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  1. Re:Random fact... on The Bugatti Veyron · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Doesn't the Suzuki GSX-1300 Hyabusa do this also and for a lot less?

  2. Re:It's who you know, and what you know on Moving Up the IT Ladder in a Poor Economy? · · Score: 1

    This is why you have multiple CV's. You customize it to the job requiements.

  3. 100 CD Burners? on Operation FastLink Yields Three Arrests · · Score: 1

    Was it really 100 CD Burners, or is this like that RIAA raid where they used "cd burner equivelents?" (ie. 2 x 50X speed cd burners)

  4. I'm not affected on Operation Fastlink Cracks Down on Warez · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, Suprnova.org is still up, so they couldn't have been that sucessful in dismantling the distribution of pirated material.

  5. Re:Lesson to learn: on Tom's Hardware Investigates Michael's Computers · · Score: 1

    Uh, that was the joke.

  6. Re:But is it on Toyota's Trumpet Playing Robot Showcased · · Score: 1

    Don't forget the "hidden" 4th law about not being able to arrest an OCP executive.

  7. Re:Yep, it's happening in the Navy, too.... on U.S. Army Warns Microsoft To Back Off · · Score: 1

    It had been running on Web* on Mac OS.

  8. Re:I don't get it on Orange County: More E-Ballots Cast Than Voters · · Score: 4, Informative
    Before he was elected, I believe there hadn't been a Republican govenor in California in something like the past 50 years (not too sure, just some news blurb I heard).

    Why repeat it if you are not sure. Before our Democratic Governor was recalled, Pete Wilson was the Governor of California, a republican.

    California has a very liberal state assembly because of how the districts are laid out, however Californians tend to vote conservative. In recent years we passed propositions to get rid of bilingual education, stop illegals from getting government assistance, only recognize a marriage between a man and a woman, and recall our Democratic governor.

    The idea of a Republican taking California in a presidential election is not far fetched at all.

  9. Re:Atkins lovers/Atkins haters = boozers/benefits on Coffee is a "Health Drink" · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well, no study came out this week on coffee. This is just a single dietician saying it might be good for you because it contains some potentially beneificial stuff. No studys. No reasearch. Just one person's opinion based on nothing more than, "Well, it has some stuff in it that might be good for you."

  10. Who you should e-mail on Steve Purcell On Sam & Max 2's Cancellation · · Score: 2, Informative
    Here's a list of e-mail addresses you should email (right this instant) to let know what you think of the cancellation:

    The Official Address

    Randy Breen, VP of Development

    Mary Bihr, VP of Global Publishing

    Michael Nelson, Acting President

  11. telnet? on Magic Words - Interactive Fiction in the 21st Century · · Score: 1

    Anyone know where I can play some IF via telnet? I'm stuck at the airport using my sidekick. I wanna see if I can play one of these via the telnet/ssh client.

  12. Re:stupid flask on Magic Words - Interactive Fiction in the 21st Century · · Score: 1

    You must not have tried hard enough. Eventually you will get the flask. Alas, it turns out it is a load bearing flask.

  13. Japanese Anti-Monopoly Laws on Japanese Government Raids Microsoft Offices · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Did anyone even know they had any? Last I checked the Japanese government was all for large overreaching companies.

  14. Re:Try as they might... on Enderle's Ferrari Laptop · · Score: 1
    Or...

    "This laptop protected by Viper!"

  15. Re:$$$ in developers pockets... on Ask Indian Techies About 'Onshore Insourcing' · · Score: 1
    According to Wired, the average Indian programmer makes $8,000 USD a year.

    So to answer your question, not much.

  16. Something classy on What to Get My Geek for Valentine's Day? · · Score: 4, Insightful
    One of the biggest problems geeks have is that they have no sense of class or taste. If it doesn't have a million blinking blue leds on it, they don't buy it.

    So buy him something nice and classy. For $100 you can buy him a nice analog watch or maybe a nice shirt or two.

    He may not appreciate it at first, but this way when you drag him along to a social function or he has to work with someone other than a fellow geek he'l have something to wear that actually looks good and he'll be able to fit in. After he gets a few compliments on his watch or clothes he'll want to wear them every time he goes out.

  17. Re:Well, at leat the Malls will go under... on Jobs to India -- A Broad Look · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but if Bush has his way Walmart will be able to start importing labor from Mexico.

  18. Re:GM to VW as Mac to Linux on Microsoft's Mac Business Unit · · Score: 0
    Toyota used to make cars for GM (Geo). Nissan made a few Honda's over the years. Kia used to make Fords.

    What's so odd about Volkswagen using GM parts in their vehicles?

  19. Color Photo? on Mars Landers - Opportunity, Bedrock, Aerosmith? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is there a color photo somewhere? The link in the story only points to a B&W photo with a red filter put on it.

  20. Re:No real spoilers in the clip. on Footage From Star Wars: Episode III · · Score: 1

    Maybe he meant Disney's The Black Hole.

  21. Re:Waiting for the "big" discovery. on A First Look At Meridiani Planum · · Score: 1

    I wish they'd at least write some explanations of their "photo processing". All I see are large .jpgs of rocks run through a Photoshop filter with vague statements about "artifacts" and "cover ups". What am I supposed to be seeing?

  22. Friday... on Darl & SCO Overview · · Score: 1

    So what happened on Friday? Wasn't that the day the court was going to comment on what SCO provided to IBM?

  23. Re:Good. on Apple and Pepsi Ad Sports RIAA Targets · · Score: 1

    No. The $1 is gross to the musicians. Then they have to pay for everything.

  24. Model Airplanes on Cell Phone Is The Most Hated Invention · · Score: 0
    The technology that I hate most is model r/c airplanes. The damn things look so cool hanging from the hobby shop ceiling.

    You end up spending more money on one than it would cost you to built a moderate PC, spend hours upon hours assembling it, then wreck it 5 mintues into its maiden flight because you couldn't find anywhere where to fly the damn thing that had enough open tree-free space.

    So then you swear off the whole model rc thing. But about 3 weeks later you decide you've got to do something with all the old radio equipment and servos from the last plane, so you buy a new model so the parts don't go to waste. Then you find out you need a new ESC and smaller/bigger servos so go spend more money. Then spend hours assembling it again just to crash it 5 minutes into its maiden flight.

    This process repeats ad nausem.

    And if you do manage to find a big enough open space that you can fly your plane for more than 5 minutes, you quickly learn that it is really fucking boring flying a model R/C plane.

    "Oh look, I just flew another circle. Oooh, I did a barrel roll. Ooooh, I just did a loop. Now what?"

  25. Fark.com? on Mice In Space · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Isn't it kind of a stretch to say Fark.com has coverage of it? At least Slashdot tends to give you a paragraph or two summary, at fark you get one line, and a bunch of unmoderated comments.