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  1. Re:Some PS/2 Model Ms don't work with USB... on Mechanical 'Clicky' Keyboards Still Have Followers (Video) · · Score: 1

    I wonder if this is why I had problems USB->PS/2 adapters with PS/2 mice.

  2. Re:One thing to keep in mind... on RTFM? How To Write a Manual Worth Reading · · Score: 1

    So, what are good newbie books these days then?

  3. Re:Paywalls? You amateurs on More Than 40% of US Honeybee Colonies Died In a 12-Month Period Ending In April · · Score: 1

    What about a geek? :P

  4. BBS Documentary on (Hack) and Slash: Doing the LORD's Work · · Score: 1

    For nostalgia, check out http://bbsdocumentary.com/ even though it is over a decade old or whatever.

  5. Re: 23 down, 77 to go on Religious Affiliation Shrinking In the US · · Score: 1

    There are always wars, conflicts, etc. Look at nature like ants. They have wars too.

  6. Re:Still waiting for my $250 refund from AT&T on Verizon, Sprint Agree To Pay Combined $158 Million Over Cramming Charges · · Score: 1

    Lawyers took it. :P

  7. Speaking of X10... on Beware the Ticking Internet of Things Security Time Bomb · · Score: 1

    What happened to them? I haven't seen or heard them for a while. I just see GoPro and others these days.

  8. Re:DHCP and a Firewall on Beware the Ticking Internet of Things Security Time Bomb · · Score: 1

    Those frakking Cylons! :P

  9. Re:Just watched it... IN A GREECE TV STATION... on Amtrak Train Derails In Philadelphia · · Score: 1

    Dr. Sheldon Cooper and many others take the trains too! :D

  10. Re:I disagree on The World's Most Dangerous Driving Simulator · · Score: 1

    What about Enduro? ;)

  11. Re:Lynx? on Apple Watch Hack Adds a Browser For Your Wrist · · Score: 1

    You're right. I meant to type 40x24. Duh me.

  12. Re:Lynx? on Apple Watch Hack Adds a Browser For Your Wrist · · Score: 1

    Oops, you're right. 40x24. Duh.

  13. Re:Lynx? on Apple Watch Hack Adds a Browser For Your Wrist · · Score: 1

    Or go back to BBS days with 80x24 text resolution. ;)

  14. Re:Not $9 on $9 Open Source Computer Blows Past Crowdfunding Goal · · Score: 1

    8 is good too for Chinese. ;)

  15. Re:Brand? on 17-Year-Old Radio Astronomy Mystery Traced Back To Kitchen Microwave · · Score: 1

    Yesterday, one/1 of my neighbors was throwing theirs out and its paper said "still works". Heh!

  16. Re:Nothing new on Researchers Detect Android Apps That Connect to User Tracking and Ad Sites · · Score: 1

    How do you add a hosts into non-jail broken iOS? I still haven't found a good free non-proxy web browser ad blocker. I found one, but it was a trial.

  17. Re:Moar Cloud on Microsoft Office 2016 Public Preview Released · · Score: 1

    I still use 2000 SR3 at home. I also have OpenOffice and LibreOffice.

  18. Re:We old ones have a word for digital natives. on Recruiters Use 'Digital Native' As Code For 'No Old Folks' · · Score: 1

    Hey fossil. You have a typo. :P

  19. Re:Firefox - the new UI is killing marketshare on Chrome Passes 25% Market Share, IE and Firefox Slip · · Score: 1

    If you like Gecko engine, then go to SeaMonkey since its GUI hasn't changed like forever. Heh!

  20. Re:Serves them right! on CareerBuilder Cyberattack Delivers Malware Straight To Employers · · Score: 1

    So, we go back to plain ASCII text format. Unless that has it too. :/

  21. Re:It's called a dialer. on AT&T Bills Elderly Customer $24,298.93 For Landline Dial-Up Service · · Score: 1

    I was thinking the same. I was wondering if it was really a dialer causing this or not.

  22. Re:MORE BLOAT! on Microsoft Integrates Autodesk's 3D Printing Platform Spark Into Windows 10 · · Score: 1

    I miss the old WIndows days when you could customize installation from scratch like with v3.x. At least Linux still lets me custom install like Debian.

  23. Re:The good news is... on Yes, You Can Blame Your Pointy-Haired Boss On the Peter Principle · · Score: 1

    Many nerds and geeks have poor social skills. I am one/1 of them, and having disabilities doesn't help. :(

  24. Re:big dropoff in new tech over age 70 on Apple, IBM To Bring iPads To 5 Million Elderly Japanese · · Score: 1

    Do you have the URL to that PEW study? I am curious about over 30, 40, 50, 60, etc.

  25. Re:Finally on Microsoft Announces Windows Holographic Platform · · Score: 1

    Sweet. Let me get my viruses. ;)