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  1. Re:Science fiction can skew one's view of reality on Designers - Are You Influenced By What You Read? · · Score: 1

    Gibson's Zeiss eye's are human eyes transplanted, which is probably going to happen a lot sooner then a holodeck or mechanical interaction with the retina on the scope of a replacement eye.

  2. Re:In Soviet Russia... on William Shatner Replies · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Yakov was also parodied on the simpsons, when Homer has a car with voice assitance with multiple country support, including the former USSR: (In Soviet Russia, Car Drives You). That's where most people I know learned the reference

  3. Re:Ewww... X-10 remote on Build Your Own Linux PVR · · Score: 3, Informative

    Sorry, the remote is a packard bell (not much better). Its the extra tv feature that supports X-10.

  4. Ewww... X-10 remote on Build Your Own Linux PVR · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Any suggestions for a good remote that doesn't support the company with the worst pop-up/under ads ever?

  5. Re:Font specifications on Open Fonts For The Web -- Harder Than It Sounds · · Score: 1

    Perhaps he is merely implying that Tim has a grave, and sleeps and spins in it like a vampiric washing machine??

  6. Re:What's the point? on Superhero Smackdown · · Score: 1

    That one's happened. Optimus will defeat Megatron, but will die. Megatron will come back more powerful, as Galvatron, and Prime will come back two seasons later. Highlights of the fight include, after some general fighting, Prime stating (needs the right voice here) "Megatron must be stopped, No matter what the cost!" turning into the truck, driving at him, tranforming and kicking ass but dying.

  7. If only you could get OSX emulation on Porsche Designs a Laptop · · Score: 3, Funny

    Then you could run OSX on top of you w2k porsche book while the guy next to you runs 2k to manage a server by using Virtual PC on his Ti book.... I'm not touching the recursive possibilities

  8. Mod Chips on Automakers to Make Diagnostic Codes Available · · Score: 1

    will this make it easier to make the mod chips for engines: ie the extra horsepower or higher rpm computer mods that are available for a lot of vehicles

  9. Re:Why do you doubt the "conspiracy angle"? on Microsoft foils Xbox hackers with new Config · · Score: 1

    Well, car-mods often are actually illegal. There are a number that are not, but a lot of the high perofrmance or really radicailly different looking mods don't pass various state and local laws.

  10. Re:am I the only moron who didn't know palms are r on Getting Help Building Your Computer · · Score: 1

    You apparently missed the line: First, I used my pretend palm pilot to explain to R2D2 -------

  11. Dual Boot Context: Only at first load on Windows 2000 - Nine Months to Live · · Score: 5, Informative

    We get a lot of compaq desktops where I work with a "dual boot" on startup, but its not a dual boot in the same way that a linux/win2k dual boot syustem works. What happens is that you choose which OS you want to run the first time you start the computer, and the system then deletes the other one. The computer comes with a license for XP that can be downgraded to use with 2000, but not licenses for both. I believe some other OEMS do a similar dual boot, which seems to be what this is referring to. Disallowing this practice would mean that the consumer would be forced to load 2k themselves, rather then having it come preconfigured.

  12. Re:And the people buying PCs from Wal-Mart.... on LindowsOS Softens Microsoft-Compatibility Claim · · Score: 1

    What's scary here is that he pretty much has to be referring to Virginia Tech, formerly VPI, which has one of the better if not the best CS programs in the south.... Back in Charlottesville, I find most of the students have the computing capacity of the average officer worker plus some when they get there, and have mastered a little more (mathcad et al) before leaving.

  13. Re:Education only!? on Apple Releases New PowerBook and the eMac · · Score: 1

    Traditionally, when a new model is released it takes a lot of time to get one because they sell out fast. Apple is trying to get back into the education market during the summer refresh period, which does not work if consumers all go and buy the e-mac and take all of the supply. Its a very targeted supply right now.

  14. Re:question (Binky) on New OpenOffice.org-Based Office Suite · · Score: 1

    Actually, I think they're going to code in Binky the Cheerful Winking papeclip from Ubersoft: http://www.ubersoft.net/features/askbinky/index.ht ml (Aye Aye skipper... I notice you're opening a word document, would you like me to help you forward all your spam to bill G?

  15. OSX Port on New OpenOffice.org-Based Office Suite · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I wonder how long, if ever it will be before this gets ported to OSX. That's a platform that seems to be getting a lot of growth as a unix, with the powerbook routinely being rated as one of the best unix portables available. This is a platform that, while it has office, really needs a free suite of office programs for those of us who don't want to use Microsoft's products but need the compatability, and this program seems like it would fit the bill exactly.

  16. Re:I still don't under stand on MS Pressuring NW Schools: Pay Up, Or Face Audit · · Score: 3, Informative

    I'm assuming that they allready have some form or site or educational license. All of Microsoft's large licenses do contain contractual provisions that they are allowed to audit. However, I remember hearing that this has never been challenged in court. IANAL however.

  17. Re:I'm still waiting... on Sci-Fiction Channel To Do Myst Miniseries · · Score: 1

    Umm... you want people to recall a 1985 commerical... and you claim death to everyone under 17. Thus, they would have to have been born, and able to remember things, like Bean in Ender's Shadow, or Shadow of the Hegemon. And this wouldn't seem odd to you, unless you could do it like the cast of Ender's Game... Oh good lord no, this must mean the Buggers are coming!

  18. Same argument as always, plus a non-constitutional on Microsoft Trial Wends Onward · · Score: 1

    Microsoft Corp. plans to argue in court hearings next week that if antitrust sanctions sought by state prosecutors are granted, the company would be forced to pull its latest Windows computer operating systems off the market and be unable to develop new systems. Hasn't this been the claim for every version of windows, in accordance with the timeline, ie Win98 lite just isn't technically possible to build? I also like the idea (no not really) that the states have to act with the DOJ in lockstep, since its a constitutional construct that the states can act more powerfully and restrict more things then the federal government, except in cases where the power of both governments is specifically limited, such as fourth and fifth amendment cases.

  19. Well, it is an EU country on U.S. Cybersquatting Law Goes Global · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It is an EU country, so it's less surprising. While I don't like the laws, we have been making a lot of laws and treaties with other countries, and the EU in paticular that are designed to protect US patents, copyrights and trademarks. Overall, its the result of Microsoft and the others trying to inflict their copyright laws, EULA's and such on the global market, only to have the global laws come back home to us. As a side note, IANAL, but I believe British copyright and trademark claims have always been recognized in the United States, and this is basically an extension to other countries. I think the base law is flawed, as are the laws that allow big corporations to take away valid websites from individuals or small companies, but the extension into the greater world doesn't seem that surprising to me.

  20. That's why ThinkGeek has bridal registrations on Kathleen Fent Read This Story · · Score: 1

    I was wondering why ThinkGeek suddenly let you register for your wedding, and asked what pattern you wanted for your beowulf cluster......