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  1. Windows in my car on Will Your Next Car Run Windows? · · Score: 2, Funny

    The windows in my car work just fine and I have 6 of them. Four of them are as interactive as I get with windows anymore. I put it up, I put it down. It even has it's own version of "Shutdown": Push the button, hold for .5 sec and release and it will go down all by itself.

    My question is: If this was in a Jeep, could I "remove the windows" when I go off-roading or would I have to rebuild the Jeep? Will there be an "Add/Remove Hardware" button in the jeep to remove and install my windows? What about the doors or the hard top?

  2. Prior Art on Toyota Patents Winking, Laughing, Crying Car · · Score: 1

    Prior art can definitely be found here:

    Benny the Cab in Who Framed Roger Rabbit

  3. Water? on Sun Says Hardware Will Be Free · · Score: 1

    I would really like to see him say that while Bill Gates is drinking a glass of water.

  4. How cool would the other way be? on Rendering Shrek@Home? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How cool would it be to see them allocate THEIR distributed system to projects like SETI, etc. Even though I'm sure there are other projects being worked on, one would imagine the system is pretty dormant after a release.

  5. In response to the update... Office Space on Gmail Users Get A Storage Boost [updated] · · Score: 1

    Michael Bolton: I must have put a decimal point in the wrong place or something. Shit, I always do that, I always mess up some mundane detail!

  6. Just ask Lorena on RFID Implants for Spanish Revelers · · Score: 1

    When Lorena Bobbit strikes again, she's going to think twice before throwing the evidence out the window.

    Lorena to friend: What now? Throw it out the window?
    Friend: NO NO NO... Let's go shopping first!!

    Imagine the checkout clerk's suprise: I'm sorry ma'am, I don't think that belongs to you.
    Lorena: C'mon! My husband didn't have any cash on him! Just this once?

  7. Re:Best. Excerpt. Ever. on MIT Student Grills Valenti on Fair Use · · Score: 4, Funny

    Perl isn't sane??? No WONDER my scanner doesn't work!!

    (I couldn't resist...)

  8. I know why too... on Satellites Show That Earth Has a Fever · · Score: 1, Funny

    Probably due to all of the sick people walking around...

    ha!

  9. Re:I ran into that... on Lip Sync Problems with New Digital Displays? · · Score: 1

    Which TV was it? I just got the 50" DLP and have noticed a synch problem most notably on the component coming from the DVD player. If they have the same thing, I'm interested in what it took to get Samsung to upgrade it.

  10. Re:RFID - looking forward 20 years from now on RFID for Automobile Tracking · · Score: 2, Funny

    ha! Most likely though, mine will be over a loud speaker because I didn't have enough $$ to buy the "internal voice" add-on.

  11. Re:Cars, DVDs, what's the difference? on Congress May Force Revealing of Car Computer Secrets · · Score: 1

    I think MS already accidentally did that... :^)

    It wasn't pretty.

  12. Re:There seems to have been a slight problem.... on SCO Identifies EV1Servers as Linux Licensee · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The little lights aren't twinkling Clark..."

    "I know Art... and thanks for noticing"

    (xmas vacation)
    Ha!

  13. Be careful though on Christmas Bonuses? · · Score: 1

    At the risk of setting up as flamebait, I think it should be remembered that giving too much can inadvertantly set a precedent which could cause problems later. When employees think they "deserve" a bonus is when it becomes a problem. I definitely think cash and a party is the way to go, it helps out with the christmas expenses that we all get. Also, an awesome holiday party on top of that.

    I know of a company that throws a really nice party for employees and their families and "shuts down" the last two weeks of the year. They then have the option to come in for the two weeks at the end of the year and make effectively "double pay".

    Haven't had a disgruntled employee yet because they don't have to work if they don't want to, but those that need to can.

  14. 386/16 on What's the Oldest Hardware You are Still Using? · · Score: 1

    I acquired an old 80386/16 with Win 3.1.
    Upgraded it to 3.11 to get it working on the network.
    Finally just turned it into a doorstop...
    Then used it to keep the wind from pushing the dumpster around the parking lot.

  15. was she downloading or uploading?? on RIAA PR Efforts Examined · · Score: 1

    so, were they tracking her downloading or her uploading?
    Some articles I've read have been insinuating that there has been download tracking, I didn't think this was possible...

  16. Re:Conference Call on Novell Claims Ownership of UNIX System V · · Score: 1

    Isn't buying a book without the words like buying an M$ product? I think he is starting to bite the hand that's feeding him...

    Apparently he is having trouble understanding buying something and not owning it...

    wierd!

  17. Re:Conference Call on Novell Claims Ownership of UNIX System V · · Score: 1

    no doubt, like they said: two quarters ago they had 7 people in the call. Today they announced 244 (at about 11:25 (EST) or so).
    That doesn't include the people streaming.

  18. Re:Didn't AT&T try this? on D-Link DVC-1000 Videophone Review · · Score: 1

    Now that I look a little deeper... nevermind :^)

  19. Didn't AT&T try this? on D-Link DVC-1000 Videophone Review · · Score: 1

    I seem to remember AT&T trying video phones a looong time ago.. Has anyone ever tried those before. I also remember they went nowhere and were quickly discontinued.

  20. I definitely agree. on PHP and MySQL Web Development · · Score: 1

    I definitely agree. The arrangement of the topics make it very easy to use as either a reference or cover-to-cover book. It's introduced me to a lot of features that I didn't know existed in the PHP world.

  21. IBM already did something like this... on Crypto Leash for Laptops? · · Score: 1

    except they used smart cards to hold your decrypting information. All encrypted data passed through the card and was decrypted on the fly. I never tried one but wanted to. Just remove the smart card when you give the laptop to someone else and they can't use your encrypted data w/o the card.

  22. 150,000 They can afford it on The Future of Digital Cinema · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I don't think the excuse should be the price tag. At the theater near me, it's 7.50 per ticket and then about $8 for a drink and popcorn (larges). To top it all off, you fill your own drink and add your own butter... You don't even get a smile, just a vacant look while telling you how much you owe. I finally seriously confronted the person behind the counter and asked, "What do _you_ do??? You realize that after this display I've come to the conclusion that you're worthless? All you do is move candy from under the counter to the top!"

  23. Re::-( So long my friend... It's been fun. on Windows 2000 - Nine Months to Live · · Score: 1

    Dude, get over yourself..
    I never said anyone had to upgrade and for your information, I will be keeping my win2k.
    It was a simple comment that in institutions where they haven't mastered 2k, it is a big jump to get to XP. The people I work for can barely manage an exchange server.
    And also, we were running 2k server.

    Go crawl back into your hole.

  24. :-( So long my friend... It's been fun. on Windows 2000 - Nine Months to Live · · Score: 1

    "So long" to one of the best MS OS's that I have worked with. Win2k Pro fit my windows needs perfectly. And has only BSOD'd on my laptop 2 times in the past 2 years. I wouldn't trade my linux for the world but forcing windows people to XP sucks. A friend and I tried to set up an XP intranet... The computers wouldn't even look at each other.
    When my office told me they were moving to XP from NT4 (SP4!!), I laughed. They didn't understand what I found to be so humorous...

  25. Re:Nice on-line FAQ for TCPA/Palladium on Coursey on Palladium · · Score: 1

    MS Support: I'm sorry, that's a hardware problem, please contact your hardware vendor.

    Sooo, someone remind me what's going to change with this new revelation of TCPA? ;^)