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  1. Re:Dumb idea on Gesture Control for Automotive Peripherals · · Score: 1

    Tard.

  2. Re:little Susy? on Gesture Control for Automotive Peripherals · · Score: 1

    I seriously doubt that anyone would change lanes while 'zoned out'.

    It's possible I'm the exception, but I have a 40 minute commute home each day, and occasionally zone out to a radio show. I certainly feel myself come back to reality when I'm near another car, or change lanes.

  3. Re:Voice is better on Gesture Control for Automotive Peripherals · · Score: 1

    Hm. I drive a convertible, and I'm still able to talk on my hands-free cellphone while the top is down. And that's with the mic mounted on the sun-visor.

    So I think the location and quality of the mic should be taken under consideration.

  4. Re:But magazines don't make money from sales anywa on Digital Shoplifting From Bookstores? · · Score: 1

    Please cite specific websites to support your theory.

    Otherwise, I call horseshit.

  5. Re:Barcode Scanning for competitve price quotes on Digital Shoplifting From Bookstores? · · Score: 1

    Sounds nice on the customer end, but horrific on the technological end. How, for example, would you search for a bar code on the internet? Then, you'd have to be able to automatically search the website for any incentive offers, shipping delays, coupons, etc.

    I dunno. Sounds way too complicated on the retail side.

  6. Re:The latest iMode phones are out on Digital Shoplifting From Bookstores? · · Score: 1

    From 1 to 1.3 megapixels is considered high-end spec? Then again, I don't know what current specs are. I know they're far to low to make me give up my (large) 4 megepixel camera...just so I don't have to buy a magazine.

  7. Re:Just Browsing? on Digital Shoplifting From Bookstores? · · Score: 1

    I don't mean to stereotype a particular culture, but isn't it just wrong to have a store called 'Lawsons' in Japan?

  8. Re:No one addressed this point yet: on Digital Shoplifting From Bookstores? · · Score: 1

    No, not if one hand holds the magazine and the other is holding the camera.

  9. Re:Mischief Night on July 6th - Website Defacement Day? · · Score: 1

    Hahaha! That was fucking funny!

    But I was disapointed that you forgot 'Summer vacation'.

  10. Re:Cash Only on eBay Provides No Privacy For Sellers · · Score: 1

    IANAL, but I believe you are incorrect. Does 'We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone' ring any bells? Can't tell me you've never seen that sign. Perhaps it was near to the 'No shirt, no shoes, no service' sign. (off topic Jackass reference: On one show, a guy shoed up wearing nothing but an alomst-long-enough tshirt and shoes...and nothing else. He was still denied access to the convenience store.)

    Discrimination, however, IS a big deal, and I would of course advise anyone who was refusing a sale to make absolutely sure that no such perception could be leapt to.

  11. Re:There is very little of a privacy issue here on eBay Provides No Privacy For Sellers · · Score: 1

    "I would also PREFER that a warrant or subpeona be required to release information such as credit card numbers, bank accounts, and transactions, even to law enforcement officials.
    "

    The problem with requiring a court order (subpeona) is that once again the little (or poor) guy gets the shaft.

    If I buy a $300 widget and get screwed, am I really going to get a $300/hr lawyer in order to TRY to get my money back? Probably not. Is it important to me? Hell yes. Is it worth it monetarily? No, not at all.

  12. Re:That's important info on eBay Provides No Privacy For Sellers · · Score: 1

    The problem with requiring a court order is that once again the little guy gets the shaft.

    If I buy a $300 widget and get screwed, am I really going to get a $300/hr lawyer in order to TRY to get my money back? Probably not. Is it important to me? Hell yes. Is it work it monetarily? No, not at all.

  13. Re:Cash Only on eBay Provides No Privacy For Sellers · · Score: 1

    Nope. As several posters above state, one *may* accept cash. It does not say that one *must* accept cash. And anyone can refuse to sell to anyone.

  14. Re:Cash Only on eBay Provides No Privacy For Sellers · · Score: 1

    Hm. Without a credit history, I wish you much luck if you ever decide to buy a house.

  15. Re:I own both books does that make me a threat? on eBay Provides No Privacy For Sellers · · Score: 1

    "In the new Amerika"

    I think you meant Amerikkk.

  16. Re:Remember, this is a school system on WiFi Exposes Sensitive Student Data · · Score: 1

    I browsed the page, but didn't see mention of the staff hacking into student's computers. Well it has been a really long day, so can you clarify?

  17. Re:Monitor in a Den?? on Collapsible LCD Screens · · Score: 0

    Ok, now that made me actually laugh. Thanks!

  18. Re:Hellooo Trintron! on Collapsible LCD Screens · · Score: 1

    Wow, and you know what? I don't notice the faint gray lines.

    So maybe I won't notice the spaces between sections either.

  19. Re:Found something . . . on Collapsible LCD Screens · · Score: 1

    From the bottom of the article:

    from Samsung SDI
    May 1st, 2002, 16:29 GMT

    Might be a little out of date by now...

  20. Re:Standard Pratice on Apple's G5 Speeds Challenged · · Score: 1

    I remembered the numbers. Of course, now my brain is full and I can't remember my middle name, but what are ya gonna do, huh?

  21. Re:Standard Pratice on Apple's G5 Speeds Challenged · · Score: 1

    "Remove MEAT to reply "

    Not that I was tempted or anything, but you don't even post an email address that I can remove 'meat' from.

  22. Re:So?? on Real Life Doom With Point-And-Shoot Positioning · · Score: 1

    Yes, you should not be allowed to use it...as a cell phone.

    Why can't you coordinate lunch either in the morning, or between classes? In my day, we managed just fine without cell phones.

    And whatever you've heard or seen about the coporate world, there are not often settings where you can send an IM to a co-worker, or essentially check-out of the meeting by taking a call on a cell phone.

  23. Re:Well... on Build Your Own Boeing 737 Simulator · · Score: 2, Funny

    Look at the lenghts he had to go to in order to avoid giving $50 to MS!

  24. Re:this is ridiculous on Build Your Own Boeing 737 Simulator · · Score: 1

    That made me laugh! Thanks!

  25. Re:FUCK YOU! I HOPE YOUR PHONE GETS DISCONNECTED! on Build Your Own Boeing 737 Simulator · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yeah, I remember my first beer.