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  1. I would love to buy one ... on Shuttle SS50 Mini-system · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    if it wasn't Intel ...

    Question to manufacturers ... come out with an AMD version of these super-small, super-integrated systems, and you'll be able to sell many ...

  2. Re:More info: on North Pole is Leaving Canada · · Score: 1
    Also, if the poles were to flip suddenly, many creatures that navigate magnetically could be affected.

    I KNEW IT! ... homing pidgeons DO have magnets in their beaks ...

  3. Calculations on Stealth Asteroid Misses Earth · · Score: 1

    Since they can calculate where something may hit Earth, has anyone calculated where this one COULD have hit? ... the article didn't say anything about it ...

  4. Re:Nvidea and ATI on 7 Years of 3D Graphics · · Score: 1
    If you were to read the article ... and especially the notes on the graph itself ... you would notice that the red line is the "Hype Time" ... from announcement to actual product in peoples' hands ... shorter is better ...

    That being said ... if you take into consideration that these chips are being produced on the machines that they are going into, you can really see that the rate/quality of the 3D chips are on a parallel performance curve to that of CPUs ...

    Furthermore, once the next generation of video bus comes out (ISA -> PCI -> AGP -> ???) then I would venture to guess that the limiting factor won't be the video card for large scenes ( >1600x1200 ) ...

  5. I wonder what the tax rates will be ... on Washington State Debates Taxing Software Creation · · Score: 1
    Like $0.40 per 1K Lines Of Code? (flat tax)

    Or is there going to be a progressive tax like the income tax rates?

    $0.50 per 1KLOC .. up to 10KLOCs .. $0.35 per 1KLOC from 10KLOCs to 50KLOCs ... etc.

    Or will there be a per character fee?

    $0.04 for a { or } ... $0.035 for a & ... of course $150 for a or copyright symbol ...

    Boy ... this could really change the obsucation contests ...

  6. Re:Only if they taxed security holes ... on Washington State Debates Taxing Software Creation · · Score: 1
    Damn ... forgot to add an include in there ...

    Add this after the first include:

    #include <city\seattle\govt.h>

  7. Only if they taxed security holes ... on Washington State Debates Taxing Software Creation · · Score: 1
    ... time to write myself a minivan.

    #include <state\wa\govt.h>
    void main()
    {
    while(1)
    printf("go fork yourself");
    }

  8. Well ... on Frequent Flyer Miles Take You to Space? · · Score: 1
    You could go to the moon and back about 20 times ... then you would have about 10M miles ...

    Of course ... the miles would be used for space travel ... and you went into space .....

    Hmmm ... nevermind ...

  9. Plagerized? on 16th IOCCC Winners Announced · · Score: 1
    Have the judges submitted these to turnitin.com?

    These may be very good test cases for the site.

  10. Re:People, people, lots of people on China Ahead in Stem-Cell Research · · Score: 1
    Another problem is ...

    We ALL know what happens when the family tree doesn't branch ...

  11. The problems with cloning ... on China Ahead in Stem-Cell Research · · Score: 1
    original
    clone
    clone
    clown
    Hilary Rosen
    Jack Valenti

    We have a little degradation problem here ...

  12. Re:Where do I sign up? on 'Free Broadband' Scam Exposed · · Score: 2, Funny
    NO NO NO ... you don't get it ... it's a PRICE of two spams ... so you need to give them two spams a day, in exchange for Free Broadband ...

    Otherwise, you'll be getting Free Broadband AND two spams ... and what do they get? Nothing.

    Got it?

  13. Re:Hmm... on iWarez · · Score: 1
    Oh, and I'd like to mention in this anonymous forum that I steal bandwidth ...

    Pssst ... hey ... it's only anonymous when you post as anonymous coward (NOT using your ID, which also displays your email) ... but even then its not really anonymous ...

    Move along ... nothing to see here ...

  14. WooHoo ... on SSSCA Squirms Forward Again Thursday · · Score: 1
    YES! ... I knew that all of my ancient hardware may be worth something someday ... this ensures it!

    486 - pre SSSCA = ~$2.56
    486 - post SSSCA = ~$priceless (or >$2.56)

  15. Biggest Question ... on Trouble at Stargate SG-1 · · Score: 1
    Since SCI-FI needs to make some money off of this ... will it be possible to get more than the first season on DVD?

    I understand the whole syndication stuff ... but please don't let the series NOT be put on DVDs ...

  16. Re:Enough Already!! on Philips Targets Wireless TV Retransmission At Home · · Score: 1
    You know ... hate to say but you're on to something here ... could it be that MSNBC License is encoded into your 'National ID' ...

    Of course, if they were smarter, the TV would then have a proximity detector and then the TV could just turn off if someone comes in that has not signed the EULA ...

    ... no need for foil hats now ...

  17. Re:Felten dismissal not as bad as it sounds on DMCA 2, Freedom 0 · · Score: 2, Insightful
    So ... in other words, if Felton HAD gone forward and published the paper, along with giving the lecture ... and IF the RIAA had sued him, then he may have a case against the RIAA.

    However, since the RIAA backed off quickly, there is no dispute between the parties.

    Now, an interesting point would be that IF Felton would go forward now, he may not be harassed by the RIAA. Since the RIAA would know that he would fight them. OTOH, it may look like Felton was trying to pick a fight with them, and the judge may rule against Felton on that ... (though judges aren't supposed to)

    Mmmmm ... Beer. The cause of and solution to all of lifes' problems. -- Homer Simpson

  18. Mmmm ... Beer ... on Beer and Bacteria to be used in Toxin Cleanup · · Score: 1
    I wonder if the bacteria are using chisels to split the beer atoms? Or would the resulting explosion be too great?

    Beer. The cause of ... and solution to all of lifes problems" - Homer Simpson

  19. Triangle Boy??? on Safeweb Turns Off Free Service · · Score: 1
    What about Triangle Boy? I believe that I wasn't the only person to download that piece of software for Linux ... (I couldn't get an image for the Win2K version, since it installed over the web) .. .

    The question stands ...

  20. Re:Why ATA133? on ATA133 Controllers Have Arrived · · Score: 1
    BAH ...

    137GB should be more than enough for everyone ...

  21. Re:Audio CD's versus Data CD's on Slashback: Solidity, Sneakiness, Recovery · · Score: 1
    CDR-FAQ has a section S7-17 that explains the difference ...


    The more RIAA forces us to use DRM, the more MP3s will slip through their fingers

  22. Re:Most Stable Microsoft OS ever on MS DOS: A Eulogy · · Score: 1
    Dos was the most stable OS that microsoft has ever produced

    Uhmmm ... don't you mean the "most stable OS that microsoft has ever purchased and repackaged"?

  23. Re:Hmmm. Not so bad as you'd think. on Australian Scramjet Launched · · Score: 1
    The limiting factor is more likely to be power-to-weight ratios

    Ahhhh ... but it depends on if it's an African Scramjet or a European one.

    I mean a 200-pound man cannot hang on if he feels like he's 1600 pounds.

    It doesn't matter where he grips it, even if it is under the dorsal fin.

  24. Re:Odd ... really odd ... on MSN Blocks Mozilla, Other Browsers [updated] · · Score: 1

    DOH ... forgot to mention that I run Win2k (please don't hurt me) ...

  25. Odd ... really odd ... on MSN Blocks Mozilla, Other Browsers [updated] · · Score: 1
    I use Netscape Communicator 4.76, and just for kicks and giggles, I went to http://www.msn.com ... it pulled up just fine, though it looks like crap, since it uses IE specific HTML code.

    Could anyone else confirm this?

    Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda