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  1. Re:Well... on Windows 98 Phased Out · · Score: 1

    Virtual PC?

    I used to have an After Dark screen saver on OS9 that scrolled pages of DOS formatted folder listings and the like across my screen - it was pretty convincing!

  2. Re:They're called "plans"... on UK National Archives Divulge Secrets · · Score: 1

    We?

    The collective AC consciousness?

  3. Re:They're called "plans"... on UK National Archives Divulge Secrets · · Score: 1

    That's the American Dream, isn't it?

  4. Re:They're called "plans"... on UK National Archives Divulge Secrets · · Score: 1

    Like the re-non-election of George W Bush, yopu mean?

  5. Re:Egads, you're right! on UK National Archives Divulge Secrets · · Score: 1

    Lucky devil - I grew up in Pittsford and I still miss the place. Any good snow yet this year?

  6. Re:They're called "plans"... on UK National Archives Divulge Secrets · · Score: 3, Funny

    Of course, there's nothing terrifying about the prospect of a cruise missile tearing into your house at 600mph followed by the occupation of your country by massively armed American kids whose primary motivations in ife are a) shitty beer b) anal porn c) smoking biftas and d) really, really BAD harmonised post-Metallica skater-boy cock-rock.

  7. Re:Easy on Best Way To Beat A Caffeine Addiction? · · Score: 1

    Absolutely.

    Cold turkey is relatively easy in my experience. I gave up smoking just over 3 years ago, although I'd been reducing my smoking somewhat before that as I found it was starting to make me feel grey. As for coffee - I knocked that on the head about 2 years ago as a weapon in my war on acid reflux, and it's been pretty effective. I hate not drinking coffee as I LOVE the flavour and was a big coffee drinker for many years. Don't drink Coke anymore either, but as I get older I feel more and more repelled by ultra-sweet canned drinks. It's pretty much tea (English & Moroccan) and ale now for me and I feel better for it. If you like an after dinner coffee, I find Moroccan tea (good and sweet) pretty much fills that niche completely. If you live in the UK, I'd recommend you try "Dragonfly Organic Morroccan Mint Tea," as it's made properly from green gunpowder and mint leaves instead of mint oil being added to black leaves as you find with most mint teas.

  8. Re:The Evening Standard? on iPod Jr. Rumors Become More Substantial · · Score: 1

    Funnily enough, this crappy non-story was first printed in the Telegraph this morning and merely picked up by the Evening Shiturd.

  9. The Evening Standard? on iPod Jr. Rumors Become More Substantial · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They don't even understand LONDON, you can't expect them too understand APPLE.

    If you're looking for NEWS in the Evening Standard, you're looking in the wrong fucking place.

  10. Re:OS X Maximizes browser choice? on Konqueror Compiled For Mac OS X; KOffice Next · · Score: 1

    Don't American cars have the stupidest names on the planet? They make Japanese car names sound sensible!

  11. Re:I'm gonna sit back at a safe distance on Depenguinator "Upgrades" Linux to BSD · · Score: -1

    Those things are called Fig ROLLS.

    Thank you.

  12. Re:But... on 10 Ads The US Won't See · · Score: 1

    Oh, and it DOES have extra features.

  13. Re:And the answer is... on Konqueror Compiled For Mac OS X; KOffice Next · · Score: 1

    The default browser in OSX is still - unbelievably - IE.

  14. Re:OS X Maximizes browser choice? on Konqueror Compiled For Mac OS X; KOffice Next · · Score: 1

    " omniweb is safari in drag."

    In the same way that a car is an engine in drag?

  15. Re:But... on 10 Ads The US Won't See · · Score: 1

    I'm just livin' the dream, baby!

    Anyway, in the UK we have 16:9 TVs, and all TVCs are required to be shot in 16:9, thus letterboxing is an atrocity to these eyes.

  16. Re:But... on 10 Ads The US Won't See · · Score: 1

    No, all the parts in that TVC really came from two stripped down Accords.

  17. Re:But... on 10 Ads The US Won't See · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Not true, there is ONE join where the exhaust silencer rolls end over end.

    In the UK, Honda gave it out on a free DVD to anyone who 'phoned - I got mine, but the idiots who encoded it did it letterbox rather than anamorphic.

    I blame the agency for not knowing the difference.

  18. Re:One Word For You on Best Original Games of 2003? · · Score: 1

    Have you not played - and felt - Rez then?

  19. Re:One Word For You on Best Original Games of 2003? · · Score: 1

    Four words for you: Space Harrier Rip Off.

    REZ is different, rhythm is important.

  20. Re:I'll buy that on Best Original Games of 2003? · · Score: 1

    Out where?

  21. One Word For You on Best Original Games of 2003? · · Score: 2, Informative


    R E Z

  22. Re:well, I will stay with my ps2 for a while yet.. on PSX Review At Lik-Sang · · Score: 0, Troll

    What's the point in buying a PS5 when a couple of years afterwards at the most, PS6 will hit the stands?

  23. Re:well, I will stay with my ps2 for a while yet.. on PSX Review At Lik-Sang · · Score: 0, Troll

    What's the point in buying a PS4 when a couple of years afterwards at the most, PS5 will hit the stands?

  24. Re:well, I will stay with my ps2 for a while yet.. on PSX Review At Lik-Sang · · Score: 0, Troll

    What's the point in buying a PS3 when a couple of years afterwards at the most, PS4 will hit the stands?

  25. Re:Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot. on Laptop vs. Small Desktop: Best Bang Per Watt? · · Score: 2, Informative

    D-I-E-S-E-L

    He committed suicide because idiots spelled his name wrong.