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  1. no, they havent. on A Critical Look At Open Licensing For Hardware · · Score: 3, Informative

    So i want to replace the cylinders in my honda accord, what is the exact nickel content in each cylinder? what are the heat treat specifications for that cylinder? this is important, and this is proprietary knowledge given only to safety organizations like the DOT.

    another example: my M5PVL drive gear, a component of my Acura transmission, has a certain chemical makeup. I know the makeup of the M5PVL for my honda pilot, but my Acura has turbochargers (its an RDX.) if you dont have the chemical makeup of the steel, you end up with a gear that explodes under stress.

    Lastly, id like to exploit the extra space in my TL drivetrain to add motors and make a hybrid, but im worried the recall information on the cold weather start and idle fluid transfer system for the transmission is insufficient. I know the fluid doesnt transfer properly and i need to return the transmission for a different one, but I need more information about the failures so i can determine how best to plan my motor layout...this information is proprietary.

  2. for those slashdot readers on FCC Preparing Transition To VoIP Telephone Network · · Score: 1

    who are glassy eyes and bated breath, let me clarify this article: FCC is preparing to transition to a proprietary, vendor endorsed and ma bell developed network of deep packet inspecting, transfer throttling, backdoor laden, expensive and locked-in protocols that bear not the slightest resemblance to, yet insist they are, VoIP as we know it today.

    oh but how can i be so certain?....turn on your HDMI television.

    we're shuffling deck-chairs here folks. if im right, youll continue to see the same players. if im wrong, you might hear a few words from companies like digium, who for 2-3 years now have done nothing but shown the world they are the fastest wakeup call for an industry that hasn't changed in 80 years.

  3. call me pissy but on Giving Touch-Screen Buttons Depth and Height With Pneumatics · · Score: 1

    i cant stand the touchscreen interface...its a relic that persists because we are too lazy or stupid to grasp abstract concepts presented to us in the start of the 21st century. We still want to shake, poke, bump, and twist our interfaces to make them do what we want. Its just one more way to dumb-down information and technology as opposed to addressing the real issue: education.

  4. the best layover on FAA Computer Glitch Causes Widespread Airline Delays · · Score: 1

    ive had was a 7 hour standby at a connecting airport that was 45 minutes away from my house, only to be flown back to my original airport and directly flown to houston. downsides: i ate so much au bon pain at the airport i had these weird pastry farts the entire flight, and so much coffee i thought i was going to barf before we took off.

  5. we arent living on Laser Weapon Shoots Down Airplanes In Test · · Score: 1

    in a futuristic world until I see a god damned shark with a god damned laser attached to it. to date the only successful application has been with sea bass.

  6. so the basis of this argument on Less Than Free · · Score: 1

    is essentially "a friend told me...."

    pardon me while i call bullshit against your un-cited source.

  7. heres hoping on Fedora 12 Released · · Score: 1

    theyve fixed some pulseaudio bugs while they were at it.

  8. so we'll know on CERN Physicist Warns About Uranium Shortage · · Score: 1

    we're well and truly out of uranium when our harvesters are going all over the damned map looking for it and we have to start sending engineers to uranium spikes right?

  9. hmmmmm on SSL Renegotiation Attack Becomes Real · · Score: 3, Funny

    looks like we're all well and truly fucked.

    Microsoft should have a patch in about 8 years, Apple will have lashed its developers until there are no further utterances of this problem, Adobe will ask what model phone does it affect, Oracle will ship another box of stupid mugs and tshirts to me as soon as I complain about the vulnerability, Dell will insist i continue to wait for the DRAC to load its SSL page, and i think most importantly my bank will have little, if ANY clue what im talking about.

    I need about, say, a million open source eyes on this problem. Gentlemen, the internet appears broken and im offering beer to fix it.

  10. AHA! on Senate To Air Findings In Web "Mystery Charge" Probe · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    and you all thought the patriot act was a bad idea! see! I was right all along, the government DOES care about us enough to make sure our fictitious plastic debt and subjugation yolks arent being defrauded before the holy alliance of judeo-christian faith and horrible shopping malls commences. At this rate i bet bernanke was secretly a really good fed chairman...we just havent realized it yet.

  11. so what this article says is on Become Your Own Heir After Being Frozen · · Score: 1

    the future sounds like a cacophony of masturbating insurance attorneys from the 21st century?

  12. yeah i think on Russia Recalls Modern Warfare 2 · · Score: 1

    we need to crack down on demonizing countries and people in video games. as an example, theres a notable portion of the populace that have an extremely difficult time discerning between sean hannity's tangential commentary and REAL news. What is to stop this portion from being creatively incensed even further to adopt a polarized stance to the rest of the world based on gameplay they forgot is not part of history or even a remotely accurate portrayal?

    lets go back to places and people that arent real, so we can be free to form our own opinions without entertainment media driving them to extremes.

  13. have fun on Mark Cuban's Plan To Kill Google · · Score: 1

    taking the top thousand, Mark. users will determine the pace of it, ultimately not business. its as profound as saying "im going to ruin slashdot by taking the top 1000 posters and advertisers!"

    if google didnt have a "do no evil" clause, id suggest an app to identify, ostracise, and deter Mark from ever using google or google resources in the future. Perhaps this would put into perspective just how reliant he is on their financial interface, their API, and their apps which are used in another million other sites.

  14. welcome to america! on Apple Patents "Enforceable" Ad Viewing On Devices · · Score: 3, Insightful

    where failure to consume is frowned upon, if not outright treasonous.

  15. so does this mean on Environmental Chemicals Are Feminizing Boys · · Score: 1

    I can officially blame my homosexuality on rubber boots and hand lotion??

  16. interesting, on The First Windows 7 Zero-Day Exploit · · Score: 1

    I didnt know we were now officially referring to the power button as "the white button"

    or maybe everyone has a white button and i dont?

  17. earth to Vint Cerf on Vint Cerf Plugs Android Into Interplanetary Net · · Score: 0

    if my laptop gets dated in 5 years, then its a safe bet that in 50 years the magical world of Android and iphone may be slightly dated in terms of interplanetary network access and communication. Although hey if the VAX had fibre channel...

  18. I for one approve of the on Fear Detector To Sniff Out Terrorists · · Score: 1

    use of fear-detectors! why stop there when so many more technologies could help! a few more ideas include:

    -Phrenologists at the airport to determine if you match the description of a rapscallion or a evil-doer

    -E-Meters to determine if youre under sinister influence of XENU

    -Dr jebediah's fiend evaluator and dastardly deed prognosticator

    -the divining rod of truth and justice

    -immolations in concourse C and a drowning pool in concourse L to verify the presence of terrorist witchcraft.

  19. I for one... on Rise of the Robot Squadrons · · Score: 1

    Would like to welcome our new swarm of robotic overlords. may their dark reign last a thousand years!

  20. repeat story on Scientists Build a Smarter Rat · · Score: 2, Funny

    this has already been done at HLM Laboratories in sonoma, ca

  21. whoa on What Happened To the Bay Bridge? · · Score: 3, Funny

    I knew people had been talking about the state falling apart due to budget problems, but i didnt think they meant it literally

  22. while this discovery is fascinating on Discovery of "Cancer-Proof" Rodent Cells · · Score: 1

    i cant help but think its marred by the overtone that most americans could engage in some very simple lifestyle changes to avoid cancer.

    quit eating so much red meat, cut back on a diet of food enriched with various synthetic hormones, and eat more fruits and veggies. 2-4 cups of green or white tea a day would be an excellent start as well. Go for a run. But no, any suggestion to the contrary of a full rack of babybacks and a milkshake followed up with a slice of cheesecake and a cigarette afterwards is touted as "taking away my freedom!"

  23. just because Randal proposed it on Laptop Fires On Airplanes · · Score: 1

    doesnt mean we need a slashdot article so we can masturbate about it.

    flight crews are trained to handle a fire, planes carry surplus breathable oxygen and fire extinguishers, and a laptop fire can easily be smothered out with one of the conveniently fire-retardant and incredibly uncomfortable blankets or pillows most airlines offer.

  24. NOT on French Branch of Scientology Is Convicted of Fraud · · Score: -1, Troll

    news for nerds. barely stuff that matters.

  25. call me bitter on Intel Updates SSDs, Supports TRIM, Faster Writes · · Score: 2, Interesting

    but this is intel. i suspect the new found performance in SSD's is directly proportional to market and revenue factors. this company has been burned in the past using tactics that amount to "some ingenious breakthrough in technology" thats obviously been squandered and secluded for 7 months.

    hang the customers out to yank away at them like cash cows, and another AMD will come along and punish you accordingly.