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  1. problems of scale? on "World's Most Relaxing Music" Composed · · Score: 0

    "World's Most Relaxing Music"

    "Scientists played the song to 40 women"

    glad to know we can determine the world's most anything by testing it on .0000000005% of the global population ...

  2. Re:Mediacom... Gulf Coast Region on Mediacom Using DPI To Hijack Searches, 404 Errors · · Score: 0

    mediacom, georgia, opted out (have been for a while, redirected 404s while browsing wikipedia are annoying), and got a proper 404.

  3. Re:I'm fine with nuclear power. on Radioactive Water Found In Two Reactor Buildings · · Score: 0

    somebody posted this in a previous story, but since ya asked...
    http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/03/the-triumph-of-coal-marketing.html

  4. Re:Dependent on the Church on Vatican Bans IOS Confession App · · Score: 0

    No, they do it as a community, at most Eucharists. Episcopal/Anglican confession hasn't been done away with. Just format-shifted.

  5. Re:Buncha keys should go on Google Wants To Take Away Your Capslock Key · · Score: 0

    On all the KVMs I've used, this uses a double-tap on the Scroll Lock key. Changing state twice returns it to its initial state. Not that I'm actually disagreeing that it's a fairly useless key, but using it for this purpose doesn't actually affect its functionality.

  6. Re:Old news to me on US Air Force Confirms New Stealth Aircraft · · Score: 0

    How is mid-air refueling a "living pilot no-no"? The military's been doing that for years.

  7. Re:Missing the point. on Feds At DefCon Alarmed After RFIDs Scanned · · Score: 0

    People aren't knocking RFID as a technology. The application's the problem. I wholeheartedly agree that RFID is a wonderful system for managing inventory. I rather strongly disagree that RFID is a good idea for managing people. After all, the story's not about Wal-Mart trucking their goods past DefCon.

  8. Re:I hope she goes to medical school. on Teen Diagnoses Her Own Disease In Science Class · · Score: 0

    the CNN article says she's going to nursing school

  9. Re:Al Capone on Download Taxes As a Weapon Against File-Sharing · · Score: 0

    nah, it's what got him into a courtroom.

  10. Re:How to tell when someone is screwing with you.. on Repairman Steals Hard Drive And Charges To Reinstall It · · Score: 0

    Then there are the good guys, who sit down, don't reformat the drive, work for two hours installing AVG and Ad-Aware, give an hour of instruction during that, and think it's worth maybe $20 and a Coke from their fridge.

    All you good guys out there, start charging more. Honestly. You are not charging for work, you are charging for knowledge.

    I do. And they pay it happily once I explain that they're not losing any data. Although I haven't used Ad-Aware in a while, it got too bloated for me to want to use. Plus, their installer was all sorts of messed up the last few times I tried to install it.

  11. oh editors on Shuttleworth Says Ubuntu Can't Just Be Windows · · Score: 0

    what role WINE will [play|serve|insert_verb_here] in Ubuntu's success

  12. Re:Agreed. on Barack Obama Wins US Presidency · · Score: 0

    We have the right to bare arms. PERIOD. That means if I want a magazine that holds 50+ rounds, I can have it. If I want a machine gun, so be it. Handgun -you bet - and NO license if I want to carry. Wear a tank top? No problems.

  13. Re:Lines of Code on Linux Kernel Surpasses 10 Million Lines of Code · · Score: 0

    And you don't even have to change the lettering!

  14. Re:I wouldn't expect a serious answer on Be Part of the 2008 Presidential Youth Debate · · Score: 0

    "Are you willing to swear that you will not break your campaign promises and vacate the office you will be elected to if you do break those promises?"

    hell, i'd be happy with enforcement of the oath of office. forget campaign promises

    An election should be like a binding contract, instead it is more of a bait-and-switch.

    i wonder if there's a list of all the various campaign promises from both sides. we could contact some internet gambling sites and set up odds for how long the new president takes to break 10%/25%/50%/100% of their various campaign promises.

  15. Re:Homeland sucurity is already using this... on National Car Tracking System Proposed For US · · Score: 0

    by flogger (524072) Alter Relationship on Wednesday September 17, @01:48PM (#25041985) Journal
    City information changed and posted anonymously for obvious reasons.

    oops

  16. Re:ummm? on Unholy Matrimony? Microsoft and Cray · · Score: 0

    I'd sell my left nut to buy one if they named it that, just to be able to say I had one.

    So, uh, does that mean that Hitler bought one?

  17. Re:Wristbands? on Corporate Gaming Is Good For Business · · Score: 0

    I can see the wristbands now. "WWMSD"
    All the trendy highschoolers will beg their folks to report bugs so they can walk around and say "What Would Microsoft Do"

  18. Re:Absolutely Wikileaks on Community Choice Award "Most Likely to be Shut Down By Govt" · · Score: 0

    According to a whois, they're registered in Kenya. And wikileaks.org traces to a web server in Stockholm. Same for sunshinepress.org. *shrug*

  19. Re:Criminal investigation? on MediaDefender's BitTorrent-Based DOS Takes Down Revision3 · · Score: 0

    Why does the legality of Revision3's hosted content matter? Your ideas intrigue me and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter. *I* would like to make a few copies of your newsletter. :)
  20. Re:WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY on A Million-Dollar Laptop Created · · Score: 0

    Fortunately, I think we're all aware that diamond is one of, if not THE hardest metal known to man


    Actually, I think you're the only one who knows that.
  21. Re:brilliant on Anti-Matter's Potential in Treating Cancer · · Score: 0

    Did you know that the first chemotherapy agents were direct derivatives of mustard gas ?


    Still are too, apparently. A fellow I know just went back in for chemo (cancer came back, suck) and they apparently still use mustard gas.
  22. Re:Maybe time for Slashdot to branch out? on YouTube Removal Highlights Media Self-Censorship · · Score: 0
    When I first started scanning the stories at Digg, people would cram all kinds of political stories in there, and they would shoot straight to the top. People would whine about it, then be called "fuck-tards" for complaining about it, invited to leave, etc. Finally, Digg introduced more categories, which you can ignore if you wish. Maybe /. is headed there too?

    what, you mean like going to Preferences, Homepage, Customize Stories on the Homepage, and setting Politics to not be shown?
  23. Re:The real question is: on Phishers Arrested In Eastern Europe and US · · Score: 0

    meh, i'll bite.
    What the **** are the folks in YOUR country doing with credit card info from people from MINE? Who do they think they are?

  24. Re:Where is my tinfoil hat? on More Voting Shenanigans in Florida · · Score: 0

    whether you've seen one or not, ATMs exist that use touch screens. many of bank of america's around atlanta, for example.
    not to detract from your point, which is quite valid. if the technology is unreliable, it shouldn't be used for important stuff. although i've yet to have any problems with BofA's ATMs. *knock on wood*

  25. Re:From the summary... on How MythTV Detects and Flags Commercials · · Score: 0

    You already pay for what you watch, if you're watching cable. or satellite. And if you're not "borrowing" signal from your neighbor.