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  1. M.U.L.E. on Atari 800 on C-64 Diehards Relive History · · Score: 1

    Dude, M.U.L.E. came out for the Atari 800! M.U.L.E. rules on Atari 800 because it has four joystick ports, which helps a lot living with four brothers and sisters, especially at auction time.

    Other cool Atari 800 games: "Behind Jaggy Lines" and "Ball Blaster".

  2. Still running DOS on What's the Oldest Hardware You are Still Using? · · Score: 1

    Anyone else still run old DOS programs on actual DOS machines?

    Yes, GE Interlogix (formally ITI) runs their PC board tests on DOS programs in DOS. However, I think their oldest computer is still a Pentium.

  3. 3D splitter adapter! on 3D Photo Gadget Reviewed · · Score: 1

    When I first read the title, I thought this was a device that would take two images (from mirrors placed apart from each other, the distance of your pupils) and combine them into your digital camera's lens, each filtered different colors (red and cyan). That way you wouldn't really need a tripod and only had to shoot one shot of a moving subject. Of course, you still must keep the camera level.

    Now that would really be a cool gadget!

  4. I get it! on Mono-culture And The .NETwork Effect · · Score: 1

    I got Mono in college. It was no fun.

  5. Donated hardware? on Multiple Monitors Increase Productivity · · Score: 1

    ...And if ATI and NEC donate enough video cards and monitors to a university, they can spin positive advertis...err, studies.

  6. What to do with the $1.3 million? on Protein Researchers Win Nobel Prize In Chemistry · · Score: 3, Funny

    When asked what to do with the $1.3 million awarded, he answered (on NPR), "Since they couldn't get a hold of me and I found out second hand, I decided to buy a cell phone."

  7. Belkin OmniCube on What's A 'Scroll Lock' And Why Is It On My Keyboard? · · Score: 1

    I use the Scroll Lock key to switch between systems on my Belkin OmniCube 4-Port monitor/keyboard/mouse switch. It's more convenient than reaching over to press a button on the box itself.

  8. Bluetooth Vibrator on Expensive Geek Toys Roundup · · Score: 2, Funny

    Okay, I Googled for Bluetooth Vibrator and surprisingly came up with quite the list.

  9. Wrong construct on IETF Draft Sets up Public Namespaces · · Score: 1

    The "//" is not the beginning of a machine name.

    Before I explain, let me get something else out of the way. Windows uses back slashes "\\" as the start of a machine name followed by "\" and a path. I'm not sure if that's what you were thinking.

    That being said, the "//" is used to describe the network. What goes between these two forward slashes is the name of the network. If left empty, it defaults to the Internet. It's reserved for the next version of the Internet.

    The info: tag is more closely related to the mailto: tag.

  10. Those darn politicians... on VeriSign and Secure Internet Voting · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...Oh, you mean VeriSign. Oops!

  11. Release it to Yahoo! on The Design Of The Google File System · · Score: 1

    Yah, their going to get right on that...probably release it right to Yahoo! who is going to try to even think about taking on Google. I wonder if they've patented GFS?

  12. GFS and GWS? on The Design Of The Google File System · · Score: 2, Funny

    They designed their own file system as well as Web server? Did they design their own receptionists? If so, I want to work there!

  13. Re:Teenager detector on New Moon System Around Uranus · · Score: 1

    It's not even worth using my last mod point on. :(

  14. Bypass Do Not Call List on House Votes to Launch Do-Not-Call List · · Score: 1

    This reads, "By completing this form, you agree that sponsors and co-sponsors of this offer may telephone you, even if your number is found on a do not call registry or list"
    http://www.antitelemarketer.com/nuke/html/m odules. php?name=News&file=article&sid=10

    Read the fine print!

  15. Why doesn't it just stop? on Recall of Segway Announced by CPSC · · Score: 1

    A low battery alert doesn't seem like a safe way of handling the problem. You'd think with the little battery life left it would try not to move at all, just stay balanced. This probably wouldn't be that easy to accomplish though.

    Think about it. Everytime you leaned forward it would have to drive forward to stay balanced, then slowly back you up to the original position. That way it would inconvience the rider to the point that he'd half to get off.

  16. Re:GE's China and India competition? on MIT Emerging Technologies Conference · · Score: 1

    Yes, they're all GE jobs. Only now the Minnesota employees that have worked at the twenty year old company ITI, purchased from GE one year ago and renamed the GE Interlogix Division, have lost their jobs to overseas outsourcing. The IT employees have been replaced with Indian employees and the blue-collar workers with Mexican workers.

    So you're right, they're not longer American jobs. They're Indian and Mexican jobs. And all because ITI built a better home and office security system then GE. If you can't beat them, buy them and ship their jobs out of the country.

  17. GE's China and India competition? on MIT Emerging Technologies Conference · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Jeffrey Immelt, chairman of General Electric: "China and India will be strong international competitors, while the Internet levels the playing field for price."

    Part of leadership is personal. Immelt said, "People in the organization need to feel you're a part of their life, that they're a phone call away from the top of the company. They need to be able to trust the organization's command chain to pass information in an unfiltered way."


    As a former GE employee I can say GE is an innovator in outsourcing competition to China and India. I'd like to make a phone call to the top of the company: "Hey, could you please stop sending American jobs overseas?"

    The board will award Immelt 250,000 performance share units (PSUs) with a present value of $7.5 million -- 8.5% more than Immelt's 2002 salary and bonus.
    ...he already makes $6.9 million in bonuses and salary...

    Source: RatcliffeBlog

  18. Hidden Spy Node on New Nano-ITX 12cm Motherboards · · Score: 1

    You could install one in anyone's computer at work and listen to their network. Kind of like installing Linux on an XBox and sitting it on your desk.

  19. They have the list? on U.S. Court Blocks Anti-Telemarketing List · · Score: 1

    I think there's a problem here. Haven't they already been supplied with this list? Now they can legally use it to solicit people.

  20. A Fondue Restaurant on Google Adds Location Targeted Searching · · Score: 1

    Localized search found it!

    The Melting Pot is an interesting twist on an old 70's family fun fad, only upscale. My wife and I dined there in Chicago and fell in love.

    You table has it's own hot grill. Everything is cooked, served, melted, right in front of you. It's a great date experience!

    The Melting Pot

  21. Server Error on Google Adds Location Targeted Searching · · Score: 1

    The server encountered a temporary error and could not complete your request. Please try again in a minute or so. Google got /.ed!

  22. Re:Nails? on New Treo Reviewed · · Score: 1

    I've heard that you can use Graffiti with the Treo 270, 300, and 600. Also, the a technique that allows you to...
    Replace Graffiti 2 with Original Graffiti

  23. Dunked on Cell Phones May Spread Infections · · Score: 1

    So how long before someone develops a cell phone that can be dunked in alcohol or run through the autoclave to sterilize it?

    I killed a waterproof watch with alcohol and gasoline. I accidently knocked a gas can over onto my arm and drenched my watch. I tried everything to get the smell out. When I finally soaked it overnight in rubbing alcohol, it got the smell out but it stopped working. I guess alcohol can get in some places that water can't.

    Charging it would be interesting. I own the Braun Oral-B 3D toothbrush and it's completely sealed. It has no metal contacts for charging. It must use induction to charge while it's sitting in its cradle.

  24. Re:Disney's Water Screen on Video Screen in Thin Air · · Score: 1

    I knew it was too good to only appear once! And it was in 1992 when I saw it there. There's nothing like watching Fantasmic after dining at Club 33 in New Orleans Square.

  25. Re:Disney's Water Screen on Video Screen in Thin Air · · Score: 1

    Hmmm...back yard movie display!