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  1. Re:Always Read the TOS! on LiveJournal Introduces "Sponsored Content" · · Score: 1

    Actually, you did. The first entry in the Wayback Machine for the TOS page in 2001 (Jan. 18th to be exact) includes that very text. See http://web.archive.org/web/20010126132600/www.live journal.com/legal/tos.bml.

  2. Re:No false positives? on Wi-Fi Fingerprints -- the End of MAC Spoofing? · · Score: 1

    False negatives. That is to say, it said it wasn't what it really was.

  3. Re:Why yes on Snakes on The Net Fail to Put Butts in the Seats · · Score: 1

    Really? Amazing, as I've seen probably at least 2-3 ads a day on tv for it, on all sorts of different channels. I miss my Tivo...

  4. Re:My computer has the Hz, why do I need the MS? on Cedega and Linux Games · · Score: 1

    Business, perhaps. Profit, perhaps not. Is it worth the extra man-hours to develop for the Linux market?

  5. Re:Yeah this bad music is making me sick... [OT] on Pentagon Monitors War Videos Online · · Score: 1

    Really? Do you happen to know where to obtain a recording of such?

  6. Re:Keep in mind on Get Your iPod Fix From a Vending Machine · · Score: 1

    I've seen these ones before...but you say 'like the one used to dispense glass bottles...'

    I've seen many a Snapple machine that dispenses glass bottles the same way a regular one does. Dropping from 5 feet or so. I haven't seen one break yet, though I did see someone stupidly get two at once....and they fell on eachother...then the glass broke...

  7. Re:"a simple wand interface" on Future of Video Games Outside the Home, DisneyQuest · · Score: 1

    Is that what they're really calling it? The Wiimote?

    Geesh, the image that it brings to mind: "Welease Bwian!!!"

  8. Re:Mssed-the-last-train immersion pods on Examining Tokyo's Media Immersion Pods · · Score: 1

    Could be worse...I read that first as 'grinning happy Elvises'. Eek!

  9. Re:MOD PARENT UP on Places Feature Cut From Firefox 2 · · Score: 1

    It's just the bog standard Windows mouse driver... and to be honest, there are some (albeit rare) times that I do need to hit both around the same time. The only place I've found it to be a problem is in Firefox, to be honest.

  10. Re:MOD PARENT UP on Places Feature Cut From Firefox 2 · · Score: 1

    Because I use a laptop, and its pointing device only has two buttons.

  11. Re:Thank you Jesus on Self-Parking Cars Coming To U.S. · · Score: 1

    Feh! If I can parallel park an 80 foot long tractor trailer in the city, I think you can learn how to park a car there. It's really not that hard at all. Try it sometime ;)

  12. Re:The Alienware slogan... on It's Official Dell Acquired Alienware · · Score: 1

    Ah, yes, the Trabant, pinnacle of East German engineering. I once had a supervisor that had lived in Germany. When asked about them, her first words were "East German piece of shit!" Fun, fun cars, those...

  13. Re:Tired argument. on Windows Drivers for Mac Rolling Out · · Score: 1

    Then what you need is Ctrl-F4 which closes the window in most programs that work that way -- like Office.

  14. Re:Devil's Advocate on Tech-Ed Funding to be Tied to Copyright-Ed? · · Score: 1

    I hate mandatory helmet (and seat belt) laws, but you'll never see me on a motorcycle without a helmet. I figure if someone is stupid enough to not use the safety devices available to them, it's their own problem. Besides, as the comment above mine wrote: what if I need a kidney? hehe

  15. Re:DOS-compatible hardware? on Games That Keep You Coming Back? · · Score: 1

    Back when I had a Sound Blaster Live! card, it did DOS emmulation for older games via a driver...and even responded to the old SET BLASTER= command. You can also likely find a PCI Sound Blaster 16/32/AWE64 somewhere...

  16. Re:Is it just me? on OEM Hard Drive With Window · · Score: 1

    I don't know, I imagine a grapefruit launcher could be rather useful against tailgaters and unruly traffic. "Load tubes 1 and 2! Fire!"

  17. Re:Never heard of them! on Pricegrabber Purchased for $485M · · Score: 1

    Well, if it's the same Experian that I'm thinking of -- while you may not know who they are, they know who you are. Bwahahahaha!

    Seriously, though -- if they are, they're one of the big three credit reporting agencies...as joked about above...

  18. Re:Suggestion... on Toxic Moondust Bounces Like A Cannonball · · Score: 1

    ...except, as the Wikipedia article goes on to explain, it's not really a word at all, the proper one being pneumoconiosis. Woo for long made-up words!

  19. Re:Award shows on Spike TV Video Game Award Winners · · Score: 1

    So long as it doesn't cut into my MXC, I'm all set with it. (Up with TLA's!)

  20. Re:Solaris on Space.com's Top 10 Space Movies of All Time · · Score: 1

    Actually, (from MindlessCrap.com, verified by IMDB) "The longest movie ever screened was a 1970 British film that lasted 48 hours, 0 minutes. Believe it or not, its name is The Longest and Most Meaningless Movie in the World."

  21. Re:Changing the wrong thing on U.S. Scientists Call for a Time Change · · Score: 1

    The answer here, of course, would be Dick Clark.

  22. Re:Just call it stardate on U.S. Scientists Call for a Time Change · · Score: 1

    Well, obviously, it's the same as now -- they're on Stardate Savings Time in TNG!

  23. Re:I think you nailed it. on Why Have PDAs Failed In The iPod Era? · · Score: 1

    While I agree that the Nextel/Motorola phones are decent (I had an i60), I have to disagree with you on the service. As a trucker, I go all over the country, and have to say that there are more dead spots than I ever had with Verizon or Sprint. I use T-Mobile now, but that's because I've since found a more regional job (New England only). While Nextel seemed decent when I started out, anything outside of the major interstates (And even along them! The entirety of Montana almost is a dead spot for them!) seems to be rather spotty at best. Couple that with the lack of roaming ability, and you've got a fairly large service problem.

  24. Re:Safety? on China Going Up and Coming Down · · Score: 2, Funny
    Actually federal aviation regulations require that all civilian aircraft have a redundant subsystem that automatically returns them to low altitude in the event of a total engine failure.


    Remember, kids, 9.8 m/s^2 isn't just a good idea, it's the law!
  25. Re:so what is the extra ~ $600 for? on Intel's Per-Chip Cost Averages $40 · · Score: 1

    Well, I've got to ask, then -- if that's the base price, what're the options and accessories available? How about the trim packages? ;)