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  1. Re:Not just "virtually" on MPAA Releases Software For Parents · · Score: 5, Informative
    Fromt he website and also displayed the first time you run it:
    "The program does not distinguish between legal and illegal copies, as it is up to the user to determine whether the files found by the program have been acquired legally, or whether the material should be deleted."
  2. Re:How about a drive that lasts longer then a year on Not Much Happening in Hard Drives This Year · · Score: 1

    No offense meant, but perhaps you are doing something wrong? Maybe a cheap PSU?

  3. Re:Arthur C. Clarke? on Quake and Tsunami Devastate South Asia · · Score: 4, Informative
    From CNN's article on the subject:
    Sri Lankan officials imposed a curfew as night fell, and tourists were being evacuated from the eastern coasts to the capital, Colombo, unaffected on the west coast.

    http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/26/asia .quake/index.html
  4. Re:oh well. on World of Warcraft Gamespot GOTY 2004 · · Score: 2, Informative

    The public has been playing the beta for the better of the year. Granted, the open beta only started 6 or 8 months ago.

  5. "from the for-gnomeregon! dept." on World of Warcraft Gamespot GOTY 2004 · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's spelled "Gnomeregan".

  6. Re:Well... on Guy Game Results in Lawsuits and Injunction · · Score: 1

    Ah-hah, the Troll shows his teeth.

  7. Re:But for the Grace of Gabe... there go ye? on Given Up to Spyware? · · Score: 1

    Could you please explain how steam is infringing on my privacy?

  8. A little more info please? on Vivendi Jilts WoW CE Pre-order Customers · · Score: 1, Insightful

    A copy of the notice sent to customers would be nice. As of right now all we have is this guy's word that VU is screwing retailers/gamers. Not that I don't beleive it's possible, but the substance in this story is sorely lacking.

  9. Re:Of course on Federal Judge: Keystroke Logging Isn't Wiretapping · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What the hell are you talking about?

    The judge ruled the man didn't break any laws. It's not wire-tapping for the FBI, and it's not wire-tapping for civilians.

  10. Well on Are LCD Displays Ready For Gaming? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'm not a die-hard gamer, but I play the latest RTS games with regularity and go on the occasional FPS binge. I have a Dell 2001FP 20" 16ms( or was it 20?) response time LCD. Doesn't bother me any while gameing and I don't notice any tearing or screen door effects. I think they can be had for about 620$ shipped.

  11. But I thought... on Researcher Only High Bandwidth Network · · Score: 3, Funny

    most of the Lambda team was killed in that indcident at Black Mesa a few years ago....

  12. Re:6 meg DSL on Verizon Taking FTTP Installation Orders · · Score: 1

    Incdiently, I had the same problem pop up after 2 years of DSL service. Nothing changed inside or outside the house to my knowledge when the issue started. A verizon tech I knew was dispatched to attempt to fix the issue. After scratching his head for a few hours, he ran a home run from my tele box to the modem, and the issue went away. Never figured out why the line quality in the house spontaneously dropped after 2 years of no issues.

  13. Re:SATA 3Gb/s hard drives... on New nForce Boards Previewed · · Score: 2, Informative

    Huge amounts of cache will let it burst fast enough to sometimes take advantage of it. There are 16mb cache sata drives on the market now. It's only a matter of time until drives come with a gig of cache.

  14. Re:national id v. driver's license on Congress Debating National Driver's License Rules · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Close, but wrong. Failure to identify yourself can be grounds for arrest.

  15. Re:And it will still suck on Via Will Join The 64-Bit Fray · · Score: 5, Insightful
    These are not high-end chips.
    "it won't depart from Via's emphasis on low cost, small size and modest power consumption"
    Just like all of Via's current line, they are meant for low cost low power systems. In combination with Via's SFF motherboards they are great for car PCs, media center PCs and firewall/router PCs. They are not meant to be high end workstations, so stop treating them as though they are. Just like any other product, they have their niche.
  16. Re:Joe Sixpack is looking for "useful life" on Less Might Be More · · Score: 1

    It's a pentium 4. You'd be better of with a P3 of the same speed though, since it would perform better.

    Supporting links:

    http://www.paradicesoftware.com/specs/cpuid/index. htm

    http://www.sandpile.org/ia32/cpuid.htm

    http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22pentium+4%22+ +%22family+15%22+%22model+0%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8& safe=off&selm=KL_28.624%24QZ2.170363%40news3.news. adelphia.net&rnum=4

    http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22pentium+4%22+ +%22family+15%22+%22model+0%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8& safe=off&selm=m3ely1bo5p.wl%40mail.ga2.so-net.ne.j p&rnum=2

    Feel free to examine the source of any GPL'd CPUID utility and take a look at the tables they use to confirm.

  17. Re:Joe Sixpack is looking for "useful life" on Less Might Be More · · Score: 1

    Intel never made a p3 1.5ghz

  18. Re:Violation of rights? on New California Law Bans Anonymous Media File Sharing · · Score: 1

    Seems like you need to keep up with the SCOTUS, friend. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A576 04-2004Jun21.html

  19. Re:Check out this little pile of bullshit on Windows Upgrade, FAA Error Cause LAX Shutdown · · Score: 1

    They didn't actually have to reboot the OS. It was a legacy peice of software running on the OS that needed to be restarted.

  20. Re:Bury It? on Lost Nuclear Bomb Found Off Georgia Coast? · · Score: 1

    It's already buried sitting beneath sseveral feet of clay on the bottom. They only detected it because of the increased radiation in the area.

  21. For 800$... on LG Flatron 2320A 23" LCD Media Station Reviewed · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You can get a 20" dell 2100FP that has 4 inputs with one button switching between them(1 DVI, 1 VGA, 1 s-video and 1 composite) AND it supports PIP. Seems like a better price/performance ratio to me. Though that thing that Julio is pimping is widescreen, still doesnt seem worth it.

  22. 0 posts on HardOCP Wins Against Infinium Labs · · Score: 4, Funny

    And that website is as non-existant as the console.

  23. Re:Perfectly Valid on Early Warning For Microsoft Premium Customers · · Score: 1
    to quote the guy a few posts up

    If Ford decided to issue recall notices for faulty brakes only to people who paid for extended warranty, that won't fly. That would be a horrible thing to do.
  24. Re:Hogwash! on Is Science Fiction About The Future Anymore? · · Score: 1

    Mars Attacks was a comedy, pure and simple. It was a spoof of the old Sci-Fi movies. Perhaps you should pull your head out of your ass and you would see that.

  25. Re:Slightly OT on The Vanishing Act of VA Linux Hardware Docs? · · Score: 1

    The only problem with places like Dell and HP/Compaq, is that they DO make computers. That is to say, they have custom made motherboards that you are never going to find good documentation on. Several Compaqs here at my workplace say something along the lines of "designed by compaq egineering group X" silkscreened on the motherboards and they sure as hell don't look like any board I could purchase online.