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  1. Re:Pocket protectors have been around forever. on Have Geeks Gone Mainstream? · · Score: 1

    That's awesome. Oddly enough, my girlfriend also has a slide rule that she has no idea how to use...her grandpa gave it to her a couple years back.

  2. Re:What they need to do... on Man Cures Himself of HIV? · · Score: 1

    That isn't the way things generally work in "free" nations. Call him an asshole for not helping, or any number of other things, but there is something horribly wrong with forcing someone to become a science project.

  3. Re:Physical contact == beatdown on Retail Theft Detectors and False Alarms? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Physical contact is considered battery, not assault. The Fry's employee committed battery against the customer, which was met with force. The customer was within his rights to respond with reasonable force.

  4. Re:Serves them right on Student Logs Teachers Keystrokes · · Score: 1

    How exactly would the operating system have any bearing on whether or not a hardware keylogger was effective?

  5. Re:OT: Connecting the antenna to WiFi Router on An FM Broadcast Transmitter For Your Home · · Score: 1

    To an aerial antenna, yes. To the same one, no. FM antennas and microwave antennas are significantly different wavelengths.

  6. Re:"Freedom at gunpoint" on DIY Ordnance Disposal With An RC Truck · · Score: 1

    Mod parent up, he speaks the truth.

  7. Re:FBI Pants on Clothing For Gadget Guys · · Score: 2, Informative

    Great pants; They're made be a company by the name of Royal Robins, and were originally intended for climbers.

    http://www.royalrobbins.com/
    http://www.511tactical.com/

  8. Re:Unfortunatly the Senator is a sham... on Senator Alleges White House Wrote Allawi's Speech · · Score: 1

    Thank you for stating the truth that apparently isn't obvious to many readers.

  9. Re:I'm at a loss here. on US Still Dithering Over Analog-Digital TV Conversion · · Score: 1

    Bizarre...perhaps he is confused, and is thinking of the interference between the 800Mhz public safety bands and Nextel phones?

  10. Re:Allow flashlights but make em real... on Marine Finds Duct Tape on Mars · · Score: 1

    Very true. I cary a tac light on me all the time. Nice and bright, but it has a 60-minute lifetime. Or, if I swapped in the brighter bulb, 20-minutes.

  11. Re:Kyocera on Does Anyone Actually Use a "Smartphone"? · · Score: 1

    Second generation, actually. The 6135 came first, and was truly one of the forerunners to the modern smartphone. That said, it was B&W, bulky, and seemed difficult to use. Though not nearly as much as the one that came before it (can't even remember the name...).

    That said, I use a 7135 also, and love it. Can't wait to see what comes out next.

  12. Re:One such solution on Does a DVI KVM Solution Exist? · · Score: 1

    You'll retain DVI-A, but not DVI-D.

  13. Re:How to score on Dating Design Patterns · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ah, the old infinite loop approach.

  14. Re:iPod mini NOT good for running. on Rumors of iPod mini, 100 Million Songs, Xserve G5 All True · · Score: 1

    I agree...my girlfriend runs several miles every morning with her 1st-gen ipod, and has never had issues with it.

  15. Re:Marathon on Multiplayer Linux Games · · Score: 1

    60MHz, actually. The 6100/66 replaced the 6100/60 about 6 months down the road, I believe.

  16. Re:mixed bag to be sure on We're Jammin', Hope You Like Jammin' Too · · Score: 1

    Never mind the fact that if the equipment is that vulnerable, the jammer will affect is as well.

  17. Re:Wish they'd do a pen convertible at least on Apple Updates iBook Line With G4 Processor · · Score: 1

    TUG? Wow, small world. One of my coworkers does quite a bit of work on TUG publications.

  18. Re:I would love on 10 Panel LCD Displays · · Score: 1

    You'd sync the timecodes from the various cameras, of course. Same way they do multi-camera shoots of real movies and the like.

  19. Re:Does that mean what I think it means? on What Will Be in Linux 2.7? · · Score: 1

    This might have something to do with some hardware platforms (not your usual x86 ilk) that support multiple processors, and can cope with the loss of a processor rather well (gee, a cpu died...guess I'll just stop using that one), and by extension support removing said processor, putting a replacement in, and having the OS start using that processor again.

    This is useful in the "mission critical" market where you're dealing with machines with hot-swap everything (even CPUs!), redundant memory, and the like.

  20. Re:Google Tainting on What's Wacky with Google? · · Score: 1

    Wow...that sounds like some seriously rought training. Glad I don't need to use GroupWare anytime soon.

  21. Re:High end audio gear! on Expensive Geek Toys Roundup · · Score: 1

    For the price, the ER-6 isn't bad either. You can be a little less picky about requiring a headphone amp, too (though when practical I always advise using one).

  22. Re:the obligatory analogy on Talk About A Security Hole, Go To Jail? · · Score: 1

    I believe this would be a better analogy:

    1) There is a security flaw in the doors at a self-storage facility.
    2) You leave a note for the management company informing them so.
    3) 6 months pass. You now slip a note under each door so each customer can see that this flaw exists.
    4) Go directly to jail. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.

  23. Re:Qaulity vs. Price on Newest iPod vs. the Nomad Zen NX? · · Score: 1

    I'll second that suggestion. Both my girlfriend and I each have a set of Etymotic ER-6 headphones, available from the above link. The sound quality is much better than most headphones. The benefit/disadvantage (depending on your perspective) is that you can't hear anything else when using them. Great on a plane, not so great if you need to hear your environment. I still love 'em.

  24. Re:How many TV's have DVI input? on DVD Player With DVI Output · · Score: 1

    I must still be asleep; component-video runs over three coaxial cables. Just thought I'd point that out before someone else did.

    Additionally, I saw an interesting DVI cable that actually had fiber-optic tranceivers built into the plugs on either end of the cable and used fiber as the transit in the cable for a virtually flawless picture even at very long cable runs. Cool.

  25. Re:How many TV's have DVI input? on DVD Player With DVI Output · · Score: 1

    What the hell, may I ask, is "component optical output"? Component video is still an analog signal over a normal coaxial cable, though at the resolution of a DVD it is true, as you said, that it is more than adequate. Optical cables are sometimes used for the audio connection, though you can use a high-bandwidth coax instead.

    So yes, DVI is not needed at the current resolutions except for copying (where you want to avoid first-gen,second-gen, etc...). I don't forsee this likely to change even when HD-DVD becomes popular, because you're still only looking at a 1024i signal, which any good component-video equipment should be able to handle just fine.