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  1. Terrorist goal achieved, fear and a distraction on BBC Reports UK-U.S. Terror Plot Foiled · · Score: 1

    Terrorist goal achieved, fear and a distraction

    Will the new restrictions make *you* feel any safer to fly? Will it do anything more than increase the pain of travel?

    The results...

    1. the bad guys will find another way to (threaten to) blow up aircraft - just a matter of time
    2. while we fly in fear (the terrorists goal is achieved remember), other attackers will find a way to attack via some other medium while much effort is focused on the air industry

    Papers Please.

  2. how many Satellite navigation systems are needed? on Cracking the GPS Galileo Satellite · · Score: 1

    Over on wikipedia's Satellite navigation system page I find it amusing that in addition to the current world super powers - France is working on their own global navigation system. Only it appears to work in reverse (terrestrial emitters and space based receivers) - interpret this how you will.

  3. Re:Galileo != GPS on Cracking the GPS Galileo Satellite · · Score: 1

    Your base may have dropped "NAVSTAR" but it still appears to be part of the overall program name- at least as seen here.

  4. Re:The usual response on Cell Users As Bad As Drunk Drivers · · Score: 1

    *amen*

    Just hope his guardian angel can keep up - for next time.

  5. Opera/User-agent on FEMA Demands Use of IE To File Online Katrina Claims · · Score: 1

    Just tried, worked. Part of the frameset - changed my agent after the captcha then got sent to download page.

    Wonder if I may now be subject to prosecution for bypassing/hacking a government website.

    Meh.
    [Integrated Security and Access Control System]

  6. Re:HTML Tidy on Sanely Moving from Word to the Web? · · Score: 1

    Most times I use this option I end up with an empty document. It used to work - something that got fixed in new versions of MS Word?

  7. openoffice... on Sanely Moving from Word to the Web? · · Score: 1

    If Openoffice can open and edit the file - can it "export" something more sane than MShtml?

    I'll try it later.

  8. Re:been seeing this a while on The Return Of The Pop-Up Ad · · Score: 1

    *amen*

  9. Oh - BTW - it's on thinkgeek too on Seven Color LED Mousepad · · Score: 1

    here.

    This would be really cool if there was a driver to instigate a change based on an event/time of day/karma rateing.

    All these nifty USB light'em'up things out there - getting kinda obnoxious.

  10. Telling the difference between streams on Logging Bluetooth Accelerometer Data on a PDA? · · Score: 1

    Will the devices be on different channels or something? (/me is bluetooth dumb)

    I guess different devices might get different starting sequence numbers - if that sequence number changed on evry packet won't take long to loop and make a mess of things...

  11. Re:What about us Windows users?! on Wicked Cool Shell Scripts · · Score: 1

    ...we don't need no stinking batches!

  12. A linux user - embeded? on SCO Says They'll Sue A Linux User Tomorrow · · Score: 1

    How about those outfits that actually ship a prduct with linux onboard/embeded... TiVo anyone?

  13. Re:emergency plan? / Rules on Still More on the DARPA Grand Challenge · · Score: 1

    Three items jumped out at me when looking at some rules revisons...

    [snip]
    2. The participating teams are not required to provide a Safety Vehicle. DARPA will take responsibility for oversight of all vehicles on the Challenge Route.
    Big black helicopter?
    3. The participating teams are not required to develop an Emergency-Stop system. DARPA will provide and operate the E-stop for all teams.
    Air to ground weapon system launched from said helicopter?
    4. There is no specific requirement for general liability insurance for individual teams.
    See previous two items.
    [/snip]

  14. Read the source, break the law! on Worst Terms of Service Ever · · Score: 2, Informative

    Comment found in the source...

    <!-- STOP THIEF! WARNING: IT IS A FEDERAL CRIME UNDER THE DIGITAL MILLENIUM COPYRIGHT ACT -->
    <!-- TO CIRCUMVENT THESE COPY PROTECTION MECHANISMS TO DOWNLOAD COPYRIGHTED IMAGES. -->
    <!-- LEGAL NOTICE: YOU ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE USER AGREEMENT. -->

    ...before the nagging anti-right-click javascript code. May apply to the pop-up I am blocking too - shame that...

  15. who needs the slashdot effect? on Google Traffic Takes Down Web Site · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...we have a new definition of google-wack

  16. Re:This article is ridiculous on Bad Spelling Pays on eBay · · Score: 1

    Did a search on "keyboard has more buttons than I know what to do with" - in 'in titles & descriptions' link. Returned womens suits, Palm Pilots, and laptop docking stations. Strange.

  17. All your kung-foo robots... on Martial Arts Robots · · Score: 1

    ...are belong to me!

  18. Re:Better than IE on Mozilla Now Even Includes The Kitchen Sink · · Score: 2, Informative

    When I try the link in my IE6 I get... :

    ---
    The XML page cannot be displayed

    Cannot view XML input using style sheet. Please correct the error and then click the Refresh button, or try again later.

    Parameter entity must be defined before it is used. Error processing resource 'http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd'. Line 85, Position 2

    %xhtml-prefw-redecl.mod;
    -^

    ---

    Now is MS bitching about the W3 or Mozilla?

  19. Did Hemos get permission to link to NPR? on Blogspace vs. NPR · · Score: 1

    Just wondering...
    Awww, damn!

  20. Re:yeah on Star Trek: Enterprise Reactions? · · Score: -1, Troll

    All I got to say is this.

    Ahh.. yea sure it's lame. But I said it first.

  21. NIPPLES! on Star Trek: Enterprise Premieres Tonight · · Score: 1

    My god, Vulcans have nipples!

  22. For pay re-distributers... on Scientists Gearing Up to Publish Unrestricted Journals · · Score: 1

    I have to wonder how this will effect the 'For-Pay' re-distributers of this type of information. Is this kind of initiative going to cut into Ovid's (www.ovid.com), ISI's and Silver Platter's (www.silverplatter.com) margins?

  23. Fire bad... on Napster Settles with Metallica/Dr. Dre · · Score: 1

    ...Beer Good
    SPOON!!!

  24. Google Lends A Link... on Books on Demand · · Score: 1
    http://www.perfect-systems.com/products/pbook.htm

    An interesting machine, doubt it will make it to B&N. Kinkos perhaps...


    SPOON!!!

  25. ipfw is not ipf on lpf Removed From OpenBSD · · Score: 1

    As a side note, I use ipfw (in my freebsd kern) to do my firewalling packet filtering. I picked it as it seemed more logical in implementation. IE: Why the fuss about ipf when ipfew is in the (FreeBSD) kernel?


    SPOON!!!