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  1. Re: High Definition Radio? on High Definition Radio and New Content Alternatives · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Audio signals can be spoken of in terms of resolution when they are digitized. Whether such a usage is applicable to this particular example however, is less clearly...defined.

  2. Re:Naming on Intel's Sales Down, Current Gen of Products Weak · · Score: 1

    It's up to the users to educate themselves on what will be best for their needs and budget. If Intel releases a product billed as the Pentium 5000Xtreme, does that really provide any benefit to a prospective customer? A processor-based purchase deserves adequate research if you have specific tasks in mind; if not, the bargain PCs from Dell or Walmart will likely be more than enough unless you're concerned about future expansion. Furthermore, the P4 line has significant disadvantages to the PIII line, especially in power consumption, which is why Intel used the Pentium III architecture for their M(obile) line of processors.

  3. Re:Why is this on the front page... on Online Revenge · · Score: 1

    And anyone who refreshes slashdot 15 times or more a day would know to rewrite the contents of any resold drives at least seven times to "really" prevent the data from being retrieved.

  4. Why is this on the front page... on Online Revenge · · Score: 3, Informative

    This isn't news. Anyone who reads Slashdot would hopefully know to delete the contents of their HDD before shipping it out to a stranger...then again, anyone who reads slashdot isn't likely to be selling a "broken" laptop - not when there's spare parts around and Linux to be installed.

  5. cool but not cool enough on Robo-Gecko Climbs Glass · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Glass is pretty rough stuff on a molecular level though, and there are so many varieties of it and methods of polishing the surface of glass - teflon however, with such a low surface energy, would have been a much more revealing test. On another (slightly OT) note, it's a shame to see military applications first in line to be mentioned. I don't mean to downplay their importance in bankrolling many innovative technologies and applications but for possible wartime uses to be implied between the lines after every new discovery has to play some influence on how Americans (and brits to a lesser extent) view war - something other than atrocious.

  6. Yo!MTV Craps on Windows Media Player 11 and Urge · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have the URGE to avoid this.

  7. Them thar terrists cain't beat us, George! on Back to the Moon · · Score: 3, Funny

    We have to beat the terrorists to the moon!

  8. Re:Damn it! on U.S. Supreme Court Deals a Blow to Patent Trolls · · Score: 1

    As I own a patent on lawsuits, you'd clearly be infringing upon my IP, in which case I would be forced to sue you.

  9. Re:Not really on Microsoft Flirts with Open Source · · Score: 1

    If they're using GPL-covered code, they're required to open-source their revisions. Then again, they could just use open-source code in a rootkit...

  10. Re:What I'd like to see on Apple Unveils New Macbook · · Score: 1

    with frickin laser beams.

  11. Re:Will this ever succeed in full? on New "Dark" Freenet Available for Testing · · Score: 3, Informative

    One should note that Tor won't attempt to hide the fact that you're running a node

  12. Re: Hooray! on New "Dark" Freenet Available for Testing · · Score: 1

    it's obvious to NOCs when you're running a node with tor though, a "problem" which freenet supposedly eliminates

  13. Re:Get these pink things off my website!!~!!!! on Microsoft Blogger Robert Scoble Goes to Google · · Score: 1

    from TFA: "Get this web site off my home page!!!!! It is blocking access to my website!!!!~!," Taylor responded, clearly excited about the situation and sensing that Bin Laden was near." plz do not talk about ponies in that manner durka durka

  14. well we could have downloaded rc3 too but... on Firefox 1.5 Final Now Available · · Score: 1

    i want my green bubble update option.

  15. Re:Why Penny Arcade? on PAX05 Writeup · · Score: 1

    Because they held a well-attended game expo.

  16. Re:Name confusion? on Longhorn's Offical Name is Windows Vista · · Score: 1

    On Mac. Trust Me.

  17. some apps suffer? on Intel Developer Macs Outperform G5s · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "The apps run at about 65 to 70 percent of their normal speed."

    Doesn't sound like Rosetta is transparent for everything, then?