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  1. Re:More RAM on 4 GB May Be Vista's RAM Sweet Spot · · Score: 1

    I believe you mean 'upgrade'

  2. Re:Uh? on U.S. Copyright Lobby Out of Touch · · Score: 0, Troll

    Metric is for people who can't do maths in their head.

  3. Re:The quote espouses a fallacy on Brain Scanner Can Read People's Intentions · · Score: 1

    we sort of have that too, in a criminal case it's called "not guilty" and in a civil case it's "liable"

  4. Re:unsecured WiFi on RIAA Victim Wins Attorney's Fees · · Score: 1

    Modded +1 True, -2 Depressingly True.

  5. Re:why under the table? on Dell's Intel Bias Caused By Under the Table Cash? · · Score: 1

    because then Intel comes under fire for monopolistic practices probably... best guess from a programmer, not a lawyer.

  6. Re:Penguins on Jim Gray Is Missing · · Score: 1
  7. Re:Too bad on Google Video Becomes Search-Only, YouTube Holds Content · · Score: 5, Interesting

    But maybe, just maybe, Google will take that into consideration, and use the Google Video backend to power the YouTube website? YouTube is basically a name and color scheme, as far as most people are concerned.

  8. Re:Only prudent. on Koreans Advised to "Avoid Vista" for Now · · Score: 1
    I think we're going to see Vista be the most slowly adopted OS Microsoft has ever released.

    Except for the one that comes after Vista.
  9. Sorry have to finish it on Scientists Unveil Most Dense Memory Circuit Ever Made · · Score: 3, Funny

    Really? Are you sure? What do you have between the third and the fifth then?

  10. Re:I don't know about you but... on The Replacement For the Battery? · · Score: 1

    I am sincerely apologetic that I do not have mod points, because that's my kind of humour.

  11. Re:It ain't over yet on Microsoft Launches Comical Effort to Fight Piracy · · Score: 1
    Nah, it's more like double-death overtime, and Microsoft is losing.

    I don't mean to be overly picky (ok maybe I do) but if it's overtime, aren't the teams usually tied? I don't know sports particularly well, but...
  12. Screw nano... on Nanobatteries — Safer By Design · · Score: 2, Funny

    I <3 Vim

  13. Re:Procrastination on Beating Procrastination with Self-Imposed Deadlines · · Score: 1
    but I haven't picked that one up yet.

    I can't tell if that was a joke or not...
  14. Re:Sounds like an sort of ODBC for RSS on Microsoft Applies to Patent RSS in Vista · · Score: 1

    it's as bad a thing as directx - if people start relying on it, it makes porting more difficult
    how many directx games get ported? how many opengl games?

  15. Re:digg around on Advice For Programmers Right Out of School · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I would go so far as to say that most experienced programmers teach beginner programmers not to use goto because of its potential for misuse (and breaking your code), but when used properly it can be incredibly powerful. The hard part is getting over the stigma and acknowledging that "Yes, this is where I should use goto."

  16. Re:I find that amusing on Third Place Is Fine By Nintendo · · Score: 3, Insightful

    just a thought, it's hard to sell 50 million units when you can only ship 200k or so..

  17. Re:If they come out with a boxing/karate... on The Mechanics of Motion Sensing · · Score: 1
    The Wii comes with a boxing game, I haven't played it yet though.


    It's freaking awesome. I was sweating after three matches. It takes a while to get used to (hey, the tutorial helped when we finally had the patience to follow it) but once you do, no one who is ... well it's not button mashing anymore, air mashing? No one who is air mashing can compete with you. And it's a great workout.
  18. Re:taste/smell on Robot Identifies Human Flesh As Bacon · · Score: 1

    when you say "soap" you mean "lunch they had just eaten" perhaps?

  19. Re:Web 2.0 (hate that buzzword): Why? on Saving Democracy With Web 2.0 · · Score: 1

    I shall call them wobsites.

  20. Re:The problem..... on Beyond 3G — Practical Cellular Internet Access · · Score: 1
    It's a wet dream to be on the internet at any given moment

    Your wet dreams suck.
  21. Re:Differentiate between cars and pedestrians on Tracking Traffic Jams With Cell Phones · · Score: 1

    what about the sweeps and the creeps?

  22. Re:If I had a nickel... on For AMD Success Means Problems · · Score: 2, Funny

    would you have 1 nickel?

  23. Re:Fat Kids & ADD on School Bans 'Tag' · · Score: 1

    I'm '83 also and I think I would've loved going for a run, but I got the drugs instead
    If we're lucky, the next generation, our children, will turn out better for all the stupidity we've had to watch

  24. Re:why of course roses are red. on Is the Botnet Battle Already Lost? · · Score: 1

    argh it burns my ears it burns it burns!

  25. Re:What we want in a TV on Laser TV — the Death of Plasma? · · Score: 1

    I'd like to introduce you to my good friends bittorrent and TV-Out PCI cards.