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  1. Re:Lag... on PSP Launch Coverage · · Score: 1

    Considering how sketchy EA's two latest Need for Speed games have been, I have to agree with you.

  2. Re:Because it's never been done is not a reason... on PSP Launch Coverage · · Score: 5, Informative
    PSP games aren't region-coded in any way.
    True.

    Movies, however, are region-locked. That won't stop me from eventually getting the PSP, though. ;)
  3. Obligatory Back to the Future quote.... on "English" Not Threatened By Webspeak · · Score: 1
    I mean, you have to know how to use a keyboard for that!
    Kid #1: "You mean you have to use your hands?"

    Kid #2: "It's like a baby's toy!
  4. Re:Who cares? on Adobe Acrobat Toolbar Worse than Malware? · · Score: 4, Informative

    Here's a better one:

    OpenOffice.org

    Just use the export-to-PDF button.

  5. Re:Get my name right Roblimo! on Mozilla Foundation Chief Mitchell Baker Replies · · Score: 0

    What are you talking about? What is this "lady" of which you speak?

    This is Slashdot, AC. =P

  6. Re:Too many coincidences. on Yahoo Ups Mail to Match Google's Gig · · Score: 1
    I thought that was for paying customers only.
    No.
    I'm a non-paying Yahoo! deadbeat, and I had a measly 6MB until google came along and then I got 250.
    Strange, my free Yahoo! accounts were all upgraded to 100MB, and then 250MB.
  7. Mod parent up! on When Would You Accept DRM? · · Score: 1
    Look at the BSD license. If you write it, and you *want* to share it, then do so. If you modify it, and you *want* to share it, then do so.
    That is exactly why I favor the BSD license: It's the freer of the two (GPL vs. BSD).
  8. Re:Too many coincidences. on Yahoo Ups Mail to Match Google's Gig · · Score: 1
    Well, it's funny that they had that same quota from 1997 from then until last year when gmail's beta started growing, at which point they made it 250MB.
    Actually, they upped it to 100MB before 250MB. ;)
  9. Re:Deja Vu on PSP And DS Duke It Out · · Score: 1

    And you missed my point. I'm saying that the newcomer's beaten the champion before--and by quite a bit.

    What drove the PlayStation's success was the games. The PSP's starting lineup looks good. The DS's is so-so.

    System power is mostly irrelevant.

  10. Re:Commdore 64 music on RFID Music Player · · Score: 1

    Don't want their sites Slashdotted? Then coralize the LiNKS.

    http://www.hvsc.c64.org.nyud.net:8090/
    http://remix.kwed.org.nyud.net:8090/

    Honestly, I don't know what's so difficult about adding .nyud.net:8090 after a site's TLD.

  11. Re:Deja Vu on PSP And DS Duke It Out · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "The PlayStation cannot beat Nintendo, because the N64 has more power."

    Guess what happened. The PlayStation beat the Nintendo 64.

  12. What? on Learning a Language in the Digital Age · · Score: 1
    The actual link got dropped -- my fault -- in editing this post; now fixed.
    Hey, um, since this article mentioned Latin, you should've said mea culpa instead of "my fault." =P
  13. Re:Forgot something on Learning a Language in the Digital Age · · Score: 5, Funny
    URL please?
    Here you go:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_language
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akkadian_language

    But as for the comparison and programs, you're on your own. This is Slashdot. "News for Nerds." Nerds are supposed to have all the answers, right? ;)
  14. Re:Let me get this straight. on Mozilla Foundation's Future: No Mozilla Suite 1.8 · · Score: 1
    From a branding point of view, it seems odd. It appears that the Mozilla "brand" is being de-emphasized in favor of the individual component names. While Firefox is a memorable name, it seems like a loss not to take advantage of the Mozilla name recognition.
    Maybe that's because Mozilla Suite is abbreviated as "MS." Then again, if they emphasize "Mozilla Seamonkey" instead of "Seamonkey," the decision makes no sense.
  15. Yeah.... on Broadband to Kill Off DVD? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, and they said vinyl died.

    Mono vs Stereo.

  16. Re:pay attention on N-Gage to Get Another Overhaul · · Score: 1

    Fine, then.

    Nokia needs mark the damn playing buttons.

  17. One thing. on N-Gage to Get Another Overhaul · · Score: 1
    If Nokia wanted the N-Gage to have even a snowball's chance in hell of succeeding, there are two things they would have to do:
    • Make it so that you don't have to remove the battery, put the game in, and put the battery back in.
    • Mark the game-playing buttons. Every time I try to play an N-Gage at EB, I'm stuck trying to figure out which buttons let me play the game.
  18. Re:I don't get it... on DVHS on a Budget · · Score: 1
    And why the hell is he not using DVD-R for his digital video needs?
    Duh: Because S-VHS tape is the ultimate in digital video!
  19. Re:Soon to come on hackaday.com on DVHS on a Budget · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No, you idiot, they announced it was dental floss, not a toothbrush! (Everyone knows the toothbrush hack is for upgrading vinyl.)

    And I have no idea what I just said.

    Good night, padded room. I go to sail on my bar of soap across galaxies of hard drives.

  20. Here's the company's tech support. on Invisible Malware Install 65MB Large · · Score: 1
    I wonder if it comes with 24-hour tech support?
    CALLER: I've got a problem with weretrackingyou.exe.
    SUPPORT: What's the problem, sir?
    CALLER: It keeps crashing my computer!
    SUPPORT: Oh, I can help you, sir. The fix is quite simple. Just give me all of the following:
    • Your credit card information
    • Your phone numbers--home, work, and cell
    • Your home address
    • Your email address
    • Six of your friends' email addresses
    • Your social security number
    • A DNA sample
    SUPPORT: Also, I'll need to to download, print, sign, and mail in a waiver. Once signed, we'll be allowed to track your every move.
  21. Re:What is the point? on Windows Cluster Edition · · Score: 1
    Then why not use Linux?
    Simple: Linux's name has nothing to do with windows in a GUI; therefore, it's a CLI-only system. Same goes for Mac OS X and any other Unix derivative.
    [/sarcasm]
  22. Re:Merged Menu Bar on Firefox-Based Netscape 8 Beta Goes Live · · Score: 1
    No, but for a similar effect you can pick up your keyboard, and bludgeon yourself in the face.
    Something I've found to be even more effective (and without pain) is to take three or four Vicodin pills. And here's a bonuds: Everything has a slight orange tint to it....
  23. Re:Typical AOL-ish Theme on Firefox-Based Netscape 8 Beta Goes Live · · Score: 2, Funny
    It breaks many of the Windows design standards
    Windows has standards?

    *POOF*

    My brain just exploded. The tin-foil hat did nothing to help me.
  24. Re:one word on Firefox-Based Netscape 8 Beta Goes Live · · Score: 1

    And before anyone yells at me: Yes, I typed the closing tag wrong.

  25. Re:one word on Firefox-Based Netscape 8 Beta Goes Live · · Score: 1

    1. That was more than one word (seven to be exact).
    2. Ever heard of browser themes/strong?