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  1. Re:/.ed on Utah Teens Invent Better Air Conditioner · · Score: 1

    AC can be user serviced. But then there is a strong chance that you might die. Alternator's have a lower likelihood of death upon servicing.

  2. Re:Multi Button Mouse on What Mac OS X Could Learn From Windows · · Score: 1

    Well there is this whole segment of the Powerbook and iBook, where it's impractacle to use a mouse at times.

  3. Re:Random sounds? on Play Random Sounds for E-Mail Notifications? · · Score: 1

    Yes, a diservice to our slave owning, pedophile raping, patent squatting founding father TJ.

  4. Re:Inconsistent Rant on Bob Metcalfe on Open Source, IPv6, IETF · · Score: 1

    Bikes are no good for us fat people.

  5. Re:It's all about OSX.. on Will You Stick with Apple, After the Switch? · · Score: 1

    How about the Apple GS. Short for Granny Smith.

  6. Re:What is the on 100Mbps Home Internet Service Next Year in Finland · · Score: 1

    It's price discrimination. Business folks will pay more, price discrimination however is illegal, especially for those in monopolistic positions. Therefore, you charge different prices for consumers and businesses, but you change the upload speed. And Voila, no more price discrimination.

  7. Re:Do we know who manufacturers their notebooks? on New iBooks 'Any Day Now' · · Score: 1

    I think Asus makes their iBooks and some of the iPods. I think it's the iPod shuffle. Not sure about the Powerbook.

  8. Re:Usually on Microsoft Sues Google For Hiring MS Exec · · Score: 1

    In Washington non compete agreements without consideration is void. So if MS asks you to sign a non compete without exchange of anything, then go for it. It's a void contract. But if they offer you an extra 100 bucks to sign the non compete, then it is enforceable.

  9. Re:Why haven't I heard of the 5th most popular sit on Fox to Purchase Myspace · · Score: 1

    Probably because you have no friends. And that you are over the age of 12.

  10. Re:Son of iPod? on Bill Gates Swears Vow Against 'Son of iPod' · · Score: 1

    The e originally stood for email. Hence the eMate.

  11. Re:Son of iPod? on Bill Gates Swears Vow Against 'Son of iPod' · · Score: 4, Funny

    Apple likes to use i,power and e as prefixes. So it will either be called powerPod, or ePod. I think ePod as son of the iPod, and PowerPod will be the father of the iPod, and my guess will be //Pod will be the grand father of the ipod. Oh, and the Uncle of the iPod, that no one talks about will be called the LisaPod.

  12. Re:Bit of a waste, surely? on Got Spyware? Throw out the Computer! · · Score: 1

    A lot of computers have disk images of the OS and software. The HPs are really easy to reimage. But they also come preinstalled with a lot crap.

  13. Re:What about laptops? on How to Keep Your Computer Cool · · Score: 1

    I suggest wearing pants while wardriving. Or if that presents a problem, get one of these. http://www.roadtools.com/

  14. Re:The Best Way To Print... on HP Invents A New Way To Print · · Score: 1

    "Hay guyz, check out this new girl" "Fuck girls, I masturbate. Oh wait..

  15. Re:HDTV! on Toshiba HD-DVD Player Planned to Enforce HDMI · · Score: 1

    Obviously you never had the joy of watching the Spice Channel growing up. Kids have it too easy nowadays, porn is unscrambled and plentiful.

  16. Re:HDMI != HDCP on Toshiba HD-DVD Player Planned to Enforce HDMI · · Score: 1
    Why do you think Toshiba is supporting HDMI instead of component or DVI? I can't think of another reason for reducing output of non HDMI to 480 lines of resolution unless there is some sort of encryption.

    I think I am right, they chose HDMI for it's encryption abilities or let me rephrase the ability to have HDCP on HDMI, I think if you do have a TV that doesn't have HDCP capability you are out of luck, and probably will not see HD video. Like you said broken, but I can't see any other reason they would do this.

  17. Re:HDTV! on Toshiba HD-DVD Player Planned to Enforce HDMI · · Score: 5, Informative
    I think you are reading it wrong. Toshiba will only support high def if your TV has also a HDMI plug. Otherwise it will look the same if you use component or other methods of cabling as a progressive scan DVD.

    My guess is, is so the movie studios will release stuff on Toshiba's format first because it will be less likely to be pirated. HDMI only means that stuff will be encrypted. Then everyone will buy Toshiba's format then Toshiba can make billions off licensing. Most people won't notice that their HDTV set is not playing at full capacity HD mode using regular plugs so they will continue to buy Toshiba HD-DVD licensed stuff because it's out sooner than blue ray. It's an interesting strategy but probably will not work as Sony also owns a movie studio, thus most movies from Sony, like Spiderman 3 will probably come out on Blu Ray first if HD-DVD at all.

  18. Re:Userfriendliness (Windows is not) on Microsoft's 'Hands-On' Linux Lab · · Score: 1

    The mac was great for newbies in that even if there was a conflict with extensions you can just press shift key and it magically works. Compare that to Windows today. I think it's F8, but after the bios screen, or is it F5, or is it ESC. And then your screen looks all funny and then is says it's in some sort of safe mode. Whatever that means. With the Mac it's pretty usable even with the extensions off and then you can add extensions as you require it. You work on a paper, then you decide to print, so you install the printer extensions. It works, then you scan, you install scanner, it doesn't work, now you know the scanner is the problem . So you call the scanner people. Much easier for a newbie.

  19. Re:CrossFire on Sneak Peek at ATi's CrossFire Graphics System · · Score: 1

    They do, it's called trademark dilution. It only applies for famous marks though. Ford is famous so they can probably prevail.

  20. Re:innovation. on Ballmer on Innovation · · Score: 2, Funny

    malware?

  21. Re:Isn't this how they got Apple? on Microsoft Developing Games For Nintendo DS · · Score: 1
    Steve Jobs asked Gates to write software for the Mac. Back then MS didn't make Office Suites. Wordperfect and Lotus were kings.

    My guess is that if MS does make a portable, it will be licensed similar to pocket pcs. Probably a mobile phone with a strip down version of mobile windows, like an Ngage but with more processing power.

  22. Re:Ironic on GTA Sex Game Leads to ESRB Fracas · · Score: 1

    Age of consent is 16 in some jurisdictions. Younger if you are married to them. Then again I don't really understand Utah.

  23. Re:Unsolicited invitation... on Microsoft's Personnel Puzzle · · Score: 1
    I like this line of reasoning, with some modifications.

    If a girl is sending you an unsolicited invitation for a date, then yes, you are above a profiency test. They invited you. Their goal should be to get you to bed, they are offering you.

    The interview is a like a date, you might like all the features someone has listed on an online dating website. But if you don't have chemistry with the person then it's better off that you don't go any further.

  24. Re:I hope they clone a Neanderthal on Neanderthal Genome to be Sequenced · · Score: 1

    I would get one and teach it vocabulary like, Dude, da Weasel, and check out the fresh nugs, weasin' the juice...

  25. Re:legal Kooks on Founder of Go Computer, Inc. sues Microsoft · · Score: 1
    Collusion isn't necessarily to perpetuate a fraud. Nor is it necessarily with rival firms.

    It's just an agreement to keep prices an artificial level. I think even an attempt to get an agreement is suspect for collusion. For example, sharing of price lists may be collusion, even though there wasn't an expressed agreement. Vertical collusion is where the supplier tells it's customer how much to charge for gas.