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  1. Back in the good 'ol days... on Rio Reveals iPod Mini Slayer · · Score: 1

    Diamond made hardware that worked! I still have a Rio 500 thats worked great for cloes to 4 years now. Granted it only has 192 mb of memory...

  2. Re:This is easy. on Gmail Under Trademark Dispute · · Score: 1
    it's that thousands of people are already using @gmail.com email addresses.
    For a *beta* service. Did you not expect that something might happen and that address might not get yanked at some point?
  3. Re:Using a CPU probe. on What Was Your Worst Computer Accident? · · Score: 1

    Translation: instead of following the directions and mounting the probe somewhere on the heatsink relatively close to the core, I put it between the core and heatsink causing most of the heat not to transfer away from the cpu causeing it to fry.

    Also, dumbass, there is nary a P4 motherboard I have seen that does not have the capability to accurately measure cpu temperature. they already have that shit built in.

  4. Re:Older Versions of Windows on Educational Software To Donate With Laptop? · · Score: 1

    There are cases where the first post is a repackaged copy of the contents of the story comments. In those cases, redundant is an appropriate moderation.

  5. Older Versions of Windows on Educational Software To Donate With Laptop? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Are not free. Do not commit software piracy.

    Arrrrrr.

  6. Re:Easy on How To Avoid Viruses At Windows Install Time? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    OR turn on the windows XP firewall under the advanced tab on your network connection's properties before you plug the network cable in.

  7. New, eh? on New Digital Audio Formats · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I've had my SACD player for well over a year. When I bought it, the model was over a year old, and it was a second gen model.

  8. Re:My understanding of this... on Valve Bullying Cybercafes Over Licensing? · · Score: 1

    I wonder if they can get around this by only charging for use of the computer, not the software? You pay to rent the computer, and software installed is just a bonus.

  9. Re:SuSE on SUSE 9.1 FTP Version Available · · Score: 1

    OK, I admint it. I tried three or four times to do an FTP install before the files were released.

    =(

  10. Re:SuSE on SUSE 9.1 FTP Version Available · · Score: 1

    Way to read the README.TXT file that was in the nearly empty release directory. It said the 9.1 packages wouldn't be in the directories until June 4th.

  11. Re:harrumph on New Largest Prime Found: Over 7 Million Digits · · Score: 1

    I dunno. Though not a true prime, I liked Optimus Primal quite a bit. Rodimus Prime wasn't too shabby either.

    Of course, some would argue Optimal Optimus Prime was the best.

  12. I miss on Mo' Beta Testing Blues · · Score: 5, Funny

    The test server that was up before slashdot switched.

    Brak was his name, wasn't it? Oh, we had some good times together. Crazy stories, everyone had mod points. Ah yes, that was the day.

    /me sniffs

  13. In post-communist Germany... on University Capitulates, Switches Off Spam Filters · · Score: 1, Funny

    Shark jumps email!

  14. Re:Pure genius! on More From Tanenbaum · · Score: 1

    You did notice at the bottom of the article he explicitly gave permission for mirrors of the article to be posted?

    He knew what was coming.

  15. Re:Bank Help Desk on Worst Explanation From Tech Support? · · Score: 1

    If it was a fresh box windows box running in a Novell environment, zenworks may have been rolling out mountains of patches silently.

    Patchlink causes similar symptoms too.

  16. Static Electricity on Can Cell Phones Ignite Gasoline Vapors? · · Score: 1

    Is the problem. The cellphone thing might have just been a coincidence. See here.

    I live in the Washington DC area and we've had a few of these caught on video in the last 6 months. It's really crazy to see. One minute your pumping gas, the next your catching fire. Guess you should pay attention to those warning stickers at the pumps that say turn your car off, no smoking and no cellphone usage, eh?

  17. Re:Just like DivX, except.... on XVID 1.0 Released · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You do realize that you can get just the DivX codec, without any of the assocoated crappy spyware and media player, right?

    Click here and there is a link that says Standard DivX Codec(FREE). Nice, huh?

  18. Re:Is this going to be a popular serivce? on HP to Offer Custom Compaq Gaming PCs · · Score: 1

    You get the same support from all of HP/Compaqs business desktops (the ~699$ and up variety). This has been true since the Deskpro's PII 300 days. Even if you are a home user and purchase a business PC from some place like CDW. All you have to do is call any HP/Compaq certified shop (not best buy/compusa - one off of the list kept on HP's website) and they can get you the part shipped out overnight and have a technician hand deliver (and replace it) if requested.

  19. Criminals Prosper on Microsoft Allows Pirates to Install XP SP2 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In other news, states are now allowing illegal immigrants to receive in-state tuition rates at state universities. (And who let them attend, in the first place?)

    When are we going to stop rewarding people who breaks laws?

  20. Re:Already a technical error... on Microsoft Security Updates for Pirated Windows? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The situation kinda reminds me of the illegal immigrants getting schooling in the US. I mean, we already let them have free primary and secondary educations. Why not give them in-state tuition rates at colleges and universities like so many states are starting to do.

  21. Re:Tribes 2 on Tribes 1 And Tribes 2 Free Downloads Available · · Score: 1

    Odd. I had an athlon-800, 256 mb of ram and a GF 2 GTS, and the game ran great with most eyecandy in 800x600 - the first day it came out, no less.

  22. MOD DOWN on Knoppix v3.4 Hits The Mirrors · · Score: 1, Informative

    The guy copied the same damn links that are in the parent.

  23. Re:Let's not be so anxious to jump at him on Intel Chief: Don't Call Us Benedict Arnold CEOs · · Score: 1

    Can someone explain to me the actual differences between degrees obtained in Europe vs the USA? Is the the same for Canada vs Europe? Austrailia vs Europe?

  24. Re:Am I a Software Psychiatrist on The 'Robotic Psychiatrist' Answers · · Score: 1

    Mod this crap down., parent is an idiot. Read her answer about her qualifications.

  25. Re:2.5 times faster processor? on TI-84 Plus Released · · Score: 1

    Its the same cpu with a faster clock. How does the mhz myth even apply to this? What exactly are you complaining about? There are current apps and graphs that will benefit from the speed increase.