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  1. Re:Thus the phrase... on EPA Fuel Economy Myth: Too High, Too Low? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    You wouldn't see a huge spike in traffic accidents. You would probably see traffic accidents go down because its next to impossible to talk on a cell phone while driving a car with a stick shift. Less people talking on cell phones means less accidents driving.

  2. Loss of attitude control? on SpaceShipOne Flight Not as Perfect as it Seemed · · Score: 1

    Nothing like a swift kick in the butt to correct that.

  3. My favorite's were ... on Microsoft Word 5.1: The Apex of Word Processing · · Score: 1

    In DOS, Word Perfect 5.1.

    In OS/2, Describe

    In Windows, AmiPro 2.0 or was it 2.1. Can't remember.

    On Mac, still waiting. Just got Office 2004 for it. Mainly for my wife. I would prefer a native version of OpenOffice, but I can always run it with X from my Linux box.

  4. Re:Photographer's dream on Surfing on a Surfboard · · Score: 1
    While I am not a professional photographer/videographer, I do know that photographing and videotaping surfing is largely restricted due to the problems related to having lots of expensive equipment in the water. Currently, a lot of the video/pictures you see of surfers are from land, and they aren't nearly as cool as the shots from the water, inside the tube.


    Not to mention worrying about getting whacked in the head by either the nose of the board or the fin. Believe me, its not fun. Especially when you reach back to rub your head and you discover there's blood all over your hand. Makes that swim back to shore seem a lot longer especially when sharks can smell a drop of blood from a mile away.
  5. Re:Counterpoint to "1. That DRM systems don't work on Cory Doctorow on Digital Rights Management · · Score: 1

    Windows DRM hasn't been cracked because there hasn't been a need to. People just copy the music to MP3 and don't worry about the DRM in WMA. If WMA were the only option, I can guarantee that it would cracked in no time.

  6. Re:Jeff Gordon on The Technology Behind Formula One · · Score: 2, Informative

    There was a show on SpeedVision about a year ago with Jeff Gordon and Juan Montoya. They swapped cars and ran laps on Indy's F1 course. Gordon was absolutely awestruck by the F1 Williams/BMW he was driving. It took him several laps to get used to it. He was constantly braking early in the turns. Eventually he got the hang of it and actually posted some lap times that would have qualified him for the 2002 Indy Grand Prix.

    He's a hell of a driver and I would love to see him leave NASCAR and go race F1. He said driving that car was the most incredible experience he ever had driving.

  7. Re:For the American audience on The Technology Behind Formula One · · Score: 1

    The IRL has differentiated themselves from CART in that all their races I believe are on oval tracks now.

    I caught the IRL race in Richmond a couple of years ago. It was amazing to watch these cars run on the half mile track.

  8. Re:For the American audience on The Technology Behind Formula One · · Score: 1

    I don't know if Indy Cars are faster than F1. I saw an interview with Michael Schumacher on 60 Minutes a couple of years ago and he mentioned that he thought the F1 cars could possibly go as fast as 300 mph if not for the road courses they run on. He also mentioned that he will never race at Indy (Indy 500). He says its too dangerous.

  9. Re:it will take a supercomputer... on The Technology Behind Formula One · · Score: 2, Insightful
    But give me F1 anyday over Nascar.


    Amen to that. I'm in the heart of NASCAR country. I just don't see what it has to offer. Carburated engines. Tauruses. Give me a break. I put NASCAR on the same level as Pro Wrestling.
  10. Re:I'm definitely not a technical guru... on Akamai DNS Outage Messes up Net · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I actually would probably get work done without web access!

  11. Re:Who cares? on New PowerMac G5s: Up to 2.5Ghz, Liquid Cooled · · Score: 1

    I totally agree with you except for one thing. Video Editing sucks on Linux. When there is software as capable as Final Cut Pro 4, I'll run Linux exclusively. Until then, I need a Mac to go along with my Linux machines.

  12. This is not off-topic on Atlantis: Discovered at Last? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Patrick Duffy played in a short-lived tv series in the 70's called Man from Atlantis.

  13. It doesn't on Parenting and a Career in Coding? · · Score: 1

    You'll be lucky if you get three hours of awake time after you've put your kid to bed.

  14. Re:Embarassing on McAfee Granted Far-Reaching Spam-Control Patent · · Score: 1

    Are you saying stupid people shouldn't have the right to vote?

  15. Cool on LA to Oregon at Mach 9 · · Score: 1

    This gives me an idea on how to finally use that X-10 camera I bought years ago. I chickened out on making the hidden camera in the girls locker room.

  16. This guy's a dead man on Brew Your Own Auto Fuel For 41 Cents A Gallon · · Score: 2, Funny

    He better hire someone to start his car everyday. The oil companies won't put up with this.

  17. Re:Gentoo v. Debian ? on Fedora Core 2 Dud or Dodo? · · Score: 1

    Dude, forget the label 'unstable'. Debian unstable is basically what every distribution has for its latest release. I've been running it for about 2 years. Very few problems.

  18. Great. 2 hours of seeing the Rock in slow motion! on John Woo to Direct Spy Hunter Movie? · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    John Woo sucks.

  19. Re:Red Sox Fan on The Physics of Baseball · · Score: 1

    The question is "Is it better to almost never be a contender or to be a contender and constantly come up short?"

  20. Re:Who Cares? on Simulate "The Day After Tomorrow" On Your PC · · Score: 1

    If the Democrats actually had a candidate that had a pulse, this election would have been over by now. I would love to see Bill Clinton announce at the Democratic Convention this summer that he is running for President again. He would win in a landslide. I think people have realized that his "evil doings" really aren's so bad compared to the current administration.

  21. Shouldn't we say 'copyright infringement'? on Cisco IOS Source Code Theft Story Continues · · Score: 1

    If it was the only copy of source code, then yes it was stolen. Otherwise it should be copyright infringement. After all, this is our claim regarding illegally downloaded music. Its not stolen. It's copyright infringement.

  22. Re:Bynari Insight Server on Novell To Release Ximian Connector Under GPL · · Score: 1

    I'm evaluating Bynari Insight Server as well. Its an easy install. It uses Postfix, Cyrus IMAP, OpenLDAP, SpamAssassin, ProFTPd, and Amavis. Supposedly, it completely replaces Exchange.

    I've run into one problem with it. When creating a meeting and inviting more than one user, when they both accept, the meeting only shows up in the first user's calendar. It doesn't show up in the second user's calendar. I emailed Bynari about this and they said they are aware of the bug and will have it fixed soon.

  23. Re:Wonderful News on Novell To Release Ximian Connector Under GPL · · Score: 1
    This is great. A couple developers here at work are trying to get Linux for their workstations. Hooking into Exchange was always a set back. IT did not want to pay for the connector, since it already paid for Outlook.


    If they wanted to run Linux, why would the company have already paid for Outlook when it won't run on Linux anyway?
  24. Re:Dumb Question on Digital Cameras Change War Photo-Journalism · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They are more controversial and shocking because we are Americans and we preach to the world that we are better than everyone else and then we go and do shit like this.

  25. Re:The important question... on Comcast Fires TechTV Staff · · Score: 1

    I saw her interview on Howard Stern. It's really her. And she mentioned that she's attracted to women as well. She had a girlfriend in high school.