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  1. ROM rights cost an arm and a leg... on Proposed Set-Top MAME Emulation Console · · Score: 5, Interesting
    ...we would of course bundle this with as many ROMS as we can get the rights too...

    Licensing ROMS is a very expensive deal, I wonder how they plan on paying for them? I'm pretty skeptical of this venture getting much further than that post (but I'm still hopeful).

    --naked

  2. Re:This is quite old. (In Internet time.) on S-11 Redux: (Channel) Surfing the Apocalypse · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This is very timely. We just sent (or are about to send, depending when you read this) tens of thousands more troops to the Persian Gulf. I really hope there is not any type of battle, but it looks inevitable.

    I wonder if this type of "underground" media can actually change the tides of war. It certainly seems to make more sense then a bunch of hippies protesting (they seem to be completely ignored).

    --gal

  3. Re:What is D? on The D Language Progresses · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I only know one thing about D. It sure isn't my cup size! Haha! That's all for tonight folks, I'm outta here.

    --naked

  4. Need to use a different icon for this one... on For Those Long Coding Sessions: The Food Patch · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Sensors would first take readings on a warfighter's metabolism, then send information about the soldier's nutritional needs to a microchip processor. This processor might activate a microelectrical mechanical system that transmits the micronutrients -- either through skin pores or pumped directly into blood capillaries.

    I think the Borg icon (currently used for Microsoft stuff) is more appropriate for this particular article.

    --naked

  5. Re:Cartridges (handheld...) on Nintendo To Sell Old Consoles To China? · · Score: 1
    I can imagine Nintendo releasing a Chinese version of the Game Boy Advance that can hook up to the TV. There's yer cartridges.

    The formula: GBA, lots of old and new titles in cartridge format, adapter for television, chinese lettering.

    --sex

  6. Pay for the guide via advertising? on RCA PVR Will Use Free Guide+ Program Guide · · Score: 1
    Why don't these companies pay for the onscreen guide via advertising?

    --naked

  7. Re:With all due respect (how to un-shockwave ad) on The Cathedral In The Bazaar? · · Score: 3, Informative
    I couldn't even read the article until I realized I could turn off the shockwave on the right frame by right-clicking on it, and unchecking "play". The stupid animation was way to distracting.

    So to anyone else that wants to read the article (and you have shockwave, etc), please turn off the animation before you give yourself a headache ;-)

    --gal

  8. Re:Buck a gig on Hard Drives Down To A Dollar A Gigabyte · · Score: 1
    Does anyone know where I can get _1_ gig for _1_ dollar? I don't want 100 gigs for 100 dollars. I just want 1, like the advertisement says. Anyone? (note that I'm being silly ;-)). Anyone?

    --gal

  9. Re:Captain Obvious Strikes Again on Hard Drives Down To A Dollar A Gigabyte · · Score: 1
    Does anyone know where I can get _1_ gig for _1_ dollar? I don't want 100 gigs for 100 dollars. I just want 1, like the advertisement says. Anyone? (note that I'm being silly ;-)). Anyone?

    --gal

  10. Re:We have to ask... (apple?) on HP Unveils Its Digital Media Receiver · · Score: 1
    You are all right, guys. Sorry about that. The IPod does not support Ogg yet. Info is here. Details:
    • Audio formats supported: MP3 (up to 320 Kbps), MP3 Variable Bit Rate (VBR), WAV, AIFF, Audible (for Mac only)
    • Upgradable firmware enables support for future audio formats

    Thanks for the education (more polite from some, than others ;-)), I was misinformed.

    --gal

  11. The Moo Purification (slashdot?) on Detailed Preview of Masters of Orion 3 · · Score: 4, Funny
    The [so-called] Purification... was a lengthy process, and not all Slashdotters survived the transformation. Those who did not wish to undergo the Purification were granted goatse and politely but firmly invited to leave Slashdot forever. Those exiles settled on a distant world and called themselves the Trolls. -- Slashdot Manual (Page 76)

    Ok, so I slightly changed it. ;-)

    --gal

  12. Re:We have to ask... (apple?) on HP Unveils Its Digital Media Receiver · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Will it support ogg?

    Who wants to bet that Apple will be making Digital Media Receiver's by next year? At the least, Apple will partner with HP (or somebody else besides Microsoft) to get it working. Regardless, there will be a big glowing apple on the side of some receivers by sometime next year. And I'll bet they support Ogg (they already do on the IPod).

    --naked

  13. Hey girls (and guys), read to not bleed. on Tallest Roller Coaster in the World · · Score: 5, Informative
    When you are going to ride in a super-fast and bone-jarring rollercoaster, make sure you take out your earrings. One time I didn't, and it was bloody. Since my head got banged from side to side so much, my earrings banged my head over and over again. After the ride was over I had two earring size holes underneath my earlobes. It bled, and it hurt. I'm all better now ;-).

    --more naked

  14. Re:It's funny. Laugh *is this supposed to be funny on Urban Exploration Walkware · · Score: 1

    I am so confused by this site. First it gives some strange algorithms, and then it explains the algorithm in English:

    "Your export code is 2 Repeat the following instructions; walk the first street left, second street right, then you take the street left that is indicated as your export code. Every time you meet another psychogeographer you exchange export codes. This new code will change the 3rth turn. Remember how often you exchange export code. When you have walked for one hour you return to the place your are supposed to meet. Once arrived there report the number of encounters to socialfiction.org."

    The hell? And later it makes a crack about slashdot. What are they smokin'?

    --nude

  15. Re:This should happen (more commentary)... on AMD and IBM Working Together on Future Chips · · Score: 5, Insightful
    IBM, of course, will also benefit. The company rivals Intel in semiconductor research, but its chip sales are only one-eighth as large. Licensing its technology, and manufacturing chips for other companies, opens revenue streams for Big Blue.

    Licensing technology out to others is exactly what IBM should be doing in this case. It helps the industry and that will, in turn, help them. This is great for IBM in the short term and the long term.

    --naked

  16. Not necessarily unenforceable (with commentary). on You Can't Link Here · · Score: 2, Interesting
    It's not completely unenforceable. You just need to look at yer HTTP_REFERER log to see who is linking to you. Then you just bring up their site, print it out, and take it to the judge.

    How does the linker not get caught? Just add this to the web site:

    Warning: You must get written permission before printing this site. If you print this site without prior written permission from noprinting.com, you will be fined $50,000 per offense and/or 3 years in prison.

    --naked

  17. Debuggers cause problems and are IDE-dependent. on How Would You Improve Today's Debugging Tools? · · Score: 1

    I know this sounds cliche. But don't many many developers hate debuggers with a passion? They can be extremely useful at times, but they can definitely get in the way. There has been at least 3-4 times in my career when a debugger was actually causing problems to happen! That ain't right.

    Also, using a debugger often requires learning a new IDE. The best ones are usually integrated with some IDE that I otherwise hate. I understand why that would be the case, but I still hate it. I don't want to learn a new IDE!

    --naked

  18. Debuggers cause problems, and are IDE-dependent. on How Would You Improve Today's Debugging Tools? · · Score: 1
    I know this sounds cliche. But don't many many developers hate debuggers with a passion? They can be extremely useful at times, but they can definitely get in the way. There has been at least 3-4 times in my career when a debugger was actually causing problems to happen! That ain't right.

    Also, using a debugger often requires learning a new IDE. The best ones are usually integrated with some IDE that I otherwise hate. I understand why that would be the case, but I still hate it. I don't want to learn a new IDE!

    --naked

  19. Probably bought by Google. on GeoURL: We Know Where You Live, Work and Blog! · · Score: 5, Insightful
    At first I thought this was just another lame whois database of url's. That's been proven to be idiotic. What this is is a human-edited database of url's to locations. You can submit your own.

    If they are successful (will need a very large database), then I bet Google would be very interested.

    --free sex

  20. And the prize is... on 2003 Japan Prize Winners Announced · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Each Japan Prize laureate receives a certificate of merit and a commemorative medal. A cash award of 50 million yen is also presented for each prize category.

    That's about 400,000 U.S. dollars. Science pays.

    --sex

  21. Re:Arbitration solution. on Slashback: Disputes, Clones, Audio · · Score: 2, Insightful
    I wish people would finally understand that ".com" and US trademarks have absolutely nothing to do with each other. The internet is worldwide, right?

    --me naked?

  22. Re:Action Sequence Covers? on 25 Years of O'Reilly Books · · Score: 1

    What would you show on the cover if you wanted to explain how to use your perl code in java? Or your C code in perl? ;-)

  23. And sex feels great, too... on Sex Makes Your Brain Grow · · Score: 1

    That's how evolution works. Sex feels great because it makes you procreate. And sex makes your brain grow to make you procreate. It all makes sense.

  24. Hyperspace... on Science Fact From Fiction · · Score: 2, Funny
    That's a really cool site. When I looked up hyperspace, it says:

    The Hyperspace is described as the 5th dimension; ships which jump through it can travel to they targets immediately (i. e. without loss of any time). However, the jump causes pain to the crew and very much energy is needed to do it. Later mankind learns to travel within a special forcefield that allows them to get between our 4 dimensions and the 5th. This allows no longer instant travel but "only" speeds of million times of light. The advantage is they now can navigate and have no longer to suffer the pains of the former "Hyperjump".

    It gives that description from a title with the name "Hyperspace". The site also has some great pictures!

  25. Re: Just hook it up to your... on Wahoo P4 Stratagem System Review · · Score: 1
    The same can be said about the water cooling job; all the tubes were measured to fit - and are no longer than they have to be.

    Just hook the water up to your radiator and you can use that to stay warm at night :)