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  1. Re:Liars on 2004 Election Weirdness Continues · · Score: -1, Troll

    "Not targeting tax cuts at low income people who need it the most" That's laughable, low income people don't pay any taxes to begin with. The middle class does. Most of the rhetoric in your post is easily refuted. Maybe if both sides spent a little more time with facts instead of partisan bullshit, the rest of us wouldn't feel the urge to correct these lies.

  2. Re:WOW on DoJ - Making Data Public Would 'Crash System' · · Score: 1

    You're assuming I would vote for a more liberal party. I have no intention of voting for anyone remotely liberal. I don't care if the Democrans split votes and the Republicrats win, because it makes absolutely no difference. The differences between the two are so miniscule they don't matter.

  3. WOW on DoJ - Making Data Public Would 'Crash System' · · Score: 1

    That is just absolutely dumbfounding. I hope my fellow americans take into account that voting for Bush or Kerry won't help. Find an alternative you can live with.

  4. My experience on EPA Fuel Economy Myth: Too High, Too Low? · · Score: 1

    My 2002 Nissan Frontier EPA projection is 22 city/25 highway. After 2 years with regular maintenance I've averaged 24 MPG. I suppose the biggest effect on your mileage is the type of driving you do. I'm about 60% highway which I'm sure helps. I do notice (this is probably obvious) that after a tune up or oil change my mileage goes up. So always take care of your vehicle and it's cheaper in the long run.

  5. Re:More on ... on Toshiba Develops World's Smallest Fuel Cells · · Score: 1

    sorry

  6. More on ... on Toshiba Develops World's Smallest Fuel Cells · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Here is another article related to the fuel cell in question, and what they are going to use it for. http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080& sid=a5sZn3vGo1js&refer=asia I haven't seen anything on cost yet, anyone heard?

  7. Re:if they provide it the way like sprintpcs on Cingular To Offer Mobile High-Speed Internet · · Score: 1

    Yes they do as I posted below, go to www.futuredial.com and see if they make a cable for your phone. I actually got mine at Radio Shack, but I don't think they sell them anymore.

  8. Nothing New on Cingular To Offer Mobile High-Speed Internet · · Score: 3, Informative

    I already use my Sprint Phone along with the data cable from Future Dial to get my Internet access. I get speeds about 3 times as fast as dial-up, included with my Vision package. So basically $15 a month and I'm getting 150K. It's not blazing fast, but it works for me.

  9. Home Theater on Sony Projector Gets Bright Images From Black Screen · · Score: 1

    I use an In Focus projector at home for big events (SuperBowl, World Series), and DVD releases that need a big screen. I borrow it from work. The only thing preventing me from buying one for myself was the fact that it really needs to be dark for regular TV watching. If the prices are competitive, I'll definately buy one of these.

  10. ATI on TV Tuners For The PC: Internal Or External · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The only way to go is the ATI All-In-Wonder. FOr the little bit extra you pay, the feature set you get is unmatched.

  11. Thoughts from a player on Geeks and Poker? · · Score: 1

    I've been playing No Limit and Limit Texas Hold Em for about a year. 2 regular live games a week, once a month at the casino, and 4 days or so online (PokerSchool.com). In my opinion it's a simple game. Once you know the odds and percentages, it's simply a matter of whether or not those odds favor the investment in the pot. i.e. if you are an 80% favorite to win the hand, and someone raises you 10% of your chips, call or reraise. I think geeks do well because we are already predisposed to doing well in math and stats. The fun part comes when you need to figure out if you're being bluffed, or drawn in. No amount of math will help you there.

  12. Re:Auto updates and quick patches on Sasser Worm Disruption Growing · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I work for a global top 50 company, and they quickly realized that we needed a strategy for securing our environment within a few days of patched being released. Our WINTEL group tests the patch for 2 or 3 days in a production environment, then sends it to a pilot plant who tests it for a day, then it's released to everyone else. Is it a pain to have to patch all our machines on a deadline in a production environment? YES. Does it work? YES. It can be done in a relatively short period of time in a very large production environment. Is Windows the greatest thing since sliced bread? NO. But we have to use it so we cope.

  13. Re:What country is this? on ACLU Sues FBI Over ISP Records · · Score: 2, Informative

    You may consider not wasting your vote on a Democran or Republicrat. Try these alternatives: www.lp.org www.constitutionparty.com www.natural-law.org

  14. Excited to see it on Sci Fi Confirms Forthcoming Farscape Miniseries · · Score: 1

    As someone who owns the entire series of DVDs that have been released so far, I can't wait for this. It would be nice to see the series resumed, and concluded. Maybe the money from the sale of the Muppets will help make this become a reality. This show was far to popular, engaging, and well written to be left the way it was. Here's hoping for a feature film as well.

  15. Ripping guide with free tools on Ripping DVDs to Handhelds = Fair Use? · · Score: 1

    http://www.pocketmatrix.com/guides/dvd2divx/ This is where I got my start ripping to DIVX for PPC. I love taking my Axim with me on flights, and watching what I want instead of the airline crap. The site may be a little out of date, but it's a good atarting place.

  16. DirectTV on Cable TV Versus Satellite TV? · · Score: 1

    I am a DirectTV customer and have been for around 8 or 9 years. I started out that way here in AZ because cable wasn't available in my neighborhood. I wouldn't ever consider switching to cable, even now that it is available. I like the flexiblity in programming options. Also when I move, I just take the dish with me, and set it up at the new place. No calls to the cable company necessary. As to signal quality, I lose my signal 2 or 3 times a year during a really heavy snow storm, or during our monsoon season. For the most part no problems though.

  17. Re:Please explain to a foreigner on Shatner to Record Another Album · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Cheesy, or over the top.

  18. My top movies of the year on The Best and Worst Movies of 2003? · · Score: 1

    LOTR:ROTK would be #1 (probably in my top 3 all time as well) Lost in Translation was a brilliant film. Daredevil The Missing (the only other actors who do westerns better are Duval, and Eastwood) Open Range was really underrated (see above) Also, Whalerider even though it was really a 2002 movie, it didn't come to my town till 2003.

  19. Re:supprised myself on Spider-Man 2 Preview Online · · Score: 1

    You're right it wasn't some of Williams best work however it was some of Willem's best work.

  20. IBM on Dell Moves Call Center Back to US · · Score: 1

    I know IBM has overseas support centers, and it drives me nuts when I get patched through to one. I can't understand what the rep is saying half the time. On two occasions I verified our company mailing address multiple times on the call for parts shipments, to make sure it was correct, and they still got it wrong. That delayed my shipment by 3 weeks (was overnight).

  21. Opt Out? on US House, Senate Agree on Anti-Spam Bill · · Score: 1

    The right to Opt-out of SPAM, doesn't stop the SPAM. We shouldn't have to opt-out of something we shouldn't be getting/don't want in the first place. This will look great in their re-election campaigns, but has no bite at all.

  22. Re:SCADA systems are DCOM based on NERC Releases Interim Report on Aug 14th Blackout · · Score: 1

    "The problems that I see is that these systems are usually put in by engineers with limited help from the IT department. The IT departments typically don't know enough about the systems and they are usually not a big priority for IT. The engineers usually know little about IT." I would have to agree, I work in the IT department for a large manufacturing company. I don't know enough about our SCADA and PLC systems, and the Controls deptartment doesn't know enough about my end. We do have (fortunately) one member of our IT team who came from the Controls side, and knows the systems inside and out. I'm trying to learn more about them, but of course time is always a factor.

  23. MetaCrawler on FTC Shuts Down Pop-Up Extortion Firm · · Score: 1

    I have the Metacrawler internet toolbar installed at work, and it has a popup blocker with it. It's been installed for 2 days, and has block 62 pop-ups. Only one pop-up has made it through in that time.

  24. Entertaining on Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation · · Score: 1

    I friend of mine bought this for me about a year ago, and while it starts out entertaining enough, it really gets redundant quickly. It certainly would make your sex life interesting if you followed some of the examples from the animal kingdom.

  25. Instead of arguing on Digital Baseball Umpires · · Score: 1

    I love the fact that Curt Schilling beat the hell out of one of the cameras a few weeks back because the umpire told him it forced him to change his strike zone and Curt didn't like it.