Comment Re:This Is a Comment Expressing New Found Skeptici (Score 5, Funny) 193
This is where I back your assumptions with the oblig. xkcd.
Comment Re:It should be: 4+3+2=x+2 (Solve for x) (Score 2, Funny) 1268
oh! Whoosh for me then!
(heads on to Wikipedia)
Comment Re:I guess I'm stupid, too. (Score 1) 1268
The way I see it, since it is a logical implication and not a condition, it would be better to use the "implies that" sign:
4+3+2=x+2 => 4+3+2-2=x => 4+3=x => 7=x
But I teach UNIX at my University, so I must be wrong.
Comment Re:It should be: 4+3+2=x+2 (Solve for x) (Score 1) 1268
You divided by zero in step five.
Comment Re:Time to head to home depot... (Score 1) 147
Unfortunately, I'm sure I'll be getting this in as chain letters for years to come.
What are these "letters" you talk about? Is this some new social network, or a new kind of e-mail?
(Yeah I know, off-topic, mod me down to hell, I can burn some...)
Comment Re:So... (Score 1) 83
No, it's just another crapware.
Software Freedom Conservancy Wins GPL Case Against Westinghouse 225
fishthegeek writes "The Software Freedom Conservancy has received a judgement against Westinghouse Digital Electronics for $90,000 in damages, $50,000 in costs plus a donation of all of the offending HDTV's that were using BusyBox in violation of the GPL. Given that WDE is nearly bankrupt it's likely that most if not all of the cash will disappear in a legal 'poof,' but it is a victory regardless."
Windows vs. Ubuntu — Dell's Verdict 718
Barence writes "Remember how Dell put up a website declaring Ubuntu was safer than Windows, only to later change its mind? Well, the company has gotten right back into the Windows vs. Ubuntu debate with a highly sophisticated website arguing the pros and cons of each OS. People should choose Windows, argues Dell, if: they are already using Windows, are familiar with Windows, or are new to computers. People should choose Ubuntu if they're interested in open-source programming. Brilliant."
Comment Re:How long since you were in school? (Score 1) 417
Actually 8,191 for those of us who like our integers signed.
DARPA To Turn Humans Into Batteries 183
DARPA is working on a project that will convert energy from the human body to power a variety of military gadgets. From the article: "Obviously, our bodies generate heat — thermal energy. They also produce vibrations when we move — kinetic energy. Both forms of energy can be converted into electricity. Anantha Chandrakasan, an MIT electrical engineering professor, who is working on the problem with a former student named Yogesh Ramadass, says the challenge is to harvest adequate amounts of power from the body and then efficiently direct it to the device that needs it." If I remember the movie correctly, this didn't turn out so well for the humans.
Comment Re:"List of routers affected" is just a picture (Score 5, Informative) 179
Here ya go:
Vendor Model H/W Version F/W Version Successful
ActionTec MI424-WR Rev. C 4.0.16.1.56.0.10.11.6 YES
ActionTec MI424-WR Rev. D 4.0.16.1.56.0.10.11.6 YES
ActionTec GT704-WG N/A 3.20.3.3.5.0.9.2.9 YES
ActionTec GT701-WG E 3.60.2.0.6.3 YES
Asus WL-520gU N/A N/A YES
Belkin F5D7230-4 2000 4.05.03 YES
Belkin F5D7230-4 6000 N/A NO
Belkin F5D7234-4 N/A 5.00.12 NO
Belkin F5D8233-4v3 3000 3.01.10 NO
Belkin F5D6231-4 1 2.00.002 NO
D-Link DI-524 C1 3.23 NO
D-Link DI-624 N/A 2.50DDM NO
D-Link DIR-628 A2 1.22NA NO
D-Link DIR-320 A1 1 NO
D-Link DIR-655 A1 1.30EA NO
DD-WRT N/A N/A v24 YES
Dell TrueMobile 2300 N/A 5.1.1.6 YES
Linksys BEFW11S4 1 1.37.2 YES
Linksys BEFSR41 4.3 2.00.02 YES
Linksys WRT54G3G-ST N/A N/A YES
Linksys WRT54G2 N/A N/A NO
Linksys WRT160N 1.1 1.02.2 YES
Linksys WRT54G 3 3.03.9 YES
Linksys WRT54G 5 1.00.4 NO
Linksys WRT54GL N/A N/A YES
Netgear WGR614 9 N/A NO
Netgear WNR834B 2 2.1.13_2.1.13NA NO
OpenWRT N/A N/A Kamikaze r16206 YES
PFSense N/A N/A 1.2.3-RC3 YES
Thomson ST585 6sl 6.2.2.29.2 YES
Comment Re:2.5 terabytes capacity? (Score 1) 129
The technology, which has already sparked interest from companies such as BT and IBM, is already in its first phase and boasts an impressive 2.5 terabytes capacity, double the capacity of the London phone system.
Meh, my hard drive can store almost that much already.
You're kidding right? Obviously the writer meant that there is 2.5TB/second capacity. We are not talking about storage, we are talking about bandwidth. No one has 2.5TB/second bandwidth in use right now.
He most certainly is. But the summary does not say TB/s, just Terabytes. One would expect a "nerd news" website to watch out for this kind of mistake.
But then again, typos, dupes, slashvertisements, and daily "not news", who am I kidding...
Comment Re:Hackers movie reference? (Score 1) 270
Kind of... but just a quick note, you're referring to Antitrust, not Hackers.
Comment Re:Useful (Score 1) 460
I'm not even a sports fan, and even I know that people who follow sports do so for entertainment, excitement, and camaraderie.
Right on. I'm an engineer, and I don't use Twitter, but trying to make sense of things that are purely emotional is bullshit.
On a lighter note, that comment of yours has to be the most Sheldon-Cooper-esque comment on Slashdot right now.
Comment Re:Call it right (Score 1) 142
Mod parent funny.
You, sir, made my day.
