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  1. Re:Say what? on Firefly Marathon on SciFi, September 18th · · Score: 1

    I haven't seen firefly. (It was on before I got my Tivo). Is it like/the same as Serenity?, Are there differences?

  2. Re:nearly 10 years later... on Duke in Trouble? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I think I would rather see a ROTT '06 than DNF

  3. Re:How many... on The Light Bulb That Can Change the World · · Score: 2, Funny

    But the plus side is I found out there are no epileptics in the 'hood when I put one out front. I had one of those neato photosensor doodads that keeps the light off in the daytime. Twilight sucked though. Think Strobe. The voltage would go above the 'on' voltage for the CF, which would be enough light on the sensor to drop it back below the 'on' threshold, it would go dark. Rinse and repeat.

  4. Re:I may want one of these after all on Microsoft leaks Zune Details in FCC filing · · Score: 3, Informative

    Windows + E -> Launch Windows Explorer with folder view ( I use this several times a day, and Kiss it when I switch to KDE )
    Windows + M -> Minimize all
    Windows + Shift + M -> unminimize all
    Windows + R -> Run Dialog
    Windows + F -> Search Dialog

    Wouldn't call it a useless key.

  5. Re:Something I noticed on Geologists Angry About New 'Pluton' Definition · · Score: 1

    Rectum, Damn near Kildum!

  6. Re:ummmmm... on Closer to Deducing the Origin of the Moon · · Score: 1

    I call Shenanigans!

    Merodach rested a while, gazing upon the dead body of the dragon. He divided the flesh of Ku-pu,
    and devised a cunning plan.

    Then the lord of the high gods split the body of the dragon like that of a mashde fish into two halves. With one half he enveloped the firmament; he fixed it there and set a watchman to prevent the waters falling down.
    With the other half he made the earth.
    Then he made the abode of Ea in the deep, and the abode of Anu in high heaven. The abode of Enlil was in the air.

    Merodach set all the great gods in their several stations. He also created their images, the stars of the Zodiac, and fixed them all. He measured the year and divided it into months; for twelve months he made three stars each. After he had given starry images of the gods separate control of each day of the year, he founded the station of Nibiru (Jupiter), his own star, to determine the limits of all stars, so that none might err or go astray. He placed beside his own the stations of Enlil and Ea, and on each side he opened mighty

    gates, fixing bolts on the left and on the right. He set the zenith in the centre.

    Merodach decreed that the moon god should rule the night and measure the days, and each month he was given a crown. Its various phases the great lord determined, and he commanded that on the evening of its fullest brilliancy it should stand opposite the sun.

    The above was written on clay tablets by the Babylonians 2300-ish BC
    Thier version is MUCH more interesting.

  7. Re:This will do nothing but harm the consumer & on TiVo Wins Permanent Injunction Against EchoStar · · Score: 1

    Directv licenses Tivo branded DVRs. I have two. I don't know what dish charges, but Tivo Service with DirecTV is roughly $6 a month on top of whatever programming package you get. IIRC.

    I did work for DirecTV for a while but haven't for over a year. I chose to keep the service anyway. My brother in law has dish and personally, I like the tivo better for both perfomance and ease of use. Also the tivo has 2 tuners, so you don't have to stop recording to switch channels, or can record two shows at once.

  8. Re:You lived below sea level on Rewiring (and Unwiring) New Orleans · · Score: 1

    That is merely a logistics issue. I don't think a lack of something is a natural disaster. We do have Lake Mead. If it emptied overnight, that would be a natural disaster. But I think only a meteor or something similar can move 38 billion cubic meters of water overnight.

  9. Re:Not good on Macrovision Wants Old DRM to Work Forever · · Score: 1

    Where do you draw the line between plain noise (stray magnetic fields, wrinkled tape, koolaid all over barney) and DRM noise?

  10. Re:You lived below sea level on Rewiring (and Unwiring) New Orleans · · Score: 2, Informative

    I live in Vegas. We don't really get "weather" here. it rains a couple times a year, and gets a bit windy every now and then, but that's about it... 3000 feet or so above sea level. Floods when it rains, but that is largely conreolled through detention basins... No Tornados, no hurricanes, earthquackes don't generally propagate this far. Nope. I think we're pretty much natural disaster free here.

  11. Re:Net Neutrality on Pirate Party Launches Commercial Darknet · · Score: 1

    Why are snuff films such a big deal? I would assume they are quite morbid, but other than that... Are they viewed as a gateway drug or what?. I'm not trying to troll, but it's not like leaving the camcorder at home would have necessarily extended anyone's life would it?

    And the only people who need to "Think of the Children"(tm) are the parents of said children.

  12. I'm giving it a shot. on How Old is Too Old? · · Score: 1

    I'm learning c/c++ at the advanced age of 31...

    pointers are giving me sleepless nights, but I'll get it sooner or later.

  13. Re:Upgrade Path? on NVIDIA Do-It-Yourself Quad SLI Launched · · Score: 1

    SLI capable MoBos are relatively inexpensive ( I have an ASUS A8N-SLI Premium $149 ) With an Nvidia 6600GT-SLI ($50 on ebay) I got much better performace for $200. Downside is, whenever I get the second card, I need to find another MSI 6600GT-SLI, as you can't mix and match.

  14. Re:Here's an idea... on Sprint Rolls out WiMAX Access · · Score: 1

    It's a Motorola i860. 3 months old. ditto with my boss's phone - i870 dropped calls all over the place. Drops by Nellis, Drops in Henderson... They've gone to crap since they bought nextel.

  15. Re:Here's an idea... on Sprint Rolls out WiMAX Access · · Score: 1

    I have Sprint(Nextel) Wireless and I can't get a reliable Cell signal - 0 bars in a densely populated section of town as if right now.
    And the best DSL I can get is 512Mb down. (Sprint Business)

    This is Vegas for Chrissakes. Not BFE Idaho!

    Sprint can take a flying @&*#.

    Fix the services you have NOW. don't add more.

  16. Re:An Example on Google Warns Users About "Unsafe Sites" · · Score: 1

    Safety and popularity can be mutually exclusive. Look at those chicks who date abusive men.
    Also, prostitutes.
    Also, Also, Drugs.

  17. Re:For real? on Writing on Standing Water · · Score: 1

    Here is the whitepaper
    Here is the originating site

    Brush up on yer nipponese!

  18. Re:I knew that already... on Fear of Snakes May Have Driven Pre-Human Evolution · · Score: 1

    A few questions:

    1. Just how cursed are cattle? Is this a mad cow thing? I just ate a big chunk of brisket. Is this curse transmittable?
    2. I thought that snakes ate bugs and birds, not dust. Did this bird/bug eating evolve, or did god lift the dust sanction at some point?
    3. What is with all the bruising?
    4. Who is the "him" in the last scentence? I thought they were referring to the woman...

  19. Re:Mmmm... vegan on Passively Multiplayer Gaming · · Score: 1

    If you live at one of the poles, you can eat anything you want 6 months out of the year!

  20. Re:but still I want to know on A Browser War Preview · · Score: 1

    btw, I just downloaded it and tried.. position:fixed is.....fixed!! [in ie7b3]

  21. Re:but still I want to know on A Browser War Preview · · Score: 1

    All I care about (other than the PNG thing) is will
            position:fixed

    work right?

  22. Re:Unlikely wing design. on Ancient Reptile Had Wings Like a Fighter Jet · · Score: 4, Funny

    Of course it was not a good design. If it was, it wouldn't be extinct would it?

  23. Re:Works for a limited audience on An Alternative to Alternative Fuels and Vehicles · · Score: 1

    Ok. they chould make a bunch of 1x1x1 foot boxes. Then publich how many of those boxes fit in the vehicle excluding the driver's seat, pedals and gearshift area.

  24. Re:Sounds familiar. on Hong Kong Using Children to Hunt for Piracy · · Score: 1

    And you will now go to jail!. You reproduced part of a copyrighted work without giving credit to the authors! You will BUUUUUUURN!

  25. Re:WTF (ethical problems) on Suspended Animation Tests Successful · · Score: 1

    Yeah but he was going to wreck that car anyway