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Comment Karma Whore - Single Page (Score 1) 27

by danilo.moret on Saturday September 13, 2008 @10:10PM (#24995191) Attached to: The Development of <em>Braid</em>

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Yeah, I know, I know... how is the web going to survive without ads, my servers are down, karma whore... who cares, I just don't want to click Next six times.

Submission + - Preventing Bike Theft - Innovative Suggestions? 1

Submitted by

victorhooi

on Sunday September 09, 2007 @03:34AM

victorhooi writes: "I recently (read: 2 days ago) lost a bike to theft, after locking it up with a $30 lock at a bike rack at my local train station.

For my next one, I thought I would canvas the collective wisdom of Slashdot =), for opinions on effective ways of securing a bike.

I've had people suggest U-locks are the best, and others that a heavy-duty chain from a hardware store with a padlock would do it better.

One person suggested somehow welding a car-alarm to the seat post, but I'm not exactly sure how this would work.

Alternatively, one idea I tossed us was using a GPS/GSM module (e.g. one from the Telit range) glued under the seat to send me the coordinates of the bike.

Finally, some people suggested sabotaging the bike somehow. Removing the seat seems to be a common option, but it is ultimately still rideable. Is there perhaps some way of making it so that it won't actually spin? (Most of the elements in the drivechain are tightened down fairly well, for obvious reasons, I can't think of anything that could easily be removed yet still be essential to the bike's operation).

Any thoughts on these ideas, or other suggestions?"

Submission + - RIAA Prepares to Sue 400 College Students

Submitted by on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @03:51PM

An anonymous reader writes: The RIAA sent out "pre-litigation settlement notices" to 400 network users at 13 U.S. universities today, continuing a PR blitz that began last week with a much-publicized list of the 25 most notified universities for copyright infringement. Once again, Ohio University tops the list, with one out of every eight notifications. From the press release: "The RIAA will request that universities forward those letters to the appropriate network user. Under this new approach, a student (or other network user) can settle the record company claims against him or her at a discounted rate before a lawsuit is ever filed."

Submission + - European PS3 Won't Carry Chip for PS2

Submitted by Goodasitgets on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @03:50PM

Goodasitgets writes: The PlayStation 3 going on sale in Europe next month will play only some of the games for its predecessor video game machine — a move designed to cut costs and speed up production. Backward compatibility with PlayStation 2 has been billed as a major feature for the PlayStation 3 that went on sale late last year in the U.S. and Japan But packing the machine with two expensive computer chips to play both PS2 and upgrade PS3 games has been racking up costs for the money-losing PS3, a big reason behind Sony Corp.'s flagging earnings lately.

Submission + - Daylight Savings Time the Next Y2K?

Submitted by turnitover on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @03:41PM

turnitover writes: It happens a few thousand times more frequently, but according to an eWEEK.com article, this year's change to Daylight Savings Time could be a bigger IT headache than the much-ballyhooed Y2K. From TFA: ""We are likely to see more issues than we did with Y2K because there is no visibility at the board and the CEO level, yet it's a similar risk to the business," said Tim Howes, CTO at data center provisioning provider Opsware in Sunnyvale, CA." This is despite numerous Windows and Mac and Linux patches... . How about you? Are you ready?

Submission + - Is statewide Wi-Max possible?

Submitted by Philetus on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @03:14PM

Philetus writes: While many politicians seem dead set on shutting down or locking off parts the Internet, is it possible that one Deep South state could provide broadband wireless access to all of its residents? That's the pledge of a new bill that was introduced in the South Carolina Statehouse this week.

From the article:
"Toward that end, (Dwight) Loftis, House Speaker Bobby Harrell and others have introduced a bill, H. 3569, that would create the S.C. Wireless Technology and Communications Commission, a body tasked with implementing a statewide wireless broadband network, possibly as early as late 2008."

Is this another case of politicians getting their tubes mixed up, or is a statewide wireless network possible?

Submission + - Matt Groening On Futurama and Simpsons Movie

Submitted by

keenada

on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @02:56PM

keenada writes: "Though The Simpsons has declined in popularity in recent years, it still has a cult and popular following worldwide. Matt Groening (rhymes with raining) sits down with Crave to discuss his new movie, and the future of Futurama."

Submission + - Largest Open-Source Win Ever?

Submitted by on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @02:52PM

An anonymous reader writes: Open-Xchange closed a deal with 1&1 Internet for 1 million seats. They say it's the largest open source deal ever. Could that be true? http://typo3.open-xchange.com/header/company/news_ press/press_releases/detail_view/article/open_xcha nge_deploys_largest_open_source_software_customer_ win_in_history/29.html

Submission + - Which bookmarklets do you use on regular basis ?

Submitted by

eporue

on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @01:04PM

eporue writes: "I use daily the following bookmarklets:

Co.mments, to keep track of conversations : the bookmarklet can be found here.

Subscribe to bloglines: — the bookmarklet can be found here.

Toread, to email copies of web pages.

Playtagger from delicious, to play MP3s without leaving the page. The bookmarklet can be found here.

What other bookmarklets do your use on regular basis ??"

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