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  1. Tips on Hacking VIM · · Score: 1

    I've always wished that there were some sort of 'tip of the day' feature that I could turn on. Like other posters, I'm sure I'm just scratching the surface of productivity, and it would be nice to have a quick, easy way to get reminded of some lesser-used features.

  2. Re:Bigger implications on iPhone, Apple TV Headline MacWorld Keynote · · Score: 4, Insightful

    5 hours of talk time. This seems to be in the ballpark of other cellphones.

  3. Re:Windows based? Who cares? on Software PVRs Becoming Tivo Killers · · Score: 0

    ... instead of ordering a specialized Linux supporting card from a more obscure source.

    Like Amazon?

  4. Re:Wine on Google Earth Launching For Free · · Score: 0

    Setup failed for me.

  5. Re:Office 12 with XML. Doesn't matter. It's MS. on Norwegian Minister: No More Proprietary Formats · · Score: 0

    The *format* will be open (it's just plain XML), but the data it contains (the binary thing) is not.

    Well, then that particular piece of data is also part of the document format. If there is data that "contains key formatting data", then that data is by definition part of the format of the document, and therefore encoding a document in the way you describe (proprietary formatting data within an open wrapper format) does not mean the document's format is open.

  6. Smoking server? on KOffice 1.4 Released · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Linking a movie from the front page, eh? Good luck to ya.

  7. No 10 digit number? on Google Local Goes Mobile · · Score: 1, Interesting

    It appears that US Cellular users cannot use this Google service, as USC does not support 'short codes', but instead requires 10 digit numbers.

  8. Mario Kart 64 on Too Much Gaming, Anyone? · · Score: 0

    Anybody else try to 'hop' their sedan around an interstate corner?

  9. Gadget on Password Security Not Easy · · Score: 0

    Didn't ThinkGeek used to sell a little keychain device that was built to keep track of these things? I was looking for this a couple days ago, and couldn't find it for the life of me.

  10. Make-a Your Own Pumpakin! on Dremel Pumpkin Carver · · Score: 0

    There's some neat Homestar Runner stencils available, too.

  11. Past and Present on What Magazines Do You Read? · · Score: 0

    Well, I used to get Byte but then the publisher saw fit to replace that with Business 2.0, which I promptly cancelled. Now I get Game Developer and Fine Woodworking.

  12. Wine Dark Open Sea? on Sailing the Wine Dark Sea · · Score: 0

    Cue the Paul McCartney...

  13. Coincidence? on Modded XBox The Ultimate Multimedia PC? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyone else getting an ad for Windows XP Media Center Edition in the middle of the article?

  14. Cynic on Linux on the Desktop: More Balls Through Windows · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cynic

    Best. Editorialization. Ever.

  15. Panini? on Extinction Of Human Languages Affects Programming? · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...strong link between Panini's Grammar and computer science

    I knew sandwiches were related to programming!

  16. Hobby on What's the Point of Building a Home Theater PC? · · Score: 1

    Building a working HTPC is about the journey as much as the destination. Like other hobbies (woodworking, for instance), projects like this are a good excuse for buying cool new components (tools).