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  1. Re:I'd go even further on Consumer Reports Discovers Tech Support Sucks · · Score: 1

    because after spending a whole day telling people to reboot their router, they know exactly how long it takes

  2. Re:Hooray on 4Gb CF Card Announced · · Score: 1

    Rambus isn't made for low latency, it's meant to be high bandwidth, maybe you'd be better off with some low latency DDR?

  3. Re:More and more... on Linksys and the GPL, Again · · Score: 1

    Sealand has no copyright laws

  4. Re:any idiot? hey, that's me! on Inquiry Into RIAA's Piracy Crackdown Tactics · · Score: 1

    You seem to have forgotten that if you go after a company, you'll probably lose, and you'll have to pay a lot of money in legal fees to fight them, which they can afford easily compared to you. This is exactly why the RIAA (who has lots of money) can go after students (who have to settle because they can't pay to fight it)

  5. Re:More and more... on Linksys and the GPL, Again · · Score: 1

    He's talking about how much "we" love to download copies of movies/songs.

  6. Re:So? on Gates Provides Windows Crash Statistic · · Score: 1

    if it crashed once every 20 days, wouldn't it take a while to learn it takes a long time? and wouldn't it not seem like a big deal to report it if it only happened every 20 days?

  7. Re:Funny thing, the name... on Kinko's Spy Case Illustrates Public Terminal Risk · · Score: 1

    what about Kevin Mitnick?

  8. Re:It seriously needs it.. on Making Freenet Find Stuff Faster · · Score: 4, Informative

    It takes some time to build up information on how to get around. It gets faster, be patient

  9. they could at least get the terms right on Public Confused by Tech Lingo · · Score: 4, Interesting

    "Only slightly more than half correctly identified the definition of megahertz - a measurement of how many times a part of the processor, called the clock, ticks every millionth of a second." Megahertz doesn't only apply to microprocessor control clocks, it merely means 1 million cycles per second. This could be used to describe atoms, radio, or anything else that cycles really quickly.

  10. Floating Point Units on Yet Another G5 Roundup · · Score: 2, Informative

    comparison table the Athlon XP has 3 full FPUs, the P4 has a full and a partial (I believe it only can do memory operations, not arithmatic).

  11. Re:bitTorrent on Filesharing Up 10% After RIAA Threatens Users · · Score: 1

    You're safer with BitTorrent than KaZaa (for example)because with Kazaa, they know everything you've downloaded if it's still in your shared folder. With BitTorrent, they can't tell a one time downloader from someone who has downloaded thousands of files.

  12. Re:Anyone find it ironic.... on ATI Talks Game Support, Future Of Graphics Cards · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Maybe if the drivers were better, more games would be released on Linux. More people might play games on Linux if the performance was higher, which leads to developers seeing an interest in Linux ports or more money going to WineX.

  13. Re:What a liability for humans! on Have Humans Come Close To Extinction? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    sounds like the setup for Geek Love. A circus family that intentionally tried to produce freaks for their show. It was an excellent book.

  14. Re:So What. on Real Launches Music Download Service · · Score: 1

    Metallica covered it, it was origionally performed by the Anti-Nowhere League.

  15. Re:Maybe someone can help me out here... on DirecTV takes on PirateDen.com · · Score: 1

    I think that was his point. It's not stealing, it's the unauthorized breaking of encryption (or circumvention of protection mechanisms) IANAL

  16. Re:roundup on Searching for Keyboards Loaded with Features? · · Score: 1

    I think the TouchStream ST is also my favorite of the roundup. $300 is a lot of money for a keyboard though.

  17. roundup on Searching for Keyboards Loaded with Features? · · Score: 4, Informative
  18. Re:Good naming strategy on Sony Announces a Super Playstation 2, the "PSX" · · Score: 0

    Your handle is especially appropriate here

  19. Re:user = id10t on IRC Networks Unite in Fight Against Fizzer Worm · · Score: 0

    Who modded this interesting? It was funny!

  20. Re:Some thoughts on RAM on MySQL Creator Contemplates RAM-only Databases · · Score: 2, Informative

    "OTOH a mobo supporting even 4GB of RAM could cost over $2000, and it's likely a proprietary design." My $200 MSI K7D Master L supports 4 Gigabytes of RAM link

  21. Re:Why on MP3 Player In An AK-47 Magazine · · Score: 1
  22. Re:30fps *is* slow on RTCW: Enemy Territory Test Released · · Score: 1
  23. Re:More lies on Lose Weight The Slow, Boring Way · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    just like the Soviet Russia jokes and the ??? profit jokes?

  24. Re:Colocation boys & girls... on Stash Your Hard Drive In The Attic · · Score: 1

    I hope you pay with cash

  25. better NY times link on A Skeptical Look At The Multiverse · · Score: 1, Informative