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  1. Re:I'd be more concerned . . . on BudNet Tracks Your Suds · · Score: 1

    Seriously, at least these earn the name "Beer" instead of merely pretending they are. Bud may be the 'King of Beers', but Guinness is the God, and Harp is the Goddess. I guess Bass is a demiurge.

  2. OMG RTFA K THX BYE on An Ignition Interlock In Every Car? · · Score: 2, Funny

    I mean seriously, this is NEW MEXICO. And if anyone has a history of a DUI, it's our President. Get over yourself.

  3. Re:An important part of the good news... on Uru Live Cancelled, Expansion Packs Promised · · Score: 1

    I wonder if they would have done better were there a Mac version available. I mean, come on! Myst started on the Mac platform, and there are a lot of loyal fans here.

  4. The President of India on Stallman Goes to India · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Is not only a doctor, but he actually can read? That's a step up from President Bush.

  5. Onimusha 3 on Capcom - Gladiators, Nightmares, Jean Reno? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I thought what made Onimusha cool was the samurai aspect of it. Feudal Japan is just cooler than modern day France to me.

    Also, Jean, Ivy wants her Whipsword back. Also, Yoshimitsu wants his style back.

  6. Re:So does DVI on Why Hasn't the DVI Interface Replaced D-Sub? · · Score: 1

    The question I have is this: if you use the linux-based dvr configs, will they support this card without the DRM technology, or is the flag pervasive enough that it cannot be avoided?

  7. Re:Accessories: where the money is. on Why iPod Mini is a smart move for Apple · · Score: 5, Insightful

    leather case

    You'll never see one of these coming with an iPod. It's not because Apple is cheap, either (leather is cheap anyway) but because Steve is a vegetarian. Also, the Jaguar pattern on their box was rendered by Pixar because Steve didn't want to use a real Jaguar (hint, you have to take the skin off to get it that flat)

  8. Re:Let's get this out of the way... on Why iPod Mini is a smart move for Apple · · Score: 1

    actually, they could add OGG (It's just on-board software.), but there is very little reason to. And before you jump on me with 'reasons', remember where you are posting and ask yourself why ogg comes up every time a mp3 player is mentioned.

  9. Re:Military maps? Why? on Polymer Vision Produces 5" Rollable Displays · · Score: 2, Informative

    Actually, the curse was on BladeRunner:

    Q: What is this "Blade Runner Curse"?

    A: Someone once noticed that a number of the companies whose logos appeared in BR had financial difficulties after the film was released. Atari had 70% of the home console market in 1982, but faced losses of over $2 million in the first quarter of 1991. Bell lost it's monopoly in 1982. Pan-Am filed for bankruptcy protection in 1991. Soon after Blade Runner was released, Coca-Cola released their "new formula", resulting in losses of millions of dollars. It is interesting to note that since then, the Coca-Cola company has seen the biggest growth of any American company in history. Cusinart filed for bankruptcy protection in July 1989.

    BladeRunner FAQ
  10. Re:typo? on Why iPod Mini is a smart move for Apple · · Score: 1

    Of course for that price, you can get the logic board or the hdd, but not both at the same time.

  11. Re:typo? on Why iPod Mini is a smart move for Apple · · Score: 4, Informative

    No, all the rumours were based on a 1" 2GB drive that was on the market already. The rumour sites didn't realise that they could go higher than 2GB, and the 4GB drives were announced the same day.

  12. Re:Military maps? Why? on Polymer Vision Produces 5" Rollable Displays · · Score: 1
    On a side note, this is the first step to a Global (the cellphone device used in Earth: Final Conflict).

    All we need is MCI to power the Global network... err... Maybe there is a better company out there to run the system? How about one not so bruised by its own indiscretions?

    At least, I think it was MCI on the show..

  13. Re:Forgot One on Worst Cars Of All Time Rated · · Score: 1

    You don't paint the 'YO' on, you scrape the 'TO' and 'TA' off.

  14. Re:Don't know what the worst game is.. on Big Rigs Makes Play For Worst Game Of All Time · · Score: 1

    Mozilla Firebird 0.7 is broken? I don't run nightly Mozilla builds because I only use Firebird at work, and I don't want to wast my time upgrading.

  15. Don't know what the worst game is.. on Big Rigs Makes Play For Worst Game Of All Time · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I don't know what the worst game out there is, but I'm willing to give Gamespot the worst layout award. Multiple reloads and still the content is way outside the browser window. You'd think they'd test that out...

  16. Re:You already have the tools on Seeking Good DHTML Debuggers? · · Score: 1

    A site with 10k of excess html (font tags and the like) and 5-15k of extra ECMA code tends to slow down lower end modems. So lightening the page by removing the above is step one.

    If you can't rely on the javascript working 100% of the time, then why write it? The graceful degradation is then replaced with outright elimination, and you don't get caught with your pants down when some new (broken) browser hits the block and mucks up your code yet again.

    Perhaps there is a misunderstanding about what I consider field validation. I consider field validation to be code tied to each individual form element to tell the user if they:

    1. filled the field in (if required)
    2. filled it in with the right type of data

    While I agree that the first one would be a simple check, the second one is not so simple, I don't agree with meeting the second criteria on the client side. Every solution I've seen proposed to do this in ECMA code too closely fits the definition of 'kludge' to me. Call it a personal aesthetic.

  17. Re:You already have the tools on Seeking Good DHTML Debuggers? · · Score: 1

    This hardon against javascript comes from the fact that half the sites I go to with JS tend to put a little alert icon on my status bar on one browser or another because something is broken. My hardon against it also comes from what I see in practice. I can't think of a site that I enjoy using that does js form validation. It really is a user side business logic vs server side business logic decision for me. I'd rather have a light page that loads quickly without an error, and I'd rather validate fields where the business logic lives anyway.

  18. Re:You already have the tools on Seeking Good DHTML Debuggers? · · Score: 1

    Better layout and design would eliminate the problem for lower-end clients and turn-around time. Removing ECMAScript-based validation would lighten the page for the same users. It would be less likely to break for all users as well.

  19. Re:You already have the tools on Seeking Good DHTML Debuggers? · · Score: 1

    I always find a server-side solution more graceful for the following reasons:

    1. The validation continues in the flow of the process.
    2. It calls out specific issues explicitly, in line with the field
    3. The other method doesn't work with ECMAScript disabled.
  20. Re:Orbz 2 on Best Original Games of 2003? · · Score: 2, Informative

    That would be Bridge Construction set, also a Garage Games creation.

  21. Re:All political pundit books on Best and Worst Books of 2003? · · Score: 1

    If it were O'Reilly, he'd later deny saying it was in his book. That he "Never said that" it was in his book. That anyone who quotes him is a liberal and a jerk for calling him to task.

  22. Re:All political pundit books on Best and Worst Books of 2003? · · Score: 1

    Haha, that's funny. Nice troll.

    The books from the left actually cite clean sources, instead of taking things out of context. In fact, two of the books from the left focus on showing the facts behind the stories, and show how authors like O'Reilly and Coulter twist quotes and statistics to their liking.

  23. Re:Classic misdirection on Saddam Hussein Arrested · · Score: 1

    His operation has been greatly hindered, and he'll go down...eventually.

    What about Fidel Castro? Everyone's been saying the same about him for years. He's a despot! He tortures his people!

    Rule number one in international relations: Make your enemy du jour out to be less than human. Only then will you be able to turn the people your way.

  24. Re:The rest of the story: on Lindows Ordered To Stop Using Lindows Name · · Score: 1

    I suggest Lindent, Lindix, or lindatics. (hating myself for stooping to the level of Teligent, Thrivent, etc)

  25. Re:Rich country? on Europe Begins Noise Mapping Effort · · Score: 1

    Precisely. I bought a condo and took on the fees because I owned a house previous to this one which required mowing and maintenance and so forth. My condo cost $109,000, which is somewhat cheap for a two bedroom two full bath place in my necka. Yes, the condo association fees do add on to the cost, but all I really have to worry about is the furnishings, the fixtures (appliances and whatnot) and the fenestration. The windows are the only part of a condominium that the condo owner actually owns, since they can easily be broken. The exterior walls, boundary walls, floor and roof all belong to them, though. If I do wish to make a change, I have to put it through an architectural review board, mainly because no owner has the right to bring down the value of his or her neighbour's condo by collapsing the building. This I really have no problem with. It is quite like the local municipality taxes in the UK, so the great-grandparent of this comment is mostly right.