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  1. Apple Newton on Sony-Ericsson P900 Released · · Score: 1

    Is it me, or does this thing look like an apple newton. The dimensions aren't too far off.

  2. Speed Bump??? on New iMacs (and iPods) · · Score: 1

    http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?speedbump

    Main Entry: speed bump
    Function: noun
    Date: 1972
    : a low raised ridge across a roadway (as in a parking lot) to limit vehicle speed

  3. I'm a little consfused here . on SBC Fights RIAA Over DMCA Subpoenas · · Score: 5, Interesting

    In what way does your internet connection link you to the data that travels over your connection?

    How many people share connections with other people in a household? How can the riaa sue you for something your 12 year old daughter did? or your wife?

  4. Will they stop them? No, they will sell, too. on Star Wars Galaxies Auctions Afoot · · Score: 1

    Will they stop the auctions? No way. They learned how much can be made. They are going to have their own auctions, but not publicly admit it.

    What a great way to help the bottom line, $500 bucks for half a million credits?

  5. Re:Photoshop, for one thing on New G5 Power Macs "Fastest Desktop In The World" · · Score: 1

    Do youself a favor and get a couple fast drives. There's nothing like waiting for pshop's swap, but w/ fast drives who needs 1.5gb of ram? I don't. (even using cmyk @ insane 1200 dpi).

  6. What makes this a robot? on Hydrodemolition Robot Crushes With Water · · Score: 1

    What makes this a robot? and not just another piece of heavy equipment.

  7. fix sound, collision damage, THEN improve graphics on Gran Turismo 4 Preview · · Score: 1

    I haven't played GT3, but I've seen quite a bit. It looks beautiful, and 4 is mind blowing. Does anyone have problems with the engine sounds? The lack of wind/ground noise as a car goes by?

    The sounds are bad. If they are going to tout this as a simulator, fix the audio first.

    Damage is a must too. I want to flip my car. I want to cartwheel down the infield. I want to blow my engine if I redline too long.

  8. Tivocommunity.com on TiVo Basic · · Score: 1

    Why do I have to read this here and not via Tivocommunity.com? Oh, it's down, and has been for too long.

  9. Just a picture, not a real article on Sony's Memory Stick TV Tuner at CeBit · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Here is the "article", all the text on the linked pagee, it's just an image's description:

    Take a look at a this little fellow here :D

    They say that this would turn the Sony Ericsson P800 into a TV! I'd love to see that on my cell phone :D

    I got this picture from a friend with no further details... is there anyone that knows more???


    Doesn't look like any real info, let alone any factual evidence that this is more than just a concept.

  10. Re:Hmm, must be a Fark reader. on FoxPro On Linux, Drama Ensues · · Score: 1

    ditto. didn't read a single post before I hit crtl-f and searched for fark.

  11. Fiction on Photographer Fired For Digitally Altering Photo · · Score: 2, Interesting

    To use the insane words of Michael Moore The "doctored" photo used in publication is a view into a fictional word. And its much like Michael Moore's Columbine film where he takes a gun to the bank (they gave out certificates, not guns). I digress.

    Point is that we all believe what we see as truth. While its true that a photograph is a split second of reality, we can still pull some meaning from the image.

    Journalists misrepresent and spin the truth. We all know that, we all do that ourselves. Photojournalists do it too, but to manipulate a photograph to create a fake, or fictional, reality is worse than composing a shot. I trusted the image as truth, but that scene never existed.

    It doesn't matter whether or not how the photo was manipulated. To adjust the scene to mean something positive or negative is irrelevant. The bottom line is that the view that we are trusting as real never happened, ever.

  12. Easy solution: Violators may petition. on Cornell Implementing Bandwidth Charges · · Score: 1

    This 2gb limit is quite necessary. If anyone is in fear of this stiffling inovation fear not, a simple solution of offenders having the opportunity to defend their bandwidth useage.

    If the warez kiddies in the dorms can give make a solid defense for why they used 200gigs last month then more power to them. I'm sure researchers could justify usage.

  13. HD-dvd will be blue ray : more $ on Sony First To Market With Blue-Laser DVD Recorder · · Score: 1

    I'd venture to bet that hd-dvd will be blueray, not a red mpeg4. the biggest new thing is always the biggest, most expensive new thing. margins boys, margins.

  14. It's not the personal identification.... on Examining Microsoft Update · · Score: 2, Insightful

    OK, so they don't collect information that can personally identify you as the "owner" of software(s) X. It's all about the fact that they are getting a survey of what's out there. How many users have software x, legally or not.

    I don't mind tivo using my info to better programming ala the neilson ratings. BUT I do have a problem with Microsoft using my data (without asking) to adjust their business plans and/or methods of sales, tracking, schemes, etc.

    ie "Software maker X has sold 500K copies, BUT our windowsupdate show's that there are 600k copies being use...."

  15. Never again, anything like it. on NASA Gives Up On Pioneer 10 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Most of us will never again see anything like this. Neither the last communication of a space probe like this nor another space probe at the edge of our solarsystem. Will we make more? Probably. Will we see the edge of the solarsystem again? 30 years is a long time, most of us will be dead in 30 years.

  16. But I don't watch NBC, CBS, ABC... that can change on Whether (And When) To Buy HDTV? · · Score: 1

    A lot of people say that the channels they watch aren't (yet) in HD. That's exactly what the big 3 see (fox doesn't count, its just 480p digital). I know that when I get an HD set that my viewing habbits will shift a little. I'll still watch TLC and the others, but I'm afraid that I really like image quality and will end up watching a bit of broadcast primetime. I'm sold.

  17. Xeon on Toms Hardware Reviews 65 CPU's, Past & Present · · Score: 1

    They forgot the Xeon class, as well as ppro.

  18. Opera displays the MSIE page OK. on Microsoft Sends Broken Stylesheets to Opera · · Score: 1, Redundant

    The real telling truth here is that Opera loads the page just fine when you load the MSIE version. Makes me think that there is in fact something fishy going on there.

  19. it finally happened. on Sony to Stop Producing Smaller CRTs · · Score: 1

    I was waiting for this. next larger crt's will no longer be made. soon i bet.

    plasma and lcd and maybe someday oled will take over.

  20. Mac/photographer's forum response: on Mac vs. PC Digital Photography Comparison · · Score: 1
  21. Re:I'm sorry, but WTF would you ever need this for on Wahoo P4 Stratagem System Review · · Score: 1

    watch out, apple might come at you about this patent infringment!

  22. You can also find... on Psst! Eight Bits Gets You "The Two Towers" In China · · Score: 2, Informative

    I found "Star Wars 2002" (actually dune), "Toy Story 3" (knick knack), and "Home Alone 13" (don't remember) in Malaysia.

    Yep, these pirates are good. Be afraid Hollywood!

  23. It's relative... on Actual Costs for the Space Station · · Score: 1

    Well, considering that the US Department of the Treasury's reported that in Fiscal Year of 2002 (ending on September 30 2002) the total receipts was $1,853 billion.

    Thats $1,853,000,000,000, so far we've spent $40,000,000,000 on the space station, leaving $1,800,000,000,000 left to give to those with entitlements.

  24. First a Newton, now a note pad on Do People Really Use Their PDAs? · · Score: 1

    My first PDA was an Apple Newton. I loved it, or so I thought. I used it for a while but then stopped.

    I think PDAs are for certain types of people, I'm not one of them. Most people use them for little more than over-priced over-powered addressbooks.

  25. Re:"Lifetime" service fee... for some def of life on Tivo and SonicBlue Settle Dispute · · Score: 1

    If you sell the units for the cost of the hardware then no one would buy them (though lifetime coverst that). Bottom line, the boxes cost around 299+250 to make. Pay it over time (monthly) or pay up all at once, its up to you.

    I payed all up front, and it seemed quite expensive when I added it all up. ...but its all good, I'm glad I did.