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  1. Re:iPhone owner is not surprised on Security Flaw Found That Allows Control of iPhone · · Score: 1

    While not a fix, I've found that if you re-boot the iPhone (hold down the Home and Sleep buttons for N seconds) MobileSafari doesn't crash anymore (at least for a while). When I first provisioned my phone Safari would crash multiple times per day. After a re-boot it stays up for over a week at a time. BTW, the iPod app was also crashing until the re-boot.

  2. The moon has a bulge because... on Moon's Bulge Explained · · Score: 1

    it's attracted to the earth.

    ba-dum chhhhh......

    thanks folks, I'll be here all week... try the veal...

  3. Re:Obligatory on Apple to Face iPod Clone Attack · · Score: 1

    Know not the others?

  4. Don't forget 'Balance of Power' on Patriot Act Game Pokes Fun at Government · · Score: 1

    I have fond memories of trying to avoid a global nuclear war while trying to become the sole super power in the world. Fascinating game from way back in 1985! Balance of Power

  5. News, everyone! on No New Series of Futurama · · Score: 1

    Spleesh, Taco, way to get my hopes up!

  6. Re:Water City on 9 Weeks to Pump Out New Orleans? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Stop that! Stop that! There'll be no singing here!

  7. Rotating mirror? Not needed... on Green Security Clearance Laser Pistol Available · · Score: 1

    You just need a linear beam, maybe adjustable from 12" - 24". Nice simple design and easy to maneuver. Sort of a Light Saber for your yard. Wait, I just thought of a name for it: the "Lawn Saber" /me also sprints to the USPO (and the tradmark office!)

  8. Re: creates PDFs just fine on Mac Trojan Horse Disguised as Word 2004 · · Score: 1

    Not sure what's wrong with your copy, but NeoOffice/J uses the native print capabilities of OS X: you get PDF printing for free, right there in the print dialog. Are you using an older version of OS X? I forget when they added PDF printing.

  9. Re:OS X on First Ten Programs on New Install? · · Score: 1

    Cripes! /s/type/typo/

    Oh, the irony...

  10. Re:OS X on First Ten Programs on New Install? · · Score: 1

    Actually, that's a type: it should have said "NeoOffice/J", which is much more pleasant. It is a java front-end to OOo, which gives you native fonts, native printer support, anti-aliasing, international input support, etc.

    I also have Office.X installed but only use it to make sure some reports I generate using Apache's POI look right for some clients.

  11. Re:OS X on First Ten Programs on New Install? · · Score: 1

    IDEA is my day-in, day-out IDE. NetBeans is there to experiment with (mostly the alpha refactoring for 4.0)

    I have to say that I've never liked IDEs and always found them to be more trouble than they are worth. IDEA was the first one to actually pull me away from emacs. I still am not completely happy with the editor in IDEA, but it's damn close and the refactoring was the icing on the cake (yes, I know that refactoring is available for emacs).

  12. OS X on First Ten Programs on New Install? · · Score: 3, Informative

    First Ten:

    * LaunchBar - fast key-stroke based launcher
    * OpenOffice.org
    * IntelliJ IDEA - great refactoring IDE
    * FireFox
    * SubEthaEdit
    * xcode
    * Carbonized GNU/Emacs (insert joke here...)
    * Propellerhead's Reason
    * Omni Graffle Professional
    * NetBeans

    Most of the other stuff (unix tools) is already there.

  13. Re:$249? on iPod Mini Autopsy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Thanks. You made spew coke all over the internet!

  14. Re:It's about time! on California Man Sues Penis-Enlargment Firms · · Score: 1

    That's why I drive a Mini!

  15. Re:a lot of people get the math wrong! on Factual 'Big Mac' Results · · Score: 1

    a fused, multiply-add operation counts as two floating point ops, the multiply and the add. They are the most commonly used float ops in the scientific world.

  16. Re:Sync with P800 - anyone? on Apple Releases Updated iCal 1.5.1 · · Score: 1

    I've seen some reports that suggest that there is a bug with calendar events that have a lot of text associated with them. Do your calendar events have long notes? This apparently breaks the sync.

  17. HP42S, HP41CX, HP48GX on Recommendations for RPN Calculators? · · Score: 1

    I still have all three, but find that I use the 42S the most; it still has the 'feel' of the old, rugged HP's and has a quick response.

    ebay is your friend: HP calculators

  18. Re:wml on Opera 7 to be Released for Mac OS X · · Score: 1

    I tried Wapaka (it was broken in various ways). I never heard of yospace, I'll give them a try.

    Yeah, I know the rendering doesn't match the phones. I mostly use it to test the navigation and device detection.

  19. Re:Opera is the odd man out on Opera 7 to be Released for Mac OS X · · Score: 1

    Ah, but right now I'm doing some J2ME development and find myself needing to test some WML pages. Opera is the only browser for OS X that supports WML (as far as I know; someone correct me if I'm wrong).

    And, of course, it never hurts to have another browser to test against.

  20. Re:The problem with Pegasos on New G3-Based Platform Runs Mac OS X · · Score: 1

    Well, at least 'Pegacorn' sounds better than 'Unisus'

  21. The Horror of Blimps on Automated Office Delivery with Helium Blimps · · Score: 1

    The Horror of Blimps "I always knew this was going to happen. I always knew that skepticism and science were mere psychological decorations and vanities. Deep in our alligator brains we all know that the world is just chock full of evil and monsters and sinister forces aligned against us, and it is only a matter of time until they show up. Evolution know this, too. It knows what to do when the silent terror comes at you from out of the dark."

    (seen on JWZ's LiveJournal)

  22. Super and Hyper on Keyboard Layouts for the 21st Century? · · Score: 1

    Back when I was using linux I just mapped the windows keys to 'super' and 'hyper'. You can never have enough meta keys!

    Maybe that just comes from using emacs too much...

  23. Re:Extreme high pressure... on Personal Submarine Cruises SF Bay · · Score: 1

    Actually, drag increases exponentially with velocity. If I remember correctly, if you double your velocity the drag will increase by a factor of four, barring other non-linear things like laminar flow over the hydrofoils. So, all other things remaining the same, you would have to increase power four times to double the speed.

  24. Re:tip: command line fun on Top Ten Mac OS X Tips for Unix Geeks · · Score: 1

    also 'rm ./-p' works and is one less character! :-P

  25. Re:Where's the link?!? on Xiph.org Releases Theora Alpha One · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry, but the Rio Volt is not a "top notch player". I bought one of the high-end units (with the FM tuner) and it literally fell apart in my hands. The plastic posts that hold the case together in the back of the unit (where the screws are on the bottom of the case) broke. Closer inspection showed that there was too little plastic being used in the injection mold process. And it's was pretty cheap plastic to boot.

    I returned it and picked up a sony CD/MP3 player. The sony isn't nearly as feature rich as the Rio, but the build quality was much better.

    In retrospect I should've just bought an iPod.