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  1. Re:To make them last longer... on NIST Releases Study Of CD/DVD Longevity · · Score: 1

    I concur, the discs that I've kept in dark places tend to last much longer.

    The only times I've had any real problems though is when I leave them in my car on a hot day (even in the dark), or carry them around in my backpack (to get scratched up).

    Macphreak!

  2. Even better on Clammy Modding · · Score: -1, Redundant

    What we need is a protective cover for the keyboard so when I masturbate I don't have to clean all the spooge off they keyboard.

    A note to moderators, this is a joke. Laugh.

  3. Re:oh great on Tiny Sites Aren't Small Potatoes · · Score: 1

    Hits? I get a ton of hits. One of the pages I host anyway. mka pictures. 3000+ pictures of the olsen twins!

  4. Re:PacMan on Celebrating 26 Years of the Apple ][ · · Score: 1

    You are not alone. Sitting beside my new iBook is my trusty IIgs :)

  5. Yes! on Apple Wooing Smaller Labels · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This makes me very happy, more music to buy from Apple!

    How many times have you bought a CD just because of one track that was worth having? You no longer need to do this. This is exactly what I've been looking for. The ability to do this has been around for several years but it takes a good company like Apple to stick thier nose on the line and do it.

    This is how it should be.

  6. Re:Better pics on New US $20 bills Released, Colors & Layout Change · · Score: 1

    Now I have to re-fit my press.

    After a bit of thought the old bills will continue to be in circulation for quite some time. Might as well leave it the way it is. They will still be accepted most everywhere.

  7. Re:True but... on Six Monkeys And An Old Saw · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I am not a number! I am a man! And don't you ... oh wait, I'm #93427. Ha ha! In your face #93428!

    93428? Haha, I'm 1227!

    On a more serious note, it does interest me that the monkeys had a fixation with urinating on the keyboard. There may be some reason for it, this calls for another study!

  8. Re:I'd go for it on E-mail Tax As Way Of Preventing Spam · · Score: 1

    I would not. I will not stand for that. There is no valid reason for the government to 'tax' our email. Taxation of that sort is stealing. No good will come of it.

    Spam like it or not is freedom of speech, and is protected by the first amendment. If you truly believe in freedom of speech you must be willing to let people say things that you do not agree with, even things that disturb you.

    What we should be doing is going after these people who send mail out via other people's servers, or violate their ISP's terms and conditions to send out spam. Spam itself is not the problem. It's how it's done.

    If everyone ran a tight ship spam would be far less of a problem. Who all here has insured that every linux box they own isn't an open relay? If not your part of the problem.

    Get off your but and do something about the problem, don't sit back and let the government run your life for you. That's not what they are there for.

  9. Re:Admirable pluck... on Penny Arcade vs. American Greetings Revisited · · Score: 1

    Ghastly did a great job too. I will never think of 'My Little Pony' in the same way ever again. Muhahaha

  10. Re:This is not how it should be on Stupid Censorship, Stupid Security · · Score: 1

    Thank you :)

  11. This is not how it should be on Stupid Censorship, Stupid Security · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    There is a solution.

    Visit the Libertarian Party for more information.

    Less government == more freedom

  12. Re:hmmm.... on Endless Liquid Refreshment · · Score: 0

    Teeth are highly overrated. I spent many years drinking between 2-6 liters of mountan dew a day and low and behlold I wake up one morning to find that I have *NO TEETH*.

    Well, it was a bit slower than that, but basicly one day they all either fell out or become such a probem that they had to be removed.

    The only good thing about this is that I can now wear dentures. While that not seem cool at first, it enables me to have vampire fangs!

    1. Drink lots of soda
    2. Lose teeth
    3. Get false vampire teeth!
    4. Profit!

  13. Drat! on False Information A-Okay in Primary FBI Database · · Score: 1

    That throws my plan to be a good citizen right out the window. Even a typo could make the FBI think I was a serial killer, or something.

  14. Re:Lincoln Neb. on Geek Roadtrips Through the Heartland · · Score: 2, Informative

    There are lots of open networks in lincoln.

    One I highly suggest is at 13th and P, there is a coffee shop that also offers 802.11b.

    The best thing I can suggest is to drive around residential areas, the ones that tend to have the least security are found there. Sure it might only be a Tier1 DSl line, but free internet is free internet.

  15. Be glad they didn't on Microsoft's Home Of Tomorrow Has No Bathroom · · Score: 1

    Just think of what it would look like if the toilet crashed :)

  16. Re:Virtual Boy on Dismal Console Failures · · Score: 1

    I have a Virtual Boy, and enjoy playing games like 'Red Alarm' for hours on end. I've never had any sort of problems with headaches.

    The only side effect is after an hour or two of playing the real world looks pretty funny :)

  17. GBA wardriving? on Bluetooth, GSM, and Gameboy · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'm just waiting for an 802.11 adapter for my GBA. It's got plenty of CPU power, and battery life shouldn't be an issue either.

  18. Re:$5 to anyone who proves this statement wrong- on The Economics of Spam · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I say we kill her. Just send a good sniper to her house, and that will cut down a lot of spam from my inbox.

  19. Re:Amatures on How Looks Your Geekroom? · · Score: 1

    It usto be my sisters room, and I took it over.

  20. Re:Amatures on How Looks Your Geekroom? · · Score: 1

    Thanks, that's a picture of me ;)

  21. Re:Amatures on How Looks Your Geekroom? · · Score: 1
  22. Re:The Age of Spiritual Machines. on Downloading The Mind · · Score: 1

    May I reccomend Circuit of heaven?
    Very good book that describes some of the possible social results.

  23. Re:SETI client requests on SETI to Upgrade Software, Telescope · · Score: 1

    They dropped the NetBSD 68k client a while back. This limits my ability as well :(

  24. Fast on a 68k Mac on Sites Rejecting Apache 2? · · Score: 1


    I currently run Apache 2 on my Quadra 800 (33mhz 68040) running NetBSD. It's far faster than 1.3 was, and doesn't seem to have any issues with memory leaks.

    Test it here, or view netcraft's stats here.

    Heck, I've even got apache 2 to work properly on an LC III with 12 megs of ram, and no FPU! Even at only 16mhz it still worked flawlessly.

  25. No sleep on Scientists Create Lullabies From Brain Waves · · Score: 1

    What I would prefer is to not have to deal with sleep. Maby take naps from time to time, but not have it required.

    I know drugs can help with this sort of thing, and I've gone well over a week without a wink (lots of coffee).

    Only problem with being awake for that long is you start to 'see' things. You know, guys in black suits following you around, flying sauscers, and talking fish. Wait a sec, guys in black suits follow me around normaly. Scratch that one, just the last two then.

    It has to be something that will let me not have to sleep, yet remain sane (well, as much as I was to begin with).

    --
    Sleep is for the weak, stay on IRC!