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  1. But both of course on Lord of The Rings DVD, Now or Later? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Why have only one copy of LoTR? I can't wait till next month, so I bought the 2 DVD set. Next month when the 4 DVD version comes out I'll get that too.

  2. Re:I stopped using Wintel. on Macs Are Cheaper than PCs · · Score: 1

    If we didn't have a parallel port, what hardware would we use to make flashing LED plugins work with winamp?
    lol...

  3. Re:Interesting Applications? on Cheap 3D Computer Vision? · · Score: 1

    do be, do be do (or is it doo be, doo be doo)

    It's ok, we all make mistakes. It just teaches us to use the preview button.

  4. Legal Options.. on Get Ready For Divx On Xbox · · Score: 1

    From the zdnet story
    Microsoft representatives have said the software giant is investigating legal options to shut down makers of mod chips.

    I'm pretty sure Sony tried the same thing, and we all know how well that worked. I love how large corporations try to rule the far corners of the world where US laws don't apply.

  5. Now Required: Protection Against Thermal Death on AMD Introduces the Athlon XP 2200+ · · Score: 2, Interesting

    From Tom's Hardware
    Simultaneous to the launch of the new Athlon with the T-bred core, AMD has given the following guideline to the motherboard makers: starting June 10, all motherboards must have integrated thermal protection in order to receive certification from AMD. The costs per board for this thermal protection logic runs at approximately less than $1.

    Even though it's just $1 per board, that can really add up. I wonder how companies feel about being more or less pushed into this...

  6. They'll be busy.... on Universities Creating Computer Discipline Offices · · Score: 3, Insightful

    When the NEThics office gets a tip that a computer-savvy student has been doing something he or she shouldn't -- like hacking into a company's computer system, or downloading MP3s illegally, or using computer-lab machines to look at pornography -- the staff steps in to deliver stern warnings or, in the worst cases, contacts the police.

    They're going to be a very busy department. How many people do you know that don't have illegal mp3's on their machine?

    [student]
    "Uh, ya, so'n'so, who i hate, has illegal mp3s on their computer."
    [NEThics office]
    "O.K., we'll get right on it."
    [news]
    "in the news today, 3000 students were disciplined or expelled from University of Maryland at College Park for being 'computer savvy' and having mp3's on their computers."

    There goes all the CS students...

  7. One large investment..... on Sicilian Suspension Bridge to Go Ahead · · Score: 1

    Once I realized the article read Sicilian and not Silicon (a silicon bridge?) I debated reading the article...Then I read this..
    The latest estimate is $4.5 billion, but interest payments could drive this figure up considerably.

    The government plans to get private investment to cover more than half the total cost in exchange for toll fees.


    That's one large private investment. Who's got that kinda money to throw around, the US?

  8. We had the thought... on Games in High School? · · Score: 2, Informative

    I work for a rather large school district in Michigan, and the sysAdmin here came up with the idea of having LAN games for fund raisers. We had everything worked out: projectors, machines, security, etc. Then, of course, the administration shot the whole thing down. Too violent. And I thought all they thought about was money.....

  9. You think the couch you have now is rotten... on Cradle to Cradle · · Score: 2, Funny

    The firm was once hired to design a compostable upholstery fabric.

    Just think of what your unwashed geek body would do to this one.

  10. Re:What's wrong with the older proofs? on Einstein's Theory To Go Beta Testing · · Score: 3, Informative

    It hasn't been proved, it just hasn't been disproved. That's why it's a theory.

  11. How about steganography? on Keeping Private Customer Data...Private? · · Score: 0

    While it would be a pain in the butt to convert lots of data to seperate encrypted image/sound files it would be very secure, since many people don't use or suspect it.
    Info on steganography can be found here.

  12. LLoyd and Theory.... on Is the Universe its own Largest Computer? · · Score: 1

    Perhaps; but Lloyd has a reputation as a challenging lateral thinker, especially in information theory.

    A Theory is something that is not proven and is therefore classified as assumption and speculation. It is something that can be niether proven right, nor proven wrong. So, since we are not dealing with facts, Lloyd's thoery is pretty much a stab in the dark for a mathamatical explanation of a theoretical event(the big bang).

  13. Re:Rights on Judge Says Sonicblue Doesn't Have to Monitor · · Score: 3, Funny

    Consumers have rights? I didn't know that. Usually everything we buy has fine print that tends to negate any rights we had prior to purchasing the product.

  14. Favorite historical figure.. on Ask Moshe Bar about [your choice here] · · Score: 2, Interesting
    He also has a long-standing love-affair with Israeli history.

    What is your favorite Isreali historical figure?

  15. Re:I never understood...correction on Napster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    company to companies.

    sometimes fingers don't listen to the brain

  16. I never understood... on Napster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy · · Score: 1

    why companies like Napster didn't move to someplace like Sealand where nobody could really touch them and they wouldn't have to go under. Maybe some day company will get the idea to move out there, at least their server(s)anyways.

  17. Yes, then Lindows can sue them... on Where UnitedLinux Got It Wrong · · Score: 1

    for some sort of name infringment. Hehehe. Go Michael Robertson. Lindows.com

  18. Re:Hey coward.. on MindStorms Madness · · Score: 1
    If you can't figure out how to decode that, (sheesh) then try this.

  19. Nope, it's on my truck.... on Nokia 9290 Finally Available in the US · · Score: 1
    and it reads thinkgeek.com


    Hard_Code wrote
    ...and a big fat BEAT ME UP PLEASE sign on your back, right?

  20. Hey coward.. on MindStorms Madness · · Score: 1
    01011001 01101111 01110101 00100000 01100001 01110010 01100101 00100000 01100100 01110101 01101101 01100010

    Help for you is here. You'll find the explination for the binary.

    Now we just need a robot to stop certain posts...

  21. Now we only need a robot to... on MindStorms Madness · · Score: 1
    punish those annoying spammers. Hunt them down and beat them, or unplug their coffee makers...a robot to fetch my coffee, that would be nice.

    I can also envision a robot hitting ALT-F4 when I get those annoying pop-ups.

    If only I had the money for these robots then I would have something to do at work other than post!

  22. Re:Looks like.. on Nokia 9290 Finally Available in the US · · Score: 1

    I made the same mistake a little bit ago. I misstyped college with collage and got totally flamed. It's all this over ANALysis of quick typing that can drive a person mad.

  23. With outlook to boot. on Nokia 9290 Finally Available in the US · · Score: 0

    I'm just wondering how good cell phone can be if it's running outlook. Eck, blah.
    -Customer Service
    "We're sorry, your service has been deactivated do to the fact that your phone is spreading the nimda virus."

  24. Re:Looks like.. mistake on Nokia 9290 Finally Available in the US · · Score: 0

    Before anyone goes anal over the first "your" it should have been "you're". sheesh

  25. Looks like.. on Nokia 9290 Finally Available in the US · · Score: 4, Funny

    your talking into your car stereos removable face. Other than that it looks pretty sweet.