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  1. Re:Very Cool on 45GB Triple-Layer HD DVDs · · Score: 1

    Qualstar, who builds and supports our tape jukebox says so. I was at a conference a couple of months back, and Sony said it wasn't ready for prime time yet.

  2. Re:Very Cool on 45GB Triple-Layer HD DVDs · · Score: 2, Informative

    Likewise, but we have been looking at Sony's AIT4 200gb tapes. We currently use AIT3's at just over 100gb tape. Unfortunatly, AIT4 drives are not backwards read compatable with AIT3 or AIT2.

  3. Re:bankrupt on Yahoo Introduces Competitor for iTunes · · Score: 1

    Without an active internet connection, you can't play the music that is part of their $5 month thing. The yahoo player will pop up a message telling you that you can only play the music you paid .99 for or stuff you have ripped yourself.

  4. Re:WMA or WMA? on Yahoo Introduces Competitor for iTunes · · Score: 1

    That is the key distinction. There are only a handful of devices that support the Janus DRM scheme. Basically Zen Micro, and the iRiver HD based players. The rest are cell phones with limited storage and portable video juke boxes. Standard music players that support WMA do not support Janus. So unless you are willing to buy another portable music player the music is going to stay glued to you r computer.

  5. Agent USA on What Does a Spreading Worm Look Like? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Agent USA was the original virus simulator. It was a game for the Atari 800 in 1985.

  6. Re:Only works on the Lexus, not the Prius on Testing Out Cell-Phone Viruses on a Prius · · Score: 1

    Doesn't really mean a whole lot as there are tons of Saturn S series running around with 200k plus miles. Since they have plastic bodies, they still look good too.

  7. Re:MPG science on Hybrid Drivers Provide Real-World Mileage Data · · Score: 1

    "I just spent the last three weeks testing the hypothesis that "driving smoothly""

    I did the same but it made a difference in my case. I used to drive 70-75 mph on the highway, and accelerate pretty quickly before. I averaged 28 MPG on my 16 mile commute to work which was about 2/3 highway 1/3 city. After I kept it at 65 mph on the highway and drove less aggresively I average 32 MPG. I drive 2000 Saturn LS with a 2.2L ecotec engine and manual transmission.

  8. Re:No! on Ditching Microsoft Could Save Education Millions · · Score: 2, Funny

    'Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning' - George W. Bush.

  9. Those systems aren't so hot.. on Alienware's Star Wars PCs · · Score: 2, Funny

    They didn't stand up to a Slashdotting..

  10. Not enough on TV to make it worth the effort.. on Build Your Own DVR · · Score: 1, Insightful

    There are around 4 shows a week our household likes to watch. If we miss one, I get it off of bittorrent. I'm sure they are fun and convenient, but just not worth it for the limited use. You know, if I really gave it enough thought, we would just do away with cable at $20/month and get our shows from the the 'net.

  11. Re:Dashboard Wireless Plug-In on Third Parties Already Taking Advantage of Tiger · · Score: 1

    I don't have a Mac either, but it has screen shots and a good description. I am a cheap bastard, so I have a frankenstein computer I have been swapping parts on for the last 7 years. I run Linux and XP on it.

  12. Re:Dashboard Wireless Plug-In on Third Parties Already Taking Advantage of Tiger · · Score: 1

    Click the link and you'll see that it is only displaying locations from a database based on a zip you enter. So no, it doesn't do ad-hoc searching.

  13. Re:Other fun IP addresses to attack! on The Planet's Most Moronic Hacker · · Score: 1

    That would explain why random addresses didn't work for me since I am on Solaris. I didn't know that on other OSes all 127.x.x.x addresses loop back.

  14. Re:Other fun IP addresses to attack! on The Planet's Most Moronic Hacker · · Score: 1

    Cool trick, but what does it mean? Google turns up very little with reference to that magical address.

  15. Re:If management believes Laura & Enderle's cr on The Truth About Linux and Windows · · Score: 2, Interesting

    All I need to know is that Yankme Group are the ones that were pumping MCI/Worldcom when I was an employee. I lost a lot of my 401k based on their bullshit and my naivete'.

  16. Re:Personally... on Budget LCD Monitor Round-up · · Score: 1

    Agreed! I have a 20" CRT that has great picture, does 1800x1440, and can be bought used for $100.

    I even drag it out once every other month to our LAN gaming events.

    I guess budget is all relative if you are a cheap bastard like me.

  17. Re:Well on Mandrakesoft Changes Name to Mandriva · · Score: 1

    I guess the "World" is not familiar with old SNL references, but I thought it was a good joke.

  18. Re:Privacy on The Wasp Micro Air Vehicle · · Score: 1

    Exactly! I'd be more like swat it, gut it, sell the parts on e-bay.

  19. Re:Respect on How Much Respect Do You Get? · · Score: 1, Funny

    Maximum Respeck...Booyakasha!

  20. Re:Tor on FBI Demands Logs From Radical Website · · Score: 1

    I'm not smart enough to read the source and figure out if it is doing what they say it does. I am smart enough to know that the Navy sponsored the development of the original onion protocol. That's enough to make me a bit suspicious.

  21. Re:Take the article with a grain of salt on Advanced System Building Guide · · Score: 1

    How about running them not in RAID0? RAID means redundant array of inexpensive disks? Level 0 has no redundancy. You get a slight increase in speed, a larger single partition, and about twice the chance of losing all your data.

  22. Re:The only ringtone needed EVAR on Short History of Cellphone Ringtones · · Score: 1

    Not all phones have that unfortunatley. The Motorola i30sx that I was given for work has no vibrate and can only use 3 built in generic ringtones. I make sure that the phone is off in theaters, and ringer set quiet unless I am in a noisy computer room.

  23. Re:vmware on Dvorak on How Microsoft Can Kill Linux · · Score: 1

    I thought that was Nostrodumbass...

  24. Re:Hopefully a good thing on New York Times Buys About.com for $410 Million · · Score: 1

    I guess the appeal is to get the eyballs of clueless newbies that don't know how to block advertising.

    Thanks to adblock, about.com looks clean and is actually usefull.

  25. Re:Oh good... on Verizon To Acquire MCI For $6.7 Billion · · Score: 1

    What, Like MCI/UUNET has/had good customer service? I feel ashamed that I worked for 7 years for those thieves. My only wish is that my friends that still work for them manage to land on their feet after the inevitable bloodletting.

    BTW, When I had my throat slit 2 years ago, I know several systems lost the only people that knew how they worked. When they broke, there was no one around that knew what to do.

    The good news is that I have a much better job now working for a non-profit. Make a little less money, but the work is much more rewarding.