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  1. Off Topic - But Provoked on Gore: White House May Get Involved in MS Settlement Talks · · Score: 1

    Ditto yourself of course. People who complain about people who complain etc.

    Fact is, the moderation/karma thing is looking a little broken at the moment. But as the good Cmdr says: "don't worry about it. There are glitches but they aren't what you think they are."

    Whatever.

    Regards, Ralph.

  2. Following the chain ... on Sony/Palm To Team Up · · Score: 1

    So if I understand it right, Sony are licensing an OS from Palm who are licensing an OS from Nokia who are licensing an OS from Symbian.

    And now as a Java animation ...

    Regards, Ralph.

  3. Re:Gore on Gore: White House May Get Involved in MS Settlement Talks · · Score: 0

    Yeah, a real well deserved Score:2 comment there.

    Regards, Ralph.

  4. When and Where? on 4.8G Portable MP3 Player · · Score: 1
    Well, from the site(s) the "Personal Jukebox will be available December 1999" or "The PJB 100 Personal Jukebox limited Premier Edition will be available the week of Nov 15, 1999 at a major web music site."

    MP3.com perhaps?

    Regards, Ralph.

  5. Re:Canada? on Digital Television Transmission Standards · · Score: 1

    > Remember that the 'N' in NTSC stands for "North America."

    I always thought the 'N' stood for "Never", as in "Never Twice the Same Color".

    Regards, Ralph.

  6. Regional lockouts ain't happening on Post-Hacked DVD: Where to Go? · · Score: 1

    Here in Switzerland, practically all the DVD players on sale here do regions 1 & 2. Many are region free. Only suckers would buy a region 2 only device. (Pity that these suckers will be the Joe Average consumer who will be upset that they cannot play the region 1 DVDs that are also routinely on sale over here (with a warning sticker attached)).

    I've just bought a DVD set-top box and am very happy with it. Finally I can start buying movies at US prices now that the *real* regional lockout of NTSC/PAL is effectively over.

    Regards, Ralph.

  7. Re:Poached Brains or Roasted Nuts? on Linkage between Cell-phone Usage and Long Term Memory Loss · · Score: 1

    I like the Tin Gallon Hat (despite /.'s mangling of your line "art".) However, I suspect the weight of such an article would produce a high risk of neck injury. I'd suggest incorporating a substantial neck brace into your next design.

    My thoughts are travelling along another road: Suspend the cellphone with a helium baloon, tethered to the user by several metres/yards of microphone/headset cable. Anyone care to calculate the size of balloon needed for this? (Shouldn't be sooo big for a little StarTac should it?)

    The balloon could carry advertising to subsidise the call charges.

    However, I suspect cellphone users will be (even more) unwelcome at the movies.

    Regards, Ralph.

  8. Poached Brains or Roasted Nuts? on Linkage between Cell-phone Usage and Long Term Memory Loss · · Score: 1

    > Just keep that antenna away from your skull and you'll be fine.

    Yeah, wear it on your belt and wait for your gonads to "forget" how to produce sperm.

    Seriously, if we buy into the EMR-is-dangerous theory, then where is the safe yet practical place to put that antenna anyhow?

    Regards, Ralph.

  9. Way Too Complicated on Uncle Robin's Advice for Lovelorn Geeks · · Score: 1
    Think I'll stick to following John Smith's The Complete Guide of Laying a Girl v1.1.

    (I mean, it's gotta work one day.)

    Regards, Ralph.

  10. Re:I'm not going to get too excited, yet... on 3Com & Psion to Join Forces for Wireless Internet · · Score: 1
    If MS did admit defeat on WinCE, wouldn't the Symbian/Palm combo start looking dangerously like a cartel? (In the handheld market at least.)

    IANAL, but running a cartel, like eating people, is wrong, isn't it?

    Regards, Ralph.

  11. Re:Do you want to get rid if myopia? on Genetically Engineered Children · · Score: 1

    > what if myopia and intelligence have a genetic link?

    More likely a developmental link. If you're not physically capable of being a jock, then you have to compensate by using your brain.

    The nation that consists of physically perfect people only is a doomed land.

    Regards, Ralph.

  12. Bill Gates to Get Half on Microsoft Launches Passport · · Score: 1
    It says so here.

    (An old'un but a good'un.)

    Regards, Ralph.

  13. Re:Old story on Managing Geeks · · Score: 2
    It's here. (Posted by CmdrTaco even!)

    Regards, Ralph.

  14. Re:Good old Psion - still going strong! on Psion Revo and Palm Vx launched · · Score: 1

    > Psion (together with ARM) are all that really
    > remains of the British small computer industry

    And the Revo will be the first Psion machine not to be made in the UK. It'll be made in Taiwan. (So if it's late to market we'll know why.)

    Regards, Ralph.

  15. Psion Gives & Takes on Psion Revo and Palm Vx launched · · Score: 1

    A cuter Series 5mx without the expansion slot and without the spell checker and sketch app, with half the screen size, no backlight and a smaller keyboard.

    Otherwise seriously nice. (Seriously.)

    Regards, Ralph.

  16. Re:MIT... on Microsoft and MIT Team Together · · Score: 1
    Don't forget Richard Schmalensee, the MIT economist who has been giving "expert" testimony on behalf of Microsoft in the DoJ trial. His company is reported to have received $6m in 18 months from MS.

    They're now MSMIT.

    Regards, Ralph.

  17. Re:Is it possible to Slashdot effect the moves ... on Kasparov vs. The World: It's all different · · Score: 1

    FIRST PAWN!

  18. Cool Google Threads on Google is launched! · · Score: 1
    They're selling accessories too. The cap is not so bad, but the T-shirts don't look so good on white with the small logo.

    (But it seems they can't cope with selling to non-USA anyway).

    Regards, Ralph.

  19. Re:US Only on The Linux Platinum Card: taken at better stores everywhere · · Score: 1
    Look here and you'll see: You must be at least 18 years of age to apply, and you must reside in the United States.

    Regards, Ralph.

  20. Try it yourself ... on Dell finds "Oldest PC" · · Score: 1
    There's a rather good Java simulation of the Altair here. Also a description of the machine and an example "program" to do Fibonacci series.

    Regards, Ralph.

  21. Inprise Introuble on Delphi for Linux · · Score: 1

    Inprise helping the enemy, huh? Guess Redmond will be starting to forget to send Inprise their beta OSs and API docs ... Inprise dev tools will start mysteriously crashing on new OSs ...

    IBM, Lotus, Novell, et al. have all been there before ...

    Regards, Ralph.

  22. Re:MS innovation on Sun Claims MS Steals Vision · · Score: 1
    For an appraisal of Microsoft's "innovation" look here.

    Regards, Ralph.

  23. The Iron Lady? on Forum:Blair Witch Project · · Score: 1

    From the comments here I assume this is nothing to do with the current British PM and his relationship with Mrs Thatcher?

    Regards, Ralph.

  24. The Iron Lady? on Forum:Blair Witch Project · · Score: 1

    From the comments here I assume this is nothing to do with the current British PM and his relationship with Mrs Thatcher? Regards, Ralph.

  25. As funny as it gets on Spoonful of Quickies · · Score: 1

    These people think that "101 Dalmations" should be R-rated. Do you really expect us to take them seriously?

    Regards, Ralph.