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  1. Re:From their FAQ on Lawsuits Force 321 Studios Out Of Business · · Score: 1

    CompUSA does indeed track your buying habits

    If you pay cash and lie about whatever demographic they ask about (zip code, phone number, etc.), they really don't.

  2. Another clue? on Halo 2 Website Puzzle Confounds · · Score: 1

    On this page, there is a paragraph of text. After a little digging, I found it came from Gulliver's Travels. Another piece?

  3. Re:hmmm on Microsoft Expects 1 Billion Windows Users by 2010 · · Score: 1

    Oh, it's on!

  4. TV Nostalgia... on China's New Craze: E-bikes · · Score: 1

    Reminds me of an old episode of Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist.

  5. Obligitory Futurama Reference on Death by Coffee? · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, but it'll let you save all your friends from a fire.

  6. Re:Heh, a beast at 9 pounds on Dell's Gaming Monster · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I own a second-gen. Couldn't agree more, couldn't live without it.

    Plus, Dell doesn't have the OS. :)

  7. Re:You don't have to be blind to do that. on Three Blind Phreaks · · Score: 1

    Don't forget, though, there are the somewhat defunct A, B, C, and D tones that are one harmonic higher than 3, 6, 9, and #, to make for a total of 16. You're right, though. I'm only half trained on it, but if I've got a few minutes to waste I might try. I'd say musicians would be great at this, because they already need to tune instruments, so they could identify the key of each tone.

  8. Coming next... on High Definition Radio is Here · · Score: 1

    It'd be interesting if they added still photos to the digital broadcast, as a supplemental thing.

    Then, Ruby Rhod can rule the airwaves and I'll have a chance to make it to Fhloston Paradise!

  9. Re:Die, Vivendi Die on MP3 Winners and Losers for 2003 · · Score: 1

    Still, for On Demand, a subscription to most of those 300 channels is required. Add to that that you can't get On Demand programming on a channel you don't subscribe to, and it seems like more of an extra than a service.

  10. Re:Stupid on Apple Announces 25 Million Song Downloads · · Score: 3, Interesting

    No. 128kb/s isn't that good.

    I love it when people forget we're talking about AAC, not MP3. 128 kb/s AAC far surpasses most 192 kb/s VBR MP3s.

  11. Re:Well... on California Makes Recording in Cinema a Crime · · Score: 1

    That was from The Decline, though. The greatest 18-minute song of all time.

  12. Re:a Better headline would be on Expose Metacity With Expocity · · Score: 1, Funny

    Did anyone notice the Expose demo movie on the desktop? Where's his R & D coming from?

  13. Re:It Gets Worse on Software Installation/Update via Internet Patented · · Score: 1

    The web is usually an "alias" for the internet.

    But what about Gopher? And WAIS?

    People will get confused!

  14. Re:Go bill gates! on Microsoft Fires Mac Fan For Blog Photo · · Score: 0

    If I wasn't out of mod points, you'd get 'em all. Fucking hilarious.

  15. Re:I know one use... on High-Tech Glasses Help Improve Memory · · Score: 1

    Yes, it is. I posted vaguely because it sounded a bit funnier.

  16. I know one use... on High-Tech Glasses Help Improve Memory · · Score: 1

    This'll save Leonard Shelby hundreds on tattoos. And Polaroid film.

  17. Re:I've always thought on Baffling the Spam Bots · · Score: 1

    I've had people read them as backslashes, and get angry at me when I try to tell them that it's not a backslash, it's a frontslash.

  18. Re:looks like i am not upgrading on Adobe Makes Products Harder to Use, More Expensive · · Score: 1

    Me, I like Liquid Sky and Eelpout. Beats numbering, especially that "CS" stuff.

  19. Expenses on Intuit Apologizes to Turbo Tax Customers · · Score: 1

    $50-90 million? Or 50-90 million customers?

    They lost both.

  20. Re:Not such a bad deal on EMusic Acquired, Halting Unlimited Downloads · · Score: 1

    Of course, you have the choice on whether to pay that $1 whenever you want. If you're sure you want 480 songs in a year, then eMusic is for you. I buy a lot of music (I've spent over $100 at iTMS), but it's never guaranteed that I'll buy something in any given month. Plus, eMusic doesn't have all of what I want. They've got a lot, but iTMS is expanding, so, hopefully, they'll get some NOFX.

  21. Re:A little too anxious counter? on Apple Sets Oct. 24th Release For Mac OS X 10.3 · · Score: 1

    Hm. It hits about 65% on my iBook/500 under 10.2.8 6R73. And this is the machine with the 66 MHz bus!

  22. Re:This is Truly Disgusting on SGI Code Changes Not Enough, Says SCO · · Score: 2, Funny

    [O]ne should not name the devil

    I've heard that, if you say "Litigious Darl" three times in a dark room in front of a mirror, a mysterious check will be drawn onto your bank account. Wooooo.....

  23. Re:WTF? on ICANN Gives VeriSign 36 Hours to Pull Sitefinder · · Score: 1

    I guess it's redundant because it's what we're all thinking.

  24. Re:Great for OSX on Mplayer Revisited · · Score: 2, Informative

    I've got the same iBook, and VLC works very well, with the exception of HQ DivX encodes. MPlayer OS X is a lifesaver then, as it seems to be a bit smoother. MPlayer's not full-time for me, though, since the lipsync sometimes falls out, which VLC avoids quite well. Is there an audio-sync function in MPlayer that I don't know about? Turning on the slow-media cache helps, but isn't a sure thing.

  25. Re:Ion drive is cool, but... on Ion Engine Propels Probe to Moon · · Score: 1

    15 months from now, the moon'll be there, but there will be a C, an H, and part of an A carved on it.