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  1. Re:Tiered Internet on Slashback: Enigma, Google, Java Games · · Score: 1

    No, what he said is they'll drop it enough to make it a no brainer to chose the tiered intarweb.

    They have the infrastructure, they'll be getting cash from the content providers, it's going to force some competition, as they'll be able to charge more for more traffic coming through their networks, so the companies will want more users and will be trying to offer the rates which keep more users.

  2. Why guess? on Laptops Required for Freshmen · · Score: 1

    You're required to have a thunkpad.

  3. Re:Podcasts on Video Usage Creates Traffic Jam Worries · · Score: 1

    Why not set up a tracker and seed for a torrent?

    This is the perfect application for this technology.

  4. Re:Legally drunk? on Study: Waking Up Like Being Drunk · · Score: 2, Informative

    Drunk as defined by law.

    With a blood alcohol content over a certain percentage.

  5. How about: In Soviet Russia... on SAP Exec Disparages Open Source As IP Socialism · · Score: 1

    SAP provides useful software!

    or

    Intellectual Property socializes you!

  6. Re:Why not japanese? on New VAIOs Made of Carbon Fiber · · Score: 1
  7. Why not japanese? on New VAIOs Made of Carbon Fiber · · Score: 1

    Is korean easier to learn or something?

  8. That happened to me.. on Transparent Aluminum a Reality · · Score: 1

    A wasp sting inside the lip sucks, but it's certainly not the end of the world.

    BTW, no, my parents didn't warn me, now I'm scarred for life and never drink from cans...

      because beer tastes better from a bottle mainly.

  9. Re:Yeah it's flexible on Insect Substance Synthesized For Science · · Score: 1

    Lord knows why your reply wasn't modded up.

    Good to know though, thanks.

  10. Yeah it's flexible on Insect Substance Synthesized For Science · · Score: 2, Interesting

    But will your body accept it?

    It doesn't do any good if your body rejects your new arteries..

  11. Panasonic EB-A100 on Sony Ericsson's P990 Smartphone Released · · Score: 1

    It's tiny, and GSM..

    http://www.panasonic.it/Products_Info.asp?M=2529|7 38|737|736|4|1

    Sorry the page is in italian, and those fuckers at panasonic don't seem to like firefox either.

  12. Re:Wireless in general on 5 km Range Commercial Wi-Fi Available · · Score: 1

    Uh, if the power goes out, so will your adsl..

    Also, I'm not 100% but bad weather tends to hose my sattelite connection here (I'm on sky)

  13. Troll? He's right you know. on Jobs Resists Music Industry Pressure · · Score: 1

    Record companies pay for it up front, then recoup their money from the record sales... There's a reason an artist only sees 11 cents from each 99 cent itunes track.

    Damn RIAA mods.

  14. He was born right before WWII on Miyazaki Talks to the Guardian · · Score: 1

    He says some of his earliest memories are of the the completely destroyed cities.

    See if that doesn't leave an impression on you.

  15. What will happen to the AOL browser? on Microsoft to Buy Stake in AOL · · Score: 1

    Back to IE again?

    I realize it's not a big deal, but it's something worth discussing I think.

  16. YHBTBB on Ladies and Gentlemen Allow Me to Introduce the Cat Car · · Score: 2, Informative

    you have been trolled by BILD.

  17. Re:Science gone amuck again on Molecular Gastronomy, The Science of Cooking · · Score: 1

    So, animals/plants which evolved to fit certain niches in nature are the same thing as animals/plants modified to scratch certain human itches (making more money primarily)?

    Good to know we're now as good at it as nature.

    Probably better since we don't need those millions of years of field testing.

  18. Re:Dear Nintendo on Nintendo Quarterly Profits Down 80% · · Score: 2, Interesting

    1 quarter (that's 1/4 of a year) with less profits is not plummeting.

    There's very little of interest on the PS2 and XBOX, they've got their bright points, but in general, it's a bunch of rehashed racing, sports, hack and slash, fps crap. There's a lot of quantity, but the quality is severely lacking..

    Nintendo hasn't had much come out right now, however, when they do, and their profits go right back up again, how do you want your crow? Broiled, in a pie, fricasseed?

    About the only point that the great grandparent made that makes any sense is their need for 3rd party developers. You say OH NO, Teh New Controll3rz! Like MS or Sony didn't make radical changes in their consoles for the next generation. Nintendo's attitude might need fixing, but the fact that they're pushing forward innovation in input devices isn't the reason people aren't making 3rd party titles.

    They might try something like getting small 3rd parties involved, inexpensive (or loaner) dev systems, complete APIs, support for devs, etc.. they're much more likely to get something worthwhile from that instead of from EA and the other slave driving content recyclers.

    Nintendo can remain a niche player, there's more than enough room, and money in the market for someone who makes games lke they do.

  19. Less profits != No profits.. on Nintendo Quarterly Profits Down 80% · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But far be it from anyone in the word of investor driven "growth at any cost" to acknowledge that fact.

    They're still in the black, they're still making a profit, they're not going out of business.

  20. I love that argument... on USA to Pass Science Crown to China · · Score: 1

    Have we been successfully attacked since 911??

    How about, how long between the first WTC attack and the second?

    Was that due to Bush's National Security policy?

    If so, please explain..

  21. Re:The answer, like almost every argument on healt on Sunscreen Not So Good for You? · · Score: 1

    Cool, you learn something new every day...

  22. Re:The answer, like almost every argument on healt on Sunscreen Not So Good for You? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That all depends on your genetic origins, for someone like me, of northern european decent, with blonde hair, blue eyes and freckles, more than 30 minutes of sun during the hottest hours of the day is "too much". For someone of african decent, there probably isn't an upper limit (although without ozone that might not be true). For someone of southern italian decent, more than a few hours is too much.

    Too little would be calculated by your necessity for Vitamin D.. I'd imagine less than an hour of exposure weekly might put you in that category, but I'm no nutritionalist.

    BTW, I'm not a programmer either, what's Lux?

  23. Holy cow, I blind duped max's comment on Sunscreen Not So Good for You? · · Score: 1

    I'd say great minds think alike, but I'm not a great mind...

  24. The answer, like almost every argument on health.. on Sunscreen Not So Good for You? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    is, everything in moderation.

    Too much sun = bad, too little sun = bad, some sun = just about right.

    That wasn't hard now was it?

  25. Except an ICBM isn't nearly that big.. on Cometary Fireworks Go Off Without Hitch · · Score: 1

    and won't be following the same trajectory it did last time it made the orbit.