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  1. Solution: Apple lowered the price on Apple Prepares For the Coming iPod Slump · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Hooray! Apple lowered the price on SOMETHING. Oh, it was the lame shuffle with no screen or any features to it? Who cares? I think most of their stuff is overpriced to begin with. The iPod now seems more of a fashion accessory than a necessity to me. (I am not an apple hater)

  2. Vista SP2 is coming soon to the rescue... on PC World Tests Final Version of Vista SP1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    After installing Vista SP1, it has been determined that the Vista SP2 will be a Vista uninstaller with a full version of XP Professional.

  3. I say we put filters on Cary Sherman's PC on Install Copyright Filters on PCs, Says RIAA Boss · · Score: 1

    Let's all see what files Cary Sherman has on his PC/Laptop/hard drives? Who does he talk to? What does he like? How can we invade his privacy? Turnabout is fair play.

  4. Wii know on What's the Best Game Console of All Time? · · Score: 1

    Wiith its wiinning design and wiifi capability, wii think it is the best.

  5. Can we get mandatory disconnects for thought crime on U2's Manager Calls For Mandatory Disconnects For Music Downloaders · · Score: 1

    How about music companies and ISPs send a little shock directly to our cerebral cortex everytime we even THINK about downloading something for free off the internets? I bet this would once and for all stop people from stealing from starving artists like U2.

  6. We are Stardust... on Are Aliens Living Among Us? · · Score: 3, Funny

    Since most organic matter originated from Stardust falling to Earth, I would say we are ALL aliens in some way, shape or form.

    The best evidence for this is Star Jones.

  7. Re:Assumption junction, what's your function? on Anatomy of the VA's IT Meltdown · · Score: 1

    DOH! Looks like someone read the article.
    And since they didn't know what the actual problem was, they just assumed things and it got hosed. I stand by my original statement.

  8. Assumption junction, what's your function? on Anatomy of the VA's IT Meltdown · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Volpp assumed that the data center in Sacramento would move into the first level of backup -- switching over to the Denver data center. It didn't happen.

    DOH! Looks like it was all just due to someone's assumption that someone else would do their job.
    From my experience, you can assume things happened, but if you don't verify that they actually happened - you are DOOMED.

  9. Where's the Backup? on UK Government Loses 15 Million Private Records · · Score: 2, Funny

    Didn't anyone learn ANYTHING from the last 5,000 years of record keeping?

  10. Virtual violence BAD, real violence OK on US Senators Take On The ESRB Over Manhunt 2 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Funny how some in Congress are so outraged about the violence in video games, but when it comes to 'Shock & Awe' and bombing countries back to the stone age, they have absolutely no compunction about it.

    Maybe if they could just use it as a recruiting tool for the military, they would be on to something....wait, um nevermind.

  11. Hard drive on grass photo on CNet Promotes Essential Open-Source Software to Joe Public · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually, it is quite appropriate.
    It has been an long, hard drive to for the developers to get the software out in the open - and they did it all while on grass.

  12. A vast network of bribery in South Korea... on Samsung Caught Bribing Government Officials · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...also known as Washington lobbyists in the United States.

  13. One Ring to rule them all... on Bot-avatar Pesters Second Life Users (For Science!) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Ring of power
    The ring connects the avatar to software that not only controls its actions, but can record everything going on around it. This is an extreme example of the way objects can control characters in Second Life


    Once again proving that Second Life is becoming more and more like Tolkien's world of Lord of the Rings

  14. butterfly effect on MS, Mozilla Clashing Over JavaScript Update · · Score: 1

    Wilson wrote that the proposed new standard may result in complications and incompatibilities with existing Web sites and applications.

    So, it works the same as always then? Everything seems normal with the new standard.

    What I want to see is a giant red T-Rex fighting a massive four-colour Butterfly...with the T-Rex stomping the Butterfly, completely altering the future.

  15. Perpetual power generation you just can't turn off on More Solar Panel Problems For ISS · · Score: 3, Funny

    The partially unfurled solar wing is producing power, and there is no way to turn it off

    Man, do we need one of these things on Earth, RIGHT NOW!

  16. Leopard's lazy, procrastinating & cheapsk8 ado on Leopard Early Adopters Suffer For The Rest of Us · · Score: 1

    I'll wait out the price drop over time until it becomes out-of-date & functionally obsolete.

    But hey, at least it is out-of-the-box stable & I save lots of money!

  17. PEPCK Apoplecticism on Genetic Modification Produces Mighty Mouse · · Score: 1

    athletes won't be modifying their genes any time soon to get it, because it apparently makes the mice more aggressive.

    Athletes? Who cares about them? We need to apply this to super-powered soldiers that can run all over the world aggressively killing anything and everything in their path!

    Forget about ROID RAGE, now we have PEPCK APOPLECTICISM!

  18. Recycle used CDs, save the planet on U.of Oregon Says No to RIAA · · Score: 4, Insightful

    the University is able to identify only the room where the content was accessed and whether or not the computer used was a Macintosh or a PC ... The University cannot determine whether the content in question accessed by one occupant as opposed to another, or whether it was accessed instead by a visitor

    Back in the day, we used to tape tapes and albums with absolutely no consequences. And we still bought new tapes and albums anyway. Today, we are assumed to be criminals for doing the same thing, only now in digital format. What is a person to do?

    I'll think I will stick to used CD stores for now. Reduce, reuse, recycle.

  19. Music, in general, is overrated on Napster - Music Subsciptions Are Overrated · · Score: 0, Troll

    Mainstream music coming out these days is overrated, I find myself looking for more and more independent artists, and music from the 70s. I haven't been too thrilled with the new music coming out these days, and I never listen to the radio or watch MTV.

    Now let the attacks on my personal taste begin!

  20. If Fred Thompson and Ronald Reagan can run... on Colbert Ballot Bid Shot Down · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...why can't Stephen Colbert?

    Is it because he is just too damn smart and over-qualified?

    Todays WØRD: SHAMOCRACY

    Man, I suddenly have a hankering for some Doritos.

  21. Goodbye Comcast on FCC Complaint Filed Over Comcast P2P Blocking · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Based on how poorly Comcast treats its customers in sending them threatening emails and staggering their internet traffic, they are most likely scaring away many current and possible future customers.
    There are plenty of competitors to choose from that don't treat their customers like criminals.

    So goodbye Comcast, and good luck!

  22. maximum .dmg on Fake Codec is Mac OS X Trojan · · Score: 2, Funny

    The attack site attempts to trick users into download a disk image (.dmg) file disguised as a codec

    I always knew there was something phishy about a .damage file. They should have never named it .dmg, it just begs to be used to .damage something!

    the .dmg gets mounted and the Installer is launched. The target must click through a series of screens to become infected but once the Trojan is installed

    Lesson learned - NEVER mount a .damaged Trojan, or you may become infected.

  23. Wi-LAW on 22 Companies Sued Over Wi-Fi Patents · · Score: 1

    "While we prefer to resolve patent infringement through business discussions, we have consistently maintained that litigation was always a possibility when negotiations do not result in a license within a reasonable time," Chief Executive Jim Skippen said in a statement.

    Translation:
    Bow down before the one you serve, you're gonna get what you deserve.

  24. Also being played in the lab on Femtosecond Laser Shatters Viruses · · Score: 4, Funny

    Shattered

    Destroyer

    The Safety Dance

    She Blinded Me With Science

  25. $240 PC at Newegg.com on $200 Linux PCs On Sale At Wal-Mart · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883114030
    Here is one of your cheapest alternatives on the market

    Brand eMachines
    Model W3609
    Recommended Usage Home / Home Office
    Processor Intel Celeron D 356(3.33GHz)
    Processor Main Features 64 bit Processor
    Cache Per Processor 512KB L2 Cache
    Memory 512MB DDR2 533
    Hard Drive 120GB SATA 7200rpm
    Optical Drive 1 DVD±RW 16x Multiformat Dual-Layer Optical Drive
    Graphics Intel GMA 950 Up to 224MB Shared Video Memory
    Audio 6-channel (5.1) high-definition audio
    Ethernet Intel 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN
    Speaker Amplified Stereo Speakers (USB-Powered)
    Keyboard Standard multifunction keyboard
    Mouse 2-button wheel mouse
    Operating System Windows Vista Home Basic