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  1. who cares on Will Wind Power Change Earth's Climate? · · Score: 1

    ANY move away from fossil fuel is good.

  2. Re:/.ers are getting Lame on China's Superior Technologies · · Score: 1
    /.ers are getting Lame

    Welcome to 5 years ago!
  3. Re:Doesn't explain on How Infants Crack the Speech Code · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Swearwords are designed to be phonetically more impressive. Having a lasting impression is one of their purposes.

  4. What if MS buys Novell? on Novell to Defend Open Source Using Patents · · Score: 2, Insightful

    All your patent are belong to MS...

  5. Re:Konqueror on Gmail Adds Features · · Score: 1

    Buddy you have it backwards.

    The question should be:

    "When do you think Konqueror will support Gmail?"

  6. Re:Easy to get these lasers... on Laser Injures Delta Pilot's Eye · · Score: 1

    If the spot really gets bigger than the head, then there's no harm at all to look at the pointer directly from 300m away.

    The portion of energy that enters the area defined by your eye will be too small to hurt.

  7. Re:Easy to get these lasers... on Laser Injures Delta Pilot's Eye · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't read the following line

    int *b;

    OUCH!!

  8. Kerry's change on positions on Help Select Questions for Bush and Kerry · · Score: 1

    Mr. Kerry, Bush has been repeatedly saying that you change your position too many times thus not suitable as a leader. Is there anything you want to say about this?

  9. Re:I BET on Report Says Patents Threaten Software Innovation · · Score: 1

    Well, it happened before. A security firm has its article retracted and the analyst fired.

    Call me a conspiracy theorist, but a lot of companies DON'T like the report, that's for sure.

  10. I BET on Report Says Patents Threaten Software Innovation · · Score: 1

    The report will be pulled within one week.

  11. Re:1976 TVR 2500M on Vehicles of Tomorrow? · · Score: 1

    You are a slashdot reader, you have no sex appeal!

    Jokes aside, How does it compare to more recent hotrods - for example, a 1991 Toyota Supra, Mazda RX-7, Nissan 300ZX, E46 M3, M Coupe, or the lowly Nissan 350Z / Mazda RX-8?

    I figure, the present day hot rods combine performance, environmental friendliness and comfort - note we're not talking about track cars here.

    1. ABS does not hurt, if you know how to use it.

    2. Air bags, 5mph bumpers and crumble zones are here to save lives, just like engine coolants are.

    3. Emission controls does not hurt even though it takes a few ponies. If your ride has 300 whp, emission controls have less effect on performance than weather and road conditions.

    4. Gobloads of ponies do help. The more the better, as long as it's RWD, AWD or FWD with a very good differential and you have the suspension to control it.

    5. Manual transmission with short throw is a must - paddle shift auto-clutching manuals (e.g. SMG, DSG) are acceptable for the lazy. Slushboxes are not acceptable.

    6. Limited production is not a factor...I'd say, the easier to obtain aftermarket parts the better.

    7. Straight pipes is OK as long as it doesn't shoot out black smokes and sound like a fart can. Low, sexy, subtle, almost but not quite undetectable exhaust note is the trend.

    Let me add a few things too...

    8. Air conditioning is a necessity creature comfort feature.

    9. Leather seats adds a lot of sex appeal, large side bolsters will ensure nobody will get slided around. Recaros are my favorite.

    10. Powerful, long-lasting brakes

    11. Stiff suspension, so you can feel the bumps on the road.

    12. Good sound deadening materials - so the cabin will be quiet if you close the windows.

  12. Re:Small List on Vehicles of Tomorrow? · · Score: 1

    Sadly, a vehecle being fun to drive isn't a consideration to most people anymore.

  13. Re:Cel phone features on Vehicles of Tomorrow? · · Score: 1

    Since the bike travels a lot faster than you do, according to Einstein time slows down and yields for him.

    So it is quite safe. Don't worry.

  14. If it were me on Independent Developers Fight Piracy & Lose · · Score: 1

    I'd quietly screw up the performance and the output of the program, here are some examples:

    1. randomly drop some frames
    2. insert some dummy frames
    3. throw in some random sleep(1)
    4. empty loops to occupy 100% CPU
    5. leak 100 MB of memory
    6. create a 2GB swap file without using it
    7. turn slightly up the lossy compression ratio,
    8. revert the meaning of random user preferences, etc.

    The bottom line is, as long as you don't do anything destructive to the pirate's existing data, anything else is game.

  15. Re:Obvious on Paul Samuelson Challenges Outsourcing · · Score: 1

    Problem is, some countries artificially keep their exchange rate low. If all currency's values are free-floating, outsourcing would not provide any benefit as any difference in cost of living will be balanced out by the market in terms of changing exchange rates.

  16. Re:Clarifications: I dare you to argue with me on Jack Valenti: The Exit Interview · · Score: 1

    Your comment is up on their site. It looks like a lot of people wants to argue with you.

  17. Re:Call me ignorant perhaps.. on Semper WiFi · · Score: 1

    Semper is Latin, meaning "always".

  18. They have it backwards on Cooling Toronto Using Lake Ontario · · Score: 1

    COOLING DOWN Toronto? Isn't it cold enough??

    Start a project that makes hotter summers in Toronto, then we'll be talking.

  19. RTFA before posting a story. OMG. on The Python Paradox, by Paul Graham · · Score: 1

    Neither of the article say "Python programmers being better hackers than Java programmers".

    They merely say, "Python hackers are smart, because they choose a language based on more than just money".

    On the SAME person, using what you like will make you do things smarter than using what you don't like.

    However, the same comparison is entirely pointless and illogical if it is made between two individuals. It is like saying,

    "I'm is a hobbyist car mechanics but you are JUST an airplane mechanics. Since you're doing it for money and I'm not, therefore I'm a smarter mechanic than you are".

    Geez.

  20. REGMON and FILEMON on Analysis of Spyware · · Score: 2, Informative
    If you're a Windows user, I suggest you go to:

    SysInternal

    To get utilities like REGMON and FILEMON.

    While people has used them for other purposes (for example, figuring out where sharewares store dates), they can useful tools against spywares too.

    Run them before doing anything you think MAY be dangerous, and you'll be able to see spyware activities right in front of your eyes.

  21. About as believable as... on McBride Says No More Lawsuits From SCO · · Score: 1

    "Gates Says No More Windows From MS"

  22. Article is written by Brad, not Phelps on Microsoft's Marshall Phelps On Patents And Linux · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Worth noticing. They can just deny everything in the article. "The journalist made it up".

  23. Re:Tivo on FCC Looks Into Regulating Violence on TV · · Score: 1

    I apologize for stating the obvious but...

    Fact: children most probably can learn programming a VCR _QUICKER_ than adults can.

  24. Use the CLI to get food on The Latest And Greatest Console Applications? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Pizza Party

    http://www.beigerecords.com/cory/pizza_party/

  25. CURL. on The Latest And Greatest Console Applications? · · Score: 1

    More flexible than Wget, and for way more purposes than fetching stuffs.