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  1. Library of Congress is only 20TB? on 10Gbit to the Home by 2010 · · Score: 1

    Would have figured it would be growing somewhat faster...

  2. Re:2003? Recent? on Top Banned Books of 2003 · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's what happens when the submitter doesn't RTFA.

  3. So did he 'buy' his liver? on Todd Need[ed] a Liver · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The real question to ask here is whether or not such ad campaigns equate to 'buying' a liver through spending money on the advertisements? Could this be the next boon to advertisers?

  4. Actually Blu-Ray doesn't *need* the cartridges... on PS3 To Use Blu-Ray Technology · · Score: 1

    Thanks to a wonderful new coating from TDK, Blu-Ray discs are quite resistant to scratches.

  5. Guess you haven't been keeping track of CPU's... on SGI & NASA Plan 10240-Processor Altix Cluster · · Score: 1

    Because as of late, it has been the Intel CPU's with the gigantic fans ;)

  6. Not the first time for Bungie: Cortana Letters on Halo 2 Website Puzzle Confounds · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The Cortana letters..

    The Cortana letters preceeded Halo by several years, originating on Newsgroups and touching on some of the game lore of Marathon.

  7. Funding? on Wikipedia Hits 300,000 Articles · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Has Wikipedia resolved its funding crisis, or will they be once again facing a shortfall in the near future?

  8. Re:lol on Custom DVDs & Players For Academy Members · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You're right, and with the recent addition of HD DVR's, it wouldn't take too long to hank one together to simply record the input.

  9. Re-read that... on Conspiracies - A 'Final Justice' For Videogames? · · Score: 1
    Double negative is throwing you off. "no...adventurer...be without." So... 'adventurer should be with'

    Yeah I hate double negatives too, though they used it in this case because it typically understood that 'no one should be without' as saying 'you should have'.

  10. Re:So is the patch available for the X-Box? on Thief Deadly Shadows 1.1 Patch Fixes AI · · Score: 3, Interesting

    There's word of a possible recall on Thief 3 for the Xbox. Microsoft has the ability to make that call as part of their agreement with the publisher (Eidos).

  11. Ion Storm to blame? Go poke Eidos some. on Thief Deadly Shadows 1.1 Patch Fixes AI · · Score: 2

    When the people who invest the money want to cash out, they get to choose, not the people they invested into. From the publishers point of view, they know they'll make almost as much money (99%) with an almost perfect game. Every single month extra they wait, they lose money however. So they cash out when *they* choose.

  12. Re:Thief 3 Editor Petition on Thief Deadly Shadows 1.1 Patch Fixes AI · · Score: 4, Informative
    Perhaps a little html would help me out here.

    Thief 3 Editor Petition

    If you're at all familiar with Thief 1/2, you'll know that there is a great community that to this day makes Thief 2 missions.

  13. Thief 3 Editor Petition on Thief Deadly Shadows 1.1 Patch Fixes AI · · Score: 3, Interesting

    http://www.petitiononline.com/t3editor/petition.ht ml If you like the game, sign on up. The community will do the rest.

  14. Universal Constant on Terminal Emulators Reviewed · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The grass is always greener yesterday. There are simply more people now who post on Slashdot...so there are more Funny moderations than Insightful/Interesting. However I'd be willing to bet that there are a far greater number of individuals who are better informed and make better decisions by reading Slashdot.

  15. Exactly, they experimented with cleaning tech... on Rovers May Survive Martian Winter · · Score: 5, Interesting

    But found that with all of the weight constraints, it was easier to simply have larger panels than they needed. I heard about it on an interview over on NPR.

  16. Any possibility of hacking the hardware? on Apple Rolls Out AirPort Express, AirTunes · · Score: 1

    To serve as a more functional portable wireless access point? I'd love to be able to throw one of these in the wall of a clients so I could get wireless access while I'm fixing computers.

  17. Re:SP2 not installing on Microsoft Changes Tune Again On SP2 Installs · · Score: 1

    Wow, someone giving SP2 a bad rep and they're getting moderated informative. Perhaps you'd like to point out some of the weaknesses?

    For one, even if you hate Windows and you think Bill Gates is evil, I think it is a Good Thing(tm) that a number of new features will ensure that the uninformed masses will be strongly encouraged to not only enable automatic updates, but get anti-virus protection. The wireless networking updates are overdue as well.

  18. At least we have some good news on Ultra High Definition Video · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We're about a decade away from reaching the point where there increasing the resolution of the screen will not be detectable to the human eye, at which point, one could go about collecting a collection of Ultra-High Def DVD's without worrying about a 'better' version coming out soon. So you can get all of your 20th century and early 21st century media and know that your great grandkids will view it exactly the same.

  19. Why hasn't anyone said RAID yet? on World's Fastest Flash Memory Card? · · Score: 1

    With the small size, you could put together a very small yet fast RAID setup. Three of them into a RAID 5 and you've got speed and reliability.

  20. Re:The question on everyone's lips... on Sony's 'Cell'-based TV Ready By 2006 · · Score: 1

    Probably Memory Stick Duo. http://www.memorystick.com/en/ms/features3.html

  21. Re:Is this what freaks the animals out? on "Slow" Earthquakes May Help Predict Major Quakes · · Score: 1

    Well this is what the USGS says about that... And give the credit to Google.

  22. People *still* play Diablo II at LAN games? on Via-based Handheld Game Console Runs PC Games · · Score: 1

    Wow, Blizzard really must be addictive.

  23. Re:Glass? on RFID Implants for Spanish Revelers · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Ever tried to break a small piece of glass? A hammer could do it on a hard surface, but not when it is in the subdermal layer where it is in a relative cushion...

  24. and so begins the era of Information Pollution... on Videogame Character Threatens National Security? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Arthur C. Clarke got it right for once ;)

  25. Same source Nuclear Reactors 2 Billion Years ago on On the Trail to Atlantis · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Nuclear Reactors Existed on Earth Two Billion Years Ago
    So let me guess...so form of 'mankind' wiped itself out with a nuclear exchange way back when...