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  1. Re:So... on Google Blurring Sensitive Map Information · · Score: 1

    With this kind of comment it will be no time before the entire USA is due to be pixelled out.

  2. `chroot` a tab on Firefox 3 Plans and IE8 Speculation · · Score: 1

    I'd like the abiltity for a tab to be `chrooted` from the rest, or other `chrooted` tabs so that I could login twice under different accounts to my webmail on the same website, login twice under different accounts when developing a website. I really should get around to that feature request...

  3. Re:WTF on Dark Cloud Over Good Works of Gates Foundation · · Score: 1

    *stab* *heal* *stab* *heal*... eventually the body will not heal but the stabbing will continue...

  4. There's only so many smart people in this world... on Vista Startup Sound to be Mandatory? · · Score: 1

    .. and when you run out, you start employing idiots and they become management, then they rename the company to Micro* to reflect their micromanagement skillsets. I'm scared, because this is the second time i've used this comment today and it's ontopic.

  5. There's only so many smart people in this world... on The IT Strategy That Makes Google Work · · Score: 0, Troll

    .. and when you run out, you start employing idiots and they become management, then they rename the company to Micro* to reflect their micromanagement skillsets.

  6. Backstabbing 101 on Dell Battery Recall- Win for the Web · · Score: 1

    Now children, I'd like you to learn from this.. By not approaching the person directly and telling everyone else about their gammy leg, they will get hassled, abused, and rumours will start. Though, there's a good ending, eventually they will find out and get it fixed.

  7. Re:one man's summary on 15 Websites That Changed the World · · Score: 3, Interesting
    google.com - changed the Internet maybe. The WORLD? nah
    Uh, hello. Did you miss the ./ article just previously where google has become a verb. I'd call that changing the world. I'd call yours 1/2 a man summary.
  8. Prepay Prepay Prepay... on Can a Gaming Cafe be Successful? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Prepay *sweaty clap* Prepay *sweaty clap* Prepay... I've helped start up a major internet cafe and has been running for six plus years. It's the place the national news uses for any "computer" related shots. Two things brought success to the place, prepay (the on going success story) customers. Take the money and run, there is no need for debt recovering, when people split for "emergency reasons" they aren't leaving you in the lurch. Second is get some known gamers off the forum and employ them for a month or two, they'll pass the word on through the forums/chat channels and this'll really get people to know about your place. Then they will slowly want to game instead of work so you lay them off nicely and give them a "gold" status

  9. What happened to good old fashioned, marking ? on Australia's Technological World Cup Advantage · · Score: 1

    If you mark the player properly, they wont be able to get the ball.

  10. Limited touch.. on Robotic Sense of Touch · · Score: 1

    "US scientists have created a sensor that can "feel" the texture of objects to the same degree of sensitivity as a human fingertip."

    Why do they limit it to the sensitivity of a human fingertip ?

  11. 3D Browsers ? more like 3D Search Engines on Three 3D Web Browsers Reviewed · · Score: 1

    I went through the slide show, because images > words. All I got for a first impression, was that you're just walking through a whole bunch of someones search results, or a web directory.

    I was expecting websites to be 3D, not "portals".

  12. Re:Price too low on Apple and Nike Team up for iPod Shoe Interface · · Score: 1

    Kenetic energy, watches have been using this for years to keep them going. Why can't they use a bit more thinking, sell it for a bit more and it'll never run out of energy! It's not like you need to use it when you're not running. I'm sure the shock of weight being transfered and then hitting ground is enough to put a spark in your step.

  13. Substitute IDE with.... on Should Students Be Taught With or Without an IDE? · · Score: 1

    Calculators, and you're now back in the early 90's in regards to maths. As long as there's a fundimental understanding of coding, (i.e. their BEDMAS in maths terms) I can't see why not use an IDE.

  14. Re:It's not the megapixels, its the quality on 8 MegaPixel Digital Sensor Unveiled · · Score: 1

    CMOS is a fine technology but there is nothing magical about it. Canon has proven that it is at least a match to CCD, but I don't get why a new 8mp CMOS sensor is any big deal (I'm not blaming Slashdot, I saw this story on CNN too). And I don't get why the fact that it's CMOS means it can automatically take 10 shots per second, either - that's a function of memory bandwidth and processing speed, not the sensor. And the processors and memory in cell phones are hardly anything to write home about.

    I think this is mainly the long term problem of power source. There's been no real advancement (Li-Lo isn't that much of an advancement) in this sector for a very long time. And to be honest, I own a D2x and the battery life is awesome. I have my D70s which has a CCD sensor and that consumes batteries almost twice as fast.

    Now back on topic, it doesn't matter at the moment the type of sensor they still have light range limitations greater than film. This is a hurdle that should be attempted with dual sensors (one attacking shadows and one attacking highlights) just for experimentation sakes. I'd be keen to see if someone's tried this or if there's a link on the interweb anywhere ?

  15. Re:It's not the megapixels, its the quality on 8 MegaPixel Digital Sensor Unveiled · · Score: 1

    Two words, "Nikon D2x". (and whatever Canon's models use CMOS sensors).

  16. Re:Well...yeah. on Why Sony is Ready to Self Destruct · · Score: 1

    "NTSC and PAL are analog video formats that are used in different parts of the world. I've never seen a device that could handle both."

    Do you not play with your TV/Video/DVD player when you buy them new to see what they can do ? Every TV for the last 5 years (at least) can handle auto-switching between formats.

  17. Re:That's why God made CAPITAL letters on Why Emails Are Misunderstood · · Score: 1

    If I was on the receiving end of that email, and you didn't steal the money, I'd fire you for lack of grammar.

  18. Re:Well...yeah. on Why Sony is Ready to Self Destruct · · Score: 1

    HDTV and Blu-Ray remind me of NTSC and PAL.. so what.. a few years later there will be dual format TV's/Players/Recorders. PAL and NTSC are both difference standards with different resolutions and encodings as well. I'd love to know what the hoo-haa is all about crying about HDTV and Blu-Ray being "mostly adopted", even if it was 50/50, that would reflect NTSC and PAL formats how they are today.

  19. I failed to see the PC vs Mac part ? on New Apple Campaign Target PC Flaws · · Score: 1

    All it seemed to be was Mac OSX vs Microsoft Windows.

  20. Re:HTIALOA on The First Quad SLI Benchmarks · · Score: 1

    Well, you haven't had a look in the photography scene lately have you ? Nikon is a real winner with it's lense naming..

    There's NIKON 70-200 F2.8 G IF-ED AF-S but the winner goes too.... AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
    Eat your heart out :)

  21. Popups on Most Web Users Unable to Spot Spyware · · Score: 1

    If a site has popups when I hit the first page, I dont go any further.. it's a desperate sign of revenue gathering. Who knows what else they would do to get money... *cough*

  22. Lorem Ipsum, authentic ? on Fake Scientific Paper Detector · · Score: 1

    'This text had been classified as
    AUTHENTIC
    with a 59.9% chance of being an authentic paper'

    Well, that's the results of 3 paragraphs of generated Lorem Ipsum from www.lipsum.com...

  23. Re:Meant for whom? on eSATA External Storage Drive Reviewed · · Score: 1

    "Most users do one of two things when their PC runs out of hard disk space: they either add an additional drive or rely on external storage with a USB 2.0 or Firewire connection.... "

    Most people just delete their porn. (seriously, dont mod me funny)

  24. iCal items created from Ebay auction... on Google Calendar · · Score: 1

    http://www.topshelfmedia.co.nz/Labs/AuctionICalend ar

    Paste the URL of an ebay auction into this form, and it will create an iCal file to import into your new Gmail Calendar :)

  25. Re:Limited Availability on Top Video Sharing Sites Reviewed · · Score: 1

    That's because they're scared you'll outsource the videos..