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  1. Re:Thy shall not steal on Slashback: IceWeasel, Online Gambling, GPU Folding, Evolution · · Score: 2, Informative
  2. Thanks for pointing out Pandora on iPod Users Buy CDs, Shun iTunes · · Score: 1

    Hey, thanks for pointing out Pandora. Though my wallet thinks differently! I like the idea of suggesting favorite artists and have it provide others. It needs work though. I suggested Chris Tomlin and Lincoln Brewster. It gave me "Robert Downey Jr.". Maybe it just needs to be "tuned".

  3. Why are you pointing to newsforge? on 18 Years in Software Tools, an Insider's View · · Score: 1

    Seems a bit gratuituos to send us to newsforge that only then sends us to the waterloo site. Are you needing to raise the hits on newsforge?

    Now, the site is hoplessly timed out. Next time, spend the extra minutes mirroring the stinkin' thing.

  4. Re:Sounds like you were lucky. on Simple Fix To iPod Madness? · · Score: 1

    Actually no. My 4th gen Ipod had "the click of death". I purchased an extended warranty through Best Buy. It took those goobers 12 weeks to get it back. And that's after escalating the issue to the BBB (it works).

    Anyway, it came back with the fix: reseated HDD cable.

    So, this guy isn't all wet.

  5. What makes up the smell on The 50 Year History of Play-Doh · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I've always wondered what goes into making that distinctive smell.

    Better even than "that New Car Smell". And a lot cheaper.

  6. Why haven't they been selling AMD? on Analysts Predict Dell to Use AMD · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Besides the conspiracy theories (Intel won't offer as good a deal on their parts), what is the reason why Dell hasn't offered AMD up to this point?

    I'm told there's some personal animosity between the two companies?

    Anyone have some insight based on fact?

  7. Re:Entitlements on Apple Holding Back the Music Business? · · Score: 1, Troll

    That's my website. Glad to see some slashdotters reading it!

  8. Re:Put all right wing anti French stuff under here on Another Round of HP Layoffs · · Score: 1

    Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Cheeeeeeeeeeese.......

  9. Re:Wow that's creepy on Post-Katrina Images on Google Maps · · Score: 1

    Mississippi, dude.

  10. Re:Does this suprise anyone? on An Engineer's View of Carly Fiorina's Leadership · · Score: 2, Informative

    Ms. Fiorina's exit package was pegged at $21 Million.

  11. Re:virus software? on Who's Really Responsible In Online Banking Fraud? · · Score: 1

    You obviously didn't read the article (nor the intro). The man had a viruss, coreflood, that captured his username & password.

  12. Re:Domino's on A Pizza Box for Your Laptop · · Score: 1

    Thanks for pointing that out. I'm going to buy more Dominoes Pizza. Even if I don't like the pizza, at least they're supporting good causes.

  13. Re:okay... on Google Battles Fraudulent Clicks · · Score: 1

    Exactly why would the sightless be barred from using Google?

    Just fire up your Narrator application to read the text for you.

  14. Re:Paying for websites on Google Battles Fraudulent Clicks · · Score: 1
    I didn't know Slashdot had advertising... When did that start?...

    Oh, I forgot, I'm running AdShield. Apparently, they've gone commercial on me. But now, instead of "punching the monkey", I can punch the ads to get rid of them. A much more pleasant surfing experience.

  15. Re:At least the .org's still accessible! on Bush Website Blocked Outside N. America · · Score: 0

    Hi Michael Moore!
    I didn't know that you subscribed to /.

    Maybe you have some legitimate links for the acusations you are wagging?

  16. Re:Private system? WHAT private system? on Slashback: Pong, Economics, Stability · · Score: 1

    When, exactly, did you last see some dying in front of a hospital. If you get sick, you CAN get the help you need. Please provide links of those turned away.

    Because you are not setting money aside to pay for health insurance or setting enough aside to pay the bills is not the government's concern.

    Please provide a link validating your 60% figure.

  17. Re:You wish you worked for google? on Google Faces Employee Retention Challenge · · Score: 1
    Slashdot: Racism against Indians OK. China bad, USA good

    USA is not a race. There are Americans of both Indian and Chinese heritage. What you are seeing is not racism but protectionism. Big difference. You may also want to check up on how closed those countries are with regard to trade and compare that to the U.S.

    The dismantlement of the IT sector is following a parallel path to that of the textile, electronics and the automotive industries. When did you purchase your last American-made VCR?

  18. Re:as bad as freddy vs jason on Solaris vs Linux Continues · · Score: 1

    Indeed, Bruce Perens is speaking out against releasing new stuff to OpenOffice due to Sun's "non-poliferation" agreement with Microsoft.

  19. Re:All you know is nothing... on The Jobs Crunch · · Score: 1

    Please provide links. It seems that you are mis-representing conservative positions.

    It makes you disingenuous

  20. Re:Osama bin Laden is a brave Freedom Fighter on DIY Cruise Missile Designer Turns Freelance · · Score: 3, Informative
    Mr. Goldfish,

    The Americans backed the mujahideen, not the Taliban. It was the mujahideen who were the "freedom fighters" in Afgahanistan. Seems that your bias is coming through.

    You may want to read up on the taliban in Afganistan.

  21. Automotive Remotes on Remote Controls On The March · · Score: 1
    I wondered this too until I realized that the IR remote is a perfect method for connecting up these OEM steering wheel mounted controls to aftermarket radios.

    I've been looking for a replacement radio for my Honda Odessey Minivan. The IR remote adapter from PAC SWIX

    Features added to equipment don't have to be used for their original purpose.

  22. Re:Sports writer says: ... most powerful movie ... on Fahrenheit 9/11 Discussion · · Score: 1
    The nomination and acceptance was certainly seen as a slap at Bush's Iraq position.

    check out the regarding this:

    Asked if the selection of the former president was a criticism of Bush, Gunnar Berge, head of the Nobel committee, said: "With the position Carter has taken on this, it can and must also be seen as criticism of the line the current U.S. administration has taken on Iraq."

    I'd say that that makes a mokery of the Nobel Prize.

  23. Re:VisiCalc vs. Microsoft Multiplan on VisiCalc Turns 25, Creators Interviewed · · Score: 1

    On Multiplan. I saw it first on TRS-80 Model II Xenix systems. Then, on Apple ][. Then, finally on TRS-80 Model I/III systems. It wasn't a graphical program.

    Interestingly, Excel was first released on Apple MacIntosh; before the windows 2.0 version. I had a boss that, in '86, built a business around Excel capabilities. It was truly his "killer app" for the Mac outpacing MacWrite, MacPaint an other tools he had for the machine.

    It wasn't until Windows 3.0 that we saw a version of Excel that was usable on the PC. Everyone (including me) simply used Lotus 123.

  24. Re:Hex on VisiCalc Turns 25, Creators Interviewed · · Score: 1

    Actually, it does. Use the Analysis Toolpak (may be the VBA one, don't remember). Look for Hex2Dec, Dec2Hex, and my favorite, Hex2Bin. I use them all (and PERL for extraction) for analyzing / decoding fibre channel traces.

    Hex calculators are important too. Just not with 100MB fibre traces :-)

  25. Re:That's OK. on Nearly Half of U.S. 'Net Users Post Content · · Score: 1

    So, I'm guessing you're OK with Arabs gassing other Arabs. But, you're not OK with Americans attempting to put an end to that slaughter?

    The problem with Iraq is not that no WMDs were found. The problem is that Americans were too cowardly to continue on to Bagdad in '89. Thousands of Muslims would be alive today.

    "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke)