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  1. Re:I may want one of these after all on Microsoft leaks Zune Details in FCC filing · · Score: 1

    I use Windows_Key + R. It's one of the most useful key combinations. Also, the Windows_Key doesnt eject you from full-screen games anymore (since Win98 days).

  2. Re:No on Proposal to Update the Electoral College · · Score: 1

    Well said.

  3. Small states on Proposal to Update the Electoral College · · Score: 1

    IF executed this idea would take power from small (in terms of population) states and give more power to large states. Small states will have none of this. One of the comprimises made by big states (during the forming of our nation) was to have the senate, which gives more power to small states hence making their influence more equal to big states. The current implememtation of the electoral college continues that spirit of comprimise.

  4. Re:Portals on Prey Review · · Score: 1

    My earliest memory of portals in a FPS was Quake. There was collection of MODs called "Killer Quake Pack" that included a portal gun mod.

    You would shoot a wall and a black circle would appear that you could walk into. There was some semi-inteligence involved because the placement of the exit portal was automatic, usually on the other side of the wall. This made the mod buggy in certain conditions but it worked. This was around 1997.

    Killer Quake Pack - http://kqp.horoy.com/

  5. Video? on GDC - Ron Moore Keynote · · Score: 2

    Is there a video of the keynote?

  6. Centrio part deux on Info on Intel's Viiv DRM · · Score: 1

    This just sounds like Centrio however for media center computers not laptops. I sounds like it is just a certification that the parts in the computer meet a specification.

  7. Re:no big deal on Building a Quiet Media Room PC · · Score: 1

    HDMI/DVI is digital, component is analog. Component can only be equal, never better than HDMI/DVI. With digital you are not going to have graduated quality, either the bits get sent (100% quality) or they do not get sent (0% quality), assuming no error correction...

  8. Re:Why such a fancy system? on Building a Quiet Media Room PC · · Score: 1

    Try throwing HDTV 1080i with de-interlacing at that computer, it will chug and skip.

  9. Re:Bacteria, funguses, and viruses are everwhere. on Pillows Dangerous for Your Health · · Score: 1

    I agree. There are germs everywhere. I think this be a prime example of irresponisble/hype reporting on scientific studies.

  10. Re:WiFi speed is fine for me... but... on Airgo Quadruples Wi-Fi Limit · · Score: 1

    I dont think so. Maybe you are refering to signal strength? When I am 5 feet from my WAP I get ~6mbps, when I am 20 feet ( more than +5) I still get ~6mbps. By your logic I should be getting 1mbps. You dont need full strength to get full speed.

  11. Re:pc's a dying breed? on Apple Switch to Intel Not a Big Loss for IBM · · Score: 1

    I think traditional TV is dying and the PC is becoming the entertainment center.

  12. Re:Awesome on ATi's Multi-GPU CrossFire Graphics Card Unveiled · · Score: 1

    I think sony said they are NOT using a chip from Nvidia but are consulting them on some sort of rendering solution.

  13. Re:Only 60%? on 60% Of U.S. Believe Life Exists On Other Planets · · Score: 2, Informative

    There is evidence that Europa (a jovian moon) has a water ocean below a 100km think ice surface.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_(moon)

  14. Re:Overkill? on Blu-Ray DVDs Hit 100 GB · · Score: 1

    All seven seasons of a show in mpeg4 @decent quality (350mb per episode) will take:

    ~24 episodes per/season
    7 seasons
    == 168 episodes

    350mb per episode
    168 episodes
    == ~58GigaBytes

    You could turn up the quality by 170% and still get all the seasons of a show on one of these discs!

  15. Re:Xbox 360 v. PS3 on PlayStation 3 Unveiled · · Score: 1

    If the cell is calculating all the pixels, as you suggest, then what will the nvidia GPU on the PS3 do?

  16. Re:$265? on Halo 2 Retail Date Broken in Midwest · · Score: 2, Informative

    The halo2 online service has been up online for months for testing purposes so I dont think they are going to ban you for playing a game you legitimatley bought.

  17. Yeah but... on Hypo-Allergenic Cats Now Available for Pre-Order · · Score: 1

    Do they come with a warranty?

  18. Re:steam... on Half-Life 2 Ship Date Confirmed · · Score: 1

    The login mechinism can be bypassed, it is just a matter of time.

  19. Re:Instead of HD players on iRiver to Build In-Dash Digital HD Players · · Score: 1

    Agreed! I love my MP3 on CD car stereo.

  20. Re:If Bush Administration Lied About WMD, on White House Lied About Iraq Nuclear Programs · · Score: 1

    Deferred compensation does not mean much. He was due a large compensation from halliburton,
    he chose the get the money over a period of time vs. all at once. Those payments wont change even if haliburton goes out of business.

    Cheney hasnt made any money on his stock options from before he entered office. In fact since he has entered office he has lost money on his stock options. You can look at HAL stock price from just before 2001 till now, it has lost value.

    You could also argue that since the stock went down after he entered office he has had interest in getting it back up which is what makes having this stock options unethical.

  21. Re:Burden of proof on White House Lied About Iraq Nuclear Programs · · Score: 1

    By disproving 1 of the requirments for it's existance.

  22. Re:I'm not listening!!! on White House Lied About Iraq Nuclear Programs · · Score: 1

    Kerry said in hinds sight he still would have voted to give permission for war.

  23. Re:My opinion on that Superbowl halftime show.. on White House Lied About Iraq Nuclear Programs · · Score: 1

    Boobs are a part of sex, women get sexual pleasure from them. Therefore it is something associtated with intamacey, not for everyone.

  24. Re:Why not just... on Securing Pricelessness · · Score: 1

    The theif could just wear a gas mask.

  25. Re:Big Whoop! on CS: Source Half-Life's Only Multiplayer · · Score: 1

    I believe I've heard 4 dates or windows: Sept 30 2003, Original Date Missed. Holiday 2003, Valve: "targeting a holiday release" http://pc.ign.com/articles/451/451309p1.html?fromi nt=1 Missed. Spring 2004, Christophe Ramboz, http://money.cnn.com/2003/10/07/commentary/game_ov er/column_gaming/index.htm Missed. Summer 2004, Doug Lombardi: "currently targeting this summer for the completion of Half-Life 2" "release" =! "completion", but close enough. Missed.