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  1. Re:Funny you should mention this on Publisher Wiley's Books Pulled from Apple Stores · · Score: 2, Informative

    This may help out a little bit.

    Summary: iPhoto generates 240 pixel wide thumbnails for each photo in the library; if the album view is set so that the thumbnails are wider than 240 pixels, iPhoto will load the photo and shrink it to the necessary size instead of using the premade thumbnail. Obviously, this leads to massive processor usage. I don't know how the iPhoto team could have missed something like this when they were developing the software, but I'd like some of what they were smoking.

  2. Re:Amazing true fact on Mac OS X Tiger Accidentally Shipped Early · · Score: 1

    I must admit, that screaming noise is pretty snappy!

  3. Re:who gets credit on Gene Therapy Ages Human Cancer Cells in Lab · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Gee, maybe I should have noticed that you had a 4 digit user ID first.

    Consider me duly shamed.

  4. Re:who gets credit on Gene Therapy Ages Human Cancer Cells in Lab · · Score: 3, Funny

    Do you have any proof of this or are you just talking out your ass?

    You must be new here.

  5. A simple solution: on IRC On The PSP · · Score: 5, Funny

    To aid a large majority of IRC users, the following IRC shortcuts could be implemented:

    Circle = "lol"
    Triangle = "rofl"
    Square = "wtf"
    X = "stfu"
    L1 = "brb"
    R1 = /leave #pspirc

    Typing would then be accomplished by using the D-Pad and joystick to approximate the semaphore flag signalling system. The difficulty of typing in this setup could be rationalized by the fact that very few IRCers could not express themselves fully by using the six shortcuts listed above.

  6. Bullshit gold? on Are 'Monster' Cables Worth It? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bullshit gold is the best conductor. Silver has much much lower resistance.

    If I had a bull that was shitting gold, I wouldn't waste it by using it as a conductor.

    I'm just sayin'...

  7. Re:Quantity over Quality on Daily Grind Webcomic Challenge · · Score: 2, Interesting

    or just randomly generate them...

    Like this?

  8. Re:Nintendo. on In Which OS Do You Feel More Productive? · · Score: 1

    I think it has something to do with the 'out-side' region that scientists have been theorizing about.

  9. Re:So why not offer the purchaser an option? on Apple Backing Away From FireWire · · Score: 1

    I think it was with the iPüd.

  10. Re:Maybe a commercial NAS box? on Turnkey Linux RAID Solutions? · · Score: 1

    The one main thing that concerns me about the Buffalo Terastation is the fact that while the client software has support for Windows, Apple, and Linux, the setup utility only has support for Windows.

  11. Re:CD to CD to MP3 on Norway Considers New Copyright Laws · · Score: 3, Informative

    Actually, the article says that you can't transfer music from CDs to MP3 *players*. So, not only can you still rip the CD to MP3 and play it on your computer, you could also rip the CD to AAC or Ogg Vorbis and put on a "portable music player" which isn't limited to only MP3. Technicalities, yes, but not violating the word of the law -- assuming, of course, that the author of the article correctly characterized the content of the legislation, which almost never happens, regardless of the country.

  12. Re:Funny... on China to Pioneer Melt-Down Proof Reactors · · Score: 1

    In Korea, low-maintenance BRESTs are only for old people.

  13. Re:OMG on List of Polish Spies Leaked On The Internet · · Score: 1

    No, polowned.

  14. Re:Might not be useful to you on Password Security Panned · · Score: 1

    Don't forget "without knocking, again".

  15. Re:I am troubled. on Who Owns Weblog Content? · · Score: 1

    Methinks you're holding something back. Now, tell us how you really feel. ;)

  16. Re:It's neither. on Is iPod the Razor or the Blade? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Warning: Do not shave with iPod Shuffle.

  17. Re:Gee, I wonder... on LiveJournal Servers Go Down · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Congrats to LiveJournal for assembly a coal generator in a record time.

    "And yes, before anyone feels intelligent enough to post it:

    -assembly
    +assemble"

    "Shit, did I just post that?

    -assemble
    +the assembly"


    So what you've got now is "Congrats to LiveJournal for the assembly a coal generator in a record time."

    Still doesn't look quite right... how about
    +of

    so we have "Congrats to LiveJournal for the assembly of a coal generator in a record time." ;) /shigelojoe, shameless provider of unrequested and pedantic grammatical advice since 1984!

  18. Bread in a can? on Oh! Super Toaster! · · Score: 1

    No wireless. Less space than a breadbox. Lame.

  19. A giggle-inducer on Google's 20-Year Usenet Timeline · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the first mention of "Return of the Jedi":
    I can't really imagine waiting until 1997 to see all nine parts of the Star Wars series.

    How about waiting until 2005 to see the first six?

  20. Re:If they can do it... on RIAA/MPAA Contractor Deploys Malicious Adware Trojans · · Score: 1

    wma/.wmv are dead
    as a format. Windows Media Player? Stick a fork
    in it, it's done.


    I won't believe that until Netcraft confirms it.

  21. If the anti-Santy worm... on Anti-Santy Worm Patches phpBB Flaw · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...and the Santy worm come in contact, would it cause the server to asplode in a brilliant flash of light?

  22. Re:All sequels on Game Industry Bigger Than Hollywood · · Score: 2, Informative

    To make the American version of Super Mario Brothers 2, Nintendo basically took a preexisting Japan-only game called Doki Doki Panic and switched some sprites around.

    The Japanese Super Mario Brothers 2 was eventually released on Super Mario All-Stars for the SNES as "The Lost Levels".

  23. Re:Why on BlitzMax released for Mac OS X · · Score: 1

    Saying Java is great because it's compatible with a large variety of platforms is like saying animal fucking is great because it's compatible with a large variety of livestock.

    --Me

  24. Re:No, that would be "implausible deniability" on Plausible Deniability From Rockstar Cryptographers · · Score: 2, Funny

    To which the jury's usual response is "Quilty!"

    No, that's the response when comfortable toilet paper is presented as evidence.

  25. Interesting fact! on Toyota Demos 'Partner Robots' · · Score: 1

    They were at first going to call it a 'spouse robot', but Japan passed a constitutional amendment banning robosexual marriage. I read it on the internet, so it must be true.