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Comment Re:Rehash forgets why the original was great. (Score 1) 591

More like 42 years, if you count the animated series' syndication, TOS syndication, the movies, the movies' syndication, THEN TNG, TOS, DS9, the subsequent syndication of all three, then the TNG movies and their syndication, etc etc etc.

Then The Star Trek Experience, Mister Spock's Wocky-Os cereal (not really, but it gets silly after this long), the video games, the cons, the books, the action figures and toys, only to all be silenced by the forces of Bakula, captain of Enterprise, destroyer of worlds and the space/time continuum.

At least back in the day when only 1/2 of America had basic cable, and everyone else had to use rabbit ears to tune in to broadcast TV, you had a 50/50 chance of not having to see ANYTHING Star Trek related. Ahhhh, the good old days. When you could cut your Star Trek intake with repeats of Night Court and Small Wonder, which in turn would make you look FORWARD to Star Trek.

Hey you kids! Get off my bridge!

And they wonder why people can't associate with a floating old folks home in space anymore.

Comment Re:My Two Favorites (Score 2, Interesting) 165

Actually the movie in question was The Crawling Eye. And it was the first movie watched by J&TB when MST3K made its way into Cable TV.

Attack of The The Eye Creatures (not a typo, look at the movie title card) was in the latter half of season 4, MST3K's heyday.

I still miss Turkey Day to this date, I didn't have cable TV (back in the late 80s/early 90s, it was difficult to get new service if you didn't own your home, and even if you DID have cable, there was only a 20% chance they carried The Comedy Channel/Comedy Central), so I was only able to watch an episode of it while visiting a friends house. Being able to download everything helped immensely.

Comment Isohunt HUH? (Score 1) 174

I've been able to access it just fine literally minutes ago. I keep my scripting off though, because a couple of months ago, a tainted ad server tossed a trojan into my stytem. It's been purged, and since I remembered to turn scripting off, it hasn't happened since.

Comment Please Please Please Ban Robocalling! (Score 1) 1912

At least I hope someday everyone will agree and kill this form of advertising. Hello, I do not live in a cave, I know who's running and for what in my state. I work at home, so every call is potentially important, and I don't need to have my time wasted by a telephone recording.

It's a pity the do not call list doesn't apply to non profits or PACs.

Networking

Japan To Get 1Gbps Home Fiber Connections 275

ashitaka writes "KDDI has announced that they will be launching a 1Gbps Internet service to single-family home and condo users in October. The service is supposedly synchronous, with 1Gbps in both directions, although the article implies that speeds will vary with location. Cost will be 5,985 yen/month (about US$56.50) for the basic Internet and IP phone service. This is intended to compete with NTT, who currently control over 70% of the Japanese FTTH market."
The Courts

State of Kentucky Seizes Control of 141 Domain Names 505

ashmodai9 writes "In a rather interesting (read: insane) decision, a district judge in the State of Kentucky has awarded control of 141 online gambling domain names to the governor of the state. Most of these are hosted offshore, and very few are registered under US domain name registrars, let alone registrars in the State of Kentucky (are there any?). You can check out the press release here, and confirm that the Commonwealth of Kentucky does in fact now 'own' these domain names by performing a WHOIS search on any of the domains listed here."
Science

Studies Say Ideology Trumps Facts 784

Anti-Globalism writes "We like to think that people will be well informed before making important decisions, such as who to vote for, but the truth is that's not always the case. Being uninformed is one thing, but having a population that's actively misinformed presents problems when it comes to participating in the national debate, or the democratic process. If the findings of some political scientists are right, attempting to correct misinformation might do nothing more than reinforce the false belief."
Communications

How Telcos and ISPs Are Preparing For a Pandemic 107

alphadogg writes "Network operators and IT professionals already worried about how hurricanes and financial meltdowns will impact their work lives can add another potential catastrophe to their list of concerns: a global pandemic. During a panel sponsored by the FCC in Washington, D.C. this week, representatives from telecom carriers and ISPs discussed what steps they've been taking to prepare for the mass outbreak of a disease such as influenza, and also described the needs and challenges they would have to meet to keep communications up and running during a major global crisis. The most important tool at ISPs' disposal during a serious pandemic, panelists agreed, was that of network and bandwidth management controls."
Robotics

Inside the DARPA-esque Singapore Military Bot Contest 45

mattnyc99 writes "Earlier this summer we followed a war robot contest in England. But now, after the Russian onslaught in Georgia, this weekend's TechX Challenge in Singapore takes on a bigger meaning: can small countries keep up with military superpowers by upmodding existing robots for their own needs and then arming them? Researchers in the Far East seem to be struggling with their A.I. research right now, but this could just be the beginning of the 'little guys' fighting back. From the article: 'Chan says the agency wants to use more locally developed robots to help in homeland security and counterterrorist operations. The DSTA's goal is to improve robotic artificial intelligence so it can build machines to perform dangerous tasks — reconnaissance, surveillance and the handling of hazardous materials — that American robots already can. ... Back at Nanyang Technological University, Michael Lau acknowledges the urgency of the research but says the AI for urban warfare just isn't ready. "We don't really believe fully autonomous robots are possible yet," says the Evolution team supervisor. "How does a robot differentiate between friend and foe?"'" We've discussed similar projects from DARPA in the past. Reader coondoggie notes that enthusiasts will be able to participate in the lighter side of robot warfare next month in Texas.

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