Johnny_Law - Slashdot User

Comment: Magically Repeling Water and Not Air (Score 3, Funny) 278

by Johnny_Law on Monday July 28 2008, @12:37PM (#24370843) Attached to: $1,000 Spray Makes Gadgets Waterproof

A spray that magically repels water, but not air, even at vent openings?

Son, I would like to see you a part of the Brooklyn Bridge. Not the whole thing, mind you, just a portion as a souvenir. You'll get a certificate that will be filed with a US copyright office documenting its authenticity.

Dislike a Relative? Turn Them in as a Terrorist! 9

Submitted by Stanislav_J on Friday November 02 2007, @04:23PM

Stanislav_J writes "A Swedish man who had less than fond feelings for his daughter's hubby, took advantage of the son-in-law's trip to America by reporting him to the FBI as a terrorist. The e-mail, which the father-in-law admits to sending, earned him a libel charge after his poor son-in-law was arrested on his arrival in Florida, handcuffed, interrogated, and placed in a cell for 11 hours before being released.

It's a brief article, but dovetails nicely with the recent Slashdot story about "The War on the Unexpected." That article touched on many examples of well-meaning, but misguided and paranoid citizens reporting innocent activities to the authorities. In the current climate, the potential also exists for maliciously false and far from well-meaning reports made to the Feds about people one simply doesn't care for, or those made merely as a sick prank.

While the man admitted to sending the e-mail to the FBI, he claims he thought no harm would come from it because "he did not think the US authorities would be stupid enough to believe him." To quote the great philosopher Bugs Bunny, 'Nyahh....he don't know us very well, do he?'"

Verizon Opt-Out Plan, Just Non-Identifying Data?-> 0

Submitted by Johnny_Law on Tuesday October 16 2007, @12:44AM

Johnny_Law writes "As reported previously on Slashdot, Verizon is sending out notices regarding a change in its privacy policies and sharing data with it parent companies and other subsidiaries.

It would be no surpise that Verizon has released a press today to a wire news service, seemlingly to clarify the topic with the general public and media, that all data shared would be non-identifying. The press release was then picked up by most major websites including CNN and Yahoo. However, Verizon has since updated the "official" press release at the PR Newswire site removing the words "non-identifying" from the release. This version of the press release has not yet been picked up by any of the sites that had replicated the first version."
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Nintendo Revokes Zapper Support 0

Submitted by on Tuesday October 16 2007, @12:10AM

An anonymous reader writes "Nintendo has declared no zapper support for Internet Channel gaming sites after their recent firmware update removed support for the trigger button. Even Nintendo's own documentation shows how the trigger used to be available, but now isn't. What's up Nintendo?"

Apple gives $100 store credit to iPhone customers-> 0

Submitted by MooRogue on Thursday September 06 2007, @03:36PM

MooRogue writes "In an open letter to all iPhone customers, Steve Jobs responds to hundreds of emails from upset iPhone customers. Apple will be giving early adopters who are not receiving rebates or any other consideration $100 store credit at the Apple store. Details will be posted on the Apple website next week"
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Feds OK fee for priority Web traffic-> 0

Submitted by

d3l33t

on Thursday September 06 2007, @03:06PM

d3l33t writes "Yahoo News reports that "The Justice Department on Thursday said Internet service providers should be allowed to charge a fee for priority Web traffic. The agency told the Federal Communications Commission, which is reviewing high-speed Internet practices, that it is opposed to "Net neutrality," the principle that all Internet sites should be equally accessible to any Web user. Several phone and cable companies, such as AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and Comcast Corp., have previously said they want the option to charge some users more money for loading certain content or Web sites faster than others.""
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Digg.com hacked, security compromised...-> 0

Submitted by

Brian W. Ash

on Tuesday September 04 2007, @02:18PM

Brian W. Ash writes "Apparently the security of Digg.com has been compromised by an insider at the company and a group of hackers has been tampering with the rating system, causing certain stories to make it to the front page/Top 10 that wouldn't have otherwise made it. It's also believed that this is the reason several hoax stories (such as the Goatse on CNN story) have made it so big. http://beginnorth.com/blog/2007/08/30/digg-hacked/ "
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Acer buying Gateway for $710 million 0

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 27 2007, @10:32AM

An anonymous reader writes "Acer plans to acquire Gateway in a deal worth $710 million that Acer says will make it the world's third-largest PC vendor. Acer's acquisition deal with Gateway also derails rival Lenovo Group's plans to acquire Packard Bell. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/082707-bulle tin-acer-to-acquire-gateway.html"

Top 20 Hard Disk Drive Myths Debunked

Submitted by

crazyeyes

on Thursday June 07 2007, @12:01PM

crazyeyes writes "Hilarious and informative. How many articles are like that? I did think about putting it under It's Funny, Laugh.... until I saw two myths I thought was true. Yeah, I'm laughing at myself now.

This guide was written in response to the numerous fallacies about the hard disk that are still being propagated in many forum discussions. Although many articles have covered these topics, it is apparent that hard disk urban legends are still more popular than the simple truth. So, let's get down to basics and examine some of these common fallacies or myths and debunk them!
Take a look and see how many of these top 20 HDD myths you actually believed to be gospel?"

Most Dangerous Tornados on Google Maps Mashup

Submitted by

cfaslave

on Tuesday May 29 2007, @06:33PM

cfaslave writes "GeoCommons has made a Google Maps Mashup showing where the strongest and most fatal tornadoes have hit. There are definitely places where Tornadoes have hit several times hence the term "Tornado Alley". This map on GeoCommons shows you where those places are. Very Cool use of a Google Maps Mashup! Tornado Alleys on Google Maps"