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  1. Also: Fahrenheit 9/11 trailer released today by gad_zuki! · · Score: 0, Offtopic · on First All-Artificial Feature Film Released

    My mirror

    Large version as torrent here.

  2. Pretty darn close. by zsazsa · · Score: 3, Insightful · on Building a PC Equal to XBox for the Same Price or Less?

    $276 for a system specced out at Newegg.com (yes, there are cheaper places online, but none as reputable). The kicker is video - most of the posts I've seen on this thread have generic onboard video, which is easily outclassed by the Xbox. This system would have been competitive pricewise if it didn't need a GF3/GF4 class video card with TV out.

    Here's the specs. Here's a mirrored copy of the cart if you feel like shopping.

    Dynapower Model# METIS CS-I3ALB.701 (Light-Blue) ATX MID-TOWER CASE w/ 300W POWER SUPPLY -2 x USB RETAIL : $22.00
    Aopen Internal EIDE 16X DVD ROM / 40X Max CD-ROM Drive Beige RETAIL : $28.00
    Seagate 30GB 7200rpm EIDE Hard Drive Barracuda V ST330013A - OEM : $50.00
    SimpleTech (Simple Technologies) 128MB DDR PC2100 - OEM : $22.00
    ECS K7S5A PRO USB 2.0 SiS® 735 SOCKET A MOTHERBOARD - RETAIL Back Plate Included : $47.00
    AMD DURON 1.2GHZ Socket A PGA Processor -OEM : $34.00
    VGA CHAINTECH A-GX20 TI-4200 64MB 8X VGA & TV-OUT. RETAIL BOX : $95.00

    Subtotal : $298.00

    It's pretty nice, but nothing beats getting a nice computer in a pretty box and with a fun controller for $179, subsidized by Bill Gates himself.

  3. Mirror by zsazsa · · Score: 3, Informative · on Laptop Video Upgrade

    Mirror here:
    http://kwak.polpo.org/mirror/gotapex/

    I had to do some quickie html hacking but it mostly works.

  4. Fast mirror ... by zsazsa · · Score: 2 · on A Big-Screen Mobile MP3 Console

    Fast mirror here

  5. My Bill Jones experience by zsazsa · · Score: 5, Informative · on Rep. Bill Jones Thinks Spam is "Innovative"

    I submitted my page on Bill Jones's spams a couple days ago, and it was rejected:

    2002-02-28 00:58:56 California Gubernatorial Canidate Resorts to Spam (articles,spam) (rejected)

    Anyway, I'm not bitter. Check out my page on it anyway: http://polpo.org/jonesspam/. Basically, I pick apart the mail and the "click here to remove yourself from our list" page (which involves some novel Javascript-based HTML obfuscation) and find out who one of the spammers might be.

    After talking with some people about this and doing a simple Google search I found that he's been doing this for a couple months now, with MSNBC doing this story on it in December. They have a followup story here.

    By the way, don't count on Bill Jones's office writing you back when you complain to them about the spam. I haven't recieved a response yet.

    Ian

  6. VERY strange coincidence by zsazsa · · Score: 5, Interesting · on More Links And Reports On Terrorist Attacks

    I was flipping through the latest Wired magazine while watching the news reports. I was looking through the record reviews and saw THIS. An album cover of the WTC exploding. I was floored.

    ian @ polpo . org