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  1. Work Arounds on Anti-P2P College Bill Moving Through House · · Score: 1

    Ya I admit this sucks but theres always work arounds for things. You'll just have to start using programs like Tor to mask your IP and start using encrypted p2p traffic. How are you going to catch someone you can't see?

  2. Piece of Junk on 'Gamercize' Cardio at Our Desk · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yet another piece of junk out there. Honestly who is really going to buy this and use it at there desk. No employer is going to waste their money on junk like this. Its distracting too, sitting at your desk doing a mini stair stepper. Besides its good to get away from the desk every now and then. Go get a *%&$ing gym membership!

  3. Nice Video on Japanese Probe Returns First HD Video of the Moon · · Score: 1

    Very nice video, great quality. I think its a benefit to everyone that more countries are getting involved in the space frontier. We don't have to rely just on NASA to view space related content anymore.

  4. Very Niiiice on MySQL to Get Injection of Google Code · · Score: 1

    Sounds like a win win situation for everyone. I've always like MySQL better than Access, not just because its an M$ product. I don't know about all of you but I can't wait to download this and see these new updates. Hopefully it won't just be in the enterprise edition.

  5. Re:T-Mobile unlocks during contract too on T-Mobile Phone Unlocking Lawsuit May Proceed · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I am going to have to disagree with your opinion against early termination fees. Ya they suck, trust me the last thing I want to do is dish out $200 for leaving a service. However you signed the contract and therefore agreed to it. If people could walk in and out of phone services whenever they pleased the phone companies would be hurt real bad financially. Who cares you might say? That means higher monthly fees on average and forget about getting any kind of deal on phones they provide like the get this phone free when you sign up for 1 - 2 years. Just do your research on the companies and don't be too quick to sign the contract, thats the best way to never pay an early termination fee.

  6. Reason To Buy A CPU on First Actual CPU Energy Use Statistics Published · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Just curious what you guys think about how this relates to buying a CPU. Do you think individuals and companies are going to take a big look at the CPU Energy Use when deciding on buying CPUs? I personally don't think it will become a deciding factor, like processor speed or L1 and L2 cache size, but I think it definetly helps in making a decision.

  7. Performance != Stability on Is Video RAM a Good Swap Device? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This doesn't sound like the most stable thing to do especially if your running a server on the same computer. It sounds good on paper but implementing it is a whole different game. From my years in IT never try anything like this on production servers, thats what test servers are for.

  8. Running Out on Has Wikipedia Peaked? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Wiki is just running out of things to document. They literally have almost anything you can think of. I'm a computer science major and I've wiki'd some really advanced topics that appear on there but hardly anywhere else on the internet.

  9. Unleaded Gas on Fairly Realistic Flying Car Offered for 2009 Delivery · · Score: 0

    Aren't we suppose to be trying to get away from our dependence on gasoline? This car is probably such a gas guzzler it will way too much to maintain it.

  10. Ubuntu on Linspire Releases Controversial Version 6.0 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Ubuntu is the way to go for new and advanced users. I agree licensing those technologies is a big plus but I as well as many others are not paying for a linux distro. Thats like one of linux's major advantages FREE open source software. That is really going to hurt them.

  11. Position? on Ex-HP CEO Carly Fiorina Hired By Fox News · · Score: 0

    Fox did not specify her role at the new channel.

    I don't see what the big deal is about telling people her role at the company. Its not like there telling everyone her salary even though well all know its well into the 6 figure ballpark.
  12. A Classic on Pluto Probe Makes Discoveries at Jupiter · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ah yes, yet another metric to english/english to metric error........

  13. Compiz Fusion on Mandriva Linux 2008 Now Available · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Seems to be most new linux releases are adopting Compiz Fusion in place of what they had/didn't have before. Ubuntu's new release (Gutsy Gibbon) will be using Compiz Fusion by default also. Hopefully Compiz Fusion isn't too buggy, its on the newer side, or there are going to be alot of angry Linux users.

  14. Duh on Man Claims iPod Set His Pants Aflame · · Score: 0

    You think by now manufactures would smarten up and use a more stable power source for their products (other than lithium-ion). I wonder if Apple will have to recall the batteries and/or if there have been more unreported incidents.

  15. More Implants on Brain Heatsink Could Reduce Epilepsy · · Score: 0

    For only $10,999 you can upgrade that implant to include a HDD, L1 and L2 caches, and a 3.0 GHZ dual core processor!

  16. Different Size Quids on Space Money Invented For Space Tourists · · Score: 0

    Anyone see the picture of the different size quids? Some of them look massive. The red one looks like its the size of a waffle house waffle. Think they'll make a special wallet to carry those suckers around in?

  17. Final Solution on Scientists Develop Cyborg Interface Algorithm · · Score: 0
    You know its not good when the word Cyborg and

    the final solution are used together.
  18. XMAS Must Haves on Rocket-Powered 21-Foot Long X-Wing Actually Flies · · Score: 0

    Better add this little toy to the top 10 list of geek gifts for Xmas.

  19. Enforcement on German Court Rules That Websites Can't Retain Logged IPs · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It doesn't sound like this is an easy law to enforce. I mean how are you going to know if someone is logging ips on their site by seeing what the server variables are set to? But then again you can always use another tool that doesn't show up so easily. This whole thing just sounds to hard to enforce to the point where it would be effective to have the law. Its not like enforcing a parking ban or anything.

  20. Re:Good Decision on Microsoft Extends XP's Life By 6 Months · · Score: 0

    "Expecting them to bend to our wishes was unreasonable and not gonna happen." They teach you that in Business 101. Expecting your clients to bend for you = lost of clients.

  21. No Problem on Hacked iPhones Confirmed As Bricking With Latest Update · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Not a problem. There will be a new hack out within a month that turns your iBrick back into an iPhone. Just because you put a hole in a wall and someone patches it doesn't mean you can't put another hole in the wall.

  22. It will be longer than 6 months on Microsoft Extends XP's Life By 6 Months · · Score: 0

    They're doing this because Vista has been such a flop and almost a waste of money at this point. People are backing out of Vista and rolling their OS's back to XP (some of the smart ones are switching to linux entirely). Vista is a complete nightmare and the only way to somewhat satisfy the customers is to extend support to XP. I guarantee you XP will be extended past June because there is no way they are going to fix it and gain customer confidence in Vista all before that date.

  23. Google Maps on Roids on Sony Developing Gigapixel Satellite Imaging · · Score: 0

    So is this basically a play on google maps but instead its all juiced up? I didn't see them come out and say in the article that it was "real-time" and "accessible to the public" though.

  24. Always GMail on Gmail Vulnerability May Expose User Information · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why is it that we always see these exploits with GMail? I can't even remember the last time a Yahoo Mail or Hotmail, etc. exploit came out. There about equally popular among the public.

  25. Reformat on Which Lost/Stolen Laptop Trackers Do You Like? · · Score: -1

    I guess if you go around robbing laptops from people at gunpoint you should at least be wise enough to reformat the hide drive before you start googling pRon.