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  1. Re:Fuel economy on Fuel Efficiency and Slow Driving? · · Score: 1

    I have yet to find neutral on my bicycle. But tell you what, if I'm going down a hill, I make sure to be in a high enough gear where my feet aren't spinning around uselessly. That way I might have a chance to accelerate if necesaary.

  2. Re:Does that mean it can run on BIOdiesel? on Ford's 65MPG Due In November, But Not In the US · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Everybody knows that speed zones (i.e. traps) are designed for revenue enhancement, not safety.

  3. Re:Does that mean it can run on BIOdiesel? on Ford's 65MPG Due In November, But Not In the US · · Score: 0

    Your honor, I rest my case.

  4. Re:And this is why Ford and Chevy are... on Ford's 65MPG Due In November, But Not In the US · · Score: 1

    I look forward to the Bodacious Tata, or is that the Tata Bodacious....

  5. Re:Truth on Ford's 65MPG Due In November, But Not In the US · · Score: 1

    Also, we all know that any British built car is guaranteed to have quality problems and all kinds of failures soon after purchase.

  6. Re:Does that mean it can run on BIOdiesel? on Ford's 65MPG Due In November, But Not In the US · · Score: 1

    I read a while ago (in Car and Driver magazine) that most highway worker deaths are not due to being hit by cars.

  7. Re:Does that mean it can run on BIOdiesel? on Ford's 65MPG Due In November, But Not In the US · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If you find yourself being passed on the right, you should move over to the right.

  8. why bother? on Best Way To Store Digital Video For 20 Years? · · Score: 1

    Don't bother. I have videotapes of my kids on VHS and Digital-8. I have never gone back to watch any of them.

  9. Re:What about the 2nd? on How Tech-Savvy Will the Next President Be? · · Score: 1

    The insurgents are doing well because:

    1. It's an occupation, not all out war
    2. The US military is holding back to avoid killing innocent civilians in great numbers.
    If the US wanted to, they could turn all of Iraq and neighboring countries into one giant smoking crater.
  10. Re:50%? on Creative Sued for Base-10 Capacities On HDD MP3 Players · · Score: 1

    This is correct. While upgrading the bathroom in my parent's house (built in 1916), I noticed that the 2x4's were actually 2 inches by 4 inches. I'm curious as to when 2x4's became 1.5x3.5's.

  11. Re:Will it ? on Lessons From the HD Format War · · Score: 1

    NPR is also available on AM in NYC (WNYC), I think it's at 820.

  12. Re:Good for high-end home use. on New Power Adapter Fixes Space Issues · · Score: 1

    It's heartening to see someone else is paying attention.

  13. Yogi Berra! on US Claims Satellite Shoot-Down Success · · Score: 1

    Yogi Berra was an IT guy???

  14. Re:Was that still going on? on Deal Reportedly Reached In Writers' Strike · · Score: 1

    If I happen to walk by when my wife is watching one of those dancing shows, I find myself atracted to the TV screen to ogle the barely dressed female partners. A lot of those women have delicious legs :-)

  15. Re:Haven't flown since before 9/11 on TSA Opens Blog — You Can Finally Complain · · Score: 1

    FYI, they are distinctly different types of cutting implements. A box cutter is a utility knife whereas an X-acto knife is for precision cutting such as in arts and crafts.

  16. Re:' can't tell exactly if this is good or bad new on Lotus Notes 8.5 Will Support Ubuntu 7.0 · · Score: 1

    Yes Groupwise is alive and well. My last company switched from Groupwise 6.5 to Notes 7. Using Notes after Groupwise was a tremendous shock for the oth the users and the email admins. Awful interface, slow, and unnecessarily complicated. Groupwise is light years ahead of Notes in terms of reliability and ease of management. However, Groupwise is not a development environment like Notes.

  17. Re:The menu key is useful on The 10 Worst PC Keyboards of All Time · · Score: 1

    Lash out at me if you must, but I did a "define: chagrin" on Google

    • humiliate: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
    • strong feelings of embarrassment

    Perhaps you are misusing the word?

  18. Re:Good on GM Says Driverless Cars Will Be Ready By 2018 · · Score: 0

    How exactly is driving for fun equal to racing? You're making quite an assumption - a cranky, curmudgeonly bad one.

    I enjoy driving not necessarily for speed thrills. Enjoyment can be had with interesting roads, beautiful vistas, mastering the art of double-clutching and downshifting, hearing the exhaust in a tunnel, listening to music, etc, etc.

    I know it seems crazy/insane/unbelievable, but some people would rather drive themselves rather than being transported by boring government controlled transport pods.

  19. Re:MC68k and OS-9 on Notebook Makers Moving to 4 GB Memory As Standard · · Score: 1

    That would have been sweet. I loved OS-9 on my Color Computer 3 with 512K RAM and ST-225 20 MB hard disk.

  20. Re:Unions on RIAA Argues That MP3s From CDs Are Unauthorized · · Score: 1

    Amen brother!

  21. Re:Sesame Street? Peewee! on Sesame Street DVD Deemed Adult-Only Entertainment · · Score: 1

    Before we had kids, my wife and I used to watch Peewee's Playhouse on Saturday mornings. It was amazing what they got away with on that show!

  22. harnessing the power.... on Grid Computing Saves Cancer Researchers Decades · · Score: 1

    If only they could somehow harness the power of steam!

  23. Re:$200-250 is NOT cheap! on Cheap New GeForce 8800 GT Challenges $400 Cards · · Score: 1

    It truly is expensive. In reality, buying a previous generation card at around $100 or so is usually fine for most games (as long as you don't turn every graphic technoflash setting to maximum).

  24. Re:Overblown on Microsoft Forces Desktop Search On Windows Update · · Score: 1

    No high horses here, just common sense. I understand exactly what you're saying.

    Perhaps the complainers should not have chosen the option for auto-approving revisions to approved updates. No matter what it's their choice and their responsibility - not Microsoft's.

  25. Re:Overblown on Microsoft Forces Desktop Search On Windows Update · · Score: 1

    You should be pissed at yourself for setting up WSUS incorrectly. I'm amazed at how many WSUS "admins" are in denial of the possibility they set things up incorrectly.

    Go back and fix your WSUS server settings. Check you AD group policy settings too.