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  1. Re:Saving RAM: An argument for tabbed browsing on Safari Beta Updated · · Score: 1

    Are you using Quartz Extreme? Otherwise, every window is stored as a (compressed) bitmap in main system memory (iirc). So your results make sense.

  2. Re:Solution! on California Considering More Internet Taxes · · Score: 2, Funny

    Uh... it'd get to zero eventually if they were rounding. =)

  3. Re:Bush STOLE the presidency....end of story. on Circuit Court Okays Vote Swapping Site · · Score: 1

    Al, is that you?

  4. Re:x86 response to the PowerBook...? on Pentium-M Notebook Put To The Test · · Score: 1

    Just asking... do any Pentium-M notebooks have a DVD Writer? ... or a 17" inch screen?. ...or are an inch thick?

  5. Re:Woo - Hoo on Dell Dropping The Floppy · · Score: 1

    um, no.

    The iMac came out in August 1998, and was annoucned in May. So it'll be five years soon.

  6. Re:Hopefully this will stop them.. on AOL Reports Its First Drop In Subscribers · · Score: 1

    No, it'll make them send out more.

  7. Re:This Just in on Updated Power Macs at Apple.com · · Score: 1

    Sigh.

    Does that include jukebox software? Does that include movie editing software? Does that include photo editing software? Does that include an OS with commericial AND open source support? Will that computer integrate with an iPod right out of the box?

    I didn't think so. And do give me any crap about being about to install Linux on there for free. I'm not talking about the cost of the OS.

    If you don't care about any of those things, fine buy a PC, Macs aren't targeted at people like you. They're targeted at people that place a value on the things that I listed above.

  8. Re:Apple?! on Tech Firms Fight Copy Protection Laws · · Score: 3, Insightful

    But that slogan kind of implies that you already have the CDs and can legally rip them, mix them, then burn them.

  9. Apple?! on Tech Firms Fight Copy Protection Laws · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I think it really odd that Apple is on that list.

    They have been going after Holywood and TV studio business for the past couple of years. I.e. the Purchase of Final Cut Pro, Tremor, Shake, etc.

  10. Re:Interview? on Hilary Rosen Will Step Down As RIAA Head · · Score: 1

    She reads slashdot?

  11. Re:Omniweb not as far along? on Next OmniWeb to be based on Safari Engine? · · Score: 1

    Ya, but a pretty easy one to make. Once you have your GUI, you can make a browser quickly with WebCore. Then all you need is features that complement the "browsing experience". This is what Apple has done with Safari, and what Omni will do with OW. Hopefully this will allow more feature innovation since the rendering engine is taken care of.

    This is really interesting since there are a hell of a lot of browsers out there for OS X (IE, Chimera, Mozilla, OmniWeb, Netscape, iCab, Opera, and now Safari). This may lead to even more browsers, so you should be able to find one that fits your style.

  12. Re:Metroid on Miyamoto vs. Everyone Else · · Score: 1

    That doesn't matter since Miyamoto didn't work on Metroid (although its a damn fine game).

  13. Re:linux 3.0? on Linus Torvalds On Linux 2.6 · · Score: 1

    I heard linux 95 will kick everyone's ass

  14. Re:Cuz of all the warez on What's Keeping You On Windows? · · Score: 1

    Do you need warez for linux?

  15. Re:yeah on IBM's "Pixie Dust" Drives Improved · · Score: 1

    Yes, but they did have SCSI port on the back. =)

  16. Re:yeah on IBM's "Pixie Dust" Drives Improved · · Score: 1

    Apple used SCSI on nearly all of their computers from the late 80s until '97. That included the consumer Performa models.

  17. Re:More bits != better on New Tadpole SPARCbook RSN · · Score: 1

    The GameCube also has a 32-bit processor similar to those used in Apple's iMac and TiBook computers.

    Yes, IBM makes the chip in the GameCube. Yes it is a variant of the G3, but it is very unlike the processor in the (old) iMac, and extremely unlike the processor in the TiBook.

  18. Re:Next week in the news... on AIM And ICQ to be Integrated · · Score: 1

    (+1) Insightful!

  19. Re:Advantages??? on PPC Linux vs. Mac OS X Server: Linux Edges Out · · Score: 3, Informative

    Uh, the XServe comes with OS X. You can buy a larger license if you need it, though.

  20. Re:corporate power is out of control on Microsoft's Political Lobbying Record · · Score: 1

    ...huge group of people...

    Um, so a large group of people with alot of money is pushing for certain things. Of course they are going to have more power than an individual.

    I'm not saying that I condone the conduct of all corporations, but I think that your arugment is flawed

  21. Re:Sexy. on Porsche Designs a Laptop · · Score: 1

    with a name like that, how could it not be sexy?

  22. what about laptops? on Flat Screen Monitors Sales to Reign This Year · · Score: 5, Funny

    I bet LCDs have a slighty higher percentage of the laptop market.

  23. Re:I thought they did it on A (Correct) Poincare Proof!? · · Score: 1

    Only the Computer Science/Math doubles.

  24. Re:highly appropriate on Postmodern Computer Science · · Score: 1, Informative

    CMU

    We have a very well thought out balance of theory and practice. In two semesters we go from SML (ultimate theory language) to C hacking.

  25. dfold too! on Folding@Home Reports Success · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you like F@H, check out Distributed Folding.