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  1. stuck by lightning vs. winning the lottery? by fence · · Score: 1 · on Today's Numbers: 17 42 69 ^H ^H ^H

    there is an interesting statistic on the odds of winning the lottery vs. being struck by lightning here
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  2. Pricewatch and vendor price strategies by fence · · Score: 1 · on RAM Prices Expected To Skyrocket This Week

    Is it just me, or does everyone else find it difficult to get vendors to sell you memory at the prices that they advertise on pricewatch?

    Statements such as "on-line orders only" and "must mention pricewatch" are great, but most of them don't give you a place on the order form to mention pricewatch. So, you must call, and half the time the customer service rep will say something like "that price is for online orders only, but I'll honor that price THIS time. Next time, please order online at www.excessmicro.com, etc....

    As far as Slashdot posting stories such as this--I have no problem with it, even if young Emmett DOES sell memory on the side to suppliment his Andover.net income!

    anyways, just wanted to vent here--

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  3. Un-bundle the O/S price from the System price by fence · · Score: 1 · on Will The DOJ Split Microsoft In Three?

    One of the best ways to level the OS playing field would be to take the $40-80 price of the O/S and make it an add-on. That $600 pc would now be $560 before the Microsoft 'tax'. People would be able to chose to purchase a system without an O/S, or with Linux, BSD, Solaris or MS Windows on it.

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  4. Dual capable PIIIs? boy do I feel better by fence · · Score: 1 · on New PIII: SMP In, Serial Number Out

    Wow--this makes me feel so much better knowing that my ASUS dual PIII box will work now.

    The machine has only been up and running linux, apache and sybase for over a year at this point.

    Whew--what's next, an announcement that the Pentium Pro can be used in an SMP environment as well?

    What is the reasoning behind this? Something to distinguish the PIII from the Celeron or (more likely) the Athlon?

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  5. Break out the O/S from the system price by fence · · Score: 1 · on Government Gives Microsoft Offer Thumbs Down

    I firmly believe that the best thing that Judge Jackson could do is to rule that the O/S price must be broken out as a line item in the cost of a system.

    Currently, most large PC vendors are required to include the "microsoft tax" on all of their systems, even those that ship without a Microsoft O/S.

    If people were to see that $70 of the price of their $800 system was for Windows, they might look at alternatives that cost less.

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  6. SOL by fence · · Score: 1 · on NASA Proposes Launch Of Solar Sail Vehicle For 2010

    Uh, the nearest star IS approx. eight light-minutes away.
    Some call it SOL, you might call it the sun, and our soon to be friends over near Alpha Centauri might call it the 'Puppy Star" or something similar.

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