Comment Re:SIM cards would not work (Score 1) 541
Yes, I know what SIM cards. I would think you would know what sarcasm was.
Submission + - Can We Beam Broadband Internet Into Iran? (motherjones.com)
abenamer writes: "Some reporter at a recent White House press briefing just asked the White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs, this question:
Was "the White House....considering beaming broad capability into Iran via satellite so the opposition forces would be able to communicate with themselves and the outside world"?
"Gibbs said he didn't know such a thing was possible. (Is it?) But he said he would check on the technological feasibility and get back with an answer."
I'm not sure what the reporter meant by beaming broadband into Iran? Do they even have 3G? Would we bomb the Iranians with SIM cards that would allow them to get text messages from the VOA? Or somehow put up massive WiFi transmitters from Iraq and beam it into Iran? How would you, as a Slashdotter, beam broadband into Iran?"
Submission + - Google has broken Javascript spam munging (livejournal.com)
Baxil writes: For years now, Javascript munging has been a useful tool to share e-mail addresses without exposing them to spammers. However, Google is now apparently evaluating Javascript when assembling summary text for web pages' listings, and spammers have started to take advantage of this loophole.
Submission + - Wiki to get and share cable pin-outs and connector (allpinouts.com)
Nicola Asuni writes: "Created with the same MediaWiki software that was developed for the Wikipedia project, AllPinouts.org (http://www.allpinouts.org) is a wiki that allows users to get and share information about hardware interfaces of modern and obsolete hardware, including pinouts of ports, expansion slots, and other connectors of computers and different electronic devices (i.e. Cellular Phones, GPS, PDA, Game Consoles, etc.). All text is available under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) and may be distributed or linked accordingly.
Pinout or pin-out is a term used in electronics to describe how an electrical cable is wired, or the function of each wire (pin) in a connector. Due to the wide variety of applications and manufacturers, a wide selection of electrical connectors exists with different types and numbers of contacts or pins. The pinout of a connector identifies each individual pin, which is critical when creating, repairing or hacking cable assemblies and adapters.
For more information: http://www.allpinouts.org/"
Pinout or pin-out is a term used in electronics to describe how an electrical cable is wired, or the function of each wire (pin) in a connector. Due to the wide variety of applications and manufacturers, a wide selection of electrical connectors exists with different types and numbers of contacts or pins. The pinout of a connector identifies each individual pin, which is critical when creating, repairing or hacking cable assemblies and adapters.
For more information: http://www.allpinouts.org/"
Comment Uh... Octavia Butler died a couple weeks ago (Score 0, Troll) 296
and there's not ONE mention of it on Slashdot. She's easily the better writer than he was. I don't understand why SHE of all the SF writers was not given her props on Slashdot.
