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  1. Re:Why heaters? on Mars Lander Faces Slow Death · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Can't speak for this exactly but a friend of mine has a vapo-chill unit on one of his PC's and he managed to get the temps so low on the cpu that it stopped working.

  2. Re:These kids these days... on Getting Away With a Cheap Graphics Card · · Score: 1

    I'm just green with envy. ;)

  3. Re:So? on Comcast Discontinues Customers' USENET Service · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Yes, 400 posts a day on sci.electronics.design. I subscribe to 35 text only newsgroups, even the OS/2 ones are still active. ;)

  4. Re:The daily rate is outrageously expensive on T-Mobile Launches £2 Per Day Mobile Broadband · · Score: 1

    "the daily rate will run you 60lbs a month"

    Yes, that is a really heavy charge. ;)

  5. Re:Technology? on Stephen Hawking Unveils "Time Eater" Clock · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'd call it craftmanship, engineering and art all rolled up into one.

  6. Re:It'll be the same as before.. on Will Modern Games Stand the Test of Time? · · Score: 1

    How many of those older great games were DRM crippled with only three to five installs?

  7. Re:Note on Units on Spectacular Fossil Forests Found In US Coalmine · · Score: 1

    You don't know what the size of a pair of Bristols is?

  8. What is Scientology? on 4,000 Anti-Scientology Videos Yanked From YouTube · · Score: 1

    Get the facts on their video channel. Nice advert to go with this article.

  9. Re:Probably not a first on The Electronic Bastille · · Score: 1

    "(introduced by our country's socialists, I hasten to add, before people start trying to blame the right)."

    New Labour are socialists? Don't make me laugh.

    Labour were socialists.

    Blairite New Labour were never socialists.

  10. Re:You can run it on linux... on Red Alert 1 Released As Freeware · · Score: 1

    Try this link for Wine.

    http://www.winehq.org/

  11. Cannabis is not addictive on WCG Tournament Director Admits Drugs In E-Sports · · Score: 1

    I should know, I've been smoking it for thirty eight years. ;)

  12. Re:Still waiting for robot cars on EU Reserves a Frequency For Talking Cars · · Score: 1

    "I think it's only a matter of time before computer controled cars come in."

    Gives a whole new meaning to Blue Screen of Death?

  13. Re:78's, 16's... on Digitizing Rare Vinyl · · Score: 1

    "but it did have a certain charm."

    And they can be worth a lot of money nowadays.

  14. Re:Electronic voting's cousin? on Chipped Passport Cloned In Minutes · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Customs don't get humour anywhere.

  15. Deep dank dark dungeons on Diablo III Designer Defends New Look and Feel · · Score: 1

    are always well lit and brightly coloured. ;)

    Personally the moody feel of the original Diablo is still favourite with me.

  16. The UK says on "Mobile Plate Hunter" Cameras Raise Questions · · Score: 2, Informative

    Welcome to the party. We've been here a while and are sure you will get into the swing of it. ;)

  17. It's also on R.I.P Usenet: 1980-2008 · · Score: 1

    the year of Linux on the desktop. ;)

  18. Re:You know I gotta. on UK Facebook User's Name Appropriation Draws Huge Libel Suit · · Score: 1

    Shecond try.

  19. Re:The Witcher on Putting Fable II Through Its Paces · · Score: 1

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witcher_(video_game)#Game_engine

    "The Witcher is powered by a heavily modified version of the Aurora Engine by BioWare, enhanced for a single-player experience. A number of changes have been introduced to the original engine, some of them are described below."

  20. Re:First Use on Consumer 3D Television Moving Forward · · Score: 1

    With a touch-screen interface?

  21. Re:French? on Ubisoft Steals 'No-CD Crack' To Fix Rainbow 6: Vegas 2 · · Score: 1

    "Very true. Now I hate the French as much as the next Briton"

    There's more to Britain than just England. ;)

  22. Re:you have no idea on World's First 2GB Graphics Card Is Here · · Score: 1

    Funny, one of my all time favourite games Ecstatica II didn't look particularly good even for its time. I wasted hours playing through that game.

  23. Re:Umm.. it's not a freaking charity people ... on EBay Abandons Plans For PayPal Monopoly · · Score: 1

    If you run a shopping mall are you allowed to say what kinds of checks the stores within the mall will take?

  24. Re:Wow, really shows who spam is coined at on What Happens When You Reply To ALL of Your Spam · · Score: 1

    "On a slightly offtopic note, she looks kinda M.I.L.F.!"

    Damn you, that made me click on the article link.

    Plus, she looks like a young babe to me. ;)

  25. Exchange rate error on A Video Tour of the MSI Wind and Other Netbooks · · Score: 2, Insightful

    with computer hardware kit one dollar equals one pound so it will probably cost $350 or there about.