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  1. Re:call it what it is on Researchers Test WiFi Access From Moving Vehicles · · Score: 1

    How many times do I have to tell you, it's HOGGLE! - Dan.

    The real scary part of your reply is how many of us got the reference!
    So, which one are you a fan of:

    1. Jim Hensen/Muppets
    2. David Bowie
    3. The Movie "Labrinth"

    or all of the above?

  2. Re:Wait, what? on IRS Now Wants To Repeal Cell Phone Tax · · Score: 1

    And what can we do to keep you!?!

  3. Re:Video shows police chase gone wrong. on New Jersey Sues YouTube Over Crash Video · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Those numbers also work if the trooper was on speed gun duty just before the toll. (ironically for the purpose of slowing drivers down as they approach)

    I've seen troopers in several states take up positions both before and after toll areas.

    Makes for lots of sudden braking.

  4. Re:GPS reciver? on GPS Map Viewer for PSP Released · · Score: 2, Informative

    The summary does not have it quite right...

    Wifi is used to get map graphics from google (cached on memory stick)
    The article notes there is a script to "preload" maps for a given area.

    The GPS is used for position data to show where you are on the maps.

    Two different functions. Hope this clears up your confusion. %-)

  5. Re:People will pay for anything... on Hydrogen Fuel Cells Hit the Road · · Score: 1
    While every major automaker has built a fuel-cell prototype, Honda's is the only one that has been crash-tested.

    If you had RTFA, you too would know this. What's even more interesting is the fact the local fire department will not let them use the new fill station!

  6. Re:ATI may be there now... on ATI at the Top Graphics Chip Maker for 2004 · · Score: 1

    My experience with people who say that is that they have never used nVidia drivers with multi-head under linux. Don't expect more than a few weeks of uptime in such a configuration.

    I am going to have to call BULLS**T on that one. I have been using dual 15 inch monitors for several years and with several different models of nVidia cards. Have had problems from time to time, but short run times have never been one of them. Even had a MX440 card doing dual screen with a TV as the second monitor (MythTV system). Worked great. I don't touch ATI since they blew us off over the "All in Wonder" cards years ago.

  7. Re:Two things on Government Asks Court to Keep ID Arguments Secret · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You do realize that all the 9-11 terrorists had proper ID, right?

  8. Re:Silly? on FCC Considers Mandating HDTV Copy Protection · · Score: 1

    Very good point. As a matter of fact Nero does recognize the copyright bit, it even mentions it in the status window when you copy a CD. It just does not do anything about it (other than copy it with the rest of the disk).

  9. Re:I don't mean to be naive on Slashback: Voting, Suing, Retiring · · Score: 1

    And I know of 20 to 30 year olds who now reside in nursing homes in South Florida due to strokes. And I'm not talking about people in poor health to start with, I'm talking people who jogged and didn't smoke! A stroke can hit anyone at anytime.

  10. Re:Napster in court, that makes sense. on White House Files Amicus Brief Favoring RIAA · · Score: 1
    Which is probably what the "real pirates" do (read, Chinese operations and the like).


    They don't even do that. They use the same "press" style equipment the original music cd makers use. Pop out hundreds of copies per day at pennies each.

    Real "pirates" are not even interested in copiers, they use production equipment, which makes things like the DECSS "made to copy DVD's" arguement that much stupider. If only John Q. Public would realize this maybe the polititions would soon follow. I know wishfull thinking.

  11. Re:SuperDisk? on CD-R In A Digital Camera: The Ueber-Mavica? · · Score: 2

    It's the Panisonic PalmCam Superdisk, Model PV-SD4090. I has one and am very happy with it. My cost was about $900 with a 2 year "accident" plan. Res is 1280x960 and can take about 800 pictures on one superdisk. If you use the "normal" picture res, you can take over 1500 pics on a disk. Uses a 1250mAh LI-Ion battery that lasts for about 200 pisc (100 flashes). Also can take about 80 to 100 ten second quicktime movies. Other features include red eye flash mode, timer, sound recording, 3x optical zoom, and rapidfire mode (16 640x480 at 2 pics a second).