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  1. RF Noise on Making Computer Cases out of Plexiglass? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Plexiglass is going to do nothing to keep out all the interferance from your computer.
    Now to you that might be a big deal, but to me it is a big deal.
    Ever try operating a Ham Radio in the same room as a computer? It's bad enough with the case on.
    One thing you can do is to go buy some fine copper mesh from your local hardware store and put it just underneath the plexiglass, this will capture most/all RF Noise.

  2. no such thing as a low end laptop on Low-end Laptops? · · Score: 1

    shoot, I play on selling my laptop on ebay soon.
    PIII 700
    128 ram
    geforce2 (yep you heard right)
    20 gig hard drive
    cdrw/dvd combo drive
    2 li-ion battarys
    15 uxga screen
    had it like 7 months, and I am hoping to pull like 2 grand for it.
    And this is for a used laptop :)
    I don't know if this is funny or not, but after a few beers, anything is.

  3. AOL on linux on The America Online Protocol Revealed · · Score: 4, Funny

    AOL on Linux.

    Isn't that like having a red neck teach physic's at MIT?

  4. End of the World. on Man-Made Black Holes Looming? · · Score: 0, Troll

    Nuclar power was once thought to be the greatest thing ever. It would be safe reliable and the cure all for everything. Just look at chernolye (however it's spelled). I just don't think trying to make a black hole is a good idea. I know the odd's are astronical that it destroy the world.
    But then again what are the odd's two jumbo jets would run into the WTC.

  5. Peace on Further Updates On Terrorist Attack · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Can't we all just get along?

  6. BAN EVERYTHING on DivX;) Goes Legit · · Score: 3, Insightful

    We should just ban everything that might possibly in some inconciveable way be used for anything even remotely illegal.

    Naturlly the content provider's should be the ones to tell us what those things might be.

  7. Nasa funds Low? on [Your Name Here] Goes To Mars · · Score: 4

    So is this NASA's way of making up for budget cuts?

    What's next? Letting rich people pay for a ride up?, Oh wait that's been done already.

  8. All Lawyers Not evil? on Bar Association Likely to Oppose UCITA · · Score: 1

    Does this mean that all lawyers are not evil scum sucking leech's that will sell there mother for a nickel?

    What's next microsoft admit's linux is a good thing

    Hmm, anyone know the tempeture in heck at the moment?

  9. HAL on A.I. Software To Command NASA Mission · · Score: 1

    Good morning Dave

  10. Everthing you ever wanted to know and more on Preview: Diablo II - Lord of Destruction · · Score: 5

    Check out diabloii.net
    That site has tons of reviews and more.

  11. Re:Creationists... on Questioning C-14 Dating · · Score: 1

    Of course ignoring that there is tons of evidance both ways makes it easy to believe whatever u want. I know, I have written reason papers on this before

    Me, I'd rather take belive that man is here for a reason.

    After all if I am wrong then I simply waste time every sunday and a little misplaced faith.

    If your wrong you burn in hell for all eternity.

    Now questions about the age of the earth and such aside, which gamble sounds smarter to u?

  12. Re:Web-BBSes? on Every BBS That Ever Was · · Score: 1

    userfriendly.org has one, forgot exactly how you get to it but I used to play tradwars and lord on it.

  13. Re:If you can send a man to the moon... on First Arcology? · · Score: 1

    What is the point in going to the moon?

    If there was some sort of econimical point, rather then braging rights sure we would go to the moon again.

    Thats the problem trying to goto mars, the technology is more or less there, just no one is willing to foot the bill for a more or less pointless (but really cool) goal.

  14. Re:Not uncommon. Probably a 'borrowed' project any on Non-Competing With Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Actually there may be a gun.
    Not all people have an easy time getting a computer job, and if a decent company DOES decide they want you; you may have to choose between signing your freedom away or stick to your principles and flip burgers for the next few months.
    Personally I have been trying for months now to find any kind of computer job; right now I am perfectly willing to sign lots of crazy stuff if it will get me a permanent job.

  15. Perhaps there is no traditional role on What's The Difference Between A CIO And A CTO? · · Score: 3

    I would be surprised if there is any agreenment between one company and the next on what the roles are. More then likely they were just buz words that companies used when they wanted to put someone in charge of those new fangled computer thingy's.

  16. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO on Diablo2: Apocalypse Now! · · Score: 1

    Ever hear of open battle.net? The info is stored client side. Guess what the level of hacking is unbelieveable.

  17. Re:On the positive side.... on More Silliness Over Patents: NetZero Sues Juno · · Score: 1

    Good Insight, lets all support Netzero and hope they win.

  18. Re:hm..a kid learning website development on EFF Makes Call For DMCA Help · · Score: 1

    I don't think you can copyright a design. As long as you don't try and decieve people into thinking that your product is the offical one I see no reason why you can't make a can of soup that has the same basic design as campbells soup; oh wait store brands do that all the time.

  19. Police state on Budget Increase for Space Based Spying Sought · · Score: 1

    The goverment (FBI,CIA,etc in particalur) want a police state in order to protect us.
    However aren't they trying to protect our free freedom so we don't become a police state like other countries?

  20. Upgrade other componets on MySQL Problems Under Heavy Loads? · · Score: 1

    How about updating some of the other componets. Newer kernel might help. Find out if any program on your computer is out of date. If your running the stable version of mysql perhaps try a newer beta version.

  21. Re:that Palm Beach ballot on Statistics, Elections, Frustration · · Score: 1

    If it works fairly well why not? Ever look at how the coins are made? For part of the process they use 200 year old designs for eteching the coins. And those are very complicated machines. Nothing yet has been found to be better so they still use them.

  22. Re:getting Quake3 runnig on XFree 4.0 Moves into Woody · · Score: 1

    What video card do you have? Nvidia's need to have extra drivers installed.

  23. Re:The experts say.... on XFree 4.0 Moves into Woody · · Score: 1

    Funny I have been running X 4 with latest version of gnome/sawfish and kde2 for awhile now on Slackware 7.1 and it runs great.

  24. Re:Poor Intel Engineers on Intel Employees Speak Out On Rambus Debacle · · Score: 1

    At 2:30am I do not use proper punctuation, proper spelling, or proper grammer. Deal with it.
    :-)

  25. Poor Intel Engineers on Intel Employees Speak Out On Rambus Debacle · · Score: 2

    Well I am glad Intel is finnaly changing there tune.
    I Pity the Intel engineers. What they have gone though is terriable.
    I have been in situations where I was told how something as to built, what technologies to use to build it, Exactly what it was to look like, and have early designs (built by marketing people) thrown in my face and been to told to just modify those. In short, no creative thought.
    The result of this? One of the worse websites I have ever built. Had to spend long hours trying to find ways to get around there restrictions (which conficted with each other) in order to get the site to be functional.
    If I had been given better flexiblity I could easily have gotten something better looking up that was easier to maitain (this was not), in about 1/4 the time. Remember if you get into a position of power (or are) listen to your technical people, and all them to be creative. They will be happier and your products will be better for it.