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  1. Re:no wifi? Bummer. But 10.5 ounces! Woo! on Sharp To Ship New HD-equipped Zaurus In Japan · · Score: 1

    If the device were sold in the US, I bet they'd add a wi-fi option as with the 6000. Even if they didn't it wouldn't bother me to use a CF card as I do with the 5600 right now.

  2. Re:So? on Halo 2 Available on the Net · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought "push up" was a kind of bra.

  3. You've got the touch? on Megatron, Skeletor Announce Political Endorsements · · Score: 1

    Trivia: At the Decepticon rally, they play "You got the touch!" as the balloons fall.

    I think they're more likely to play Instruements of Destruction.

  4. Re:All I can say is on Jerry Falwell Wins Dispute Over Fallwell.com · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Save me, Jebus!

  5. Really? on Olympics to Have Live Online Coverage, But Not For Americans · · Score: 1

    I thought it was about the mind-numbing number of feel good stories about the atheletes and the endless droning on of commentators. Oh and throw in the tape delays and the restriction of some events to cable tv stations that not everybody has access to. It's made NBC and CBS coverage of the olympics become absolutely intolerable. I'll probably just watch the US men's basketball team struggle to medal just so I can get a laugh.

  6. personal experience... on Sleeping Problems? · · Score: 1

    I tend to sleep less and feel crappy as a result if all I've been doing is sitting around all day long in front of a computer. I'll feel tired, but I'll stay up anyway.

    OTOH, when I'm more active, like jogging a couple of miles a few times a week, my body's much more willing to rest for 8 hours.

    In short, I'm not a doctor, but I suspect the level of physical extertion could play a role in how much sleep you get.

  7. Nope. on Behind The Coolest Gadgets - Linux or Windows? · · Score: 2, Informative

    It lists the iPaq under Linux devices.

  8. Re:BZFlag on What's Your Favorite Open Source Game? · · Score: 1

    i second that. the graphics might not be state of the art, but the gameplay makes it addictive.

  9. Re:We could always argue about on Star Trek XI: Romulan Wars? · · Score: 1

    or how Lt.Cmdr.Ann Mulhall,Thalassa, and Dr. Miranda Jones from TOS and Dr. Kate Pulaski from TNG are the same woman.

  10. Re:When the Romulans are on screen on Star Trek XI: Romulan Wars? · · Score: 1

    Artistic license blows CHUNKS when used by Berman and Company...There are certain things in the history of Trek that make it what it is. There are certain details people don't want changed. It's like if they to casually decide to bring back Uncle Ben in the next Spiderman 3...totally ignoring the fact that he's very much dead.

  11. Re:previous research... on Fetuses Provide Stem-Like Cells to Mothers · · Score: 2, Informative

    There was an article published a few years ago on this....

    http://nasw.org/users/ccmorton/globesamplemay200 1. html

    I think there was another article on this earlier this year or last year but I can't remember where.

  12. previous research... on Fetuses Provide Stem-Like Cells to Mothers · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'm not surprised since previous research has shown that a mother's cells can exist in the blood stream of an offspring several years after birth and the mother's blood stream can contain the offspring's cells as well.

  13. Re:Bring me a handheld. on Commodore - Back In The Hardware Biz At Last? · · Score: 1

    you could probably emulate the C64 on a zaurus

  14. Re:Not to be pessimistic... on Mozilla's Mini-Me · · Score: 1

    Until I've seen Minimo work on Zaurus(have you? if so, i'd like to see some benchmarks instead of opinions)...I'm going to withhold making a judgement on which one is better. All I know is I find Opera on my Zaurus to be painful - especially when the OS is telling me that it's run out of memory and needs to close the app down.

  15. Re:Not to be pessimistic... on Mozilla's Mini-Me · · Score: 1

    I've found Opera on my Zaurus to be painful to use. It uses up a lot of memory. I'm hoping this Mozilla port will be better.

  16. Re:YES on Can Star Wars Episode III Be Saved? · · Score: 1

    luck be a jedi tonight.

  17. Re:Handwriting recongition, but is not practical on Zaurus SL-6000 Review · · Score: 1

    I don't own a tablet, so I wonder if what you're talking about has been implemented in those devices including the linux tablet distros. If that's so I would think it'd be a matter of implementing that functionality into the Zaurus by way of software. I can't imagine the hardware not being up to snuff. If Sharp isn't going to do it maybe the OZ people or somebody else will.

  18. Re:Still haven't improved handwriting recongition on Zaurus SL-6000 Review · · Score: 1

    Hmm...I've got a 5600 and I can train the handwriting recognition fairly easily so it can understand my chicken-scratch style. It works much better than my Visor which couldn't be reconfigured at all.

  19. Re:PREFERRED Stock on BayStar Cashes Out of SCO Stock · · Score: 1

    to be precise...20,000 x $1000 = $20,000,000. That's 40% of the original investment.

  20. not totally correct on Congress To Force Cable a la Carte Plans · · Score: 1

    "a la carte" actually does exist but only if you have basic or standard already and you want to add a single premium channel like HBO.

  21. Re:MS Office versus OOo on Why You Should Choose MS Office Over OO.org · · Score: 1

    How is MS Office integraged will with Windows?

  22. Re:Competition on Why You Should Choose MS Office Over OO.org · · Score: 1

    OO runs on XP. So you're potentially not as stuck as you thought you were.

  23. Re:Yay! on Microsoft To Be Fined E500M By European Union? · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    In this case, it wasn't the US court system that was flawed, it was the Bush Administration. Miserable failure indeed.

  24. vitamin cartel? on Microsoft To Be Fined E500M By European Union? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can you even say that phrase with a straight face and not think of Fred Flintstone as a Columbian drug lord?

  25. Re:Seems aweful, but depends where it is marketed. on Royal Linux PDA Finally Coming To Market · · Score: 1

    At $400, it's awful whereever it's marketed. A large percentage of consumers who are even going to consider spending that much in the first place are going to look at the specs and realize that any of the current Zaurus models are better overall if not just cheaper. The 5500 is a comparable device and can be had for around 200, while the 5600 is about 100 more. Even with shipping and such, it's still going to be a better bargain than the Royal's offering. Once the 6000 comes out, the prices for the older models will become even more attractive.