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  1. Re:Dear Moderators, on Goto Leads to Faster Code · · Score: 1

    I second your motion.

  2. Re:More Quiet? on Vertical Axis Wind Turbine With Push and Pull · · Score: 1

    Isn't "more quiet" the same as "quieter?"

    I understand your point though. Similar to "more perfect" in the Constitution.

  3. Re:Matchstick puzzle on Your Favorite Math/Logic Riddles? · · Score: 1

    It would be a better riddle if the answer were valid.

  4. Re:The Monkey and the Coconuts on Your Favorite Math/Logic Riddles? · · Score: 1

    rot13
    svsgrra gubhfnaq fvk uhaqerq gjragl bar

  5. Re:The Circular Abbey (SPOILER) on Your Favorite Math/Logic Riddles? · · Score: 1

    But the monks don't know how many there are to start.

    If there are 5 marked to start, but a monk sees 4 others with dots, how is he to know that it wasn't 4 that were originally marked?

  6. Re:A fun divisibility problem on Your Favorite Math/Logic Riddles? · · Score: 1

    no, no, it's -0.

  7. Re:My favourite on Your Favorite Math/Logic Riddles? · · Score: 1

    Ok, who makes 10m tall trucks. That's like 35 ft isn't it?

    Zl thrff vf ab fynpx, gvr gur ebcr gra zrgerf hc ba gur gerrf.

  8. Re:Looks like some great ads on Sun's Bold New Ad Campaign · · Score: 1

    And I thought the $1 cokes in the break room were expensive.

  9. Re:You are wrong in every way. on Infrastructure for One Million Email Accounts? · · Score: 1

    unclepost's!

    Never saw that on slashdot before. Nice

  10. Re:Madden on Only NFL Game This Year Gets Lukewarm Response · · Score: 1

    Lacrosse isn't Canadian. The best lacrosse is in the eastern US. From NC to NY, with MD being the best!

  11. Re:Time for a change... on Extra Daylight Savings May Confuse the Gadgets · · Score: 1

    Just because my watch says it's 4 AM (GMT) doesn't mean all those Hawaiians are going to be awake.

    If it's 4AM GMT then it's 6PM Hawaii (-10), there's a good chance they're awake.

    But if you meant 4AM EST, then you shouldn't be up either!

    P.S. I agree that timezones are useful.

  12. Re:Build the datacenter in alaska on Keeping a Data Center Cool on the Cheap · · Score: 1

    Not a bigger generator, just a bigger diesel tank. :)

  13. Re:Too Cool on IBM to Hire Firefox Developers · · Score: 1

    I really liked the tree view history that it had. Wish the other browsers had that. Don't care enought to look and see if there is a firefox extension though....

  14. Re:Aquafina... on Cooler Servers or Cooler Rooms? · · Score: 1

    My wife refuses to drink Dasani and Arrowhead. I agree that they suck, and would never pay for either.

    Sparklets and Aquafina are the choices we make.

    This won't be much of a flame war.

  15. Re:(OT) Re:Mexico, Eh? on U.S. to Require Passport To Re-Enter Country · · Score: 1

    That's the best way to get free money I've heard in a while. Mad I didn't think of the idea.

  16. Re:Of course it's not on U.S. to Require Passport To Re-Enter Country · · Score: 1

    Well, if your counting coastlines as borders, Canada has a longer coastline too

    202 080km. Minus BC's coast between Alaska and Washington it's still about 180km.

    See http://earthtrends.wri.org/pdf_library/country_pro files/Coa_cou_036.pdf

  17. Re:PVRs, not PVR's on Plextor PVRs Now Support Linux · · Score: 1

    I was taught in grade school to use the apostrophe to pluralize numbers and letters. So that's the way that looks right to me.

    "A Writer's Reference" Diana Hacker on p 258 states as follows:

    "The trend however, in toward omitting the apostrophe. Either use is correct, but be consistent."

    So 's isn't "wrong". But since the article didn't use the 's then the link should not have used the 's either.

  18. Re:That's not just unix. :P on What's Wrong with Unix? · · Score: 1

    They do three phase AC in commercial applications. Honestly though I'm not sure what percentage of installations are 3 phase vs. 2 phase. But it's used. Most residential is 2 phase in the states.

  19. Re:That's not just unix. :P on What's Wrong with Unix? · · Score: 1

    I like my AC 180 degrees out of phase... for the 240 Volt apliances at least.

  20. Re:Not Just TiVos on Network Scheduling to Mess with Tivo · · Score: 1

    Everyone my age watched that show. They never admitted it then. But they do now. Tis funny.

    And you can't fault the hotties produced by the show.

  21. Re:The History Channel has a less annoying way on Network Scheduling to Mess with Tivo · · Score: 1

    I have 3 in my MythTV... hopefully that will be enough for now :)

    But if the need arises I could easily by a forth, or dig into the code and change it to work how I'd like.

  22. Re:Also on AOL Releases Netscape Beta, Based on Firefox · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Since you know about this, anyone know of something similar for the Windows Taskbar?

    I hate the grouping in XP and always wish I could just move the tasks around on the bar.

  23. Re:Stuff it with games on Best Live Linux For Christmas Giving? · · Score: 1

    I'm confused... If someone sent you a CD in the mail, you could throw it away. Like it's an AOL cd or something. No reason to get your panties in a twist.

  24. Re:Already signed up. on Nielsen Will Measure TV ratings Among DVR Users · · Score: 2, Informative

    I just did a Nielsen survey.

    They tracked a lot more than what was tuned to on the TV. They had columns for each person in the house and when they were watching and how old and what sex each person is. They even wanted to know what the tv was on when we weren't watching.

    Nielsen isn't just total market share. It's demographics and stuff... Tivo can't automatically monitor that stuff.... I don't think.

    Also it had a section for what shows I used the myth box to record when I was watching live tv.

  25. Re:Extra $$ this Christmas? on Classic Toys For Christmas? · · Score: 1

    I wonder how my kid would react to a box of cookies christmas morning.