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  1. Re:Not Evil? on Google Invests in Power-Line Broadband · · Score: 1

    Since power was down, wouldn't that imply that BBoPL would not be interfering during the emergency??

  2. Re:Say goodbye to $200 32" sets on FCC Speeds Up Digital TV Signal Deadlines · · Score: 5, Insightful

    People not being able to afford a TV can only HELP them.

  3. Re:cool chips on Cooling Down Hot Processors · · Score: 2, Informative

    My Pentium-M (733) has 5 clock-speed steps.

  4. Re:12" still crippled on Apple Updates PowerBooks · · Score: 1

    When will apple learn that we want to buy the 12" (or even a 10"), not because we're cheap, but because we want the smaller size?!

    The crippling of the 12" Powerbook is one of the reasons that prevented me from buying an apple.

  5. Re:The Screens? on Apple Updates PowerBooks · · Score: 1

    I agree. My Fujitsu P7010 has a 10" widescreen at 1280x768 and that seems about right. I can't imagine using basically the same res at 15.2"

    And how come there's no 10"-wide powerbook? That was one reason apple lost our on my latest laptop purchase...

  6. Re:Only 4th? on Texas Goes After Student Spammer · · Score: 2, Informative

    > Does anyone else think that Dewey Coffman must look like Eustis on 'Courage the Cowardly Dog'?

    They had him on the news last night (in Austin) and he looked like your average
    computer geek. Perhaps he'll post on /.?

    They also showed the spammers 400k+ house and beamer parked out front.

  7. Re:Linux drivers? on ExpressCards, the new PCMCIA? · · Score: 1

    Intel has drivers for their http://ipw2100.sf.net and http://ipw2200.sf.net mini-PCI wifi cards...

  8. Re:I thought centrino was the supporting chipset. on AMD Plants Turion Line of Mobile Chips · · Score: 2, Informative

    > Although I applaud low power efforts, the 1.1 Ghz low voltage Dothan is suposedly under 7W, which beats the hell out of basically everything if all you are calculating is bogomips per watt.

    My 1.1GHz ULV Dothan reports:

    $ cat /proc/acpi/processor/CPU0/performance

    state count: 5
    active state: P0
    states:
    *P0: 1100 MHz, 5500 mW, 10 uS
    P1: 1000 MHz, 5000 mW, 10 uS
    P2: 900 MHz, 4500 mW, 10 uS
    P3: 800 MHz, 4300 mW, 10 uS
    P4: 600 MHz, 4000 mW, 10 uS

  9. Re:No HD = worthless on Linux-PVR Distribution LinVDR 0.7 Released · · Score: 1

    Record the MPEG2 stream from your HD cablebox via firewire.

  10. Re:loox 720 on Review of the new Dell Axim X50s · · Score: 1

    The USB Host feature of the 720 is a killer!

  11. Re:Shouldn't this be... on Security Alert · · Score: 1

    And I have my preferences set to exclude Timothy. Why am i seeing this?

  12. hmmmm.... on Genesis Capsule Crashes; Chutes Blamed · · Score: 5, Funny

    Personally, I blame the ground.

  13. Re:Don't be too quick to judge! on SETI Researcher Quashes Signal Rumors · · Score: 1

    Hey stupid - are you too
    dumb to know there are
    4 different simultaneous
    24 hour days within a
    single rotation of Earth?

  14. I hate java applications on Crossplatform iTunes Sharing and Trading · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Here's why:

    java OT41.jar
    Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: OT41/jar

  15. Re:I'm more interested in... on Google Goes Public at $85/share · · Score: 2

    They were probably ISOs (incentive stock options), and this taxation w/o gain was very common for a few years.

    Look them up along with AMT (alternative minimum tax).

  16. Re:Is CableCARD even an option yet? on Digital Cable HDTV Tuner Card Reviewed · · Score: 2, Funny

    TimeWarner in Austin is already issuing the cards.

    You can receive all your channels, but no program guide, pay-per-view, or iControl.

  17. Re:Codec? on Build Your Own KiteCam · · Score: 1

    Just regular old MJPEG. mplayer plays it fine.

    No crash, though. :(

  18. Re:Few teething problems, but good overall on Less is More: Thunderbird 0.7 Review · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I would ask for a VIM plugin for message editing.

  19. Re:Who Cares? on Your Data and Cyber Business After You're Gone · · Score: 1

    ....but then you'd already be dead. :)

  20. Re:Your brother is in China on business on Do-It-Yourself VOIP Telco · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I already effectively have a whitelist on my phone.

    If the number is not in my address book, the phone does not ring, and goes straight
    to voicemail.

    If it is someone I wanted to talk to, and they left a voicemail, I can return the call at my leisure and perhaps add their number to the whitelist.

  21. Re:AMD brings some thunder on AMD Beats Intel in CPU Sales · · Score: 4, Informative

    AMD is a 35 year old company whose stock has never grown.

    You can make money off AMD by riding the highs, but not as a long term investor.

  22. Re:they also lack the ability to on Clones Are Overwhelming TiVo · · Score: 1

    > Also, for HD aficionados, TimeWarner doesn't have an HD DVR yet. Last I heard, it was supposed to come out in May.

    Already available, atleast in Austin: the SA8000HD.

  23. Re:699? i can get a laptop for this on New Zaurus Linux PDA Available In the U.S. · · Score: 1

    > Not sure off hand how that measures in bogomips, but I am reasonably sure someone will chime in with it's rating, and someone else will chime in with how useless it is as a measure of a processor.

    Seeing as the Xscale is not super-scaler, a 400MHz part would have about 400 bogomips.

  24. Re:Supply and Demand? on iPod Mini Sells Out · · Score: 1

    Production shortage?
    Distribution shortage?

    the possibilities are endless if you use your brain.

  25. Re:that's great but... on Cell Phone with Camera = Scanner · · Score: 1

    I've been searching for a new phone for 2.5 years now. I am willing to switch providers.

    Unfortunately, nobody offers a phone that I want. Certainly nothing better than the phone I bought 5 years ago.

    It may be a niche market, but I'm a customer actively looking to spend money, but nobody wants to sell to me.