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  1. Re:Wild guess on Technology to Help with Learning Disabilities? · · Score: 1

    This is a good suggestion, but if you're going to watch TV with the CCs on make sure that you watch shows where the CCs match up with the speech. Some CCs are just different enough from the spoken words to throw you off and others are poorly timed to the point that they're disorienting.

    If you have a DVD player I would recommend renting movies with good captions and playing those.

  2. Re:Truth? on Inside the Mind of a Virus Writer · · Score: 1

    What about interpreted languages, then? Is a virus written in Perl or PHP a 'weapon' on its own, or only if it's paired with an interpreter?

  3. Re:Perl Script on Y2K: Hoax, Or Averted Disaster? · · Score: 1

    Windows XP stores time in a totally different way than Unix, so you don't have to worry about using Windows XP in 2038. At least, I hope you don't.

  4. Re:From the 3D Interface Article: on In The Beginning Was The Command Line, Updated · · Score: 1

    Maybe Daewoo could put out a cheapass helicopter if they had enough volume, but you're still wrong in principle:

    Helicopters are more complex, require parts built to higher specifications, and are far more complex to control than cars. They also use a lot more fuel than a car, because it takes much more energy to fly /hover-push something than it takes to roll it. They're also far larger and far noiser than a car.

    We use cars for good reason, not just because they're cheap.

  5. Re:I think they're right on Is Apache 2.0 Worth the Switch for PHP? · · Score: 1

    Apache2's Windows distrobution is the easiest webserver I've ever configured. Installing it is a total breeze; it uses a standard MSI package and is very polished. Configuring it is just like configuring any other Apache installation; you have to edit the .conf file but it's full of documentation and I was able to teach myself quite a bit just by reading the comments in that file and Googling where necessary.

  6. Re:Compiled binaries are dirt simple and have been on Python 2.4 Final Released · · Score: 1

    Or cx_Freeze, it's easier to use and can make binaries on Windows and Linux.

  7. Re:As they said on IGN on Half Life 2 Available, Delays Not Valve's Fault · · Score: 1

    You only have to connect once to authenicate/activate. After that, you can play sans internet connection all you want.

  8. Re:RFID could let suppliers cheat on Inside Wal-Mart IT · · Score: 1

    If they ever found out (and they would) they would nuke the offending supplier into the stone age (and probably absorb them while they're at it). Suppliers know enough not to play with the 8,000lb gorilla that is Wal-Mart.

  9. Re:images on U.S. Offers $50 Download · · Score: 1

    That's silly. The 'SPECIMEN' text isn't a part of the image file but is instead overlayed in the PDF. Extracting the image would yeild the unadultered bill.

  10. Re:Wouldn't want adjustability or anything... on Automotive Tires Without Air · · Score: 1

    Given that the average city driver never does any of these things, yes, you're absolutely right.

  11. Concerts... on The Ubiquitous LED Becomes More Ubiquitous · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Am I the only one who thinks this would be a neat thing to embed in a clear drumstick and then use at concert?

    Hell, disperse the little ones in the crowd and turn the whole place into a giant pulsating light...

  12. Re:Try printing a hologram on Counterfeiting With High Resolution Inkjets · · Score: 1

    Even better that you can't do that with the new five and ten-dollar bills as the hologram is transluscent and superimposed over the middle of the bill.

  13. Re:Nice to see artistic innovation in CG on 3D Computer Generated Movie From France · · Score: 1

    You're correct; it is Keith David.

  14. You can keep them on your lap... on Sandia's Laptop Heatpipes Closer To Market · · Score: 3, Informative

    If you don't always buy the latest desktop replacement from Dell or whoever. My Toshiba Satellite Pro 4330, while getting a little long in the tooth nowadays (playing DivX movies and whatnot; I bought it in early 2001) doesn't break the 'quite warm' barrier and is comfortable for several hours of continued use, even when doing CPU-heavy things.

    So remember, not everyone's trying to shove a desktop into a laptop and burning your legs off because of it.

  15. Re:Question for you all... on Gloss Plastic Could Eliminate Auto Painting · · Score: 2, Informative

    Considering that a current metal car door can be dented by a slow-moving baseball, no. The impact of a crash is absorbed by the frame, not the metal panelling.

  16. Re:What a waste(no pun intended)... on Tornado in a Can · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure that was Beavis and Butthead.

  17. Re:Does this mean... on Ogg Support For iTunes · · Score: 1

    I have 1,014 of them. Lots of people use Ogg, it's just a small group when you compare it to those using MP3s.

  18. Re:Sun is Right on Canada to Launch Countrywide Virtual SuperComputer · · Score: 1

    That's not quite correct. I'm pretty sure that the Windowx 9x line doesn't do it but I'm absolutely sure that the Windows NT line does.

  19. Re:Sometimes Barney plays on his own on Gnarly Error Messages · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hahaha, that's pretty funny. This one, too: Computer Randomly Plays Classical Music

  20. Re:And then.... on Linux Kernel 3.0? · · Score: 1

    I like that too... "Be Sharp: Use .TUX."

  21. Re:3d displays cannot work on 3D LCD Display · · Score: 1

    What the hell? We can see in 3D because we have stereoscopic vision that takes advantage of the parallax effect, not some sort of 'light traversal time'. What are you talking about?

  22. Re:Truly ironic on Microsoft Notes Critical Security Holes in Windows, Office · · Score: 1

    No, you don't.

  23. Re:oh, my first chance at seeing the dumb Katz on Review: Panic Room · · Score: 1

    Actually, it's somewhat clear when this movie was set, because those little wristwatch-style blood sugar/heartrate/blood pressure/whatever meters have only been around for a short time, IIRC. And the cell phone Foster had looked fairly new.

  24. Re:Application Firewall on Subterfuge with Subterfugue · · Score: 1

    Check out Tiny Trojan Trap. It seems to be exactly what you're looking for.

  25. Re:That's one of the reasons on What Kind of Books do You Want? · · Score: 1

    The Sendmail book I have is 1019 pages. Is the Python book bigger?