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  1. About flippin' time! on Price-Fixing Settlement Checks in the Mail · · Score: 1

    So, how many people are gonna spend that on a CD? ;-)

  2. Not impressed on Digital Fortress · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I started to read Angels and Demons and found it laughable in it's giving away of things early and the actions of the hero. After the third, "He didn't know he'd use this knowledge several hours later" I gave up and canceled my hold on The daVince Code.

  3. In related news... on Canadian Recording Industry Goes After P2P Users · · Score: 1

    ...the number of people applying for Canadian citizenship suddenly dropped once this report became wide-spread.

  4. Re:11K/year on Ask Indian Techies About 'Onshore Insourcing' · · Score: 1

    It will never be possible to live on $11K a year. Never.
    It is possible, altho most people here wouldn't consider it a living. Subsidized housing, food stamps, and cheap public transportation help make it possible. My best friend makes about 13K a year working second shift at a mill, and lives at home to defray expenses. You have to choose what you want.

  5. Re:I recommend... on Locus 2003 Recommended Reading List · · Score: 1

    I second the recommendation on Cloud of Sparrows. Very well written, and it's nice to see the Japanese from that time period as written by a Japanese guy.

  6. No grammar checkers at InfoWorld? on Another Serious MSIE Hole · · Score: 1
    From the article, emphasis mine: "It is therefore only a matter of imagination in getting people to freely download what could be an extremely dangerous worm -- like, for instance, the Doom worm currently reeking havoc across the globe."

    Try WRECKING, guys. Although this worm does stink...

  7. Sending out bounty hunters? on U.S. Spam Law to Take Effect Jan. 1 · · Score: 1

    Oooh, now there's a good idea. I know this guy named New Jack, he's a bounty hunter... Hmmmm...

  8. Re:A Skeptic's View on Winamp 2 + Winamp 3 = Winamp 5! · · Score: 1

    I've had WinAmp 5 beta on my work computer for a while... no big differences that I've noticed from WinAmp 2. The shuffle and randomization are still very poor, tho, which is disappointing.

  9. What I want/need on Christmas Gifts for Geeks · · Score: 1

    1) A new MP3 player for my card
    2) More memory for my computer
    3) DVD player
    4) PlayStation 2
    5) Bigger TV to better enjoy DVD player and PlayStation 2
    6) DSL, so I can hook the PlayStation 2 up to the Internet to play FF XI

    Simple needs. ;-)

  10. Re:So, basically... on For Us, The Living, by Robert A. Heinlein · · Score: 1
    Do please remember that incest also involves parent and child. To Sail Beyond the Sunset had many scenes of this. Most of Lazarus's character seems to be how he manages to have sex with either his mom or his children.

    Yes, I'm trapped in the social whatever someone mentioned above. I guess surviving 10 years of sexual abuse from my half-brother has made me more sensitive to this than the average person.

  11. So, basically... on For Us, The Living, by Robert A. Heinlein · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    ...he was a pervert into incest and the like from the beginning?

    Good to know. I'll steer clear of this one, too.

  12. Re:Still quite a few Win 98 boxes out there on Microsoft Retires Windows 98 · · Score: 1

    Lots of home users with older computers still use Windows 98 (my Mom does) because they don't need huge stability since they turn it on long enough to check their email and maybe play some Solitaire.

    And I think a good portion of South Carolina state government still uses Windows 98, too. But that's a whole 'nother rant. ;-)

  13. A small shunt? on Detoxing With Magnets for Fun and Profit · · Score: 1

    Uh-huh... not until they can make a shunt that has a 0% chance of getting infected will you see one of those things permanently in me.

  14. Two more from Two Towers on First Review Of Return Of The King · · Score: 1

    1) Pippin's head wound moves from one side of his face to the other, then back.

    2) Merry's hands are tied, but then when he rolls under the horse they're untied, and then a minute later they're tied again. ;-)

  15. Re:Rurouni Kenshin on Cartoon Network Serves Up More Anime · · Score: 1

    I wish they had showed more episodes. They cut it off right as the Kyoto arc was starting, missing out on all the really great stuff.

  16. Might see this at the $1 theater on 'Matrix Revolutions' Opens Today · · Score: 1

    But I have one question... if the humans are all plugged in to seperate cannister thingys (as I remember from when they freed Neo in the first movie), how do they reproduce?

  17. NOOOOOOO on Google Considering Merger With Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Man, it's bad enough that Google's hiding the official sites of some places behind 5 pages of other sites that want you to buy things... but to merge with Microsoft? Who's own searching abilities are really, really awful? I'll have to find a new search engine. :-(

  18. Thanks for the great review! on Pirate Hunter · · Score: 1

    I'll have to go get this from the library.

  19. Re:Are they serious? on First Napster 2.0 Review · · Score: 1

    "Free Services = potential viruses"
    I'm still trying to figure this one out... The free service I use only lists MP3s. No viruses.

    "Free Services = Bad quality"
    Only if you download a 32bps MP3. All the ones I've downloaded (usually 192 or better) sound great.

    "Free Services = On their way out"
    Not bloody likely. We can always go back to the old days when we set up FTPs and swapped that way.

  20. Too bad it's such a pain in the ass... on Yet Another Critical Windows Flaw · · Score: 1

    ...to uninstall Windows Messaging for the average user. 9/10th of them just assume that it IS MSN Messenger and don't have to worry about it.

  21. Slashdotted already... on Maxtor's 300 GB Monster Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Could some nice Karma whore post the article here when they get a chance? ;-)

  22. Re:Where VoIP will come to play on NY Times on VoIP, Skype Profile and the FBI · · Score: 1

    "Eventually you will see one pipeline into your home that will provide your TV, HS internet, phone all on one bill."
    ~~~Already in the works... BellSouth is planning on offering a phone, DirectTV, and DSL package starting next year.

  23. Re:Offtopic: sluggish Slashdot? on SunnComm Reconsiders Lawsuit Threat · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I thought it was just the crap-tastic T1 here at work. But yeah, in the afternoons, especially, Slashdot gets slashdotted for me.

  24. One other thing to do on Can You Sue Over Loss of Personal Information? · · Score: 1

    Call Equifax at 1-800-685-1111 and file a complaint with them. Tell them your wife did not sign the form, and that you want the account closed.

    Then take it all to a good lawyer and go to town.

  25. Re:Non-expiring Tax Calculator on Intuit Apologizes to Turbo Tax Customers · · Score: 1

    Umfortunately, it's not always that easy. For my best friend, who works one job, has no crazy deductions and no need to itemize, she just files over the phone.

    This year I will get at least 5 W-2 forms (I was unemployed, worked for several temp agencies, then got hired at this law firm), then I will have mortgage and HLOC interest, several thousand dollars of medical bills, and some charitable donations to itemize. Then I'll have foreign tax credit to calculate because of my Scottish Power stocks. And then...

    Besides, my Mom used to work for the IRS and swears by TurboTax, so why shouldn't I trust her? ;-)