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  1. wheee! on Caffeinated Beer Becomes a Reality · · Score: 1

    That will go great with my 'tequilla and red bull.' Now I can really party all night. Don't expect it to taste good if it comes from Anheuser-Bush though.

  2. swipe scan on IBM Introduces Biometric Thinkpad · · Score: 4, Interesting

    "IBM has chosen to go with a swipe-scanner rather than a touch-scanner, for a number of reasons. First and foremost is that a swipe-scanner provides better security. Because you have to drag your fingertip across the scanner, there is no way to "lift" a fingerprint from the surface."

    That is a great idea. Such an elegant solution to what could have been a big problem.

  3. Re:Does it matter? on White House Lied About Iraq Nuclear Programs · · Score: 2

    I haven't been able to figure this one out. People just refuse to open their eyes. I liken it to the same sort of power religion has over some people, it's like the cult of Bush. The guy could start killing a baby a day until the election and people would still vote for him.

  4. Re:Contempt of Congress on White House Lied About Iraq Nuclear Programs · · Score: 1

    I think it should. I think he should be thrown in prison. I think the international community should charge him with war crimes also and the U.N. should refuse to deal with him.

  5. irrefutable evidence on White House Lied About Iraq Nuclear Programs · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "Speaking to a group of Wyoming Republicans in September, Vice President Dick Cheney said the United States now had "irrefutable evidence" - thousands of tubes made of high-strength aluminum, tubes that the Bush administration said were destined for clandestine Iraqi uranium centrifuges, before some were seized at the behest of the United States."

    So where are those tubes now Dick?

  6. Re:eeeeevil? Yes. And NOT Funny. on Inside Wal-Mart IT · · Score: 1

    Yeah, what are the moderators thinking? Funny? WTF?!

  7. eeeeevil on Inside Wal-Mart IT · · Score: 5, Funny

    In case you haven't heard, Wal-Mart is evil

  8. not addicted on Experiment Cuts Off Online Junkies from Internet · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's BS. I could quit anytime...I swear.

  9. blogged on Google Local Launched In Canada · · Score: 2, Informative

    This was on the Google Blog two days ago.

  10. Re:Wait, slightly confused... on Michael Moore Seeks TV Airing of Fahrenheit 9/11 · · Score: 1

    It seems to fit this discription perfectly!

  11. interference on University Bans Wireless Access Points · · Score: 1

    Students can use the university's access points. If they set up their own they would interfere with the network that the university has setup. The university should have the right to protect their network infrastructure on campus.

  12. lucky on New Google Toolbar Brings Browse By Name · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So...it goes to the I'm Feeling Lucky link?

  13. Re:burnin' on DVD / Hard Drive Recorder With 28-Day Capacity · · Score: 1

    The DMR-E500H high-end model in the DIGA DVD recorder range, features a built-in 400GB hard disk drive with a recording capacity of 709 hours of video in EP mode. It offers high-speed dubbing from hard disk drive onto DVD-RAM at speeds of 40x and onto DVD-R disc up to 64x in EP mode. This makes the DMR-500H the fastest DVD recorder in the industry as it can record a one-hour program onto DVD-R disc in just 56 seconds.

    With its Ethernet port and a broadband receiver, the DMR-E500H offers convenience for home and mobile networking. With Ethernet connection, MPEG4 video and JPEG photos can be viewed by a PC*1 in another room. Using two DMR-E500Hs, MPEG2 video on one can be accessed by the other on the LAN. Broadband Internet access allows users to program recording through such mobile devices as cell phones*2 and PCs while away from home. Users can transfer pictures between the DVD recorder and their mobile device.

    The DMR-E500H has an SD Memory Card slot and a PCMCIA card slot to transfer MPEG data at high speeds for storage or use in other devices. Using an SD Memory Card, it's easy to transfer video and still photos recorded by other digital AV products, such as digital still cameras, to the DMR-E500H for editing or storage on the hard disk or DVD discs. It can record MPEG4 image data simultaneously while recording MPEG2 data onto the hard disk. The MPEG4 data can be transferred to an SD Memory Card and played back on a Panasonic D-Snap SD video camera.

    Other models in the new DIGA line-up include the DMR-E330H with 250GB hard disk drive, the DMR-E220H with 160GB hard disk drive, the DMR-E250V, a 3-in-1 DVD recorder with VHS recorder and 160GB hard disk drive, and the DMR-E87H with 160GB hard disk drive.

    Equipped with two TV tuners, the DMR-E330H and DMR-E220H can record alternate television programs simultaneously onto the hard disk drive. The DMR-E500H, DMR-E330H, DMR-E220H and DMR-E87H, all offer high-speed recording from the hard disk drive to DVD-RAM at speeds of 40x and onto DVD-R disk up to 64x (both in EP mode).

    The five new models take Panasonic's DIGA family to nine members, including the DMR-E700BD, BD (Blu-ray)/DVD recorder released on July 31, 2004. Panasonic continues to respond to the diverse needs of consumers and leads the way in the DVD recorder market.

  14. burnin' on DVD / Hard Drive Recorder With 28-Day Capacity · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oooh, that will go nicely with my Netflix account. ;)

  15. Re:Faren-hype 9/11 on Michael Moore Seeks TV Airing of Fahrenheit 9/11 · · Score: 1

    ...and he wasn't AWOL throughout most of his service with the Texas National Gaurd,

  16. Re:people still have those things? on When Emulation Isn't Enough · · Score: 3, Funny

    hehe, probably not. I forgot about all of that fun. It was like its own game that came free with the system! You just don't get that kind of entertainment with modern gaming systems.

  17. Re:people still have those things? on When Emulation Isn't Enough · · Score: 1
    From the article:
    The NES made its debut in the USA in 1986 sporting two flavors--Arcade ($199) and Deluxe ($249). Arcade included Super Mario Bros. and the deluxe included ROB the robot and a zapper gun. Over 70 million units were sold worldwide, so for this reason a lot of this hardware is still laying around just waiting to be hacked up.

    So yeah, with over 70 million sold I imagine a few people still have one laying around.
  18. people still have those things? on When Emulation Isn't Enough · · Score: 1

    Looks like you can get a NES dirt cheap on ebay.

  19. Re:Wait, slightly confused... on Michael Moore Seeks TV Airing of Fahrenheit 9/11 · · Score: 1

    Bowling for Columbine was not a documentary but it won, go figure.

    I'll play along and say it doesn't follow the rules (where do you get this crap?)...if Bowling won w/o following the rules why wouldn't Fahrenheit win? Did it break different rules?

  20. Re:contact info? on Michael Moore Seeks TV Airing of Fahrenheit 9/11 · · Score: 1
    I think it is Lions Gate Entertainment and IFC, here is the contact info I have found so far for them:

    Lions Gate Entertainment
    2700 Colorado Ave., Suite 200
    Santa Monica, CA 90404
    (310) 449-9200

    The Independent Film Channel LLC
    200 Jericho Quadrangle
    Jericho, NY 11753
    US

    IFC is a subsidiary of Cablevision

  21. contact info? on Michael Moore Seeks TV Airing of Fahrenheit 9/11 · · Score: 1

    Who is his home video distributor? I would like to contact them to encourage them to allow the documentary to be shown on TV before the election.

  22. Re:questions have been raised on Michael Moore Seeks TV Airing of Fahrenheit 9/11 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    How about his sources?

  23. Re:Wait, slightly confused... on Michael Moore Seeks TV Airing of Fahrenheit 9/11 · · Score: 2, Informative
    Actually, the answer is in the article:
    The only problem with my desire to get this movie in front of as many Americans as possible is that, should it air on TV, I will NOT be eligible to submit "Fahrenheit 9/11" for Academy Award consideration for Best Documentary. Academy rules forbid the airing of a documentary on television within nine months of its theatrical release (fiction films do not have the same restriction).
  24. Re:Wait, slightly confused... on Michael Moore Seeks TV Airing of Fahrenheit 9/11 · · Score: 1

    It probably doesn't. He's just stirring things up.

  25. questions have been raised on Michael Moore Seeks TV Airing of Fahrenheit 9/11 · · Score: 4, Informative

    You've got questions? He's got answers.