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  1. Clinko Music... on Indy: Auto-Discover Free Music to Download · · Score: 1

    My site does collaborative filtering for Music and Movies.

    Granted this is sorta spammy, but I think that the Music part of my site has some really good recommendations, especially for indy artists...

  2. Manhattan on Video Distribution Platform Aiming to Kill TV · · Score: 3, Informative

    You could just have your own REAL tv show on public broadcasting: If you're in NYC, manhattan has 4 channels:

    "Anybody can submit a show to MNN for air as a series or special. It should be 28 or 58 minutes long. Manhattan residents and non profits get priority. Find out more at questions. "

    If Manhattan of NYC is this easy, image how easy it is in any other town...

  3. Style vs. Name on The Sony/MP3 Saga Continues · · Score: 1, Funny

    5yrs. from now...

    Remember the "Walkman" and how it was first to make a quality product using a new format?
    You Bet!

    Remember the "DiscMan" and how it was first to make a quality product using a new format?
    Again, yes!

    Remember the "Mp3 Walkman?"
    NO. I do remember the ipod though...

  4. Re:Critical Updates Plus Bonus Junk on Microsoft Releases Eight Security Updates · · Score: 2, Funny

    BITS is the download component of windows update...

    It's also used for software deployment in corporate offices.

    It's also Needed for SP2... Judging by the fact you said no to this, I only have 1 question: What is your IP? :)

  5. Bookmarks on Ultaportable Apps: Take Your Thumbware Anywhere · · Score: 1

    I wrote a site to hold bookmarks, my My.yahoo mail, Hotmail, notes, and webcam shots of the cities I lived in.

    After a few years of coding, 2 servers, a t1 line, and a few thousand dollars I switched to a flat html page on a buddies server.

    long story short, don't carry thumbcards etc...; K.I.S.S., Keep it simple stupid.

  6. Fake Article on PowerBook As A New Kind Of Human Interface Device · · Score: 4, Funny

    This article is fake. Note the following lie in bold:

    "Before this my girlfriend (who uses a Dell notebook) has never called anything computer related "jawdropping"! "

  7. Re:That's just like Audioscrobbler on Yahoo! Tunes into Blogging and Social Networking · · Score: 1

    Interesting idea. Movies are added automatically, with dynamics between users being added later (i'll probably program the first few sql statements tonight)

  8. Done on Yahoo! Tunes into Blogging and Social Networking · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I did this a long time ago with Clinko Music

    It basically turns any song into a chat room. You then can see who has similar songs and tastes (just like friendster)

    In fact, last night I stayed up all night to add Movies Last night.

  9. Mid 80's on Sunlight in a Tube · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This was done in Japan in the Mid 80's.

    It was on Beyond 2000 (The tv show.)

    The roof of the building had the ends of fiber optics and every desk had a tube-like lamp.

    They said it was to freshen up the workers.

    The funny part: In the mid 90's I heard a similar building was sued by an employee for skin cancer!

    Gotta love it.

  10. Old Technology on Colorizing Images and Video by Scribbling · · Score: 1

    This is old technology.

    Don't you guys remember the "Take on me" video by A-Ha.

    Same stuff...

  11. France on Publishing Exploit Code Ruled Illegal In France · · Score: 4, Funny


    IF instr(HEADLINE, "FRANCE") > 0 THEN
    PONDER_FRENCH_MATTERING
    LAUGH("FRANCE")
    ELSE
    READ_ARTICLE
    END IF

    It's VB (SCREW YOU FOR JUDGING ME!)

  12. PAY on Would You Pay 5 Cents For a Song? · · Score: 1

    I'd pay $2.00 a song if I knew that it was mine and I could use it on any computer/mp3 player from now on. (READ: MP3)

    I format/change machines atleast 4 times a year, my cd collection is in mp3s and do fine on my portable HD. The iTunes songs burned me once, and that was 1 time too many.

  13. Jab on Adobe Unveils Open Source Library · · Score: -1, Troll

    Adam and Eve?

    And the Poison Apple is only $649

  14. Manager Vs. Marketing on Non-Technical Managers in a Technical Company? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Depends on the size of the company.

    A smaller company will have the main manager selling the product at the same time. He needs to know the product.

    A larger company will separate daily operations from selling the product. The manager makes sure that the team is heading the right direction, he tells the tech team where to go, not how to do it.

    A Manager will work for a large company, but as long as he's not marketing the product.

  15. Language Age on Optimizations - Programmer vs. Compiler? · · Score: 1

    The only solution to this is to TEST.

    Otherwise I go this way:

    Is the compiler older, and not designed for current coding practices?

    Think of it this way, if it were vb.net you can say isNULL(VAR) or (VAR = VBNull.Value)

    The vbnull value was recently added, while isNULL has been there forever.

    I use the VBNull.Value because the writer of the compiler was thinking about the new objects and wrote NEW code for it. isNull was probably a copy of an old coding practice.

    Long story short: Use Newer objects if you can.

  16. Could happen to you... on iDownload Tries to Silence Spyware Critics · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's all how you look at it. They believe they provide a service (although inferior, and with more ads), it is a service.

    Eventually this is going to happen to legit companies. I make a taskbar icon program. I'll admit it's pretty shitty because it's beta. Also, You see more ads because of using it than not using it... (It links to pages with ads on them.)

    Is it spyware/Adware because I want to pay for a work in progress?

  17. English on France National Library Attacks Google Book Effort · · Score: 1

    "reflect a unipolar worldview dominated by the English language and American culture."

    Consider it a gift from the U.S. Would the french rather German?

  18. Wow... on Browser Speed Comparisons · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    CONTEST: "Internet browser speed tests"
    WINNER: "IE Not fastest, Mozilla not fastest. NOT Either"

    SLASHDOT's summary summary: "Well... we won in security and this other thing, and you are a poo head."

    Christ. Grow up.

  19. Re:Rumsfeld and Hussein on Google Ruled a Trademark Infringer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No I meant to say Chirac and Hussein in the 1980s.

  20. Solution: on Google Ruled a Trademark Infringer · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Simple Solution:

    Stop google in france and change google.fr to that picture of chirac shaking hussein's hand.

    F'ing french.

  21. Re:Too Late on Can Microsoft Beat Google? · · Score: 1

    I "Tivo'd" some shows on my Timer Warner DVR last night.

    I'm sure at some point i'll say "google it at msn"

  22. Re:Similar on Climbing up the Search Ladder · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yes, it is, but to just think if google was doing several million lookups a day off YOUR server.

    You have to get licensed for that type of info.

  23. Similar on Climbing up the Search Ladder · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I run a music site (Yeah, i know, shameless link...) that is constantly being beaten out by 3 domains. I did a whois on the owners and they're all the same guy in india.

    I heard that this is why Google signed up for domain selling. They're getting their hands on the whois information to cross reference.
    That would get rid of a lot of falce pagerank building...

  24. Did this. on Multi-Room Wireless Sound System? · · Score: 2, Informative

    I did this same thing a few years back in a dorm.

    I had a server in a closet, multiple machines playing at the same time.

    The problem ends up being where you want to put the power (as in Receivers/Speakers.)

    Unless you want really bad sound quality, and buy lots of speakers... Anything wireless, laptops, pcs, especially speakers, need a power oulet.

    Long story short: You're limited by receivers and power outlets not wires. Continuing to try to be wireless is pointless.

    Just run the wires through the a/c vents & put the speakers in the vents. It will still sound better and require less work than a wireless setup. Plus..., no visible wires...

    -JT

  25. BaseBall games on Take Two Lands Exclusive MLB Deal · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've always hated baseball games anyway, it's just 1 button you need, not even a joystick.

    1. Aim pitch with line that goes up down. (HIT BUTTON)
    2. Pick speed with line that goes up down. (HIT BUTTON)
    3. Swing (HIT BUTTON)
    4. Run towards ball on ground (HIT BUTTON -REPEAT)
    5. Throw to base (HIT BUTTON)
    6. See Stats (HIT BUTTON)
    7. Next inning starts.