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  1. Re:Fatal Flaws on Cashless Society · · Score: 2, Informative

    In Belgium virtually ALL stripe readers were replaced with smart card readers when they introduced the Euro.

  2. Re:Is Ipod worth it? on iPods Around the World · · Score: 2, Informative

    And can ipod even double up as a portable HD.

    Yes, you can use your iPod as a (very) portable Firewire HD.

  3. Make a choice on iPods Around the World · · Score: 4, Funny

    I just want a picture of an iPod on my desk. I have a camera ...

    You have two options:

    - Print a picture from the linked site, you have a picture of an iPod on your desk but you don't have any real iPod.
    - Sell the camera, buy an iPod, you get a real iPod standing proud on your desk but can't make a picture of it to share your happiness.


    I know, life sucks...

  4. Re:hmm on Helmet Paint Job iBook Mod · · Score: 1

    One word: "lickable"

  5. Re:Which OS? on Ask Kevin Mitnick · · Score: 1

    Remember: programming is writing code. You can write code in an IDE or you can write code on paper.

  6. Re:Wow! on A Reconfigurable High-Res Network Camera · · Score: 3, Funny

    Great. I'll start reconfiguring it to capture 5 Megapixels right away!

    Your digital camera may be capable of higher resolutions, download BonziBooster now !

  7. Re:When it's out of testing, will it be free? on Sun Solaris 9 for x86 for Evaluation · · Score: 4, Informative

    Around Windows 2000, if i'm not mistaken?

    You're not

  8. Re:In other words on Immobile Robots · · Score: 1

    Immobile robot == computer. Whoopdedoo

    Not quite, I'd rather say that Immobile Robot == AI Software.

  9. Re:what about macs? on No Need to Upgrade that PC? · · Score: 1

    Apparently some do.

  10. Re:Longhorn on "Longhorn" Alpha Preview · · Score: 1

    *cough* 1 example does not make a fact *cough*

    Sure it doesn't, but only one counter-example is required to prove that a statement is false (in this case "you gotta wait at least a year to get them").

  11. Re:Longhorn on "Longhorn" Alpha Preview · · Score: 1

    I know.. plenty of PORTS of windows games, but you gotta wait at least a year to get them

    *cough* Unreal tournament 2003 *cough*

  12. Re:Keep all the eye candy, thank you. on "Longhorn" Alpha Preview · · Score: 5, Informative

    It get's worse because Max OS X 10.2 requires 32mb of video card ram or it wont run

    Wrong, this could be the requirement for the (optional) Quartz Extreme technology, but in fact Quartz Extreme requires only 16 MB VRAM.

  13. 1984 anyone ? on Mobile vs. Desktop Gaming · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can notebook gaming really be taken seriously? We think so, and so should you!

    Now this is freedom of thought.

  14. wrong ! on Step 2, Groceries · · Score: 1

    Step 1, ??? Step 2, Groceries Step 3, Story on /. Step 4, Not so much profit, because of consulting fee to bring back /.ed server to life

  15. Amazing on Domino Day '02 Ends with a New World Record · · Score: 5, Funny

    >110 comments and no one posted the reason why dominos are so important in a true geek's life.

  16. Re:Imagine... on 10-TFlop Computer Built from Standard PC Parts · · Score: 1

    It would be called "recursive clustering"

  17. Re:Is it my impression on Microsoft Responds to Leaked Memo · · Score: 1

    They could. Maybe they were released to distract OSS fighters from MS's real strategy.

  18. Legal issues ? on Fake Your Own .Mac Server · · Score: 1

    If there's something like "This software is to be used with Apple .Mac servers only" in the EULA you're screwed. If not, Dantz Retrospect is history.