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  1. Re:Cool on VoIP Gets a New P2P Routing Protocol (DUNDi) · · Score: 1

    Quite simply, because very often movies exit from the theaters and video rental places get rid of most if not all of their copies of the movies. What if you want to see a movie that's not /at/ your video store again?

  2. Re:How affordable? on VoIP Gets a New P2P Routing Protocol (DUNDi) · · Score: 1

    Just built one for:

    $200 for the FXO and FXS
    and 1 recycled PII-450.

    Pretty cheap, if you ask me.

  3. Re:Another reason to move to GAIM on New IM Worm On The Loose · · Score: 1

    Yep, it doesn't require one install the GTK+ toolkit, and the interface seems better IMHO. Granted, others may prefer GTK and the interface. I also rather like the plug-ins that Trillian offers.

  4. Re:Cheaper than a trademark lawsuit... on John Doerr Disclaims Rumored GBrowser · · Score: 1

    It's a shame they didn't follow the "oogle" convention they started with Froogle.

    Noogle for news
    Groogle for groups
    Moogle for mail---er---maybe not...

  5. Re:Not outsourcing - from a business point of view on Inside Wal-Mart IT · · Score: 1

    True enough, for me, it's 29.7% (between state, federal, social security and medicaid). However, go up a few tax brackets and it gets higher. Not to mention the taxes you pay after you get paid (sales tax, excise tax, property tax, etc).

  6. Re:He'd post AC (OT) on Russian May Have Solved Poincare Conjecture · · Score: 1

    Well, the technical/non-technical jobs thing isn't an issue, really, for me, nor if I can get a job there. I'm a trucker for a national company and they don't really care where I live -- it just changes where I go when I'm off. I'll have to check it out. Thanks for all the info! *off to ponder*

  7. Re:He'd post AC (OT) on Russian May Have Solved Poincare Conjecture · · Score: 1

    Off topic, I know, but wow...where do you live that you can have a $700/mo payment on a house? My husband and I rent a loft for just a little over that price! *is indeed willing to move!*

  8. Re:Amazing on Electromagnetic Suspension System · · Score: 1

    I tend to agree about the advantages of air springs. As a trucker, I see a lot of varrying roads (if that makes any sense) and without the air ride in my truck, I'd be a rather shaken up pup, as it were. Of course, in the truck, there's three main parts: the air springs between the axle and the frame, the air springs between the frame and the cab, and the air ride seat...but even with just the springs on the axle, it makes life so much better....oh, and don't feel bad about the $600 repair -- I paid $500 for a repair on the bloody seat!

  9. Re:Top Scientists on Blade Runner Is The Best Sci-Fi Film · · Score: 1

    Yes, and it was darn good, too! The only problem is what it did to me...making me able to read /. I used to have all the time in the world...now /. get it. Woof.

  10. Re:*raises hand* on The Linux Incompatibility List · · Score: 1

    a relatively new HP nx9010 notebook

    Well, there's your problem right there, everyone knows the NX series are the experimental ones. You should have waited to get an NCC9010...

  11. Re:No on Big Brother In Your Front Seat · · Score: 1

    Not regulated enough? I live in Massachusetts, a state where Progressive can't even operate. Here, all of the insurance companies have to charge the same rate. Totally regulated. And you know what's funny? We have the 2nd highest auto insurance rates in the country. New Jersey is the highest. Regulation doesn't really seem to be the answer here...

  12. Re:No on Big Brother In Your Front Seat · · Score: 1

    Just wait until they start doing like they do in Massachusetts...they pull your registration and your car is impounded...plus the fine for getting caught without insurance. So, you pay the fine, the impound fee, the towing fee, the re-registration fee.......

  13. Re:apply... on Net Addiction Gets Finnish Soldiers Out Of Army · · Score: 1

    I believe it is you who needs to return your geek license. It works perfectly fine in Moz.

  14. OT (Re: Sig) on On the Supercomputer Technology Crisis · · Score: 1

    "Well I don't want Fop, dammit! I'm a Dapper Dan man!"

    I can't remember for the life of me the name of that movie. Can you tell me what it is?

  15. Re:he just had to have revenge on Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith · · Score: 1

    Apparently, I need to spend hundereds of dollars in Star Wars books to understand the movie.

    ...or you could just read /.

  16. Re:Incentives?? on Microsoft Pockets Patent for Encouraging TV Viewing · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That's easy, it's a soap opera for men. They like the bad acting, silly power struggles and characters. The actual 'wrestling' is a small part of what makes it popular.

  17. Re:Gmail invites 9 to give away on Netcraft: Red Hat Still Top Linux Server Distro · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Benedict. Doubt it'll work, but why not? slashdot.gmail@balloonpup.com

  18. Re:Invasion of privacy? on Night Goggles Capture Spider-Man Movie Bootlegger · · Score: 1

    *thinks about the two* Wow, those /would/ be rather effective. Good job, even if it does make you feel dirty.

  19. Re:"Nothing comes from violence..." on Confession For Two: A Spammer Spills it All · · Score: 1

    "WHOOSH!"

    The sound of a poorly made joke going...well, under your feet rather than over your head. Besides, I didn't mean /. I meant the world at large -- violence seems to be the answer given to everything. Even violence...then again, it's probably a jaded view. I hope.

  20. Re:It's criminal because... on Confession For Two: A Spammer Spills it All · · Score: 1

    Actually, they could get tagged very easily. Ever notice how those 'herbal supplements' always say somewhere in the ad/on the commerical/on the packaging "not approved by the FDA, not intended to treat any illness" or something akin to that? Those penis pill spams never say anything about that (most of the ones in my box say dghsovbyvy sbhkfb s;lbvhabh Click Here!). We just have to get the right people to go after them. Sure, it's not going to happen, but one can dream, eh?

  21. Re:"Nothing comes from violence..." on Confession For Two: A Spammer Spills it All · · Score: 1

    As much as I hate to say it...

    "You must be new here." ...but then again, you already did.

  22. Re:There is an issue here on Online Plagiarist Sues University · · Score: 1

    There's a difference between plagiarism and copyright infringement. Plagiarism is simply the act of passing (or attempting to pass) someone else's work off as your own. If one were to submit a CC licensed paper as their own, it's still Plagiarism, but it's not a copyright infringement.

  23. Re:Cut it down to 3:05. on The Way the Music Died · · Score: 1

    It's XM.

  24. Re:Logitech MX Duo on Home Theater Keyboards? · · Score: 1

    Well, that alone makes it better than most I've looked at, which state on the box that they don't work with anything else. Spiffy! Thanks.

  25. Re:Logitech MX Duo on Home Theater Keyboards? · · Score: 1

    Something that doesn't come with the board. For instance, a bluetooth card, a laptop that comes with bluetooth as part of the unit, a motherboard that has onboard bluetooth, or somebody else's bluetooth dongle. The reason I ask is there's a large number of bluetooth keyboards out there that 'only' work with their dongle, and the dongle only works with their keyboard.