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  1. Pavement on What Was the Very First MP3 You Downloaded? · · Score: 1

    Pavement bootlegs from the now long-dead Pavement online archive.

  2. Supports G4 and G5, but not G3 on IBM Releases XL compilers for Mac OS X · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It's great that IBMs compiler produces faster code that is compatible with gcc, however it appears that it won't generate code that runs on G3 machines. This means if you want to build apps with it you either need to write code that builds with two compilers or not support any G3 machines.

    As a very happy G3 user I will be sad when I'm forced to upgrade.

  3. Gateway drug on Breakey Elevates Key Wrestling To Artform · · Score: 1

    Obviously a gateway drug leading up to a Fabrege egg habit.

  4. Re:Funny, and accurate, but not for all on Engineer Deconstructs Literary Criticism · · Score: 1

    Woo-hoo! Go bears! When was the last time you heard a wash u student yell that? Except when I did it, never!

  5. A good book about Go on Mysterious Tartrate Conquers All At Go · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Read "The Master of Go" by Yasunari Kawabata. It's an amazing novel about not only the culture and play of Go, but also the rise of Western ideals after the fall of Imperial Japan. It won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Read it; you'll like it.

  6. Re:How about a PDA? on Rumors of Mini iPods · · Score: 4, Funny

    even if its 10 lbs and has pointy barbs sticking out of it,

    Apple is going to release a 10# PDA that has pointy barbs sticking out if it? Sweet!

  7. Re:3300c on TWAIN-SANE Scanner Drivers for Mac OS X · · Score: 1

    Garbage like the 3300c is why I will never by a HP product again. A printer and a scanner that both became paper weights because of driver issues is enough for me. Epson is the way to go.

  8. Nikon FM2n on Best 35mm SLR Camera for Beginners? · · Score: 1

    I have a Nikon FM2n with a MD-12 motor drive that I'm selling. It's a great camera; my vision demands autofocus, though, so I'm selling it. Feel free to make me an offer!

  9. The collective cry of Fallout fans on Black Isle Studios Shuts Down Development · · Score: 3, Insightful

    NOOOOOoooooooo.........

  10. Re:"Physical Binary Decision Device" on The Death Throes of crypt() · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh yeah, a quarter. High roller; fat cat throwing your money about. A penny works just as well for me.

  11. Re:If Only it was right! on Perfect Weather on the Net · · Score: 1

    But the forecasters on TV are trying to do something much more difficult. They're looking 24 hours or more into the future, which remains a difficult task which is full of error. Errors in forecasts probably grow exponentially with time, which is why commercial weather prediction (the kind meant to make you "Tune in at 11") sucks as much today as it did ten years ago.

  12. Re:If Only it was right! on Perfect Weather on the Net · · Score: 2, Funny

    Try this trick on for size. You live in Seattle, so the weather does follow some predictable patterns. Look to the south-west. Any approaching warm fronts will be coming from that direction. You can get up to two hours of warning of oncoming rain. Swing your gaze to the west/north-west. High cirrus clouds on the horizon predict rain up to 8 hours ahead of time. It's amazing how accurate you can become at predicting the daily weather with just a little practice.

  13. Re:Macintoshes are more stable on The Most Incorrect Assumptions In Computing? · · Score: 1

    I have found that "tweakers" have more troubles than people who do fewer configuration hacks. That said, since you've done clean installs you might want to consider checking your hardware. Most kernel panics I've seen come from bad memory and zapped logic boards. Just a thought.

  14. Re:Computer games... on The Most Incorrect Assumptions In Computing? · · Score: 1

    That reminds me, I have a rave to go to tonight!

  15. Re:HP Calculators on What's the Hardiest Hardware You've Seen? · · Score: 1

    I'm not worried about the calculator. But how are you hanging in there?

  16. Re:In wonder on OSDL Answers SCO With Kernel Awareness Campaign · · Score: 4, Interesting

    There is a Linux girl. Apparently she runs Linux on an iBook.

  17. Re:SEO? on Google Blocks 'Optimized' Pages · · Score: 1

    SEO is marketing term. A more accurate term would be SEM: Search Engine Manipulator.

  18. Oh, there are pictures on Atoms Receive 'Movie Star' Treatment · · Score: 3, Funny

    You just can't see them. They're tiny. The size of atoms.

  19. Re:But what if? on New 20" iMac and Dual 1.8GHz PowerMac G5 · · Score: 1

    The iMac is essentially a Cube with a flat panel display attached to it.

  20. Re:Panthor from Amazon on Ars Technica Posts Panther Review · · Score: 1

    Amazon loses some money on every sale, but they make up for it in volume.

    I bought the media only (CDs that is), education version for $15 at the University of Oregon.

  21. I get mine for free! on Review of Mac OS X 10.3 · · Score: 1

    The university that I work for has a site license for OS X. I get my copy for free. Better than free; it's like the university is paying me to use OS X!

  22. Re:Book stores are the suck on For Americans, Imported Textbooks Can Be Cheaper · · Score: 1

    The U. of O. Bookstore is like this, but they take 10% of the final cost off at the register. What a sweet deal!

  23. Yes, but on Praying Doesn't Help · · Score: 1

    Did any of the peoplr praying benefit from the prayers?

  24. Re:Cultural Problems on PHBs Getting "Secret" IT Training · · Score: 1

    Ok, but I once worked at a place where the IT guy would help the boss, then would come down to the trenches and make fun of the boss's ineptitude.

  25. This is not your problem on Non-Technological Ways to Combat Cheating? · · Score: 1

    It is the professor's problem. If the instructor doesn't have a zero tolerance policy, then you're screwed.

    I just started taking classes again, and one of my profs stated that any cheating would result in an immediate F for the course. He claimed that at least once a year he has a student in his office crying after being caught. He always states this policy on day 1 so that there is no surprise. I respect that, and wish that more faculty weren't such candy asses about enforcing academic accountability.