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  1. Why not update the POTS standard ??? on ITU Agrees On V.92 standard · · Score: 2

    Why don't the ITU start designing a new copper line standard with a, say, 8kHz bandwidth.
    1- The sound would be much clearer, AM radio quality
    2- It would immediately triple the bandwidth of dialups modems
    3- Unlike DSL, it would retain compatibility with existing equipments (Modems, Phones, FAX)
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  2. Logos on No Logo: Taking Aim At The Brand Bullies · · Score: 1

    From left to right, in my field of vision right now.
    AST, Intel Inside, Windows, Dell, iPlanet(banner), Eveready (Cat9), IBM, O'Reilly
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  3. Flying! on Another Solar Storm Approaching · · Score: 1
    Woo-hoo! I'll be flying from Canada to France on monday. The cross-atlantic routes go up to 50-60 latitude. I'm gonna ask for a seat on the left side.

    Get forecasts at UofAlaska, Fairbanks
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  4. Legal Advice on CNET Patents Banner Advertising Networks · · Score: 2
    As attorney for the firm DS&H I advise all websites to Cease and Desist usage of CNET patented banner advertising.

    Lionel Hutz
    Dewey Screwem and Howe
    1 Shylock Alley
    Springfield, NT
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  5. The Metered Society on The Leased Life? · · Score: 2
    You may no longer be able to just 'buy' entertainement. Pay-per-view is just the beginning. If it were technically possible to charge per-use of every entertainment medium, it would happen.
    For example, 20 some years ago, banking service charges simply didn't exist. Only when banking started automating did they figure out "hey we can charge "nominal" amounts for every transaction the customer does, we'll be RICH RICH!"
    In shory, if you ask why corporations want to charge, lease and meter everything?
    • Because They Can!

    Thank you for reading. A charge of 0.98 cent has been applied to your SlashCash account#990237327895
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  6. DVDFile.com Review of Neon Genesis Evangelion on Essential Anime · · Score: 2

    GREAT series, but don't take my word for it: Digital Otaku-May 31,2000
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  7. Tragically Hip's Music @ Work on Napster Hurts Album Sales? · · Score: 2

    That not-yet-released album has been floating on Nap. for several weeks now. I wonder what effect the 0dayMP3 release will have on the album sales.
    The official release is june 13 (http://www.thehip.com/). Could we perhaps have a slashPoll like:
    A) I've downloaded Music@work MP3s
    B) I've downloaded Music@work MP3s and will buy the album
    C) I've downloaded Music@work MP3s and bought the album
    D) I bought the album, don't have the MP3s
    E) Tragically WHO?
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  8. Re:Who will be the hero... on New, More Destructive Love Bug Variant · · Score: 2
    DEL C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WSCRIPT.EXE
    DEL C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\CSCRIPT.EXE

    This will get rid of the VBScript interpreter on your system. Mail this to all your friends!
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  9. How to get your file... on Canadian Gov't Keeps Detailed Citizen Database · · Score: 2
    Overheard on the news this morning.

    Request HRDC information
    .. oh and you have to pay a minimum of CAD$5 to get access to that information.
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  10. L.A.M.E. on LAME *Is* An MP3 Encoder · · Score: 3

    Litigation At Metallica Excessive
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  11. Blame who? on Arrest In The ILOVEYOU Case · · Score: 1

    (sung to Blame Canada, SPBLU the movie)

    I LOVE YOU
    Is in everybody's mail

    The nasty email virus
    That circled twice around the world

    It nuked my collection
    Of Metallica tunes

    It transformed my porno
    Into a deadly harmful script

    Should we blame the idiots
    Who clicked the attachment

    Should we blame the hacker
    Who wrote the evil thing

    NO!!!

    Blame Microsoft!
    Blame Microsoft!

    For making Outlook a disaster waiting to happen

    Blame Microsoft!
    Blame Microsoft!

    It's not even an open source company anyway.

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  12. Custer's revenge (real!) on Horribly Bad Game Designs · · Score: 2
    Remember this for the Atari 2600 VCS??

    The object of the game is to guide a naked, horny, General Custer across the screen while avoiding incoming arrow fire. Waiting at the other side is a naked Indian maiden, and you earn points by... scoring. The slogan of the game was something like "When you score, you score!"

    http://www.classicgaming.com/rotw/cu ster.shtml
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  13. MP3's that aren't Metallica(TM)(R)(P) on Metallica Wants To Ban 335,435 Napster Users · · Score: 1

    Don't want to be fingered? Use these instead:
    Mattelica: Heavy metal toys
    Metallicker: Slurp--Mmmm, Iron
    Mateallica: Groupie
    Meterllica: "Please insert $1 to hear song"
    Melittaca: Available in regular or decaf.
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  14. Re:This is ridiculous on AOL Protects Kids From Liberals · · Score: 1
    ...introduce their asses to some genuine leather waistbelts dammit...

    No. Physical punishement is evil. It is more harmful to children than Quake, Doom, 18 years of TV, and all the kiddie pr0n you can find. You are dead wrong on that one, pal.

    Stop giving your spoiled brats a free ride through life and become responsible parents!

    Hear, hear! It's time for us parents to take back responsibility for our children. Every 'Communication Decency Act', 'CyberSitterPatrolWebSense' filter is yet another entity telling us:
    "You're too stupid to raise your children, we'll have to do it for you."
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  15. Aaaaagh. on WinDSL Coming? · · Score: 1

    First there was WinModems (thanks a LOT, 3scum)
    Then there was WinPrinters (thanks a LOT, HPee)
    now this. I've never bought Win-anything and I'm not about to start now.
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  16. Earth Rotates in Wrong Direction on Quickies 2:Electric Bugaloo · · Score: 2
    Explorapedia Nature: Earth Rotates in Wrong Direction

    The information in this article applies to:
    Microsoft Explorapedia series: World of Nature for Windows, version 1.0

    SUMMARY

    When you run Explorapedia and use the Exploratron to look at the Earth spinning, the Earth rotates in the wrong direction.

    STATUS

    Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with the Earth 1.0. Further research indicates that the Earth is round. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

    Keywords : kbhowto mskids kids series explore turn turns spin spins bug error revolves revolving
    Version : EARTH:1.0
    Platform : SOLAR SYSTEM

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  17. Streaming, SCHtreaming ... on Star Blazers Available Online · · Score: 2
  18. Another Geek trait on Star Blazers Available Online · · Score: 1
    Nothing like an Anime story to mak'em come out of the woodowork. ;-)
    While the normals were having a regular childhood, us pasty-faced geeks were glued to TV watching anime!

    My short list:
    Captain Harlock (aka Albator)
    Grandizer (aka Goldorak)
    Captain Future (aka Capitaine FLAM)
    Robotech the MACROSS Saga
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  19. Stuff's in the way ... on G3 Solar Storm · · Score: 1

    Dammit! I ca't see a thing, with all those Iridium satellites in the way... Someone better deorbit them soon!
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  20. Tia Carrere on Angelina Jolie Is Lara Croft · · Score: 2

    Why not? She's already playing a Lara clone in Relic Hunter (blatant T.R ripoff).
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  21. Re:Man, I think I'm gonna cry... on Classic TradeWars 2002 Sold · · Score: 2
    Wish you could still dial out with QMPro?
    Telemate, man! Telemate!

    I've always had a special place in my heart for TELIX

    Shameless BBS plug: juxtaposition.dynip.com +1.514.364.2937 Fido 1:167/133
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  22. Re:Aureate on Hoax-a-go-go! · · Score: 2

    Hmm. For a hoax, it seems pretty well done. This website has a DLL remover: http://grc.com/optout.htm
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  23. Re:No Macrovision on any RGB on PS2 + Upscan Converter = Easy DVD to VHS Copying · · Score: 1

    Most newer DVDs component outs have Macrovision on them. Just the MV I though. The colorstriping MV II can't be generated on the component out.
    So what's needed is a circuit that would 1.restore Vsync signals 2. combine the two color component signals into either sVideo or composite.
    Only then could you exercise your Fair Use rights.
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  24. Why Stanley Kubrick didn't get mentioned ... on Oscar Wrapup (American Beauty and The Matrix win) · · Score: 2

    He died March 7, 1999, just in time for last year's Oscar show.
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  25. Re:Phantom Menace was absolutely robbed. on Oscar Wrapup (American Beauty and The Matrix win) · · Score: 2
    Except maybe in say, a GAP commercial.

    Wrong again. The GAP Swings commercial merely took two frame from different angles and had a 'Morph tool' generate interpolated frames to simulate a camera pan. OTOH, Bullet-time combined high-speed photography(150frames/s) with a camera pan, and use CGI for compositing and lens distortion cleanup.
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