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  1. Re:CSPAN.org on Internet Televison Content Coming of Age · · Score: 2, Interesting

    But that's low res. Actually, I was having fun seeing how many different video feeds (cspan, yahoo, etc.) of one debate open on my desktop at the same time.

  2. Tech Support on India Outsourcers Find Back Door in Canada · · Score: 2, Funny

    If Dell outsources their tech support to Canada, at least I'll be able to understand the guy as opposed to the current situation....

  3. The real question is... on SBC and Microsoft to Provide HDTV Over IP · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...how much will something like this cost to the consumer?

  4. Also here on First Looks at Athlon 64 4000+ & FX-55 · · Score: 4, Informative
  5. Demo on EA Predicted to Announce Madden, NHL Sales Drops · · Score: 1

    How am I supposed to try and maybe buy Madden 2005 if EA decided not to release a demo for it this year?

  6. Re:$345! on Transistor Radio Turns 50 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Way back then, if you'd sign up for an offer at www.freeRegencyTR-1s.com and refer 5 of your friends, you could get it free! :-)

  7. Re:Linux is great.. on Sharp Plans To Pull Zaurus From U.S. Market · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I see no need for a PDA that runs linux on it.But you see a reason for a PDA to run Windows? If they run Windows, why not Linux?

  8. another article on A Dual Monitor Experiment · · Score: 5, Informative

    There was a good article about dual-monitor setups on Extremetech recently.

  9. What's wrong with Unix - the GLAT on Rob Pike Responds · · Score: 4, Funny
    Recently on the Google Labs Aptitude Test there was a question: "What's broken with Unix? How would you fix it?"

    What would you have put?

    Nice answer given by Pike (and no, I'm not going to requote the whole thing), but good luck fitting it into the box here on the 'test.' :-)

  10. What!? on Gmail Begins Signing Email with DomainKeys · · Score: 4, Funny

    You mean the e-mail I got from BUYYYY_CH33P_M3DZ@gmail.com might not have been authentic!?!?

  11. I don't understand on Chinese Satellite Crashes Into House · · Score: 5, Interesting
    "The returning capsule only went through the roof and no one was injured or died. Experts who inspected the return capsule found it was not damaged at all," the report said, quoting local official Ai Yuqing.

    "The landing technology of our country's satellites is very mature and the precision of the landing point is among the best in the world. Members of the public need not worry about this," it also said, quoting Chinese space experts.

    Someone please explain this to me. Did they plan on crashing the thing into this guy's roof?

  12. But why... on If Windows Came to PPC, Would You Switch? · · Score: 1

    ...pay more for hardware if you're going to run Windows anyway?

  13. Targus Groove on Advice On Notebook Backpacks? · · Score: 1

    I've been using what I think is the the Targus Groove backpack for about a month or so now, and it's been great. There's lots of extra space, and it's much more comfortable to carry around than a regular laptop bag.
    One thing you might want to consider, though, is that the name Targus on your bag probably means to thieves that there may be a laptop inside, while a bag from another lesser-known manufacturer may be more inconspicuous.

  14. Another one on Another Google Recruiting Technique · · Score: 1

    I also got a copy of this "test" in Dr. Dobb's.

  15. This is the same thing we always hear... on P2P Networks Blamed For Software Losses Doubling · · Score: 1, Redundant

    This mistake is that if John Doe downloads a copy of Photoshop, it would count as hundreds of dollars of lost revenue according to the article. But who says John Doe would have bought that software if P2P or whatever method he used weren't available to him? If someone goes to a library and reads through a bunch of books, did some publishing company just "lose" $100? Of course not!

  16. Re:many are not even remotely amusing on Large User Groups Cause Spontaneous Greying · · Score: 1
    There are a few gems(How to Read the Fucking Manual is amusing in that it's even there)

    I don't think this one's a real support page at Microsoft. Look at the link - it points to some Geocities page....

  17. Re:For some suggested approaches, see on Mathematician Claims Proof of Riemann Hypothesis · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I was looking for it for a while too. I actually just found it. If you search for "proof by obfuscation" you'll get a whole bunch of results in Google.

  18. For some suggested approaches, see on Mathematician Claims Proof of Riemann Hypothesis · · Score: 5, Interesting
  19. I think that this is what they call... on Mathematician Claims Proof of Riemann Hypothesis · · Score: 1

    ...proof by obfuscation.

  20. You don't always need to sign up... on Passwords Can Sit on Hard Disks for Years · · Score: 1

    ...on a site asking for registration. Just use bugmenot.com (the Firefox extension is useful). That way, you can limit what your password is used for (if you only use one password) and avoid having to memorize 50 different passwords (if, for security reasons, you use different passwords at different sites).

  21. As Jerry Seinfeld once said, on McDonald's and Sony Offer Music Downloads · · Score: 3, Funny

    "I usually like mine with an angioplasty."

  22. obligatory seinfeld quote on Night Vision Goggles vs Pirates · · Score: 2, Funny

    (from stanthecaddy)

    % Anna and George in George's car.

    George: I'm a bootlegger.

    Anna: You're a what?

    George: I'm bootleggin' a movie, baby!

    Anna: Isn't that illegal?

    George: I can do hard time for this one. And community service!

    Anna: Is this your FiberCon?

    George: (Takes it and throws it out window) Get outta my way!

  23. So... on New Largest Prime Found: Over 7 Million Digits · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...if I add 2 to this number, I just might get another prime and find the new largest prime. :-)

  24. Re:There is an issue here on Online Plagiarist Sues University · · Score: 3, Interesting

    But many universities consider using a single essay of yours for two different assignments to be plagiarizing, so why should your case be any different?

  25. Re:assembly language is for pansies on Hardcore Java · · Score: 1

    It's kind of funny how in a Theory of Computation course one learns about finite state machines, then context-free grammars and push-down automata, and finally about Turing machines, only to go full-circle and realize that computers are simply huge finite state machines (mainly, I think, due to their limited memory as opposed to the unlimited tapes of Turing machines).