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  1. They would meet if they tried a bit harder on Safari And KHTML May Never Meet · · Score: 2, Funny

    Safari And KHTML would meet if only they would use an internet dating service. They just have to tell what they are compatible with, and how they can meet in real life.

  2. Re:Please don't flame me into oblivion but... on Third Parties Already Taking Advantage of Tiger · · Score: 1

    I guess because people like the new OS and freeware and want to tell the world about it?
    PS what is the difference between much and overmuch?

  3. Some Rover achievements... on Mars Rover Stuck in a Dune · · Score: 2, Informative
    • Photos and panoramic data with Pancam and Mini-TES that can be used by scientists to select targets for further study
    • Practice travel from point A to point B and have enough intelligence to maneuver through a Martian landscape littered with boulders and rocks
    • Take measurements with the science tools the rover carries on its arm (called the Instrument Deployment Device or IDD) and study them
    • Drive the rovers as great a distance as possible, or to approach a rock target that has been identified.
    • Deploy the Microscopic Imager to collect close-up views of a selected Martian rock. The arm then rotates to bring the Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT) into position to grind into the targets surface. The Microscopic Imager is repositioned to collect images of these freshly exposed layers. The Alpha-Particle-X-ray-Spectrometer (APXS) then may be used to gather information on the elemental make-up of the rock, or the Mössbauer Spectrometer may be brought into position so that scientists can learn the composition of the iron-bearing minerals in the selected target.
    • Collect airborne dust for analysis by the science instruments

    [Source:" http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/tl_surface_ sci.html"]
    What will be learned from this information will help in future Mars missions, you gotta start somewhere!
  4. a cursory glance reveals... on Third Parties Already Taking Advantage of Tiger · · Score: 2, Informative

    ....OmniGiraffe and CandyBar look cool, keep up the freeware and a big thank you to whoever offers it!

  5. the shared secret on NetBSD - Live Network Backup · · Score: 1

    The facility today supports symmetric cryptography, based on a shared secret. The secret is established out-of-band of the network mirror facility today. User identification, authentication and session encryption are all based on leveraging the pre-established shared secret.
    ----------- Confucious say: "The shared secret is no longer a secret."

  6. Damn you Baron Harkonnen! on Mars Rover Stuck in a Dune · · Score: 1

    First you stole all of my spice and then you told the sandworms not to rescue me!
    Oh well, I guess I will just have to do an extensive study of the mechanics of wind speed, sand grain size and moisture in creating sand formations.

  7. Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, will it run on a PC? on Mac OS X Tiger Released and Analyzed · · Score: -1, Redundant

    How can I get this OS on my PC? I need something as stable, functional, and cool as this, but I don't have the cash to go out and buy a new Apple. Steve, can you make a 10.4.1 version to run on a PC? Please???

  8. Do you work for Microsoft? on Microsoft Migrates Internal Servers to 64-bit · · Score: 1

    How does it compare to a fake quote? Well, nobody knows if Bill actually said that last quote, but it was attributed to him. I doubt Bill would admit he said that anyway, but there are more quotes we can read that are equally funny.
    You say one is not forced to port everything, but I am willing to bet, soon you will be. You can run a Pentium computer with Windows 95 and surf the web, but why bother?

  9. 64bit is all you need on Microsoft Migrates Internal Servers to 64-bit · · Score: 5, Funny

    "You only need to port what's necessary," he said. "If you've got a little graphic interface and it looks real pretty and it's 32-bit, that's fine - it'll run. But when you need the 32-bit addressing, the bigger data space, certainly port that into 64-bit."
    This reminds me of some other famous quotes:

    "There are no significant bugs in our released software that any significant number of users want fixed." Source: Focus Magazine, nr.43, pages 206-212, (October 23, 1995) (http://www.cantrip.org/nobugs.html)
    "Microsoft has had clear competitors in the past. It's a good thing we have museums to document that" Source: Speech at Computer History Museum (http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/10/01/HNgates talksmuseum_1.html), InfoWorld magazine, October 2001
    "640K ought to be enough for anybody."

  10. Batman ca$h machine on Batman Begins Trailer Released · · Score: 1

    After the last 3 movies, I hope they learned something. Make it exciting, less talk, more action....no stupid villians either!
    Batman actually has to lose a few fights to make it realistic, he is human after all with no super powers. I'll wait for the reviews on www.rottentomatoes.com before I pay to see this one.

  11. Elliot Spitzer...the last honest man on earth on Spitzer Sues Intermix Media for Bundling Spyware · · Score: 1

    This guy is like GOD, he is all-powerful and can bring anyone to their knees.
    Will he start suing Microsoft and AOL for spying on us as well?

  12. digital dna on Bacteria Made to Behave as Computers · · Score: 1

    In a paper March 8 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, another team led by Weiss showed they could insert DNA into cells to make them behave like digital circuits."
    This is awesome! Now it will be easier for people to 'do the robot.'

  13. removable memory on Dutch Pass iPod Tax · · Score: 1

    Now that memory is smaller and smaller, just buy an empty shell player and buy memory on ebay....problem solved. If this goes into law, I can see people going underground with everything...most people will not buy anything over the counter if it is too costly.
    At least they can fire up legally to help kill the pain of the memory tax!

  14. Time to fix stuff on NASA Ponders Postponing Launch until July · · Score: 1

    Delaying the launch would give NASA more time to also address several other nagging technical issues."
    Well, that is a relief! Better you don't rush the launch like they did with Challenger, give it time to really fix the problem. I am thinking they need to build something like the Skunkworks reusable vehicle that launches like a plane, instead of going up on a bunch of hydrogen. If only they had a millenium falcon.

  15. Skype is not hype on John Dvorak Hypes Skype · · Score: 1

    My friend uses Skype all the time to call overseas, says he has never had a problem (believe it or not.)
    Cut his long distance bill by 100%

  16. Who's better Hayden or Humpty Dumpty? on The Darth Vader Blog · · Score: 2, Funny

    I kind of like Humpty Dumpty at the end of 'Jedi.' He was pasty white and had a nice scar on his head, reminiscent of a fallen, cracked egg. Hayden on the other hand is just too good looking to be a Sith Lord. They should have cast Carrot Top as Vader, someone you REALLY LOVE to hate.
    Q: How did Darth Vader know what Luke was getting for Christmas?
    A: He felt his presents

  17. server too busy on Google's Past Homepage · · Score: 3, Funny

    Network Error (tcp_error)
    A communication error occurred: "" The Web Server may be down, too busy, or just doesn't care preventing it from responding to requests. You may wish to try again at a later time, or you can give up completely and go to msn search, it works better than google.
    For assistance, contact your network support team, if you don't have a support team, hire one! They need jobs and they are fun to bring to tech conventions and have cool toys on their desks.

  18. Wait, no it is! on Kevin Smith Previews Revenge of the Sith · · Score: 1

    Wait no, its not.

  19. How do you upgrade a Mac Mini 6"x2.5"? on Rave Reviews for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger · · Score: 1

    Its so small it seems quite an ordeal. I like the idea though of a cheaper Mac, but make it big enough to easily upgrade.

  20. THANKS FOR RUINING IT FOR ME, KEVIN! on Kevin Smith Previews Revenge of the Sith · · Score: 1

    You ruined it!!! Anakin IS DARTH VADER???? Damn you Kevin, I thought Anakin was going to be this cool dude that was going to sponsor pod races and repair robots in his spare time. Why did you have to tell me he was going to turn to the Dark Side?? Ani was such a good boy! I can't believe it! (sob)

  21. Poor Chan on Crackdown on BT Users in Hong Kong · · Score: 5, Funny

    So sad, I wonder if there was another reason for arresting this man?
    He should have done what everyone else does in China, just go to the local street market and buy the pirated copy.
    They should also reduce the sentence due to the bad selection of movies he made (Daredevil, Red Planet, Miss Congeniality), he deserves no more than a slap on the wrist and good movie guide.

  22. A new weapon? on Nuclear Fusion Discovered · · Score: 1

    "The Defense Department's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency funds the research."

    Why not the Department of Energy fund this? Why does it always have to be weapons research?
    Hopefully we can all use this technology to create a cheap source of energy before too long.
    It is ironic that this fusion device could be used to screen baggage, while at the same time has ingredients to make a dirty bomb.
  23. Acid test 2 failed on IE version 6.0.2900.2180 sp2 on Safari Passes the Acid2 Test · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Says hello world! and a error on the page.

    However, it does have pretty colours and looks a bit psychadelic, so maybe it did pass the acid test after all?


    FYI, the original acid test with the Grateful Dead and Ken Kesey

    The Fillmore Acid Test Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA January 8, 1966
    1. Stage Chaos/More Power Rap 2. King Bee 3. I'm A Hog For You Baby 4. Caution: Do Not Step On Tracks > 5. Death Don't Have No Mercy 6. Star Spangled Banner / closing remarks

    The Sound City Acid Test 363 6th Street, San Francisco, CA January 29, 1966
    7. Ken Kesey interviewed by Frank Fey 8. Ken Babbs and harmonica 9. Take Two: Ken Kesey 10. Bull 11. Peggy The Pistol 12. One-way Ticket 13. Bells And Fairies 14. Levitation 15. Trip X 16. The End

  24. Re:Sounds great, get it out there! on Rave Reviews for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger · · Score: 1

    The car analogy is bad, there are several really good car manufacturers, but only 3 widely-used operating systems.
    It is just a question of marketing and advertising. Show an ad with a new G5 and show all of its capabilities in the ad, not just some abstract view of how it will change the world, or break away from the clones.
    From Apple.com: "Professionals need superior tools to produce designs, music, high-definition video or the next scientific breakthrough. The new Power Mac G5 line extends as far as you require. Two 64-bit G5 processors reaching top speeds of 2.7GHz, room for up to 8GB of main memory, pro performance graphics cards and ultrahigh-bandwidth system architecture will give you more results than systems costing twice as much. Dual processing starts at $1999." (TOO EXPENSIVE for most people, start this at $1200 and maybe you will gain market share) I guarantee you people would be lining up to buy these G5s if they would just drop the price a bit.

  25. Re:Sounds great, get it out there! on Rave Reviews for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger · · Score: 1

    That's like saying Daimler Benz should drop the price on their high end cars to compete with GM.
    That may be true if there were only 2 car manufacturers in the world, but alas, there are not. Apple could easily produce less-expensive Macs in the hopes to gain new users, and eventually, helping the masses with a better overall OS and computing experience.