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  1. Need a laptop? on Third Party Selling Upgraded G4 Cubes · · Score: 4, Informative

    If you want a third party upgraded laptop, MCE is selling iBooks equipped with DVD-R/CD-R optical drives.

    There was another company back in the day who's name skips my mind, but they also sold upgraded Macs until Apple gave them the cease and desist. So I would expect the same thing to happen here eventually.

  2. Re:Req:GNFOS Torrent on UCB Researchers Critique DRM, Compulsory Licensing · · Score: -1, Troll

    http://www.bytemonsoon.com/download.php/9677/Gay_N iggers_from_Outer_Space_(1992).DCP.ShareReactor.mp g.torrent

  3. Woooo on American Solar Challenge 2003 Starts · · Score: 0

    Gotta love solar power

  4. Re:iTMS on MP3 Creator On Sharing Music · · Score: 1

    iTunes is currently being developed for Windows. It will support the iTunes music store. This isn't secret information. As well, they plan an expanding it into Europe. Of course, that's not EVERYONE, but it's a good start.

  5. hmm on Olmos Tells Fans: "Don't Watch Galactica" · · Score: 2, Insightful

    He's going to be sued for this.

  6. Reasons on Apple Store Fans Camp Out for 24 Hours · · Score: 1

    Less Than Jake is performing. As well, they are giving away 250 iSight cameras.

  7. Re:Tapes too... on Mailing Disks is Faster than Uploading Data · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Work units are ~300 kilobytes a piece, or at least thats how much the client downloads.

  8. Re:Names... on Panther Will Not be a 64-bit OS · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually, Nermal was a boy. I know, it's hard to believe, but this was actually documented in one particular Garfield comic.

    The cartoon gave him a girl's voice, and he's an feminine looking cat.

  9. Re:On a side note... (a little OT) on RealNetworks Opens SMIL Implementation · · Score: 4, Informative

    Real still offers the free player. They just make it hard to find on the site, as they always have. Typically, 99% of the site is a bunch of big graphics and text advertising their free services, and some font size=1 text with a link to the "Basic Player". I can't even remember a time when the Basic player was easy to find on the website. Here are the links to download the free player:

    MacOS X
    Windows

    So yeah, it's there, you just have to look carefully. I'm not sure whether this is smart marketing or not, but they've always done it this way.

  10. Single Processor Mode on NASA Benchmarks the New G5 Powermac · · Score: 5, Informative

    Because I have a strong feeling this is going to be asked:

    For those of you who were wondering, you too can switch off one of your Mac's dual CPU's with the Apple CHUD Tools. Look near the bottom of the page. It'll make you appreciate your second processor ;)

    Personally though, I want to see how well it runs Seti@Home.

  11. Driving , Sharing on RIAA To Sue Hundreds Of File Swappers · · Score: 1

    Traffic tickets do not stop people from driving badly. Raising traffic ticket rates does not stop people from driving badly.

    Similarly, I really don't think this is going to stop p2p. No matter how big a sue-fest they go on, people are going to do it.

    If they want to stop p2p they're going to need a new strategy...or is the point of this just to get enough money to formulate said strategy?

  12. This is no surpise... on Linux Router Project Dead · · Score: 3, Funny

    This was to be expected, as Netcraft recently reported that the already beleaguered Linux Router Project had really low numbers, consistent with the number of Usenet posts.

    In all seriousness though, it's sad to see a good project go.

  13. Some cell phone plans on Experiences with Alternate Local Phone Companies? · · Score: 1

    Such as one of AT&T's older one's allows unlimited EVERYTHING for $100/month. As long as you don't use the net on your phone.

    It sounds like a lot, but if you split the phone amongst two people, and have lots of friends across the country, it's a good deal.

  14. Evangelism is war on Platform Evangelism · · Score: 5, Funny

    What if tonight, the evangelism war could be over? Isn't that work coding for? Isn't...that...worth...debugging for?

  15. Wireless Truck Stop AOL on Truck Stops Get Wireless Internet · · Score: 3, Funny

    BigTrux91: "hey, ASL?"
    XoRigChikoX: "43/f/truck stop, u?"
    BigTrux91: "lol, same"
    XoRigChikoX: "im just takin a break, haulin a shipment of lawn chairs from kentucky to los an-ghi-lees"
    JenLiveCam9113: "Live sex cams, click here!"
    BigTrux91: "wanna cyber?"
    XoRigChickoX: "mmm, show me ur exhaust pipe"
    BigTrux91: "::steps out of truck, removes pants::"

    sorry....

  16. White collars on Down and Out in White-Collar America · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's a good thing my shirts have green collars.

    "But in the past two or three years companies have turned to India and the Philippines for much more sophisticated tasks: financial analysis, software design, tax preparation, even the creation of PowerPoint presentations."

    Apparently Fortune isn't hiring software people either.

  17. Completion? on Microsoft Kills Off Mac IE, Blames Safari · · Score: 4, Funny

    They cite competition from Safari as the reason for this decision

    The best part is, Safari isn't done yet.

  18. Wow on Matrix Gets Egyptian Ban For Explicit Religion · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "The press launched a campaign to stop showing the movie, saying that it reflects Zionist ideas, and promotes Jewish and Zionist beliefs."

    I think that quote speaks for itself.

  19. Re:"GNU/Unix" has a nice ring to it on Apple Sued Over Unix Trademark · · Score: 1

    According to logic, this gives us all things that are Unix and are not Unix is one package. Therefore, all things in the universe are now a part of Unix, and open source.

    Everything in the world is free!

  20. This was on QuarkXPress 6 For Mac OS X · · Score: 4, Funny

    really the last huge Mac application that wasn't ported to OS X. Now the brand new Macs at my school's newspaper can actually use the OS they were meant to run.

    I don't recall the name of the guy who runs Quark, but he was always known for talking about how the Mac is "a dying platform". He can also be seen making first post's to slashdot stories regarding BSD and Netcraft.

  21. So wait on Implementing WiFi in the Real World · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This whole time I've been using my Airport network in the fake, alternate-universe world? Freaky.

  22. Re:An enormous breakthrough for parents on Force Field. No, Really · · Score: 5, Funny

    The one problem though, is that this device runs at about 15,000 Kelvin.

    Wait, now that I think about it, that would really teach those damn kids to stop messing around.

  23. June 20th is my birthday on What Is The Future of PNG? · · Score: 1

    Who wants to buy me a nice shiny patent?

    I wonder, will this show up on eBay like so many other patents?

  24. I am on Oracle's Hostile Takeover Bid For PeopleSoft · · Score: 4, Informative

    A PeopleSoft employee, and I can tell you that we aren't selling to Oracle.

    Acquiring JD Edwards is going to make us #2 in the field, and Oracle #3, which is why Ellison wants to take us over, kill our product, and terminate all of our jobs.

    Craig Conway (PeopleSoft CEO) has already told all of us that he won't let "Ellison kill PeopleSoft".

    On top of all that, the offer made to PeopleSoft by Oracle per share is now lower than the price it's trading at. Take that into account, plus what the company will be worth after acquiring J.D. Edwards, and Oracle won't be able to convince the shareholders to go along with it.

  25. Woz is a good man on Celebrating 26 Years of the Apple ][ · · Score: 4, Informative

    He gave us the original Apple, the Blue Box, and spends his free time teaching computers to children.

    By the way, Apple-History.com has tons of data on every computer Apple ever built, including the Apple ][. Definitely an awesome place to get the specs.

    Ah the good old days:

    CPU: MOStek 6502

    CPU Speed: 1 Mhz

    FPU: none

    Bus Speed: 1 Mhz

    Data Path: 8 bit

    ROM: 12 k