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  1. Re:Video on Boot Windows Vista In Four Seconds · · Score: 1

    ASUS was the gold standard and all but bulletproof until a couple of years ago. Can't figure out what the heck happened to them.

  2. Re:I'm not surprised... on AVG Virus Scanner Removes Critical Windows File · · Score: 1

    We went to Avast! Managed to get away from SAV. We run mainly older desktops (P3 933, 256MB), so every bit of free memory helps. Avast uses around 20MB, unlike nearly every one of it's competitors.

    As my environment isn't yours, though - try it out for a few first.

  3. Re:RIP Mr. Crichton on Michael Crichton Dead At 66 · · Score: 1

    Terminal Man made a fair transition as well. But Sphere... ugh, I vote that it goes where the original version of Highlander 2 went.

  4. Re:RIP. on Bones Found Near Crash Site Confirmed Fossett's · · Score: 2, Funny

    And yet, these bad jokes are just the tibia iceberg.

  5. Re:I think this is the no free advertising policy. on MTV Bleeps Filesharing Software Names In Weird Al Video · · Score: 1

    They used to, back when 120 minutes existed...

  6. Re:Flamebait? on Shuttleworth On Redefining File Systems · · Score: 1

    linux command-line is non-trivial for gui-users, it takes a mindset change. As far as the moderation goes, you told the parent pretty much exactly what he didn't want to hear - a fair stance, but at the same time it's confrontational.

  7. Re:Down to the drivers on AMD Graphics Chips Could Last 10X To 100X Longer · · Score: 1

    I run XP 64 - the "driver only" option isn't listed on the main download page for me. Was trying to keep it simple (granted, at the expense of bandwidth). :)

  8. Re:Down to the drivers on AMD Graphics Chips Could Last 10X To 100X Longer · · Score: 5, Informative

    How to fix bloated ATI drivers :

    1] Download full CCC installer.
    2] Don't install the CCC, just the drivers.
    3] Download a copy of ATI Tray Tools.

  9. Obligatory... on Asus Crams Three GPUs onto a Single Graphics Card · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...this is old news. They've already done five cores some time ago.

  10. Re:Comics as real literature on Reading Comics · · Score: 1
  11. Re:Possibly useful, but... on Cocaine Vaccine In the Works · · Score: 1

    Yes, thank you.

    Addictive behavior with anything is a desire to insulate yourself against actual or perceived problems. The problems don't go away when you stop (ab)using. You either deal, or you start abusing something else. With how our modern society is today, being personally responsible for your own problems is passe, so addiction is prevalent.

    Every addict is running from something. Taking away their "shield" solves nothing.

  12. Er... on RIAA Now Filing Suits Against Consumers Who Rip CDs · · Score: 1

    I don't use it, but doesn't iTunes allow you to add the tracks from a CD to your library automatically?

    The RIAA versus millions of iPod owners. This could get interesting...

  13. Re:UGh, this is not a new "idea" on Apple Patents 'Buy Stuff Wirelessly, Skip Lines' Tech · · Score: 1

    "Stream of Consciousness" is the Outer Limits episode you refer to.

  14. Re:Hasslehoff on Specs For the New KITT · · Score: 1

    Don't you mean an open mic?

  15. Re:Ugh on Auto Mileage Standards Raised to 35 mpg · · Score: 1

    Shhh! Maybe if the price of high fructose corn syrup goes up enough, they'll go back to putting sugar in everything...

  16. Re:The reason is much simpler on RIAA Afraid of Harvard · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That, and strong is the money at Harvard. Even stronger, the privilege of those who attend. They have all the resources to take the RIAA's campaign down. No wonder why they avoid them.

  17. Re:This already exists on Boing Boing Founder Warns of "Internet AIDS" · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The instant that a single local sex offender can assault one million people in an hour, I will agree with you.

  18. Re:I don't read these magazines on Gaming Mag Circulation Numbers May Not Mean That Much · · Score: 1

    It used to be better about 5 years ago, when you couldn't buy a good rating from GI. And Reiner made it into every other videogame somehow.

  19. Re:ED-209 not available for comment on Robotic Cannon Loses Control, Kills 9 · · Score: 1

    A glitch? You call THIS a glitch?

  20. Re:How many final cuts are there? on Blade Runner, The Final Cut · · Score: 1

    It will be marketed with a remake of Street Fighter : The Movie in a special package called "Tiger Uppercut."

  21. Re:Well, I WAS considering buying one. on PS3's Back-Compat Loss Explained, Analyzed · · Score: 1

    You're giving them too much credit with regards to game selection. Maybe, perhaps, a Virtual Boy with HDMI.

  22. Mod Parent up, Informative. on Tabula Rasa Delayed Two Weeks · · Score: 1

    As a (brief) former beta tester, they're spot-on.

    Does inventory still randomly (partially or completely) vanish as well?

  23. Re:Low Wattage Laptops on Internet Uses 9.4% of Electricity In the US · · Score: 1

    This phenomenon is commonly referred to as Jevon's Paradox.

  24. Re:'Course they're not saying they're dropping pri on Sony Shifting PS3 Marketing to Focus on Blu-Ray · · Score: 1

    ...to win the xmas sales season?

  25. Re:The vulnerability is in Reader not the PDF form on Zero-day Exploit in PDF With Adobe Reader · · Score: 2, Informative

    One warning : test Foxit before deploying in a corporate environment. Foxit presumes full access to HKLM to work properly with IE/Outlook/etc..

    Other than that, Foxit is a very nice piece of software.