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  1. Re:Mac audio players on The Real Story of Audion · · Score: 1

    Uh, Audion maybe?

  2. Re:Sigh... on Podcasting D&D Games · · Score: 1

    It's defined as "abundantly supplied" from Dictionary.com, which is pretty much the same as the OED. Further, replete is not a synonym of complete, which is how the OP uses the word.

    The context is: "Player (replete with pocket protector and buck-teeth induced lisp)." The singular usage of "protector" indicates the OP only meant one. One pocket protector is hardly "abundantly supplied."

    After that, the OP uses replete in a different context: "replete with hard-pounding trance-like fluidity." This could be argued as correct usage (although, what is an abundance of fluidity?), but I think he was thinking "complete" here as well.

    Karma mercifully sacrificed.

  3. Re:Sigh... on Podcasting D&D Games · · Score: 1

    This word, replete, I do not think it means what you think it means.

  4. Re:What about the non-ricer? on Car Hacks & Mods for Dummies · · Score: 1

    Well, I never derided any car. I like the WRX and the Lancer EVO. I wanted a larger car, so I didn't buy either of those. They're fine automobiles and a huge step in the right direction (in the 1990s, it was nearly impossible to find a decent sports car $50k). I believe *you* were the only one that said anything negative about another car....

  5. Re:What about the non-ricer? on Car Hacks & Mods for Dummies · · Score: 1

    I don't have a problem with what other people do to their cars in the slightest.

  6. Re:Too busy doing San Andreas missions on Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed Launches · · Score: 1

    I called a hooker a bitch and she shot me to death.

  7. Re:What about the non-ricer? on Car Hacks & Mods for Dummies · · Score: 1
    What do I care what another car will do? I bought my car because it's what I wanted, not because it'll do whatever in whatever seconds. My Jeep Wrangler will go places a 4 cylinder WRX will never go, but what the heck does it matter?

    There's more to life than just numbers and measurements. Maybe if I were 19 instead of 29 I'd care about your car wars.

  8. Take a look at City of Heroes on What is The Cost of an Early Release? · · Score: 4, Informative
    CoH had a very successful launch this past April. In July, they rolled out a major (and free) update that added new features. Then in September, they rolled out another huge (and free) update that added capes, new villains, new mission types, and a whole bunch more.

    It seems like Cryptic looked at the previous MMORPGs and learned from other's mistakes, as CoH has been a pretty solid product since day one. Despite a few bugs here and there (and some major complaints from users about game difficulty after Issue 2 went live), the play experience is consistently pleasurable.

    All this is to say that, if an upstart like Cryptic can release a quality product, then why not Blizzard and SoE, both of which have experience with this sort of thing? Maybe Cryptic had beginner's luck, or maybe I'm giving them more credit than they deserve.

  9. What about the non-ricer? on Car Hacks & Mods for Dummies · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I have a 2005 Dodge Magnum RT, so a lot of the ricer-type "upgrades" don't apply to my car. I need a balance of old-school stuff (bigger exhaust, cold air induction) with new-school stuff (reprogrammed PCM). Unfortunately, a lot of the upgrades for the Hemi engine in the Dodge Ram pickups don't work with the Hemi engine in my Magnum.

    So my question is, does this book cater to the pocket racer crowd or will I find any good information for my 347 cid hot rod station wagon?

  10. Re:Why? on XM to Launch Satellite Radio Handheld? · · Score: 1

    Can't hear The Decembrists, Her Space Holiday, or Junior Brown on FM.

  11. Re:Second Amendment on Neal Stephenson Responds With Wit and Humor · · Score: 1

    Yes. Donald Rumsfeld is holding on line two for you.

  12. Re:Empire strikes back? on Detailed Empire Strikes Back DVD Change List · · Score: 1

    Boba Fett was saved by Dengar, another bounty hunter, in one of the books (Tales of the Bounty Hunter? Tales from Jabba's Palace? can't remember).

    Anyway, Boba returns the favor by being best man at Dengar's wedding.

  13. Re:Voice can add a lot to a game. on EQ2 Voiced By Hollywood Actors · · Score: 1

    Targeting Drone still has that annoying shrill sound.

  14. Re:Finally on The Ultimate MacDate · · Score: 1
    I never said anything about him switching (that's just part of my sig). Let me quote from your quote to exemplify my statement:

    I find the multi-tasking capabilities, some of the little gems that I talked about throughout this article, and the overall stability of the platform to be great for most of the computer usage that I do on a day-to-day basis

    There's never a need for patronizing comments.

  15. A good guide on Advice on Becoming an Independent Contractor? · · Score: 1

    Angry Coder ran a really good piece about breaking into the independent consulting biz. Check it out.

  16. Re:Installing apps on The Ultimate MacDate · · Score: 4, Informative

    Further, some Mac OS X applications do have installers. Office 2004 has both an installer and a drag/drop folder. The Office 2004 installer lets you choose to not install certain features. Or you can just drag and drop the folder onto your hard drive.

  17. Finally on The Ultimate MacDate · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's nice to see a respected hardcore site like Anandtech confirm what we Mac users have known all along.

  18. Re:and you say it... on How To Build And Maintain A Good FAQ · · Score: 1

    Wait, "cuh-pooh" is not right? Now you're going to tell me that CD-ROM is "cuhduh R O M." ObSimpsons Quote: "I was saying Boo-Urns."

  19. Mono vs .NET Framework on Mono: A Developer's Handbook · · Score: 2, Interesting

    One thing I still haven't been able to figure it is how Mono compares to developing .NET applications on Windows with the Microsoft toolset. Does Mono capture the simplicity of the .NET Framework in building Windows (GUI-based) applications?

  20. Why post this here? on What are My Rights Against Video Surveillance? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dear Slashdot, I am currently in county lockup for running over a homeless man in downtown Chicago. He was lying on a wireless access point that I wanted to warchalk. I'm using my one phone call to post an AudioBlog entry that will be crossposted to Slashdot, so I ask you, the Slashdot reader: How should I plead in my arraignment tomorrow?

  21. Can't believe it on Internet Chess Club Security Defeated · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait, an online chess club doesn't have a good defence? Their server has an opening? The whole web site is one big gambit?

  22. Re:Science? on The Monetary Economics of Thurston Howell III · · Score: 2, Informative

    Economics is one of the social sciences. Given the amount of math one has to take to earn a BSc in Economics, it deserves its status as a branch of science!

  23. Re:I liked it, but... on The Monetary Economics of Thurston Howell III · · Score: 5, Informative
    Within the science of economics, fiat means "having no intrinsic value." So fiat money is paper currency that has no intrinsic value because it is simply representative of something of value. The paper itself has no value. Contrast that with gold coins, which have an intrinsic value outside of the currency (its value in gold).

    The word fiat, IIRC, comes from the Italian word for "in faith." You're taking it on faith that the $20 bill you slap into a stripper's t-back, for example, is actually worth $20, even though you will never see the gold that backs up that $20 bill.

  24. Re:It's all about delivery on Red Brains vs. Blue Brains? · · Score: 1

    Man oh man, is your post a testament to irony.

  25. Re:Scoundrel? on Always Use Protection · · Score: 1

    ObSimpsons quote:

    "I need to send this letter by autogyro to the Prussian consulate in Siam!"