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  1. Re:citation needed on Why Computer Voices Are Mostly Female · · Score: 1

    I don't have any information about this recall, but I do have a 1996 BMW 7-series which actually has a male voice for the navigation system (and no, you don't get a choice of that). I think the main reason they got rid of that guy inside the dashboard is because he mostly sounds like shouting orders at you instead of "guiding" you nicely.

  2. More like 50% of your time on Realistic Sysadmin Workload for a Company of 30? · · Score: 1
    At the research institute where I'm currently working, a PhD-Student normally gets a half-time position. If that PhD-Student is also doing sysadmin work, he gets a full-time job.

    And even then, I'm not sure if that time allocation compensates for the real amount of time spent doing sysadmin stuff.

  3. Re:So? on North Korea Admits to Having Nuclear Weapons · · Score: 2, Insightful
    I know it's an unpopular opinion but a country like North Korea or Iran having nukes is a good thing. It forces all sides to not be stupid.
    In principle you are right. Let's just hope that Dr. Strangelove doesn't turn into reality.
  4. From ICFP Contest 2003 on ICFP Contest 2004 Date Set · · Score: 4, Informative
    From the website of last year's contest:
    Rules of the Game Is your favorite programming language the best? Does it lead to better and faster programs? Does it make programs easy to write and modify? Are you and your friends the best programmers in the world? Then prove it! All programmers are invited to enter the contest, either individually or in teams. The contest offers direct, head-to-head comparison of language technology and programming skill. We have a range of prizes for the winners: cash awards, books, invitations to the conference for students, and, of course, unlimited bragging rights. The prizes will be awarded at ICFP 2003 in Uppsala this August.
  5. Keyboard controller? on Modding a Thinkpad Keyboard for External Use? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Have you checked if this thing has a keyboard controller chip built in? Normal PC keyboards have their own logic but laptop keyboards AFAIK don't, the logic may be somewhere on the laptop's mainboard.