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  1. Re:Radicalization on Gaza's Only Power Plant Knocked Offline · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A comparison with the IRA has its limitations: The IRA mission statement was not the destruction of the entire UK.
    The last time the existence of the UK was threatened, it actually did attempt to continuously bomb its enemies.

  2. Re:USB is pure evil for different reason. on USB Is the Devil's Connection · · Score: 2, Insightful

    > Without looking closely you have a 50/50 chance of getting the correct orientation.

    And yet it typically takes three tries to get it turned the right way...

  3. Re:so why don't they make them anymore? on 1979 Apple Graphics Tablet vs. the iPad · · Score: 1

    The KoalaPad was also available for Apple. I had one for my Apple ][+. It plugged into the game controller port and came with a pretty decent paint program.

  4. Re:I have some questions on Coming Soon, Smartphone-Based Banking · · Score: 1

    I can only speak for the USAA experience, where your funds are available immediately (up to a $10k/day limit, I believe) and there is no extra charge. I have successfully deposited checks that were not even made out to me (they were endorsed over to me).

    The only time I ever had trouble was when a careles signer got part of their signature over the account numbers at the bottom of the check.

  5. Re:Yellow paranoia on Can You Trust Chinese Computer Equipment? · · Score: 1

    There's no color change:
    1. The Soviets weren't called red because of their skin color.
    2. China is also known as "Red China".

  6. Try Government Contracting on Working Off the Clock, How Much Is Too Much? · · Score: 3, Informative

    I'm a software developer on a federal contract. My hours are _capped_ at 80hrs/2wks.

    If I have to stay late early in the pay period, I have to leave early later in the pay period. Working extra hours requires advance approval and enough paperwork that it is almost never done. My contracting company faces penalties if they let/force us to work "off the clock". I have been told that this is to prevent preferential treatment in future contract bids (it would not be fair if a company had a reputation for working more than they bill), but I don't know if that's the actual reason. I have also heard that it is because we are at a client site, and cannot work unless government people are there to babysit us, and they rarely work extra hours. Either way, I have a lot more free time, and better pay, compared to when I was in dot-coms.

  7. Re:Data Storage Medium Longevity on Computer Reveals Stone Tablet "Handwriting" · · Score: 3, Funny

    Back then, they hadn't yet discovered that you could chisel a notch on the edge of the tablet and then use the other side.

  8. Vivek did a good job with this in DC on Data.gov To Launch In May · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This will also be an extension of what Vivek Kundra implemented in DC:
    http://data.octo.dc.gov/

  9. Re:For my fellow USians.... on What Does a $16,000+ PC Look Like, Anyway? · · Score: 1

    Well, we could take that to heart and call people from the People's Republic of China PRCians (to distinguish them from the Chinese in the Republic of China, Taiwan)

    We already have "Red Chinese" for that!

  10. Re:This is news? on Mathematicians Deconstruct US News College Rankings · · Score: 1, Redundant

    When it comes to landing a job, it's the other way around: Ranking within majors (let alone concentration within majors) is meaningless and the only thing that matters is the overall university ranking. All recruiters, headhunters, and HR departments know is the overall reputation. That's why Ivy beats everything, and might-as-well-be-ivy (MIT, Stanford, Duke, etc.) beats everything else.

  11. Re:easy deduction: on No Gap Found In Math Abilities of Girls, Boys · · Score: 1

    I'm trying!

  12. Re:That's what mac fanboys get... on Apple Sued Over 'Lacking' Macbook Display · · Score: 1

    If you buy from the "Small Business" section, instead of the "Home" section of the Dell site, you'll get a machine with no bundled crap, and often more customization options. They run different sales/rebates, too.

  13. Re:At the same time? on Apple Sued Over 'Lacking' Macbook Display · · Score: 1

    Doesn't it "really" only show ONE color at a time? It just uses the fact that the human eye cannot detect the phosphors fading before the beam refreshes them.

  14. Re:Fluxx on 2006 Board Games Gift Guide · · Score: 1

    Have you tried Drinking Fluxx? The randomness bothers everybody less when they're drinking.

  15. Re:I welcome... on SanDisk Releases New iPod rival · · Score: 1

    I have a Mobiblu DAH-1500i Cube that I'm happy with:
    http://www.mobibluamerica.com/dah1500.html

    It requires no software at all (although it does require a special cable). Behaves like a thumb drive, so you can simply drag and drop files into it, and create folders however you like.

  16. Re:It all has to do with the names. on The Sad Story of Sega's Many Mistakes · · Score: 1

    Sony once ran a Playstation ad that said, "If you still want a Saturn, your head is in Uranus".

  17. Re:Futurama on Futurama Returns · · Score: 1

    Blue sucks!

  18. Re:Told you so on Sony Ceases Production of PSOne · · Score: 1

    I had that game, and although it fits in an original GBA, it is barely playable. The tilting exacerbates the horrible glare of the GBA screen. It was a cool idea, though.

  19. Re:region codes on Region-free PS3 · · Score: 1

    Region coding was invented to enforce the rights of the original trademark owner for licensed games. For example, Marvel comics might sell the rights to produce a Spiderman game in North America to one company, but to another company in Japan. Alternatively, a publisher might be able to afford rights to a property in one region, but not all regions.

    That's why it's not illegal to play out-of-region media (assuming you paid for it).

  20. Re:huh, how is this a good fit on Dell to Buy Alienware? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Alienware is more like Lamborghini. They are fast, expensive, exotic, and the people who buy them don't care that they are unreliable and uncomfortable.

  21. change the file extensions on Teenage Blogger Finds Gmail Hole · · Score: 1

    Just last night I had that problem. I renamed the .exe to .ex and zipped it (without any password). I've also used .bat --> .bat.bak in the past.

  22. The beauty of this plan... on New York Times sues DoD over Domestic Spying · · Score: 1

    The beauty of this plan is that Terrorists already boycott the NYT because it's run by jews. They'll never see their names printed!

  23. Black Apple ][+ on What Was Your First Computer? · · Score: 1

    My first computer was a 64kB Apple ][+, built by Bell & Howell, because Apple didn't have sufficient production capacity at the time. These computers were identical to Apple-produced machines, except they were black and the name plate said Bell & Howell in big letters, and Apple in small letters. It also had two black drives.

    I like my Apple ][+'s black ...like my men.

  24. You mean "laziness and ColdFusion" on Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML · · Score: 5, Funny
    non-compliant web pages that can only be produced by a combination of laziness and confusion
    ...here at my job it's mostly a combination of laziness and ColdFusion.
  25. Re:Slightly disconcerting on Going From Gator to Claria · · Score: 1

    At least it only costs $10/yr to subscribe to Wired. Their quality may be going down, but at least it's cheap.