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  1. Re:Socioeconomic Commentary on Apple Releases Xgrid Technology Preview 2 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That seems to fall in line with Apple's marketing style. They like to infuse social commentary into their prose.

  2. Re:Not the best evidence. on ExtremeTech Wages War of the Codecs · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You're right. They should have started out with either from a DV camera or the MPEG2 from a DVD. There was no reason to go to some other stupid codec before re-encoding the material a third time.

  3. Re:Becauses it's a Mac of course! on ExtremeTech Wages War of the Codecs · · Score: 3, Interesting

    He pondered that the testing might have been better on the Mac because of the Velocity Engine available on G4 & G5 processors which would make it much faster. He never said the video quality would be better, jackass.

  4. Compressor on ExtremeTech Wages War of the Codecs · · Score: 1

    I believe Compressor is what Apple recommends for real encoding needs.

  5. Re:The Problem on Peter Jackson Says "Hobbit" Movie In The Works · · Score: 1

    No, actually the final battle in The Hobbit is pretty huge. But, it is the only big battle. I'd rather see Peter Jackson do The Hobbit as a miniseries, though.

  6. Re:Next Xbox Thoughts... on Leaked X-Box 2 Specs Include PPC CPU · · Score: 4, Funny

    Are you saying that 90% of users should use Macs?

  7. Re:IBM makes the G5 (Apple) on Where Will IBM Drop Windows? · · Score: 1

    IBM has already licensed Mac OS X from Apple once. Well, they licensed Next from Next -- that's really the same thing now. They didn't really do anything with Next when they licensed it. But, that doesn't prevent them from doing it again and perhaps going somewhere with it this time. I have to wonder if Apple would be as interested in it as Next was.

  8. Newsflash! on Colorization of Mars Images? · · Score: 1

    Photographs in newspapers and magazines are also color corrected.

  9. Re:Dear Apple: why? on HP Licenses Apple's iPod & iTMS · · Score: 1
    The $150 million certainly didn't save them. It was a token gesture that was totally unnecessary for financial health.
    It was part of a settlement from a lawsuit Apple filed against Microsoft.
  10. Re:Image mirror on iRiver Announces 40G Player & Previews 2004 Line · · Score: 1

    Does iRiver make anything that doesn't look like ass with a large iRiver logo that is about half the size of the object it brands?

  11. Re:Will localized versions "detect" local currency on Photoshop CS Adds Banknote Image Detection, Blocking? · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's rediculous. The image you linked is nowhere near high enough resolution to be able to produce a fake.

    Oh well, I guess now it's...

    ALL YOUR PASTE ARE BELONG TO US

  12. Re:OSX Theme on Native KOffice for Mac OS X · · Score: 1

    Directory? It's called an application package, you heathen! ;)

  13. Re:Look and FEEL on Native KOffice for Mac OS X · · Score: 1

    Actually, if it is on the Mac, it shouldn't have an OK button at all. "OK" should be replaced with a meaningful verb like "save" or whatever you're doing in that dialog.

  14. Re:Batteries? on Rumors of Mini iPods · · Score: 1

    There are add on battery packs for your purpose.

    In the real world, it isn't too difficult to drop the iPod onto its dock at the end of the day. In fact, mine spends most of its time there.

  15. Re:Ridiculous on Making The Case That Voynich Is A Hoax · · Score: 1
  16. Re:repeats on Making The Case That Voynich Is A Hoax · · Score: 1

    I don't think anyone knows who the author is. They are only guessing.

  17. Re:Burden on proof ... on Making The Case That Voynich Is A Hoax · · Score: 1

    Dammit, now whoever is responsible for the Voynich Manuscript hoax is posting on Slashdot as "aepervius". The strange post that I am replying to appears to have the features of a real language, yet it is so heavily encoded it may take decades to find its true meaning. Whoever this Aepervius is, he's clever -- apparently he's also discovered time travel.

  18. Re:Two different form factors on iPod Jr. Rumors Become More Substantial · · Score: 1

    Precisely. But, I guess it'd be Plain Belly Sneetches.

  19. Re:Aiming at the low end on iPod Jr. Rumors Become More Substantial · · Score: 1

    Apple prices above commodities because they don't sell commodities.

  20. Two different form factors on iPod Jr. Rumors Become More Substantial · · Score: 1

    I think that having two different form factors will destroy the iPod brand. It'll introduce descrimination between people with proper iPods and those with mini iPods and will confuse people when an iPod is mentioned. "Wait, which iPod?"

  21. Re:Tip of the day? on Christmas Lighting in Abundance · · Score: 1

    Winter's Solstice

  22. Re:really... on Knock, Knock: Information Pollution Is Here · · Score: 1
    "Information Pollution" my ass. Up until he decides something's bad and coins some clever term, he'll do it with no compunction.
    Why would he have a reason to not do something if he hasn't decided it's bad yet?
  23. Two different form factors? on Rumors of Mini iPods · · Score: 1

    I think that having two different form factors will destroy the iPod brand. It'll introduce descrimination between people with proper iPods and those with mini iPods and will confuse people when an iPod is mentioned. "Wait, which iPod?"

  24. Re:Batteries? on Rumors of Mini iPods · · Score: 1

    Are you going to carry a spare battery with you every day for the years it takes for the iPod's battery to fail?

  25. Re:Pixar will be around on Despairing of Pixar · · Score: 1

    Shrek already isn't standing the test of time that it's Pixar competitor Monsters Inc. is. Look at the home video market for one indicator.