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  1. Re:Just in case it *is* broken on IE7 Compatibility a Developer Nightmare · · Score: 0, Troll

    Without any knowledge of whether or not the statement about image inputs working, I must say that using JavaScript to fix a problem like this is an awful idea.

  2. Re:it holds true for myspace on Social Networking Site Safety Questioned · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Local White Pages Safety Questioned

    Aren't your local White Pages more dangerous by default? I mean those are opt-OUT, while MySpace is opt-IN

  3. Re:learn to drive on Hybrids Beware? EPA Revises Mileage Standards · · Score: 1

    ah you are right -- i only really considered my own driving.

    typically where i drive (ucf area in orlando, fl) if i maintain the speed limit and chill with the gas i won't get stuck in a red-light-vortex. i know a lot of areas are not like this, especially with lots of traffic.

  4. learn to drive on Hybrids Beware? EPA Revises Mileage Standards · · Score: 2, Informative

    the epa can do whatever they want and it won't change the "real world" results that most people get.

    how many people do you know who always have their foot flooring the gas or brake? if people learned to use the accelerator and brakes effectively they would probably save 10 mpg on every tank.

    i'll bet i get better mileage in my eclipse than a decent percentage of hybrid owners, simply because most people don't think about how they drive.

  5. Re:Good call on Department of Defense Now Blocking HTML Email · · Score: 1

    "So you should really include the developers in the losers category here."

    which raises the question: why don't they just strip html out instead? it will probably require more work to make sure nothing gets through, but i think that it might be worth it.

  6. Re:This is not for AT&T on FCC Kills Build-out Requirements for Telecoms · · Score: 1

    don't even pretend that another company can begin to compete at this point

  7. well of course on iTunes Sales 'Collapsing' · · Score: 2, Insightful

    this is just like when dvd sales initially dropped off. after a while, people have finished replacing their vhs with dvds and sales will drop.

  8. Re:A Better Idea on The Next Notebook Battery? Lithium Polymer · · Score: 1

    dilithium? might as well be NiMH

    now if you want some REAL power you need Energon

  9. fixed on The Vanishing Click-Fraud Case · · Score: 1

    maybe google just fixed it

  10. neither on Broadcom's Treaty In the Blu-Ray/HD-DVD War · · Score: 5, Insightful

    i don't see any reason to buy into either one. i'm not planning on getting a new tv any time soon, and i don't need to pay even MORE per movie.

  11. Re:Odds are the results will be less than useful on Foundation Commissions $50 Million Online Study · · Score: 1

    here are a few things that most of the general 'net using public didn't really use five years ago:

    bit torrent
    youtube
    itunes
    digg
    blogs
    social networking

  12. who cares on Surprises in Microsoft Vista's EULA · · Score: 1

    this is awful, but i'm sure few of the people reading this will become vista users anyway.

    most of us have probably been bugging our families and friends to try ubuntu or buy a mac for the past few years. i switched to a mac this year and never looked back. there are people with MUCH higher application and compatibility requirements than myself who can switch to linux (or apple)

  13. Re:Details? on Google and the CIA? · · Score: 1

    maybe it was just an informational seminar instructing the old timers on how to use google to find info on people. who wants to bet it is better than whatever system they are using..

  14. Re:Smarter Spammers on Bot Nets Behind Recent Spam Surge · · Score: 3, Insightful

    there is one problem though, they continue to spam.

    despite all their shortcomings, somewhere, someone is obviously making money, so they continue.

  15. what are they even talking about on Speculation on Google / YouTube "Hardball" · · Score: 1

    why would youtube shell out a dime when the DMCA protects them?

    cuban's take on youtube has been insane from day one

  16. Re:How soon before this is widely defeated? on MySpace to Use Audio Fingerprinting · · Score: 4, Funny

    the great part about it is that there will be a huge number of false positives since half the songs the big 5 put out are all the same.

  17. not quite as bad on Quebec Bans Electronic Voting · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    i guess this isn't quite the same Luddite thinking as the WiFi ban at a canadian university: http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/02/ 23/029224&from=rss

    but it seems like a _ban_ is a little over the top

  18. Re:Conveniently copy-pastable letter of protest : on Lik-Sang Is Out Of Business · · Score: 1
  19. Re:Simple solution..... on Sony's Win a Major Blow for Importers · · Score: 5, Funny

    indeed. i'm sure there is another, less expensive system for mii

  20. or.. on Britain's First "Web-Rage" Attack · · Score: 1

    ..maybe it just shows how demented the attacker was

  21. i saw them waiting this morning on Wii Pre-Orders at EB Games and Gamestop · · Score: 4, Funny

    this morning i drove by a GameStop and saw a ton of kids in line, so i yelled "PS3 FOR THE WIN!!!!"

    they were probably like "stupid sony fanboy", little do they know i was just pissed they beat me there..

  22. Re:Sounds Worse Than It Is on Miami Court Orders Take Two to Hand Over Bully · · Score: 1, Insightful

    the problem is, as far as i'm concerned, is that the judge shouldn't be able to order something like this.

  23. how strane.. on Bush Reveals New Space Policy · · Score: 1

    ...i was under the impression that we still had problems to deal with on this planet.

  24. Re:I don't get it on Google Relents, Publishes Belgian Ruling · · Score: 1

    does google.be not follow robots.txt?

  25. this is beautiful on Content Owners to Charge Royalties for Searching? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    anyone who charges "royalties" to places like google news will learn how it really works very quickly.

    here's the formula i worked out for the way it works right now:
    (site advertisment click probability * click price * readers) + (subscription signup probability * subscription price * readers) = revenue

    this is how it will work if they charge royalties:
    (royalties per click * 0 + (site advertisment click probability * click price * 0 + (subscription signup probability * subscription price * 0) = revenue = 0