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  1. no Zune support on Universal Offers iPod-Resistant Music · · Score: 4, Informative
    looks like the million or so Zune owners won't be able to use these files.

    Q: Are files downloaded from SpiralFrog compatible with the iPod or Zune?

    A: Songs and video files that you download from SpiralFrog are not compatible with Apple's range of iPods or Microsoft's Zune.

  2. Re:Yeah - so? on Gates Successor Says Microsoft Laid Foundation for Google · · Score: 1

    Mosaic and then later Navigator brought non-geeks to the internet. If MSFT wouldn't have bought a license for Mosaic and used it to create Internet Explorer, Google and many other popular web sites would still probably exist.

  3. Re: your sig on Eavesdropping Didn't Help Uncover Terrorist Plot · · Score: 1

    Giuliani is a hard right-winger.
    huh? On many issues, he appears to be left of center compared to the rest of the Republican party. Otherwise, he'd be doing much better than he is.
  4. Re:Could age be a factor? on Brain Differences In Liberals and Conservatives · · Score: 1

    No, that's when you have your "Office Space epiphany" and decide that not giving a shit anymore is the best way to reduce stress.

  5. Re:Who cares? on Underground Mac Community Foils a Coup · · Score: 5, Funny

    CmdrTaco is getting scared that CowboyNeal is going to take over.

  6. Re:We got some flyin' to do on Air Force Mistakenly Transports Live Nukes Across America · · Score: 1

    JDAMs can be dropped about 15 miles away from the target, so the B52 doesn't have to fly over it. Newer versions are being developed that can be dropped over 40 miles away. This is more cost effective than launching $250K-$1M cruise missles.

  7. Re:"By most accounts..." on Apple Releases New Touch Screen iPod · · Score: 1

    And what was stopping Motorolla, Nokia, LG, etc from providing this years ago?

  8. Re:"By most accounts..." on Apple Releases New Touch Screen iPod · · Score: 1

    It puts your voicemail messages on your computer. You can access your calls and contacts anytime, anywhere, even if your mobile phone has no signal, is out of battery, or turned off.

    How does it work? If somebody calls you on your cell phone, and you don't answer, the call forwards to CallWave. CallWave records the message and delivers it to your widget. It's that simple!

    Oh yeah, that's what I'd really want to do...listen to my voice mail on my computer instead of just hitting a button on the damn phone. Thanks, but no thanks.
  9. Re:4GB iPhone on sale for $299 on Apple Releases New Touch Screen iPod · · Score: 1

    I really wish I could understand why some people are upset about price drops.
    I'm guessing that they somehow feel like they were cheated out of some money. IMHO, if you thought that it was a reasonable price when you paid for it, then why get upset about it now if the price goes down? It's not like someone forced you to buy it.
  10. Re:"By most accounts..." on Apple Releases New Touch Screen iPod · · Score: 1

    what about the "visual voicemail" feature?

  11. Re:We got some flyin' to do on Air Force Mistakenly Transports Live Nukes Across America · · Score: 1

    why use cruise missles when 'smart bombs' are sufficient? That seems like a waste when there isn't any threats in the area that can reach the altitudes they're flying at.

  12. Re:We got some flyin' to do on Air Force Mistakenly Transports Live Nukes Across America · · Score: 1

    The one off the coast of Georgia that you're thinking of was a B-47. Here's a list of accidents by the US Military. http://www.milnet.com/cdiart.htm I don't know if anyone has published a similar list for the USSR/Russia or any of the other nuclear powers.

  13. Re:More to Come on Apple Now Selling Better Than One Laptop In Six · · Score: 1

    IMHO, they're about as overpriced as what Sony sells. Neither company seeem to be very interested to race to the bargan basement.

  14. Re:The bigger issue on James Hansen on the Warmest Year Brouhaha · · Score: 1

    I think he wants links to source code tarballs for all the programs used. I've read lots of requirements & design docs that describe something that's very different than the resulting code. Since all of this is paid with tax money, I see no reason why it shouldn't be available to the general public.

  15. Re:The bigger issue on James Hansen on the Warmest Year Brouhaha · · Score: 1

    I used to live in a place that would have -20F temps. We still had lots of them. My brother lives in Fairbanks where it will get down to -40. They still have lots of them and they are huge.

  16. Re:Funny on Manhattan 1984 · · Score: 1

    That is if the people who wrote the point of sale system cared about getting any of that information. Usually, the bare minimum for getting an approval from the credit/debit card processor or check validation vendor is all that's extracted.

  17. Re:worlds apart. on Manhattan 1984 · · Score: 1

    Austin has a toll highway now.

  18. Re:Actually this case is legit on American Red Cross Sued For Using a Red Cross · · Score: 1

    No. That's how it's been since the original agreement over 100 years. If the American Red Cross wanted to start selling their kits in stores, they should have been dealing with J&J.

  19. Re:from the article on Homeland Security Commissions LED-Based Puke-Saber · · Score: 1

    this way the agents won't have to care if the people they are apprehending speak Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, French, etc.

  20. Re:from the article on Homeland Security Commissions LED-Based Puke-Saber · · Score: 1

    that's assuming the people crossing the borders illegally can understand Spanish.

  21. Re:Queue Slashdot Reader Love Life Jokes on Smarter Teens Have Less Sex · · Score: 3, Insightful

    wtf does C, G, Xl, Xr, X, A stand for.

  22. Re:Queue Slashdot Reader Love Life Jokes on Smarter Teens Have Less Sex · · Score: 1

    Shame, shame. You made a logical conclusion based on evidence and not on hype. Clearly you are not qualified for allocating research funds for curing diseases.

  23. Re: E(Condom Split) vs E(Child Support) on Smarter Teens Have Less Sex · · Score: 1

    bump up the child support amount. In many states it's at least 25% of your monthly income.

  24. Re:Idiocracy on Smarter Teens Have Less Sex · · Score: 1

    People who breed like rats, roaches and rabbits are taking this planet for themselves.
    fixed it to fit reality.
  25. Re:Idiocracy on Smarter Teens Have Less Sex · · Score: 1

    It's about manipulation and control in the relationship.