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  1. Re:George Lucas on The Star Wars Money Machine · · Score: 1

    Whoops, forgot the tags. Here's a nice version =)

    1) When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. Corollary: When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.

    2) The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to venture beyond them into the impossible.

    3) Any significantly advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

    - Arthur C. Clarke

  2. Re:George Lucas on The Star Wars Money Machine · · Score: 1

    1) When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. Corollary: When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong. 2) The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to venture beyond them into the impossible. 3) Any significantly advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. - Arthur C. Clarke

  3. Re:mainstream media on iPod Dangerous When Wet · · Score: 1

    I quite like ACA actually, its always good for a laugh. :)

  4. Re:Copy of the original message at ps2dev (sic) on Gameboy Emulator Released for PSP · · Score: 1

    My understanding is that the code runs on the 1.0 version due to a hole that was patched by Sony in the network update. Meanwhile, the PSP still isn't released here.

  5. Re:Want to know what's REALLY funny? on Hilary Rosen Gripes About iPod, iTMS · · Score: 1

    So the marketing department can use a bigger number?

  6. Re:Want to know what's REALLY funny? on Hilary Rosen Gripes About iPod, iTMS · · Score: 1

    2) If frequencies you can't hear don't make any difference, then why are DVD's recorded with a 96kHz sampling rate? You do realise that the sampling frequency is totally unrelated to the frequency of the sound waves. A 96kHz sampling rate means that the sound wave is measured 96k times per second.

  7. Re:Newsflash! on Morse Code Faster Than SMS · · Score: 1

    Depends where you are... my phone is $0.05 (AUD) per txt to the same network and $0.2 (AUD) to other networks. Whereas its a $0.20 flagfall and then around $0.3 (depends how much you recharge at once, tis prepaid) per 30 seconds.

  8. Re:My gripe on Organizing MP3s and Other File Collections? · · Score: 1

    Actually, I do tag all my music before adding it to my library. With http://www.musicbrainz.org/

  9. Re:It depends on the game... on Making the Case For Short Games · · Score: 1

    Its people who do shit like that when they're driving that piss me off, music is fine... but anything more than that makes you a danger to everyone else on the road.

    You know those people who take way more time than they need too to get going at the traffic lights? That's you arsehole

  10. Re:So They Have Gone and Killed ... on No Need For Trek Anymore · · Score: 1

    I disagree... The universal opinion about Apple here doesn't tend either way, there are the mac fanboys and the rabid mac haters. It seems to be about half and half either way. Of course, there is no grey area, so you are right there :)

  11. Re:Europe means Australia too? on European PSP Release Date Announced · · Score: 1

    More importantly, do we even have a release date for Katamari Damacy yet? Not to mention the sequel.

  12. Re:-1, Insensitive on Tiny Holes Advance Quantum Computing · · Score: 1

    -1, Whoosh!

  13. What about us? on We Love Katamari · · Score: 1

    And yet, its looking like the original will never come out in Australia. le sigh

  14. Re:why isn't there a Linux mp3 player? on Microsoft's Tips for Buying an MP3 Player · · Score: 1

    I believe most portable mp3 players decode files with hardware rather than software due to efficiency and power issues?

  15. Re:Enforcibility is not relevant on Microsoft Tries to Patent the Internet Again · · Score: 1
  16. Re:Just what I want.... on Wells Fargo Web-Enables ATMs · · Score: 1

    I already see ads for loans and credit cards on the atm screens at my bank while waiting for a transaction to go through.

  17. Re:Hopefully the math is good on Asteroid To Be Naked-Eye Visible In 2029 · · Score: 1

    Just randomly, don't you think that /. is the last place you need to pimp Firefox?

  18. Its about time. on Australia Gets 8Mbit/s Broadband now, 20Mbit Soon · · Score: 1

    With ADSL being the only readily available broadband technology in
    Australia, this is a welcome upgrade. I've been rubbing at the edges
    of my 1500 account for ages, so in the least, I'm happy :)

  19. Re:Worse than that on Do You Want to Live Forever? · · Score: 1

    Yeah man, because we all know that Genesis is meant to be taken literally.

    If you want to make a statement about entropy, please refrain from making bible references in the same post. That way you don't look like an ignorant bible basher

  20. Re:Got to agree... on Nintendo Running Itself into the Ground? · · Score: 1

    Yep, its the same here in Australia. *sigh*

  21. Re:sex on What Interests High-School Students? · · Score: 1

    Is there really such a thing? As far as I remember, (having recently finished high school), all of our IT people were either fat old men or fitness freak geeks. ;-)

  22. Re:"Harmonization" with USA copyright law on Decentralizing Bittorrent · · Score: 1

    You see, therein lies the problem. :)

  23. Re:"Harmonization" with USA copyright law on Decentralizing Bittorrent · · Score: 1

    Yeah, and that's why the moment I finish my degrees (Science+Engineering), I'm leaving Australia as soon as possible.

  24. Where is the australian store? on Canadian iTunes Music Store Opens · · Score: 1

    That's all well and good, but when are those of us in the land down under going to be able to legally purchase music online?