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  1. Re:1.2MB on a 5.25" disk on Farewell To the Floppy Disk · · Score: 1

    Almost all 5.25" disks I have used could store 1.2MB, not only 1/3 of 3.5" disks.
    That depends on the drive (not all 5.25" drives can read/write 1.2MB-formatted disks), the OS, and the computer (Apple? Atari? CBM? IBM/PC compatible?). :-)
  2. Re:Embarassingly... on Why "Yahoo" Is The #1 Search Term On Google · · Score: 2, Funny

    I once searched on Google for the phone number for 1-800-Contacts.
    Did it work? ;-)
  3. Re:Real technical writing? No. on Help Choose the Best Tech Writing of 2007 · · Score: 1

    It appears that by technical writing they mean non-technical writing about technical items
    I was confused by the headline as well, thinking that "Tech Writing" was Technical Writing, when in fact it is referring to Technology Writing.
  4. Re:I'm for it. I think. on Why the .XXX Domain is a Bad Idea That Won't Die · · Score: 1

    1. the same amount of crud will remain in .com .org and .net, no matter how many new TLDs they create
    Not if porn purveyors find that their business increases due to the .XXX domain and/or they're not getting enough customers from their .com/.org/.net domains to justify the cost...
  5. Re:Why not? on Why the .XXX Domain is a Bad Idea That Won't Die · · Score: 1

    Nobody will USE the sites, but every company will have to BUY them, or suffer a porn site using their name. So what GOOD is done?
    So? The only reason people made the mistake of going to whitehouse.com instead of whitehouse.gov was because .com is such a common way to end WWW addresses.

    Nobody is going to go to whitehouse.xxx when looking for the governmental White House homepage. Nobody is going to go to any .xxx address when looking for a legitimate, non-porn site. For that reason, it will be unnecessary for companies to buy .xxx domains to match the domains they already own, and it might also be detrimental to the companies' business, unless they sell or are in some other way associated with XXX-related products, in which case it might be benificial to their business!
  6. Re:WHy any? on The Best Graphing Calculator on the Market? · · Score: 1

    Aha... I think I saw you two on Beauty & the Geek....?

  7. Re: 95 miles altitude is space..Way Cool on Navy Gets 8-Megajoule Rail Gun Working · · Score: 4, Funny
    Why do navel ships have an abundance of electricity? I can come up with some guesses, but it's just hand waving.
    Navel ships require an umbilical of some type; electricity is often provided through the umbilical.

    ;-)
  8. Re:get rid of pennies altogether? on Melting Coins Now Illegal In the U.S. · · Score: 1
    Even better, a lot of places I shop now just ignore the pennies. If they ring something up and it's $1.76 they'll say "a buck seventy-five please". If I know a place is like that I'll do the same if it's $1.74.
    That's weird. Are you sure you're talking about the USA?
  9. Re:Look and feel patent? Prohibited long ago. on Google Patents the Design of Search Results Page · · Score: 1
    But I can't stop them from making a "kind of roundish square doorknob"
    Is a "kind of roundish square doorknob" exactly like a "kind of squarish round doorknob"? ;-)
  10. Re:Xbox? on PS3 Missed Ship Targets, Loses Exclusives · · Score: 1
    At this stage in the game, who is buying a NEW Xbox? You couldn't find a used one or hit up Ebay? I need to find one of these 4 people. I have a nice 486 with a Turbo button that they might find appealing.
    Is it a NEW 486 with a Turbo button? ;-) Otherwise, your comparison isn't fair...