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  1. Re:Not true of course on Quirky Engineers Gone the Way of the Dinosaur? · · Score: 0, Troll

    Tingler- Dictionary carrying English speaker. I have no tolerance for poor spelling.

  2. Re:What I am wondering on New Semiconductor Coolers · · Score: 2, Funny

    Tingler- Dictionary-carrying English speaker. I have no tolerance for poor spelling.

  3. Another Option. on Review of the Audiotron Stereo MP3 Component · · Score: 1

    This was my solution:

    http://www.soundblaster.com/accessories/optical- io /

    http://www.quietpc.com/silentdrive.html

    http://www.quietpc.com/psu.html

    http://www.quietpc.com/cpucooling.php#amdrf

    http://www.storage.ibm.com/hdd/desk/ds60gxp.htm

    http://www.dynamat.com/

    http://www.baber.com/baber/products/mpe_dk2.htm

    I noticed that a lot of noise comes from the fan guards. I cleaned up the fan inputs & outputs with a dremal. That allowed more airflow & it keeps the noise down. I covered everything with the dynamat, & that helps the noise also. I bought a 60 gig IBM drive, any larger & it would produce too much heat for the quietdrive.

    The SoundBlaster adapter allows me to connect directly to my Yamaha receiver's optical digital input.

    I must say I am happy with the results.

  4. Re:so... on Napster Clawing Back · · Score: 1, Funny

    Don't you mean a lot of awful music?

  5. Propaganda posters would be nice on How Can I Make More Of My Cubicle? · · Score: 1

    I recommend:

    http://store.yahoo.com/modernhumoriststore/mp3po st er.html

    http://store.yahoo.com/modernhumoriststore/compa ny time.html

  6. Re:/. misrepresenting the facts again on Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome A Hoax? · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry, but you could not be more wrong. The hardware is developed at Microsoft in Redmond. Well, at least the following is/was: mice, keyboards, joysticks, gamepads, sterring wheels, & speakers. As far as the newer stuff goes, I'm not sure as I am no longer working there.

  7. Re:Actually, diesel is on the wane.... on Diesel Cars - High-Tech Low Tech · · Score: 1

    It's gasolene.

    Well.... It's actually gasoline.

  8. Re:Remember Divx? on New Microsoft Feature: Planned Obsolescence · · Score: 1

    Moderators, How is this insightful?

  9. Re:Kick ass cases on The Ultimate PC Case - Continued · · Score: 1

    I am guessing that it was a SuperMicro SC760A case. I have one & I must admit that it is very well built. Here is the link:

    http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Chassis/sc760A .h tm?

  10. Re:Style over substance? on The Ultimate PC Case - Continued · · Score: 1

    Interesting car. Just one question though, do they give you the rest of it when you make your last payment?

  11. Those who forget the past .................. on The Ultimate Monitor · · Score: 1

    ...........are condemned to reread it.

    http://slashdot.org/articles/99/11/04/1148246.shtm l

  12. Re:Sensitivity on Berkeley Lab Fashions First Buckyball Transistor · · Score: 1

    Say for instance, you could store the entire 2000 Internet in a cube the size of a sugar cube. But the downside was that the storage medium was very sensitive to data loss. You could simply make the data very redundant. For instance, you could attempt to store data equal to 10% of the maximum storage capacity & mirror the data in several locations. You could then have your operating system scan the data & media for errors, flag the location as unusable, & rewrite the data from on of the mirrored locations.

  13. Re:Essential bits for a well oiled geek house on Constructing A Geek House · · Score: 1

    Example, ask who the Android is and why they identify with him. You'll get an answer from 99.99% of all True Geeks(tm).

    His point was proven. He did not mention anything about a correct answer, simply an answer.

    One thing he did miss, (or maybe it was implied) was an MP3 server wired up to the stereo.

  14. Re:We need IPv6 sooner rather than later on Microsoft's Implementation Of IPv6 · · Score: 2

    It is in Microsoft's financial best interests to wait as long as possible to implement IPv6. For example, lets jump forward 2 years. Windows 2000 is the current server standard for Windows/Intel environments. Windows ME has a significant market share. Most of the industry leaders who have chosen to migrate to the Active Directory paradigm have already done so. The smaller firms who were happy with NT 4.0 plan to stay with it for some time.

    Then out of nowhere, Microsoft announces that Windows 2002 (due early 2004) will support the next Internet revolution, Ipv6! Unfortunately, due to all the hassles, this upgrade will not be available on legacy operating systems.

    This will force every company that would like to participate in the Internet economy to upgrade all of their operating systems once again. Microsoft will be able to cash in on what should be in a service pack. (Remember FAT32 & USB support on NT4? Neither do I.)

    If there is one thing that Microsoft knows inside & out, it is how to sell product. They will not let an opportunity like this pass them by.

    You might want to look into NAT (Network Address Translation) technologies now, so you will be ready when the time comes.

  15. Re:all publicity is good publicity. on Intel Recalls 1.13-GHz P-IIIs Due To Glitch · · Score: 1

    I disagree,

    Do you think Firestone execs are laughing in their boardrooms right now?

    Do you think they are happy about all the new-found publicity?

    I highly doubt it.

    I for one would think twice about the prospect of purchasing a shiny new set of Firestones for whatever car I was driving. Sure they will fix this problem & their QA department will look doubly hard, but why take that chance?

    I would rather deal with a company whose current record was less tarnished. Execs at both Firestone & Intel know that.

    This is not some attempt to keep Intel in the media spotlight.

    This is the engineering department getting overruled by the marketing department. If you have any questions about how this can happen, simply read any of Scott Adams books on how this process takes place.

  16. Re:Switch to DSL if you can. on @Home Stops Allowing VPNs · · Score: 1

    I am located in Renton (Seattle) & I am using LightRealm.

  17. 5 day waiting period? on On-Line Uranium Auctions · · Score: 1

    Let's just hope.

  18. Switch to DSL if you can. on @Home Stops Allowing VPNs · · Score: 1

    Just like a lot of you, I went through the whole DSL vs. Cable debate. Cable lost out just as soon as I discovered it was unavailable. I then did the research on the various ISPs.

    I was able to find one that offers unlimited traffic, static IPS @ $5 a month, & they are not concerned what types of software you on you computers. (Within reason, of course) I currently have a web, mp3, & e-mail server running from inside my house.

    It is incredibility stable, I have around 99.5% uptime. So far, I have lost connection while I was at work twice, both times were due to issues at my job's ISP.

    If you can find a good DSL ISP, you can avoid all the @HOME BS. I recommend it without reservation.

  19. Napster. on Titan AE Distributed Digitally · · Score: 1

    Would someone please e-mail & let me know just as soon as this thing hits Napster?
    Thanks.

  20. Re:CDR Rebate site on More Napster Updates · · Score: 1

    Hey, who let this guy in here?

  21. Re:does speed kill? It's only logical on UK Satellites May Keep Cars From Speeding · · Score: 1

    The sage who first said that comment was George Carlin.

  22. Re:Salary on IT Salary Comparisons Worldwide · · Score: 1

    I would say it is time to move on. I am currently working in the public sector in the Seattle as a sys. admin. for around 45k base salary with paid O/T. I got this job with just a bit of experence & 4 MCSE tests.