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  1. Re:Are we reading the same data? on Mass Microsoft Defections to Apple Possible · · Score: 1

    Don't forget... if the one button mouse is too confusing you can always get a StupidaMouse from StupidaWorks: http://www.kissmyfloppy.com/pages/pictures.php?id= 160

  2. Re:Enough Please on The Cure for Information Overload · · Score: 1

    OMG FTFL.... In the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand the April 1 tradition exists, however it is accepted that if somebody pulls an April Fool's Trick after 12pm (mid-day), then the person pulling the trick is actually considered the fool (this caveat may also exist in other countries).

    So, if you are in these countries please do not read /. anymore today or you will turn /. posters into CUTE LITTLE PONIES!! OMG!!

  3. Re:Never trust a British newspaper.... on The Simpsons Come to Life · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thank you "Comic Book Guy"

  4. Now that is what I call Spam Filtering!!! on Wikipedia Entries 'Cleaned' By Political Staffers · · Score: 1

    FTFA...
    Evan Lehmann's e-mail address is elehmann.com.
    Good luck emailing her at that address...

  5. Re:Intel plays it smart. on Intel Loses Market Share to AMD · · Score: 1

    It is hard to have today's blip in numbers count in the evaluation. (And for a quarterly report at that) I am not arguing that Intel has better processors than AMD. I am saying that Intel makes more money and that is really all Intel cares about. AMD can make a better processor and I bet Intel could care less. I would think that for Intel, as long as they dominate market share and do not have the feds on their back it is all fine with them.

  6. Intel plays it smart. on Intel Loses Market Share to AMD · · Score: 1

    I like how Intel casts AMD as "competition." Intel has a market cap of $153,860.10(Mil) AMD's market cap is $13,277.70(Mil). Last years gross profit for Intel was $23,049.0(Mil).

    So... Intel's gross profit for about 7 months would be ALL of AMD's complete market capitalization. How can you call that competition? What a great way to dominate a market, while keeping the feds off your back!

  7. Should be standard on all laptops and desktops on Windows Wireless Networking Flaw Identified · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Also, many laptops have a button you can push that disables the built-in wireless feature until you hit that button again. Turning off the wireless connection when you are not using it also prevents this from being a problem.

    Best advice in the article...

  8. Current Snapshot on Apple Surpasses Dell's Market Value · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It is interesting to note also that Apple is near its 52week high. And Dell is near its 52week low.

    Apple

    Price & Volume
    Recent Price $ 85.59
    52 Week High $ 86.40
    52 Week Low $ 33.11
    Avg Daily Vol (Mil) 25.269
    Beta 1.403

    Dell

    Price & Volume
    Recent Price $ 30.58
    52 Week High $ 41.99
    52 Week Low $ 28.62
    Avg Daily Vol (Mil) 22.084
    Beta 1.08

  9. Old News on US Draw Up Rules for Space Tourism · · Score: 1
  10. Google Pack is only available for WindowsXP on Google Unveils The Google Pack · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Oh well.

  11. Re:Ah... on More 2005 Gaming Than You Really Want · · Score: 1

    The preceeding slashvertisement complaint was brought to you by a macvertisement.... Thank you.

  12. Much better solution on Steering Wheel Checks Alcohol Consumption · · Score: 1

    This would stop the drunk driver from being able to have somebody else blow into the tube for them so they can start the car.

  13. Already being worked on on Sites Leaking Users' Email Addresses · · Score: 1

    Seems like the 'hero hackers' are already working on this...

    http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,15 410901%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html

  14. Re:Sirius losing to XM? Absofuckinglutley on Sirius in Negotiations With Apple · · Score: 1

    I thought the Clear Channel connection would be dissapointing if true. (I got a satellite radio to get away from the Clear Channel and Infinity stations) so I looked it up:
    http://www.xmradio.com/newsroom/screen/press_relea se_1999_06_08.html
    I also looked at the history of Mel Karmazin:
    http://www.sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagena me=Sirius/CachedPage&c=BioAsset&cid=1100707192159& flash=flash

    It seems to me that the small percentage investment that Clear Channel has in XM is nothing compared to the direct leadership of Mel.

    While Clear Channel has an investment in XM, I would chose it over Sirius due to the direct direction Sirius receives from Karmazin.

  15. Re:Can you say.... on Cingular-AT&T Wireless Merger Complete · · Score: 1

    Back in the 80s there was an article in Fortune about how there would not be a Fortune 500 in a few years because of all of the mergers.

    Well, it never happened.

    There was another article just a couple years ago revisting that article showing how with every major merger there are groups of individuals that come out of the mergers to form their own startup and some of those grow into Fortune 500 companies.

    So, I doubt that the merger of two cellphone companies will lead to a giant mega corporation running the whole industry. There is too much competition.

  16. Re:Gulf of Mexico Offshore Drilling on Drilling Under the Sea · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Here is a good link for information about the drilling in the Gulf Of Mexico (GOM). It comes from the MMS which is the regulatory body that oversees drilling and production from federal waters in the United States. The pacific region has had all drilling suspended in the recent years if my memory serves me correctly. They do not say it on the website, but, the information in the pacific manager's message is substantially less information packed than the GOM director's message.

  17. Worlds Biggest Truck!!!! on A Geek's Tour Of North America? · · Score: 1

    How can you go wrong seeing the worlds largest truck? It is in Sparwood, BC (CAN). http://www.sparwood.bc.ca/titaninf.htm
    It is over 17 meters tall with the box raised and it weighs 260 tons.
    The area around Sparwood is also very beautiful. (Nestled in the heart of the Canadian Rockies) You will find alot of nice hiking and climbing all through the Crows Nest Pass area on into Vancouver, BC.

  18. Re:drink water! on Getting Back Into Shape While At The Office? · · Score: 1

    While I agree with most of the things you said; pop, beer, exercise...

    I have to disagree with this statement...

    it's still 100 times better than eating a double-double from In and Out.

    Being stuck out on the east coast, nothing could possibly be even 2 times better than a double-double from In and Out, much less 100 times!

  19. A tool for us or them? on Sensor Networks for NBC Threats · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It seems to me that a terrorist could use this system to cause panic without ever using the agents on a large scale. They could just get some agents to deploy a very small amount at different sensors they identified throughout a metro area and that would cause enough panic to disrupt what they want to disrupt.
    How do they plan on concealing this?

  20. Creepy, but, the technology sounds pretty cool!!! on DARPA Developing 'Combat Zones That See' · · Score: 1

    I was at Thanksgiving dinner back in 2000 and I was sitting at a table with a Retired Major General from the Air Force. He was talking about testing one of the features from this system. Apparently they were standing in a hotel room in Pentagon City, VA and using a handheld device they were having vehicles drive up a ramp at the FedEx Field in Maryland (not visible by line of site) and they could identify what type of vehicle drove up the ramp.

    I just wish I had some idea of how that works. Of course I didn't feel it was my place to start questioning the guy right there...

  21. This only shows me one thing... on Apple's G5 Speeds Challenged · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Al Gore has definately been able to spread his political spinnery into Apple's culture pretty quickly since joining their board. :-)

  22. While on the subject of odd things on/in churches on Darth Vader Sculpture on Washington National Cathedral · · Score: 1

    Has anybody ever been to the Church Brew Works in Pittsburgh, PA? http://www.churchbrew.com/
    It is a pretty neat place. They have big vats up on the Alter that brew the beer. You can get to the giftshop by going through one of the confessionals. It has been in Pittsburgh for a few years now (Since 1996). So, I doubt they are going to get shut down or anything. I personally think the place is pretty cool.

  23. Re:It's great they're beginning to research hydrat on Gas Goes Solid · · Score: 2, Informative

    The United States Minerals Management Service (MMS) has done an extensive amount of investigation and research on this topic. Since they regulate federal offshore waters, this has been a topic of interest to them. You can find out what is going on in hydrate research at MMS from these links: http://www.mms.gov/eppd/sciences/esp/hydrates/rese arch.htm
    http://www.mms.gov/tarprojects/

    Of course Japan would be pushing this technology because they have the largest know reserve of hydrates off their coast. In the U.S. there is a large reserve off the coast of South Carolina. Unfortunately this is in a development restricted area so research opportunities have been slow developing.

    Hopefully we will see more new stories about this type of research in the future.

  24. A library destroying data? on Librarians Join the Fight Against The Patriot Act · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Is that kinda like book burning?

  25. Re:A great all-electric already exists on Gas/Electric Hybrids, Air Cars in the News · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Why does everybody get all hyped over electric cars, but, mention little of CNG(Compressed Natural Gas) cars. They burn clean and use an abundant domestic resource.

    Electric cars seem clean to the consumer, but, they plug into the big dirty power grid at least once a day, which is powered mostly by coal.

    I think I would choose natural gas over coal anyday.