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  1. Re:All the more reason not to buy an ipod/phone on Apple DMCAs iPodHash Project · · Score: 2, Informative

    pin density is one factor that certainly weighed on that decision.

    how would you create video out from a USB port? the radio/headphone adapter? artist/song/albumart along with audio out for the dock devices?

    in the early days, firewire+usb?

    face it, without a specialized connector, none of that is possible. unless you make the ipod a host, in which case your battery life will suck and syncing with a computer will be an adventure.

  2. Re:We will fight! on Bill Joy For New National CTO Post? · · Score: 1

    xemacs? heathen!

  3. Re:We will fight! on Bill Joy For New National CTO Post? · · Score: 5, Funny

    i think its:

    ctrl-meta-shift-r alt-ctrl-p ctrl-' alt-meta-1 shift-2

    then recomplie without perl extensions.

  4. Re:It doesn't matter. on US District Court Says Calculating a Hash Value = Search · · Score: 4, Insightful

    so you mean youre scared of living in an environment that everyone not on the right has been living in from 2000-2006?

  5. Re:FREEOWW!!! on Microsoft to Issue Emergency Patch For File-Sharing Hole · · Score: 1

    there was an old one, back in 2000-ish that had a web interface, and downloads were basically just copying from other open windows shares. cant remember what the same of it was though.

  6. Re:no HDCP on Apple Announces New MacBook, Pro, Air · · Score: 1

    convenient then, that the laptops do not include a bluray drive, isnt it?

    almost like they planned it that way.

  7. Re:Apparently Geeks Should..... on Machines Almost Pass Mass Turing Test · · Score: 3, Funny

    one conversation, with a teenaged girl, lasted 11 hours.

    <chris hansen>
    why dont you have a seat over here...
    </chris hansen>

  8. Re:Thus sayeth Bender on Designing The Ultimate Netbook · · Score: 1

    in fact, forget the netbook!

  9. Re:How? on 7th-Grader Designs Three Dimensional Solar Cell · · Score: 2, Funny

    cats love hotboxing!

    and really thats the only way i can think of. can you imagine trying to train a cat how to use a pipe with a carb, let alone a bong?

  10. Re:She's not hot! on McCain Answers Science Policy Questionnaire · · Score: 1

    serves you right for making me think about it first.

  11. Re:She's not hot! on McCain Answers Science Policy Questionnaire · · Score: 1

    its relative.

    put her up next to feinstein or mkulski...

  12. Re:McCain's response... on McCain Answers Science Policy Questionnaire · · Score: 2, Funny

    Bob Dole says yes!

  13. Re:One word... on Google's Floating Datahaven · · Score: 1

    thats too bad for google then, pirates are way cooler than ninjas

  14. Re:bandwidth on Google's Floating Datahaven · · Score: 4, Funny

    its the latency that kills you

  15. Re:Wag the dog on Senator Questions Rise In US Texting Prices · · Score: 2, Informative

    ice javelins. portable drowning equipment, ie. steam cannons.

    cmon, get creative. plenty of opportunities to use water as a weapon.

  16. Re:It's a good thing on RealNetworks To Introduce a Simple DVD Copier · · Score: 4, Informative

    you mean like dvdshrink?

  17. Re:Working As Intended on MIT Students' Gag Order Lifted · · Score: 1

    do you mean 'can be heard' or 'has more listeners'?

    its distribution may be larger, but i suspect that the tv channels have a larger mindshare.

    not being a radio/tv exec, i dont exactly have those numbers laying around.

  18. Re:Working As Intended on MIT Students' Gag Order Lifted · · Score: 4, Insightful

    agreed on the streisand effect.

    i even heard a well written and clearly informed piece on NPR, that discussed the potential constitutional issues and the chilling effect this would have on any security research.

    granted NPR doesnt have the distribution of fox or cnn, but its still more mainstream than /.

  19. Re:Well let's just be honest here on Apple's Market Cap Exceeds Google's · · Score: 1

    http://www.bookendzdocks.com/Docking_Stations-Docking_Station_for_15_MacBook_Pro.html

    you mean something like that?

    they exist and work just fine, even being 3rd party.

  20. Re:Solid State on Western Digital Working On a 20,000 RPM Drive · · Score: 2, Informative

    that bit about power consumption was partially recanted by Toms.

    apparently they didnt do their homework well enough.

    color me surprised.

    not to mention the article basically says that current drives have almost no power saving features and performance was on par to resulting in slightly more consumption, whereas platter drives have had decades to develop power saving features.

    i expect this 'result' to be completely wrong in the next couple product cycles. the intel 'mass market' drives already advertise significant power saving potential and are the first consumer component offered.

  21. Re:Well let's just be honest here on Apple's Market Cap Exceeds Google's · · Score: 2, Insightful

    your post used the word probably, which means you havent bothered to get off your ass and back your argument up with facts.

    try that first.

    last time i saw _comparably_ equipped mac vs pc pricing, they were at least equal.

    dont try to make the claim that some entry level loss leader is equivalent to a macbook pro.

  22. Re:Of course it will on Will Amazon Get a Visit From the Tax Man? · · Score: 1

    sales tax is something the state compels the company to collect. if not they can request it (through several means) from the company doing the selling.

    even though we pay for it, amazon is still 'responsible' for collecting it, and the state will come after them if they decide they should be collecting it.

  23. Re:Why not just include NoScript by default? on Mozilla Experiments With Site Security Policy · · Score: 2, Funny

    No such thing. We're all totally scrupulous. if you had ended that sentence with ', eh' or mentioned one or more of the following: ice, mooses, the yukon. i would have believed you.
  24. Re:The real question is.... on Next-Gen JavaScript Interpreter Speeds Up WebKit · · Score: 1

    Firefox 3 has a very fast javascript interpreter in it. But not as fast as version 2 with noscript running. When noscript runs on version 3 it will be even faster. I can't wait! noscript + adblock = internet heaven!
  25. Re:Does the President have to know about this stuf on How Tech-Savvy Will the Next President Be? · · Score: 1

    less than half, give or take a handful.

    true for everyone, although the set wont necessarily be the same.