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  1. They're finally fast enough already on IDC: PC Shipments Decline Worse Than Forecasted, No Recovery Expected · · Score: 1

    My computer is about 4 years old, in the past I've always been one to upgrade when a significant performance gain is available, but right now I can still play games on the highest settings and only use 1/4 of my CPUs. This is the first time I've ever worn out a CPU fan before I replaced the computer.

  2. Really? Instant message speed? on Microsoft To Can Skype API; Third-Party Products Will Not Work · · Score: 1

    Because apparently, 'instant' isn't quite fast enough.

  3. Re:That's the price you pay on Will Legitimacy Spoil Bitcoin? · · Score: 1

    Apostropocalypse

  4. Trust peer-reviewed science... on Is Science Just a Matter of Faith? · · Score: 1

    or the big bearded man in the sky. If those are the two options, I know which one I'm choosing.

  5. Re:Just hit F11 on Chrome May Drop the URL Bar · · Score: 1

    You're right... it's much less than a second.

  6. Just hit F11 on Chrome May Drop the URL Bar · · Score: 1

    If you want your screen wall-to-wall website, just go full screen. It only takes a second to switch back and fourth.

  7. Meh on Play Pacman, Pinball, and Pong With a Paramecium · · Score: 1

    Wake me up when I can play Smash T.V. with live puppies. "Good luck... You'll need it!"

  8. Re:But TVs are OK?! on US May Disable All Car Phones, Says Trans. Secretary · · Score: 1

    They make you release and reapply the parking brake if it thinks you're doing that. You'd have to wire a switch under the dash or something that you could flip off and on when needed.

  9. Re:But TVs are OK?! on US May Disable All Car Phones, Says Trans. Secretary · · Score: 1

    It's a nice thought... but they make you release and reapply the parking brake if it thinks you're doing that. You'd have to wire a switch under the dash or something that you could flip off and on when needed.

  10. Re:But TVs are OK?! on US May Disable All Car Phones, Says Trans. Secretary · · Score: 2, Informative

    Front seat displays are required to have a safety switch that only allows them to turn on when the parking brake is applied.

  11. Re:Whats the point on New Device Puts SSD In a DIMM Slot · · Score: 1

    The power still comes from the power supply... where else would it come from? I guess it'd be useful if you have memory slots you're not using, but no extra drive bays.

  12. Hmmm on Hard-to-Read Fonts Improve Learning · · Score: 1

    Maybe that's why all the bespectacled nerds tend to do better on tests, they're concentrating harder when they read?

  13. While we're at it, on Military Personnel Weigh In On Being Taliban In Medal of Honor · · Score: 1

    We'd better ban any books or movies that tell any story from a non-American point of view. Oh wait, that's right... video games must be treated differently than all other media. I forgot about the, "freedom of speech, except for video games" clause in the Constitution.

  14. TF2 runs under WINE on Steam Prompts OS X Graphics Update · · Score: 1

    I can get about 30 FPS, too.

  15. Doubt it's SATA cable interference on Calling Shenanigans On Super SATA's Claimed Audio Qualities · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I doubt that interference from the SATA cable is an issue as some have suggested, since anyone half-serious about PC audio that’s using a PCI SoundBlaster should be slapped. It’s not expensive to get a decent, high-bitrate sound interface that operates via USB, FireWire, or a PCI interface that lets you put the analog guts halfway across the room from your noisy computer. Yes, PCs put out a bunch of EMI, but the CPU and video card are much worse culprits than an SATA cable ever could hope to be. I don’t claim to be an “audiophile” (for obvious reasons) but I do produce music and own a 10000 watt concert system, and have been paying attention for many years to what REALLY makes a difference in sound.

  16. Too bad on Inside the Lab of One of the World's Last Holographers · · Score: 1

    I saw a holographic arts exhibit in San Francisco in the late 80s that took up a huge warehouse. Saw some amazing stuff there, sad to see the art form is dying.

  17. The sentence should be on Ex-SF Admin Terry Childs Gets 4-Year Sentence · · Score: 1

    They should /attempt/ to keep him in jail for the rest of his life, that'd be a fair sentence for attempted murder.

  18. Amazon ratings on Where Are the Joysticks For Retro Gaming? · · Score: 1

    Maybe you're forgetting that for the most part, the old joysticks /were/ lousy. I would have given them one star on Amazon, too.

  19. Re:In Soviet Russia... on Looking Back at 1984 Report On "Radical Computing" · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yeah, you've definitely got nothing... why don't you go ahead and not post. That'd be great. While you're at it, don't breed. Thanks.

  20. Are you sure about that ? on The CD Turns 25 Today · · Score: 1

    I'd be hard pressed to believe anyone is releasing professionally pressed CDs from master recordings that clip. I've also not heard a recording that sounded worse after peak normalizing to 0db. That'll give you good dynamic range, but won't ever clip. Some of the newer all-digital gear doesn't have as much headroom as the old analog gear, but you also don't have to push the levels as hard to get a clean recording.

  21. Maybe not on Gadgets Have Taken Over For Our Brains · · Score: 1

    I don't think they've established a causal relationship here necessarily. I had horrible memory long before I ever owned a cell phone or PDA. I blame TV.

  22. Unreal Tournament 2004 - Onslaught on Slashdot's Games of the Year · · Score: 1

    It's the first game to come out in at least a decade that has had this much replay value for me.

  23. Great on Gaming Mice Get Benchmarked · · Score: -1, Troll

    I'm supposed to wade through 22 pages, when they don't even review the high-end Logitech G7 I've had my eye on even though they have the G5? Go eat a bowl of fuck.

  24. I replace 'em just before they break on How Often Do You Replace Your Hard Drives? · · Score: 1

    Saves a lot of hassle.

  25. I love Power Glove, it's so bad! on The Wizard Released on DVD · · Score: 1

    I think I may still have the mini Nintendo Power they gave you at the theater. Now that I think about it, I know I still have a few issues of Nintendo Fun Club around somewhere.