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  1. Pretty good article on Behind the Scenes of The Simpsons · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But it would have been better a few years ago when the Simpsons was still relevant and funny.

  2. Re:Do the trackball, baby on Infinium Phantom Lapboard Coming to PC? · · Score: 1

    Is that the norm? For people to move their whole arm when they use the mouse? When I'm on mine I just set the heel of my hand on the desk and shove the mouse around with my fingers. I used to be in the navy and the console I worked on used a rather large trackball (because a mouse is pretty useless when the ship is heaving around) and the way I use a mouse feels about the same way.

  3. Re:Wow on What Really Happened with Mambo? · · Score: 1

    Vista means view, longhorn is a kind of cattle, whidbey and orcas are both islands in Washington, orca is also a kind of whale. So these codenames are all real words that an adult can say in public without looking/feeling lke a complete tool. As far as I've been able to find though, joomla is made up. And sounds completely ridiculous.

  4. Re:New slogan equals buy! on 'Intel Inside' No More · · Score: 1

    Welcome to our planet, your in for some big suprises.

  5. Re:Spam is interesting on AOL Names Top Spam Subjects For 2005 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thay're actually pretty heavy duty (I'm not going to discuss how I know). You'd have to be engaged in some pretty vigorous activity to damage one.

  6. Re:I was pleasantly surprised. on Aeon Flux, Talk Amongst Yourselves · · Score: 0, Troll

    I just went to see Charlize Theron in a series of successively tighter and skimpier leather outfits. It that kind of attitude that gets crap movies like this made. Do all of us film buffs a favor please, if you want to look at some titties get on the internet and look at some porn. This is better for you because its free and its better for me because this kind of movie will stop turning a profit and maybe film in general will improve a little.

  7. Sounds ok to me on Computer Jobs -- How to Resign Professionally? · · Score: 1

    It sounds to me like you did the right thing. You shouldn't be expected to walk on eggshells just because your employer is paranoid.

  8. Re:Is this is a big deal? on Security Flaws Allow Wiretaps to be Evaded · · Score: 1

    Or you could just watch your mouth on the phone.

  9. Re:Just flush once a month on To Flush Or Not To Flush · · Score: 5, Funny

    I for one am not in the habit of rubbing my genitals on the urinal.

  10. Re:Just say No on Microsoft Proposes RSS Extension · · Score: 1

    Nice. I move that we declare bastandardizations a new word.

  11. Not a bad deal my ass... on Barenaked USB Drive · · Score: 1

    This really doesn't strike me as a good way to distribute music. Why would I want piles of usb drives lying around? They're too small too make good albums too, I can read the fron of a cd at arms length and recognize the cover art from across the room. But these things are tiny. And cds stack up all nice and neat, am I supposed to put these things in a little basket or what? Yeah that's a great idea, then instead of grabbing the one I want off the shelf I can dig around and waste time (or lose it under my couch). And if I'm really lucky it''l get overwritten. And they're charging $30 for it! People complain that cds cost too much and these guys are charging thirty bucks.

  12. Since it doesn't have to be science fiction on Space.com's Top 10 Space Movies of All Time · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Then I nominate "The Right Stuff". Also I think this list is a little too Star Trek heavy (but I'm probably in the minority on that).

  13. Re:Limiting Internet Access on Is Wi-Fi Ruining College? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why should you want to limit it? This is college we're talking about. These students are paying for the priviledge of wasting thier class time. Thier tuition bought the wireless they can play Zelda during Phys 121 if they want. So long as they keep the volume down so that the student who want to pay attention (and who will end up being thier bosses later on) don't get distracted.

  14. Re:If this kind if thing is a concern on Intel Slashes Computer Startup Times · · Score: 2

    This could really help out laptop users though. My desktop only gets turned off if I'm installing new hardware or something but I turn my lappy off everytime I put it away. And all those turn on times really begin to add up after a while.

  15. Re:Ever think.... on More Evidence For Hobbit Sized Species · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's easy to tell from dentition and the state of the bone as well as other things the general age of an animal or person from a jaw bone.

  16. What draws you to game design? on Ask Sid Meier · · Score: 1

    Or to be more specific what draws you to simulation game design rather than, say, shooters or rpgs?

  17. Re:Not so bad... on Wireless Devices Could Foil Hijack Attempts · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This sounds pretty good to me to but rather than blocking ot what if someone learns how to send fake signals. Instead of blowing up or hijacking planes a person could cause several to make emergency landings, thereby really screwing up air travel.

  18. Re:Learn something from college! on Space Saving Technologies for the Home? · · Score: 2, Funny

    And if you hang balnkets off of the bed you get a totally cool fort to hang out in :-)

  19. Re:Increasing rights could solve problems too on Some Rights May Have To Be 'Eroded' For Safety · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I wish I had some mod points to mod you underrated. You're idea is just as absurd as the ones in the article.

  20. Re:Very Promising Future of Prosthetics... on Clever Artificial Hand Developed · · Score: 1

    I was actually wondering about playing the guitar. It doesn't look like it's nearly up to the task of being the fretting hand but maybe you could strum with it.

  21. Re:Time and again... on 6.8GHz 1TB RAM and 2TB HDD Laptop? · · Score: 1

    I think the Russians are planning an investigative mission in 2010.

  22. Can I get a link please? on Supernova 1987A Decoded · · Score: 2, Informative

    Come on this is big news and I'm an astronomy student help me out here.

  23. Re:Ready for primetime? on Prototype Rollable Paper-like Display Ready Early · · Score: 1

    Hmmmm.. that's a pretty good idea, you could used it in the rolled up configuration for simple arithmetic types of calculations and then extend it for graphing.

  24. Re:links dead on A Mac Mini-lennium Falcon · · Score: 1

    I just plotted it on my TI-89. Looks great, that's very cool. I wish my grasp of polar graphing and triganometric functions was that good :-)

  25. Don't use an IDE at all on Best Language for Beginner Programmers? · · Score: 1

    I'd suggest not using any graphical development environment at first. The first thing I learned was VB and I found I was learning the application more that I was learnign how to program. So for very simple early programs ( that aren't likely to be more than a couple of hundred lines anyway) I'd say stick with a text editor and the command line.