Stephan202 - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Who says science is underfunded? (Score 1) 87

by Stephan202 on Saturday October 03, 2009 @11:08AM (#29627037) Attached to: Huge ISS Science Report Released

The ISS is not only about zero-gravity research. It is also about spaceflight. And politics.

Comment Re:Ogg was supposed to do this (Score 3, Insightful) 335

by Stephan202 on Friday July 10, 2009 @03:21PM (#28653745) Attached to: Silverlight 3.0 Released, Allows Apps Outside the Browser

That just doesn't sounds as cool as Smooth Streaming, now does it...

Comment Re:Slashdot is, as usual, behind the times (Score 1) 187

by Stephan202 on Tuesday June 23, 2009 @06:09PM (#28446237) Attached to: Dutch Gov. Wants To Tax Online Media To Fund Print

You forgot the hs in "angstschreeuw" and "slechtstschrijvend". Also, "slechtstschrijvend" translates to worst writing (not written). Lastly, the correct word is "Jazzzanger" (with an a instead of an i).

Comment Re:Problem Solved Many Years Ago (Score 2, Informative) 333

by Stephan202 on Saturday June 13, 2009 @10:15AM (#28319641) Attached to: Student Who Released Code From Assignments Accused of Cheating

jplag is software that does what you describe (not sure about the technology behind it, though). It compares all student submissions and detects similarities. The site seems to be down currently, but this page gives an overview of what it does.

Comment Re:Free Tibet! (Score 2, Insightful) 470

by Stephan202 on Saturday April 18, 2009 @06:06PM (#27630575) Attached to: A Secure OS For the Dalai Lama?

I think you mean a Tibet of equal or greater value.

Comment Re:Message to Virginia Fusion Center, from Anonymo (Score 5, Informative) 779

by Stephan202 on Friday April 10, 2009 @11:17AM (#27532037) Attached to: Slashdot Mentioned In Virginia Terrorism Report

For those too lazy to make the conversion, here's Lumpy's message:

"Only really stupid paranoids think that there is a secret society trying to get them. People in general are too lazy to act en-masse' to disrupt things if they are comfortable. If you are creating misery and death for a group, then by all means worry.\n\nBut these people are simply clutching at straws..\n"

(Python: ''.join(map(chr, map(lambda x: int(x, 16), s.split()))))

Comment Re:Dumb newbie question (Score 1) 271

by Stephan202 on Sunday January 18, 2009 @11:23AM (#26506113) Attached to: Ubuntu's Laptop Killing Bug Fixed

You will have to update your machine right away after installation. As you can see from the file dates at the bottom of the download page, the images are not updated after the initial release: http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/8.10/. Hence, *always* perform security updates immediately after installation.

Comment Re:The wheel 2.0... (Score 2, Funny) 216

by Stephan202 on Monday July 14, 2008 @05:03AM (#24178739) Attached to: What Tech Should Be Seen At TED?

Well, Theo Jansen did a TED presentation on his improvement on te wheel.

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