User: ChinaJoe

Why would I want to pay a subscribtion fee??

On: The Programmer Who Could Save Tivo

It seems to me that the fee is a total ripoff. Why would I want to pay for something that offers nothing?? Because I want to have shows recorded that I don't want to watch??

All I want is a glorified VCR and not get ripped off. Why is that sooo hard??

Re:Psion 5mx

On: Laptops with the Longest Battery Life?

Riding around the world on a motorcycle, eh?

Aren't ya gonna get a bit wet trying to ride across the oceans?

I gave my baby a String of Perls

On: CPAN: $677 Million of Perl

And now she loves me, forever!

Its just too bad I have to reboot her every couple of days.

Almost does count and Public Domain Spectrum

On: Japan Considers Taxing of WiFi

I dig this line "such appliances use almost the same spectrum as mobile phones"

ALMOST!?!?! Hey, I almost won the lottery, so they should just give me the jackpot.

Anyways, doesn't the 2.4GHz band fall under Public Domain. Otherwise you would have to tax people who use cordless phones.

How about that poor pilot?!?

On: Blogging a Ride on the 'Vomit Comet'

No one ever mentions the sap who has to fly this plane every day. Up, down, up, down, up, down. Bile coming up his throat everytime. His stomach must hate him.

Re:Everything is bad those days

On: Is Your Computer Leaking Toxic Dust?

If I recon correctly, gasoline fumes contains beneze. Have we stopped using gas ? I think not.

I have stopped drinking gasoline, though!

NY Times reads Slashdot

On: Your Data and Cyber Business After You're Gone

Haha, I bet they ripped off the idea for that story from here. The Times sucks.

Photo Credit - Poor Terry Gilliam

On: The DDR Workout - It's Official

(AP Photo/Terry Gilliam)

Wow, I knew that he hadn't done any work in a while, but damn...Taking pictures of geeks on treadmills?!?

Wouldn't any transmission we get be outdated?

On: SETI@home Turns Five Today

Talk about link rot!

Breaking news! This just in, alien message translated:

Error: 404 page not found

Re:MS resentment - The real Killer App

On: Egyptian Linux Advocates' Replies

Com'n we all know what the true Killer App is in the Middle East:

Islamic Suicide Bomber.

It doesn't get much more deadly.

[Prepares to be forever Modded Troll]

I for one, Welcome

On: City Officials Almost Ban Foam Cups

Our new DiHydrogen Monoxide Overlords.

Repeal Laws!? Wisconsin would be overrun with

On: An Ignition Interlock In Every Car?

Citizens from minnesota with chickens on their heads!!
These laws are necessary and must continue to be enforced! I do not, nay could not, stand for anyone crossing into my state with a chicken on their head.

Oooohhh, the indignity! The Shame!

That kelp still needs to be processed

On: Ethanol to Hydrogen Reactor Developed

And what of the stink of the processing factories? If (as other posters have commented) that the corn processing factories stink, how bad would the kelp processing factory be? With the rally cry of "Not In My Backyard!", where would these factories be placed?

I suppose there is always...Canada!

Re:That's all well and good

On: Xbox for $99? Xbox 2 in 2005?

Oh, yea your right. There are many more good games than bad. Such as:

Drake of the 99 Dragons --Gamespot Finalist for WORST game of 2003
Gravity Games Bike: Street Vert Dirt
Batman: Dark Tomorrow
Pulse Racer
Stake: Fortune Fighters
Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis
Kabuki Warriors
Robocop
Sneakers
Fila World Tour Tennis
Smashing Drive
Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon
Shrek: Super Party
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch
Superman: The Man of Steel
Antz Extreme Racing
Star Trek: Shattered Universe
Metal Dungeon
Bionicle
Nightcaster II: Equinox
Ultimate Beach Soccer
Pro Cast Sports Fishing
WTA Tour Tennis
SeaBlade
Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey
Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing

According to Gamerankings.com of the 384 titles reviewed 217 have a score UNDER 75 (which is NOT GOOD) and 184 under 60 (Which SUCKS!).

This from a bitter Xbox owner.

That's all well and good

On: Xbox for $99? Xbox 2 in 2005?

So what if X2 comes out a year early? MS will still be losing money and will accelerate that loss with the cut of price for the Xbox.

Yea, yea, yea, it's not as if they can't afford it. I just don't understand the business plan here. I doubt that they'll make any money on X2 when it comes out, and with the majority of Xbox games being crappy, they can't be making money there, either. So what the hell is the purpose of making a product line that will do nothing but cost you money? To get more name recognition? Like who hasn't fricking heard of Microsoft?

Re:This would be more helpful

On: New Gamepad Designed To Build Muscles?

There are desk exercisers out there. One powers your monitor while you pedal.

Hell, someone even made a pedal powered Wi-Fi network for Laos.

Re:HP is a weird place

On: The Uncertain Promise of Utility Computing

Perhaps if had a picture of Carly Fiorina in a skimpy negligee lingerie on your computer desktop you would have been ok.

No wait. That would have contributed to a hostile workplace. Hostile to men that is. Ewww, Gross!

Mom! You just vacuumed my music collection!

On: Replace Your Music....Again

Yea, one good sneeze and your whole set of albums is all over the floor.
Or Mom comes in; dusts and vacuums everything up.

When will companies realize that there is a too small size. There is a Human Sized Factor here, people.

But Can I burn ISOs to this?

On: HP, Princeton Develop New Memory Material

Lets face it. The important question to be asked here is can I burn (or write) image files to this.
For backup purposes only, of course... ;)

First Post

On: Miyazaki's "Nausicaa" Dub Updates

And I love Natalie Portman.

I only pay if it helps make me money

On: Will Internet Users Pay for Content?

I pay for the content of two websites.
One is a job search site where I pick up new contracts to keep the family fed and the other is a fantasy football site. Both provide information that is very useful and can't be found elsewhere. Or I don't have the time to do the research on my own.