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  1. Re:A quick knee-jerk reaction... on PS2 Vs. X-Box: Winner Emerging? · · Score: 1

    One word: UltimateTV. ....k

  2. Inflection on Talk ... Without Speaking · · Score: 2, Interesting

    So, I wonder how the system works with inflection and stressed syllables. Would be a disaster for those domestic husband/wife disputes (not to mention Japanese which is almost *entirely* inflective):

    *I* put the dishes away.
    I *put* the dishes away.
    I put the *dishes* away.
    I put the dishes *away*.

    Looks like we will still that Sprint guy hovering around for a while....

  3. We're all forgetting.... on Lack of Digital Screens for Attack of the Clones · · Score: 1

    The BEST thing about DV is that you can go to Fry's to get parts off the shelf if it breaks! I mean, jeez, how cheap are disk drives these days? A dollar per gig? There is no "Projectors R Us" as far as I know (at least not near me)....

  4. Not suprised.... on How Not To Ship Computers · · Score: 1

    I worked pre-load at UPS for a bit. I was told to get a 50-foot trailer emptied in 30 minutes or else. The trailer had just come from the Bay Area and was filled with Apple and HP merchandise. Following in my co-workers footsteps, I *literally* threw the boxes down onto the skate (rollers in the center of the trailer) to get the thing emptied. There was no time for gentle lifting.

    I was amazed that Apple and HP could stay in business; I figure that all the RMA's for damaged equipment would have bankrupt them for sure!

    "Just because you're a genius doesn't make you a smart guy!" --Narrator, PowerPuff Girls

  5. Re:Great for all sorts of devices. on Text-to-Speech on a Low-Power Chip · · Score: 1
    "I wonder how lifelike the voice is though. I don't think any text-speech tools are going to become very mainstream untill they sound better."

    True. Think of how far the technology has progressed, but Stephen Hawking still sounds like he's doing a screen test for "War Games".

    ....k
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    "Just because you're a genius doesn't make you a smart guy!" --Narrator, Powerpuff Girls