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  1. Re:Ok... on Mad as Hell, Switching to Mac · · Score: 1

    Dell was one of his vendors. As far as notebook support is concerned, Dell doesn't fare well when compared to Apple.

  2. Re:I hope this guy realizes,... on Mad as Hell, Switching to Mac · · Score: 1

    Right. But his point is that Apple doesn't install cheap memory. I guess he also implies that either Sony or Dell do since those are the machines he had problems with.

  3. Re:Uh oh... on Mad as Hell, Switching to Mac · · Score: 1
    {lots of junk about having some vulnerabilities meaning the Mac isn't more secure than Windows} ... how many Mac apps break if they can't write to their appfolder again?
    None that I know of.
  4. Re:What a waste of "Time" on Time Picks Top 100 Films · · Score: 1
    Which one of these things is not like the other? Just try to pick it out!
    -American's dying in IRAQ
    -Iraqis dying in IRAQ
    -N. Korea thinking about testing Nukes
    -Avg Home price is about $600k.
    -State of Calif is bankrupt
    -Stanley Cup finals should have started today
    -Gas prices are $2.50/gal
    -Tuition/yr costs as much as a luxury car.
    -Stem Cell research
  5. Re:Episode -2 : It's not easy being green on Another Star Wars Prequel? · · Score: 1

    The best thing about having Tarantino direct is that we'd finally get rid of John Williams' tired and over-done score.

  6. Great idea! on Another Star Wars Prequel? · · Score: 1
    This is the best idea that George Lucas has had in a very long time. No, not the idea about a new prequel to The Phantom Menace, it's this:
    However, Lucas, now age 60, says he won't be captaining such a ship if it ever happens.
  7. Re:My question is. . . on The Scoop on the Xbox 360's Embedded OS? · · Score: 2, Informative

    The developer boxes (and demonstration boxes) are currently Power Mac G5s, not G4s.

  8. Re:Actually, on a Windows box ... on Plugin For Winamp Allows Downloading From iPod · · Score: 1

    Just fire up Terminal on your Mac and you're set.

  9. Re:Wow, news to me on Plugin For Winamp Allows Downloading From iPod · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It surprises no one because it isn't true.

  10. Re:Meh on Plugin For Winamp Allows Downloading From iPod · · Score: 1

    Ipod owners can do the same thing. This just makes it easy for the clueless.

  11. Re:Wow, news to me on Plugin For Winamp Allows Downloading From iPod · · Score: 1

    Except that the Ipod doesn't prevent it. They're all there in a hidden directory that is easy to get to with a CLI or other tools. Itunes just doesn't support it.

  12. Re:Insightful? on Researchers Pinpoint Brain's Sarcasm Sensor · · Score: 1

    That's definitely a great compliment. Thanks.

  13. Insightful? on Researchers Pinpoint Brain's Sarcasm Sensor · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I disagree with CmdrTaco. I think the comments on this story will be very sarcastic.

  14. Re:Feh... on Physicists Uncover TV Show Biases · · Score: 2, Informative
  15. Re:Feh... on Physicists Uncover TV Show Biases · · Score: 1
    Which forefront are you talking about? The Revolution of 1789, which took place 14 years after the English colonies in North America had their revolution?
    Credit where it is due: the American Revolution wouldn't have succeeded without assistance from the French.

    You do have to give it to the French people for really taking the American Revolution to heart and starting their own. Perhaps it wasn't as decisive as the American one, but it seems that the French are responsible for ending monoarchies in Europe.
  16. -1, Uninformative on Physicists Uncover TV Show Biases · · Score: 1

    Was there anything informative in that "article?"

  17. Re:Learned his lesson? on iTunes 4.9 To Support Podcasting · · Score: 1

    Steve also said of the Segway, "I think it sucks!"

  18. Re:Gifts? Online purchases? on Give Your DVD Player The Finger · · Score: 2, Funny
    That lady has a history of suing fast food companies for putting body parts in her food.
    No, she doesn't. Don't spread misinformation. This is the first time she's employeed the old body-part-in-her-food scam. She has a history of suing corporations.
  19. Re:Multiple Standards on Blu-Ray DVDs Hit 100 GB · · Score: 4, Insightful
    This multiple format business is a mess. Look at the problems with SACD and DVD-A. Nobody is buying them (and if the music industry stopped suing people and promoted those formats that are so much better than downloaded music they would actually make more money because there is new value there.)
    Early adopters aren't buying them because all of the discs are encumbered with DRM unlike CDs. Without early adopters, there is no one to influence the mainstream. Thus little market for SACD and DVD-A.
  20. Re:Bad acting too on Ebert Gives 'Sith' Positive Review · · Score: 1

    George Lucas can transform Natalie Portman into a terrible actress, so I wouldn't place all of the blame on Hayden Christensen.

  21. Re:Yes, but on Mac mini Sans Wires - Batteries Inside the Case · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What is the point in a headless computer that runs from batteries?

  22. Re:Heh... on Firefox Lead Engineer Scolds KDE Project · · Score: 1

    The Firefox guys are new blood in the Mozilla organism.

  23. Re:User Needs vs Software Perfection on Firefox Lead Engineer Scolds KDE Project · · Score: 1

    Safari does stick to the specs. You should take a look at David Hyatt's weblog sometime to see his rigorous devotion to standards. You didn't forget that the KHTML team's fit was triggered by Safari being the first browser to pass the Acid 2 test, did you?

  24. Re:Blah... on Firefox Lead Engineer Scolds KDE Project · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    It's between developers for 3 open source projects: KHTML, WebCore, and Firefox.

    The KHTML guys are really shooting themselves in the foot with this. They certainly aren't encouraging companies to participate with open source projects. The only thing they're doing is reinforcing an existing conception about open source developers -- that they're a pain to work with.

  25. Re:Howl on Apple's Bonjour Available for Windows · · Score: 1

    It was also available for Windows from Apple under the name of Rendevous for a while as well.