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Re: on Wednesday April 08, 2015 @11:39AM (#9341455)
Pass the PE exam!
Re:The Java Ring: A Wearable Computer (1998) on Wednesday November 12, 2014 @05:13PM (#8598609)
I remember rolling my own authentication system using an iButton back in college. I had it mounted on a key fob. Worked pretty well, you touched it to the reader and typed in a 4 digit PIN.

Don't really understand why these didn't take off vs. a smart card for authentication: as far as I know they're more durable and they're pretty cheap.

Re:The HipHop Virtual Machine on Wednesday October 29, 2014 @09:29AM (#8527023)
What about Guile?
Re:Open-source metal 3D printer on Friday October 24, 2014 @02:59PM (#8505294)
False. This is a common misconception. There is also no "academic exemption" to patent infringement.
Re:FBI and Secret Service Files: Aaron Swartz on Saturday September 20, 2014 @10:28AM (#8344565)
My favorite petition came right after a few of the early responses, titled "We demand a vapid, condescending, meaningless, politically safe response to this petition."

I can't find it on the petition site anymore.