Comment #n hashtag is supposed to help (Score 1) 106
I don't know how correct it is, but @PogoWasRight uses it.
I asked her why, and she said that tweets with the #n are ignored by Library of Congress import.
Comment It's about time (Score 1) 609
It's about time that this video (uploaded in May 2010) finally gets it's due.
How Can I Tell If My Computer Is Part of a Botnet? 491
ashraya writes "My father (not too computer literate) has a desktop and a laptop both running Windows in his network back in Hyderabad, India. I set up a Linksys router for him to use with his broadband service. For some reason, he reset the config on the Linksys, and connected it up without wireless security, and also with the default admin password for some time. As you would expect, both of the Windows computers got 'slow,' and the desktop stopped connecting to the internet completely for some reason. As I logged in remotely to 'fix' things, I noticed on the Linksys' log that the laptop was making seemingly random connections to high-numbered ports on various IPs. I did an nslookup on the IPs to see that they were all either in Canada or US, with Comcast and other ISP addresses. Is that a sign that the computers were in a botnet? Are the other hosts part of the botnet too? (I have since rebuilt the Windows hosts, and these connections are not happening now. I have also secured the Linksys.)"
Comment Re:Can Urine Rescue Hydrogen-Powered Cars? (Score 2, Funny) 313
Not to mention that the cheesing community will be outraged.
Comment Re:Mung (Score 1) 288
I'm heartened to see that they make a mention of the "South Park" version of Mung, as that's the one I thought of.
Comment Re:What happens if the Data Center shuts down? (Score 1, Funny) 204
"Look at the silly monkey!"
Submission + - xkcd gets a mention
jslarve writes: xkcd is sometimes active on Slashdot. Someone mentioned the site on this video. http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1907543
I wouldn't have watched it, but it was on twitter http://twitter.com/timeline/home#search?q="We+Didn't+Start"
Comment Re:And a new super-hero is born! (Score 1) 98
Unfortunately, he was into yoga and shorted out.
Comment Re:Now all we need is for someone to give it a tar (Score 1) 250
Would you like to play a game?
Comment Re:Bloody hell! (Score 1) 468
I hope that was theirapeutic.
Comment Re:Retarded (Score 2, Funny) 874
Next, it will be a device allow 3 cats to perform executions.
Comment Re:good luck with that (Score 1) 254
Whether or not the license is valid, I've tried on numerous occasions with several browsers to install that Octoshape add-on.
Not once was I successful.
Maybe it's just me, or my antivirus, Vista, or whatever. But it's pretty bad if an experienced propellerhead like myself loses interest before installation fruition.
