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  1. Re:The 80's are back on Ma Bell is Back · · Score: 1

    Not to be picky, but I distinctly remember Tom Selleck shilling on TV for AT&T in the mid 90's.

    And of course, CarrotTop.

  2. Re:Do they have a strategy behind this? on Google Hires Vint Cerf · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Category 3 might include Edison Labs, or even Bell Labs.

  3. Re:Thanks for the free advertising! on Apple's 500 Million Songs · · Score: 1

    "The Promotion begins following the downloading of the 480,000,000th iTunes song, and ends with the downloading of the 500 millionth Entry ("End Date"). Only Entries submitted in this time period will be accepted."

    actually, at 20 millions songs active in the promotion, you have 199 small winners, and one big winner, since it begins after the 480,000,000th song.

    So it's less that you figured, maybe.

  4. Re:Thanks for the free advertising! on Apple's 500 Million Songs · · Score: 1

    I suppose that works, if you set 100,000 = 1,000,000

  5. Re:From the FAQ on Apple Powerbook and iBook Battery Recall · · Score: 1

    actually, that is what they do.

    "After serial number verification, a new battery will be shipped to you, free of charge. When you receive the replacement battery, please use the same shipping packaging and included prepaid shipping label to return the recalled battery to Apple."

    It for those that don't want to use a potential explosive battery until the new battery arrives.

  6. Re:Power Grid Setup on New York Computerizes its Subway System · · Score: 2, Informative

    I believe the Engine-er is the person who works the engine on trains.

    Which is why the NYC Subway drivers are called motormen, since an electic motor is not called an engine.

  7. Re:Spot on on AOL Kills Usenet Access · · Score: 1

    Well, most people with an IQ below a 100 aren't the problem.

    Below 100 is normal, the working range for normal is 90-110.

    It's the ones who act with an IQ below 70. Most of the people I know with a below average IQ do not come across as badly as those numbers would lead people to believe.

    Um. I don't have point.

  8. Re:A true geek? on Ask Wil Wheaton Anything (Part Deux) · · Score: 1

    Ah, to be young again.

  9. Re:Think outside the box on Would You Hire A Hacker? · · Score: 1

    One minor silly nit pick...

    7/11's around here don't close... when would the door actually be locked?

  10. Re:1976 TVR 2500M on Vehicles of Tomorrow? · · Score: 1

    300HP out of a carbed triumph motor? What the hell have you done to that thing?

    Shaun Nelson
    1987 280i
    - I have Fuel Injection out of that list :)

  11. Re:Bla Bla on 12GB CompactFlash Cards Coming Soon · · Score: 1

    Moore's law actually states the number of transistors on a chip will double every 18 months, I recall. It actually doesn't reference speed.

  12. Re:they also lack the ability to on Clones Are Overwhelming TiVo · · Score: 1

    umm, the DirecTivo unit I have does.

    No standalone tivo does however.

  13. Re:DLP: Bright, clear, and did I mention bright? on Video Projector for Home Theater? · · Score: 1

    well, they don't. :)

    Mainly because they are focused light, and not an unfocused point source... after all, lasers don't follow the inverse square law.

  14. Re:Video game movies... on John Woo & Metroid the Movie? · · Score: 1

    Um, Wasn't Wing Commander already made into a movie?

  15. Re:In related news... on The Unhappy World of IT Professionals · · Score: 1

    Oddly, enough, it was best of 7 in the finals.

  16. Re:It's a car for women! on Your Future Car's Hood Will Be Welded Shut · · Score: 1

    And the TVR Griffith has the gas cap in the trunk.

    Doesn't make it a good idea.

  17. Re:Powerbook.......all the way on Acer Plans A 16 lb. Notebook · · Score: 1

    Just so you know, the 17" PB is actually thinner than the 12"PB. It's a little under 2 tenths of an inch thinner, but given how think it is to start with, that's a bunch.

  18. Re:Even if Vodafone had won the bid... on Cingular Wins bid for AT&T Wireless · · Score: 1

    The deal would have required Vodafone to sell it's 45% stake in Verizon.

  19. Re:minimum mass of Krypton! on Comic Book Physics · · Score: 1

    If Ktypton was that big, no wonder Superman is so strong...

  20. use the process on Sharing IT Problems with Executives? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Upper management should always have feedback from managers about what's going on in IT.

    In your managers aren't letting their managers know what's important, and why, then they aren't doing their job.

    You shouldn't have to end run to directors to get the information up there

  21. Re:Oh, I get it.... on Beagle 2 Probe Lands; No Signal Received Yet · · Score: 1

    Simple, It's "One"

  22. Re:Willow Design maybe? on Recommendations For A Good Laptop Bag? · · Score: 1

    I'll second the parent.

    I've got a willow design for my powerbook, and I like it bunches. Goodly amount of padding and robustly built.

    I got the Nelson model, in case you care.

  23. Re:Basement [Museums] - They're the Future! on Build Your Own NOC · · Score: 1

    That would be a Mac Xl

    The second one is a photo ghost. So there's only one there.

    bah, I'm a sad sad person for correcting this.

  24. correction on your number 6 on Top 10 Personal Computers, Revised · · Score: 1

    http://apple2history.org/museum/computers/a2clcd.h tml

  25. Re:the day of the machines... on Kasparov Draws Game 4 and Match Against X3D Fritz · · Score: 1

    Chess isn't a "solved" which means nobody knows what "perfect" play is.

    Therefore nobody knows what "perfect" play will yield. You assume it's a draw, but many people think that white may win in perfect play.

    BTW Tic Tac Toe is solved, for a draw. A couple other games are solved too. Nine Man Morris and Connect Four. Some of them are a "perfect" win for the starting player.