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  1. Crappy Lens on Nokia Shows Off Megapixel Camera Phone · · Score: 5, Insightful

    As the resolution of the sensor increases in cell-phone cameras, Image quality is going to suck even more because of the crappy little lens used in them.

  2. Re:Dihydrogen Monoxide *is* dangerous on City Officials Almost Ban Foam Cups · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Actually, there really is something called water overdose and apparently it can kill you.

  3. The only item missing is.. on What's in Your Gadget Bag, Cory? · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    a life! What's what all the gadgets

  4. Re:You do NOT want to move to India!!!! on Need a Job? Move to India · · Score: 1

    I've to agree with this post. Indian Infrastructure needs to go a long way before an American can be comfortable there, without a major culture shock

  5. Re:Robert Cringely on Need a Job? Move to India · · Score: 1

    American Companies have to sponsor someone too. You can't just walk into america and look for a job. The Indian equivalent of the H1B is.. if someone employs you, you can get a Visa. It is far less restrictive than the H1-B. The idiot who wrote the article is just that.. an idiot

  6. Re:Netcraft confirm ... on Baystar Confirms Microsoft Behind SCO Investment · · Score: 1

    it's kind of like a hummus roll

  7. impractical on Changing Jobs for Job Satisfaction? · · Score: 0

    It's not always practical to change jobs for job satisfaction alone. Very few people actually like their job. I personally prefer to sit on my arse all day, doing nothing. But, that isn't practical either.

  8. Re:Market fixes itself in this case on DRAM Price Fixing Investigations · · Score: 1
    it's really annoying that the contents of the "dimension 4300" may differ from one computer to the next.
    er.. that's because you get to pick what sound card you want, what video card you want, etc when you're ordering the system online.
  9. Re:Market fixes itself in this case on DRAM Price Fixing Investigations · · Score: 0, Redundant
    oops.. here it is again, formatted properly:
    In April 2002, Michael Dell said that his company, PC maker Dell, began to buy memory
    Why is price fixing by a few manufacturers a concern when alternate vendors are available? It's a problem only if the price fixers are the only vendors. The market is fixing itself. If Dell buys from the 2nd tier vendors, the price fixers have to ultimately lower their prices.
  10. Market fixes itself in this case on DRAM Price Fixing Investigations · · Score: 5, Interesting
    In April 2002, Michael Dell said that his company, PC maker Dell, began to buy memory from second-tier manufacturers to avoid cartel-like behavior of some memory makers. Why is price fixing by a few manufacturers a concern when alternate vendors are available? It's a problem only if the price fixers are the only vendors. The market is fixing itself. If Dell buys from the 2nd tier vendors, the price fixers have to ultimately lower their prices.
  11. Re:Not the only person against Grand Theft Auto on Twenty-five Years at the Heart of Gaming · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Why blame video games? There have been video games, TV Shows, books, music, etc with violent themes for a long time now. Children in countries outside the US play the same games and watch the same movies but don't go around killing each other. The leaders of the US don't think twice about bombing and killing 1000s of civilians. If one's elected leaders set an example of mass murder, why blame video games, media, rock music, etc for violence in society? Violence in society is just a reflection of the example set by the adults in the society. When you have a bunch of adults who wank off over war and weapons, don't expect the kids to turn out any better.

  12. Public Relations on Microsoft Beta Includes Built-in Virus Scanner · · Score: 3, Insightful

    They will probably avoid all the public relations nightmares surrounding security updates by embedding the security updates in the Virus definition updates. Then, it won't look like the OS is broke anymore.. It'll just be "Virus definition updates" everyday.

  13. R2D2 on The Future PC as a Set of Pens? · · Score: 1

    In addition to that, there will be a little droid with pens embedded in it's head to project messages from Master Obi-wan

  14. Re:One question I would have liked to see on Indian Techies Answer About 'Onshore Insourcing' · · Score: 2, Informative
  15. Re:What about equipment issues / export controls? on India Woos Medical Tourists · · Score: 2, Informative

    Doubt that's a problem considering General Electric is designing a lot of their medical equipment such as CT scan machines, etc in Bangalore

  16. Re:That is a LOT of money! on Dell's Gaming Monster · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It's supposed to be a gaming machine.. and there are way more games for x86 PCs than MACs.

  17. Re:A Day without SCO... on SCOoby Snacks · · Score: 2, Funny

    When did the average geek see sunshine last?

  18. wow thanks on The 100-Million Mile Network · · Score: 5, Funny
    The article ends by giving four rules for maintaining a space network, a) Automate processes, b) Bulletproof your gear, c) Be persistent and d) Simulate potential problems, which are probably good rules for any network."
    I'm going to try this out on my space network immediately
  19. DVD upsampled? on What's the Point of Building a Home Theater PC? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What's the point? 480P is converted to either 540P or 1080i in most HDTVs anyway.

  20. It'll be even easier to read if . . . on US Govt Makes Times New Roman 14 Official Font · · Score: 1

    they don't let bloody lawyers write the documents.

  21. Wait a generation on Xbox for $99? Xbox 2 in 2005? · · Score: 1

    I'll get an Xbox when the Xbox2 comes out and the Xbox2 when the Xbox3 comes out. I'll get it dirt cheap and heck.. a game is a game.. A few hours of fun. I don't feel a pressing need to have the latest and greatest games. Games that are a few years old are cheap (and if they are PC games, they perform well on average hardware).

  22. Re:Couple stereotypes from the field on East vs. West: Culture and Distributed Development · · Score: 1

    What a load of bull shit. There are all kind of Indians, and all kinds of Chinese.

  23. Tell the rover on Spirit Sends Debug Information to Earth · · Score: 1, Funny

    shutdown -r now

  24. Re:Apart from the costs of launch on Next Goals For The ESA · · Score: 1

    Even then, it would need some kind of rockets to keep it stable. The colony would have to jettison waste, people inside the colony may fart, etc, and these forces would cause slight drifts. Rockets will still be needed to correct wandering periodically.

  25. Should have continued with the Borg episode on Star Trek: Enterprise in Danger of Being Cancelled · · Score: 1

    There was one good episode where they find the borg ship that crashed in First contact. They should have just continued with that instead of some Xindi crap. That may have made the show at least slightly watchable. The show deserves to be cancelled.