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  1. You have to remember... on FCC Rules Telcos Need Not Provide Naked DSL · · Score: 1

    ...that we are in this mess because the government decided to meddle a long time ago, and there are no easy answers.

  2. If it's viable, then they'll come on Burn Grass, Get Green Biofuel · · Score: 1

    Before some tinfoil hat wearing person comes along and says that Mobil/Exxon or BP will never permit anything better to replace oil, you can be pretty sure that if there is indeed a better substitute (be it grass, hydrogen, or otherwise), you'll be buying Exxon or BP brand grass pellets (or whatever else comes along).

  3. XM Channel 52 - Unsigned on Online Business Model for a Band? · · Score: 1

    XM Radio's channel 52 - Unsigned, has places for you to submit your music to them to be played. They just announced a record quarter and have around 3.8 million subscribers.

  4. Oh yeah? Infinity plus 1! on Gmail's Birthday Presents · · Score: 4, Funny

    Check out the napkin drawing on the login screen.

  5. Lumines in Java (save $249+) on PSP Reception Lukewarm in US? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Everyone seems to like the game, so why pay $249+? Play a Lumines clone for free. Requires Java.
    http://www.rit.edu/~jhb4598/jblog/archives/000598. php3

  6. Don't forget PSPVideo9 on PSP Launch Coverage · · Score: 4, Informative

    PSPVideo9 converts any kind of video file to PSP format, making it a great dual purpose device.

  7. not a big deal really... on Major PC Makers Adopt Trusted Computing Schema · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...this is something that businesses want (ones that already control your computing environment, like at work), and I really don't see it being aimed at the typical consumer.
    I would also say that there will always be a market for open computers. The market always has ways around this.

  8. jukebox, and treble damages on Companies Claim iTMS, iPod Patent Infringement · · Score: 2, Funny

    They say they are entitled to trebledamages. Next thing they'll be asking for bass damages.

  9. J.O.B. and experience on Best Degree to Pair w/ a B.Sc. in Computer Science? · · Score: 1

    Once you have one degree, more won't make a huge difference, if any. Experience is what counts most, after the first BA or BS. If you still want to pursue this, do it on your company's dime. A lot of corporations will pay for this kind of thing if it's related to your job.

  10. remember that nauseating grammy speech? on New Round of Lawsuits in Preparation for Oscars · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I remember seeing/hearing this speech by Michael Greene in 2002. I suspect we'll hear the same this year, should you be watching the Oscars.

  11. Windows Firefox Memory Leak on Mozilla Roadmap Update · · Score: 1

    Anyone know if they plan on fixing the memory leak in Firefox 1.0? I've even used this fix, and Firefox continues to gobble up memory. I don't use tabs, but multiple windows.

  12. bring us 'the new frontier' from books to tv on UPN Officially Cancels 'Star Trek: Enterprise' · · Score: 1

    I'd like to see Peter David's excellent New Frontier Star Trek book series brought to life on the small screen.

  13. Cylon uprising any day now on Machine Learns Games · · Score: 1, Funny

    Haven't we learned anything from the new Battlestar Galactica?

  14. junk science and environmentalists on A Countdown To Global Catastrophe? · · Score: 4, Informative

    From tsunami to Kyoto not impacting the environment at all to dropping emissions, to overblown disaster movies, scientists resigning various environmental organizations, and other speeches. People are even connecting the environment to the tsunamis, which have nothing to do with the environment, and everything to do with Earthquakes that are going to happen anyway. Lets get some perspective here.

  15. Creative? No thanks. on Creative Gunning For the iPod · · Score: 1

    With possible patent abuse, and substandard sound cards, no thanks.

  16. 7E7 vs A380 on Airbus Launches 800 Passenger Jumbo Jet · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Boeing and Airbus have different philosophies regarding air travel. Airbus sees big planes going hub to hub, while Boeing envisions smaller planes going point to point. With more point to point travel, you can avoid so called mega hubs such as Chicago O'Hare and Atlanta.

    It's also to important to note that Southwest Airlines is one of the more profitable airlines today, and they run a mostly point to point network. Guess which system the legacies run?

    If you are looking for more amusing Boeing vs. Airbus threads, be sure to check out airliners.net.

  17. If you live in the midwest... on BBC on Global Dimming · · Score: 1

    ...you already think it's uninhabitable.

  18. Remember Belkin's popups? on Belkin Offering Pre-802.11N Products · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Remember, this is the same Belkin which randomly tried to sell you Censorware.

  19. why not an NTN system on Producing a Quiz Show from Multiple Locations? · · Score: 1

    You could get one of those NTN Bar Trivia setups going, but I don't know how much those would be. I bet you would sell a lot of drinks (people like to sit around and play), and they are fun. You could run your contest over that system, and keep it around when you are done.

  20. I watched it, and liked it. on Le Guin Peeved About Earthsea Miniseries · · Score: 1

    I haven't read the books before, but I saw the series on Sci-Fi (how could you not, they only advertised it 1,000 times), and while I'm sure the books were butchered, I now have an incentive to read them. I found the mini series was somewhat decent and enjoyable.

  21. Its to act as a deterrent on USPS Service Kiosks Taking Pictures of Customers · · Score: 3, Insightful

    When you use these machines, you no longer have to wait in line and goto the counter to mail anything that weighs over 16oz; you can mail items up to 70lbs without ever having to see a postal clerk. I suspect its to keep people from mailing things that they shouldn't.

  22. Nextel phones trip GFCI outlets on FCC to Allow Wireless Access on Planes · · Score: 1

    When I used to have Nextel, whenver I'd get near a GFCI outlet (those ones with test/reset buttons), it would trip. You could also hear your phone communicate before it rang on any speaker within a 10 feet radius, or see CRT monitors flicker. I hope they study this very carefully, but even with the safety concerns, I don't want to deal with cell phone users in flight.

  23. We call them fanboys . . . on Open Source Word-of-Mouth Advertising · · Score: 1

    . . . and you can find them at just about any internet forum for specific products.

  24. Re:What I'd like to see... on The VHS is Dead · · Score: 2, Informative

    They actually have devices which can make 4GB backups on VHS, and it was even on Slashdot in 1998. The comments are gone, but I seem to remember that it didn't work very well.

  25. I don't remember, but... on Best Buy: 20% Of Customers Are Wrong · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...do we still hate Circuit City over the DIVX debacle, or can we forgive them now?