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  1. Re:Internet Explorer Only on MovieLink 2004's Top Film Download Service, So Far · · Score: 1

    what happens if you change the machine localization?

    like going into control pannel, clock and setting your time zone to something in the us?

    just curious.

  2. With both runner ups... on New Bush Guard Records Released · · Score: 1

    having their files coming out, and frankly, they don't look so good.

    So who do I vote for then? Kermit The Bot?

  3. Re:Give em and inch, they'll take a mile on Insurance Companies Try Out Auto Black Boxes · · Score: 1

    I'm 20, love cars...

    anyway ISA is pretty nasty. Mandatory ISA where you can't exceed the speed limit? I don't know about them, but there have been situations where I have deliberatly exceeded the speed limit by a decent amount...because not doing so increased my risk of DEATH by a good margian.

    Exampls of when it was a MUST to exceed the speed limit.
    -someone behind you in a blue ford contour has an grin that is...a little on the "aggrasive" side. was cutting to the left lane but misjudged where his front passenger bumper was...so he hit me. damn, it was a hit and run too. it is only a minor scratch on the plastic...but the moment I saw him I should have poped it in 3rd and gassed it. From then on, I always speed up and take evasive action when I see someone in the mirror coming on too fast.

    -in california, washington, oregon... there is this road- Interstate 5. It runs from the canadian border to the mexican border. I drive mainly on I5 from san jose to LA area. Going 70 (speed limit) down I5 is a death wish...even truckers go 75 (and they are legally capped at 55)...Most cars go between 80 and 85 mph.

    -When you need to get to a hospital fast...because you sat on the couch for 30 minutes watching football...it is much better that you die on the couch waiting for an ambulance, than dying while driving and kill a family in their wagon on their way to grandma's house.

    Ok, regarding the last one, I used to volunteer in an hospital ER. and people do the dumbest things. For example, if there is a major sporting event on TV, people start coming in about 30 minutes after it is over...coincedence?

    Grump

  4. Re:Give em and inch, they'll take a mile on Insurance Companies Try Out Auto Black Boxes · · Score: 1

    use a gps to monitor speed.
    if speed exceeds preset limit, sound loud annoying alarm.

    If that fails, dump sugar into gas tank.

  5. Re:No. on Insurance Companies Try Out Auto Black Boxes · · Score: 1

    interpertations of speed?
    wha? how does that work?

    I can under the spedo part about them not being 100% accurate.

  6. Re:here is the BT file on Halo 2 Direct-feed Multiplayer Video Released · · Score: 1

    yea, leave it on for a while...share the love. Thats what torrents are all about.

  7. Re:Your name please? on Tech Support Levels Dropping · · Score: 1

    wow, your right. shame on me for not operating enough.

  8. Re:Your name please? on Tech Support Levels Dropping · · Score: 1

    NO NO NO!
    November is...$##@$@$#$@ it!
    Can I speak to your supervisor... PLEASE?

  9. Re:Your name please? on Tech Support Levels Dropping · · Score: 1

    Frank:

    Foxtrot
    Rodger
    Alpha
    November
    Kamasutra

    Tech: Kamasutra?

  10. Re:Your name please? on Tech Support Levels Dropping · · Score: 1

    They ask me for a name and I say
    Brian
    Bravo
    Rodger
    India
    Alpha
    November

  11. Re:here is the BT file on Halo 2 Direct-feed Multiplayer Video Released · · Score: 3, Informative

    wow, I took so long and still FP...benefits of reading /. at 3 in the am.

    Anyway, currenetly it shows 23 seeders and 4 peers, but I'll UL for a while on my 5mbit pipe...mmm..dorm for 5 more hours. (and its the summer so they have been super nice on bandwidth)

    Grump.

  12. here is the BT file on Halo 2 Direct-feed Multiplayer Video Released · · Score: 4, Informative

    I clicked that link and...wha? is this an error message? damn, no. its burried in this page.

    dug around a bit and found the file. here it is.
    http://files.mythica.org/torrents/MLG-Seattle-Halo 2.mov.torrent

    Grump

  13. Re:this must not be true on New Devices Help Track Olympic Winners · · Score: 1

    no!no! it can't be!
    Driving is a sport too!

  14. Re:this must not be true on New Devices Help Track Olympic Winners · · Score: 0

    35k bike or a Honda S2k?

    I'll take the car.

  15. Re:Sorry, Dell. No sale here. on Dell fights Alien Invasion · · Score: 1

    yea, they will only preinstall linux for business machines.

  16. Re:Beep boop beep beep on The Rise And Fall Of Game Audio · · Score: 1

    well, i haven't tried doom3 because I have a 1 gig p3 and radeon 7500 but.

    What i do when i play games is turn off the music (leave only effect sounds) on, and just play some cds or whatever.

    volia! enjoyable music to go with your game.

  17. Re:all I have to say is... on Pfizer Files Suit Against Viagra Spammers · · Score: 1

    Well, I believe spammers(in general) are mostly people who lack common decency, and should be taken into a grassy field and shot.

    Now, there are spammers who sink to an even lower level. They send out spam, but the junk they sell is either stolen or fake. These are fraudsters. I believe fraudsters should be given a slow painful death...such as being a "prison bitch".

    Grump

  18. Re:all I have to say is... on Pfizer Files Suit Against Viagra Spammers · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Actually, don't clap yet. Pfizer isn't suing because they were spammers, they are suing cuz they were fraudsters.

    Pfizer is taking the stance that it is OK to spam and move their product onto the market. However,it is not OK to spam with the name V1GRA when you are not selling the real thing.

    Grump.

  19. Red vs. Blue...DVD on Red vs. Blue Season 2 Hits DVD on August 2nd · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    humm....and at first glance, I thought it was about those new blue dvds or something...damn

  20. Re:Freezer? on Cooling a Digital Camera? · · Score: 1

    simple solution.
    buy a walk-in freezer and a dehumidifier.

    note: try not to get locked in the freezer.

    -grump

  21. can't wait.. on Valve Interview Helps Reveal Details Of HL2 Code Theft · · Score: 3, Funny

    from one of te articles:
    Valve is preparing to sue the hackers for damages, while working towards an end-of-summer release date for Half-Life 2 - widely considered the most anticipated shooter in PC gaming history

    finally! i can put this high-end laptop to some use...

    -Grump

  22. Re:Driving Styles on Can Your Car Get 1,700 MPG? · · Score: 1

    drag is a function of velocity squared...
    so at 80mph, you have 4 times the drag as you do at 40mph...
    So even though engines are more efficient when put under a load...there comes a certain point where going faster !=better mileage.

    It also depends on what era your car is made, its current state of maintence, how well your engine's compression, your spark plugs, are your coils going bad? do you have a clogged fuel filter...your o2 sensors are not reading accurate anymore?

    Keep your car maintained (so you and everyone around you are safe...and your operating in a manner that is reasonably clean.)

    Lastly, get in, drive in a manner that isn't dangerous and is satisfying to you. After all, what "joy of driving" is there if your miserable whenever your behind the wheel?

    -Grump

  23. Re:They're inviting the state of CA into the lawsu on Diebold Sued (Again) Over Shoddy Voting Machines · · Score: 1

    but if its a "big big payout" for them...then that 10% won't make too bit a difference...only a Hummer H2 or a houseboat.

  24. Re:Do the damage on DirecTV in an Apartment? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Nope, if your only renting the unit, and the roof is not part of your rental, then they have authority over the roof.

    Now, if you put a dish inside your apt, and had it pointing through a window...and they went into your unit and tossed out the dish. Then they would be in violation.

    grumpy

  25. Re:Yay! on DARPA Funds Game To Teach Arabic To Army · · Score: 1

    glad i made a difference in your project...

    and yes, i believe it is authentic, i asked a muslim girl how to say "loser"...and maybe thinks i'm one..but tolerates me because I'm close to her roomate.