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  1. Obligatory Russian saying on US to Pay to go to ISS · · Score: 0, Troll

    It has taken two so-called space tourists into space in recent years for $20m each, and Mr Perminov said Russia was in discussions to send two more tourists in 2006.

    IN SOVIET RUSSIA, SPACE TOURS YOU!!

  2. Waaaaait a minute there, pal... on Free Windows Software Without Spyware/Adware · · Score: 5, Funny

    A clean design? Valid HTML? Valid CSS? Useful info? No ads?

    What's the catch?

  3. Temperature and timing on Nintendo NES Overclocking Guide · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I have a little experience with the NES and emulation ;)

    The music gets out of whack and the time in the game doesn't work correctly...you can see it happen in the video of SMB3.

    I'd also like to have one of those laser thermal sensors take the temperature of the chip on the normal clock speed and the overclocked speed.

    Geek factor = 10; usage factor = 2. If you can find your NES, let alone have it work, all the power to you. If you give up, you can always hit zophar.net and emulate them.

  4. Juxtaposed on Mathematics and Sex · · Score: 1

    Using a word like juxtaposed won't do much for you, either.

  5. Comprehensive plan on New iPod Firmware Locks Out RealNetworks Music · · Score: 1

    1. Wait for some hackers to do a workaround.
    2. ???
    3. Profit!!!!

  6. Bandwidth on TV On Cellphones Ever Closer · · Score: 1

    I hope they watch their bandwidth. XM satellite radio ran out so they cut back the sound quality on their stations.

    Is this going to be awesome at first, then they get overzealous and compress the crap out of everything?

  7. This doesn't work on De-spamming Your Inbox The Hard Way · · Score: 1

    There are those of us who have been doing this for years. Instead of accepting spam, we reject it at SMTP time as if there was an error. Makes no difference...they send it anyway.

    One spammer in particular had a server farm which kept hitting my MTA...so I added a special rule to delay his connection 20 minutes before issuing a rejection notice. It was funny to see 10 of his spamboxes sitting idle....but even funnier that his spamboxes adhered to RFC rules regarding timeouts. It has since stopped.

  8. MP3Pro did take off on Thomson Releases MP3 Surround · · Score: 1

    Maybe not the license itself, but the SBR technology did. Ever hear of XM or Sirius?

  9. Give me a break on Half of U.S. I.T. Operations Jobs to Vanish · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Data center automation is removing the need for people.....I'll buy that.

    However, the number of computer users in the country is drastically increasing each year. Jobs vanishing? I don't think so.

    Instead of making $30/hr sitting in a NOC, go out and make $50/hr removing spyware. Duh.

  10. Web developer tools on AOL Releases Netscape Beta, Based on Firefox · · Score: 1

    As someone who religiously uses the web developer tools for Firefox, I could REALLY use this IE engine switching feature in Firefox. Save me the trouble of Start-Programs-Internet Explorer.

    Yes, saving me 7 seconds is worth a team of people slaving weeks and weeks to put this in Firefox ;)

  11. Right. on Lunar Helium 3 Could Meet Earth's Energy Demands · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Let's replace a problematic energy source with another problematic energy source.

    1) Who owns the moon? Does the American flag mean we own it?
    2) It's non-renewable. It'll run out.
    3) It's the MOON!

  12. Oh, jeez. on Best Live Linux For Christmas Giving? · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm jumping on the "this is dumb" bandwagon.

    Give them something useful like Firefox. Leave a note:

    1) Install
    2) Use for 7 days
    3) Send me a thank you card for saving you

  13. Better than BAYSICK on Microsoft Patents 'IsNot', Enlists WTO · · Score: 1

    They patented the "AINT" operator.

    IF it$ AINT broke$
    dontfix(it$)

  14. Historic email on Gates 'World's Most-Spammed Man' · · Score: 1

    I think what he said may have been somewhat tongue-in-cheek. I'm sure billg is a valid addy, but it's more for historic purposes. One would assume that Gates is intelligent enough to have more than 1 email address...and perhaps not tell anyone except those from whom he wants to receive mail?

  15. Re:Nope, its location. on Wal-Mart's Data Obsession · · Score: 1

    Hey I go to shippensburg, maybe I know you.

    Perhaps.

  16. Re:Gee, what ever happened to K-Mart anyway? on Wal-Mart's Data Obsession · · Score: 1

    There's a K-Mart almost across the street from Walmart there ;)

  17. Re:Seen it! on Wal-Mart's Data Obsession · · Score: 1

    You need google to say that?

    I wanted to find the exact figure.

    Now, if you want to talk about lazy...that's me text messaging Google to convert quantities from the kitchen when I cook or when I'm at the store and need to calculate something or convert a quantity.

  18. Re:Nope, its location. on Wal-Mart's Data Obsession · · Score: 1

    Walmart chose most of their initial locations in cities/regions where there was no other competition. Places where there was no Kmart, no department stores, no malls. And they flourished.

    This is very true. They recently opened a Wally World in Shippensburg, PA....which is basically a cornfield with Shippensburg University. Cheap food, cheap junk, college kids with mom and dad sending them money. Genius.

  19. Re:Seen it! on Wal-Mart's Data Obsession · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The gentleman who gave me the tour indicated they have something like 72 weeks (1 year plus 2 weeks)

    According to Google:

    1 year = 52.177457 weeks

    So 72 weeks is 1 year plus 19.822543 weeks.

  20. Yeah, okay... on Wal-Mart's Data Obsession · · Score: 1

    They're also one of the most successful businesses in the country next to Microsoft. Maybe the data is working.

  21. This is a joke, right? on Security Vulnerabilities Discovered in WinXP SP2 · · Score: 1

    The huge cube advertisement for the article is for Microsoft...and the copy is:

    "Windows XP Service Pack 2 can help. Download and evaluate it for free TODAY."

    Right.

  22. Re:What is Skype, anyway? (Credit Card Mystery) on Siemens Sells Skype Adapters For Wireless Phones · · Score: 4, Informative

    This may not technically be on topic, but I'm hoping someone might be able to shed light on what might have caused this, apart from credit card theft/fraud. Anyone? (Help!) Thanks!

    What does the name of the charge matter? It could have been from SkippyDoodle. If you didn't make the charge, then your card was compromised.

    If you're asking for help on the topic, then I'm not surprised your card number was stolen. Cancel the card, get your money back, and get a pamphlet on credit cards before attempting to use another.

    And yes, that email you got from CitiBank and Paypal to enter your information were fake.

  23. It was written by them on Siemens Sells Skype Adapters For Wireless Phones · · Score: 1

    Quote from skype.com:

    "I knew it was over when I downloaded Skype," Michael Powell, chairman, Federal Communications Commission, explained. "When the inventors of KaZaA are distributing for free a little program that you can use to talk to anybody else, and the quality is fantastic, and it's free - it's over. The world will change now inevitably."
    Fortune Magazine, February 16, 2004

  24. Not quite on Is Microsoft Crawling Google? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Dowell likens it to leaving your garbage on the curb--anyone could conceivably go through it and take whatever is there for their own.
    My garbage doesn't have a copyright statement, contain my patented technology, nor does it come with terms of service or licensing agreements.

  25. In other BT news... on Halo 2 Released · · Score: 1

    ...trackers everywhere are buckling under the pressure after the Halo 2 release. Microsoft Game Publishing and Bungie Studios couldn't be reached for comment.