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  1. Re:Funny thing I heard about Disney.. on Disney World Goes 802.11b · · Score: 1

    As a Disneyland castmember, I can assure you that that's pretty much untrue. I have yet to hear a single person utter either of those terms.

    Generally, with the meager amount Disney pays us, a person has to really love the place to work there. For that reason, you don't get a whole lot of people who really hate it -- they go elsewhere.

  2. Re:Good reason why they'll never offer 'Net access on Disney World Goes 802.11b · · Score: 1

    While I can't speak for Walt Disney World, Disneyland allows 'internet access' of a sort. If you head over to Innoventions in Tomorrowland, you'll find 'internet' kiosks. Unfortunately, they've ensured security by denying at the firewall level any site not on the GO network. (*.go.com)

  3. Re:I want to know... on Disney World Goes 802.11b · · Score: 1

    Heh... do you have any idea how often trash cans get emptied in Disney parks? and once they're emptied, they go into a compactor. That would be the end of any jammer in under an hour :)

  4. Red Dwarf! on Andromeda To Become Less Complex? · · Score: 1

    I want new Red Dwarf episodes :)

  5. Re:Imagne... on MIT To Release Next-Generation OS "Cesium" · · Score: 1

    That could be kinda nice after an app crashes.

    "Give ME a BSOD will you? Well take THIS, Mr. video Driver!"

  6. Re:MIT business plan on MIT To Release Next-Generation OS "Cesium" · · Score: 1

    So where do the underpants fit into the picture?

  7. Re:A Modest Proposal. on Restricted CDs Quietly Distributed · · Score: 1

    Yvan Eht Nioj ;) (Not really ROT13, but hey...)

  8. Voodoo 2/3 also can't play on Myst III: Exile Review · · Score: 2

    Thanks to the 32-bit color requirement, voodoo2 and 3 users are also out of luck as far as hardware acceleration. The game looks like utter crap in software mode, too. I think Journeyman Project 3 had better graphics than Myst III in software mode, and that was made in '98, if I recall correctly, with a similar "look-around" game model.

  9. Re:NOT a Disney movie on Reviews:Shrek · · Score: 1

    He never actually said it WAS a Disney movie. He just said he liked Disney movies to illustrate a point. Disney is what a lot of people associate with animation targeted at kids, which is why, if you're trying to make the point that you like that sort of animation, saying that you're a Disney junkie gets that across.

  10. Re:.edu beyond 4-year schools on Educational Consortium Will Control .edu Domains · · Score: 1

    Heh... the Exploratorium rules! :)

  11. Re:Loop-the-loop on WinNT? No. on Tokyo.Disney.Net · · Score: 3

    Unless the ride includes on-train brakes (sort of unusual), NT can't possibly do a thing to the train in mid-loop. Roller Coasters are called that because that's what they do: coast. There's a big drop at the beginning of coasters to give the train sufficient momentum to make it through the rest of the ride aided/hindered only by gravity. Certain types of them, though, include trim brakes (usually Wild Mouse coasters, which don't have loops) to keep the train's speed in check on really tight turns. The worst that could happen here is an E-Stop, which would brake all the cars on the ride, causing minor annoyance but not a lot of actual trouble.

  12. Re:If you give a man a GPL'ed radio... on DoD developing Linux-based "Soldier's Radio" · · Score: 1

    I hear that's planned in the next Spamcop version :)

  13. Re:How are you gentlemen? on Napster Offers $1B For Music-Swapping Rights · · Score: 1

    And if I recall, it's "All your base," not "all your bases."

  14. Along similar lines... on When Students Become Informers · · Score: 1

    Here's another interesting point which is loosely related to this story.

    In the HS district I recently graduated from, there was what we called "the informant rule." It basically stated that if you were at an alcohol or drug-related party and not actually doing anything alcohol or drug related, but failed to report people who were, you could be suspended along with anyone who got caught drinking, etc.

    This rule meant that, in effect, you couldn't even be a designated driver without risking suspension for failing to turn in the people you drove home.

    What do you guys think about this sort of rule?

  15. I hereby patent the right angle on Enter The 'Stupid Patent Tricks' Contest · · Score: 1

    I've decided to take out a patent on the right (also known as the 90-degree) angle. I therefore demand royalities for the use of the characters:

    ERTPLHFDB45t...

    I also demand royalties for all established buildings (those that are built in the normal fashion, anyhow), bridges, etc. etc.

    (Sorry... I ran out of energy and decided not to list EVERYTHING that uses my patented angle--I'm sure my lawyer(s) can fax you a full list)

  16. Re:It's austere look... on Google, History, Profitability · · Score: 1

    Likewise. I was slightly irritated that they centered their logo, though. I thought it looked better in the upper-left. But that's nitpicky :) I'm rather a fan of their holiday logo changes, too. I thought it was a nice way to decorate a page without making it splashy or glaring.