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  1. Re:Better in thought than in practice on For US Customers, Text Access To 911 Slowly Rolls Out · · Score: 1

    Except those fines are very rarely enforced. With cell phones you don't actually know precisely who or where the call is coming from. It frequently takes abuse in the thousands or tens of thousands of calls before action is taken.

  2. Don't do it on For US Customers, Text Access To 911 Slowly Rolls Out · · Score: 1

    As a professional who answers 911 calls, I give this approximately 15 minutes before someone drunkenly texts in a selfie of their wang.

  3. Re:The easiest solution on (Near) Constant Internet While RV'ing? · · Score: 1

    Regarding point 2, low latency is not a requisite for VoiP. We've got a lot of customers running VoiP lines off of satellite connections.

  4. Personal worth on The Real Body Snatchers · · Score: 1

    Now, who says I'm worth more alive than dead? I believe that would be Boba Fett.

  5. Re:Bulk Sudafed is still available? on DHS Official Suggests REAL ID Mission Creep · · Score: 1

    When I say bulk, I mean three boxes packaged together each filled with 4 or 5 sheets of blister packs. So bulk as in lots of them, not in a loose form.

  6. Re:This Sucks on DHS Official Suggests REAL ID Mission Creep · · Score: 1

    At Costco here in California I can buy a box of a few hundred Sudafed (the real stuff) without any signing or any other hassles. The only change is that instead of being out on the floor it's behind a counter and you have to ask for it.

  7. Prior art in LA on IBM Patents Pricing Motorists Off Highways · · Score: 2, Informative

    I didn't exactly RTFA, but they already do this in LA. It's not the entire road, just the commuter/carpool lanes. As traffic increases the toll does too. There's no tollbooths either, it's all run via FasTrack.

  8. Re:Works faster than nerves conduct? on New and Improved Deadly Snail Venom · · Score: 1

    I always hated that part. That was from the second or third book, right? Where they go to an island for the sole purpose of finding those dinosaurs and the only weapons the bring with them are dart guns. Are you kidding me? Frickin' dart guns.

  9. Gamecube on What is the Best Console Controller of All Time? · · Score: 1

    I've always found that the Gamecube controller was the most comfortable for me. Just the way it fit in my hands was perfect. To the contrary is the Playstation controller. My hands always got cramped from the way my fingers would have to splay out to get all four of the shoulder buttons.

  10. I found this article interesting on Saving U.S. Science · · Score: 1

    I don't purport to have any inside knowledge of the situation, but I've found this man's opinions interesting in the past. http://washingtontimes.com/technology/20061110-103 654-9230r.htm/

  11. Conversions on What If Apple Made A Cell Phone And No One Cared? · · Score: 1

    My brother purchased a MacBook a few months ago through a friend who works at Apple. I periodically mention to him when Apple comes out with a new product. Since getting his MacBook he has been chomping at the bit waiting for Apple to make a cell phone. He's had such a good experience with the MacBook that he would not think before ditching his current cell phone for anything made by Apple.

  12. Re:Better processing available on A Cleaner, Cheaper Route to Titanium · · Score: 1

    I totally thought this was about the processor when I was first scanning the headlines and subsequently skipped it until I took a slightly closer look. Love the funny.

  13. Re:Will Apple ever release a sub-notebook? on MacBook Announcement Expected on Tuesday · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The most recent round of rumor sites that I have been looking at have started talking about a MacBook Thin. I haven't seen any actual details about this speculated product, but perhaps your wish will becoming true in the near future.

  14. Bezezzel..zzz on Asus PW191 LCD Review · · Score: 1

    Is it just me or is the bezel on that thing huge. I know that they're technically not measuring the bezel in the size of the display anymore but still, is there no way it could be made smaller?

  15. Familiar sight on Junk Super Computer Assimilates All · · Score: 1

    Hey, I know this place. Drive by there all the time. I always thought it was something run by the county. Never realized they were an independent non-profit. Based in a funky looking building right by the freeway.

  16. USB and SD on Nintendo President Vows Cheap Games · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The thing in this interview I found most interesting were the details and hints at storage options. First, they flat out said that the Revolution will have a SD slot. Hopefully this will get away from the proprietary memeory cards of the past (or present). Second, Iwata said that there will be usb ports built in for practically andy storage method. So USB flash drives and external hard drives become an option. Sweet. I have to admit that the $400 price tag of the 360 is very off-putting. If Nintendo can keep the cost down by not including a HDD while still making one a practical expansion option, I'm all over it.

  17. Re:Time to vote NO, but in what election? on Librarian Stands up to the Feds · · Score: 1

    Diamond Jim's Sporting Goods and Liquor in Ukiah, CA. Alcohol, toboaco, firearms a-plenty, a deli, fishing gear, and the requisite rack of porno mags. The true man's man store.

  18. My problem on Getting Off NetHack? · · Score: 1

    See, now my problem is that my wife is better at Nethack than I am. She's running around in Gehennom right now and the only time I've ever seen it has been looking over her shoulder while she's playing. She's also better at Puzzle Pirates than I am. In this case she just plays a whole lot more than I do, but she will kick my ass in 9 out of 10 swordfights.

  19. Re:Pickup groups, vs. henchmen in Guild Wars on Dungeons and Dragons Online Beta Impressions · · Score: 1

    Doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose of playing an MMO. I guess you get all of the content that may continue to be created, but otherwise what's the purpose?

  20. PDF warnings on The Physics Behind Car Crashes · · Score: 2, Informative

    Hows about a warning of some sort about the pdf lurking behind the first link there? Maybe a little something in parentheses would do.

  21. Re:who's left? on Seagate buys Maxtor for $1.9B · · Score: 1

    I believe that this has to do with the IBM 75 GXP "Death Star" drives. I never had one but there were widespread problems with these drives dying.

  22. Re:Way to publicize your discriminatory practices on Asking the Right Questions to a Future Employer? · · Score: 1

    No, that's what makes him good at what he does.

  23. Re:Um. Okay. Yay... uh.. Tron. on Kingdom Hearts 2 - Now With Tron · · Score: 1

    I watched TRON first as a young kid and thought it was pretty cool. We even had some of the toys, the light cycle toys were all right. Watching it again 15 years later and actually understanding everything they were talking about I find I have a greater appreciation for what's going on and like it more now.

  24. Who cares about that on Watching All Six Star Wars Movies Simultaneously · · Score: 0, Offtopic
  25. ReadyNAS 600 or X6 on Low Powered SOHO Server? · · Score: 1

    www.infrant.com I know this will take care of the file server and possibly the print server. A friend of mine turned me on to this recently. It has now replaced my previous designs for a file server.