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  1. Re:Something doesn't add up. on 2.7 Million VOIP Subscribers in the United States · · Score: 1

    I'm guessing they include stuff like SipPhone that only charges $70 for a year's access to a regular phone # and $10/$20/$50 for minutes that last for about 2 years. So if you work it right, that hovers below the $6.79 number.

  2. Just when you think something's idiot proof... on Kutztown Students get Felony Charges · · Score: 1, Redundant

    ...the world makes a better idiot. (its a joke, laugh)

  3. Re:What will it be fuled with?: urine! on The Future of the Car · · Score: 1

    Urine!

  4. There's a simple truth in all of this. on Your Homework is Play Video Games · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Some work just can't be fun. And playing games for one area will just detract from another (IMHO).

  5. It looks that way for now. on The Milky Way is Not a Spiral? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Just wait until the collision happens: http://www.cita.utoronto.ca/~dubinski/tflops/

  6. Re:Quick! on Crocodile's Immune System Kills HIV · · Score: 2, Funny

    Haha, investment is for fools, you patent them. ;)

  7. Re:I was there! on Henrico County iBook Sale Creates iRiot · · Score: 1

    All I see is a frog and something about...bandwidth?

    (I kid, I kid)

  8. Re:Alert level to Yellow on Internet Security Warnings · · Score: 1

    For all those confused by this quote, it is on topic, and comes from the British Comedy show Red Dwarf. http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/

  9. Only the bravest of people... on Perens Dismisses Torvald's Patent Pool · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...submit stories that read as flamebait on slashdot.

    (since I've been modded in all sorts of directions today, this is an observation, not a troll, flamebait, or anything else negative)

  10. Re:Hahaha... on Pentium 4 Overclocked to 7.1GHz, Sets World Record · · Score: 1

    Thank you for putting what I was trying to say more elequantly. As you notice in the article they mentioned Windows being able to run tests, the maximum was 6.6GHz, and the 7.22GHz version wouldn't go past the BIOS. And to the GP of this post, I graduated from an accredited university, people far smarter than I are saying this.

  11. The "dangers" of overclocking. on Pentium 4 Overclocked to 7.1GHz, Sets World Record · · Score: 0, Troll
    So there you are, with your 3.53 GHz computer asking yourself, can I make this faster? The answer, of course, is yes. But you also have to ask yourself, is this stable? The answer to that one is no. If your instructions take longer to execute than the number of cycles available to them, it just can't do the work and you get junk in your registers.

    Fun factor: 10

    Usefulness: 2

  12. Obligatory quote on Spammer Scott Levine Convicted · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "640 years ought to be enough for anyone."

  13. Re:Just wondering.. on Linux Based CarPC · · Score: 2, Informative

    Its about $80 a month for unlimited access. For that speed, its worth it if you use it at home too.

    That wasn't too hard, I wonder what those other guys issues are. In fact I bet a lot of people looked it up just because of your question, I didn't even know.

  14. Re:Federal Censorship Committee on Another View of the FCC and Spectrum Scarcity · · Score: 1

    Who's morals? Who's common sense?

  15. Re:Best example of corporate stupidity...ever on FedEx Cracks Down on Box Furniture, Citing DMCA · · Score: 1
    "I dont get it. We sue the fuck out of them and they STILL won't buy our products!"


    It's worse than that: "I dont get it. We sue the fuck out of them and they STILL buy our products!"

  16. People cheat at everything. on Genetic Discrimination in the IT Workplace · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Just plant some DNA of someone who you know who's never had Carpel Tunnel.

  17. What are the merits of a patent in this case? on Apple's iPod Interface Patent in Jeopardy · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Serious question. I don't have an answer, and I'm trying to foster some discussion.

    They have: DRM, Large music base, their own portable MP3 player that's compatible.

    Are they worried about people confusing Yahoo's or Mircrosoft's offerings with iTunes?

  18. An interesting demographic on Build Your Business With Open Source · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I've dealt with management at different companies I've worked for and the biggest issue they seem to have is that it will upset "the order of things." It seems that this is the perfect market for F/OSS. If you're already using it, its not as big of a headache to start. Now you just have to worry about the technical level of those that are starting their own business.

  19. Re:EBooks are a failure... get over it on Textbooks With EULAs · · Score: 1

    Ahem, 3.2 million is still slightly larger than 0, so there are some people who want them, myself included. The thing is, I don't want books that I'm trying to learn from to be electronic. If I need to underline or otherwise note something, I'd be out of luck. The most sensable type of book to be made into an ebook would be a novel, which is the main type of ebook out there anyway. PS: I like being able to carry around hundreds of books in my pocket, can't do that with paper.

  20. Be very afraid... on Former Health Secretary Pushes for VeriChip Implants · · Score: 1
    ...but within reason:

    -As long as it's not passed.

    -As long as the procedure is optional.

    -As long as it doesn't become a rider.

  21. Re:Anonymous truth on No DRM for Apple in Intel-based Macs · · Score: 1

    "If they breach their contract with Apple, what makes you think they would tell _you_ the truth?"

    I think there's at least a reasonable chance, they don't have a whistleblower law for no reason.

  22. Re:Allow me to have a Bob Barker moment here... on South Korean Scientists Clone Dog · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Allow me to have a Brian Griffin moment here... "Why don't you just die already?"

  23. I guess UK really *is* America's largest... on UK Record Companies Suing File Sharers · · Score: 1

    ...non-nuclear aircraft carrier. But in all seriousness, countries that have diplomatic relations with the US will tend to mirror our laws. Canada did it, now the UK, Austrailia. I don't want to hazard a guess who's next though.

  24. Re:Ok with me on Windows Guru Calls For IE7 Boycott · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Pardon me, sir. But can you explain how only 3 comments are above +3 and they are all funny?

  25. I thought that was spam on Original Lightsaber Goes For 3x Expectations · · Score: 3, Funny

    Make you light saber 3x! Or something like that.