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  1. Re:Top Scientists on Blade Runner Is The Best Sci-Fi Film · · Score: 1

    I guess you would have to read the article instead of just skimming it. I saw University of California, Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence California and University of Toronto

  2. Re:About the flamewar on Blade Runner Is The Best Sci-Fi Film · · Score: 1

    >The director's cut eliminated the cheesy voiceover. Voiceover narrations almost never work (Dances with Wolves comes to mind, ug) except when done by John Cusack.

    Don't forget about the Wonder Years! That was the pinacle of voiceover narrations

  3. Re:omg on Blade Runner Is The Best Sci-Fi Film · · Score: 1

    But it looks like you did miss the first word: "science".

  4. Where is a poll when you need it? on Word Up · · Score: 1

    I personally vote for World's Biggest Dorkfest

  5. Re:Master and Commander on What's the Worst Movie You've Ever Seen? · · Score: 1

    You really need to see more movies. It wasn't good, but was missing all the stuff that could make it one of the worst movies of all time

  6. Re:It's either ads or taxes. on Advertising Hits Arizona County Government Website · · Score: 1

    Is that in the constitution somewhere? I am unfamilliar with american politics

  7. Re:Thank God for Adblock on Advertising Hits Arizona County Government Website · · Score: 1

    That type of law wouldn't be passed by a county. That is a state or federal thing. A local government really only worries about how high your fence is, or if you dog has it's dog tags

  8. Re:i was wondering on Latest MyDoom Variant Gives Google Problems · · Score: 1

    Good point. They should have used Carrier Pigeons

  9. Re:and how is there any net difference? on Just Add, Umm, Water · · Score: 1

    Apparently the parent never read Dune

  10. Re:And get paid 40% less? No thanks. on Why Offshore When Canada's Next Door? · · Score: 1

    Much lower standard of living then the US? Do you have anything to back that up? Canada was ranked 4th in the UN's best place to live ranking.

  11. Re:Ah... I can't... oh no... on Doom 3 Reaches Gold Master, Due August 5th · · Score: 1

    Okay, so maybe a RAID 0 would be nice. I don't think you really have to worry about the redundancy for a game

  12. Re:Ah... I can't... oh no... on Doom 3 Reaches Gold Master, Due August 5th · · Score: 1

    I don't know about the RAID and 4 drives either. It isn't supposed to be reading much of the drives during play, is it?

  13. Re:And the benchmarks on PHP 5 Released; PHP Compiler, Too · · Score: 1

    This is the problem. We have people who just hack at stuff at home, and don't understand that to a large organization $400 is not very much money.
    On my home computer, $400 will add a fair bit of speed to my system. To my server at work, if the compiler is as good as they claim, it would be better spent there.

  14. Re:Well put. on Spider-Man 2 Reviewed [updated] · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The difference being comic books have always been considered nerd material. So news about a comic book movie is news for nerds.
    While a completley biased "documentry" about a America is politcal news, it's not really nerd news. I mean, nerds care about politics, but so do business people, and blue collar workers etc. There is lots of news that is quite important, that doesn't make it to slashdot, because it's not nerd news, They have to keep relevant, or you end up with information overload

  15. Re:Coming events on New IE Malware Captures Passwords Ahead Of SSL · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Testinf isn't a good idea...takes too long for the results to come back, ruining the mood

  16. Re:This could be good, though... on Court Says Customers May Take IPs Away From ISP · · Score: 1

    Because, without companies owning blocks, subnetting becomes a bitch

  17. Re:Dodgeball on Fahrenheit 9/11 Discussion · · Score: 1

    This does seem as on topic as talking about a political movie on a news for nerd board

  18. Dodgeball on Fahrenheit 9/11 Discussion · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I didn't see Farenheit 9/11 but I did see Dodgeball. It was pretty funny. Something about people getting hit in the face with stuff that cracks me up. I give it 3 and a half stars

  19. Re:Name only, not ID, serial number, or anything e on U.S. Supreme Court: Public Anonymity No Right · · Score: 1

    You know there's nothing wrong with that name.

    There was nothing wrong with it... until I was about 12 years old and that no-talent ass clown became famous and started winning Grammys

  20. Re:one of the reasons they prospered w/the PC? on Next-Gen Xbox To Lack Backwards Compatibility? · · Score: 2, Informative

    I definetly agree with the white buttons being easier on the larger controller. The position of those on the small controller is not very convenient for me

  21. Re:one of the reasons they prospered w/the PC? on Next-Gen Xbox To Lack Backwards Compatibility? · · Score: 1

    I really didn't have a problem with the original controller, but I have big hands. The PS2 controller is okay, but as far as trying to use the buttons as analog buttons, it's hopeless.
    Of course, none of these compare to the old NES contollers. I loved the any surface possible was cut at 90 degrees, as to minimize the damage they would do to your hands!

  22. Re:one of the reasons they prospered w/the PC? on Next-Gen Xbox To Lack Backwards Compatibility? · · Score: 1

    I think their research was right with the X-box controller. I have a ps2 and an X-box, but I, and everyone else I know, agrees that the X-box controller is far supperior. Of course, most people also agree that the S controller is better then the huge one, but the huge one is not nearly as uncomfortable as it looks.
    As far as backward compatibility, why would I want to play a bunch of old games? The only PSX game I played on my ps2 were Super Puzzle fighter and Dragon Warrior VII, both which didn't really rely on graphics...everything else is ps2, cause it just looks better

  23. Re:VW TDI on Hybrid Cars Don't Live Up to Mileage Claims · · Score: 1

    I haven't heard of any problems with using the recommended oil change, providing you are using a high quality full-synthetic oil, like Delvac 1. The oil looks dirty immediately, but that is the nature of the beast. If you check out TDI club, there has been numerous oil analysis done, and they all seem to agree with the recommendations.

    But I totally agree, it's not a low cost car, if you want that, get an Echo or something like that

  24. Re:Socialist Country.... on Corporate Work in the US vs. Canada? · · Score: 1

    I will say it's still a pain in the ass, even if you own your own company. I think if the rules were straight forward, it might not be so bad, but nothing is straighforward!

  25. Re:Socialist Country.... on Corporate Work in the US vs. Canada? · · Score: 1

    Don't forget the 7% GST on everything and your provincial sales tax too