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  1. Re:I present Teh ICEboX! on PC Case Made Completely of Fans · · Score: 1

    Damn! Mr. T on Slashdot! Welcome, sir.

  2. Re:Real Improvement: IBM Trackpoint Mouse on Microsoft Unveils A Designer Mouse · · Score: 1
    Features and Benefits: . . . No mouse pad required - no mechanical ball to get dusty, dirty or stolen

    WTF man... what kind of lawless frontier do IBM people have for an office?

  3. creaky door on History of a Famous Star Wars Scream · · Score: 1

    The first time I heard the creaky door sound was in Bethesda's game Daggerfall. From then on, I started noticing it in movies, TV shows, and I think even a radio spot or two. My wife thought I was nuts when I mentioned how I thought it was funny there was this de-facto international standard for how a creaky door sounds when it came up in a movie we were watching. Then I booted up the game and proved, much to her surprise, that I wasn't making it up.

  4. Re:28 Days Later on The Best and Worst Movies of 2003? · · Score: 1

    >>No movie has made me get up and check to make sure my doors were locked like 28 Days Later.

    For proper household security, you might want to check your doors like that same day.

  5. bah on Linux Comes To Afghanistan · · Score: 1

    They were doing just fine with the Commodore 64s they had stashed away!

  6. Re:Eclipse versus WSAD on Eclipse 2.1 Released · · Score: 1

    Yes, it is. However, I was wondering what "value-added" IBM was putting into WSAD that Eclipse may not have. Example: does Eclipse have the extension editor for the WAS-specific deployment files? Just thought I'd see if anyone knew before I spent all night downloading 2.1 to see for myself. ;-)

  7. Eclipse versus WSAD on Eclipse 2.1 Released · · Score: 1

    I work for a company that has chosen WebSphere App Server (WAS) as its J2EE platform and WebSphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD) as its IDE. One of the primary advantages to WSAD, in my situation, is that it helps you manage a lot of the application deployment "overhead" (like data source/EJB bindings, WAS-specific config settings, etc.)

    I was wondering if someone here knowledgable about both tools could provide insight as to what I'd find missing if I switched to Eclipse? As a developer, I'm always eager to get the latest IDE improvements... and my company has been stuck on an older version of WSAD for a long time.

  8. Re:Their prerogative. on AT&T/Comcast Consider Aussie-Style Bandwidth Caps · · Score: 1

    A former dial-up ISP of mine advertised unlimited access, but capped you at X number of hours per month. (Where X = some number I can't remember.)

    Their justification? They allowed you to access any website you so desired... hence, your access to the Internet was without limits. 8-P

  9. It must be early... on Leonid Meteor Shower Observation Tips · · Score: 2, Funny

    I originally read the title as "Leonard Maltin Shower Observation Tips". (cringe)

    It's amazing the different ways your mind punishes you for the previous night's Guinness binge.

  10. Untapped market? on GameToo Much...... And Die! · · Score: 1

    Internet cafes with drip IVs and catheters at every machine.

    Sign me up!!

  11. Re:Yeah, nice... um... tour. on Gadget Guru Builds High-Tech Haven · · Score: 2, Informative
    It should look nice from the outside... he spent somewhere around 300k just to landscape his driveway.

    (I happen to know the landscaping company's owners.)

  12. Wrong definition of "library" ? on CIPA Trial Comes to a Close · · Score: 1

    I think you're being somewhat narrow in the vision of what libraries are for.

    The Internet is a source of *information*... just like books, periodicals, etc. Sure, it may not always be the true, and it may not always be unbiased... but, hell, how is this different from hardcopy?

    I agree with you that these institutions have better things to spend their money on than license fees (we IT people should be better about volunteering Linux support ;-) but that aside, I think completely ignoring the Internet as a legitmate (or at least alternative) information source would be a mistake. Esp. in areas where the average income prohibits households from gettings access themselves.

  13. It has happened before... on Sony Intentionally Crashes Customers' Computers · · Score: 1

    Anne McCaffery's game has been proven to cause hardware damage.

    http://www.oldmanmurray.com/longreviews/freedom/de fault.shtml

  14. How dull on Universe Beige, not Turquoise · · Score: 1

    All that work and analysis just to discover the universe is the same color as the vinyl siding on my parent's house...