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  1. Librarian Action Figure on National Library Service Plans Next-Gen Audiobooks · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can't mention libraries with out mentioning this:
    Librarian Action Figure

  2. This isn't news on Build a House Out of Recycled Cardboard · · Score: 2, Interesting

    People have been living in card board boxes forever.

  3. Lets hope they do a better job preventing hacks on Blizzard Bans Speed Hackers from WoW · · Score: 1

    Than they did in the Diablos and Starcraft. Recently they deleted around 500,000 starcraft accounts in two seporate waves.

    That said I think there is a lot greater risk hacking in WoW than in Starcraft. In SC if you hack and your key is banned, you can play on alternate servers. As far as I know there is no Alternate network to connect to for WoW.

  4. Re:Paradigm on Portable Firefox and Thunderbird · · Score: 1

    Agreed, all applications should be self contained. At least to a directory.

  5. Attack of the Geek Fat! on Steve Ballmer's $100 PC, Sans Windows · · Score: 0

    Attack of the Geek Fat!

  6. Re:What I'm looking for... on Online Bookmark Manager Suggestions? · · Score: 1

    Heh, yeah, I've tried it. I'm less than impressed.

  7. Re:What I'm looking for... on Online Bookmark Manager Suggestions? · · Score: 1

    The problem I see with that method is that you have to have a database, I'd just like the browser plugin to handle all the hard stuff, and all you need is an ftp site to sync it all.

  8. Re:What I'm looking for... on Online Bookmark Manager Suggestions? · · Score: 1

    I don't think you really need a database for it. Unless you plan to be adding bookmarks on multiple machines 30 times a second or something.

    What I've been using is a shell script, but its not efficient at all, it does however handle adding bookmarks from multiple computers pretty well.

    There is a script called poll bookmarks, which checks to see if the bookmarks.html on the ftp server is newer than the local one, if it is, then get gets that copy.

    Then another script that uploads a new bookmark. which checks the version on the server, and then does diff/merge magic and everything is gravy.

    The problem with it though is that the script has to be hard coded to where my profile is, and I have to do it manually. and the changes arent live in the browser.

    Maybe I should learn how to code.

  9. No we will not do your homework for you. on Hardware RAID 5 Performance Configurations? · · Score: 2, Informative

    This sounds exactly like a question I had in Computer Architecture class.

    It looks to me that if you're upgrading from a computer that was 1/4 the speed of today's servers, then if you get a modern server machine with raid SATA you'll be fine.

  10. What I'm looking for... on Online Bookmark Manager Suggestions? · · Score: 1

    is a firefox plugin that syncs the builtin bookmarks via an FTP site.

  11. Re:Chaos Theory... on IBM Retakes Fastest Supercomputer Title · · Score: 1

    My wife hits the "proten jackpot" quite often. Oh wait, that protein jackpot. Nevermind.

  12. Re:More simple solution on Programming Challenge: Triangles Puzzle · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Except if the number of divisions isn't the same on both sides. In which case its
    ((x*y)*(x+y))/2
    x = left side divisions
    y = right side divisions

  13. Re:It didn't work for Gateway... on Sony Quietly Opening Retail Stores · · Score: 1

    I think you're confused. Sony sells ultra expensive stylish stuff. www.sonystyle.com

  14. Re:Canada and the UK has had them for a long time on Sony Quietly Opening Retail Stores · · Score: 1

    You're being an ass. The submission, and the article clearly states that they're opening them up in the US. Its not like the story was WOW first ever Sony Stores. Sheesh.

  15. Gateway Did not Follow Apple's Model on Sony Quietly Opening Retail Stores · · Score: 2, Interesting

    IIRC the Apple stores came out after Gateway's.
    Also the gateway stores sucked major ass.
    Apple stores are awesome.

    I'm sure Sony's stores will be pretty good considering they're the only PC maker that can compete with Apple in terms of style.

  16. Re:What about allofmp3.com? on Bootlegged Music in Russia · · Score: 1

    How do you explain my free iPod then... JK.

  17. What about allofmp3.com? on Bootlegged Music in Russia · · Score: 1

    Allofmp3.com is russian and charges pennies per megabyte. Thats super cheap and legit right?

  18. Re:Another example of outlandishly biased posting on Battle of the Bush Bulge · · Score: 1

    I fail to see the objectivity in Slashdot posting.

    You're new here aren't you?

    Whats worse is I can't seem to disable the politics section in my preferences.

  19. Re:allofmp3.com on The Perfect Online Music Store? · · Score: 1

    I checked it out and it didn't seem obvious to me that it was illegal in the US. Could you provide some linkage to back that up?

  20. www.cjb.net on Dynamic DNS - The Good, The Bad and The Cheap? · · Score: 1

    They're pretty cool. The dynamic DNS is free and doesn't have any ads, they've also got url redirection, but that has ads and isn't as good.

    Also free webmail.

    There might be popups but I've never seen them I use firefox.

  21. Re:Easy, rebrand firefox on Will Google Launch A Browser? · · Score: 1

    They'd just have to swap the location of the search box and the location box and they'd be done :)

  22. Hey! on Mouse May be Replaced by "Nouse" · · Score: 1

    Where's the pic?

  23. Protect it from Radiation on ESA's Scientist Suggests A Noah's Ark On the Moon · · Score: 2, Funny

    By Putting it on the Dark Side of the moon.

  24. Re:I blame the Google Toolbar for a lot of this on Searching For Trouble With Google · · Score: 1

    "company confidential" filetype:xls

  25. Re:Election Stealing on Vote Tabulator Security Hole Exposed · · Score: 1

    I'm not Republican just to clarify.