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  1. Give it up... on Shuttles Grounded Once Again · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Besides, we need more money to fight those darn terrorists.

  2. Sigh... on Star Wars 3D And TV · · Score: 1

    More Star Wars bashing by the clueless.

  3. No Thanks on Advocating Dvorak · · Score: 1

    I learned how to use QWERTY in 8th grade and I've been using computers for over 20 years at work and home. I have had no wrist problems at all. In fact, I usually become more fatigued from using a mouse than my QWERTY keyboard.

  4. Re:This is bullshit. on Apple Switching to Intel · · Score: 1

    No, this is about the portables and IBM. Applie doesn't seel enough PowerBooks to justify IBM's investment into a low wattage G5. The PowerBooks are stuck without this.

  5. Re:Cashing in on ... on Gates Calls for Increase in Tech Labor Supply · · Score: 1

    LOL! Over $90k in the US?! Not where I live. Where I'm at the market sucks bigtime. I've been looking to change jobs but constantly get offers for under $60k and I have 10+ years.

    There is a glut of US talent out there. IMHO, this is about saving MSFT cash. I blame GWB.

  6. Re:eMac on The Ten Worst Products of the Year · · Score: 1

    Amen. I have eliminated Windows boxes from my home network and eliminated time spent fixing them as well. We run OS X and SUSE exclusively.

    Several friends who I'd consider power users only keep Windows boxes around for gaming and have switched to OS X.

  7. Re:film cameras on Guide to your Perfect Digital Camera · · Score: 1

    Unless you are a newspaper photographer or photo journalist.

    Do you still use LP's?

  8. Re:I have so many questions about digital cameras on Guide to your Perfect Digital Camera · · Score: 1

    Those big sensors cost alot of money. The digicam industry is markenting megapixels and probably couldn't find much of a market for a "big sensor" camera. I don't know of any compact cameras that use the larger sensors.

    The high-end Sony SLR-wannabe , 8 mp camera has a manual zoom.

    My pocket, 4 mp Olympus C-4000Z has a really good macro lens.

  9. Re:Okay, what does SLR stand for? on Guide to your Perfect Digital Camera · · Score: 1

    Single Lens Reflex

  10. Re:Funny on Guide to your Perfect Digital Camera · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The best recommendation is to take your digital photos to a lab with a Fuji Frontier printer or similiar.

  11. Zaurus is great if you don't NEED a PDA on Limitations in Current Breed of Palm Handhelds? · · Score: 3, Informative

    I use Linux daily at work. It's the only OS I use for development. I tried to swttch from a Palm to a Zaurus and it was a tremendous failure. First off, I could expect crashes consistently that would trash all of my PIM data. Secondly the apps (or lack thereof) made me carry my Palm as well as the Zaurus. The Zaurus wasn't good a s a PDA or as a "mini laptop", IMHO.

  12. Wasn't Ready for Prime Time on Sharp Plans To Pull Zaurus From U.S. Market · · Score: 1

    I had an SL-5500 about a year and a half ago. It was uber cool to have a LInux box in your pocket but unstable as hell. I went back to Palm because I actually *USE* my PDA. It was constantly crashing and/or trashing my data. I use a Linux desktop at work too.

  13. Re:rampant doping on Tour De France Showcases Multitude Of Tech · · Score: 1

    >

    Boy, are you a moron.

  14. Amazing on 'They Can Sue, But They Can't Hide' · · Score: 1

    Right now all the talk is in defense of doctors and protecting them and their insurance companies from lawsuits. The sad fact of the matter is that people die from malpractice every day and some of it borders on criminial negligance. Most of those doctors' insurance companies settle the case and they keep practicing medicine.

    In certain instances of gross incompetence or lying to the family, these quacks should serve jail time.

  15. No guilt here on Confessions of a Mac OS X User · · Score: 1

    No guilt here. OS X on my PowerBook and Linux on my desktops.

    The X-Windows sucks and there is no replacement for the polished apps on OS X. Sorry.

    Time = money
    People who think that Linux is "free" have never used it or have too much free time.

  16. Thank God on Mars Rover Spirit Back Online · · Score: 2, Funny

    They didn't use Windows CE. Remember the diplomat months back that got locked in his 7 series BMW because of a computer crash? :)

  17. Nasa = corporate welfare on USA To Return To Moon By 2015, Then Mars · · Score: 1

    More deficit spending for future generations to deal with.

    ABB in '04

  18. Re:But does it play Ogg Vorbis? on Rumors of iPod mini, 100 Million Songs, Xserve G5 All True · · Score: 1

    No.

    Do you still own and tout the benefits of BetaMax?

  19. Re:No open formats yet... on Comparing Online Music Offerings · · Score: 2

    Keep dreaming. You'll never get a completely open, downloadable music format. Besides, you don't own the rights to the music you purchase. The original copyright holder(s) do. You just purchase a license to listen to the music.

  20. Re:Unfortunately... on Comparing Online Music Offerings · · Score: 1

    What is it with all of you Ogg Vorbis fanatics? Unfortunately, my iPod and my set-top player only like AAC or MP3. Does anyone make a portable Ogg player?

  21. The American Way on SCO Might Sue Linus for Patent Infringement? · · Score: 1

    If you can no longer compete, sue.

  22. Re:antitrust anyone? on Microsoft to Buy Rational and/or Borland? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Not with the current administration in office.

  23. Re:3Ware Escalade IDE-RAID on The Amazing $5k Terabyte Array · · Score: 1

    Yep, the 3Ware controllers are awesome and they now have a newer, faster version that rivals the most expensive controllers.

  24. Pre-millenium Crash on Y2K Rollover - Post Your Experiences Here! · · Score: 1

    I work in a manufacturing environment and all of our level-2 systems run Compaq/Digital OpenVMS. Last night just one out of 7 of our systems (in my area of the plant) crashed at midnight on the transition between 12/30 and 12/31. Perhaps the OS uses the date of the next day when it rolls over? Who knows...the system came right back up.