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  1. Re:viral marketing ploy? on This Is Apple's Next iPhone · · Score: 5, Funny

    If it turns out to run Android, then they'd go "tada! we secretly switched your Objective-C with Java."

  2. Re:What's this '3D' anyway? on Do You Have a Secret Immunity To 3D Movies? · · Score: 1

    I had successful surgery for strabismus when I was 2 and I still have no stereoscopic 3D vision. I still can't see the downside considering I get a free pass from the fads that take advantage of it. I'm looking at you, random dot stereograms!

  3. Re:With the way Comcast and friends are going... on Ham Radio Still Growing In the iStuff Age · · Score: 1

    Some days my 1200 baud TNC over VHF outdoes my AT&T 3G.

  4. Re:Tropic Thunda! on Energy Star Program Certifies 15 Out of 20 Bogus Products · · Score: 1

    I especially like the room air cleaner. It's hard to tell, but I think that's a tower fan with a dirty Swiffer packing-taped to the front.

  5. Re:I tried it on Gamers Pay To Play With Girls · · Score: 4, Funny

    What makes you believe PWNZD LOL N00B?

  6. Re:What were the editors thinking? on Athena's Free Firewall Browser · · Score: 1

    Moneymoneymoneymoooonaaay. Mooooooonaaaay!

  7. The plan on Company Sued, Loses For Not Using Patented Tech · · Score: 1

    1) Buy sharp scissors
    2) Run with scissors
    3) Sue manufacturer on the grounds that they weren't safety scissors
    4) Profit!

  8. Re:Is there even a prototype? on $99 Moby Tablet As Textbook Alternative · · Score: 1

    This is exactly what the Barnes & Noble Nook does: It has a concealed MicroSD slot for the OS and user filesystem and another that's accessible under the battery cover for expansion. The Dell Mini 5 is rumored to be using this too.

  9. Re:Just like cassettes on UMG To Price New CDs Under $10 · · Score: 1

    I have about the same number in a random collection of CD binders. They take up a tiny fraction of the space on my shelves, the rest being populated by books. In digital form, those books would all fit on just a few CDs. By the OP's suggestion I should ditch all my books and scan/torrent/rebuy them in PDF.

  10. Re:Too bad it won't work in Canada on Android 2.1 Finally Makes It To Droid · · Score: 3, Informative

    Today is your lucky day: N1 for 3G 850/1900/2100

  11. Re:Go go Nanny State... on Bill To Ban All Salt In Restaurant Cooking · · Score: 4, Funny

    Salt has electrolytes.

  12. Re:A full season in the snow on What Has Your Phone Survived? · · Score: 1

    What do you think they did in those ten minutes? Glue the broken glass back together? They replaced the whole display module, which isn't that hard. That $100 was just a little more than an LCD + front glass goes for on eBay, and Apple always replaces both. Considering the Apple tax, you got out of there cheap.

  13. Re:Push them further away on Space Junk Getting Worse · · Score: 1

    Joel was a janitor in space. Roger Wilco, on the other hand, was a space janitor. Subtle, I know.

  14. Re:Cover art on Learning Python, 4th Edition · · Score: 1

    And then came the C# of Death, which FUD'd the Python that ate the mouse...

  15. Re:Great - so this can only affect 99% of US route on Chuck Norris Attacks Linux-Based Routers, Modems · · Score: 1

    The 2wire DSL routers that AT&T installs have a unique factory-programmed WPA key and admin password. They're printed on a label on the bottom of the router.

  16. Re:Is anything on Chuck Norris Attacks Linux-Based Routers, Modems · · Score: 1

    The universe finds this so abhorrent that it would never be allowed to happen.

  17. Re:how is this different on Owners Smash iPhones To Get Upgrades, Says Insurance Company · · Score: 1

    Back when I had a SE T616 I'd wait until the case got cracked and dinged and then spent $5 on eBay and a few minutes with a screwdriver to replace the case. iPhone replacement parts have dropped in price such that a new 3G case back and front glass are ~$30, but it's easily an afternoon's worth of work to replace both without damaging it further.

  18. Re:Prevent. on What Do You Do When Printers Cost Less Than Ink? · · Score: 1

    I bought a Brother HL5130 mono laser over four years ago, and after about 2000 pages I'm still on my first cartridge.

  19. Re:Lowering the bar on Dumbing Down Programming? · · Score: 1

    If you're stuck in edit compile test cycles in development of your project (the only time where long builds are painful) and you're recompiling your whole codebase every time, you're doing it wrong.

  20. Re:old news? on Scientists Say a Dirty Child Is a Healthy Child · · Score: 2, Informative

    What kind of irresponsible doctor writes your girlfriend a prescription for a Z-Pak with those symptoms?

  21. Re:USB install on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released · · Score: 1

    Get unetbootin. It will download the ISO and jam it on a USB stick for you.

  22. Re:New Intel D945GSEJT & PC Engine Alix!!! on Low-Power Home Linux Server? · · Score: 1

    e-itx.com has the board, drive from Newegg, memory from Fry's B&M, case hardware from Lowe's & Grainger, power supply and misc. bits from my junk drawer. As always, Google is your friend.

    I don't know what my power consumption is. I don't have a Kill-A-Watt and I'm too lazy to rig up my DMM to the board to measure inlet current. Again, I'm running it from a 24W (typo in my orig. post) power supply so that's most likely the upper bound for a system with one drive. YMMV based on usage and the number of disks you buy.

    Keep in mind that the board isn't designed to deliver that much power to disks since it has its own regulator to bring the 12V input down to 5V for the second disk rail. It's fine for a single 3.5" or two 2.5", but over that you'll need some other way to power them.

  23. Re:Remember kids...Canonical is a private company on Canonical Halts Ubuntu CD Free-for-all · · Score: 1

    Can On iCal? My god! They're a front for Apple!

  24. Re:New Intel D945GSEJT & PC Engine Alix!!! on Low-Power Home Linux Server? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Seconded on the D945GSEJT! For under $200 I was able to get the board, a 1TB Seagate Barracuda LP drive, 2GB SODIMM, and some miscellaneous bits to make a simple plexiglass case. The PSU came from an old external HDD case and didn't require any cable hacking to fit the connector at the back. The board has no onboard fans, and runs so cool I didn't need to add any. It's so quiet that I can't hear it over the hum of the 2 CFL bulbs 10 feet away.

    I haven't measured power consumption yet, but considering my PSU is only 12V@2A and it hasn't caught fire yet, it can't draw much more than 24A running full tilt.

  25. Run you pigeons! on Sound From Bird Wings Act As a Predator Alarm · · Score: 1

    Did the researchers employ Robert Frost shaped balloon sculptures in this study?