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  1. Re:I don't know if you noticed the dollar dropping on Programming Jobs Losing Luster in U.S. · · Score: 1

    But when is the real estate bubble going to pop? Japan had something like a 14 year correction in the real estate market.

    US haven't even started a correction policy yet. The interest rates are staying dangerously low. When it goes up, real estate will tank. But when do you think that will happen if ever?

  2. Tomshardware on Does 3DMark Predict Game Performance? · · Score: 1

    Benchmarks are overrated and full of overclocking. I know of someone who bought an exact same system tested by sites like tomshardware.com. They can never achieve the same frames-per-second as their benchmarks.

  3. Re:WHAT?!? on GeForce 7800 GTX Review · · Score: 1

    I paid $350 for the leadtek geforce2 GTS.
    Years later $300 for ATI Radeon 9800 pro 128mb.

    But I have learned my lessons. Buying a card so fresh and new equals massive driver problems. It wasn't about a year later before all the driver problems are completely worked out.

  4. Re:Interesting on Integrated Circuit Inventor Jack Kilby Dead at 81 · · Score: 1

    No need to get mad. The article wording isn't the most exciting.

    It should sum it up by saying he was one of the inventor of a handheld calculator. There are too many parts in a computer invented by different people.

  5. Re:Doesn't mean much in the long run on Xbox Marketing VP Says 10M 360s In First Year · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That is very true. With the exception of NES in the 8-bit era, no other first launch console of a generation has outlasted a later counterpart.

    - Turbo Graphics-16 killed by Sega Genesis
    - Sega Saturn killed by PS1
    - Dreamcast killed by PS2

    Of course, M$ has something no other first launch company ever had. That's a billion dollar windows operating system.

  6. Re:Vim on A Simple Note Taking Software - Which One? · · Score: 1

    Someone recommended Editplus on slashdot available at www.editplus.com. I tried it out and never looked back.

  7. Re:Sony - Arrogance Inc. on Sony Produces Fewer Units, Not Sorry About Delays · · Score: 1

    No no no. Having a need to blow into Nintendo 8bit systems to play any games, that's a flaw. These other problems are minor defects that can be fixed with a next generation PSP 2.0 or something. Of course that's assuming this generation's PSP actually outlast gameboy.

  8. Re:Cut to the chase - $3.4 million on How to Become A Real-World Superhero · · Score: 4, Funny

    Recovering some old ladies $10 purse as a superhero: Priceless.

  9. Re:"Like open source"? on Linus On The Future Of Microsoft · · Score: 1

    But the tax write-off amount is not so obvious. There is this myth that if you think you go free software that estimates to $5000, you write off $5000. That's really not how it works.

    It's also hard to make up numbers. For example if you claim you have linux on 20 dell boxes. You need 20 dell ID tags.

  10. Re:MacArthur on Censored Nagasaki Bomb Story Found · · Score: 1

    Where did you get this list. This is an outstanding post. If I had mod points, I'd give you all 5.

  11. Re:They're good work if you can get it... on Do Stealth Startups Suck? · · Score: 1

    Actually that's when the consultant turns over to a hardcore senior engineer. Customers take advantage of consultants with their better social skills and nicer personalities.

    When the engineer throw the exact same advice out but with hardcore gibberish data, followed by a nasty "listen-or-die" tone. Customers will damn well listen.

  12. Re:It's NOT about length on Games Are Supposed To Be Fun, Right? · · Score: 1

    There is nothing wrong with playing 60hrs a week of video games. Somehow it's ok for people to watch 80hrs of TV?! Diehard gamer isn't such a bad name, considering too much TV equals Couch Potato.

  13. Re:A look into the past on Is There a Place for a $500 Ethernet Card? · · Score: 1

    http://www.znyx.com/support/drivers/ZX346Q_drivers .htm

    It could be worse. A $1000 quadfast ethernet card for linux that performs top of the line at the enterprise level at one time.

  14. Re:Higher capacity != better on Kutaragi Confirms End to Blue-Ray Talks · · Score: 1

    With Blueray, games will cost $49.99. System will cost $299-$350 on launch.

    With HD-DVD, games will cost $49.99. System will cost $299-$350 on launch.

    People please, the video game market charge you the same no matter what technology is used. So just hope for the more expensive one, Blueray. As a consumer you pay the same regardless.

  15. Just a matter of time on Command Line for the Web · · Score: 1

    # p2p Blahsong.mp3

  16. Re:Nope . . on DOJ Wants ISPs to Retain All Customer Records · · Score: 1

    If a cop follows you home the cop can write down everything you do.

    To keep track of every website visited, every online activity and download would require a MONSTER database. Which I am pretty sure most ISPs will never want to expense on their balance sheet.

  17. Re:Paging Ralph Nader on Corsair to Continue Receiving Samsung TCCD Memory · · Score: 1

    I don't know why you referenced a book from Ralph Nader as a prove that the memory sticks are unsafe. But hells, I love the idea! Please do it for Bush next time.

  18. Re:and in comes the internet on Sony's New Nagging Copy Protection · · Score: 2, Funny

    Scientist: We have a new CD protection scheme

    Pirate: (Wink* Wink*) I'll buy you lunch if you show me how to hack it.

    Scientist: The backdoor info is already online.

    Pirate: Screw you then. (Punch scientist, run with CD)

  19. Whatever on Apple Making a Spreadsheet? · · Score: 1

    There is nothing wrong with OpenOffice. They should make a stronger push toward that.

    Numbers? Shouldn't it be iNumbers? The next word processing software will be iSentence. They can't use iWord or Ballmer will sue them silly.

  20. Re:Surprising, this is not... on Dell We'd Sell Mac OS X · · Score: 1

    That's crazy to compare Dell SAN and IBM SAN. IBM SAN can work ficon/escon all the way up to mainframes and every flavor of unix. Dell engineering can't even handle linux, and that's 1 unix.

    HP MSA is the most bloated storage lineup. I'll go HDS, EMC, LSI, SGI, Sun way before HP MSA.

  21. Re:I love it! on House Limits Patriot Act Rules on Library Records · · Score: 1

    There are those that gets mistreated and go in the history.

    There are those that gets mistreated and no one knows.

    I am an American and I still can't figure out which direction the US is heading. Are we mistreating middle-easterners and making headlines about it? Or are we trying to hide it and doing a terrible job?

  22. Re:Oh Goodie... on Microsoft Wants P2P Avalanche to Crush BitTorrent · · Score: 1

    LOL. The product is in the research stage and they already know it's 20-30% faster. Nothing like measuring vaporware.

  23. Anyone Care on Depths Of Darkhollow EQ Expansion · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is crazy. I have never seen an article sit out in the open this long and not have a first post. Does anyone give two shits about EQ anymore.

    I probably will get first post, and I'm typing slowly with my toes.

  24. Re:They're number one financial backers on Spyware Floods in Through BitTorrent · · Score: 1

    There is nothing wrong in blaming organizations like RIAA.

    Do you really think those executives are actually sampling music all day to see what's good for consumers? They are spending their day wrecking havoc online, offline so they can protect their cash cow... while maintaining employed with zero skills.

  25. Re:Additional Link on Video Game Mixlist · · Score: 1

    Didn't even know vgmix existed. And this cream of the crop site is slashdotted to hell.