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  1. Re:Stupid Question on Wi-Fi Warsailing In The Netherlands · · Score: 3, Interesting

    if you look at this map it shows the coverage of waterways around a city with wifi access. so, i'm assuming warsailing would be sailing around in ones boat looking for a hotspot...

    It's slashdot, what did you expect?

  2. Don't care about apple... on New PowerMac G5s: Up to 2.5Ghz, Liquid Cooled · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...as much as I care about the liquid cooling part. I remember liquid cooling my crappy little celeron, thinking it would never go mainstream because of my belief at the time that water + electricity = bad.

    Now, we've got liquid cooled technology backed by Apple. It's pretty sweet, considering you either have to buy a specially designed freon pumping case, or a $500 video card to reap the benefits of this kind of cooling.. Now all you've gotta do is buy a $3000 Mac.

    Sarcasm aside, I think this shows that soon, the PC's on the shelves will mostly all be using some sort of heat pipe / water cooling technology.

    I'm not a Mac fanboy, don't own one, but this really goes to show that Apple can and does set standards for personal computing. With major backing like this, it's only a matter of time before it trickles down to where everyone can be using it for a relatively cheap price. Way to go, Apple.

  3. lol @ internet video on TiVo Will Stream Content From The Web · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, Tivo users will be able to download such internet classics as:

    Fat Kid imitating Darth Maul

    Drunk guy lighting fart on fire

    Black guy talking about Whistle Tips on Car Muffler

    Boy, You Tivo users sure are missing out on the latest in internet based video.

  4. Well.. on Should The FCC Be Abolished? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This is about as good as the police argument...

    You don't like them when they are busting you, pulling you over, or otherwise generally making your life a pain in the ass.

    You DO like them when they arrest somebody who is causing you or someone you love, physical harm, or otherwise trying to be a pain in your ass.

    Which do you choose? I'd say the FCC needs to enforce some regulations, but seriously, taking somebody off the radio for talking about something risque, is ridiculous. They have gone farther than just making sure companies stay in line, now they want to control everything you see & hear.

    I'd say they are just about as good as the RIAA. And we all know exactly how much the RIAA is loved around here.

  5. Short answer... on Will There Be A Winning Autonomous Robot in 2005? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    No. Last time a good 30%, I believe, didn't even make it out the gate. I seriously doubt any of them will "win". Well, I'm sure they're all winners, like in the special olympics, but i don't think they will FINISH the course.

  6. All i want to know is... on Theaters vs. Camcorders, Round 27 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Which one of you got away? Was it extremely difficult to escape the grasp of buttery fingered, 8.25/hr ushers?

  7. This may be redundant.. on 40" OLED Television Revealed at SID · · Score: 5, Insightful

    But why is it that every single flat panel television is just completely too expensive? I love looking at them when I go shopping, but I fail to see the point in spending between $2000-$5000 for one of these displays. I don't care how many languages it speaks or what O/S it runs. What is the problem here? Is it really that expensive to produce large scale OLED/LCD/plasma displays? It seems regular ol' televisions have gone down in price, why not these larger flat panels? Is it going to be another 10-20 years before I can afford a reasonably priced unit?

  8. interesting book on Fix a Troubled Mac · · Score: 1

    This actually does interest me, I've worked on PC's for a long time, but I have never worked on a Mac before. It's obviously somewhat different to the point that people are writing on the subject matter. Can any Mac users in here share some differences as to how maintenance with these differs from that of a regular windows (or linix) based PC?