They're taking things from the open source RepRap community and attempting to patent them. Do not support MakerBot.

First this, and now this. MakerBot needs to DIAF.

Or the brute force solution. Break it apart and reform it in the correct color order.

This. I noticed that the Google doodle is missing this functionality. :-)

"Junior has permission to use this gun, but only at these times"

Are you fucking kidding me? This isn't a toy or an internet device, it is a self defense tool. I think that mandating "smart" guns is stupid, but this is even more stupid. Most people can't even program their DVR, and you want them to program a GUN?

The beautiful thing about a gun is its simplicity: simple point and click interface. Add some basic safety and legal training, and the average person is just fine without any "smarts" to foolishly rely on.

You know how they sometimes say burglars took everything that wasn't nailed down? Well, nail stuff down. Make it harder for the thief. For example, use laptop security cables on computers and monitors. Most TVs can be mounted to their stand for child safety ( anti-tip), so screw them to the stand. Got a pricey DSLR? Keep it out of sight, maybe put it in a locked drawer. But don't only lock one drawer...

There are devices like make soup cans you hide jewelry in.. Don't use them. Every thief knows you don't keep your soup on the bedroom.

I'm glad to see that even the ACs around here see the benefit of this. I read enough of the article (really) to get a pretty good feel, and wondered if /.ers were going to trash or praise the idea. As a training tool, it is pretty useful, more practical ways than it might seem at first glance, as it is fun enough to keep people's attention when being trained.

And yes, there are some real life parallels to zombies, like the AC said, or rapidly spreading infectious disease. Interesting stuff.

Not only that, most phones emit a very load beep when making an emergency call.

Heck, wasn't the iSight the only webcam for Firewire?

No. (I have one of these kicking around somewhere...worked much better than most of the USB webcams that were on the market back in the day.)

No one owns a car for 10 or 20 years anymore

With an '04 Alero and a '77 Cutlass Supreme in the garage, I must be "no one." :-|

Repeated press of start/stop (e.g. in a panic) should display emergency information, and possibly also shut off ignition, but not any other systems.

Given that the power-steering pump and brake booster both need the engine running in order to function, how would you propose to do that?

(In fairness, the brake booster frequently has its own vacuum reserve that will allow it to function once or twice with the engine off. The power-steering pump, OTOH, definitely isn't working without the engine running.)

It's actually a fairly modern idea to have the same key fit both the ignition switch and the car doors.

If by "modern" you mean they were doing it in the 90's, I guess.

It wasn't until 2002 that I had something that only took one key. Two keys was standard practice before then. Hell, the previous owner rekeyed the trunk on my '77 Cutlass so it needs three keys, but that's definitely atypical.

Now get off my lawn!

Optical discs aren't a proper backup either unless you store them offsite...

...which is exactly what I do. I have close to 200 BD-Rs in a binder in my desk at work. They hold 20 GB each, with the remaining space used for dvdisaster error recovery. I knocked together a script to pack as many files onto each disc as will fit. The scripts themselves (and the database they use) also get backed up offsite, to a VPS.

Hauppauge PVR-150 works in 32-bit Win7.

It (and the PVR-250/350/500) also works well under Linux, either 32- or 64-bit. I used these for a few years with MythTV. I think I still have a PVR-250 in this computer, but haven't used it in ages. I'm ripping a bunch of DVDs and SVCDs to my server before I unload them; if I have any tapes that haven't been superseded by some newer source, maybe I'll rip those next. I think the last time I used this card was for a PAL-VHS to NTSC-DVD conversion...that was interesting.

This would be great for NAS if they make motherboards with a large number of SATA ports.

This. In my home server, I have an A4 on one of these, which has six SATA ports. It's probably about as fast as the Core 2 Duo that was in it previously, it uses not much power at all (though probably still more than these new chips), and I think I didn't spend much more than $70 or so for the CPU and motherboard. I'm currently using one port for the boot drive and three for the data drives (JBOD with Greyhole). That gives me 7.5 TB, with selectable redundancy so a drive failure doesn't kill my docs or photos (video and music can be restored from BD-R), and I still have two ports available before I need to add a card.

...of bullshit. How this poorly written piece of crap got on Slashdot, I have no idea.

I'm just not so sure that processed soybeans fried in rapeseed oil and salt water is any healthier than meat.

Meat doesn't lead to gynecomastia, either, unlike soy protein.