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  1. Re:Google maps on Google Weather Service And GMail Improvements · · Score: 1

    Don't want to search, don't want to use bookmarks. The only thing I could think of that might satisfy you is to set it to your homepage, or you could memorize the url, and type it in manually. I must say that you have some very odd specifications. I have never found bookmarks to feel weird, just convenient. Anyway, hope one of these suggestions helps.
    ????

  2. Re:heh Gmail... on Google Weather Service And GMail Improvements · · Score: 1

    It just so happens that GMail itself provides the best email interface I have ever used.

  3. Re:Looks nice on Google Weather Service And GMail Improvements · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    What is so scientific about checking the weather forecast? Even if your dubious claims the Celsius was inherently better suited to scientific use had any merit, what bearing does that have on me checking the weather forecast? That's not exactly a very rigorous scientific pursuit. Furthermore, with integer degrees, Fahrenheit gives more precision. Put that in your pedantic pipe and smoke it.

  4. Re:AJAX... on Microsoft Loses Key Engineer to Google · · Score: 1

    How do you propose we refer to it then?

    We certainly are going to refer to it as an increasing number of applications see the light of day. It is certainly better than having to say 'client side javascript engine using CSS and DHTML to affect visible changes and asynchronously using http requests to handle data transfers without loading new pages'.

  5. Re:Allofmp3 beats iTunes on Music Site AllofMP3 Under Investigation · · Score: 1

    Laws serve people, not the other way around.

  6. Re:Who says they are? on 4-Way Sun Fire V40z Reviewed · · Score: 2, Insightful

    For fuck's sake, let me explain this for you:

    He said that Sun is going to die like Novell, Microsoft and BSD
    As in, not at all. But you frequently find people saying they will die. So, to die the same way as Novell, MS, and BSD are is to not die at all.

    All clear now?

  7. Re:No, it will be illegal to NOT consume on Court Says FCC Out-of-Bounds With Digital TV · · Score: 1

    Wow... you really get it. Too bad all those sheeple are too stupid to understand the transcendent brilliance of what you said.

    But seriously, there may be some kernel of truth to what you say (I think there is) but you have really over-simplified it and made some inexplicable leaps of logic. For example what does any of that have to do with weed? I don't understand why according to your theory of society, "the man" would want to keep weed illegal. Presumably if they could sell it, they could make a lot of money.

    Most of the people I see talking about the "consumer lifestyle" in this country seem to it just as much as the next person. I think your real issue is that you're a pothead (nothing wrong with that) and you wish it was legal, and generally want to stick it to the man. And hey, that's cool too.

    I just think the idea that there is any chance of everyone going up in "the hills" and becoming a pot farmer is pretty remote, even if it were encouraged and government subsidized. I doubt they're worried about that.

    PS in my opinion, use of the word sheeple makes you sound condescending. Maybe you are, maybe you're not.

  8. Re:Malfunction, Will Robinson! on United Kingdom Leads the World in TV Downloads · · Score: 1

    Probably so all the fatties can identify with him. It's a big market you know. (Hah! I slay me.)

  9. Re:Quality on Napster Has Been Cracked · · Score: 1

    A second to remove vinyl. Also, my speakers are not the biggest impediment to quality.

  10. Re:I think it;s worth it and the idea is great. on Are nVidia's SLI Cards Worth the Investment? · · Score: 1

    I can do everything you mentioned on my cheap ass GF4 except high frame rates, but I don't play 3d games. Everyting I've read says that multiple cards only tends to decrease reliability and seamlessness. All video players in full screen only take one screen. I sometimes watch full screen ripped dvds on screen while surfing on the other. Save your money!

  11. Re:God I hate that on Are Betas Taking On Lives of Their Own? · · Score: 1

    The grandparent was talking about Google, not Mirablils. Google does not force customers to be testers because they have non-beta products and services. If you so choose, limit yourself to the non-beta ones. In fact I don't think Mirabilis is irresponsible either, because as has been pointed out, if the beta status is a problem for you (apparently it is) you can simply choose not to use their product/service, in other words not be a customer. You used a pedantic grammatic loophole to try to make a counter argument, but the spirit of the grandparent post was correct.

  12. Re:Jesus Christ! The article headline should be... on College Students Turn Away From Landlines · · Score: 1

    I believe they do.

  13. Re:That's great and all ... on College Students Turn Away From Landlines · · Score: 1

    Good luck with your education.

  14. Re:An anonymous, underground internet? on The Typo Millionaires · · Score: 1

    Disregard. Upon further consideration, I did not fail the aptitude test.

  15. Re:An anonymous, underground internet? on The Typo Millionaires · · Score: 1

    It works. I had to take some creative diversions from the given directions, but I got in.

  16. Re:An anonymous, underground internet? on The Typo Millionaires · · Score: 1

    I can't. I failed the aptitude test.

  17. Re:Uh huh on Microsoft: The Faint Smell of Rot · · Score: 1

    1. I don't have anything to do with MS. I don't work there. I've never worked there. I don't contract there.

    2. freemacmini is being ridiculous. He can't be in the same bar as an MS employee? Spare me the righteous indignation.

  18. Re:Uh huh on Microsoft: The Faint Smell of Rot · · Score: 1

    Once I met an asshole at a bar. I turned around and left. It was freemacmini.

  19. Re:Encryption Time on Precedent for Warrantless Net Monitoring Set · · Score: 1

    OTP is not practical for most since key distribution is so difficult.

  20. Re:I thought the Airwaves were a Public Trust? on WiFi Hotspots to Cost Wireless Carriers $12B · · Score: 1

    hobbiest?

    Hobby
    Hobbier
    Hobbiest!

  21. Re:Watch out? on Firefox In Print · · Score: 1

    I couldn't help noticing that you got your causal relationship reversed there. Don't worry. Happens to everyone.

  22. Re:And when will they get back to quality? on Father of PlayStation Admits Sony Mistakes · · Score: 1

    The problem I mentioned with the MDR-V700 does not affect the 600s. It is the particular joint that is used in the 700s, which isn't used in the 600s. This isn't something that just happened to me once, and I extrapolated. I have heard from several others about these particular headphones, and they are very common headphones. I have never heard of a pair of these headphones lasting over 2 years without breaking. I have discovered a way of using paper clips to hold the joints together. I am also pretty certain that at least some DJs are compensated to use these headphones.

  23. Re:And when will they get back to quality? on Father of PlayStation Admits Sony Mistakes · · Score: 1

    I'll add the "industry standard" DJ headphones, the Sony MDR-V700. I think they pay a lot of big name DJs to use them. They actually work well, but the swivel joint always fails within 12-18 months.

  24. Re:I have always been curious on Decrypting Kryptos · · Score: 2, Funny

    If only those math nerds could think outside the box like your girlfriend. She's such a lateral thinker. It really is amazing that she figured out the whole puzzle in one glance.

  25. Re:purpose? on Korg's New Keyboard Powered by Linux · · Score: 1

    Are you comparing a 2 octave keyboard to a ~6.5 octave keyboard? And you're saying you can do more with the former? It seems to me you might have trouble with something smiple, like playing two notes simultaneously 4 octaves apart. That's just an example, and I don't know much about this new Korg. Now I'm not saying there is anything wrong with the Oxygen. If it works for you, that's great. But you can't push your solution as an all purpose replacement for a dedicated keyboard.