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  1. Re:A good idea? on Expensive Books Inspire P2P Textbook Downloads · · Score: 1

    The difference between Freshman/Sophomore-level texts and Senior-level texts to me is that I don't feel like I've been ripped off when I buy Senior-level texts. I love it when I read the text and check the bibliography only to find that the text is pulling information from a journal article published in 2004.

    Calculus, general chemistry, physics, introductory biology, and the like, just do not change from year to year.

  2. Re:for a quick fix fine on Nokia Unveils "World's Thinnest" QWERTY Smartphone · · Score: 1

    I'd rather have number keys I can actually press rather than having an extra 10 cpm typing rate on 160 byte messages. I rarely have to type numbers on my phone. Everyone I want to call is already in my contact list. Sure I come across a number every once in a while that is not in there, but that is only about once a month (and when that happens, entering the contact's name takes longer than the number). I primarily enter letters into my phone, and as such would much rather have a letter layout that I already have memorized than try to become fast at keypad letter input.

    To each his own.
  3. Re:I love OSS and make money on Windows on XP Deathwatch, T Minus 2 Weeks · · Score: 1

    Well, I agree that SUPER is one of the best transcoders on Windows for free (if you can get past their looping website), but VLC transcodes as well. Go into "File" and then hit "Wizard" and you'll see it.

  4. Re:Shouldn't matter... on RIAA Says "Wanna Fight? It'll Cost You!" · · Score: 1

    Funny you say vinyls...

    I buy vinyls even when I already own the album digitally. My friends do as well, and we are poor college students. I started collecting vinyls when I realized they were the some of the cheapest items the bands sold after concerts.

    Pity for the RIAA that I don't purchase their media. Thanks RIAAradar.com!

  5. Re:Open Source Planning on US Plots "Pirate Bay Killer" Trade Agreement · · Score: 1

    What I would love to see is a donation system for artists. There is many a band I would gladly donate to if the method was secure and I knew that the majority of my donation was going directly to the band.

    I really liked how Radiohead distributed their last album. I'm not a big fan of their style, but I gladly payed $8 because I liked their method of distribution so much.

  6. I see... on Microsoft Seeks Another OS-Level Adware Patent · · Score: 1

    an alternative to the Black Screen of Death. First a pop-up every 10 minutes with
    "I see you don't have a legitimate copy of Windows Vista, click here to buy!"
    If windows is not activated in a few days, you get regular adverts every 10 minutes as well.

  7. How do these newly published papers differ from... on Human Genome More Like a Functional Network · · Score: 1

    How do these newly published papers differ from what I just learned last semester from a 3-year-old genetics textbook? A single gene can encode for multiple proteins through mRNA processing (exon excision) DNA encodes for many various RNA strands (mRNA, tRNA, rRNA, snRNA, snoRNA, gRNA, pRNA...) DNA is very repetitious What new concepts do these new publishings offer, or are they just reaffirming whatever source my textbook originally used?