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  1. Re:competitive? on Google Responds To Net Neutrality Reviews · · Score: 1

    You were so close! The answer was actually "giant douche". It's turd sandwich vs. giant douche we were looking for. Thanks for playing.

    (Am I the only person that still watches South Park?)

  2. Re:Google already said it was an accident.... on Google Introduces, Then Scraps, Bing-Style Background Images · · Score: 1

    Link to the blog post above quote attributed to Marissa Mayer:

    http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/art-of-homepage.html

  3. Re:We already have an anti-virus on Apple Blocking iPhone Security Software · · Score: 1

    I have both with the contacts turned off for my Exchange ActiveSync account - works fine. As a bonus, it will still pull contacts from Exchange while you're composing emails.

    Having contacts on for both I imagine would end up a nightmare.

  4. Too Many Secrets on The Tech Behind Preventing Airplane Bird Strikes · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh wait nevermind, SeaTec!

  5. Re:Top-flight journalism from Slashdot again on Google's Young Brainiacs Go Globe-Trotting · · Score: 1

    The linked "reprogram" quote does not go to the Newsweek article, and that quote does not appear in the article that the "reprogram" quote is linked to. That is the point.

  6. Re:Where's the Toolbar? on Students Embarrass eBay With Firefox Add-On · · Score: 1
  7. Restriction for New T-Mobile Branded Phones Only! on T-Mobile Bans Others' Apps On Their Phones · · Score: 1

    As usual, the title of a Slashdot post had me panicking while after reading the article, realized there was no need.

    I've been using my non-branded W800 on T-Mobile for over a year now, no problems.

    How many people who get the free phone with contract you think will care about this? I'd think somewhere between zero and none.

    Does anyone know how long this has been the policy with their new phones? I bet it was quite some time ago.

  8. Re:Santa Rosa on Intel IDF Day 1 - Quad Core, Santa Rosa And More · · Score: 1
    They mention the upcoming Santa Rosa platform briefly on page three of the article:
    http://www.hothardware.com/viewarticle.aspx?page=3 &articleid=877&cid=9

    He spoke of the upcoming mobile "Santa Rosa" platform that will incorporate NAND storage, Core 2 Duo CPUs, 802.11n WiFi, and G965 chipset. Santa Rosa will be a big step up in performance, and will have better battery life through advancements in manufacturing and the use of NAND storage. NAND will be integrated onto the motherboard in Santa Rosa and we can see its obvious usefulness in a sort of scratch-pad application, allowing drives to spin down while data is cached in NAND memory perhaps. A NAND flash array should also allow for faster access to OS functions for enhanced instant-on capabilities. He then spoke of the progress with WiMAX and stated that WiMAX will be part of the Centrino platform in the future, as part of a total WiFi solution.
  9. Re:Why yes, yes I can.. on Jonathan Ive - Apple's Design Magician · · Score: 1
    Of course, if you could plug in a second monitor, that would be just as good, but I don't believe you can.


    The new iMacs have a mini-DVI port so that you can plug in a second monitor to extend your desktop.

    http://www.apple.com/imac/graphics.html
  10. Re:Will Apple ever release a sub-notebook? on MacBook Announcement Expected on Tuesday · · Score: 2, Interesting

    They'd have to design a new notebook keyboard for anything smaller than the current 12" laptops.

    I've used a few 12" laptops, and haven't found a more comfortable keyboard to use than Apple's, it's just so well laid out compared to others that try and cram too many keys into too small a space.

    What it comes down to is that Apple feels that it has the right balance in its product offering, and that being a niche in a niche isn't worth it quite yet.

  11. Re:That's cool! on Judge Approves Settlement in iPod Suit · · Score: 2, Informative
    but the fact that you can't change them just plain sucks. To this day, I can't figure out why they did that.


    They're not replacable because it was a design decision made by Ive (and I'm sure supported by Steve). If you have a self-contained battery with a user-proof connection method and a door to cover it all you are not going to be able to achieve the form factor that the iPod has.

    Found a few articles that touch on this briefly:
    http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,69 03,1148182,00.html
    http://www.designmuseum.org/design/index.php?id=63
  12. Re:Dimensions on Conquering the LaGrange Points? · · Score: 1
    From a small part of the article, apparently you could have more than one base at some of them:
    The orbit around L5 has an average radius of about 90,000 miles, which leaves room for a very large number of space settlements even at this one location.
  13. Re:backflips? on Mapping Google Maps · · Score: 1

    Even easier - a JavaScript solution - just add this one file at the beginning of your HTML page, and you're done.

    http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bobosola/

  14. Re:Fark: Obvious on SCO Execs Dumping Stock · · Score: 1

    Damnit, where are my points when I need them - someone mod the parent up!

  15. Re:Forbes stupidity on The Power Behind the SCO Nuisance · · Score: 1
    This article also contains the single worst picture of Bill Gates I've ever seen. Worth clicking-through just for that.
    If you didn't click, it is truly awful, perhaps even bad enough to be the new MS logo: Really bad Gates pic
  16. Re:Gapless playback, any format, in iTunes on Apple Introduces iTunes Music Store, iTunes 4, new iPod · · Score: 1

    Open iTunes:Preferences...:Effects and turn on Crossfade playback with 0 seconds. And there you go.

    At least I assume that's what you meant.


    Except that it doesn't work, though you'd think that it would work that way. That's the way I thought it'd work when I tried it. The way you posted, I would have thought that you actually tried it. . .