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  1. Online sellers are going to hate this on A 4.1 GHz Dual Core at $130? · · Score: 1

    The article says:

    most buyers can return a CPU purchase within some days for a full refund without having to provide a reason. Here's an overview of all Pentium processors for Socket 775, with their code names and version numbers.

    I'm sure newegg will be thrilled that everyone whose 2.66 GHz CPU wouldn't overclock to 4.1 GHz will be returning them.

  2. Re:Understandable on Busting People for Pointing Out Security Flaws · · Score: 1
    Texas law is irrelevant. A proposition that passed in Texas last year reads:


    Sec. 32
    (a) Marriage in this state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman.
    (b) This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage.


    Reading the law literally, Texas just banned marriage. We all know that's not going to happen.
  3. Hmmm on PS3 Launch Details Announced · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I wonder how many people get the cheaper model and add their own Hard Drive?

  4. Re:Nuff said. on Interview With the PC-BSD Team · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Unlike Mac OS X, PC BSD is open source and free.

    Now if they could get this to run all Linux apps, that would be awesome.

  5. Re:So??? on SF Wifi More Than Flipping a Switch · · Score: 1
  6. How is the Internet less trusted than Fox or CNN? on Internet Gains Ground As Trusted News Source · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I mean, they make shit up all the time, so the Internet can't be any worse.

  7. Re:Doesn't work on New Apple Campaign Target PC Flaws · · Score: 2, Informative

    Are you kidding? Bush's website had more information on Kerry than Bush. It was Bush who went ultra-negative. How many times did we hear "flip flopper", "liberal Senator from Massachusetts", "Swift boat veterans for truth", "$87 billion". The campaign was entirely about John Kerry.

  8. Nothing new here on Microsoft May Delay Windows Vista Again · · Score: 1

    Windows 97 was released in June 1998, so they had to rename it Windows 98.

  9. Re:The RIAA..? on RIAA Targets LAN Filesharing at Universities · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Whether they have a legal right is irrelevant, look at all of the laws that don't apply to the Bush adminstration.

  10. Well on World's Largest Pyramid Discovered in Bosnia? · · Score: 1
  11. Clearly the military needs to save money on Gadgets for the Lazy · · Score: 1

    Every $3500 saved allows us to stay in Iraq for another second. The decision is obvious.

  12. It will only be in Enterprise and Ultimate Vista on Windows Vista To Make Dual-Boot A Challenge? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    At least, according to Wiki.

    As much as we all love to bash Microsfot, I'm guessing it's an optional feature.

  13. I called Senator Feinstein's office about this on Senate Bill May Ban Streaming MP3s · · Score: 4, Informative

    Here are her numbers:

    DC: 202-224-3841
    SF: 415-393-0707
    LA: 310-914-7300
    SD: 619-231-9712
    Fresno: 559-485-7430

    Or you can e-mail her here:
    http://feinstein.senate.gov/email.htm

  14. Wake up call for all the libertarians on Wal-Mart Controls Modern Game Design? · · Score: 1

    Big corporations simply have too much power, and your libertarian views are only making things worse. Liberals want real competition so that no one company (Walmart) gets to screw over the consumer.

  15. Re:This doesn't make any sense on Felony For Refreshing a Web Page? · · Score: 5, Informative

    The activist conservative United States Supreme Court ruling Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad of 1886 claimed that the 14th amendment somehow gave rights to corporations. The idea of "corporate personage" was born. Of course, they have a lot more rights than persons.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clara_County_v. _Southern_Pacific_Railroad

  16. Re:must be more zero tolerance on Felony For Refreshing a Web Page? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It's been Slashdotted due to lots of felony web page refreshings. The irony.

  17. Re:Cut taxes for the rich raise taxes everywhere e on U.S. Ecommerce To Be Broadly Taxed? · · Score: 1

    How nice of you to avoid talking about non-income taxes. You've got payroll taxes, gas taxes, sales taxes, gas taxes, and so on. I guess you like regressive taxes.

  18. Feingold fillibustered it on Senate Fails To Reauthorize Patriot Act Provisions · · Score: 3, Informative

    It would have passed without a fillibuster, but the fillibuster was sustained with 52 votes against (60 are needed to end a fillibuster). Democratic Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin led the fillibuster.

  19. To those deciding we need more Bush judges on Supreme Court Rules Private Property Can be Seized · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I suppose you oppose Roe vs. Wade and the right to privacy?

  20. Re:bush judges on Supreme Court Rules Private Property Can be Seized · · Score: 0, Troll

    He was a conservative at the time. It's only because the Republican party has moved far to the right that we don't think he was a conservative any more.

  21. Re:Sales tax is not regressive, part 2 on CA State Offers To Prepare Simple Tax Returns · · Score: 1

    If you're talking about the study that claims 23%, it has been seriously debunked. It counts on the government paying itself sales tax. Uh huh.

  22. Re:Wow. on CA State Offers To Prepare Simple Tax Returns · · Score: 1

    Except that a sales tax is highly regressive, and would have to be around 70% to replace other taxes.

  23. Maple is good at this on Math with Cohen and Groening · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It just took about 20 seconds to evaluate
    evalf(Pi,40000).

    In case anyone cares:
    The 40000th digit is a 5.
    The 40000th digit after the decimal is a 1.

  24. If it's base 16 digit, you can find it fast on Math with Cohen and Groening · · Score: 2, Interesting

    You can calculate the nth digit in base 16 in O(n) time with the following algorithm:
    Algorithm

    If you want decimal digits, it's a bit more complicated.

  25. Re:Next To Go: '+' Sign on Calculator Flaw Forces Recall in Virginia · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Another way to think of it:
    x = 0.4523232323...
    100x = 45.232323232323...
    99x = 44.78

    9900x = 4478
    x = 4478/9900