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  1. Re:One word on Court Decision Favors Rambus · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's nice to see a judge standing up against large companies, to stop them from throwing lawsuits around against smaller companies

    I'm not positive...but I believe Infineon is a larger company than Rambus.

  2. God... on PCI 3.0 Coming; Intel gets the Green Light. · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...you are a whinny nerd.

  3. Re:Trillian as IRC Client on AOL May Open Instant Messaging To Other Servers · · Score: 1

    Did I mention it's an IRC client?

    No, but I did orginally. Yes, it is taking them awhile, as an IRC client is no small undertaking for just two developers (yes, I'm sure they could benefit from open source). I don't know about you, but I have yet to be convinced that IRC connectivity is something I want in a chat client.

  4. Re:Trillian on AOL May Open Instant Messaging To Other Servers · · Score: 1

    You're right...I should have pointed that out. But, don't throw up your hands just yet. From Scott Werndorfer, one of their two founders, on their discussion forum:

    yup, there are plans to port to as many OSes as possible, with linux being a big priority. once the win32 version reaches a certain plateau, we'll start some ports. we'd like to get group chats / file transfers squared away first. - scott

    Remember, although remarkably stable, Trillian has not even reached version 1.0 yet.

  5. Trillian on AOL May Open Instant Messaging To Other Servers · · Score: 2

    'AOL said that it's almost done developing the technology that would allow its messaging services to operate with those offered by other industry players.'

    Well, maybe they don't know it, but they must already be done, because Trillian connects to their servers. It's not open source, but it does connect w/ AIM, Yahoo, MSN, ICQ, and IRC. Additionally, whatever services you don't use, you can modifiy an .ini file so as to not use the .dll for that service...decreasing the already low memory usage of the application. And the multitude of skins kick ass.

    I tried Jabber, but didn't find any projects that were currently connecting to AIM or that were as far along as Trillian for that matter.

  6. First things first on Can Cable Really Be Slower Than 56K? · · Score: 2

    Before making a decision on any broadband provider, do yourself a favor and visit http://www.dslreports.com . And, after signing up with a provider, return the favor and report your experience there as well.

    Oh...and should you happen to choose SpeakEasy (one of the highest rated ones), do me a favor and tell them pjwal referred you so I can get a free month ;-).

  7. Interopability Coming? on SMS vs. E-mail? · · Score: 2

    Ericsson, Motorola and Nokia have created Wireless Village, an initiative to create standards for instant messaging interopability. I wouldn't keep my fingers crossed for this to come to fruition in current devices any time soon (before 2005) though.

  8. All about the cooler on Building the Quiet PC · · Score: 4

    Tom did an article awhile back comparing 46 CPU coolers w/ an emphasis on noise level.

  9. Dateless Loser on Scientists Find Firefly 'Switch' · · Score: 2

    Males blink a certain sequence and hope to see an answering flash from a female.

    God knows I could use an emulator for this.

    It is just one more example of the prominent role played by NO in biochemistry. In humans, the molecule is crucial to the dilation of blood vessels and the signalling that goes on between neurons in the brain. Its part in assisting men achieve erection has been exploited by the modern impotence drugs like Viagra.

    Sweet, so I should expect a drug from Pfizer soon that'll make my ass glow?

  10. Re:It is as I feared on Lord of the Trailers · · Score: 1

    They should have hired an older actor...

    His relative inexperience and ignorance is exactly what is needed for this role. Do you really want someone older who insists on bringing his own persona and element to the role and over acting it? Personally, I pictured Frodo travelling through Middle Earth as wide eyed as Woods appears in the trailers, as if he hardly believes this is all happening to him.

  11. We live in a 3d world... on 3D w/o Goggles · · Score: 2

    ...yet in so many aspects we think 2d. The implications of working with a 3 dimensional interface are far beyond the obvious benefits of viewing a physical entity in it's true dimensional sense.

    But what about entities that are created in our mind and given a physical reality for our purposes such as a spreadsheet or database model? Imagine the capability of designing schema relationships in 3 dimensions. Or creating a financial report utilizing layers of cells. How will this affect UML tools? What potential does this have on development applications?

  12. Re:Come on on XML Schema a W3C Recommendation · · Score: 1

    Amen....these front end bastards piss me off. When will they learn that it's about the exchange of data?

  13. More Info on Aimster Seeks Protection From RIAA Demands · · Score: 4

    Story w/out annoying Flash ad here.

    Wired also has the story.

    I love the preemptive strike (although I worry about Boies' track record as of late), but what I love the most is how one of the founders pimps out his 16 year old daughter! She is cute though...what do you think /.ers (asked w/ no fear now that I know that 95% of you are also male)?

  14. What great timing! on Solar System Simulator · · Score: 1

    This is perfect site for 4/20...god bless you michael!

  15. It's a wonderful web on Solar System Simulator · · Score: 1

    You-you want the moon? Just say the word and I'll type http://space.jpl.nasa.gov in the address bar."

  16. Online version? on Robot Wars Coming Stateside · · Score: 1

    OK. I once came across a site that allowed individuals to submit their AI code (that conformed to a given API in several languages) toward robots that would perform in competitions against each other in CG simulated battles.

    Unfortunately, I was young and impressionable and programming in VB at the time. Does anything like this still exist?

  17. Re:Coming up next... on Robot Wars Coming Stateside · · Score: 1

    Robosport was awesome! I can remember the countless hours I sat in front of my friend's Macintosh playing this game.

    You can thank my frat bro's father ("Mr." Jackson, former owner of the company that also produced 'Airplane') for selling Maxis and not continiung this great game.

  18. SportsCaster: Bill Walton on Robot Wars Coming Stateside · · Score: 1

    "What can you say about the defending robitic materpiece? It's the greatest piece of machinery in the history of the NBA!"

  19. Welcome... on Philanthropy Redefined · · Score: 1

    ...to what we call a Free Market Economy.

    With the freedom we are given in our Democratic Republic to run business models such as this, we also have the freedom so that people such as yourself can point out the big bad evils of corporations trying to make money.

    Get out of your utopian dreamworld, the invisible hand is what's spurning on our advances in technology and medicine.

  20. This is a feature!! on MS Passport: "All Your Bits Are Belong To Us" · · Score: 1

    What better place to store all my pr0n passwords?

  21. Re:What about one's own name? on SGI Versus "Open*" and All Things "GL"? · · Score: 1

    .tv is the domain extensions assigned, and subsequently sold to Idealab!, to Tivoli, an island nation is the South Pacific.

    You're telling me that registering MY own !@#$@ name looks like squatting??!?!?! That's the kind of crap I fear from judges making decisions in cases like these.

  22. What about one's own name? on SGI Versus "Open*" and All Things "GL"? · · Score: 1

    I've worried about this a bit myself. I happen to have the same first and last name of an up and coming actor. I've recently registered the .tv domain name (firstnamelastname.tv) and, as these extensions are being marketed toward entertainment media and what not, I wouldn't be surprised if this actor tries to obtain it sometime in the future.

    If this should happen, what could I do about this given that any site I may have up does not contain any reference to him whatsoever? Somehow I don't think they'd settle for unlimited leach access to my pr0n and divx collection...

  23. dead giveaway on RGBS: Color Spaces For The New Millenium · · Score: 1

    Rolin Wandbagon I worked at a video store in highschool and I remember one time the owner couldn't figure out why a new member named Chuck U. Farly never returned his tapes.

  24. The Original Rice Computer on Exceptionally Unexceptional Quickies · · Score: 1

    Scroll to the bottom of the page.

    Image is everything...

  25. DSL Hell on A Study on Regional DSL and Cable Speeds? · · Score: 1

    Oh the horror stories I've witnessed in the LA, California area. A DSL installation taking 2 months is not out of the norm. Don't EVER order DSL from the phone company, but don't be surprised if your ISP goes out of business. Speeds vary depending upon your distance from the CO and if you're too far...you're just plum out of luck as far as DSL. And the damn commitment contracts they make you sign...I actually had an ISP tell me that I would still be obligated to pay them if I moved before the commitment was up and they didn't provide service to my new home!

    Needless to say...it took Adelphia forever to get the two way cable lines in my area, so I signed up with Rythms . They are simply THE BEST ISP...they actually encourage and provide information for running mp3 and game servers, while other ISP's consider that abuse of the service.

    Check them out if you're know anyone looking for an ISP...and tell them username = pjwal referred you so I can get a free month!

    My buddy gets 2Mb/s down on his Time Warner cable modem in Huntington Beach. Adelphia finally has Powerlink available in Manhattan Beach and I'll be getting it this Sat side by side w/ my DSL. Anyone know if Powerlink caps uploads?