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  1. Re:For some people on Cellphone Songs Overpriced? · · Score: 0

    (I'm basing this on Australian prices - $1.69 for an itunes song $17 for an album). I agree that you do have to include gas and time. However if I go down the street quite often I'll end up going past a cheap cd store, given that I don't need my music ASAP, Quite often, it's possible to pick up cds for $10 - $15 within 2 months of their release.
    The thing is, the convenience of not having to go down the street etc is what makes it partially worth it. For these songs though, I wouldn't be surprised if they start having bulk deals after the novelty wears off.

  2. For some people on Cellphone Songs Overpriced? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    the convenience is worth it. (Some) people were saying that itunes wasn't worth it - why pay the same price per track as a cd for a lower quality version? If it's overpriced, the price will end up dropping.

  3. Some other info from MIT on Refocusable Plenoptic Light-Field Photography · · Score: 1, Informative

    can be found here

  4. Immanent? on Gravitational Wave Detection Imminent? · · Score: -1, Redundant
    Dictionary.com has:
    Restricted entirely to the mind; subjective. or
    Existing or remaining within; inherent: believed in a God immanent in humans.

    Perhaps you meant imminent

  5. But does it run on Firefox 1.5 RC1 Released · · Score: 2, Funny

    on emacs?

  6. Why? on Film to X-rays? · · Score: 1

    Can't he just take the ones on loan?

  7. I have to ask... on Get Ready For The 20-inch Laptop · · Score: 1

    what about the weight of these things? Also, will it be cumbersome to carry? I honestly can't see a need for a 20 inch laptop.

  8. New slashdot saying on Indirect Documents At Last · · Score: 2, Funny

    RTFS (read the friendly summary) ? ;)

  9. Just wait until on Navy Sued for Sonar-Blasting Whales · · Score: 1

    the dolphins come along

  10. I have complete confidence in the future of the.. on Red Hat Co-Founder Bob Young Resigns · · Score: 5, Funny

    company, and the value of my shares.

  11. Reading this from rural Oregon... on Rural Oregon Leads the Way for Large-Scale WiFi · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I can say that it works really we*&D*&SS NO CARRIER

  12. Good on Open Source Services Come of Age · · Score: 3, Funny

    it means they can use the yahoo chatrooms!

  13. Wow on Blackboard and WebCT merge · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Given how many institutions use one of these or both, this will have a big impact on choice. Some of the horror stories that I've heard about webct admin aren't good. On the other hand, there was the Georgia Tech student who found the vulnerability in Blackboard.

    Hopefully someone can provide some sort of competition to this company.

  14. Hmmmm PocketDish hey? on Echostar 'PocketDish' to Playback Video from DVR · · Score: -1, Redundant
    flavors

    sizes up to 7 inches

    about five minutes

    Looks like Echostar is trying to beat the rumored-long iPod

    (ok, so i cheated with the last one slightly, even so...!)

  15. Just as important on Tango Project to Make Open Source Beautiful? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    is accessibility. These days, a lot of people who use readers complain about programs using images of test for buttons instead of text etc. There needs to be an attitude of addressing people who use non visual techniques for using computers.

  16. This is slashdot worthy? on 180 Solutions Cuts Back on Spyware Installs · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    An advertiser decides to choose who to distribute their ads through! The cut back looks like it would be minimal. All they're doing is requiring that third parties get permission! There's a million more companies our there that will pay to have their spyware installed using dodgy techniques.

  17. Robots and cars on Fast Robot Prototyping · · Score: 5, Insightful

    are excellent for getting kids interested in science/engineering. These sorts of things can be modified and are fun to learn so they're perfect. The prices are also relatively modest compared to other expenses.

  18. Launch window on Successful Supersonic Jet Launch · · Score: 3, Insightful
    In an earlier article they said that the launch window was until Oct 15. Does anybody know why this limitation exists? Was it due to access to Woomera?

    Other than that, hopefully this will continue complementing the work of Airbus.

  19. Not too bad on Java Urban Performance Legends · · Score: 0

    but the main thing that frustrates me is the difficulty in storing primitives in sets or as keys for maps. I realise that there are libraries available such as pcj, but it's still annoying :)

  20. This is why... on Leonardo Da Vinci's Personal Notebook · · Score: 2, Informative
    the internet is amazing. To be able to view this sort of document almost instantly is fantastic. Thank you British Library.

    For those who would otherwise not view these, please do, in addition to the items mtneioned int he summary, there are also originals from Jane Austen, Lewis Carroll and the first atlas of Europe. Amazing.

  21. Once again on Firefox 1.5 Beta 2 Released · · Score: -1, Troll

    If there are security updates, the software update should notify the user ASAP. Not everybody checks a news site that would mention FF updates.

  22. Re:How do tech-savvy people view Wikipedia?" on Nitpicking Wikipedia's Vulnerabilities · · Score: 0

    Yeah, somebody marked me redundant which wasn't good for my karma ;(

  23. How do tech-savvy people view Wikipedia?" on Nitpicking Wikipedia's Vulnerabilities · · Score: 5, Funny

    With firefox.

  24. Could be ok... on Microsoft to Ship New Malware Protection Utility · · Score: 1, Insightful

    It depends on how intrusive it is. If it's something like windows xp firewall that was activated in SP2, then it could be useful for lots of users who wouldn't know to install something like adaware or spybot s&d.

  25. I think on Google Declares War on Microsoft · · Score: 1, Interesting

    quite a few people would use a service like this. Not for anything private, but the same sorts of things that I use gmail for. It would be great to have access to documents at home, work, overseas anywhere!