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  1. Re:Back in the day it was called a bakery on Voyage to the ATX Hackerspace in Austin, Texas (Video) · · Score: 1

    Hacker... space. It's a "space"... where people "hack" on their projects. Seems pretty straightforward. The only part that throws people off is the definition of the term "hack," though these days surely we're beyond thinking that's just people who break into computers?

    Hackerspaces generally have machine shops, but that's not all they are. They also have lounges, computer labs, biotech labs, kitchens, and whatever else their respective members are interested in.

  2. Re:Slightly misleading on Voyage to the ATX Hackerspace in Austin, Texas (Video) · · Score: 3, Informative

    I find it doubtful they'd charge you just to check the place out.

    Definitely not! The place is open to visitors most every evening. Any of the events on the calendar are open-house events: http://atxhackerspace.org/wiki/Calendar

  3. Re:welding and texas friendly on Voyage to the ATX Hackerspace in Austin, Texas (Video) · · Score: 1

    No, there is definitely welding, as well as dozens of other things that were not mentioned in the video.

  4. Re:so? on Obama's "ZuneGate" · · Score: 1

    I got one that mentioned it on the packaging.

    It also plays "MP4" videos, which are *NOT* mpeg4, but hey, at least it can play videos, right? And that's useful with a .5 inch screen, right?

  5. Re:better algo on Solving the Knight's Tour Puzzle In 60 Lines of Python · · Score: 3, Interesting

    A non-recursive Python version which uses Warnsdorf's heuristic:
    http://github.com/pib/scripts/tree/master/knight.py

    It's faster than the one in TFA as well, though it has no backtracking, so it won't find some solutions once you get bigger than 76x76, but at least it doesn't overflow the stack.

    It also will tell you whether it found an open, closed, or incomplete path.

  6. Re:Obligatory quotes thread... on The Making of the South Park WoW Episode · · Score: 1
    Kill the Wise One!
  7. Re:Unsafe is safe, war is peace... on Life Without Traffic Signs · · Score: 1
    If we rely on courtesy to dictate our traffic patterns, we'll be victim to those who have no qualms with putting others lives and vehicles at risk. The U.S. has far too many people that fall into this category for the strategy to be effective.
    In other words...us Americans are all a bunch of assholes who couldn't handle having no signs.

    Plus, how can you claim that the other guy was at fault for breaking some rule if there are no rules?
  8. Re:Nanotech? on Wireless Sensors To Monitor Power Grids · · Score: 1

    They want to "Pinpoint" the exact location...nanotech is as small as a pinpoint, so it will do just that. Or maybe they meant micro-tech.

  9. Re:Clearly Novell must now be excommunicated on Is the Microsoft/Novell Deal a Litigation Bomb? · · Score: 1

    At what point did the open source community become a church?

    And who made you the pope?

  10. Re:Guide for secure computing on A Security Guide For Non-Technical Users? · · Score: 1

    Should we just ignore the contradiction between number 2 and 4?

  11. Re:It doesn't on Is the Microsoft/Novell Deal a Litigation Bomb? · · Score: 1

    That is exactly why Microsoft isn't going to be distributing Linux. They just agreed to not sue Novell, and Novell agreed to not sue Microsoft (over patent matters, that is). And they are working to make their respective products more compatible with eachother.

    http://www.novell.com/linux/microsoft/openletter.h tml http://www.novell.com/linux/microsoft/faq.html

  12. Re:Stalking made easy on GPS Phone Tells Others Where You Are · · Score: 1

    I've seen this happen with current phones that allow you to track them online.

    Let's just say that the guy who was doing it is a freaking psycho...

    Anyway, this might make it even easier for people like him.

    Yay!

  13. Re:Hello on Pentagon Reveals News Correction Unit · · Score: 1

    Dumbass! They're called *Freedom* Fries... Also, we use ketchup, or perhaps ranch dressing...I don't know anyone who uses mayo on their fries.

  14. Re:Monsters on Greek Blog Aggregator Arrested · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Keep in mind that this is a country that still hasn't figured out separation of church and state...

    Oh, you mean kinda like the USA?

  15. Re:I agree with this on The True Cost of Standby Power · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Right, because look how well that worked for gasoline...

  16. Re:What's up with the dildo mp3 player? on iPod Killers For the Holidays · · Score: 1

    I think you are confusing it with the OhMiBod...it does bear a striking resemblance...

  17. Re:I feel cheated. on Common Interfaces for Gnome and KDE Released · · Score: 1

    Plus, since Corvallis (and thus, Oregon State University, with Benny the Beaver as our mascot) is nearby, it would have fit very well. I guess the guys at the OSU OSL didn't have any say about the naming. :P

  18. Re:What we already knew on M.I.T. Explains Why Bad Habits Are Hard to Break · · Score: 1

    That's exactly what it's like. Also, whenever I see someone on TV or a Movie taking a drag, I catch myself inhaling as they inhale.