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  1. Re:already on "Smart" Parking Meters Considered Dumb · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I'm in Sac also. It seems about half the time, the card readers fail, with an error message of, 'Transaction Declined'. I had to go to the next block to find one that would take my card, then walk a block back, so I could go into the office I had parked in front of.

  2. Re:Air & Space Museum is great on Science, Technology, Natural History Museums? · · Score: 1

    It was even better when I saw it up close on the flightline, fuel dripping out of it, getting ready for a mission. The price of that exhibit was kind of high, however.

  3. Re:Crystalens on Adjustable-Focus Glasses Can Replace Bifocals · · Score: 1

    Like this?

  4. Re:Take back the seconds on David Pogue Wants to Take Back the Beep · · Score: 1

    Just order a liter.

  5. Re:Filed: October 9, 2008 on Company Awarded "The Patent For Podcasting" · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure it would pass as actual prior art, but what about Tivo, specifically the Season Pass feature? You have to stretch the meaning of download a bit, but otherwise, all the pieces seem to be there, including the channel depth information, size of future content (the schedule), and ability to delete content.

  6. Re:Greed is Good on College Threatens Students Over Email Addresses · · Score: 1

    I should add, however that it shouldn't be held or served at that temperature.

  7. Re:Greed is Good on College Threatens Students Over Email Addresses · · Score: 1

    Alton Brown usually wears bowling shirts. Maybe GP meant Orville Redenbacher?

  8. Re:Greed is Good on College Threatens Students Over Email Addresses · · Score: 1

    Actually it should be hotter, about 195F-205F, according to the National Coffee Association of the USA.

  9. Re:It's time... on Duke Nukem For Never · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's a testament to the collective brilliance of /. that this is modded 'Informative.'

  10. Re:Photo Sniper on Tactical Camera · · Score: 3, Informative
  11. Re:Hawking's Compilation on Classic Books of Science? · · Score: 4, Informative

    I doubt it's what you're thinking of, but the Feynman Lectures on Physics assumes very little starting knowledge, and covers quite a bit, including some pretty meaty material. The audio lectures a very nice to have, as well.

  12. Re:parent not really a troll on A $99 Graphics Card Might Be All You Need · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I can see why you're not in marketing. (And that's not intended as a criticism.) The numbers are intended to confuse the issue, with the ideal outcome being: You just throw up your hands and buy whatever's newest, and/or most expensive.

  13. Re:Bittorrent over 3G on BT Blocks Access To Pirate Bay · · Score: 1, Funny

    You could have just written, "They want all your money." Much more succinct.

  14. Re:One I'm SURE no one's thought up... on New ICANN TLDs May Cause Internet Land Rush · · Score: 1

    Dibs on .cmo!

  15. Re:Alternatives on Angry Villagers Run Google Out of Town · · Score: 0

    No, they should mock up a car like Google's, drive it in on one end of town, then start in on the houses while the people are distracted.

  16. Re:Glad to see.. on Angry Villagers Run Google Out of Town · · Score: 1

    But not illegal.

  17. Re:Huh? on What Would It Look Like To Fall Into a Black Hole? · · Score: 5, Funny

    You'll probably be eaten by a grue.

  18. What wasn't in the summary on IBM Tries To Patent Offshoring · · Score: 5, Informative

    Project Match, an IBM offshoring initiative the Standard reported on last month, offers U.S. employees the chance to stay with IBM by relocating to another country, to work in an IBM regional division at local wage rates. IBM has roughly 400,000 employees in 170 countries. As of early February, fewer than ten employees had shown interest in the program.

  19. Re:Every time I see an article about Apple... on iPhone App Refund Policies Could Cost Devs · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Yet, they put the language in there. "But we promise we won't use it!"

    Most likely they won't, but then they should have written the agreement to reflect that, instead of making developers dependent on their benevolence.

  20. Re:Bastards! on 10 OSes We Left Behind · · Score: 3, Informative
    The ST's sound chip didn't matter in the studio. The built-in MIDI ports, and the software that naturally was written to use them did. There was a lot wrong with the ST, but they got that bit right.

    On a related note, one of the developers of MIDI software for the ST was Charles Johnson, of Codehead Software (along with John Eidsvoog), and is now behind the conservative (to put it mildly) blog, Little Green Footballs.

  21. Bastards! on 10 OSes We Left Behind · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They left out Atari TOS!

  22. Re:Next up: Collateral Employee Obligations on Data Mining Moves To Human Resources · · Score: 1

    You mean like this?

  23. Re:Business expense? on Watchmen Watched · · Score: 1

    Taxes.

  24. Re:Correction. on The Finns Who Invented the Graphical Browser · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So, you're saying that it was the first browser, except for the first one. Got it.

  25. Re:They're setting themselves up for a lawsuit on How To Handle Corporate Blackmail? · · Score: 1

    Good info, but backwards. He isn't pretending to be HR giving a good reference, he's pretending to be HR asking for a reference (as the hiring company). What would a hiring company ask?