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  1. Re:The "In a world guy" on War of the Worlds, Chocolate Factory Trailers · · Score: 1

    easily the best movie trailer there is...

  2. Re:Is it pack-rat nature? on Digital Packrats · · Score: 1

    Does this even make sense to compare music files to a truck full of paper?

    Not really. However, if you consider that each 4 minute song takes up ~4MB, you can hold about 250 songs per GB. Translated to sheet music, this could be about 4 or 5 pages (or more realistically, 2 pages filled with repeats since modern music is so repetitive, and another page for lyrics), then I'd say those same 250 songs would only take up about 1-1/2 reams of paper, which is hardly anything. The box of copy paper sitting next to the printer would be able to hold about 1700 songs. And that's only single sided copies. 3400-3500 for double-sided. That's a 15GB iPod-full right there...

    Yes, I'm very very tired, and there are probably errors in my math...so what...

  3. Re:Allow me to summarize on Half-Life 2 Under Linux Review · · Score: 1

    7) Graphics were rough, framerate was low, sound skipped. It was a fine experience.

    Is this "fine" in the RTFM sense?

  4. Re:Courtney Love's point of view on Musicians on Internet & Filesharing · · Score: 1

    of course, albini is only the producer/engineer for a lot of gedge's stuff, but the weddoes are back together! woowoo!!!

  5. Re:Ok... on AP Reports Young People Use The Internet · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    what are they going to put up next, what is the colour of bush's notebook!

    Are you implying that Bush knows how to write?!?

    (mod ±1, insightful flamebait)

  6. age old wisdom on Chinese PC Maker Looks to Buy IBM's PC Business · · Score: 2, Funny

    I guess we'll find out how true the saying really is...

    Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM.

  7. Re:Who would have guessed... on IBM Puts PC Business Up for Sale · · Score: 2, Informative

    I would've thrown it out there as a possibility, oh, 12 or 13 years ago.

    (hint: there's a reason why the AIM alliance was formed)

  8. Re:MPEG4 (DiVX, Xvid) with surround sound? on Thomson Releases MP3 Surround · · Score: 1

    With dvd::rip under Linux, I just use the AC3 passthrough for 5.1 audio...This means that the audio is uncompressed, though

    No, actually, it means that it's compressed using AC3 compression. If it were 6 uncompressed channels then you'd be dealing with several GB of data (minimim of 5MB per minute per channel).

  9. touchscreen tv? on Nintendo DS Emitting Anomalous Signal? · · Score: 1

    So, does this mean that if I use a DS near my TV it'll suddenly become a touchscreen TV? I've always wanted one of those...

  10. Re:Doesn't make sense on Another Internet2 Speed Record Broken · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, but if it's using TCP/IP the two Ps cancel each other out, so you'd need to append 'protocol' to that, right?

    Or at least that's what I remember from algebra...

  11. Re:Oh joy: patent-pending business model on Peer Impact Signs 3 Major Record Labels · · Score: 1

    sounds like it's more than just consumers who are ripping the record labels off... : p

  12. Re:Finally... on Half-Life 2 Causes Nausea, Looks Good in Doom Engine · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe so, but I'm starting to have withdrawal symptoms from not seeing an iPod article in a while...

  13. Re:Cheating on Nintendo DS Review and Internal Pictures · · Score: 1

    some shit about bowling, basketball, and swimming.

    Bowling is the one where you try to knock down pins with a heavy ball. The ball doesn't bounce well, nor does it float when you throw it in water.

    Basketball is the one where you bounce a ball and try to get it through a hoop (or ring if you will) which is suspended in the air. This ball does float, and can also be used for bowling, so it's somewhat easy to get confused with this one.

    Swimming doesn't involve anything else except for your yourself and a large volume of water. Basically, the goal here is not to let yourself sink or go underwater for too long

    As long as you can keep those things straight, you should be able to pass your gym tests. Good luck!

  14. who's gonna reply? on Microsoft Patents 'IsNot', Enlists WTO · · Score: -1, Redundant

    IsSo!!!

  15. Re:Mah Jong? on PSP Site Launches, Launch Titles Confirmed · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's not just mahjong. It's widescreen mahjong!

  16. Re:Not at all surprising... on ATI Distributing Spurious HL2 Benchmarks · · Score: 2, Funny

    and were those drivers WHQL certified?

  17. Re:Take a lesson on Valve Takes the Offensive on Warez Users? · · Score: 1

    you forgot the tag...

  18. Re:Great News. on WinAmp's Death Greatly Exaggerated · · Score: 1

    That means that you won't see skins with reduced functionality(because the skinner was lazy) or have everything aranged in a weird way(because the skinner was incompetent)

    Yeah, you'd never see anyone make a skin like that... *rolls eyes*

  19. Re:Red vs. Blue on Microsoft and SBC Team Up on IPTV · · Score: 1

    Having never really watched RvB (the bits I saw didn't seem very funny), I may be totally out of the loop on this...But wasn't the entire series made possible by hacking the xbox? Isn't this exactly the sort of thing that MS is fighting tooth and nail to stop?

  20. Re:Tonight on MSTV on Microsoft and SBC Team Up on IPTV · · Score: 1

    Ahhh...Now all those Intel/Blue Man Group ads from awhile ago suddenly make sense... : p

  21. Re:Modem? on Nanoloop: GameBoy Advance Hard Disk Recording · · Score: 1

    Also, I assume this means that the hard drive function is Windows-only?

    Wow, talk about a case of finish RingTFA: It currently runs under Windows but since it is a simple console application, there should be Mac- and Linux versions soon.

  22. Re:But then... on Robots to Rid Us of Cockroaches? · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...who will rid us of the robots?

    Sheesh, that's a silly question...Why, the governor of California, of course...

  23. Re:This could help the Libertarians on Computers Linked to Glaucoma? · · Score: 1

    what was that about a big cookie? mmmmmm...

  24. Re:Evolve, Sir. on Ex-Britannica Editor Reviews Wikipedia · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The correct direction after researching their findings!

    Oh, you mean after going to a known reputable source of information...This isn't meant as flamebait, but doesn't that right there nullify the point of going to Wikipedia as a source?

  25. Re:What happened..... on Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Launches · · Score: 1

    As others have mentioned, there's Viewtiful Joe, as well as the GBA Metroid games. I also hear that Gradius V is supposed to be a pretty good version of the old 2D space shooters...