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  1. HBCI did it. on Starting a Cable Company? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    http://www.hbci.com/

  2. Re:I am curious.. on Gnutella2 Specs - Part 1 · · Score: 1

    Answers:
    no
    no
    no
    no
    maybe, but so rare as to be discounted

    probably not, otherwise they would have done it

  3. Quote relevant portions on Weblogs and Fair Use? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Isn't the standard approach to this kind of problem to quote the portions of the article that you are referencing.

  4. Re:$5?? on Licensing Software to Individual vs. Corporation? · · Score: 1

    At my (former) school, prices are:

    * Office XP Professional & FrontPage 2002 Bundle, 4 CD Set $35
    * Office 2000 Premium Bundle, 8 CD Set $35
    * PhotoDraw 2000, 3 CD Set $25
    * Office v. X (Mac), CD Set $25
    * Office 2001 & FrontPage Bundle (Mac), CD Set $25
    * Office 98 & FrontPage Bundle (Mac) CD Set $25
    * Windows XP Pro Upgrade, 2 CD Set $25
    * Windows 2000 Pro Upgrade, CD Set $25
    * Windows Millennium Edition Upgrade, $25
    * Windows 98 2nd Edition Upgrade, CD Set $25
    * Visual Studio .NET Professional Bundle, 5 CD Set $30
    * Visual Studio Pro 6.0 Bundle, 5 CD Set $25

  5. Re:Good news on CFCs Decreasing; Ozone Hole May Decrease As Well · · Score: 1

    What is the relationship between a largee vehicle and CFCs?

  6. 160x160 on Palm Ships With 12-bit Screen, Says 16-Bit On Box · · Score: 3, Insightful

    My first thought is that on a 160x160 pixel screen, you can only ever possibly see 25,600 colors at a time because there are only 25,600 pixels total.

  7. Re:what? on Amateur Quest For Lychrel Numbers · · Score: 1

    5+5=10

  8. Re:Solutions on Consumer Friendly (or Disney Hostile) DVD Players? · · Score: 1

    The small city that I am from (Winona, MN pop 25000) has two cable companies.

    http://www.hbci.com/ Basic Cable - $9.95/month

    http://www.charter.com/

    Both companies serve virtually everyone. They also provide Cable Internet. HBC also provides telephone and dial up Internet.

    When HBC started offering Cable TV, Charter seemed to become a much friendlier company.

  9. Re:Solutions on Consumer Friendly (or Disney Hostile) DVD Players? · · Score: 1

    > 1.) You get to tell a state-mandated monopoly to shove their coaxial where the sun don't shine

    Perhaps there is only one cable tv company where you live, but that is not the case everywhere. If you want to start your very own cable company, I don't think there is anything stopiing you (except high startup costs).

  10. Re:They won't get away with this on Rental Car Companies Watching By Satellite, Again · · Score: 1

    I would bet that what they are really hoping for is that news of this will spread and that people will quit abusing their cars.

    Calling the police is a silly idea. What would the police do about it? Drive perhaps many miles hoping to find an individual who might still be speeding? That does not sound like a good use of police budgets.

  11. Re:Reverse Engineering on Last Word on ADTI Document · · Score: 1

    What you described certainly sounds like "staggering economic implications" to me.

  12. My Wishlist on Ideal PDA Feature Wishlist? · · Score: 1

    A bigger screen. Not 800x600 or anything, but 320x480 (color) or so.

    Built in 802.11b.

    Windows CE.

    Microphone, Speaker.

    If someone actually knows of someone who sells something like this, please let me know!

  13. Re:larger cars on EU Ratifies Kyoto Treaty · · Score: 1

    "By the same logic, everyone in America should carry a handgun and violent crime would be completely eliminated. "

    That is not a completely unpopular position.

  14. Re:Long term goals on Iceland to Voluntarily Go Oil Free in 30-40 Years · · Score: 1

    I am missing something. It would seem like a centralized shopping and business area would require me to drive to it, while perhaps some of the miles of strip malls might be close enough for me to just walk.

    I don't (yet) have a car (too cheap), but if I did not have a Fleet Farm 2 blocks away, I would not be able to make it. It is also, too hot! I hate the heat...maybe it is time to buy a car.

  15. Re:Reasons I haven't considered Apple yet on Apple Wants Your Input · · Score: 1

    Could you please elaborate on #1 & #3?

    Personally, I like my 1 button mouse.

    #5 hasn't been true for a while...I can't remember the last thing Apple did that wan't very predictable.

  16. Re:The only effective way on More On Policing Shareware · · Score: 1

    If only that were true. The reality is that if you want to make money, you need to charge more (the honest people pay either way) and nag people who do not pay.

  17. Two cable companies. on Alternative Cable ISPs · · Score: 1

    The city I am from has two cable companies:
    http://www.hbci.com/
    http://www.charter.com/

    When HBCI came, charter became a much nicer company to deal with and their prices dropped a lot.