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  1. bigger disks, excellent on Toshiba Unveils 80GB 'iPod drive' · · Score: 1

    I use my ipod for music, not photos, so I didn't want to get the photo IPOD and its likely more delicate screen. I record everything in Apple lossless, which gets me about 100 CDs on my 40GB ipod. I would love the larger drive. By the way, anyone else who records in lossless noticing occasional skips while they listen, presumably due to song size exceeding the 32 meg cache size?

  2. whose paying for this on San Francisco's Got Free Wi-Fi · · Score: 1

    I wonder about this financially. Who is paying for this access, if it is to be provided free, then the provider mustbe getting money somewhere, I wonder where from, pinko government commie taxes?

  3. gummit databases connected to the net on Taiwan Under Cyber Attack from China · · Score: 1

    Anyone else see the problem with this?

  4. sp4 makes net fail on omnibook 6000 laptop on Microsoft wants Automatic Update for Windows · · Score: 1

    Due to the above, I'd pass on auto update, but I also run windows update regularly, I'm sure many users do not.

  5. reality with options on Recommend Apple, Lose Your Job? · · Score: 1

    Are we still not willing to accept that there are not as mnay software options for this platform. With the great graphics they have, they still are below insignificance in the gaming market? All they have are the education & desktop pub, and a small number of fervent loyalists, same as it ever was.

  6. Get a small laptop on Sony Launches 2 New "Video" Clie Models · · Score: 1

    With all the features some of you are looking for, why not get a small laptop and use your phone as a (gasp) phone.

  7. Re:Remember who makes the CLIE: on Sony Launches 2 New "Video" Clie Models · · Score: 1

    Hmm your post implies the register is somehow bad, when in reality you're restating the previous riaa argument. By the way, although I do think cd prices are excesive, the alternative is the death of music, since sales of cds would generate very little revenue if everyone downloaded/burned theirt copy.

  8. Re:Bluetooth on Sony Launches 2 New "Video" Clie Models · · Score: 1

    I neeed to agree here, bluetooth is just about irrelevant now. I see lots of people asking for it, but all the reasons I hear sound like things people should use laptops for. A pda is not a desktop replacement/office file editor/good game machine with that teeny screen.

  9. Re:Price Climbing on Sony Launches 2 New "Video" Clie Models · · Score: 1

    hard to justify more than a few hundred in price, above that you're approaching laptop territory, where the screens actually are big enough to do the things people want to do on a pda.

  10. radiation on Do We Still Need Telcos (and ISPs)? · · Score: 1

    would you like your children medium or well done??

  11. Re:So Bush, Blair: WHERE ARE THE WMD'S on FreeBSD 5.1 Released · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How does someone who cheated on his wife and lied to a grand jury keep his job, as President of the United States, leader of the free world. Lieing to his wife and nation, it is unfrigginbelievable that he stayed on till end of term.
    wmds, moved or destroyed, there is mass evidence based on the powell presentation to the UN.

  12. Re:Its based on unix, you know on FreeBSD 5.1 Released · · Score: 1

    essentially free, r u on crack? The os is in the 250 buck range, then all the apps cost dough too. The other cashcow, MSOffice is several hundred dollars if you want the full deal.

  13. This is already available on FTC Moves up "Do Not Call" List Registration · · Score: 1

    At least in California, check out http://www.nocall.ag.ca.gov/

  14. ms agrees to pay to weaken linux on Microsoft To License SCO's Unix Code · · Score: 1

    This has to be totally obvious doesn't it??

  15. Heres a readable US site on New Sharp Zaurus SL-C760/C750 Linux PDAs · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    http://www.sharpusa.com/products/ModelLanding/1,10 58,1016,00.html

  16. Re:Who cares... on New Palms: Zire 71 and Tungsten C · · Score: 1

    If you want all that stuff, how about a Linux based pda??

  17. this is great on HP Calcs Live On Under PalmOS · · Score: 1

    In college studying engineering, the 48 was such a powerful tool, I'm glad it still living via emulation, even though I have a for real 48.

  18. freebsd usability on New Performance Mailing List for FreeBSD · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If they could only make patching easier, so everytime a bind, sendmail, or other hack is discovered, one doesnt have to;
    cvsup the source tree
    rebuild the system
    rebuild the kernel
    boot single user
    install new kernel
    install new system components
    mergemaster
    reboot again.

    This is a royal f***in pita, up2date looks sinfully easy compared to this.

  19. pure electric cars too much hassle on GM Pulls Plug on Electric Car · · Score: 1

    Money spent on electricity, range, and diffivulty in finding recharging locations and planning distance trips almost require these cars to be owned by families with more than 1 car/driver who don't typically drive long distances.

  20. lack of choice on A College Without Microsoft? · · Score: 1

    Amongst a body of so many students, I cannot imagine this flying, given teacher concerns over research computers, ease of use, etc..

  21. Common Sense?? on Power Laws, Weblogs, and Inequality · · Score: 1

    Seems to me these problems of scale are quite common, I recently read Thomas Payne's "Common Sense", and what is being described here sounds an awful lot like the reasoning behind the necessity for representative government, as opposed to a true Democracy.

  22. commercial viability on FCC Rule Cuts Bandwidth For 72-Mile 802.11b · · Score: 1

    so now, you could be 72 miles from you provider and still get a 300kbps link, wonder how many providers are watching this.

  23. warner bros stores on Has AOL Lost Its Sex Drive? · · Score: 1

    IU really wish this merger wouldve never happened. Amongst my reasons, aside from the media monopoly, is that the warner brothers stores were all closed.

  24. heres more info on The Pentagon Wants Your Secrets · · Score: 2, Informative

    http://tinyurl.com/2k4f

  25. sun java causes iwon crossword to fail on Mozilla: The Good And The Bad · · Score: 1

    To my surprise, I recently installed the related product, Phoenix and was greeted with an unusual behavior. After installing the java that it offered, a Sun, non IE, hopefully standards based implementation, I found that the tab key on iwon.com crosswords was a nogo, whereas with the non standards IE java, it worked as expected. I really loathe when non standards based stuff is supported in this way. Improvements are one thing, but this is Uncle Bill deviation for its own sake, yuk..