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  1. Re:forced upgrade on PayPal Settles NY Probe, But Faces Others · · Score: 4, Informative
    give them a bank account that refuses to allow paypal withdrawals..

    Case in point- netbank, a real fdic insured bank- open an account with very little money, and list it with paypal.. they will make the required pair of deposits into netbank, and you can report the amounts-- netbank REFUSES to allow paypal to withdraw from their account holders.... voila- problem solved (works for me)
    I only put money into netbank with paypal

  2. how can they demand this for media player on Windows Could Lose Media Player in Europe? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    at not a web browser?

    seriously, which is more ingrained and used every day?

  3. non-economic on 'They Can Sue, But They Can't Hide' · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Do you know what that part means?
    if malpractice is real, the lifetime 'costs' of taking care of the incident is covered, plus a maximum of 250k for pain and suffering..

  4. blackout/apocalypse situation on Hand-Powered Hardware? · · Score: 2, Insightful
    1- if it's a blackout, the cell phone won't do much good- unlike baby bells- cell towers don't have batteries (around here at least- ymmv)

    2-and how many of these gizmos would be killed by a nuclear EMP anyway?

  5. insert 640 k joke here on A Quick Look at Longhorn Build 4053 · · Score: 1

    is 512mb enough for anyone?

  6. projectors are meant to be moved... on Matchbox Sized Color Projectors? · · Score: 1

    they come in portable versions, with hard cases.

    at 500$- no one would buy large screen tv's ever again...

  7. technical justification on Getting Around Printer-Manufacturer Abuse · · Score: 1
    unused, an epson printer will occasionally do a cleaning cycle entirely on it's own.. turned off- it will do this on the next power up of over a week or more's non-use. Powered down and unplugged and replugged, it depends on the model.

    epson print nozzles dry out- without this cleaning cycle (basically just forcing ink thru into a tank) if you used it for black printing only, and there was no color ink in the cart, the color wouldn't work next time you used the printer.. the nozzles would be fulla gunked up ink

  8. practical applications... on Matchbox Sized Color Projectors? · · Score: 2, Funny
    the mind boggles..
    take it on a plane that still uses 'large screen at the front' and show your own movies

    following a bus at night- project it on the rear of the bus, drive safely and watch a movie/tv (dear, your are getting to close to the screen)
    put one on the rear of your motorcycle- pointed at your jacket, for various phrases to roll through-- should realy confuse someone somewhere..
    inverted peeping tom- sneak around vidding porn into peoples houses-think what happened when laser pointers first came out- then multiply X the number of porn movies ever made

  9. .net? fuck that on Latest SnapStream PVR App Reviewed · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Sorry, went to download the demo- and it started putting .net on my computer.. I'll pass for now.

  10. goddamn freaking DUPE on Banryu, Robot Or Dragon? · · Score: 1

    Sanyo Announces "Banryu" Home Security Robot
    On November 13th, 2002 with 205 comments

  11. Re:Indian cooking on Cooking with the Internet? · · Score: 1

    Yes-- as it matter of fact it does.

  12. ev1 Saturn on Aircraft Maker Will Produce Electric Cars in 2006 · · Score: 1
    http://www.gmev.com/

    they destroyed them all..

  13. 1&3 in a swoop? on Aircraft Maker Will Produce Electric Cars in 2006 · · Score: 2, Interesting
    lead acid batteries are cheap. and mile for mile, citicar/commuta cars were about 1/10 the cost per mile even figuring in the replacement cost of well cared for batteries.

    solution?

    a universal battery design that gets slid in and out of the car every X miles at a station. an automated process like a car wash, pull in, it pulls the car to the correct point, and slides a new battery in from the side, forcing the old one out.. you are automatically billed based on the charge remaining, and the # of cycles you've charged at home since the last station swap. (against the cost of replacement only) and you drive on.

    the batteries are the property of the station, not the car owner. If you've not pulled into a station for 300 cycles, you pretty much pay for the batteries all at once.

  14. Re:completely compatible? on The Universal Card · · Score: 1
    chips are failing in the US

    http://money.cnn.com/2004/03/03/news/companies /target.reut/

  15. completely compatible? on The Universal Card · · Score: 2, Insightful
    what if you want to imprint the card?

    or verify a signature?
    not too good..

  16. CPU` on The Oft Frustrating Job of a Sysadmin · · Score: 1
    actually, a lot of very basic computer stuff (i.e. like dummies books) have you ID components as the Monitor, Keyboard, and CPU

    I really think calling it CPU is defensible.
    http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=cpu includes cpu
    2. Occasionally used (although less and less) to refer to the
    system unit.

    so Nyaahhh

  17. rinkworks-- better material on The Oft Frustrating Job of a Sysadmin · · Score: 5, Informative
    http://rinkworks.com/stupid/

    good for a larf...

  18. Re:You missed- Hi dear, how was your day? on Microsoft Gadget Keeps Record of Your Life · · Score: 2, Insightful
    And if your boss hands you one as you punch in?
    I'm sure lots of minimum wage hour employers would welcome this..

    Welcome Wally World Employees..

  19. Want to practice at home? on Move Over Karaoke...Hello Movieoke · · Score: 1
    try out this device

    http://www.starvideosystem.com/

    it's a home 'blu screen' video mixed

  20. You missed- Hi dear, how was your day? on Microsoft Gadget Keeps Record of Your Life · · Score: 4, Funny

    Check it out yer damn self- here-

  21. I don't see how it can live up to expectations on Microsoft Gadget Keeps Record of Your Life · · Score: 2, Interesting

    it captures VGA sized pics.. how well can it grab handwritten notes or (as I read in another article) a bottle of wine well enough that you can ID it?

  22. shudder-- Gateway on Lifestyle Computers, the Next Big Thing? · · Score: 1
    Gateways all in one PC's, I needed some POS terminals at a jobsite with very limited space.

    I don't reccomend gateway ever, seems like every person who's bought one has sent it in for warranty service at least once...

    But, these are REALLY reasonable $$wise when you buy refurbs.
    current model includes P4 3.0 256 meg ram, 17 inch lcd dvd & less than a grand..

    what does a 17 inch lcd cost? eh-- they worked for that location, one died after two years, and was replaced with the same thing, one still works after three years..
    this in a industrial type busy location

  23. Humans.-- dix days on Glenn Urges Direct-to-Mars Trip · · Score: 1
    Who's to say the value is purely for human related travel..

    how many people ride in a scud?

  24. Ya wanna impress? do Paint your Wagon.... on Move Over Karaoke...Hello Movieoke · · Score: 1
    What's the bid?

    whatever the bid is, I DOUBLE IT!

  25. solidtek-- thirty odd dollars on Modding a Thinkpad Keyboard for External Use? · · Score: 1

    http://www.axiontech.com/prdt.php?src=FG&item=1761 2
    for an example
    small, touchpad, I've seen them recently in use with some SFF shuttle PC's by the AV guys at a convention