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  1. Disagree: My Toshiba Laptop is quality on IBM Puts PC Business Up for Sale · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well, aside from the OS (win 98se), its quality!

    Thats not to say that I didn't have to use the warranty; when I DROPPED the laptop and the 802.11b pcmcia card sticking out screwed up the pcmcia port, thats no-ones fault but mine. The rest of the laptop worked fine.

    And yes- Toshiba support was great and FAST.

    I've had it for 5 years and the only problem is the windows running on it.

  2. mod parent up! on Nintendo Eyeing the Big Screen · · Score: 1

    Wow, you RTFA'd. You must be new here.

    The question being will they truly be able to produce something of Miyazaki's caliber?

  3. wrong meme on Nintendo Eyeing the Big Screen · · Score: 1

    In Japan old game companies make movies out of 8-bit videogames.


    No, you got the cliche wrong. It goes like this:

    In Korea only old people watch movies of 8-bit videogames!

    And don't diss excitebike; Little dude got a nomination for being the toughest video game character!

  4. Hey- lets look at TRON. on Nintendo Eyeing the Big Screen · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Despite TRON holding a place in my heart- the movie was widely panned. However the video game raked in the quarters. (falshbacks to the beauty of the Discs of Tron environmental cabinet!)

    Look at it this way: These movies are simply advertising vehicles for Nintendo's games. Good, bad, doesn't matter. Get the word out there and get the games bought. Thats the TRUE strategy.

  5. Re:Not very large on In Japan, Old People Talk to Robots · · Score: 1

    to combine cliche memes:

    In korea, only old people have stairs in their house and know the terrible secret of space.

  6. Re:Speaking of mature content... on Game Industry Derided For Mature Content · · Score: 1

    I emailed their site several times to protest this, but they basically told me to shut up and never email them again.


    Funny, same thing happened to me when I pointed out some flaws on Slashdot...

  7. Re:I wondered what the hell that stuff was... on Hacking Vodka · · Score: 1

    I'll second the Popov possibility since it was a bar.
    Excluding bars, I've also had Ruble Vodka which I would use after accidents (cycling, rollerblading, being drunk). 1 shot taken orally, 1 shot taken topically on my cuts and scrapes, repeat.

  8. Re:Everything is fine. on Is The 'CSI Phenomenon' Good For Science? · · Score: 1

    I didn't say that people who ended up on jury duty were brain surgeons or rocket scientists.

  9. More proof on unreliability of eye witness on Is The 'CSI Phenomenon' Good For Science? · · Score: 4, Informative
  10. Everything is fine. on Is The 'CSI Phenomenon' Good For Science? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    1) anything that promotes interest in science (no matter how glamourized and unrealistic) is a boon.

    2) Jury instruction should be enough of a factor. Also, your reliance on the veracity of eye witness testimony is amusing, considering how unreliable IT is.

  11. I'm sorry, on Knoppix Hacks · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought you were going to say "as a camp counselor I used knoppix to save a childs life when they where drowning; it makes a great rescue cd!"

  12. Its okay on Palm-OS on Bejeweled 2 Released · · Score: 1

    I play the timed game version nearly every day on my Handspring Visor (usually while on the commode, but thats too much information so I'll stop right there). I've only had less than a handful of the aformentioned "Close calls"- and I've been playing nearly every day for 2 years. YMMV.

    P.S.- this has been the only shareware I've ever purchased.

  13. Re:Will anyone improve tubes further? on Happy 100th To The Vacuum Tube · · Score: 1

    What kind of music do you play out of curiosity?


    The good kind.

  14. Re:Will anyone improve tubes further? on Happy 100th To The Vacuum Tube · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Because for everyone of you, there are 23 of me; a solid-state guitarist all the way.

    That being said; I'm sure you can convince some rich audiophiles/venture capitalists to plunk down some money to finance a pyrex-like tube.
    You would be the king of a niche industry.

  15. What are the facts of the case? on Cyberlibel Damages Awarded In Canada · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If the "alleged" author actually admits to writing the e-mail, then cyber-libel becomes regular, boring, plain-ol' libel.

    This article doesn't give us enough detail.

    However if you are being "framed" it should be trivial for even the most junior of lawyers to cast enough resonable doubt on the e-mails authenticity.

  16. Mental Note: on Cyberlibel Damages Awarded In Canada · · Score: 5, Funny

    Use anonymous re-mailer before slandering colleagues. Also, remove personal sig with my name, tele number, and address, too.

    Mr. Gates is a big fairy!

    -- /s/

    Robert M. Shankely
    348-8347
    234 Niam St.
    Provo, Utah.

  17. Re:Nope, its location. on Wal-Mart's Data Obsession · · Score: 1

    Its like wild chickens on the hawaiian island of Kaua'i. (or the Coqui frog on the Big Island). They have no natural predators so they spread like wildfire.

    That being said, I'm sure datamining technology doesn't HURT their bottom line...

  18. Nope, its location. on Wal-Mart's Data Obsession · · Score: 4, Informative

    We learned a lot about Walmart and Data mining in my database 101 class. And the professor asks "Why do you think Walmart is so successful?"

    And everyone says something about leveraging technology and JIT delivery, etc.

    Professor Liu says "Nope. Location."
    Walmart chose most of their initial locations in cities/regions where there was no other competition. Places where there was no Kmart, no department stores, no malls. And they flourished.

  19. Re:Yes, but... on A Private Home For Retired Supercomputers · · Score: 1

    This guy does!

    Oh, was that not the Gibson you were reffering to?

  20. Sea Superiorirty? on US Ready to put Weapons in Space · · Score: 2, Funny

    Space? They can't even put a laser on a frickin' shark!

  21. This is so cool... on Battery-powered Cigarettes? · · Score: 3, Funny

    That I'm gonna take up smoking again!

    Don't get me wrong; I'm not addicted to nicotine. I've quit hundreds of times!

  22. Re:Diebold machines on Pre-Election Discussion · · Score: 2, Informative

    in Maryland demanding a paper ballot and saying "because I don't trust your damn voting machines" is NOT a valid reason. Yes, its on their FAQ.

    I just tell 'em I'm allergic to computers.

  23. NO, the redskins just lose. on Does Redskins Loss Presage A Kerry Win? · · Score: 0

    Mod me anyway you want, but the "s" in Skins is for "Suck."

    Lets hope the new DC baseball team doesn't suck (yeah right).

  24. Re:New Features on Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Launch · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Just wait 6 months. They'll release the $20 version. I can wait to get that one! (besides, despite getting to the end of GTA3, I've barely gotten ANYWHERE in GTA:VC...)

  25. Re:We still don't have a lot of 'em.... on Amazing Things Your Automobile Can't Do · · Score: 1

    That's only useful if you don't know where you're going.

    UHm, exactly. I used to live outside of DC. Now I live in a temporary apartment just over the DC line. I have no idea where I'm going, AND I'm in the thick of traffic. In short; I'm a beltway commuter's worst nightmare!

    Another example: I get into downtown DC to pick up my wife by taking the GW parkway down into Virginia, cross over a bridge, and voila I'm in DC. One night they closed the whole friggin GW parkway! I had to call my wife to get alternate directions. Its times like these that you need extra help. If my wife didn't have web access (Thank you, mapblast!) I would have been screwed and lost; DC sucks to get lost in!

    P.S.- my sister sent an email and did infact write "alittle." !!!! I immediately thought of you.