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  1. Re: 1.36 Petabytes? Or 1.36 million gigs? on Fujitsu Announces World's Largest Capacity Storage · · Score: 1

    Based on what I read here on /., I'm sure there are plenty of Examericans and even more wannabe Examericans. :p

  2. Re:1.36 Petabytes? Or 1.36 million gigs? on Fujitsu Announces World's Largest Capacity Storage · · Score: 1

    I think IMPLICITLY in the storage domain, a kilo=1000 and a giga=100000

    I think you're short a couple decimal places there on your "giga" value. Where byte=1, a kilobyte would be 1,000, a megabyte would be 1,000,000, and a gigabyte would be 1,000,000,000.

    For sake of this argument (and not to be extended outside of this conversation), kilo==kebi, mega==mebi, and giga==gibi.

  3. Re:Should have used "Mini Disc" on Another Sony Format Bites the Dust · · Score: 1

    I'd agree with this, expecially since Hi-MD is out (offering 1GB per disc), but the now bulky PSP would be even bigger. Wouldn't be suprised if it was a first design revision thought though.

  4. Re:Nintendo could do it. on Ars Technica Reviews Controller Keyboard · · Score: 1

    Actually, that doesn't matter, so as long as the device outputs standard scancodes via the PS/2 or USB interfaces. The input device itself will make sure that it will work properly with whatever hardware it's connected to, so as long as it has a standard input port (again, PS/2 or USB).

    Chording devices aren't widely *popular* because of the steep learinging curve, not because of them not being packaged with some other complete hardware solution. Honestly, if there was a chording input device for a gaming console, there would be a glut of original controllers on the used hardware market.

    IMHO, moot point.

  5. Maybe Fox(not)News will fire him too? on Trekkie Dating, is it Good for the Gene Pool? · · Score: 1

    ...and people wonder why he was fired from CNN. Sheesh.

    Oh yeah, John Stewart showed him up, and in my book was shown to be a more consumate television professional in the entire debate that was once called "Crossfire".

  6. Fortune 500 former employer doesn't ban.... on Does Your Employer Ban Skype? · · Score: 1

    but it does block the ports that are used by Skype and other popular VoIP services.

  7. Re:Coral Cache on How To Get Free Stuff At Shows · · Score: 1

    It would be nice if the Coral Cache would use a standard port. Most people in corporate environments have outbound port blocking.

  8. Re:Video Mixer on Video Multiplexing on Large Screens? · · Score: 1

    Edirol (now part of the Roland Group) makes decent equipment. Unfortunately, video switchers typically take multiple inputs and will only display one (or two, if in the middle of a wipe/dissolve/whatnot) on the output.

    Same goes for the Sony unit. That is meant for conference rooms; lots of mic/audio inputs, only a handful of video inputs, and it doesn't mention multiplexing. At best it's going to do the same as a typical video switcher will.

    While this particular product may not provide the highest quality multiplexed images, it *is* however what the original poster is looking for.
    Pelco Security Multiplexers

  9. Question on Ask The Mythbusters · · Score: 1

    So far, what has been the most interesting myth that you have *not* had the opportunity to bust or confirm?

  10. Re:Simple DD on PC Cloning Solution? · · Score: 1

    dd for the win.

  11. Re:Shameless plug on When "Lifetime Warranty" Memory... Isn't · · Score: 1

    Just come out and say that you buy your memory from Crucial, already.

  12. IT AIN'T RIGHT! on When "Lifetime Warranty" Memory... Isn't · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yaknow what, I live in "America's Finest City", a.k.a. San Diego, and live no more than 5 miles from the offices of The Chip Merchant. Try contacting Michael Turko at KUSI News (Non-affiliated television station with a penchant for doing consumer fraud news stories).

    Funny thing is, KUSI's studios are less than a 5 minute's walk to The Chip Merchant's San Diego offices (they are pretty much in the same office park).

  13. Re:Gotcha... on Hilton Hacker Gets 11 Months · · Score: 1

    Yes, I can say to you, that I would not have done such a hack to such a superficial person as Ms. Hilton, or anyone else of that nature. Next time, don't post as an AC and expect an answer.

  14. Gotcha... on Hilton Hacker Gets 11 Months · · Score: 2, Insightful

    He hacked illegally, and now he's paying the price. I say he got what he deserved. Too bad the kid's a juvie. I'd like to have seen him go to a real prison.

  15. Re:Bart PE works great on Windows XP In Your Pocket · · Score: 2, Informative

    SATA is rated at up to 150MBytes/s. SATA-II is supposed to be good up to 300MBytes/s.

    Not bits.

  16. Fed vs. Local... or is it? on Refugee Radio Station Blocked by Red Tape · · Score: 1

    Uhm, correct me if I'm wrong (and I know that someone will) but a local governmental body (city or county, or even state) can't block a radio station that already has FCC approval (i.e. a broadcaster's license). Right?

    The only problem I could see is if the owner of the LPFM station was trying to use the infrastructure of the stadium (power, physical plant, etc) to run the station. That can be blocked by the entity responsible for the building without any recourse.

  17. Everyone is saying it... on Durable Laptop Suggestions for the Desert? · · Score: 3, Informative

    And I'll say it too. Panasonic ToughBooks are the way to go. Used to service these things for the US Army back at Fort Campbell and the top end units you could have a HMMWV run over it and it would survive: LCD OK, powered on OK and booted straight into the OS. Got a couple back from NTC at Fort Irwin (tank training, in the middle of the desert) and all but one came back unscathed. The one failure was due to a crappy LS-120 drive.

  18. FP and all that jazz on Toshiba 40GB Perpendicular Magnetic Record Drives · · Score: 1, Redundant

    No comments yet and already the server's dead. Good job :)

  19. Re:Warcraft III? on Games Should Be Like Female Orgasms · · Score: 1

    Do you touch the other characters like this?

  20. Re:sprintel or nexprint? on FCC Approves Sprint-Nextel Merger · · Score: 1

    Is that Nextel or SouthernLinc? I know that SouthernLinc maintains a lot of the equipment south of Tennessee (i.e. South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Missisppi are big markets of theirs).

  21. Re:sprintel or nexprint? on FCC Approves Sprint-Nextel Merger · · Score: 1

    Uh, this has been covered many times. It's going to be "Sprint Nextel".

  22. Re:Finally on Apple Releases Multi-Button "Mighty Mouse" · · Score: 1

    Uhm... That little stick thing is no more than a TrackPoint, made common by Lenovo (ex-IBM) in their ThinkPad line of laptops. That tells me that this is already in the laptop market :P

  23. Re:How about parts? on Possession of Cantenna Now Illegal? · · Score: 1

    (I believe this even applies to listening to analog cell phone calls, though it is illegal to make or sell equipment that can listen to those bands. But I do believe it's still legal to listen to the calls, as long as you don't tell anybody else what you've heard. (The law is a bit more complicated than that, but I won't get into that right now.))

    Federal wiretap laws is what prohibits people from listening to analog or digital cellphone conversations. It's quite analogous to going to a telco pedestal and hooking in your own tone set to listen to your neighbors.

  24. Re:Launch window? on NASA Scrubs Launch Due to Faulty Fuel-Tank Sensor · · Score: 1

    I think I saw somewhere that the window is about 10 minutes each day. Re-attempt today isn't gonna be possible.

  25. Re:But seriously, SHOWER! on Nerds Make Better Lovers · · Score: 1

    Instead of wallowing in your self pity, do something about it maybe? Go out, buy yourself a paintball or airsoft gun and explore the world outside of the computer (during regulation play that is).