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  1. Re:Hmm... on Wasting Time Fixing Computers · · Score: 1
    I'm about to graduate with a CS degree.

    You can get a degree in CounterStrike now?

  2. 3000k's under the keys? on A Fiber-Optic Cable To Inner Space · · Score: 1

    just doesn't have the same ring to it.

  3. Get Jiggy wid it! on Fight Woodworking Piracy: Add EULA Restrictions · · Score: 1

    Why nobody seems to have said it before me I'll never know.

  4. Maybe... on Hydrogenaudio Closes Doors For Now · · Score: 0, Funny

    They were pre-empting the slashdot effect.

  5. Linux makes everything better on The Ultimate MAME Box · · Score: 1

    It's great to see someone get recognition for thier work on Slashdot, but this has happening for years. It seems as soon as someone whacks linux in something it becomes new again. If you want to check out what people have been doing the best place to start is arcadecontrols.com. My cabinet is on there too, the Arcade-Inferno mark 1.x. Check it out.

  6. Re:That'll need a shift of policy from Nokia then. on Open Standards for Cell Phone Components · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Is this the same Nokia who haven't changed the design on a charger since the introduction of the 5110 more than 5 years ago? And whose data cables are valid for a whole range of phones, rather than just the one model?

  7. This would be great if... on Wireless Link Calculator On A Cell Phone · · Score: 2, Interesting

    it measured the actaul field strength of your wireless link. If you are doing field meseaurements you would have your laptop or wireless equipped PDA with you anyway. I really cannot see the fscking point or carrying around another bit of gear that does less than all the other bits of gear I carry around.

  8. Re:Interlaced TV output? on New Linux PVR Box · · Score: 2, Informative

    All TV is interlaced unless your talking about 100HZ or progressive scan TV's.

    The problem with these sets displaying fast motion is that they merge the field together to give one full frame. This is great for a drama, but if you want to watch the footy, then the ball is moving so quick it is in a different position in each field. If you merge these fields together you get an elongated ball. Some of the newer sets have a funky setting to fix this and I have no idea how it works, but it uses some algorithm to determine where the ball should be, and needs a whole seperate chip.

    But to answer your question, it does do interlaced outpt, otherwise your TV couldn't display it. So while you PC monitor is de-interlaced, anything getting sent out the TV out part of the card must be interlaced. And if you use an S video cable you should be getting quality that equals your average DVD player. So interlacing is not the be all and end all of TV quality. Go out and buy a digital TV. You know you want to...

  9. Edutainment on Random Humor · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now if only SCO had made a video like this...

  10. Particulating? on 2003 Amateur Radio Field Day · · Score: 1, Funny

    It's only a hobby, really there's no need to go falling to pieces!

  11. Telstra denies selling it's customers data on Telstra Denies Selling BigPond Customers' Data · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Did any one else read that as Telstra denies selling data to it's customers? As a user of ADSL in australia, most of which runs off the Telstra backbone, I can say there are certainly time where you are paying for nothing. Outages are all too common. Like it goes out when it rains common. I could see how they might deny selling anything at all given the level of service they provide.

  12. Fruit Machines, Roms, and probabilty on Cheating Fruit (Slot) Machines · · Score: 1

    Many people have been asking how one would obtain the ROMs for these machines.

    It is quite easy. You can buy the machines off Ebay in the UK, and it does not take much to dump the contents of the board to a PC.

    And many people have also been bringing up the possibility of a bug in the emulator. I can tell you from experience that the machines are rigged. There are certain situations where you will always lose. But there are also situations in which you will always win. And this has lead to a proliferation of How to beat Fruit Machine CD's on Ebay.

    I had a friend at the pub at which I used to work, who would be winning about 100 pounds a week from the fruit machine we had in there. ÂBasically he was walking home with the rest of the pubs earnings.

    So in conclusion, there are many points in a game where you are guaranteed to lose, but there are also a few points where you must win. If you play the game for long enough you can work all these points out and usually walk away with a bit more than what you put in. Just don't get greedy, as the machine will know.Â

  13. From the article... on Instant Concert CDs? · · Score: 1

    They say the CD's will be availble within five minutes not from the final note. It only take 3 minutes to burn a CD these days. The article also mentions using multiple burners, so they would record the CD live, and then make multiple copies from that all at the same time. The article also mentions that they don't know what the demand will be, so I take it they'll make a whole batch right after the concert and not make everyone wait 5 mins for a CD.

  14. Recipe on Priest Brews in Washing Machine · · Score: 1

    OK, so I've got the hops, malt and yeast, but where do I get the holy water?

  15. Recipes on Priest Brews in Washing Machine · · Score: 1

    I've got the yeast and the hops, but where do I get a 4 gallon drum of holy water?

  16. Spell checked? on Remotely Counting Machines Behind A NAT Box · · Score: 1

    Might want to invest in a grammar checker too. That?s just my opinion.

  17. When it costs about US$120 on OSS Officially On Microsoft's Financial Radar Screen · · Score: 2, Interesting

    for a copy of Lindows perhaps it is the linux distibutors who need to lower prices.

  18. Firewire Filesharing on uClinux Ported to the iPod · · Score: 4, Funny
    "uClinux comes equipped with a full TCP/IP stack, as well as support for numerous other networking protocols"

    I can see it now. Two geeks in a bar looking at each others linux equipped ipods. One pulls out a firewire cable and says "I'll share you mine if you share me yours"

  19. Just watch out on Paper Mounted CPUs · · Score: 3, Funny

    for the buffer overflow errors from happy prozac patients pushing yes one too many times.

  20. Removes the bitter taste from your mouth? on Tampering with Taste Buds for Better Coffee? · · Score: 1

    Maybe they could sprinkle some of thiss stuff on my cable modem bill.

  21. Sleep Terrorists? on Be Thankful If They Just Snore · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Look out! They can get you in you in your sleep now too.

  22. Re:Okay, hands up everyone... on Slashback: Spamnation, Long-Distance, Libel · · Score: 0, Troll

    Easy internet couldn't care less about porn. I walked past one guy who was looking at kiddie porn, as seems to be all the rage in the UK if you go by whats in the news. You can get away with pretty much anything from these places, execept burning CD's.

  23. Re:Creek? on Don't Eat The White Snow Either · · Score: 1

    Not to mention the recent bushfires.

  24. Creek? on Don't Eat The White Snow Either · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'll think you'll find that's due to the fact there IS NO WATER in the nearby creek. You can thank the Snowy Mountains Hydro project for that one.