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  1. Conversation between Intel and /. on The Great HDCP Fiasco · · Score: 1

    Intel: "You can't play your movies at full resolution, lol." /. : "O RLY?"

    Intel: "YA RLY!" /. : "NO WAI!!!!!"

    Yeah, We'll see how long that lasts. Just like "You can't play DVD's on Linux" this too will pass.

  2. YTMND likes.... on An Energy Drinks Roundup? · · Score: 1
  3. Re:Having lost my job based on not being a 'minori on Is There Still Racism in IT Hiring Practices? · · Score: 1

    "Therein lies one of the problems that some black people feel when they are in the workforce. Some wonder if they are only there because the hiring company needed to fill a quota, which completely negates all the hard work that they did."

    But they still have a job, don't they? If I were an inferior employee and was hired because of some quota, I think I'd feel pretty lucky.

  4. Re:Ten bucks on From TR-1 to iPod mini · · Score: 1

    "Well, I 'ad a butcher's at that new Leamington that was Plimsolled out be'ind the bath down the Kermit last night, and what should I notice but a shiney new Paris on the dash. So, make a long story short, I put a copacabana through the Kevin, and Robert is your father's brother. Happy birthday, me old china!"

    Now, can you please translate that into english?

  5. 32 bits is all you need... on Reconnaissance In Virtual Space · · Score: 4, Funny

    if you want to catch a 2-bit crook

  6. 10 Petaflops?!?!?! on Japan Wants to Build 10 Petaflop Supercomputer · · Score: 0, Redundant

    That's a whole lot of peta right there. I guess the japanese could be considered some real peta-philes then.

  7. Re:That shouldn't happen. on Russia's Biggest Spammer Brutally Murdered · · Score: 1

    First, Second, and Third world designations are actually derived from the First, Second, and Third Estates that were present in France during the ancien régime and the revolution. This was the Estates-General in france and it gave 3 groups nearly equal parliamentary powers in frane. Those groups were the First Estate of the clergy, the Second Estate of the Nobility, and the Third Estate of everyone else. During the Cold war, The First World was the United states and similarly aligned countries, the Second World was the Soviet Union, and the Third World was the remaining countries. Thus, a country's status was determined by politics, not economics. True, most first and second world countries were better developed, but those distinctions really don't mean too much anymore. Without a cold war, the first, second, and third world designations are mostly meaningless.

  8. Re:In other news... on Mac OS X Drives Grand Challenge Entry · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey, they have a better market share among Grand Challenge entries than they do on the desktop.

  9. H is for... on V For Vendetta Trailer · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ... Hot Grits.

  10. WOW... AMAZING on France to Be Site of World's First Nuclear Fusion · · Score: 1

    I can almost see both dupes on my front page at once.

    Come on, That's less than 12 hours between dupe posts.

  11. Re:I'm screwed? on IBM Shifts 14,000 Jobs to India · · Score: 1

    actually in India, like the rest of the world, money is the language of business, politics, and technology.

  12. Re:I didn't think you could on EFF: 48 Hours to Stop the Broadcast Flag · · Score: 1

    Rules schmules.

    The chancellor of the senate will have his intern execute Order 66 and the senate will be done for anyways.

  13. Re:Mmmm...cookies.... on Marketers Back "Cookies Are Good For You" Campaign · · Score: 3, Funny

    Of course, cookies are now a sometimes food.
    http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7421924/

  14. Re:No free lunch on NPR Talks Skyhooks · · Score: 1

    What I wonder is why they don't take large pieces of space junk and just send those down toward the ground to counterweight the lifting of the mass?

  15. Re:Huh? on Settlement Proposed in iPod Class Action Suit · · Score: 1

    because headphones have different impedance and sensitivity. A larger, less efficient open headphone will reqire a higer volume setting to achieve the same sound pressure levels of the smaller headphones.

  16. Because in longhorm on Longhorn Drops 'My' Prefixes · · Score: 1

    all you computer are belong to microsoft

  17. Re:Apple needs Serius, or XM more than they need on Sirius in Negotiations With Apple · · Score: 1

    If I understand what is being said correctly, that sure is one insightful world salad.

  18. Re:iPod vs all comers on Sirius in Negotiations With Apple · · Score: 1

    > it works nearly as well

    I have an iPod because it works precisely as well.

  19. Re:Mod parent wrong on Apple to Use Intel Chips? · · Score: 1

    >
    Plus, they don't care if you never call them again.

    Nor does a powerbook.

  20. Password on Give Your DVD Player The Finger · · Score: 1

    If you are allowed to give it a selected password, how about we all agree on "password" as our passwords.

  21. Pedometer on New Shoe Designed to Kick-Start Couch Potatoes · · Score: 1

    And exactly how many parents won't buy this because they don't want to leave their young kids alone at home with a pedometer? I mean really, that's just sick.

  22. Re:Not interested, however... on iMacs Freshened with 2.0 GHz G5, Bluetooth, WiFi · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I'm running WOW on a 2x1.8 G5 with 1GB RAM and a Radeon x800. I run WOW as a 1600x1200 window with mail, firefox, itunes, and eyeTV open as well. Normally, I get a good 30-40 fps with every option maxed, including the terrain distance. The only time I notice any slowdown is really when I have eyeTV open and playing a TV show. I would really recommend though to go with the x800, or an x850 as they are coming out soon for the mac. Also, a quieter card cooler might be a good idea, as the stock ATI fan kinda kills the whole "quiet mac" thing.

  23. Re:GOPchop for removing commercials? on Build Your Own DVR · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Well, one littel trick I ahve found to get rid of commercials is to Use Closed captioning as an indication. Most shows are closed captioned. Most commercials are not.

  24. Re:Yes, but... on Safari Passes the Acid2 Test · · Score: 1

    And tell me what exactly about KDE seems very useful?

    *ducks*

    *quack*

  25. Re:LEDs do not evolve on LED Evolution Could Spell The End For Bulbs · · Score: 4, Funny

    Really? I heard they were created through intelligent design.