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  1. The Sims hints on Will Wright Talks About Sims Online · · Score: 2

    That's what's great about the Sims. All the game hints are hints your mother could have told you. "Don't have a baby unless you can afford it",etc.

    I still laugh from the screenshots of Sims pissing their pants as soon as they see a ghost, just standing there.

  2. Jennishow? on Slashback: Profanity, Synching, Flicks · · Score: 2

    What? Jenni of Jennicam has her own SHOW? Oh what will they think of next?

    broadcasts of Geeks in Space and JenniShow (of JenniCam fame),

  3. Re:I know this is really macabre .... on In-Flight Web Access Coming Soon? · · Score: 2

    Or terrorists will take advantage of this and make their demands via IRC.
    You will answer my demands or else!
    /dcc send demands.txt

  4. Re:NEW EQUIPMENT! on Michigan "Anti-Hacker" Law's First Felony Charges · · Score: 2

    I look at it this way. Companies can seem to make more money being cracke and sue in the billions of dollars(in damage claims) than to have business as usual.

    Expect this to be the future's new form of insurance fraud.

  5. Re:About video compression from AVI on Copying A DVD To A CD? · · Score: 2

    Hey do you by chance have a STB TV card? I know I get about 1 meg/sec when I capture AVIs on it, and I still get random artifacts(no, not from poor reception either) when using it. Ticks me off.

    Are there any substitutes for that horrible Visual Reality TV tuner program for this card? It doesn't want to play nice with Half Life. Otherwise, a wonderful card.

  6. Hair problem and space bars on What's That In Your Keyboard? · · Score: 2

    Of all the keyboards I've gone through, the most popular items in mine were my own hair.

    I have since solved that since I shaved my head. Balding problem and keyboard problem solved in one fell swoop.

    Seriously though, has anyone ever removed a spacebar from a keyboard sucessfully and put it back on? That's one key I seem to have the most trouble with on keyboard maintenence.

  7. funky icons on IE 5.5 Tracking Default Bookmarks · · Score: 2

    Just out of curiousity, how do you get those custom icons(like the lowercase g for geocities pages) next to your bookmarks? I always wanted to do a custom one for my site.

  8. Interceptor on NBC Signs Up To Broadcast "Destination Mir" · · Score: 1

    Why don't they just dub episodes of Interceptor into the US?

    The object of the show is to drive around in a car(in Russia, this ain't no sound stage) and avoid the cops for a certain amount of time. Basically, this is a real life version of Grand Theft Auto. I think if you lose, you go to jail for real(what a rip!). This is a real-life show that EVERY American would turn to just to see if some innocent bystander gets run-over so some game show contestant can beat the clock.

  9. Linux on this, linux on that on Linux Ported to Cisco Routers, BSD chosen by router manufacturers · · Score: 2

    Leseee, Linux on a wristwatch, router, Iopener, the list goes on and on. Yet Bill's pictured as the borg here?

  10. Re:/. on New Eudora Includes Anti-Flame Technology · · Score: 1

    Isn't modding down the ACs enough?

  11. x-entertainment on A Metric Ton of Quickies · · Score: 1

    www.x-entertaiment.com is a wonderful site. I'm surprised it was metioned on here. Gotta love all those 80s articles.

  12. Re:Stop IP Hoarding on Are We Ready For Broadband Internet Access? · · Score: 2

    And if every Jethro and Mary had an SMTP server running in their house, it would be a spammers dream come true.

  13. Re:Check out the Offenders on Hasbro Wins Against Arcade Clones · · Score: 2

    From mvpsoft...

    , 256-color graphics, explosive digitized sound, and a sizzling original musical score add up to make this the best Desert Storm arcade game of them all! Dump the sand out of your boots, strap on your helmet and let's go! Requires 286+, VGA,

    Talk about retro!

  14. Re:Obligatory Transformers Reference on Riding The Space Elevator · · Score: 2

    There was a corny episode of Star Trek:Voyager about a space elevator. It was as big as a Studio apartment, and seemed to have all sorts of wacky problems.

  15. Re:btw.. on Slashback: Guido, Games, Felines · · Score: 2

    What about those of us who alreeady have TV tuner cards?

  16. Re:No more imports! on Questioning The IT Labor Shortage · · Score: 2

    Hey, you went to the University of Minnesota too? No wonder I failed Calc twice.

    >One thing that would definitly help is to have professors that can speak English worth a damn. A requirement to teach at an American University is a firm grasp of English and the ability to speak it coherently.

  17. used CD protest on Judge Orders MP3.com to Pay $118M Damages · · Score: 2

    Would it be viable if we only went to Cheapo Records from now on and only bought USED CDs? I mean, money's changed hands already, and I don't see how they'd profit off a sale of a used CD for less.

  18. Re:whats you going to do about it. on Judge Orders MP3.com to Pay $118M Damages · · Score: 2

    Fine, is there a cddb.com like database we can check to see if the CD we're about to buy is represented by UMG?

  19. uh oh on Amazon Charging Different Prices for Same Items? · · Score: 2

    Ferenghis have taken over Amazon.com.

  20. What, no revolution this week? on Mage The Ascension · · Score: 2

    Jon must be running out of ideas on stories relating to some gadget sold in Best Buy is changing the digital electronic world we live in. He's talking about trading card games? I suspect someone wants to work for UGO.

  21. Re:Windows version? on Barcode Maker Responds After Forcing Drivers Offline · · Score: 2

    Wow, your rousing "I have a dream" speech reply to my post didn't even come close to answering my question.

  22. Windows version? on Barcode Maker Responds After Forcing Drivers Offline · · Score: 2

    Is there by chance a Windows version as well? I'd love to take an inventory on CDs.

    Or better yet, have a program where you can find drivers for said hardware just by scanning in said hardware's barcode.

  23. Heh on Copyrights on Web Interfaces · · Score: 3

    I remember the company I work for's website was copied for some city-related site. He just changed the text and graphics labels around to suit his needs. Needless to say, we were amused since he did real sloppy job of working on it.

    Seriously, how can you copyright a website layout? Anyone ever notice all gaming related websites(like UGO) look EXACTLY the same, with the trendy left-side navigation in a really small font?

  24. Re:A few solutions on Cell Phone Purchasing: Drop Down? · · Score: 1

    Heh. I remember seeing an article where you can get your Nokia "tricked out" with funky keypads, neon lights.

    You could basically put all the modifications kids put on their 2000 Honda Civic sans exhaust & spoilers, but on your Nokia instead. Course, wouldn't mind getting my symbol on my Qualcomm.

  25. Re:Cellphones... on Cell Phone Purchasing: Drop Down? · · Score: 1

    That reminds me of the futility of having 1000 FREE minutes of AOL in their starter kit. Guess it sounds better than a free month of AOL.

    Same goes for cellular phones. Would you honestly be able to use 1400 minutes in a month on your cell? You'll be doing a lot of recharging.

    >You get minutes not used rolled over into the >next month (muchlike Fido started doing in >Canada) The competition is fierce enough that they have to keep increasing the number of free minutes.....