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  1. Re:things i do on Your Garbage Can Could Be Spying On You · · Score: 1

    But they still know whose garbage can it is :)

    ...so swap it with your neighbors' every now and then...

  2. Re:So "G" is a measurement? on Samsung Breaks the 4G Barrier · · Score: 1

    G, you think?

  3. Re:Credit Card Security Impact on AT&T Crack Part of a Phishing Operation · · Score: 1

    Interesting, because a certain mastercard issuer who will remain anonymous as of my post requires only the last 4 digits of your credit card and one more rather flimsy information-based security device to access your card information on the phone.

  4. Post's wrong. on New Lego Mindstorms Dissected · · Score: 1

    If each NXT can communicate with 4 other, it could communicate with an infinite number of other NXTs.

    Example: You have 10 NXTs in a room, all set up and running. Each NXT has 4 connections. NXT1 connects to NXT2, 3, 4, 5. NXT5 is already connected to NXT1, and connects to NXT6, 7, 8. NXT8 is already connected to NXT5, and connects to NXT9, 10.

    If NXT10 wants to communicate with NXT3, for example, it would have to use NXT8 as a relay to NXT5, as a relay to NXT3.

    It's not as fast or efficient as connecting directly, but it uses a 'network' of connections. That is, of course, assuming that it can bridge connections or relay messages.

  5. Re:$5 says the Pirated version has a feature to... on Vista Startup Sound to be Mandatory? · · Score: 1

    Or, it'll be disablable in valid, WGA-enabled copies of Vista.

  6. Obligatory on Radio Shack E-Fires 400 Workers · · Score: 1

    Peter Gibbons: You're gonna lay off Samir and Michael?
    Bob Slydell: Oh yeah, we're bring in some entry-level graduates, farm some work out to Singapore, that's the usual deal.
    Bob Porter: Standard operating procedure.
    Peter Gibbons: Do they know this yet?
    Bob Slydell: No. No, of course not. We find it's always better to fire people on a Friday. Studies have statistically shown that there's less chance of an incident if you do it at the end of the week.

    Office Space

  7. SMART Probe to Crash... on SMART Probe to Crash Into the Moon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So that makes it what, a DUMB probe?

  8. Re:Mustard not being cut here on Ten Gaming Myths Debunked · · Score: 1

    The mustard may not be cut but the shark sure is jumped.

  9. Re:What is Linspire's Value Added? on Linspire Makes Click and Run Free · · Score: 1

    Agreed. Ubuntu presents updates much like Windows does.

    Ok, bad analogy. Ubuntu presents updates much like Windows *usually* does, if you tell it to prompt for updates.

  10. Re:First, understanding virtual memory on How Much Virtual Memory is Enough? · · Score: 1

    "If you don't, then the kernel will either panic, kill the process or cause any other activity to behave unpredictably."

    So THAT's what you call it when Windows boots up.

  11. Why not copy Lexmark on HP Launches Ink Patent Violation Manhunt · · Score: 1

    Why not do what Lexmark did and claim their cartridges as intellectual property, protecting it from tampering under the DMCA, thus making it illegal to refill?

  12. But... on HP Launches Ink Patent Violation Manhunt · · Score: 1

    Who would want to use HP Ink? For most printers, it's overpriced, and if it clogs a print head, buy a new refilled one instead. (Most) HP Ink really doesn't have any advantage over the refill, both are dye-based, both smear when wet, the only real difference *might* be how true the colors are.

  13. Re:GE? on Dodging the Negative Reaction To GE Crops · · Score: 1

    Yep. Or "General Manager", depending on the context. I think posters should use G.M. or G.E. instead of GM or GE because of the strong associative nature of those abbreviations.

  14. Re:Thank goodness on Google Launches Trends · · Score: 1

    I think even more interesting is this comparison. http://www.google.com/trends?q=love%2C+hate%2C+sex &ctab=0&geo=all&date=all

  15. GE? on Dodging the Negative Reaction To GE Crops · · Score: 4, Funny

    Am I the only one wondering exactly when General Electric started growing crops?

  16. Last of its kind? on Vista the Last of Its Kind · · Score: 1

    "Vista the Last of Its Kind..."

    I sure hope so! Vista's got enough CPU-munching eyecandy to rerelease itself in 3 years and STILL be underpowered.

  17. Re:Inadvertent Faraday Cages on Can Faraday Cages Tame Wi-Fi? · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's similar to the metal rebar in office buildings that hinders (absorbs or reflects) cell phone signals.

    Can you hear me now? No? Good.

  18. Re:Trolling from the autorities on The Story of the Pedophile-catching Hacker · · Score: 1

    "He was offered a case of coke for a cheap price"

    Coca-Cola coke, or the OTHER coke?

  19. Re:With all the worries about ... on OLPC Gets a New Name, New Features · · Score: 1

    Certainly not as much pleasure as we seem to get from it.

  20. Re:Ah Money on Man Gets 6 Years for Software Piracy · · Score: 1

    But isn't it... "The love of evil is the root of all money"?

  21. If they spend the money spamming... on Buy Low, Spam High · · Score: 1

    ...Why don't they just buy the shares themselves?

  22. Snakesonaplane on Discussing a Private Buyout of Microsoft · · Score: 1

    What are you trying to say? Snakes On A Plane isn't going to win Best Picture??? My poor ego, it just imploded.

  23. One Problem. on ESR Says Linux Followers Should Compromise · · Score: 1

    I thought the MP3 guys were trying to get people to pay for their licenses, even for Windows.

  24. Re:Don't forget the time stamps on P2P Defendant Destroys Evidence, Case Defaults · · Score: 1

    Unless, of course, you clean out your cache every once in a while, then timestamps would be more recent.

  25. Re:Right Place Right Time? on 11-year-old Proves Locks Not So Secure · · Score: 1

    I, for one, welcome our new lock-bumping overlords. (underlords?)