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  1. this was modded +5 insightful????? on Another Attempt At Using the Courts To Suppress an Online Review · · Score: 2, Informative

    So much for the open minded people here.

    FWIW I've had my back, ankles and knees helped by a good chiropractor. (sports injurys) There are many different schools of chiropractic care.
    Pick the right one.
    You wouldn't go to a neurosurgeon for a broken arm would you?

  2. Re:Aeropress ----HELL YES, it's great on What is Your Favorite Way to Make Coffee? · · Score: 1

    this is the simplest and best coffee maker I have found, all you need is some decent beans, not world class just good ones, and with the aeropress the water is in such short contact with the beans you get almost no bitterness. If you want some bitterness, just let it steep a little more,

    it also impresses the ladies :)

  3. "Oh well we can always make more killbots." on New Laws of Robotics Proposed for US Kill-Bots · · Score: 1

    Futurama applies to so many areas of like....

  4. work those pounds off! on E-bike E-xperiences? · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    e-bike? why don't you pedal a few pounds off tubby!

  5. anadtech is my fav site for reviews on Athlon 64 3400+ Reviewed · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://anandtech.com/cpu/showdoc.html?i=1941

  6. A giant leap forward for porn! on Microsoft Works on Search Capabilities · · Score: 5, Funny

    For example, users can ask their computers to retrieve all pictures that include a specific person's face or background.

    think of time saved in searching for porn!!

  7. Re:Lawsuit pending on Lycoris Build 71 Beckons For Your Desktop · · Score: 1

    that itunes skin looks like the standard "ultrafina" XMMS skin to me

    look at it here:
    http://xmms.org/files/Skins/images/ultrafina_sem.j pg

  8. take this more seriously, I am a sleep tech. on Be Thankful If They Just Snore · · Score: 2, Insightful

    From the responses I have read peopel need to take these thigns more seriously. While the unusal conditions like sleep walking, sleep terrors, and narcolepsy are interesting, it is obstructive sleep apnea that is the most common and dangerous.

    You can die from it! that's how dangerous it is. apnea is an interuption in your breathing. usually from a blockage in your airway.

    when this happens at night several things happen;
    1) it wakes you up. not to the point where you are aware of it, but it waks you out of a deep restful sleep to a light stage of sleep. this is why people are so tired all the time. this can happen hundreds of times an hour.
    2)it raises your blood pressure. when the apnea occurs it spikes your bloood pressure. it has been
    measured up 60 mm of Hg. this is what can break loose blood clots and cause stokes in the middle of the night.

    these are the 2 most dangerous affects.
    the number 1 cause of sleep apnea is being overweight, even as littel as 5 lbs overweight can cause it. and those of you who snore are suspect, snoring and apnea usually go hand in hand.
    how many slashdot readers sit in front a computer drinking soda all day? that doesn't help your weight.

    there is help though, there are doctors who specialize in sleep disorders. there are labs and hospitals that do testing like I used to do.
    there is surgery (I don't reccomend) and devices like the CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) that keep the airway open at night and stops the apnea from occuring.
    BTW my mother-in-law, uncle and father all have sleep apnea. it's more common than you think.

    there are many things medicine can do for sleeping problems but you have to go see a doctor that knows about sleeping disorders.

    google search

  9. The article is up 3 minutes and it's already slash on Serial ATA, Here and Now · · Score: 1

    maybe they should be runnign some serial ATA hard drives.

    I hope Google has a cache...

  10. if you have more than 1 site become a reseller... on How Much Do You Pay to Host Your Website? · · Score: 1

    UNtil you need a dedicated server.
    do your research check out http://webhostingtalk.com/
    great forums about webhosting

    I pay about $40.00 a month with Weberz. I get 1.5 gigs split however I want between windows and freeBSD servers. 35gigs of bandwidth. it's more than enough for my dozen sites.

  11. Re:I can buy it but .... on PGP's New Release, Source Code, and PRZ · · Score: 1

    well if you goto the pgp page you'll find the FREE version (it's crippled though).

    I'd post the link but it's slashdotted :(

  12. I run folding at home at work 24/7... on Folding@Home Client's Performance Impact Measured · · Score: 1

    I can vouch that I see almost no slowdown for any apps. wheneer an app needs the power I can see folding at home letgo untill the CPU is free again.

  13. quick info from it from the judgement on Microsoft Antitrust Judgement · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I just got doen reading it and after going through the legalese,

    1) it seemed mainly aimed at the OEM market. Saying that MS can't puinsh them for using other software with windows or even dual booting.

    2) the only other thing of interest was that they are supposed to open up any communication protocol that is needed in windows (SMB for instance).

    3) later on there is this though
    "J. No provision of this Final Judgment shall:
    1. Require Microsoft to document, disclose or license to third parties: (a) portions of
    APIs or Documentation or portions or layers of Communications Protocols the
    disclosure of which would compromise the security of a particular installation or
    group of installations of anti-piracy, anti-virus, software licensing, digital rights
    management, encryption or authentication systems, including without limitation,
    keys, authorization tokens or enforcement criteria; or (b) any API, interface or
    other information related to any Microsoft product if lawfully directed not to do
    so by a governmental agency of competent jurisdiction."

    so pretty much I think it's a slap on th wrist. maybe some more developers and lawyers can comment.

  14. Anandtech has 3 motherboards reviewed on Intel's New Pentium 4 Chipsets Reviewed · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.html

  15. this is a nice change on Apple Releases Rendezvous As Open Source · · Score: 1

    I applaud Apple and hope more software devolpers follow suit!!

    well done Apple!

    now if I could only afford a mac;)

  16. A programmers dream! on Coffepot Computer · · Score: 1

    Think of it no longer having to get up and walk to the coffe pot! This is nobel prize material!

  17. tcwo.com also on Home-Built vs. Store-Bought PCs · · Score: 1
  18. Better comparison... on ATi's New All-In-Wonder Radeon 8500 128MB · · Score: 1

    is available at Anandtech here it compares the AIW 8500DV (with gets the editors choice award)it also has similar offerings from Matrox and Nividia, if you want to see whats out there.

  19. Re:It's not about a game on Lycoris - Linux for the Masses? · · Score: 1

    no its Caldera. at least last time I installed Caldera which was a long time ago ;)

  20. about time on Mozilla Tree Closes for 1.0 · · Score: 1, Funny

    its about damn time!

    great job people!!!!!!!

  21. it's slashdotted anyone have a cached copy? on Mozilla Development Roadmap Updated · · Score: 1

    Anyone got a copy of at least the text of the page they can post here? or better yet a cached copy they could put up somewhere?....at least until it gets slashdotted again ;)

  22. Re:A Tribute to the Pioneers on Apollo 1 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I always think of this from Heinlein...

    "I pray for one last landing
    On the globe that gave me birth;
    Let me rest my eyes on the fleecy skies
    And the cool, green hills of Earth."

  23. I'd link to hear Linus or RMS respond. on OS X Vs. Linux On The Desktop · · Score: 1

    Essentially, Mac OS X represents a "user-friendly Linux" -- a robust UNIX core with an attractive and easy to operate superstructure in the form of the Aqua GUI. While OS X and Linux stem from different branches of the diverse UNIX family tree, ... and except for ideological Open Source True Believers, OS X has to a considerable degree removed the raison d'etre for development of a highly engineered and refined Linux GUI...
    I'm sure they would have an interesting counterpoint.

  24. riverdale school on Has Free Software Saved Any Schools? · · Score: 4, Informative

    www.riverdale.k12.or.us/linux/ good linux info there also

  25. Will this make an acceptable internet appliance? on Sony Annouces Linux PS2 Port for US · · Score: 1

    I was wondering If I could turn an old PS2 into an internet appinace I could surf the web on? Perhaps something Like a webTV? I don't own any game consoles But I thought the sony had an ethernet port? So it seems like soem of this would be possible?