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  1. Re:eTRADE requires IE to access account on Why are Websites Still Forcing People to Use IE? · · Score: 1

    I used to access ETRADE all the time with Firefox, but something has changed recently. I'm not sure if ETRADE changed their site or if a newer version of Firefox has issues with it.

    What version of Firefox are you other repliers using?

  2. Re:Wiretapping? on Thousands of White House E-mails Deleted · · Score: 1

    That's not ironic. That's a coincidence.

    However, it is ironic that you incorrectly labeled something as irony when referring to a joke that was actually ironic in the first place.

    ...

    Sorry. I'll just go off somewhere and die now.

  3. reader.google.com on Labels Not Tags, Says Google · · Score: 1

    Even the terminology within Google's RSS reader is inconsistent. In the first settings tab, labels/tags/categories/whatever are called "folders". However, the second tab which manages these whatevers is called "tags". I guess it is still in beta...

  4. Re:Loss of stargate as a lead-in on Battlestar Galactica DVD Movie In the Works? · · Score: 0

    It's funny because it's true!

  5. Re:Dear Apple, on New iPod Owner Onslaught Overwhelms iTunes · · Score: 1

    What? The guy posts a joke, and you insult his wife? Sorry if I missed some sarcasm or humor buried in your post.

  6. Re:Yadda yadda on The Battle Over AT&T's Fiber Rollout · · Score: 1
    The upgrade also includes large beige junction boxes, which is causing the predictable uproar among the affluent, yard-obsessed yuppies who live in the suburb in question.


    I don't see how you have to be an affluent, yard-obsessed yuppy to not want a giant ugly telecom box in your yard.

    http://origin.arstechnica.com/articles/culture/u-v erse.media/wheaton.jpg
  7. Re:Doesn't Bethesda own Fallout now? on Interplay Developing $75 Million Fallout MMOG · · Score: 1

    Imagine sitting in front of your computer for hours on end performing the same mind-numbing tasks over and over again while occasionally receiving an incremental reward. It's a lot like work except you have to deal with anonymous foul-mouthed morons everywhere you go. Maybe that is exactly like work for some people.

    Actually, the Office Space commercial works a lot better than I thought. You could swap out your normal job with WOW and hardly notice the difference.

  8. Re:Anti obscenity laws? on Bill Would Extend Online Obscenity Laws to Blogs, Mailing Lists · · Score: 1

    Those sound like good tags for this article.

  9. Re:Good news on Disk Drives Face Challenge From Chips · · Score: 1

    leakage current != rewrite limit

    GP (or at least TFA) is pointing out how transistors in each progressively smaller technology leak more electrical current than the previous generation. This has gotten to the point where the power consumed by leakage is a large portion of the overall power usage of an IC.

  10. Re:Not a single issue with sleep or standby on Vista an Uneasy Sleeper · · Score: 1

    Give me a break. Even though the screen may turn on and the mouse pointer moves around a bit, is it usable in one second? I've got a G4 PBook, and it takes at least 10 seconds to get an application to respond decently. Longer if I made the mistake of leaving a disc in the DVD drive.

  11. Re:It's not thankless on Our Love/Hate Relationship With Wikipedia · · Score: 2

    Agreed. Even some enjoyable articles like Everywhere Girl and now Slashdot Subculture are deleted.

  12. Re:One obvious fact from this... on Sony Console the Worst Launch Ever · · Score: 1

    It is awesome. After every wipe, you get the treasure chest opening music.

  13. Re:This isn't a clash between science and religion on U.S. Classrooms Torn Between Science and Religion · · Score: 1
    Just because you believe it doesn't give it any evidence to it being true, material or whatever else you want to call evidence. I believe wood is a reincarnation of my cat fluffy, this is just as true a belief as any belief you have.

    All wood?
  14. Re:DRM is a hassle on iPod Users Buy CDs, Shun iTunes · · Score: 1

    I gladly paid ten bucks for a online-enabled Street Fighter II. I just wish there was a freaking joystick, and I'm not really looking forward to buying a Mad Catz joystick when they're available.

  15. Re:10 Hours? on Crysis to Feature 10 Hour Multiplayer Matches · · Score: 1

    You don't like spending all your free time in Alterac Valley?

  16. Re:You want to know what is a crime? on Teens Don't Think CD Copying is a Crime · · Score: 1

    I think the reason kids are confused is that they are taught to share when they are children. However, as they grow up, they learn about IP laws and get bombarded with propaganda by the media cartels. IP laws run contrary to the basic concept of sharing. Therefore, you have teenagers who want to share, but are confused about whether to feel good about it.

  17. Re:Or if you're a Phish fan on Cray Wins $52 Million Supercomputer Contract · · Score: 1

    Uhm... I'm guessing you didn't click on that link I posted. Also, the Wikipedia entry has the explanation for the "Where do you go when the lights go out?" lyric that I've heard before.

  18. Or if you're a Phish fan on Cray Wins $52 Million Supercomputer Contract · · Score: 1
  19. Re:Had a wireless mouse... on The Doom of Wired Peripherals · · Score: 1

    For the life of me, I can't remember to put my mouse on its charger at work. At home, I use a Logitech G7 which charges a second battery pack while you are using the mouse. When the one you are using dies, you just swap them out.

  20. Re:DDR on Full Body Dance Dance Revolution · · Score: 1

    How do you excerise with StepMania if you don't use a dance pad? Do you just play with a control and dance along with it or something?

  21. Re:The Point of the NoFollow Attribute on Google, Submission AdSense and NoFollow Letdown · · Score: 1

    What? It isn't the responsiblity of the person making the comment to add the tag. The intent is to have the content engine (Slashcode in this case) add the nofollow tag.

  22. Re:Getting in was a pain in the ass too on Ahead of IPO, Vonage Faces User Complaints · · Score: 1

    Vonage had to deal with some third company for the number transfer when I switched my number to them. I don't know if this is what caused delays for you, but that seemed to be what took the biggest chunk of time.

    I'm not saying that I think Vonage is perfect or anything. A couple of weeks ago, I had 3 or 4 days of outages. I'd still rather give them money than SBC.

  23. Re:I hate the paper ones... on Evolution of the Netflix Envelope · · Score: 1

    Do you have some sort of gorilla man hands or something? I notice that I only rip them when I don't take an extra second or two to make sure I don't rip them.

    -prator

  24. Re:Bar Code on Envelopes on Evolution of the Netflix Envelope · · Score: 1

    Take a look at the envelope next time you receive one. The barcode is visible through that window. I've always considered it part of their shipping out procedure, but it can't hurt to make it line up when you send it back.

    -prator

  25. Link to the site on MMOGChart.com Update · · Score: 4, Informative

    Zonk, you could at least check if there is a link to the site described in the summary.

    http://www.mmogchart.com/

    -prator