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  1. Gimp vs Photoshop? on CNet Promotes Essential Open-Source Software to Joe Public · · Score: 1
    Not sure about that one. Don't get me wrong, I love using the Gimp for web work and stuff. But I've read comparisons online and typically Photoshop has more features available. The Gimp tends to come off a sort of a "kid brother".

    While this may be a familiarity issue, I'd like to hear from someone that really has dug deep into both and has a fair assessment of the two.

  2. How 'bout this? on IT's Love-Hate Relationship With Laptops · · Score: 0, Troll

    What would you like to see in the next generation of laptop computers?

    Linux offered by the OEMs?

  3. Ok, on 'Gamercize' Cardio at Our Desk · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So why don't they set it up to recharge your laptop battery too?

  4. Oh really? on Genetically Engineered Mouse is Not Scared of Cats · · Score: 0
    Bet the test mouse didn't last too long.

    I see a new line of cat toys showing up at the pet shop this Holiday Season.

  5. Re:There is NO better way on MA Proposes Two Year Jail Term for Online Gambling · · Score: 1

    ...to ensure that gambling in Mass. will be full of corruption than to have politicians involved in it.

    ...to ensure that gambling anywhere will be full of corruption than to have politicians involved in it.

    There, fixed it for you.

  6. They will need to study hard though. on Meshnet Digital Armor To Protect Tanks · · Score: 1

    If the current defenses against phishing, spam, and botnets are any example, it's going to be a long, long struggle to keep things "clean".

  7. One tough achevement. on The Crafting of Half-Life 2 - Episode Two · · Score: 1

    I like the Little Rocket Man. I thought it was hilarious when I found out about it.

  8. What do you expect? on Babelfish Sparks Minor Diplomatic Row · · Score: 5, Funny

    They used the "English to Dutch Jive" setting.

  9. Don't laugh. on Single Nanotube Becomes World's Smallest Radio · · Score: 1
    The transmitter is next. I can see it now. Dust the crowd with nano-tube transmitters and follow them around with the that Black Van.

    You know the Black Van that I mean, the one with the black tinted windows and a vanity plate on the front that says "Fearmobile".

  10. The probem with these types of books is that... on The Official Ubuntu Book · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...these things are usually obsolete in, oh say, 6 months or so.

  11. Hear, hear! on The History of Slashdot Part 4 - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow · · Score: 1

    I agree.

  12. A good example on Game Reviews are Broken? · · Score: 1

    Penny Arcade is a good example of that. And it has the added bonus of a web comic thrown in for free.

  13. I think this has been discussed before. on Today's Gamers, Tomorrow's Leaders? · · Score: 1
    This is kind of a frightening thought.

    There are alot of people on XBox Live that I would not want anywhere near a seat of power like the Presidency of the US.

    I can see it now. "Let's nuke 'em again and see if that will complete this level. Where was that last save point?"

  14. Sorry, but it's not for me. on The Semantic Web Going Mainstream · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Twine is a website where people can dump information that's important to them, from strings of e-mails to YouTube videos.

    I really don't like this idea. One good hack from the Russian MAFIA and the game would be over. All your eggs are belong to us, as it were.

  15. Buy low... on Three Reasons Microsoft Paid So 'Little' For Facebook · · Score: 1
    ..., sell high.

    Simple really.

  16. It would depend... on Caltech Creates Electronic Nose · · Score: 1

    ...on how often they reload the Mucus Module (TM).

  17. For another opinion of attendance. on E For All Attendance Lackluster · · Score: 1

    Try the RvB comic.

  18. Ebay? on Blog Action Day · · Score: 1
    And here I thought you said "Blog Auction Day". A day where all bloggers will shill for money.

    Ok, to be fair, not all of them do, but at least it would get it all out in the open for all the astroturfers out there..

  19. Thanks. on Rob Malda Answers Your Questions · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Thanks for answering all of that. The one I'm really looking forward to is the hardware article, whenever you get to it.

  20. iPhuc on iPhone, iPod Touch 1.1.1 Firmwares Jailbroken · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Love the name.

  21. In a word... on .Asia Internet Domain Launched · · Score: 1, Informative

    Is there really a need for more top level domains?

    No!

  22. Only part of the problem. on Heart Corset to Reduce Congestive Heart Failure · · Score: 1

    Have you ever looked in to how much of the "cost of health care" is administrative costs?

  23. Ok. on '30 Year Laptop Battery' is Unscientific Myth · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ...while it's also true that a modest amount of shielding will keep the radioactivity within the the battery the while, there's the small problem that if you break the battery during its life the nasties come out."

    That's generally true anyway.

  24. Re:Problems on Carnegie Mellon CAPTCHA Digitization Project Now Underway · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I agree, but if you think about it, it's really a win-win for Carnegie Mellon. Either way, they get the text translated.

  25. Re:Bluetooth mice and keyboards... on MacBooks Experiencing Bluetooth Problems · · Score: 4, Interesting
    I'd be curious as to the age difference between the two places. Newer construction tends to use the metal studs internally for drywall, I'd like to know if that makes a difference. Did you move from a townhouse to a house. An apartment maybe?

    Anyway, I'm sure that the difference in construction have a lot to do with it.