Comment Re:Not surprising (Score 0) 107
I agree, this is a classic case of FAFO.
Comment More like... (Score 0) 445
..."Saudi Arabia."
Comment Tandy? (Score 0) 523
Who had a Tandy? I think we had a couple, might not have been the family's first PC, but it was the one I remember first. I believe the one we had was a Tandy 4000 or something like that, probably didn't even have an HDD at first.
Comment Mistake or one missing? (Score 0) 24
I can only count 11 listed organizations:
1. Wright State University
2. Columbus State Community College
3. Lorain County Community College
4. Michigan State University
5. Ohio State University
6. Purdue University
7. Sinclair Community College
8. University of Cincinnati
9. University of Dayton
10. University of Michigan
11. University of Notre Dame, Indiana
Is this just a mistake in the statements: "...the 12 institutions involved in the network are:" and "A dozen US midwestern research colleges and universities..." or perhaps the annalist's dozen is 11?
Comment Re:The amount of effort people go to to be wrong (Score 0) 55
I don't think so, from what I understand, our rotation is linked to larger electrical fields and everything boils down to electromagnetism, everything is contained within a coaxial within a coaxial.
Comment That's status quo (Score 0) 127
I feel like the majority of politicians and law enforcement agencies are out to rile up the people to drum up more crime (often at the expense of trained officers lives). Some how I think systematic corruption and antagonization is built into the American system of law and order.
Comment No culture (Score 0) 284
Why can't he buy a place more fitting to his personality, with no culture or significance.
Comment I would say (Score 0) 352
but I won't, that you need to start with funding. Maybe the government should ask the federal reserve to share some of the interest made on their filthy artificial economy. How about we bootstrap waisted lobbyists money to a cat's belly then a butter side up slice of toast to its back.
Comment Re:Bullying a robot (Score 1) 218
One of the other kids will probably hack it and drive it out into traffic.
Comment vet? (Score -1, Offtopic) 539
so you have a sick animal do you?
Comment Re:Convince a Stoner (Score 0) 539
Sure, because all stoners forget everything, if this were the case no one would ever be able to find weed because we'd all forget who to call, what it costs, what it should smell and taste like...paradox? no you are just an asshole.
PROUD STONER
Submission + - USPTO Gives Microsoft Credit for Lotus' Homework
theodp writes: "On Tuesday, the USPTO granted Microsoft a patent for 'Email Emotiflags' despite ample evidence of a circa-1996 Lotus Notes precedent called Mood Stamps, sender-chosen emoticons that appear next to inbox messages. Among those seemingly aware of the existence of Mood Stamps is Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie, who appears to have fielded questions about the feature while at Lotus. While simply Googling for 'Email Emotiflags' would have turned up evidence of this prior art (including a /. discussion), the USPTO came up empty after instead going with the more-upscale Google Scholar and patent databases for its search effort. Can we count on Ozzie to do-the-right-thing and give the USPTO a heads-up?"
Comment Interesting... (Score 0) 1
I'd love to know what registrar /. uses
Submission + - When Accredited Domain Name Registrars Drop Dead! 1
Mike writes: "What do you do when your accredited domain name registrar drops dead? What happens to your domain?
Mouzz Interactive at mouzz.com is an ICANN accredited registrar, but on July 19 their domain name expired and their website disappeared. I found out because I have domains registered with them, and I was in the process of renewing a domain name that expires next month, when I was unable to complete the transaction. Now their site is unreachable, so I have no access to my control panel. I cannot renew my domain, and because it's locked, I cannot transfer it. I cannot contact Mouzz because none of their contact emails will work. So now my site, which is listed on google's front page for imporatnt search terms, is going to disappear too. I have contacted ICANN and pointed out that they are listing an accredited registrar that doesn't exit, but they have made no response. I have complained to InterNic whose response is that they will forward my complaint to the registrar (duh... how they didn't say)
How am I going to get my domains back? How many people like me are now completely screwed because they have lost control of their domains?
If you don't think this is an interesting story then consider this. It could happen to your domain, or even slashdot.org"
Submission + - Yelling At Telemarketers Is A "Terroristic Thr (stltoday.com)
BotScout writes: "An Ohio man, fed up with deceptive junk mail, made the mistake of losing his temper while on the phone with a St. Louis company pitching an extended auto-service contract. Now he finds himself behind bars, where he is charged with making a terrorist threat and is being held on $45,000 bond. According to court documents, Charles W. Papenfus, 43, allegedly told a sales representative during a May 18 telephone call that he would burn down the building and kill the employees and their families. He was indicted for making a terrorist threat, a Class D felony; and he could be sentenced to up to four years in prison if convicted. I get a lot of this kind of junk mail too, but I usually just call their 800 number and waste as much of their time as possible."
