes perfect sense. After tall, it's not as abiguous as tele, do they mene television or telephone. Or rubbers, these are the boots you wear on your feet, not the condoms, but boots are rear storage areas of an automobile. Finally, petrol isn't even British, it was borrowed from the French. So here's a two finger salute to you.

    http://www.bookrags.com/Gas
    http://www.bookrags.com/Jan_Baptist_van_Helmont
    http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=gas
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline
    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=etymology+gas oline

  22. Yaw, Pitch and Roll on World's First Lego Autopilot · · Score: 2

    I think using the lego gyro is a fantastic idea. Imagination is great. I must admit though that I am a bit confused, maybe it's me, maybe it's the way TFA was written, and I pray it's just a typo otherwise, someone is going to have a nice repair bill as an RC aircraft takes a nosedive through someone's roof.

    This autopilot only controls the rudder, keeping the plane flying level when engaged and returning to the launch area.

    According to WIKI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_controls the rudder controls yaw, not pitch or roll. So I am not sure how the rudder keeps the plane flying level. Can anyone help?

  23. Re:I am a test subject on Drug Selectively Removes Rats' Memory · · Score: 1

    I can't remember if I was a member of this study or not.

  24. Re:The site was Dugg last night on Yahoo Pipes · · Score: 4, Funny

    Editors? Editors? I didn't know /. had editors, I thought it WAS a Perl script doing the job!

  25. Mod parent up please on Dell Sells Open Source Computers · · Score: 1

    I read through and I was hoping someone else besides me had caught the "ready to install" bit in the article. Bravo!