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  1. Re:Podcasts, Vidcasts, &c on An End To Unencrypted Digital Cable TV and the HTPC · · Score: 1

    any episode of Star Trek

    btw, you can also see most of them in CBS' website for free (and with much less commercials than on TV).

  2. Re:Running out of cats? on Apple To Ship Mac OS X Snow Leopard On August 28 · · Score: 1

    oh, common the number of combinations is endless

  3. Re:512k! on Getting a Classic PC Working After 25 Years? · · Score: 1

    You are right, it should be: It's not like anyone need more than 640K of RAM

  4. power your desktop on Staying In Shape vs. a Busy IT Job Schedule? · · Score: 1

    by a generator driven by a stationary bicycle

  5. Re:Its not rocket surgery... on Staying In Shape vs. a Busy IT Job Schedule? · · Score: 1

    Protein... muscle burns more calories

    If one uses the muscles. Also, protein is often associated with cholesterol-rich food.

  6. Re:really? on NASA Sticking To Imperial Units For Shuttle Replacement · · Score: 1

    difficult if not impossible to find the original file

    Usually, when data is important and/or valuable, it is backed up. If the history of changes is needed, revision control system is used.

    title block on each page, and this process took roughly 5000 hours

    Is it possible to script it? Even if it takes the same amount of time to produce the script. An added benefit - you can change that title next time really quickly.

  7. Re:What about spam? on NSA Email Surveillance Pervasive and Ongoing · · Score: 2, Interesting

    from "interesting" countries

    I wasn't from an "interesting" country, still took them 2.5 years. The only "interesting" part was - I had to pay hundreds every year for work permit extension. And it's even more expensive now. Immigration process is broken, but nobody care since immigrant cannot vote for at least 5 ears. Poor FBI is swamped with that kind of bs. The VCF would probably help, but we all know where it all went. They should have just asked all the programmers waiting for their background check to contribute some time to that project, that might have saved it...

  8. Re:what is the big deal? on Fertility Clinic Bows To Pressure, Nixes Eye- and Hair-Color Screening · · Score: 1

    yup, kinda like in this movie...

  9. Re:Acid 3 test on Opera 10.0 Released, With Integrated Web Server Functionality · · Score: 1

    just because a girl isn't hot and a bit frosty doesn't mean she is dead

  10. Re:DMV on Administration Wants To Scale Back Real ID Law · · Score: 1

    I thought you could only do it every other time and still had to come in every 10 years to have your picture taken.

  11. Re:Absolutely wonderful on Futurama Rumored To Return On Comedy Central · · Score: 1

    one has to suffer to create a masterpiece

  12. wait, I am confused... on Java Gets New Garbage Collector, But Only If You Buy Support · · Score: 1

    Is Microsoft actually better in handling this kind of situation?

  13. Re:Automakers on US To Require That New Cars Get 42 MPG By 2016 · · Score: 1

    Not necessarily the "pawn" point. Automakers want you to *want* to buy new cars. With new standards - you almost *have to* buy a new car.

  14. Re:FFS on Successful Launch of ESA's Herschel and Planck · · Score: 1

    Spacecruft?

    no, that's past plural tense of "spacecraft"

  15. Re:Doesnt sound like much? on Illusion Cloak Makes One Object Look Like Another · · Score: 1

    ... or nothing look like a bunch of weapons of mass destruction - and start a war against those who supposedly have it! Oh, wait, you don't need a cloak for that...

  16. Re:Off site backup! on How To Store Internal Hard Drives? · · Score: 1

    >You could rent a private locker in a bank
    ... or he could get a Netflix subscription for less than the cost of renting that locker (he backs up movies). A cheaper solution would be to ask a friend to keep that drive for you.

  17. Re:Seriously you guys... on South Park Creators Given Signed Photo of Saddam Hussein · · Score: 1

    So, where is the line between "real torture" and "just a little torture, which will not harm"? The summary said "forced", not "shown" about the movie.

  18. Re:Why We Don't Need Paperless Statements... on April Fools Sees Fake Extra Millions For Users of Brokerage Site · · Score: 1

    If I wanted to make sure they don't change the report in a month or two, I would just download and save the PDF. The printed copy you receive is the exact copy of that PDF.

  19. don't like lynx? on Online Banking Customers Migrating To Lynx · · Score: 1

    just wait for the firefox add-on.

  20. don't like Opera? on Opera Launches Facial Gesture Capability · · Score: 1

    just wait for the Firefox plug-in

  21. Re:Rehash... on Mac Tax, Dell Tax, HP Tax · · Score: 1

    Let's not forget about: * multi-touch touchpad (just for that *I* would never go back to no-mac), * LED backlit screen on MBP (never fade), * backlit keyboard on MBP, * magnet-based power connector on MBP (no ripped out/broken/loose power connector), * ambient light sensor on MBP (adjust the brightness once), * drop sensor on MBP (at least save my data if I drop my laptop). And about reliability and customer support and all other things that allowed Apple laptops be rated very high by CR. But also, have you actually *worked* on a Macbook Pro? And compared it to Dell? Did you notice how flimsy Dell's keyboard is? And I haven't even talked about software. You get what you pay for.

  22. Re:Big surprise on Ubuntu vs. Windows In OpenOffice.org Benchmark · · Score: 1

    yup, but it's 25% shorter (that's probably where it came from?).

  23. this is old on Gmail Adds 5 Second Send Rule · · Score: 1

    Now, if they add a "send 5 seconds *before* I hit Send" rule, that will be a real innovation!

  24. who needs lossless? on New Lossless MP3 Format Explained · · Score: 1

    all music is already compressed anyways

  25. aren't they on Clear Public Satellite Imagery Tantamount to Yelling Fire · · Score: 1

    blurry enough already?