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  1. Re:Hate to be a spoilsport but... on Websites For The Frugal? · · Score: 1

    Yes, but:

    1) Amazon doesn't charge tax.
    2) Amazon has a LOT more than just books, and the deals they have on that stuff can be incredible sometimes.

  2. Ooh me me me! on Websites For The Frugal? · · Score: 4, Informative

    I hear there's this website called DealMeIn.net that's really good!

  3. Re:125K per episode is never enough... on Simpsons Pay Dispute Settled · · Score: 5, Informative

    In the TV world, 125K per episode is NOTHING for such a popular show. Ray Romano gets 16 times that much (around $2,000,000) per episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond".

    I know there's a big difference between live actors and voice actors, but if you're going to be complaining about people making too much, don't complain about these guys.

  4. Re:My laptop is running Windows on The FragBook · · Score: 2, Funny

    He didn't say it was a mac...

  5. Re:Is this really a problem? on New Online Ad Technology To Bypass Popup Blockers · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yes! The Proxomitron is a wonderful piece of software, is free, and the most configurable (and therefore most flexible) pop-up blocker that exists.

    The best part is that it's not only useful for pop-up blocking. It can kill any annoyance on webpages from background MIDIs to animated GIFs. It can ADD things to pages as well - I have it configured to add a sliding sidebar to any page on the forums I visit with links to each individual subforum.

    It truly is a wonderful piece of software.

  6. Re:More space is useful for other things, though. on iPod Mini Hits The 'Sweet Spot'? · · Score: 1

    Oh no! Not a referral link!

    I had it posted on my website with the referral link already in there. It actually would have been MORE work for me to take it out of there, and I'm lazy.

    Why should it matter, anyway? If I was fishing for referrals, I would have put the link in my other post in this topic, and not in that one.

  7. Re:More space is useful for other things, though. on iPod Mini Hits The 'Sweet Spot'? · · Score: 0

    Actually, mine costs half as much as a mini. Not an iPod, but it works just as well.

    People who are concerned with cost probably wouldn't be buying an iPod in the first place, though.

  8. More space is useful for other things, though. on iPod Mini Hits The 'Sweet Spot'? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sure, you may not have enough music to fill up that 20GB, but that doesn't mean that you'll never use the space.

    I have a 10GB Archos MP3 player, and while I only keep about half of that full of music, I find it incredibly convenient for transporting groups of large files between places. It works just like an external hard drive.

  9. Re:Consumer Apps on RFID Coming To A Cell Phone Near You · · Score: 1

    Err, I really don't recommend microwaving your tinfoil suit.

  10. Re:Useful Tool on RFID Coming To A Cell Phone Near You · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Of course, because EVERY RFID tag that will be installed anywhere is made specifically to spy on you! There are NO other legitimate uses, right?

  11. Re:Maybe Later on Xbox Emulator Plays Retail Game · · Score: 2, Informative

    Actually, if you can make your way to an FYE/Coconuts, you can get it for $119 after a $30 rebate.

  12. Re:I have a very important question. on Happy 35th birthday, RFC 1! · · Score: 5, Funny

    The ratio of people to cake is too big...

  13. I have a very important question. on Happy 35th birthday, RFC 1! · · Score: 3, Funny

    Do we get cake?

  14. Re:Apathetic... on Passive E-Mail Monitoring Leads To Arrest · · Score: 2, Insightful

    US politicians have no problem with terrorists, as it only creates more jobs

    Which is why we saw a huge economic takeoff after 9/11, right?

  15. Re:Release Dates? on Gates on Winsecurity · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Would you rather have a half-finished OS be released?

  16. Re:What the hell is wrong with those people? on Sony's Happiness Controller Game Elevates The Joy · · Score: 1

    Because in Japan, throwing random English words into product names / posters / conversations is the cool thing to do.

    See also Engrish.com.

  17. Re:WalMart Link and Accessories They Recommend on Wal-Mart Sells PCs Preloaded With Sun's Linux · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Like it or not, Microsoft hardware is not only good and reliable, but if something DOES go wrong with it, they have an absolutely incredible replacement program (replacing products even after the warranty is over with no questions asked).

    I have a MS keyboard and two Intellimouse Explorers and couldn't be happier with them. In my opinion, the original Intellimouse Explorer is the perfect mouse.

    Walmart is just suggesting a good piece of hardware to go along with the computer they sell.

    Repeat after me, Slashdot: Just because it's Microsoft doesn't necessarily mean it's bad.

  18. Re:I'd be happy with something even simpler... on Making A Better Browser History · · Score: 1

    Well, you could always set your browser cache to a huge amount of space and never clear it.

  19. Re:Mugging on iPod: This Season's Must-Have for Muggers · · Score: 1

    Don't whiz on the electric fence!

  20. Re:um.... television?? on Fifty Years of Color Television · · Score: 1

    The XBox already supports high-definition.

  21. Re:1669 hours... a perspective on Fifty Years of Color Television · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Because Slashdot is full of elitist schmucks?

  22. Re:Perfect for 64bit computing. on The Arrival of Very Small Memory · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sheesh, what the hell would you do with 18Tb of RAM in a desktop computer?

    "18Tb of RAM should be enough for everyone!"

  23. Re:Fear Sells. on Thirty-Three States Contributed to the MATRIX · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Hypothetically, though, what happens if it does contribute to blocking a terrorist attack?

    Would you change your mind about it?

    Would you rather have a few hundred people dead or have a little information stored about you in a database?

    Just playing devil's advocate here.

  24. I played movieoke. on Move Over Karaoke...Hello Movieoke · · Score: 4, Funny

    I played movieoke once.

    All was well until my friends got too drunk and suggested we perform a scene from "Debbie Does Dallas".

    I have since decided it's not the game for me.

  25. Argh. on Your Future Car's Hood Will Be Welded Shut · · Score: 5, Informative

    One thing to note for people who don't actually read the article, this is a car that is not only just a concept, but is a concept aimed at the type of women who would never open the hood anyway.

    The headline should have been much, much clearer.