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  1. Re:Price vs Preformance on Big Mac Benchmark Drops to 7.4 TFlops · · Score: 1

    It probably won't come as a shock, but a customer that uses that much energy will get a good deal from the local IOU, which the University was undoubtedly already getting.

    Too bad they didn't give the actual kWh usage, since that would be much more informative than measurements in "homes".

  2. Re:Innovation and Online banking on Microsoft Wins Browser War, Abandons 'Innovation' · · Score: 1

    Is it BB&T perchance? I sent them an email and got the standard answer of "we are working on the problem...yada yada". The problem is that they use Javascript to display a graph showing an hourglass that says something like "Waiting for account" or whatever. They wrap their URLs with this annoyance.

    Not like I use their site to do anything, but come on, remove the little graphic display!

  3. Re:blank lines? on Back To SCO · · Score: 1

    Don't worry, you can still use Courier New when you print out your program to hand in.

  4. Re:World Domination Will Come When Copy & Past on Worst Linux Annoyances? · · Score: 1

    This last thing I try to do quite a lot to paste a new URL into the URL textbox of a web browser..

    I run Opera or Firebird. After highlighting a URL, just click your mouse's middle button while hovering over the document part of the browser window. The URL you highlighted will load.

    Good luck

  5. Sony on Buying a New TV? · · Score: 1

    I would suggest staying away from buying any Sony television.

    My parents are friends of the owner of a Sony-only TV store in NC. They sell and repair them.

    The owners of the store would never buy a Sony TV because they say half of them come back in for repair.

    How ironic is that?

  6. Re:Some Practical Problems on Cringely Tries Snapster 2.0 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Q:how do you ensure that there aren't 2,000,000 Britney Spears CD's

    A: Scare them off with a high front-end load and fluctating beta ratios. That'll teach em.

  7. NASCAR on X-Prize Cup/Olympics Planned · · Score: 1

    ...bring the money and excitement of NASCAR...into space

    Dude 1: "Look, a meteor shower!"
    Dude 2: "No, just some Bojangles in re-entry."

  8. uh oh on How to Jam a Worldwide Satellite TV Broadcast · · Score: 1
    ...was knocked off of Loral Skynet's TelStar-12 a few days ago.

    Let the Terminator jokes commence

  9. They apparently haven't seen... on Hottest, Densest Matter Ever Observed · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...my pancakes.

  10. Re:SPAMHAUS Record on Scelson on I, Spammer · · Score: 1

    Louisiana has the lowest housing cost in the United States. Maybe that's the reason?

  11. Re:Maybe... on Securing Your Facility? · · Score: 1

    was that African or European?

  12. Re:2-way authentication ... TMDA on Australian Considers Outlawing Spam · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I disagree... After installing TMDA I have been getting more spam. Actually it is quite funny, since I don't see any of them normally. I just checked all my spams with tmda-pending (I was bored), and I got the Nigerian email a couple weeks ago...

    So what does TMDA do? It sends a reply asking to confirm that address. I receive a follow up from the Nigerian people. TMDA sends another reply. I get the Nigerian peeps again (they have a ton of gold just for me). TMDA sends a reply... this happened eight times.

    So you can see that this will only increase spam! ;)

  13. Required History Book - Re:Couple of points on Do Privacy Fears Allow Terrorism? · · Score: 1
    Before you flame, do read the history books for yourself.

    The best history book that I've found is:

    A People's History of the United States, by Howard Zinn. ISBN 0060528370


    Does anyone have any others they could list?
  14. Re:Where is your Freedom going? on Broad Bills to Protect 'Communications Services' · · Score: 1

    You forget that...

    "Liberties are not given -- they are taken."
    -- Aldous Huxley

    With a country that seems to tout freedom...

    You should add, "when it is in their best interests".

  15. Photon Mini on Which LED Flashlight Do You Use? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I have purchased both the Photon II and Photon III keychain LED lights. They are quite bright for being so small, but I would not buy the "III" model again since it has all these annoying light modes, which are a pain when you just want to turn it off and on.

    These are the only LED flashlights that I've used.

    However, when you want a real flashlight, pony up and buy a SureFire rechargable. You will not be disappointed.

  16. Re:More info at this blog... on Major Strike on Iraq Underway · · Score: 3, Informative

    Unless it is just my browser, the correct link has an "_" in it...

    http://dear_raed.blogspot.com/

    apparently the "_" is taken out by /.

  17. Re:Don't blame the people, blame the two parties on Bookseller Purges Records to Avoid PATRIOT Act · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I agree. It is interesting to note that only third parties generate ANY change in the political arena. Socialists, Communists, Populists, etc. all had more influence on society than Republicans and Democrats -- working conditions (40hr week), freedom of speech (IWW), unionization, etc. I'm sure that some would argue differently, of course.

    Another problem is that third parties have a hard time getting on state ballots. Here in North Carolina it is almost impossible for candidates to get on the ballot. For example, there was a Write-In candidate for Senator last election, but he wasn't able to get his name on the ballot. They had a blank for you to write his name on. How hard would it have been to put his name as a choice, rather than printing "Write In _________"? I wrote his name on my hand before voting so I wouldn't misspell it...

  18. List of States - website on E-commerce Sites to Collect Sales Taxes Nationwide · · Score: 1
  19. Re:99.9% on 98% of DNS Queries at the Root Level are Unnecessary · · Score: 2, Funny

    Fr tht mttr, mst vwls r nt ncssry eithr.

  20. Re:Rebirth of digital cash.. on Evolution Of The Online Tax Debate · · Score: 1

    ...the population doesn't realize the exact amount they're actually paying.

    An accountant I know says that most people don't realize it, but they pay about 60% of their income in taxes. Think about all the other taxes, besides the obvious, that you pay for (this varies by locality, of course):

    • gas tax at somewhere at $0.30 - $0.40 per gallon,
    • sales tax
    • food tax
    • cigarette and liquor tax

    Anyone think of more?

  21. 2002's Greatest Vaporware on Wired News: 2002's Greatest Vaporware · · Score: 5, Funny

    My #1 would be "Intelligent Posts on slashdot".

  22. Re:Why don't they... on Boeing Sonic Cruiser Project Shelved · · Score: 2

    > Any other ideas?

    All those ideas pale in comparison to having chairs with heat and massage!

  23. Re:fast enough on Segway HT Starts Selling · · Score: 2
    The only real problem I see is that business about leaning forward to go forward & v/v at high speeds.

    After riding one for about 15 minutes, it takes all of 3 seconds to learn to balance on it -- you just have to stand on it. I drove it down and up a hill. There's no problem doing either. It's weird leaning forward while going down hill, but the thing automatically corrects. When you go up hill, it is constantly "righting" itself, so you don't fall on your face.

  24. Segway pics, click .sig on Segway HT Starts Selling · · Score: 5, Informative
    I'm kicking myself for posting it...

    I think that's what my box will be saying after posting this...

    I got to ride one of them last August -- it was pretty wild.

    http://sethbuckley.com/gallery/Segway

  25. Next Generation Fans on Next Generation Fans · · Score: 4, Funny

    Where no fans have gone before.