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  1. Re:Macs are USB *only* on iPod Shuffle, Mac Mini, iLife '05, iWork · · Score: 1

    Ahh, but that's where ucontrol comes in

    http://gnufoo.org/ucontrol/ucontrol.html

    can map out that pesky caps lock key and have your apple key.

    The modem M keyboard is a tank, and it's too bad there isn't a version of it currently.

  2. Re:broadvoice is still cheaper.. on VoIP Price War Declared · · Score: 1

    And to think, without help from some frineds, you would be stuck with vonage.

  3. Re:Palm Desktop worth a look on Best To-Do List Software? · · Score: 1

    But, how about the situation where I jot a note down, it later becomes a todo, and has contact info attached. Now I realize that copy/paste works, but it would be nice for the software to handle that transition.

  4. Re:Site Mirror, Conclusion on BSD For Linux Users · · Score: 1

    Must be, since Debian support APM on my notebook, whereas FreeBSD does not.

  5. Re:So what's the difference? on Electronic Voting in the News · · Score: 1

    shh, don't let the secret out.

  6. Combine this on Game Feedback Gets More Intense With Electrodes · · Score: 1

    With in game cash and we've got a winner... Never have to leave the computer again, can make money and have experience realism from the comfort of an office chair.

  7. I patent.... on When Good Patents Go Bad · · Score: 4, Funny

    Posting without reading the article and without spell checking.

    What's the story about? :)

  8. Re:Silly on Second Life MMO To Let Players Make Money In-Game · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Oh, but what is that cash you buy Real Estate with based upon? And paying for virtual space should be nothing new to folks here, How about web hosting. Paying for space to hold some of your data.

    The real question is weather this game is worth paying for in the first place.

  9. Re:Anyone played it? on Second Life MMO To Let Players Make Money In-Game · · Score: 2, Funny

    haha, you've got it all wrong, you're supposed to be addicted to games. This is /. after all.

  10. What's Next on UbiSoft Blocks Virtual Drives With Raven Shield Patch · · Score: 2, Funny

    We detected a CD Burner in your system, that _could_ be used for piracy, you can't play our game.

    Now where did I put my radar detector detector.

  11. Re:XGI = SIS + Trident on New Graphics Company, With Working Cards · · Score: 2, Insightful

    this is different from ati how?

  12. Re:Variety, Nvidia and 3dfx on New Graphics Company, With Working Cards · · Score: 1

    Ahh, yes, price wars :) One can only hope.

  13. Re:Tom's Hardware on New Graphics Company, With Working Cards · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, seems as though slashdot doesn't even know about slashdot. Just look at all the dupe stories.

  14. Re:Dude, it sounds like you need to... on Occupying Your Freetime on a Business Trip? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Parent gets Flamebait, hmm. This one must have hit too close to home.

  15. Re:Leave this running on Implementing VisiCalc · · Score: 1

    mostly just the accounting type

  16. Re:With discussions like this... on A Title To Replace "Systems Administrator"? · · Score: 1

    more traffic here... easier for sysadmins to waste time here :)

  17. Re:Visicalc on Implementing VisiCalc · · Score: 1

    That already happened, why do you think Visicalc is no more...

  18. Leave this running on Implementing VisiCalc · · Score: 4, Funny

    Set this running full screen on your machine and scare people away...

  19. Re:Who should be put to sleep? on Gameboy Advance SP vs Canon Powershot G3 · · Score: 1

    leave it to Timothy. by the title one could guess the author

  20. Re:Duplicate! on Which Shell Do You Prefer? · · Score: 1

    hehe, well, my spelling and grammer are horrible, but the question is are they bad enough :)

  21. Re:Duplicate! on Which Shell Do You Prefer? · · Score: 1

    Maybe /. is trying to come out of it's shell.

  22. Re:4NT baby ! on Which Shell Do You Prefer? · · Score: 1

    cmd.exe on 2k/xp all the way, it's default and you know it's there :)

    seriously though, zsh is my shell of choice right now. bash, of course, is my second choice.

  23. Re:Are they kidding? on Male Sweat Makes Women Happy · · Score: 1

    Wow, and here I thought the action on my keyboard provided (nearly) all of my Physical needs.

  24. Re:Is this going to be like K5? on Slashdot Subscribers Now See The Future · · Score: 1

    Of course if the editors of /. would take even half a second to review the post...

  25. Re:�150 billion on UK to "get serious" About Renewable Energy · · Score: 1

    Yes, there is plenty of greed to go around. If things can't be quantified in terms of maximized profit, they aren't worth doing.

    The question is which risk costs fewer $$$.