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  1. Re:Every system says that on More On PS3 and Xbox 2 · · Score: 1

    True, but they also support 720p in a lot of cases, though none that I know of support 1080i.

  2. Re:Every system says that on More On PS3 and Xbox 2 · · Score: 1

    Most if not all xbox games support at least 480p with the hi definition a/v pack.

  3. Re:But... on Meet The Co-Creator of Firefox · · Score: 1

    And that's also why they block the validator. Should check it out.

  4. Re:But... on Meet The Co-Creator of Firefox · · Score: 1

    Slashdot is the only site that I experience rendering issues on. Care to share a few examples?

  5. Re:But... on Meet The Co-Creator of Firefox · · Score: 4, Informative

    because slashdot spits out garbage HTML that doesn't fit even the most lax of validation checks.

    slashdot's html was written back in 1997ish, and hasn't been updated since.

  6. Re:It's just a pity on Rolling With Ruby On Rails · · Score: 1

    And LARP isn't lame in and of itself? ;)

    (thinking of other definitions here)

  7. Re:Full article before their servers crash on Monitor Basics - LCD vs. CRT · · Score: 1

    Refresh rates for LCD's are just a signal the monitor can understand. since pixels are either on or off on an LCD, the refresh rate means nothing. The response time is more important, which is the time it takes a pixel to flip on/off/change

  8. Re:attractive service? on Microsoft to Sell Outlook Subscription Service · · Score: 1

    Actually, I'm an old Mage: The Ascension player. Paradigm is part of my normal vocabulary and has been since high school :P

  9. Re:attractive service? on Microsoft to Sell Outlook Subscription Service · · Score: 2, Insightful

    folders are limiting, whereas labels are not. gmail is converting mail to the new paradigm, rather than the quagmire it's been stuck in for 20+ years.

  10. Re:Wikipediadot on Enemy Territory Fortress Mod Arrives · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Slashdot editors have proven time and again they don't care about what happens to sites they link.

  11. Re:They have porn on DVDs now? on Porn Industry Mulls Next Generation-DVD · · Score: 2, Informative

    $29.95/mo for one month isn't bad if you're using something like Teleport Pro or Wget to download *everything* they have and promptly cancel your membership.

  12. Re:Though everyone complains about LJ... on LiveJournal Buyout Confirmed · · Score: 1

    Paid accounts can create syndicated accounts, which aggregate any RSS feed you wish.

  13. Re:So now it's ok to like VB? on Free IDE Gambas Reaches 1.0 · · Score: 1

    The vast majority of programmers I know say that the Visual Studio line has the best IDE interface they've ever seen, and write all their code in it, regardless of the target platform.

  14. Re:Independent of retailer & mfg. date? on Samsung Announces Zero Dead Pixel Policy · · Score: 3, Informative

    That's from Newegg.com themselves, if you want Samsung's replacement policy, you don't contact the merchant, you would call Samsung.

  15. Re:I Wonder... on RIAA/MPAA Contractor Deploys Malicious Adware Trojans · · Score: 1

    Most of the scenarios you describe are not defined as "Protection" but rather as "Enforcement" -- protection would be something passive, as the fence, with maybe a bit more active touch, such as electrifying said fence with sub-lethal amperage.

    Although I would say that if the crime in question was breaking in to my home and endangering myself and my family, you should be willing to accept the consequences of that action, such as me hitting you over the head with a baseball bat, or worse, firing a bullet or two at you. It appalls me that the current culture of the United States allows convicted felons to sue those against whom they committed a crime for defending themselves.

  16. Re:I Wonder... on RIAA/MPAA Contractor Deploys Malicious Adware Trojans · · Score: 1

    Protection of one's property is not a vigilante action.

  17. Re:As a Physics/Comp Sci Major... on 100 Years of Einstein · · Score: 1

    Yes, because killing 250,000 people is somehow worse than the hundreds of thousands more that would have died had we invaded Japan (which would have been inevitable)

  18. Re:unexpected limelight? on Ubisoft CEO Speaks out Against EA Move · · Score: 1

    And Europe would have without our assistance?

    Please. Continental Europe was firmly under Axis control prior to the United States involvement.

    And yet, somehow, the EU still believes appeasement is the proper way of dealing with dictators.

  19. Re:unexpected limelight? on Ubisoft CEO Speaks out Against EA Move · · Score: 1, Insightful

    And most of Europe would be speaking German if it hadn't been for the United States.

    Debt repaid. With interest. Thanks!

  20. Re:Oh Damn! on The Coming Atlantic Mega-Tsunami · · Score: 2, Informative

    Considering that the Richter scale is base 10 logarithmic, I doubt we ever will. One has to wonder if there's even enough potential energy in the earth's crust to release a 10R quake.

  21. Re:Upgrade on Comparative CPU Benchmarks From 1995 to 2004 · · Score: 1

    Yes to both questions.

    Overclocking breaks warranties on all chips.

  22. Re:Upgrade on Comparative CPU Benchmarks From 1995 to 2004 · · Score: 1

    The "M" designates "Mobile" which means the multiplier isn't locked in the chip. I'm running at 12x200mhz, the default is 11x166. To overclock a standard athlon xp, you're stuck with nudging up the bus speed or using an unlock kit.

  23. Re:Upgrade on Comparative CPU Benchmarks From 1995 to 2004 · · Score: 1

    No, but games aren't currently *that* CPU dependant. If you have enough memory bandwidth and video card power, you can run almost any game now.

    Best example is Sims 2. If you have a T&L Video card, you can run the game with a 900mhz processor. If you don't, you need a 2.4ghz processor.

  24. Re:Upgrade on Comparative CPU Benchmarks From 1995 to 2004 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Because megahertz is not totally where it's at, contrary to Intel's marketing hype. I'm currently running an Athlon XP-M 2500+ overclocked to 2.4ghz, and it performs faster than a 3.2ghz Pentium 4. An Athlon 64 3200+ runs at 2.2ghz iirc, and outperforms a 3.2ghz p4 by an even larger margin.

    With multi-core chips and on-die memory controllers, the benefits of performance will be felt, even if the clock speed is constrained to 4ghz for now.

  25. Re:No shit? on Amazon Sales Record · · Score: 1

    The fact that they sued (among others) barnesandnoble.com for using a technology similar to theirs, which would have ended up shutting bn.com down (in all likelihood at that time, if it happened now it wouldn't matter)