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  1. Re:Why the frickin' remake frenzy? on Blake's 7 Remake In the Works · · Score: 1
    The guy who wrote "Girl in the Fireplace" and that other one with the stone angels that could kill you when you weren't looking. That's some classic who right there!

    That Stone Angels episode - it was called Blink is some of the scariest TV I've ever seen. Definitely one of the best episodes.

  2. I just watched 3 hours today! on Netflix To Lift Streaming Limits · · Score: 1

    I've been watching MI-5 using Netflix streaming. It's a great show and I love that I can get my fix instantly! Both seasons 1 and 2 are available to watch online. I'm on the $10/month plan so I'm very happy to see the limit eliminated.

  3. WHAT WERE THE TWO RESULTS? on XKCD Inadvertently Causes Googlebomb · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Damn it, why hasn't anyone asked what the original two results were? Is it even possible to get that information anymore?

  4. Re:But Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? on Porn Spammers Get Five Years Each · · Score: 1
    Rapists sometimes get off with 1 or 2 years of probation

    And so will these guys.

  5. Re:Why PHB's go with commercial services on A Google Blunder- the Sad Story of Urchin · · Score: 1

    That's because those wonderful EULAs make it impossible to sue the software developers. The parent's post is an example of flawed, uninformed PHB thinking.

  6. Re:Form of Discrimination? - NO! on Charging the Unhealthy More For Insurance · · Score: 1
    Why shouldn't people have to pay more for treating their genetic disorders? If I'm predisposed to high blood pressure I can't go to the pharmacy and demand free meds. What do you think this is, France? :)

    But back to the topic, why should unhealthy people be paying the same insurance rates as healthy people? Why am I subsidizing the health care of the sick?

  7. Re:Excercise on Mouse or Trackball? · · Score: 2, Informative
    I've found the best way to keep from having hand/wrist problems is to get regular exercise.

    Mod parent up! Curls, tricep extensions, and especially wrist curls completely eliminate my wrist and elbow pain. I'm sure everything else helps, but arm exercises undo the damage I do my joints each week.

  8. Anonymous testing? on Life with a Lethal Gene · · Score: 2, Insightful

    One issue that I've never seen discussed is whether it's possible to get these tests done anonymously, with the payment made in cash. Though spending a $1000 of my own money would be hard, I'd do it as long as the information could never get into the hands of any insurance company or future employer.

  9. Netflix got it right on BitTorrent Video Download Store Falls Flat · · Score: 1

    As long as you're using Windows and IE, Netflix's Watch Now offering is superb. It's worked 100% of the time for me. Though I'm no fan of DRM, Netflix took Microsoft's DRM and built something superb. If you want to see what it looks like, you can watch this video

  10. Re:encryption support? FIOS cards? on Where Are All of the HDTV Tuners? · · Score: 1

    What you describe is the setup I have but I've read on dsl reports that it's changing - Verizon is eliminating the CAT5 connection and will pipe everything (internet + TV) through coax to the Actiontec router (which is already capable of handling this). This is to reduce installation costs and reuse the existing cable tv wiring in people's homes.

  11. Re:View the ads or find another webmail on Yahoo Mail Forcing Ads Through Adblock? · · Score: 1
    My friends do that too. It's weird, we'll be talking about some random topic and the next thing they do is cut&paste the Gmail ad, because it's funny how it's related to our topic of conversation.

    I never notice those ads but I seriously think that some portion of the population is constantly watching the G-ads.

  12. Re:We've heard that before. on IBM's New Processors To Exceed 5Ghz · · Score: 1

    To be fair, those promises were made Motorola, not IBM.

  13. AskMe on Top Q&A Sites Reviewed · · Score: 1

    They missed the best one: Ask Metafilter . The nice thing about it is that you have to pay $5 to join the site, which automatically eliminates 99% of the trolls and morons.

  14. Re:Because free usenet sux on MPAA Ignores Usenet, Goes After Bittorrent · · Score: 1
    Usenet that is provied "free" by ISP's sux in a major way.

    Umm... as long as you download what you want within 5-6 days, Verizon is absolutely awesome when it comes to Usenet. But of course I wouldn't know about that, because if I did I would never talk about it.

  15. Re:The Markets Will Determine The Winner Of This W on DVD Format War Already Over? · · Score: 1
    Drives that do both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray won't be allowed unless current licensing agreements change.

    Hmmm... Samsung is planning to do a combo drive. I hope they release it. And I hope they outselll both Toshiba and Sony, which will of course never support both formats.

  16. Re:Hate to say 'I told you so', but... on Judge Orders Deleted Emails Turned Over · · Score: 1

    Google doesn't use tapes for stuff they provide to the public. They have enough redudant disk capacity.

  17. Re:Well now on The Great HDCP Fiasco · · Score: 1

    Jon never cracked any encryption, he was able to get the keys from poorly cooded software. Cracking modern encryption is unfeasible enough to make it nearly impossible.

  18. Re:Do google pay for bandwidth? on Verizon Threatens Google's 'Free Lunch' · · Score: 1

    Are you kidding? Everyone I know uses Gmail (or mail.google.com). I have two years of my life in there and I'd switch to cable in a heartbeat if Verizon cut me off.

  19. Re:Be competitive. on Is Verizon a Network Hog? · · Score: 1
    30 Mb/s minimum

    The OTN installed at the customer's home can handle 655 Mbps, which is more than enough for several HDTV streams. There's no way that their TV service will ever interfere with even their fastest Internet package (30/5). Check out my account of the Verizon FiOS installation, I have links the hardware manufacturer's specs.

  20. Re:Verizon's recent purchase makes this subject mo on Is Verizon a Network Hog? · · Score: 1

    Though the cable might be able to handle 10 Gbps, the Optical Network Terminal (OTN) they install at your house can only handle 655 Mbps. At the risk of posting a link to my blog on Slashdot, you can check out my account of Verizon installing the hardware last week. I have links to the hardware manufacturer's specs.

  21. Re:Heavy Anime Vs Light Anime on Review of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex · · Score: 1

    I didn't enjoy Appleseed at all, the story was weak, and the CGI couldn't make up for it. Advent Children... well my buddy is a Final Fantasy fan and loved it, the rest of us hated it.

  22. Re:Netflix... on Blockbuster's Offensive Against Netflix Flops · · Score: 1

    It's a defensive patent, they're not going after Blockbuster for licensing fees.

  23. Re:Huh? on The Scripts of J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 1 · · Score: 1

    And now Fox is killing Arrested Development. Fox is like a kid with ADD, never giving some of its best shows the attention and marketing they need before dropping them and moving on to others projects.

  24. Re:The raw transfers (lossless) are available on 5000 Cylinder Recordings Placed Online · · Score: 1

    Thanks for the two recommendations, I didn't know where to start listening.

  25. Re:give the damn key on How Long to Crack an 'Encrypted' HD? · · Score: 1

    The first thing you learn in a computer forensics course is to duplicate the hard drive and work on the backup. You never touch the original data. Nor do you execute the suspect's binaries.