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  1. Re:Interesting business name... on Netflix Prize Competitor Already Beats Netflix · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Maybe he is the YZ in WXYZ.

  2. Re:001234 on Motorola Unveils Phone Vending Machines · · Score: 1

    I would find the person who did it and kill them with the Razr. I 3 my Nokia. It makes good phone calls, something I've found lacking in most Motorolas I've experienced lately.

  3. First time took 3 days... on 10-Day Gentoo Installation Agony · · Score: 1

    ...to compile X on a Duron 800.

  4. Dinosaurs on Combatting Global Warming With Artificial Volcanos? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Anyone remember the TV show Dinosaurs, and what they did to combat global warming caused by deforestation? Yeah, they blew up a bunch of volcanoes, thus causing the end of the show... and mass extinction of the title characters.

  5. Re:Not Just Nintendo on Possible Virtual Console Titles for Wii Launch · · Score: 1

    Now that we've settled that Sega made Sonic, there are plenty of Sega releases for the GameCube. Sega is a software-only outfit now. They make money licensing their games.

  6. Re:simple question on Possible Virtual Console Titles for Wii Launch · · Score: 2, Informative

    I have a CD with every NES/SNES game made on it. I don't play the games, but I do plan on getting a few of them on the Wii. By releasing them at regular intervals you maintain interest in the platform and drive sales. If every game were available at launch, everyone would go grab their 5 or whatever favorite games and forget about the service. If you see an announcement that ReallyCoolGame 4 is available next week, you are more likely to go grab it and possibly buy other stuff at the same time.

  7. Re:Can't use them outside on The Light Bulb That Can Change the World · · Score: 1

    I have one at the front door, one at the back door, and two with spotlight reflectors in a motion detector on my garage. I live in Wisconsin.

  8. Re:So... on The Light Bulb That Can Change the World · · Score: 1

    Incandescent light bulbs are more efficient as heaters than light sources. All the figures I can find quickly say 90% of energy that comes out of a tungsten light bulb is heat.

  9. Re:What should I get besides Elektroplankton? on DS Has 2 Million Wi-Fi Users Play 70 Million Times · · Score: 1

    I have to agree, Tetris DS is a damn good game. Endless mode gets a bunch of play on my DS, and the touchscreen puzzles are good if you are just trying to kill a couple minutes.

  10. WPA Support on DS Has 2 Million Wi-Fi Users Play 70 Million Times · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I really dig the free WiFi play, but I can only use it sitting in one corner of my house to get on my neighbor's "default" network. One of these days I guess I will hang an old AP off of my router and lock it to my DS's MAC and nothing else, but I don't understand Nintendo's complete lack of WPA support.

  11. Re:Timeframe on NASA Names New Spaceship 'Orion' · · Score: 1

    Yes, the US has a much bigger space dick than the USSR. As soon as this was realized, the government and most of the population gave up. This new craft is supposed to be based upon the proven Apollo system, which is completely paid for. Why is it taking longer to develop a craft which is basically an improvement on what we had 40 years ago? Using modern design and manufacturing techniques, plus modern materials combined with the fact that the research is already done, is it unreasonable to expect a quicker turnaround?

  12. Timeframe on NASA Names New Spaceship 'Orion' · · Score: 2, Insightful

    They want to have people in it in orbit by 2014, 8+ years of development time. Didn't Apollo go from nothing to guy on the moon in about the same timeframe?

  13. Re:Yes! on Unlock Internet or Risk Losing Staff? · · Score: 1

    You may have better luck getting paid to post on some gaming forums.

  14. Re:/. is an editorial factory on TiVo Wins Permanent Injunction Against EchoStar · · Score: 1

    Its GREAT news for me, since I just hooked up my fucking EchoStar DVR last night.

  15. Re:Wow, Nintendo. You've won me back. on Nintendo Confirms Free Online Play For Wii · · Score: 1

    Hmm... free naked and petrified Natalie Portman with a pre-order? Someone call up those guys at GameStop!

  16. Re:news story? on What Spore May Spawn · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Nothing, really. A good chunk of slashdotters will find it interesting even if money changed hands.

  17. Re:The Nagging Dupe Queue on That Nagging Netflix Queue · · Score: 2, Informative

    You do understand that Backslash highlites user comments from a recent story, right?

  18. Re:Help me ! - with my work situation and IE on Firefox Usage Climbing · · Score: 1

    What does Windows have to do with The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act? For that matter, what does The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act have to do with expense reports?

  19. Re:Drawback ? on Bacterial DVD Holds 50TB · · Score: 1

    I got that question, too. All I could think of at that point was Trainspotting and gave the same answer.

    FWIW I did not get the jorb. Just as well, I like the one I'm at better.

  20. Re:Hmmm... they should have enlarged that list. on Five That Fell · · Score: 1

    Epyx rocked... I loved their stuff on the C64, and still play Impossible Mission from time to time. From the same era was Ozark Softscape. They only put out 6 or so games, but I played the hell out of MULE, Robot Rascals, and Seven Cities of Gold.

  21. Re:"Mandatory" non-security update bugs me.. on June Windows Update To Be Biggest in a Year · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow, that was inappropriate... that should be big PERSON words.

  22. Re:Well all I learned from that... on How Not to Steal a Sidekick · · Score: 1

    Sounds like they did. As I understand it, everything you do on the Sidekick is actually done on Danger's servers. So when this person went out and replaced their Sidekick and logged in, there were all these lovely photos and videos, plus the person's AOL login.

  23. Re:Pioneer DVR-111D on DVD Burner Comparison · · Score: 1

    Google for AnyDVD.

  24. Re:Linux on DVD Burner Comparison · · Score: 1

    IDE and SATA drives work just swell in Linux. They have for some time.

  25. Re:Modern 2D Games on New Super Mario Bros. Review · · Score: 1

    WWP was used as a break from FEAR at the last LAN party I attended. A real shame that Worms3D was so horrible.