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  1. I have a modest proposal. on Growing Problems With Electronics Waste · · Score: 1

    We should start making electronic materials editable, much like candy underwear. But not make them much more delicious than dirt like army candy bars. Perhaps make it like tofu, so that it will take the taste of what your are eating it will.

    On the other hand, I am studying software engineering right now, I hope when I graduate I don't have management actually try to make me make something like this. :)

  2. Re:Small gripe on When Beige Won't Do · · Score: 1

    For all intense purposes they ARE windows based computers. Doing a single search for a laptop on Dells website gave no option to go without Windows. Furthermore as proof is the Windows key...

    Installing Linux on a PC or a Mac is the same in the end...:) You just have to choose if you want a Apple symbol on one of the keys, or a Windows flag.

  3. Sweet. on Emissions of Key Greenhouse Gas Stabilize · · Score: 1

    Sweet! Party at my place to celebrate! (I'll bring the bean dip)

  4. Re:Wii Accuracy on Slate Pans the Wii, Slate Loves the Wii · · Score: 1

    I actually fought with the GameCube's c stick because up didn't feel like up when you come from the N64 controller.

  5. Re:convince them the old isn't good enough? on Microsoft's Battle For Software Mindshare · · Score: 1

    I suppose so. But a lot of open source projects when they get enough features, they actually become stagnant.

    I also get he feeling that Microsoft is starting to beat a dead horse for upgrades. It's starting to become like trying to do something that wasn't in a simpsons episode.

  6. So sad. on Yahoo! VP Calls For a Shakeup · · Score: 1

    Well, there goes the crunchy peanut butter and peanut butter and jelly premixed divisions.

  7. That bad of a game, eh? on Blizzard Lawyers Visit Creator of WoW Glider · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If a game is so suckie that you are willing to pay for a computer program to do it for you....wouldn't it be better to just not get the game to begin with?

  8. Re:Uhh... on How Often Do You Replace Your Hard Drives? · · Score: 1

    I don't know. I still feel tingly. But that just might be my black coffee coming back to bite me.

  9. Re:Uhh... on How Often Do You Replace Your Hard Drives? · · Score: 1

    From reading these comments, I get the feeling that windows doesn't do software raid like Mac OS X. (at least not out of the box.)

  10. Re:OS X & Linux don't have "startup sounds" on Making the Sounds of Vista · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I heard if you hold the mute button, it won't make that sound. At least on a laptop.

  11. Make beautiful music on Making the Sounds of Vista · · Score: 1

    The only thing that I ask is that only the notes that would make a cord are used. That way when I go to my schools library, at least it won't be grating.

  12. Re:The nature of language on New Zealand To Allow 'Text-Speak' On Exams · · Score: 1

    I remember my brother said LOL once not too long back. I then had the sudden inexplicable urge to punch him.

  13. Re:Walkman Vs. Ipod on Walkman Creator Leaves Sony · · Score: 1

    I know what you mean. I also hate how Winamp and Linux's Banshee force you to organize your music and sync to your iPod the Winamp and Banshee ways (respectively.)

  14. We should do thing with a lot of thought. on Is An Uninformed Vote Better Than No Vote? · · Score: 1

    I based my vote on whoever had the most interesting commercial during the super bowl.

    Incidentally, next time I am going to base on my vote on the measured direction and strength of the wind, the phase of the moon and my favorite color. Inputting the values into a a nice little gui program I found. (It's a b$tch collecting the values and some times I lie for the fun of it anyway.) The program uses the values to make a generated seed for a random number generator which then links to the candidate I didn't know I want. For the indecisive, this would be a godsend to have on the electronic voting machines.

  15. For the love of God... on The Dolphin With Leftover Legs · · Score: 1

    Cut those flippers off! We must make the thing normal again. (You know, like cutting off the sixth finger on some people...)

  16. Re:I recommend GNOME on Giving the Gift of Ubuntu Linux for Christmas? · · Score: 1

    You have it backwards. But first impression wise you might think so.

    -Skin deep, KDE looks more like Mac OS X with the shiny icons.

    -Usage deep GNOME has a much more similar GUI mentality to Mac OS X. (Especially the don't show GUI elements that are absolutely needed thing for simplicity.)

  17. Re:yeah, you have better things to do with your ti on A Security Guide For Non-Technical Users? · · Score: 1

    The exact thing that I did. *thumbs up* (I'm using Linux myself though.)

  18. It doesn't seem to work. on How Much Does a Vista Upgrade Cost? · · Score: 1

    I tried emerge vista-bin today, but it didn't seem to work. Maybe it's still hard masked. I'm probably better off without the binary blob anyway.

  19. Re:He recovered! on "Dilbert" Creator Gets Voice Back · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure what you're trying to say...

  20. I remember that series! on The Curse of the Wayward Sequel · · Score: 1

    I remember the first game. I got it real cheap because the third one was about to come out I think. It was okay. I think the most interesting part was jumping off of the ledges and wasting my rewind power when my friends were watching. First time they were impressed. 50th a bit agitated...

  21. Here's the plan.... on Lik-Sang Is Out Of Business · · Score: 1

    Okay everybody, I know how we can bring Sony down. It'll work much faster than boycotting. Now, I'm going to start a donation paypal account for people to contribute to. Using that money, I'll just continuously keep buying PS3s without getting any actually software or video. Heheheheh...this'll syphen away their bottom line...

  22. floating=safe on A $200-Million Floating Nuclear Plant? · · Score: 1

    I'm for a floating Nuclear reactor. It's harder to hit a moving target. Well...as long as the current position isn't posted online.

  23. Re:Where can you improve ? on KDE Celebrates 10 Years of Existence · · Score: 1

    KDE definitely goes a lot farther than gnome with the k vs g thing. I also think k is a more annoying letter to hear over and over again for some reason.

  24. beep beep on Airport To Tag Passengers With RFID · · Score: 1

    So, is the thing going to panic and start beeping if you take it off? Better yet, if the computer uses an algorithm to detect suspicious movement, it should start making you beep like a car alarm! (The only way to make it stop is by up,up,down,down,left,right,left,right,a,b,start.)

    On a side note, how are you going to get little kids to wear this?

  25. Re:In the 90's on OSX To Feature Portable User Accounts? · · Score: 1

    Actually, you can boot off of the firewire drives now on the Macs. I don't know how USB is doing though. Or you probably could just bring a Mac Mini and boot off of it the same way you boot off of an external hard drive.

    It's VERY handy for diagnosing problems, backup etc.