rapidient - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Fraud (Score 1) 874

by rapidient on Wednesday December 02, 2009 @04:30PM (#30301782) Attached to: Scientists Step Down After CRU Hack Fallout

Not just any kind of fraud, but a massive fraud that makes Bernie Madoff's scam look tiny.

Does Godwin's Law allow for amendments?

Comment Re:Send the kids home? (Score 1) 443

by rapidient on Thursday August 27, 2009 @07:36PM (#29224941) Attached to: Bug Means High School Students' Schedule Errors May Last Days

Schools receive money based on student attendance. Telling them to stay home for such an extended period means no money.

Comment $99/mo + taxes? (Score 0, Redundant) 621

by rapidient on Thursday April 23, 2009 @12:56PM (#27689685) Attached to: Time Warner Cable Won't Compete, Seeks Legislation

Does $99/mo cover all operating costs or were sales/property/etc. taxes raised to subsidize the services?

Comment Re:Libelous story title? (Score 1) 198

by rapidient on Tuesday December 23, 2008 @01:03PM (#26212905) Attached to: Blood From Mosquito Traps Car Thief

How about: Blood From Mosquito Allegedly Found in an Allegedly Stolen Car Traps Alleged Car Thief

Comment Re:Prior art: L0pht antisniff from 1999? (Score 2, Interesting) 161

by rapidient on Monday December 22, 2008 @04:24PM (#26204643) Attached to: NSA Patents a Way To Spot Network Snoops

This also strikes me as similar to how HDMI works. The output and input devices are in constant communication with each other, so if a device inserted in between is attempting to decode the data the video stream is effectively shut off.

Comment Reminds me of... (Score 1) 194

by rapidient on Wednesday October 29, 2008 @07:10PM (#25562601) Attached to: TWiki.net Kicks Out All TWiki Contributors

InstantDB, maybe seven years ago, where any number of contributors got screwed when the sponsoring company, Lutris, took it closed.

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