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  1. Re:Tommorow's Comparason... on Gameboy Advance SP vs Canon Powershot G3 · · Score: 1
    Your vending machine has Cheese and Mustard sandwiches...

    man, did we ever get ripped off.

  2. Re:Missing a bet on New Power Plant Produces Both Energy & Fresh Water · · Score: 1
    The condensation will be coming from the moisture in the air and not from the sea water like the process does.

    More clean water could be procuded with less energy by putting a clear teepee tarp overtop a bucket of water in the sun. And collect the condsenation from the tarp.

  3. Re:Here's an idea on Beep! Beep! You have Broken the Law. · · Score: 1

    Isn't that entrapment?

  4. Re:Nice! on Military Grade Laptops · · Score: 1
    Umm, yes it would...

    But only if you pit on it, then throw it off your desk onto the floor and pee on it.

  5. Re:TiVo's savior: Sony. on Sonicblue files for Chap 11 · · Score: 1
    Nah, that won't happen...

    First they'll out source the GUI software to some company, and they'll make it painfull to use. All the MPG video will be converted to a weird ass ATRAC type format that noone can read or view anymore. Then they will put some type of DRM stuff in that will only let you view a recorded show 3 times.

  6. Re:Backwards on Texas Rep Wants To Jail File Traders · · Score: 1
    Not even that dude...

    First the recording industry should goto some lenghts to protect their products before they need to have NEW LAWS made to protect them. When companies make Mac knock off look alikes, Apples sues their asses off and gets restitution. When some person copies music and sells, trades, or gives away knock offs, the recording industry should be getting the lawyers ready. Or changing their ways so people can't abuse them.

  7. USB keyboard on Homebrewed Macro Keyboards? · · Score: 1
    I'm not sure how simple this will be...

    But, why don't you crack open an El-Cheapo usb keyboard (free is better) and wire it up so when ever you push the letter 'A' it will be recorded as a 'Crtl-Alt-A' (or some combination like that). Then get yourself some macro software to translate your key presses.

  8. Re:Don�t Recycle, reuse on Dell Offers Curbside Computer Recycling · · Score: 1
    Reading Slashdot in the bathroom?

    Oh my lord..

    Has this place sunk that low already?

    Has it?

  9. Re:Just a question on the basics of OLED on Chi Mei Announces 20" Active Matrix OLED Display · · Score: 1
    maybe,

    Just wait and find out like the rest of us

  10. Pro to type on Chi Mei Announces 20" Active Matrix OLED Display · · Score: 1

    speed ball !

  11. Re:This sounds an awful lot like a moped... on Building a Better Motorized Bicycle · · Score: 1

    If you get yourself a performance pipe and possibly modify your restrictor plate (if yours has one), you too can be going much faster than 35mph.

  12. Re:Any gas station? on Building a Better Motorized Bicycle · · Score: 2, Insightful

    And at the same time it is much easier to control and improve the emmissoins from a power plant than 3,000,000 automobiles scattered accross the country.

  13. Re:Sometimes innovation for its own sake... on Building a Better Motorized Bicycle · · Score: 1

    It is usefull because it looks like it will be really easy to adapt to just about any style of bike with a 26 inch wheel. Simply replace the front wheel and off to the races. Plus you can still use your bike as a bike if ya want to. Just a small weight penality if you don't switch back to your original wheel.

  14. Re:this is old technology on Building a Better Motorized Bicycle · · Score: 1
    Dude, this is completely different.

    Notice how big the motor is and where it is mounted. With the new original design in the artical, it looks like it is possible to replace your front wheel on your bike. No modification to the rest of the bike be worried about.

    This is what cool about this technology.

  15. Re:couple of details not right... on Building a Better Motorized Bicycle · · Score: 1

    I know the picture is not all that detailed with regards to the engine, but what I AM able to make out is a big spark plug at the end. Glow plugs are not that large. So I would say that this is not a standard GLOW engine. This two stroke engine will be taking normal fuel, possibly with an oil mixture of some kind.

  16. Re:Does this give me the right to copy? on Germany Mulls A Copyright Levy + VAT For PCs · · Score: 1
    I don't know about the USA, but in Canada...

    The Copyright Act came into effect on March 19, 1998. Before then copying any sound recording for almost any purpose infringed copyright. The copyright act now legalizes copying of sound recordings onto recording media for private use. At the same time the levy was introduced on blank media.

  17. Re:The only reason Mason Cty. can do this on 100mbps Fiber Service To Your Door · · Score: 1
    yes, i know that automated meter reading is cheaper, but FIBRE to the meter... Crazy..

    The utility company in my city just piggy backs on the phone line. Its much cheaper.

  18. Re:Does this give me the right to copy? on Germany Mulls A Copyright Levy + VAT For PCs · · Score: 1
    Dude, you are reading too far between the lines.

    When you pay the tax/levy you are purchasing the right to be able to backup/copy your own LEGALLY OWNED music cds. You can now listen to your new mixed CD in your car or home stereo. Thats it, nothing more. And no, you are not a criminal yet. If you DO NOT pay the tax/levy, then you DO NOT have the right to make a mixed CD of your LEGALLY OWNED music to listen in your car. Simple isn't it.

  19. Re:From the article: on Germany Mulls A Copyright Levy + VAT For PCs · · Score: 1

    They have to pay for the gun registry somehow.

  20. Re:The only reason Mason Cty. can do this on 100mbps Fiber Service To Your Door · · Score: 1
    They laid fibre to aid in meter reading?

    Incredable

  21. Re:Consider yourself lucky on The Tyranny of Email · · Score: 1
    Yeah, i know... its freakin anoying. I got so pissed off i moved accross the office to a different space when the chance came up. Just to find out that everyone else does it to. Arrrrgggg

    I have to find some sort of wistle type device that produces enough interfance to make them speaker phones screach with joy. That will teach them.

  22. Re:TI calculators on Technologies that Have Exceeded Their Expectations? · · Score: 1

    I hate to say it, but TI Calc's are still popular because they fit in your pocket. Mac Classics' and Athlons' don't.

  23. Re:Speak And Spell on Technologies that Have Exceeded Their Expectations? · · Score: 1

    and then... like... half of my paper was gone.. and i was like... hugggghh

  24. Re:Can they compete at that price? on Review of First 10K IDE Drive · · Score: 1
    When i first saw your link i was in awe... Too good to be true. But as the old saying goes, it probably is.

    Notice at the bottom of that page they mention that you have to mail them for the manufacturer warranty. Hmmm... what could they be hiding...

    Could it be this 1 month parts; 1 month labor This is also a similar drive, same spec, just 9.1GB instead of 36GB and at the too good to be true price.

  25. Re:annoyance on Net Speed Record Smashed · · Score: 1
    in about 44 minutes

    get your calculator out