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  1. Re:That's right, give up. on If Not America, Then Where? · · Score: 1

    La-di-da.

  2. Re:Dear god. on Sneak Peak at the Sling Player for Mac OSX · · Score: 2, Informative
    I think this should be informative: Slingbox.

    BTW, I didn't know what it was either.

  3. Purchase directly to the distributor on Smart Mob in China for Retailer Discount · · Score: 0, Redundant

    They might as well purchase directly to the distributor, which already sells the goods to the retailer at a discount price.

    Doh!

  4. Re:only novelty here is using internet on Smart Mob in China for Retailer Discount · · Score: 1

    I'm sure it's old news in Brazil. You even get robbed there by mobs!

  5. Re:Mostly blank column on The 100 Best Tech Products of 2006 · · Score: 1
    How about letting the comments extend to the left edge of the screen.
    That is not something the new design has introduced. It has always been like that.
  6. Re:These kinds of discussions make me sick. on On Point On Slacking · · Score: 1
    Nobody has ever gone to their deathbed saying "I wish I'd spent more time at the office."
    Actually, John Calvin sort of did. From Wikipedia:
    Towards the end [of his life] Calvin said to those friends who were worried about his daily regimen of work, "What! Would you have the Lord find me idle when He comes?"
  7. The reason why... on Amazon One-Click Patent to be Re-Examined · · Score: 1

    The reason the US gives out so many ridiculous patents is because they want to stay competitive in international technology rankings.

    How sad.

  8. Huh? on Apple Recycling Old Macs for Free · · Score: 1

    I'm NOT giving up my old Mac for free.

    Apple should pay me good cash, or a decent discount on a new Mac (say over 30%) if they want to keep my old Mac.

    "For free" in this case isn't necessarily a good thing.

  9. Re:Astronauts? on China Plans Deep Impact Mission · · Score: 1

    The word "astronaut" is not reserved to United States nationals like the word "cosmonaut" is reserved to Russians.

    An "astronaut" is any person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft.

  10. Re:Torrent on Steve Jobs Demos NeXTSTEP 3.0 · · Score: 0

    They work beautifully. Thanks to the poster!

  11. Re:"Nothing particularly surprising here" on Apple iWork Screenshots · · Score: 1

    Could this be because the very nature of such applications is dull?

  12. Re:OT: EMERGENCY. TAKE THESE SCAMMING FUCKERS DOWN on New Yorker on Miyazaki · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Completely offtopic. Submit this as a Slashdot story maybe and you'll get FAR more attention. If I had mod points I'd mod this Off-Topic.

  13. Re:The problem with human space travel on Jeff Bezos to Build Space Center · · Score: 1

    It's not the destination; it's the journey.

  14. Re:Mac OS X default security settings on Study Recommends Mac OS X as Safest OS · · Score: 1

    Wrong. The firewall is off by default.

  15. And with that... on Successful PearPC/Mac OS X Install Documented · · Score: 1

    you've just Slashdotted yourself for another 7 hours.

    Congratulations!

  16. Re:Hysteria - Nukes are just big bombs on U.S. Prepares to Get Nuked · · Score: 1
    I still don't see a lot being done to prepare to live in a world where oil is scarce

    What do you think the Iraq invasion was for?
  17. Nukes on U.S. Prepares to Get Nuked · · Score: 1

    The US builds nuclear weapons and the world does nothing.

    Some third world country is suspected of building nukes and the world screams for condemnation, and the US is ready to invade it.

    Who is going to save the world from the US?

  18. Re:Eh... on Astronauts, Robots to Save Hubble · · Score: 1

    Dude, the key issue here is responsibility. If somebody overdoses himself, his death it's his responsibility. If an astronaut dies in a NASA mission, then its NASA and the million of American taxpayers who are responsible.

  19. In Soviet Russia... on Russia Working on Soyuz Replacement · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In Soviet Russia, Soyuz replaces you!

  20. Re:Evil genius on BitTorrent's Creator Bram Cohen Interviewed · · Score: 1

    With the Mac OS X client, you can only cap the upload bandwidth, not the download bandwidth.

    Which means that BT will hose my bandwidth whenever I use it.

  21. Re:Numbers and figures. on Ask Indian Techies About 'Onshore Insourcing' · · Score: 2, Informative
    1 U.S. dollar = 45 Indian rupee

    7,000/45 = $155 U.S. dollar a week

    7,000x52/45 = $8,041 U.S. dollar a year

    ~ 8K/year

    A succulent dinner for two: ~ a dollar 10 cents

  22. Re:Mars Express Confirms Rocks on Mars on Mars Express Confirms Water on Mars · · Score: 1

    Mars Express is the ESA mission, not NASA's.

  23. Re:They better fix it on Microsoft Agrees to Stop Hijacking Music-Shopping · · Score: 1

    YES!

    Time to swallow your own words MICRO$OFT!

    So you wanted choice, huh, Micro$oft?

    I don't think you know the meaning of that word.

  24. Re:Anyone taking bets... on A Terabyte In A Cigar Box · · Score: 1

    that was scary...

  25. Re:It's DejaVu all over again on No WMA for HP iPod · · Score: 1
    Same thing in all of the "developing world" -- Malaysia, Russia, Paraguay, China.
    Uhm, Russia is not a developing country.