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  1. Re:What is considered a typo? on iPhone Keyboard Leads to Typso · · Score: 1

    when it pops up with an auto correct recommendation, and you dismiss it three times, it will not try that correction again.

    I keep getting the feeling that apple's marketing people did the spelling corrections though. It likes to fix my CaSe of iphone, and if I type "apps" for applications, it changes it to "Apple"

  2. rentals on Kmart Drops Blu-Ray Players · · Score: 1

    Even if HD-DVD players are cheaper, the HD DVD movies aren't available on blockbuster online, or the neighborhood stores. Netflix rents both, and from their stats:

    Those who looked at Blu-ray titles outnumber those looking at HD-DVD by a factor of 1.8 to 1.

    So even when both are available, Blu-ray is twice as popular. Blu-ray sales are also twice that of HD-DVD.

  3. Re:SSH and a keyboard. on Steve Jobs Announces iPhone SDK · · Score: 2

    Almost the same list as mine. I want:

    1. Real IM client. If it disconnects when the screen isn't on, or the app doesn't have focus, it isn't worthwhile.
    1. SSH2 client
    2. Better bluetooth support and accessories. Specifically, stereo BT headset, and BT keyboard.

  4. IANAPBILA on Germans Pursuing Kiddie Porn In Second Life · · Score: 1

    IANAPBILA = I am not a psychologist but I like acronyms.

    I just wanted to join in. Thanks.

  5. Re:Agreed on Is Virtual Rape a Crime? · · Score: 1

    You can't do anything like that to someone else unless they initiate it by right clicking an object and activating an animation, or by wearing an object that contains a script.

  6. misleading on The Gigahertz Race is Back On · · Score: 1

    Having a really long pipeline with a high clock speed doesn't make your computer faster. It sounds better in marketing terms though - which is why Intel eventually fell flat on it's face when consumers found out the P4's were crap. If Intel's high clockspeed cpus also performed, we'd still see a mhz war because intel would still be focusing on it in their marketing. Right now it's just on the backburner.

  7. !Poor AMD on Intel's Penryn Benchmarked · · Score: 1

    The technologies are staggered between the two companies. So every other year the other company leaps ahead. It's not that AMD is behind, it's that their last release is behind intel's new release. The same thing happened to intel when AMD leaped ahead..

    I'm just thankful AMD can compete. If they were still making crappy intel clones, we'd be paying quite a bit more for hardware.

  8. You forgot the most important cause of shootings.. on Many Dead In Virginia Tech Shooting · · Score: 1

    Global warming.

  9. Re:Will anyone gain anything from this? Not Linux on The End is Nigh for XP · · Score: 2, Informative

    You mean the reboot option that comes BACK every once in a while to ask if you want to reboot?

    That's why the other guy said not to answer it - if you just push it to the side of your screen it can't pop up again since it's already there.. annoying as hell.

  10. Re:nothing you can do about this on Woman's House Robbed After Fake Craigslist Post · · Score: 1

    I disagree, as long as most of their listings are free, and the competition is not, they have a place.

  11. RIAA != Company on RIAA Going After a 10-Year-Old Girl · · Score: 1

    I know you put company in double quotes, but people really need to be informed about who the companies are inside the trade group. Otherwise they're falling for their trick of masking the real companys who fund it.

  12. Re:Nothing really unusual about it on Microsoft Vista, IE7 Banned By U.S. DOT · · Score: 1

    you don't want to see your door at all. if you need to see it, move your head closer to the window when backing up.

    properly adjusted side view mirrors also have the bonus of not blinding you when it's night time and there's someone behind you with HIDs.

  13. SL scripting = teh suq on Introduction to Linden Scripting Language · · Score: 1

    While it's been a few months since I last used SL, the scripting language leaves much to be desired.

    It is EASY for someone to write a script that bogs down the server. Also scripts can be automated and self replicating. There was a problem a while back (Not sure if it's still an issue) about someone writing scripts that fly around really high (higher than a normal user can go without scripting super powers into a worn object) scanning land blocks for land for sale. It then alerted the owner of the script if anyone mistakenly setup some land for sale really cheap. It would randomly lag everyone as it passed by. The flying object was not just set really high in the sky, but also invisible. Since it moved at such speed, it took a while for people to even come to the conclusion that they even existed.

    Fun stuff.

  14. Re:Hypocrisy at its finest on MySpace Sued by Families of Online Predator Victims · · Score: 1

    I don't think that is the case.

    What I think is that the case being brought is stupid, and people are lashing out due to that fact, not so much due to the spyware stuff.

    If the parent's wanted justice, they'd go after the person(s) who actually attacked their kids. Instead they're going after a company they think they can milk for millions. If it wasn't for the car makers, the attackers couldn't have easily gotten to the kids either! How about the ISP's who allowed the communications between user and the website? How about the web browser itself?! The list goes on and on. Blaming myspace is a joke.

  15. barebones on HP Disables VT On Some Intel Laptops · · Score: 1

    You can buy barebone systems now. Usually you pick the chipset/cpu/screen, then fill in the ram, hard drive, and mini pci slots.

  16. Re:statutory rape on Fighting Porn Vs. Ruining Innocent Lives · · Score: 1

    There are usually exceptions, usually if you're within 3 years of the other person, it's OK. So a 16 year old and a 19 year old are usually okay. I say "usually", since it varies from state to state.

  17. dvds don't have high enough resolution on Wii Outselling PS3 in Japan · · Score: 1

    I strongly disagree. I have a 1080p tv set and the quality of DVD's do not compare to high def signal. I bought a high end dvd player and it still sucked. I ended up going with a desktop based PVR and dvi to hdmi cable, before the dvd quality was decent enough, but it is still no where what it could be.

    If you're using a crappy TV, I'd understand your viewpoint.

  18. Re:Different types of Damages on RIAA Admits 70 Cent Price is 'In the Range' · · Score: 1

    You sure about that? Far as I know, the money goes to the local gov't who then decides how to spread out the cash influx.

  19. Re:Different types of Damages on RIAA Admits 70 Cent Price is 'In the Range' · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If damages were given to the gov't, can you imagine what the laws and rulings we'd end up seeing? It's already bad enough that cops "camp out" on the highways to zap us for going 5 mph over the speed limit in order to generate revenue ...

  20. Re:40,000 developers with 100,000 lines of new cod on An Inside Look At eBay's Technology · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Just a few thousand people, but it does involve millions of dollars in work for a company in the top 15 of the fortune 500.

  21. 40,000 developers with 100,000 lines of new code.. on An Inside Look At eBay's Technology · · Score: 4, Funny

    That means 2.5 lines of code per developer every two weeks!

    Fun and games aside, what's the big deal with upgrading a live site? I write software that builds and packages itself and then deploys it's own code to itself in production while it's running. No issues here...

  22. Re:gizmondo on Verizon to Allow Ads on Its Mobile Phones · · Score: 1

    ... a fireball of flaming Enzo?

  23. Re:Not just true for humans on Richest 2% Own Half the World's Wealth · · Score: 2, Informative

    Which is fine, since if the stock prices dropped, you wouldn't want to have to reevaluate his income and give him money back.

    If he ever sells his stock, he'd have to pay taxes on it. It's not a free ride by any means.

  24. Re:it doesn't even make sense on Microsoft Debuts MySpace-Like IT Site · · Score: 1

    I was thinking more like "local resource for IT pros", but you're right, that's illogical, since the developers aren't local to it.

  25. Apple knows when to give up on Trojan Installs Anti-Virus, Removes Other Malware · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yes, at least apple knows when to give up and use BSD.

    I remember a friend who used to own a $12,000 apple computer (for advertising) and it was the biggest pile of crap ever.