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  1. Re:Cars??? on Penny-Sized Nuclear Batteries Developed · · Score: 1

    They already are implanted in Pacemakers all the time so I wouldn't worry about it.

  2. Re:Buzzwords on Open Source Not Welcome At Palm App Catalog · · Score: 1

    Its hardly the cool new thing to hate on Apple here. Its just gotten much more virulent now that Apple is more and more in the media.

  3. Re:Talk about a pathetic article on USB-IF Slaps Palm In iTunes Spat · · Score: 1

    complaining? Yeah i sure would. Doesn't mean Microsoft cant do it. Thats the cookie to using proprietary software. Microsoft is fully in their right to do it, regardless how you open source dweebs feel since SMB is not open source.

  4. Re:Talk about a pathetic article on USB-IF Slaps Palm In iTunes Spat · · Score: 1

    Yes, because Windows for the most part was still using a lot of MS Dos in its ability to run things. Dr DOS was not theirs not developed by them and they where explicit in their not supporting it. IF you wanted to use Dr DOS then you couldn't use windows. Simple as that. Your example is stupid no offense because Microsoft never prevented you from running Dr DOS, just you couldn't use Windows. Not to mention I dont even know why you brought that up, there was never a court case involving that saying it was wrong to my knowlage.

  5. Re:Please tell me it's not used for entertainment. on SGI Rolls Out "Personal Supercomputers" · · Score: 1

    oh how about he owns his own hosting service? I know a number of people who do this and make a nice amount of cash on the side doing it, including a co-worker of mine who also designs the sites for businesses too.

  6. Re:Talk about a pathetic article on USB-IF Slaps Palm In iTunes Spat · · Score: 3, Insightful

    And you are wrong on both counts. First much of iTunes as it exists today was developed by Apple once they bought the original software, so they are fully in their moral right to ONLY let their equipment use it (which even at that isnt 100% true since other devices CAN use it like the Motorola iTunes phones) Also you are wrong in it being a DMCA issue as there as there is absolutely no compatibility issue. You have other means of getting and using the music in iTunes it's self, you just dont feel like burning a bunch of DVDs or CDs. Had iTunes still have DRM you might have a point, but as they dont except for movies which to my knowledge the Pre didnt play anyway, your point is invalid.

  7. Talk about a pathetic article on USB-IF Slaps Palm In iTunes Spat · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Seriously can we keep business politics out of this? You may not like Apple but a lot of people from day one called into question Palms legality on their faking out iTunes from this very reason all the way down to the very fact that nothing said Palm even had to use iTunes as they could have used a third party player, a plugin for iTunes like Blackberry and WinMobile users use without any complaints from Apple, or made their own software . Just because you dont like the outcome does it in any way mean that the outcome wasn't the right one.

  8. Re:Its the usual castle gate mentality on TI vs. Calculator Hackers · · Score: 1

    Calculator use is almost ALWAYS dictated by a District wide policy. If you heard differently, you heard wrong. You can sneeze in a public school district without it being a district wide policy to cover their asses.

  9. Re:Well, there's a shocker..... on $2,000 Bribe Bought Password To DC P.O. System · · Score: 2, Informative

    Um no? She was a underling that was CAUGHT, she had nothing to do with the guy who is now the CIO. Get your facts straight before you decide to be a right wing moron.

  10. Re:The old problem on Former Interplay Dev Talks "Disastrous" Old Star Trek Games · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The difference you have is Star Wars games up until recently where all made BY Lucas. His company made them. Paramount didnt really have a strong game house to develop games. Notice when Star Wars games started to lack quality was right around when Lucasarts where not making their games anymore.

  11. Re:Have you looked at the features.. on Large-Scale Mac Deployment? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Give me a break 3-4 grand for a server is not at all that bad. Its actually middle of the road for a decent server of that type.

  12. Re:is there alternative to ASR? on Large-Scale Mac Deployment? · · Score: 1

    Deploy Studio. All the advantages of Net restore with a whole slew powerful dual and tri boot restore options and plug in scripting for domain joining as well as setup to actually automatically schedule and automate your restore cycle. And much easier to understand. I just moved our systems over to using it and found it to be superior to anything out there now for Mac restorations. Even better, it does PC too, so you can with one server, restore EVERYTHING if you wanted to.

  13. Re:Its the usual castle gate mentality on TI vs. Calculator Hackers · · Score: 0

    I'd hardly EVER say its the teachers. The administrators and government officials, yes. But trust me when I tell you teachers have little authority to dictate to TI that they dont want them to load software on the calculators.

  14. Re:Good luck in university on Schooling, Homeschooling, and Now, "Unschooling" · · Score: 1

    No its also about making sure Johnny and Suzy dont have to take classes with those nasty Abduls and Shanequas. Sorry every person in college I ever met who had been homeschooled had 2 things in common. They didnt know half of what they thought they knew, and all where blatantly racist to other cultures, even African American and Spanish homeschooled students.

  15. Re:Debate? on Apple Kicks HDD Marketing Debate Into High Gear · · Score: 1

    Also Apple is the only manufacturer who has actually been SUED over the discrepancy over Scientific and Marketing definition of sizes. So its more than likely Apple is doing this to prevent future lawsuits.

  16. Re:Hooray on California Student Arrested For Console Hacking · · Score: 1

    "Did the summary talk about how the kid is really innocent?" But he's not, he broke the law. Not only did he break it he was selling them too, which I see no mention of anywhere here. He didnt get caught cause he modded them, he got caught because he was selling the service and profiting from it. THATS the illegal part.

  17. Re:The cops that arrested him must be proud on California Student Arrested For Console Hacking · · Score: 3, Informative

    Except he wasn't using a hacked and modded console, he was SELLING them, a LOT of them. No matter how you look at it, even if you agree that you hacking a console yourself should be legal, reselling consoles that are basically being designed to pay illegally copied games rather than imports is NOT ok.

  18. Re:Most deserving on F-22 Raptor Cancelled · · Score: 1

    Um yes, it is, thats why if you cant pay for your private education they kick you out so fast your head fucking spins. And they dont have to show ANYTHING in regards to grades to ANYONE. They take no federally required testing, and submit NOTHING to No Child Left Behind while reaping the money from the government if the public school "under preforms." You sir have NO FUCKING CLUE WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.

  19. Re:How does the F-35 stack up? on F-22 Raptor Cancelled · · Score: 1

    Different type of plane. The 35 is a all around fighter like the F-16, does ground and air to air. The 22 was a dedicated air to air fighter with no ground capabilities. And the 35 from all indications superior in every way to the F-22 which was developed while there was still a cold war.

  20. Re:So that's where our tax dollars go. on Navy Spends $33 Million For Hybrid of the High Sea · · Score: 5, Informative

    You just did. The life expectancy of a Navy ship is along the lines of 30-40 YEARS. As long as the engine doesn't eat it's self and can just be maintained then you will come close to if not completely pay for it's self. Also oil costs dont factor into the cost of physically refueling the ship. Plus if this engine works as planned, it will likely be significantly cheaper to build more since that 33 million rolls in development costs.

  21. Re:Why would they? on Most Companies Won't Deploy Windows 7 — Survey · · Score: 1

    we STILL downgrade people because of 2007/2008. They would rather deal with the occasional incompatibility issue requiring the converter than the awful UI design of Office 07/08

  22. Re:Who cares? on Classilla, a New Port of Mozilla To Mac OS 9 · · Score: 4, Informative

    My district till has well over 400 OS 9 iMacs. There are some education software packages with no PC equivalent, no OS X equivalent, and NO replacement. Most of my job in maintaining the districts macs is 60% legacy support, 40% new system support and server management.

  23. Re:only 30% more efficient? on Incandescent Bulbs Return To the Cutting Edge · · Score: 1

    we do, but even they dont always fit the space for a traditional incandescent.

  24. Re:Hmmmm ... on Some Overheating 3GS iPhones Glow Pink · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    gee not according to consumer reports or even PC weekly. If you can prove your comment why dont you make a real account instead of hiding behind a AC poster.

  25. Re:Hmmmm ... on Some Overheating 3GS iPhones Glow Pink · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Eh its Apple. I mean look at how much time was spent on the Pre falling apart. Some people on Palm boards or literally on their THIRD PRE because its so poorly constructed, yet a handful of iPhones get hot and Apple is this awful company.