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  1. Re:Are CRTs on the way out? on Are CRTs History? · · Score: 1

    There are websites where you can get Dell coupons that will drop their monitor prices pretty low. I got the 2005FPW about 2 weeks ago for $407. It has a 12ms response time.

    Try out www.gottadeal.com

  2. Re:I don't think so... on Is Rodi BitTorrent's Replacement? · · Score: 1

    Anonymity has many other advantages outside of protecting illegal downloads. I agree that lawyers would probably take that and run with it but I don't think it's a good reason not to implement it into bit torrent.

  3. Re:Wow, news to me on Plugin For Winamp Allows Downloading From iPod · · Score: 1

    It's very easy to take music off of the iPod. All you have to do is change your settings to show hidden folders. Then you can browse to your music on the iPod. Apple sets the folder to hidden and then claims that you "can't copy from it." Pretty lame if you ask me.

    The only problem with that way is that the music isn't organized very well so it is best to have a program to do it with.

  4. mp3 players on Samsung Announces Flash-Based Disk Drive · · Score: 1, Interesting

    This should be nice for HD based mp3 players since I'm sure most of the battery life goes to spinning the platter.

  5. Re:Popup on BusinessWeek on Hacker Hunters · · Score: 1

    Firefox blocked it for me but I've noticed lately that I'm getting more and more popups. Make sure you upgrade to the latest release.

  6. Re:Pfft. They care so much. on BusinessWeek on Hacker Hunters · · Score: 1

    My dad's office (law firm) was hacked about a year ago. Actually, it was more of their phone system that was hacked. It is somehow hooked into their computer system, I don't know the details. Anyways, they got a bill one day and there were tons of calls to the Middle East. They called the FBI and surprisingly an agent showed up. It probably had to do with the fact that the calls were to the middle east. They didn't do anything though other than take some notes. I expected more but I guess not having to pay for the calls was good enough.

  7. Re:Shouldn't have stolen that code... on Software Glitches Stall Toyota Prius · · Score: 1

    Yea I told her to put it in neutral next time and I think I mentioned turning it off. She was freaked out when it happened and neutral didn't come to her mind. She was able to get it down to a slow enough speed to where hitting someone wasn't the worst thing to do. Her options were either that or into a very busy intersection. When she took it to the dealer, the guy said "oh! that happens pretty often!" like it was no big deal. She had a lot of trouble with that explorer. On 2 separate incidents she had firestone's blowout. Needless to say, she sold the car. By the way, I don't know if these qualify as the same thing but I think the accelerator didn't really "stick." She described it as "flooring" itself.

  8. Re:Shouldn't have stolen that code... on Software Glitches Stall Toyota Prius · · Score: 1

    From what I've heard, Ford's bug is opposite. My ex had an explorer and one day the pedal slammed itself to the floor and she couldn't stop the car with all of her weight on the brake and had to ram it into someone to get it to stop.

  9. Re:ridiculous on HS Students Steal SSNs to Prove They Can · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Breaking the law just to "prove you can" doesn't really fly. They would have been much smarter to just tell the school about the problem and then helped them to fix it. If the school ignored them, they could have easily made the issue public. High schools aren't very big so it's pretty easy to get the word about things. I don't agree that whistle blowers should be punished but these guys went past that point. These guys should be punished, and they most likely will.

  10. Re:Wheres my arrow? on Firefox Updated to 1.0.4 · · Score: 1

    It would probably be a good idea if they put the check for updates button in a more visible spot, like say the File menu. Maybe then, a novice user would see it and wonder what it was for. I'm sure a lot of people have no idea that software updates are made available.

  11. Re:What's so bad? on Real ID: You Can Still Fight It · · Score: 1

    I went to the Bahamas before I had a passport, and came back without one. You can go to Mexico and back without a passport. You can go to Canada and back without one. This may be changing though...

  12. Re:Slashdot Bug on Firefox 1.1 Boasts New Features · · Score: 1

    nevermind, i saw a screen shot on bugzilla. I've never seen this problem though. interesting

  13. Slashdot Bug on Firefox 1.1 Boasts New Features · · Score: 1

    Can someone explain the slashdot/firefox bug to me? I have both FF and IE up on this page and they look pretty much identical to me. I don't see any problem in FF. What is it?

    Thanks.

  14. Re:Newsflash! on Morse Code Faster Than SMS · · Score: 5, Interesting

    - Texting is better when I'm in a situation where I don't want others to know what I'm talking about.

    - Texting is better when I need to tell someone something but I don't want to have to have a full conversation with them.

    - Since I travel a lot, I love using Google text (46645) when I'm looking for something like a restaraunt in the area

    - Texting saves minutes.

  15. Re:Lockheed vs. Boeing on Lockheed Martin unveils Space Shuttle replacement · · Score: 1

    Northrop Grumman has a substantial part of the JSF contract. http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_rele ases.mhtml?d=76986

  16. Re:Parent is not correct - I am correct on Copy-and-Paste Reveals Classified U.S. Documents · · Score: 1

    I work for a DoD contractor and have been at several different sites. While the rules that you state seem to be the most common, every site has different rules to follow. When I first started working, we could downgrade binary files (.exe's, .jpg's, .mov ...etc.) The rules at that site changed last year and you can no longer do that but I'd be willing to bet that at other sites, this is still allowed. It all depends on the DSS officer that is overseeing your office. Images can still be downgraded but they have to go through a long process and be reviewed multiple times. So, while you are correct, you are not 100% correct.

  17. Re:Price Fixing... on RAM Manufacturers Fined for Price Fixing · · Score: 1

    I heard that when you take inflation into account, gas is actually the cheapest it's been since the 80s. It still doesn't make feel good about paying $40 to fill up my car.

  18. Re:Permission from whom? on iPods Valuable in the College Classroom? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If it's a public university wouldn't the taxpayers technically own it?

  19. Re:Legal Issues... on Dayton, Ohio: Free City-Wide WiFi · · Score: 1

    This may or may not be relevant but cops actually are not required to protect you. Since the cops are employed by the city, that can sort of mean that the city is not required to protect you. IANAL though, so I could be wrong.

  20. Not always forever on How Long Do You Want Digital Media To Last? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I would think that we would like our data to last forever, but maybe it's just me.

    My company recently started deleting our email after 90 days. One of the reasons I heard was to protect us in lawsuits.

  21. Re:How far behind on Space Shuttle Goes Back to Work · · Score: 2, Informative

    There is currently new vehicle program in proposal stage called the CEV (Crew Exploration Vehicle).

    It'll probably be a very long time before this thing flies though.

  22. Re:USB camera on Fun With Transparent Screen Backgrounds · · Score: 1

    You'd probably have to have a super duper wide angle lens for this to work well.

  23. Re:Grammar Police on Joke-e-oke Makes You a Comedian · · Score: 1

    Yes is

    I can't tell if you are trying to make a joke or if you forgot "it". Either way, that first sentence is only a fragment.

  24. Grammar Police on Joke-e-oke Makes You a Comedian · · Score: 1

    If you ever aspired to be the next Jerry Seinfeld instead of the next American Idol. That is not a sentence.

  25. whew LOL! on "English" Not Threatened By Webspeak · · Score: 1

    I Was SO scread taht ENGlISH wud TURN in2 THIS111!! omg wtf lol