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  1. Re:I Like Components... on Apple's Device Model Beats the PC Way · · Score: 1

    You can't upgrade the motherboards on the current set of Intel Macs, but that's mostly a result of the fact that the iMac and Macbook use laptop components, and thus the motherboards use a custom form-factor.

    That and the Mac's don't use the x86 bios, but EFI. Regular Intel motherboards won't even begin to boot Mac OS X

  2. Re:Racketeering on End of the Road for U.S. BlackBerry Users ? · · Score: 1

    The product JDEC came up with is DDR SIMMs and not RIMMs. RIMM stands for "Rambus Inline Memory Module" and was never a standard used by any major body. The problem the the JDEC conference was that DDR SIMMs use similar technology to the RIMMs, which Rambus holds a number of patents on. Rambus knew this during the JDEC discussions but failed to notify the other JDEC members as required by their membership agreement.

    After Intel picked RIMMs for the Pentium IV instead of DDR SIMMs, the problems with cost/heating/performance of the RIMMs became appearent. To keep market share, Rambus proceeded to sue the DDR SIMM makers with the RIMM patents that also covered DDR SIMMs. Luckly they lost out because they failed to follow the rules of the JDEC that they agreed to.

  3. Re:Woah on MS Expects Half of All 360 Owners To Use Live · · Score: 1

    Ether that or Microsoft expects half of the boxes to be purchased by the undead.

  4. The MIL SPEC laptops on Durable Laptop Suggestions for the Desert? · · Score: 3, Informative

    These ones will take a lot of abuse. I use them in the California and Arizona deserts every so often without too much trouble.

    Itronix GoBook
    Panasonic Toughbook

    They are more expensive than your average notebooks but the extra costs means they take a beating from a baseball bat and still be fully functional. Also unlike some of the other types of MIL SPEC notebooks these actually look and function similar to a regular notebook.

  5. Re:computer network on BSG? on Battlestar Galactica Resurrection Effort Described · · Score: 1

    If you're wondering how he eats and breathes,
    And other science facts
    Just repeat to yourself,
    "It's just a show, I should really just relax".

  6. Re:Study: -1 Troll on Nintendo Gives No Ground In Handheld Wars · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's actually against 8 consoles. You forgot the Virtual Boy.

  7. Re:Anyone seen the print edition? on Cloning In The Animal Kingdom · · Score: 4, Informative

    A more in depth explination of the situation is provided on Pharyngula, here

  8. Re:Church steeples are a good spot on NYT on Cell Phone Tower Controversy · · Score: 1

    The usually replace some of the wood with Fiberglass siding (usually the parts right around the antenna) to keep the reception up. From the outside it looks like all wood though. They'll usually pay to repair the steeple as well. It's a popular option New England as well.

  9. Re:Just like TOS on Paramount Says Enterprise Cancellation Is Final · · Score: 1

    It's not like they hired Ted McGinley. There are actors that can doom a series, but Scott isn't one of them.

  10. Re:Copies sold of SCII... on Soul Caliber III PS2 Only? · · Score: 1

    My belief is that it had less to do with Link and more to do with the lack of similar style games at the same quality for the Gamecube. Smash Brothers is a riot, but it's not the same type of fighting game as SCII.

  11. Re:Maybe... on Xbox 2 To Feature Removeable Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    But with the almost guaranteed sales associated with the X-Box, I could see a hard-drive manufacturer bending over backwards for MS.

    I foresee hard drive manufactures making the higher density drives and remarking them as smaller drives. That way I can subside the production of the larger drives at Microsoft's expense. All it takes is a little bit of firmware to make a HD think it's something different than it really is.

  12. Re:The Great Subdivision? And a Coughdrop? on EA Founder Predicts MS Purchase of Nintendo · · Score: 1

    I don't see how buying Nintendo of America would get MSFT a whole hill of beans. I mean what are NOA's products. The only one I can think of off hand is the Nintendo Power magazine. When you think of Nintendo, you're really thinking Nintendo of Japan. All the games, systems, etc that scream Nintendo are made in Japan. NOA is a glorified distributer.

  13. Re:Nintendo is not for Sale on EA Founder Predicts MS Purchase of Nintendo · · Score: 1

    Luckily Nintendo didn't lose their shirts on the Wizard or this abomination called Super Mario Bros. Sadly, making a bad movie from a video game isn't confined just to Square.

  14. Re:A lot less invasive on California Wants GPS Tracking Device in Every Car · · Score: 1

    The reason you see those "no trucks over XXX pounds" signs is exactly because the amount of wear and tear on the road is proportional to vehicle weight.

    That and possible structural failure of any bridge that the heavy car is moving over.

  15. Re:Responsibility -- it was McD's fault on Los Alamos Missing Disks Never Existed · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yea, but hot enough to cause 3rd degree burns, require skin graffs, and require 8 days hosipitalization is not too hot because there is another 30F until I get to boiling. It's a hazard to serve any drink above 140F. The coffee was at 185F, McDonald's knew it. At 185F the coffee is not consumable and the product (drinkable coffee) was defective. It's not like she was the first person to get burned, she was the 700th person McDonalds had known about with the same types of burns. All McDonalds had to do was lower thier coffee maker's temprature to be the same as the rest of the industry. She sued for to get help with her medical coverage, but the jury was so angry that McDonalds knew about the danger and let person after person get injured.

  16. Re:Wishful thinking of the under educated. on Genetic Engineers Barking Up the Wrong Trees? · · Score: 1

    He obviously understands the process by which die, causing them to turn colors and fall off, since he knows that if leaves don't die and turn colors then plants would loose devastating amounts of water durring the winter period.

    I used to believe this was the reason that trees lose their leaves as well, until one season it snowed in late September and every tree in the city suffered damage. If the tree's don't lose their leaves their snow carrying capacity will easily overshoot the weight thier branches can carry. They'd all be dead in no time if they kept thier leaves. Hard wood trees must loose their leaves. Evergreen trees have little tiny leaves and springy branches that won't carry much snow and then bend down to let the snow slide off. It's natural selection at work. Also, I the hardwood trees want the sap out of the trunk and branches before winter else the tree is likely to explode or split (Generally not a good thing).

  17. Re:MS and TCP/IP on Bill Gates Claims OSS Has Poor Interoperability · · Score: 1

    For LAN you could use IPX but it wouldn't help if you needed access to the Internet...

    Looks like you've never had the pure fun of using an IPX to IP proxy server.

  18. Re:Mice versus razor battle. on Why Apple Makes a One-Button Mouse · · Score: 1

    Part of the Gillette-Schick battle is that the the three blade version of the Schick Quattro is patented by Gillette. The patent doesn't cover the 4 blade version which Schick can then make to its hearts content.

  19. Re:Its called WAAS on U.S. Makes Plans for GPS Shutdown · · Score: 1

    The professional models use all kinds of tricks to get very good accuracy, including looking at the phase change of the signal as it passes through the atmosphere. And repeating all the same tricks on the Russian GPS system: Glonass

  20. Re:Cellphone on Airplanes on FCC to Allow Wireless Access on Planes · · Score: 1

    From what I've been lead to believe that they don't want the cell phones used during landing and takeoff is they like all electonics off because they don't want you distracted if there is some sort of emergency. After you're in the air they know they won't work well or at all so they make a rule to leave them so you won't get annoyed that your not getting any reception.

  21. Re:That's why a third party will never be viable.. on Does Redskins Loss Presage A Kerry Win? · · Score: 1

    If tied at the end of regulation and no one scores in overtime, then a regular season NFL game is declared tied. In the playoffs they keep going until someone scores.

  22. Re:That's why a third party will never be viable.. on Does Redskins Loss Presage A Kerry Win? · · Score: 1

    Except the poster was asking about the event that the teams tie. In a tie, the Redskins neither lose nor win. The election would then be thrown into complete chaos. One can only hope that never happens, for the sake of the country.

  23. Re:Double-edged sword on Security Responsibility Without the Authority? · · Score: 1

    HR has a lot security of requirements that need to be covered. They need to make sure that the organization is HIPPA complient, that the employee lists don't leak, etc. It would be suprising if they weren't invovled in the group that sets security policies.

  24. Re:Badnarik doesn't have the votes anyway on Libertarian Party Suit Could Mean A 3-Party Debate · · Score: 1

    Cases are brought before courts all the time that are not true in the slightest way, shape, or form. It is the goal of the courts to figure out what is true during the proceedings, not before the proceedings.

  25. Re:Badnarik doesn't have the votes anyway on Libertarian Party Suit Could Mean A 3-Party Debate · · Score: 1

    Except without state approprations the state of Arizona is spending 0 tax dollars. ASU has already collected $2.5 million in donations and other fees to cover the entire cost of the debate.