Mateo13 - Slashdot User

Comment Re:One does wonder. (Score 1) 156

by Mateo13 on Tuesday January 12, 2010 @02:47PM (#30740900) Attached to: Bell Labs Says Networks Can Be 1000 Times More Energy Efficient

Luddite. MY toaster is web 2.0-enabled, runs ajax, ruby-on-rails, jboss, .NET, updates my twitter feed & facebook status (I'm making toast!) and then pushes an rss feed to my iphone when the toast is ready.

That is epic. If i had mod points I'd mod you up for having the coolest damn toaster on earth.

Comment Re:Same old MS (Score 1) 136

by Mateo13 on Thursday October 08, 2009 @02:08PM (#29683691) Attached to: Hackers Targeting Xbox Live

Why does having a high gamer score make it more valuable? Other than that it's annoying to lose it if you invested all that time into it.

Comment Re:toposhaba (Score 1) 792

by Mateo13 on Tuesday September 15, 2009 @04:57PM (#29431165) Attached to: Congress Mulls Research Into a Vehicle Mileage Tax

If it's a GPS system wouldn't some cleverly placed tin foil do the same thing? Hell, my handheld GPS loses signal if I hold it the wrong way.

Comment Re:Dumb. (Score 1) 513

by Mateo13 on Wednesday August 12, 2009 @12:05PM (#29039519) Attached to: Will Your Credit Report Disqualify You For a Job?

Like unemployment... That's never ruined anyones credit...

Comment Re:But does it work? (Score 3, Funny) 707

by Mateo13 on Thursday May 14, 2009 @04:36PM (#27956507) Attached to: Court Orders Breathalyzer Code Opened, Reveals Mess

I wonder if they're hiring QA testers...

Comment Re:Just what I was looking for (Score 1) 162

by Mateo13 on Tuesday May 12, 2009 @09:45AM (#27921095) Attached to: Replacing New Hampshire's Old Man of the Mountain

HEY! We have more than just a rock that looks like a face. We have Canobie Lake Park! And...hmm. oh! Story Land.

Comment Re:Here's a novel idea: don't fucking SHOPLIFT !! (Score 3, Interesting) 570

by Mateo13 on Thursday February 05, 2009 @02:14PM (#26741025) Attached to: Washington State Wants DNA From All Arrestees

What about speeding?
What about when the police detain you for no good reason other than they suspect you of doing something wrong? It's happened.

Spam King and Family Dead In Murder-Suicide 1081

Posted by kdawson on Friday July 25, 2008 @09:05AM from the coming-to-a-bad-end dept.

Lt.Hawkins was one of many readers sending in word that the escaped spam king discussed yesterday was found dead in Colorado, after apparently killing his wife and 3-year-old daughter. A teenager was injured, and an infant was found alive in the car.

New Free-to-Play, FPS-Centric, MMO Hits Closed Beta 43

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday May 28, 2008 @02:56PM from the free-until-yer-hooked dept.

Nexon America, publisher of MapleStory, has announced the closed beta for a new free-to-play, FPS-centric, MMO. The new "Combat Arms" is planned for a full release later this summer and promises not only the ability to customize your soldier, but also your guns and equipment. "The closed beta test will run exclusively at FilePlanet.com for one week beginning May 30th. Once the game is released to the public, Combat Arms will receive regular content updates, including new weapons, gear, maps, and more free game modes."

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