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  1. Re:Dont think so. on The Uncertain Future of OpenOffice.org · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...and the default template in the word processor is the "TPS Report Cover Sheet".

  2. This just in... on World Series of Video Games Cancelled · · Score: 1, Funny

    from the "money coming in good, money going out bad" department.

  3. Re:How to take down a company on Vista Pirates To Get "Black Screen of Darkness" · · Score: 1

    I've wondered why someone never wrote this for XP. It's only a handful of registry keys (and one file, I think) that keep you activated, unless you're using a corporate edition.

  4. Re:A must read NYTimes story on corn & corn sy on Fructose As Culprit In the Obesity Epidemic · · Score: 1

    ...and as ethanol continues to cause the price of corn to move higher, corn syrup will no longer be the "sweet deal" it was compared to sugar. At this point, corn syrup will fall out of favor for something cheaper... maybe even sugar again?

    So hopefully, we are close to seeing a drop in corn syrup usage in our food products.

  5. Re:Link, Please on Yahoo Downgrades MusicMatch Jukebox · · Score: 1

    Version 8.2 or so - it's the last one that will allow unlimited auto-tagging, to the best of my knowledge.

  6. Re:Difficulty on First GH III Video Displays Differences · · Score: 3, Funny

    Real guitar isn't a guarantee of GH2 prowess. :D

    You're right on CfH/BatM, though - those are the two killers on GH1. Psychobilly Freakout and Carry Me Home are the two that give me fits on GH2 hard, and I don't have the patience to memorize the intricate solos on expert.

  7. Difficulty on First GH III Video Displays Differences · · Score: 2, Insightful

    FTA : "Instead, they're aiming for a difficulty level somewhere between the first and second Guitar Hero Games."

    THANK YOU!

    I've basically finished GH1, but I don't even attempt GH2 on expert (anymore).

  8. Re:Must Be A Joke on XM Satellite Radio Backlash · · Score: 1

    Paging RU Sirius, white courtesy phone...

  9. Re:anyone else get into metal later in life? on Gifted Children Find Heavy Metal Comforting · · Score: 1

    I'm only 36, but have recently discovered Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Rammstein. There's a lot of underrated metal out there.

  10. Re:Wii Portal? on Christian Group Prepares To Mark Wii as 'Porn Portal' · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think you could still Wiip one out if you tried.

  11. Re:Population Density misleading on US Lags World In Broadband Access · · Score: 1

    Almost all of their populations are within 200km of the US border as well?

  12. Re:WinXP on First Vista Service Pack Due Second Half of 2007 · · Score: 1

    If we're seeing a service pack for Vista this quickly, while XP SP3 has taken 2+ years to release... I'd say there's an 90% chance Microsoft releases another "security rollup package" for XP and calls it done. They did it before with Win2k - anyone remember SP5?

  13. Re:HAN SHOT FIRST on Harrison Ford Turned Down Han Solo Role · · Score: 1

    If a film is digitally remastered in the forest, and noone's around, does Han still shoot first?

  14. Well... on Unofficial Win2K Daylight Saving Time Fix · · Score: 3, Informative

    I suppose that's one way to say, "hurry up and migrate to XP^H^HVista."

    Fortunately, the corporate users with a domain will still have a DC as an authoritative time source, and can just adjust the time on one server to keep everyone else in sync.

  15. Re:Why is it so hard to make a good Star Trek game on Star Trek Legacy Review · · Score: 1

    One could consider him so, but it would be a Quantum Leap in logic...

  16. Coincidence? on Nvidia Launches 8800 Series, First of the DirectX 10 Cards · · Score: 1

    Any coincidence that they launch the first DX10 card the same day that Vista goes gold?

  17. Re:Phaser Razor on Moore's Law For Razor Blades? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but where are you going to keep a shark in your bathroom?

  18. Re:Horrible prompt on Bloggers or High Schoolers, Where is the Literary Talent? · · Score: 3, Informative

    The way I learned this essay-writing formula was:

    Paragraph 1 : Argument (I will prove...)
    Sentences : General statement, more specific statement, more specific statement, make point.
    Paragraphs 2-4 : Reason with multiple supporting statements/sources. (An example is.... Because...)
    Sentences : State reason, support reason (as needed), restate reason
    Paragraph 5 : Restate argument (I have proved...)
    Sentences : Restate point, more general statement, more general statement, closing statement.

    Being taught only that in high school, there was a small learning curve when I hit college...

  19. Re:gOOD lUCK on War Declared on Caps Lock Key · · Score: 1

    Oh my, a fellow PICK developer... I didn't think there were any others on here! We definitely need the caps for what we do.

  20. Re:Legalise Drugs on The Technology of Drug Prohibition · · Score: 1

    Actually, the Marijuana Tax Act was adopted in 1937, shortly after alcohol prohibition was repealed. One popular theory (especially espoused by Noam Chomsky) is that the now-idle forces which enforced prohibition needed a new "devil" to pursue, and that marijuana was the handiest drug used by people deemed "unsavory" at the time.

  21. Re:Don't you mean the war on... on The Technology of Drug Prohibition · · Score: 1

    You forgot sugar (and today's more popular variant, high fructose corn syrup.

  22. Re:Why hairy? on New "Hairy Lobster" Crustacean Discovered and Classified · · Score: 3, Funny

    The hairs should help prevent it from sticking to magnets.

  23. HP Innovates? on HP Developing Hybrid Tablet PC / Coffee Table · · Score: 1

    So, we're talking Dillinger's desk from Tron (1982), right?

  24. Re:Yo, Open Source Religion on Humans First Arose in Asia? · · Score: 1

    I thought Christianity was Open Source, with the number of times it's forked...

  25. Re:No Arrested Development? on Time Names Battlestar Galactica Show Of The Year · · Score: 1

    Don't worry, Prison Break is an F(o)x show. Remember the F(o)x rule of three :

    1] Show does well
    2] Move show to Friday nights and stop advertising it
    3] "The formerly popular show ($show_name) has been discontinued due to lack of viewership."