Comment YAYAYAYA (Score 0) 219
I'm so happy! I wish it was like 200$ not 400$ :(
Comment It is The Register... (Score 4, Insightful) 238
...we should have known they are full of shit.
Comment One Word (Score 1) 475
DO NOT WANT!
Comment Re:Legal ramifications? (Score 1) 156
Not if they don't know *wink*
Comment Re:Wireless? (Score 1) 156
How much radiation does the back of the eye socket stop when a transmitter is stuffed into it
Comment Re:I think we need to combine this story (Score 1) 156
I was drinking red juice when I read that and almost rocketed it onto my keyboard, rofl
Comment Re:Worse than that. (Score 4, Informative) 619
I also notice this problem with Firefox under linux. One way that I partially resolved it was with changing my gtk theme. Change to one that uses the generic gtk engine...not a fancy one like clearlooks or murrine or something. Some gtk engines are coded badly and lag a bit. Although it doesn't completely resolve the issue it speeds it up a bit...I have always wonder why firefox seems slower on linux than windows...I thought it was just me being crazy, but I guess not.
Comment Re:Life under the thumb of cellular phone companie (Score 1) 205
well played!
Comment Re:Life under the thumb of cellular phone companie (Score 1) 205
well the command "LOL COMMENT reboot" won't execute. The command "reboot isn't tickles lawl" might cause an unexpected reset.
Comment Re:At least he's honest. (Score 3, Insightful) 410
So your fine if your car only passes 20/100 safety tests because most of those cases don't happen that often in the real world?
Comment Wait...so.... (Score 3, Insightful) 246
The user...has to run telnetd...as root...how...how is this an exploit? Maybe its more complex than this but the site is currently 503ing for me.
Finding Better Tech Broadcasts? 205
BearGrylls writes "As a young lad and aspiring technologist I have found shows like Revision3's 'The Broken' and 'Systm' to be entertaining, informative, and, most importantly, thorough. As time has gone on revision3 has kept some of the tech-related shows, but dumbed them down to appeal to a larger audience. This annoyed me, but I've continued to be a loyal viewer of their tech shows anyway. However, I suspect this trend to continue and my disappointment to grow. Where can I find tech shows that dive deep into projects and discussions instead of simply skimming the surface?"
SpaceX Flight 4 Launch Postponed 59
Matt_dk noted that yesterday's launch plans for SpaceX have hit some turbulence. He says "SpaceX Flight 4 Launch has been postponed. The static fire took place on Saturday [20 Sep 2008, CA time], as expected, and no major issues came up. However, after a detailed analysis of data, we decided to replace a component in the 2nd stage engine LOX supply line. There is a good chance we would be ok flying as is, but we are being extremely cautious.
This adds a few extra days to the schedule, so the updated launch window estimate is now Sept 28th through Oct 1st [CA time]."
Olympic Web Site Features Pirated Content 235
An anonymous reader writes "Despite all the emphasis on protecting Olympic copyrights in China this year, the official web site of the Beijing Olympics features a Flash game that is a blatant copy of one of the games developed at The Pencil Farm. Compare the game on the Olympic site with 'Snow Day' at The Pencil Farm."
MSI Develops a Heat-Driven Cooler 173
V!NCENT tips us to a write-up about an addition to MSI's Ecolution motherboard which harvests heat from the chipset to power a fan. The device is based on a Stirling engine. The heat from the chipset expands a trapped gas, which pushes against a piston to generate power. The article contains a YouTube video of how the device works. According to MSI, the device has 70% efficiency.
