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  1. Re:Sales and Profitability on iTMS Europe: 800,000 Tracks In A Week · · Score: 1

    yes, imagine how much cheaper it is for him not to have to pay VAT!

    several of my mailing list musician friends came to the US from europe for a weekend jam session and a few of them took advantage of the weak dollar and no VAT to purchase multiple alesis ion synths at a few hundred less than they would cost in europe. i think there has even been an ask slashdot about this very topic.

  2. Re:And in other news.... on Microsoft Patents The Body Bus · · Score: 1, Insightful

    and anyone using an electric chair

  3. Re:Who wrote this? on Sony Projector Gets Bright Images From Black Screen · · Score: 1

    Lumiere didn't take credit for his projector, instead saying it was an enhanced version of Edison's kinetoscope.

  4. Re:Leaving the term "Superpower" behind. on U.S. Navy to Deploy Rail Guns by 2011 · · Score: 1

    do you have a reference for france selling systems specifically designed to counter nato defenses? i was looking that up once before but i couldn't find anything?

  5. Re:Arms Race / EMF on U.S. Navy to Deploy Rail Guns by 2011 · · Score: 1

    yes, but it is processed in facilities with other radioactive materials, so it is often contaminated. there's also the fact that it's a heavy metal and getting that dust in your system is bad.

    rolling stone had an informative article on the stuff. just make sure not to get distracted by britney spears naked on the cover of that issue like i was :)

  6. Re:AirForce combat - India 90% - Scumerica 10% on U.S. Navy to Deploy Rail Guns by 2011 · · Score: 1

    Excuse me if I take your obviously unbiased and balanced review of the world's military situation with a grain of salt.

  7. Re:Well this sort of thinking doesn't work... on Open Source Life? · · Score: 1

    sure, if you ignore any sort of actual awareness of religious teachings and instead come up with a cute phrase.

  8. Re:Kirk and the Enterprise stereo system on Enterprise-class Car Audio · · Score: 1

    "Later during the filming, Ms.Oliver felt very fatigued, and a doctor was summoned to give her a vitamin shot. Unfortunately, no one told the doctor that she's in full makeup. The doctor knocked on the makeup room of Ms.Oliver, and was greeted by a fully GREEN woman! It took the poor doctor five minutes to calm down and administer the shot he was called for."

    a vitamin shot... right...

  9. Re:Doesn't mean people are happy with it... on Copy-protected CD Tops U.S. Charts · · Score: 1
  10. Re:Doesn't mean people are happy with it... on Copy-protected CD Tops U.S. Charts · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "Young 20-somethings care about copy protection. Geriatrics care about free money and health care. Which group votes in a larger block? Which group receives attention?"

    What does that mean?

    GET

    OFF

    YOUR ASS

    and VOTE

  11. Re:I Love Terminal Emulators on Terminal Emulators Reviewed · · Score: 2, Funny

    " Slashdot used to be a lot better. Five or six years ago you had your annoying trolls but also some bright sparks of insight.

    These days slashdot is worse than a pack of mediocre newbies."

    Does that explain why you are still here and posting?

  12. Re:How'd they get so rich? on The Technology Behind Formula One · · Score: 1

    my little brother is obsessed with ferrari and reads the uk version of f1 magazine religiously. they have frequent bernie gossip so i'd start there

  13. Re:How'd they get so rich? on The Technology Behind Formula One · · Score: 1

    well, they don't get any money from ticket sales. FIA eats all that up plus the TV rights, as far as i know.

  14. Re:leave additional storage space OUTSIDE on 2.8TB in a Power Mac G5? · · Score: 2, Informative

    internal expansion will continue to become a thing of the past.

    pci audio interfaces are being replaced by firewire and usb2 devices which conveniently lie outside the noisy pc case.

    storage is more easily added and cooled in an external enclosure

    the only things not adequately served by external expansion busses are video adapters and RAM

  15. Re:Language Issues on iTunes Europe Goes Live · · Score: 1

    god, noone should hear anyone sing 99 luft balloons EVER

  16. Re:Exchange Rates on iTunes Europe Goes Live · · Score: 1

    4.6% sounds awfully low for new york city. i thought it was closer to 8.25% after both the state and city sales taxes.

  17. Re:UK pricing on iTunes Europe Goes Live · · Score: 1

    he did rtfa. 79p = 1.19€

  18. Re:UK pricing on iTunes Europe Goes Live · · Score: 1

    oh and english food is SOOOO healthy.

    that would be why all the top-notch english restaurants serve other countries' cuisine, no? ;)

  19. Re:Film on v1.0 of HD-DVD Physical Specs Approved · · Score: 1

    Sadly, the original film is not necessarily in workable condition or even still extant.

  20. Re:Highly Interactive DVD on v1.0 of HD-DVD Physical Specs Approved · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "DVD Forum: Ignore this advice if you wish. Go ahead and blow billions on another failed format if you want. Just don't say you weren't warned."

    You mean like the interactive CD-i? Interactivity is for video games and is completely unnecessary for watching movies. What you suggest will drive up costs, and possibly limit manufacturers' choice of suppliers for components, which will lead to production problems.

  21. Re:Green light on v1.0 of HD-DVD Physical Specs Approved · · Score: 1

    i still have one of those players. the frequently-watched discs of my childhood skip too much though (blackstar, he-man, mickey mouse cartoons, star wars)

    CED had a much nicer picture than VHS, but it's easy to see why they didn't stay popular.

  22. Re:UK pricing on iTunes Europe Goes Live · · Score: 2, Funny

    as long as the UK doesn't become the head of the recipe department

  23. music on Public Radio Exchange Site Launches · · Score: 1

    i'm having trouble finding information on whether they allow mostly-music pieces or if the site is geared mostly towards talk.

    i guess they're not going for the mixtape-trading aspect.

  24. Re:The sound of one hand clapping... on Meet Joe Blog · · Score: 2, Insightful

    differences that you miss:
    (1) there is no contradiction. when people expose themselves BY EXPLICIT CHOICE is a completely different animal from governments and corporations snooping
    (2) blogging is often paid for by the user
    (3) wtf does friendster have to do with this?

  25. Re:It's like basic cable on AOL To Charge for AIM Videoconferences · · Score: 1

    they billed it as an actual show...STARRING THE "NEW"* GTO!

    (actually australian and built under license)