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  1. Re:Here's a few on Can CDs Be Recycled? · · Score: 1

    Is it really safe to put in fish tanks? I thought CDs have chemicals like those dyes.

  2. Re:Do They Really Exist? on Wii Shortages Could Last For Months · · Score: 1

    Maybe, but what if he lost it like John Bobbit's incident?

  3. Soyuz? Why not a chair? on Gates to join Simonyi in Space? · · Score: 1

    Steve Ballmer has been throwing chairs for years. He would be perfect to throw anyone in the chair.

  4. Zip the multiple images up. on Why Desktop Email Still Trumps Webmail · · Score: 1

    EarthLink's Webmail and it limits to only THREE attachments. So in order to attach more than three or a quick way to attach multiple as one shot, I just zip up the images into a single zip file. Since most people can view zip files (XP and Vista have unzip and zip capabilities), this won't be a problem.

  5. Announcement on Gaim's site. on Gaim Renamed — Now Pidgin IM · · Score: 1

    Read here.

  6. My sites... on What's Your Site Rotation? · · Score: 1

    Mainly /., Digg, Blue's News, Neatorama, Boing Boing, VideoSift, etc.

  7. Re:A WiiHelm? What a scream... on WiiHelms Go on Sale · · Score: 1

    YouTube has a video compilation from various movies. From AQFL.

  8. Re:Underclocking on Building an Energy Efficient, Always-On PC? · · Score: 1

    I am doing the same with my AMD Athlon 64 754 system. It seems to work well. See my newsgroup thread. I tried stressing it and idled it.

    Temperatures are nice when idled (room is about 78 degrees(F):
    temp1: +95 F (high = +172 F, hyst = +106 F) sensor = thermistor
    temp2: +96.8 F (high = +176 F, hyst = +167 F) sensor = thermistor

  9. If using AMD Athlon 64... on Building an Energy Efficient, Always-On PC? · · Score: 1

    ... use its Cool'n'Quiet if your motherboard has this CPU and supports it. It's nice when idled and not using the machine so much (e.g., surfing the Web).

    Now, if I could make my Windows XP Pro. SP2 stable. Others and I can't figure out why I get blue screens with Cool'n'Quiet enabled.

  10. Black Mesa's experiment? on Serious Magnet Failure at CERN's New Accelerator · · Score: 1

    Sounds like Black Mesa's experiment in Half-Life 1's introduction. ;)

  11. Another thing that bugs me about USB: KVM! on Why Powered USB Is Going to Fail · · Score: 0

    I have Dell Optiplex office machines that don't have a VGA and PS/2 connections. It only has DVI and USB ports! What the heck? I wanted to hook another machine with an old KVM (without adapters), but it didn't work. I was going to ask my manager to buy one, but they're so expensive for the good brands. Ugh!

    I wonder if I can still charge power via these USB-capable KVMs?

  12. Re:Voice recognition on Death of the Button? Analog vs. Digital · · Score: 1

    That car has a name: KITT. :P

  13. Another YouTube link. on GTA IV Trailer Released, Slows Sites · · Score: 1

    here from VideoSift.

  14. Re:Stop wondering on Linux Preinstalled Dell Available Soon · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wonder about suv4x4. [grin] :P

  15. Re:My favorite quote on Disney, Stuffed Animals, Draw Kids to Online Games · · Score: 1

    Heh, I used to do this when I was in high school. I did my "new" homeworks during lunch hours so I didn't have to do them at home.

  16. Re:All I know... on MS Trying To Spur Vista Sales With Discounts · · Score: 1

    I use it at work all the time for testing. My two biggest complaints:

    1. UAC (I know it can be turned off, but it is still annoying) for basic stuff.
    2. Slow. Why does file copying/moving take longer than XP even without aero stuff?
    etc.

  17. E-mails, chat, and IMs are the best ways for me... on Communicating Persuasively, Email or Face-to-Face? · · Score: 1

    ... because I have speech and hearing impediments. Verbal communication is much worse for me because of my disabilities. However, I am much better in communications via e-mails, chat, forums, IMs, and anything else that doesn't require verbal communications (can't do braille).

    I also face the same problem with people ignoring my e-mails, IMs, chats, etc. I have to follow-up often to remind them. :(

    Are there any other best tips to improve their responses?

  18. Re:Does that include on Many Americans Still Don't Have Home Net Access · · Score: 1

    Where do you live so we can use it? Free bandwidth rocks.

  19. Re:Oookay on Viacom Sued Over YouTube Parody Removal · · Score: 1

    I do (Digg, newsgroups, etc.). Why do you ask?

  20. Re:Must read today's dilbert (03-Mar-07) on Which IT Careers Are Hot and Which are Not? · · Score: 1

    "Must read today's dilbert (03-Mar-07)" ? Today is 23rd. ;)

  21. Re:Oookay on Viacom Sued Over YouTube Parody Removal · · Score: 1

    WHy does it have to be on Google Video and YouTube though? Why not use other smaller providers like DailyMotions, PutFile, etc.? I am sure there are plenty of those from out of countries to avoid DMCA.

  22. Re:who on NBC, News Corp Join to Create YouTube Clone · · Score: 1

    People without TVs. :)

  23. Re: Will the Lack of DX10 on XP Spur OpenGL Dev? on Will the Lack of DX10 on XP Spur OpenGL Dev? · · Score: 1

    The bummer part is that users with DX10 cards and Vista will get the enhancements. Crysis and HL2 Ep. 2 will be like this. XP users won't get these even if they have DX10 cards. :(

  24. Re:Can you give me one good reason to "upgrade" ? on Windows Vista, More Than Just a Pretty Face · · Score: 1

    Two years go fast. Time flies. :)

  25. Re:Can you give me one good reason to "upgrade" ? on Windows Vista, More Than Just a Pretty Face · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I am doing the same too (use Vista at work on test machines -- I hate it). I hope it will be a LONG time (5+ years). Look at the newest games. Most of them don't even work under Windows 9x and 2000. :( I hope games were plentiful and natively ported under Linux and Mac OS X.

    Right now, HL2 Episode 2 and Crysis support Vista with its new DirectX 10 stuff for those with the DX10 video cards.