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  1. that MIT "borg guy" software + these on A Computer Display in Ordinary Sunglasses? · · Score: 2

    On /. a few weeks ago there was a link to the wearable computers guy at MIT who's been doing the wearable borg thing for like 10 years--he had software that would show someone's name superimposed next to their face... combine that with these low profile glasses and you have something for forgetful people...think, no more:

    "Hi, I'd like you to meet Anna"

    "My name's Arlene."

    "oh, err...."

  2. legality of wardriving? on Slashback: StarOffice, Antennae, Handiness · · Score: 2

    So, is it legal to war drive and sniff packets off of a network?

    I ask because up here in Alberta, it's common for oil and petrochemical companies to hire spies to take pictures of competitors facilities from public roads, to get an idea of what technology they may be deploying and what strategies they may be using. I wonder if it's legal to have people sniff corporate wireless LAN's from the road too, and report back to their client.

  3. blocking IP traffic on Spammers Land Optusnet On spews.org Blacklist · · Score: 2
    The black-listing meant that Optus dial-up users would be blocked from networks that participate in the ban - meaning they won't be able to view websites or send and receive email on participating networks.


    Blocking general IP traffic in this manner is a very disturbing trend, one that seemed to get started with Above.net, notably mentioned on /. when peacefire.org was blocked.

    cue all the zealots who believe this is a good thing

  4. Re:This doesn't mean anything! on AMD To Close Plants, Lay off 2300, Lose Gateway · · Score: 2

    Funny, my overclocked system never has any "computational errors." In fact, it has been up for a few months now without a reboot. It would be up more, but I just can't stand to leave it on during a thunderstorm without a UPS!


    Go run an intense numerical simulation (FPU and integer at the same time) on it, like one that takes an hour, and generates a large output, and then compare it to when you run it at normal clock speed.

    I don't mean Prime95 or Seti@Home. I mean like a reservoir simulator.

  5. sue a criminal enterprises on FiveFingerDiscount.com? · · Score: 2

    Okay, how do you sue a criminal enterprise in court? They're either going to lie, cheat, or bribe their way out of it. Companies that work employees like dogs for their last month, and never pay them, are criminal organizations.

  6. Re:actually i am kind of bummed. on Motherboards with i845 Chipsets · · Score: 2

    Golden orbs suck, they're worse than a Volcano II, which is barely adequate.

    Sounds like the clips suck on those orbs, or you're putting them on rotated 180 degrees the wrong way, causing a miniscule air gap on the core. You know, you can put the heatsink on when the board is out of the case, and then look carefully to see if it's on properly. Also use Arctic Silver II thermal compound..

  7. 80 degrees is too high for any heatsink/fan on The Joys Of Losing Your Cooling Device · · Score: 2

    If you're getting 80 degrees C on your T-bird 1.4, something's deficient with your heatsink/fan. Even a lowly Volcano II will do 55. That's under full load, mind you.

  8. compact disc - digital audio logo on Record Companies Sued Over Charley Pride CD · · Score: 2

    If the CD carries the "compact disc - digital audio" logo which you see on most CD cases, and so does the drive, then it should work without all this crap.

  9. Re:Auroura on Scramjet Test Successful · · Score: 2

    What makes this any different from a base bleed boat tail artillary shell? Again DARPA misses the mark. And if the Auroura is not a scramjet, what is it? This test is smoke and mirrors.

    Well, this one carries fuel.

  10. more on this on Dynamix Closed Down? · · Score: 5, Informative

    tribalwar.com has more on this, and apparently some (ex)-Dynamix employees are dropping into the forums (look for the topics with like 20 pages of replies).

  11. broken, sorry, Yahoo one works on Lawsuit Alleges That Palms Damage Motherboards · · Score: 3, Informative
  12. AP mirror on Lawsuit Alleges That Palms Damage Motherboards · · Score: 2, Informative

    Amazing, the site is /.'ed and I haven't even gotten first post yet.

    Try this AP link

  13. math? on No Shortage Of Programmers? · · Score: 2
    I guess I can stop incrementing my for loops now, since "programming does not use math". Ones, zeroes, what's the difference? It's just math, and I don't need it to program.

    You should have learned addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in grade school.

    When people speak of math skills for engineering careers, they are usually referring to calculus at least.

  14. exactly, Adobe can be the good guy on US Won't Drop Charges Against Sklyarov - More Protests Planned · · Score: 2

    You got it exactly right, Adobe can gain some PR now by backing off and making the US Attorney look oppressive.

    I think the US Attorney's office isn't willing to play this game---they're basically saying, "Too bad, if you didn't want this, you shouldn't have started. We're going to push forward now and not let you off. We're not going to lose face and look like we made a mistake too."

  15. make sure to print full headers on Tracking A Thief Via The Sircam Virus? · · Score: 2

    Just make sure you got the full headers of the messages that were received...this is easy to do in both Outlook and Netscape.

    If files are being attached, print out the messages in their normal format in Outlook/Netscape (i.e. human readable), then view source and print the headers too...

  16. Re:Wireless on The Well-Connected Park Bench · · Score: 2

    yeah but with wireless, you don't have to be at the bench to use it, including that guy across the street in his office. Too many people I bet would get on and slow it down.

  17. Re:Doesn't appear to be so... on Can Cable Really Be Slower Than 56K? · · Score: 2

    Yeah but Shaw is probably one of the best Cable providers around -- they don't use home.net, for example...

  18. Re:Depends on your cable carrier on Can Cable Really Be Slower Than 56K? · · Score: 2

    The original poster said 300 KB/s, which are obviously kilobytes. 384 "K" for DSL is 384 kb/s, which are kilobits.

  19. Re:Flammable Materials on Water Guns · · Score: 5

    When I was in junior high school, my friend tried this..they ended up with 2nd degree burns on one hand and 1st degree on the other hand and arm.

  20. well that depends on Microsoft EULA stokes crusade · · Score: 2

    IIRC, the cygwin toolkit gcc compiler for windows 9x makes your compiled programs require a library, cygwin32.dll, which is GPL instead of LGPL....

  21. Dear Phoenix on Phoenix BIOS Phones Home? · · Score: 2
    Yes, I think you should write a letter, and post it. The world would generally be a better place if people acted (even a very limited action like that email) on their beliefs and encouraged others to do the same. ]i

    Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 2:48 AM

    To: pnetcust_serv@phoenix.com;

    Subject: banner ads for free motherboards?

    FYI, I will gladly take a 5 second banner on startup if it means I can get my motherboard for free.

  22. what about Memorex "black" CD-R's on CD-Eating Fungus Among Us · · Score: 2

    Anyone know what kind of surface the Memorex "Black" CD-R's use? any different than aluminum?

  23. on modems it will increase the data on Cheaters Sometimes Prosper · · Score: 2

    On modems that do compression-on-the-fly, it will render the compression useless (since good encryption has few patterns).

    Solution? Compress the data in the game before you encrypt it.

  24. Magic5Ball on crack on Cheaters Sometimes Prosper · · Score: 2

    "Whether it's aimbots for Unreal Tournament or techniques for improving response times over the Internet, the potpourri of cheats shows how pervasive online cheating has become."

    I'm sorry, but having a faster connection or tweaking your stack isn't cheating.

    They're referring to using aimbots to improve how fast your player acquires and shoots targets.

  25. Re:Here they are: on Web Bug Detector · · Score: 2
    Humorous. So if they'd prefer to use the date that we have on our own computers, which can be way way off, rather than using their own more accurate datestamp?

    That tells them what timezone you're probably in....
    Then they could build demographics profiles -- for example, people who are on at 3 AM in the USA are probably students or security guards or something.