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  1. Re:Revenge on Office 2003 Service Pack Disables Older File Formats · · Score: 1

    If it's any consolation, it was released only three months before I was born.

  2. Re:Revenge on Office 2003 Service Pack Disables Older File Formats · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Wow. Just wow.

    I had to look up both Visicalc and Multiplan... apparently both were released before I was born.

  3. Re:Talent is the problem on Musicians Have Many Money Options Online, Says Talking Head · · Score: 1

    I could have sworn that one was a Family Guy quote. Then again, I may just be losing my ability to recall minutiae from sitcoms portraying fat, suburban dads and their dysfunctional families...

  4. Re:Talent is the problem on Musicians Have Many Money Options Online, Says Talking Head · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was about to say the same thing, but then I remembered that I already sold my soul for Grateful Dead tickets back in 1978,

  5. Re:Simple = Better on Ohio's Alternative to Diebold Machines May Be Equally Bad · · Score: 1

    Proof plz, kthxbai.

  6. Riddle me this: on Web Ads Work Better Than TV Ads · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Has anyone here ever intentionally clicked on a banner ad? A text ad? Any ad?

  7. Macs... on Army Buys Macs to Beef Up Security · · Score: 0, Troll

    ... because the total cost of hardware ownership in the military wasn't high enough already.

  8. Re:Sent a message! on Dodd's Filibuster Threat Stalls Wiretap Bill · · Score: 1

    You mean you want Edwards to win the democratic nomination and then lose the election?

  9. Re:hhooppee tthheeyy ffiixx tthhiiss ssoooonn on Faster Chips Are Leaving Programmers in Their Dust · · Score: 1

    Not in text, but in images:

    http://geekz.co.uk/lovesraymond/archive/hyper-threading

    Pretty funny. If ELER were updated more frequently, it would definitely be on my daily reading list. :)

  10. Re:Crusader on Twelve Game Music Tracks Worth Keeping · · Score: 1

    I just did a bit of research, and yes, you are absolutely right. I'm renaming my MP3 collection right now!

  11. Re:Crusader on Twelve Game Music Tracks Worth Keeping · · Score: 1

    I think the original .MOD files from the Crusader are still available on various game music sites. VLC plays them quite nicely, and can transcode them to MP3 if you need it in that format.

  12. Re:Crusader on Twelve Game Music Tracks Worth Keeping · · Score: 1

    I had no idea that there are people out there who still remember the Crusader games.

    Amazing, that makes my day.

  13. Crusader on Twelve Game Music Tracks Worth Keeping · · Score: 1

    For what it's worth, I think George Oldziey's work on the Crusader: No Remorse and Cruasader: No Regret is the pinnacle of (old school) video game music.

    Tracks that really rock the house: PARTY from No Regret, and M04 from No Remorse.

    As for newer stuff, I have found myself listening to the Halo soundtracks a lot recently.

  14. Re:Monsanto... on The Arctic Doomsday Seed Vault · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Please understand that I have no issue with Monsanto making a profit... as long as they do so by creating and selling progressively better products.

    Yes, the new drought-resistant, high-yield strains are wonderful things that allow the starving masses to feed 'themselfs'. But by throwing in a genetic time bomb and neutering the crops, Monsanto is in effect resting on its laurels and obviating the need for further innovation.

    In fact, it's nothing more than genetic DRM. And in this case, the "DRM == bad" meme is fully and wholly applicable.

  15. Monsanto... on The Arctic Doomsday Seed Vault · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ... in charge of saving our agricultural bacon? The same people who tried to bring agricultural holocaust to the developing world with their you-can't-save-our-seeds-for-next-year's-crop shenanigans?

    Hopefully their influence will be counterbalanced by some of the less evil groups participating in the project.

  16. Re:Just in time on Verizon Wireless To Open Network · · Score: 1

    So let me get this straight: not only do you have a /female/ roommate, but you are also friends with hookers?

    Friend, if you have a newsletter, I am interested in subscribing to it.

  17. Re:Was in your situation... on Best Home Network NAS · · Score: 1

    Pricewatch.com. $88 a pop right now, and there was a $10 rebate as well.

  18. Was in your situation... on Best Home Network NAS · · Score: 1

    ... and I built my own software RAID solution.

    Ingredients:
    - Cheapo processor/mobo/case combo, $100. Make sure it's a low power, or you'll have a very noisy box. Ensure that the motherboard has onboard network and at least four SATAII connectors.
    - RAM: 512MB will do just fine, $20.
    - HDD's: 3x500GB, shouldn't run you more than $250 for the lot. I like Seagate drives, but you can get cheaper ones if you wish.

    Instructions:
    Install your linux distro of choice on one drive and create a software RAID5 using the mdadm tool. Fast enough for network storage, and you end up with about 915GB of usable space.

    Toss it into a closet and enjoy!

  19. Re:follow-up story... on Stem-Cell-Like Cells Produced From Skin · · Score: 1

    How was this modded +3 Insightful?

  20. Obviously... on Battery Powered Tram Charges in 60 Seconds · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... Sony will be lead supplier for the lithium ion batteries to power the vehicles, thus affording the industrial conglomerate an excellent opportunity to diversify into the burgeoning mass-traffic-explosion industry.

  21. Re:Don't forget Britney Spears! on Geek Stars From Atkinson to Zappa · · Score: 4, Funny

    That site saved me over and over and over again sophomore year in college. Knock Britney all you want for her alcoholism and poor parenting skills, but damn, she knows her semiconductor physics!

  22. Re:Confused. on VMware, Cisco Plan Data Center OS · · Score: 1

    Looks like Plan 9 may make it to the real world after all... this kind of application is essentially what it was built for, right?

  23. Wow! on Invisible Solar Nano Cells Promise Clean Energy · · Score: 1

    Two hundred whole picowatts?!!

  24. Obligatory Family Guy Quote on US Faces $100 Billion Fine For Web Gambling Ban · · Score: 4, Funny

    WTO 1: Gentlemen, I propose we send a message to the US by fining them infinity billion dollars!
    WTO 2: That's the spirit, Bob! But I think a real number might be more effective.

  25. Re:Oops! on Google Patents Shipping-Container Data Centers · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'm no expert on patent law, so be gentle.

    Doesn't the existence of Blackbox imply prior art for Google's patent?