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  1. Re:Obligartory... on Tools That Manage Both Macs and PCs · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This is insightful? Really?

    You do realize the term "PC" has evolved to mean more than just "Personal Computer", right?
    It even evolved beyond just being "IBM Compatible PC".

    You do realize that context and usage can change the meaning of a word?

    PC, in that context, means "Windows running machine".
    Mac meant Mac OS running machine.

    The usage is clear, it's concise, it's useful, it's obvious, it's not harmful.

    Pedantry is not a good thing =-)

  2. Re:Prevents Nothing on Apple's DRM Whack-a-Mole · · Score: 1

    But 90% of people would still be worried that they'd get hosed in court... and they'd have to spend the money defending themselves anyway, even if completely innocent, and wouldn't likely get their money recovered. (Assuming they could come up with enough up front to defend themselves)

    That fear of tracability will stop alot of people who know about it from sharing.

    So, it does actually do some good.

  3. Re:No efficiency ratings on Turning Heat Into Sound Into Electricity · · Score: 1

    Ah, knew I was missing something in there. Thx!

  4. Re:No efficiency ratings on Turning Heat Into Sound Into Electricity · · Score: 1

    but if the device is giving off 150F heat, and ambient temperature is 90F, doesn't that give a temperature delta?

  5. What version of DirectX? on Parallels 3.0 Announced, 3D Graphics Included · · Score: 1

    What version of DirectX?

    VMWare Fusion does 8.0,which annoyingly doesn't work with alot of what I want to use it for... Does parallels do one better? All I need is 9 =-)

  6. Re:Genius yoyoq!!! on Sci-fi Writers Join War on Terror · · Score: 1

    Only good enough if situation is simple. If there are "interesting" wind issues and such, autopilots can't cope.

    The pilot is really only there for those "oh crap" moments.

  7. Re:Idea!!! on Sci-fi Writers Join War on Terror · · Score: 1

    >Who was the President during the these events?
    >Oh yea... I forgot... somehow we 'evil' Americans brought this terrorism on ourselves by believing in free societies, women's rights, capitalism, etc.

    Not commenting on the actual thought content of your post, but what were you trying to say here? Was there a non-American who was president of America at some point?

  8. Re:The advantage then of buying real CD's on Apple Hides Account Info in DRM-Free Music · · Score: 1

    Actually alot of audio watermarking technologies will survive quite the mangling via reencoding.

  9. Re:the acid test on Apple Hides Account Info in DRM-Free Music · · Score: 1

    >and it would be trivial to remove this data from your songs

    You sure they're not watermarking them somehow?

  10. Re:the acid test on Apple Hides Account Info in DRM-Free Music · · Score: 1

    Why not keep a record of the sale or transfer then?

  11. Re:In America, with this Administration, who knows on Can a Blogroll Be Defamatory? · · Score: 1

    Yes. Yes it can.

    If you don't have the money, the guts, and the gusto to use them all and risk everything, you don't have a chance.
    Even if you do, you're still just talking about a small chance.

  12. Re:Best Protest on Creationism Museum Opening in Kentucky · · Score: 1

    Not being a "grammar nazi", but I'm trying to get the right image in my head.

    Are you talking about "laughing on queue", as in, you all line up to go in, and start laughing while reading their literature out front, thus not giving them money?
    Or are you talking about "laughing on cue", as in, someone gives a sign, and you all start laughing?

  13. Re:As long as it's private. on Creationism Museum Opening in Kentucky · · Score: 1

    >Refute one of Dr. Hovind's claims with actual scientific proof From http://www.drdino.com/articles.php?spec=79 [drdino.com] For example, consider that it is essentially accepted that an antediluvian water canopy existed surrounding the earth; How about he support some of his claims?

  14. Re:As long as it's private. on Creationism Museum Opening in Kentucky · · Score: 1

    >Refute one of Dr. Hovind's claims with actual scientific proof

    From http://www.drdino.com/articles.php?spec=79
    For example, consider that it is essentially accepted that an antediluvian water canopy existed surrounding the earth;

    How about he support some of his claims?

  15. Re:Real time? on Improving GPS Systems with Traffic Flow Data · · Score: 1

    I've got a Garmin Zumo 550, and it purports to have that as a service.

    I haven't gotten out into real traffic on my bike yet to want to spend on the subscription though, so can't vouch for accuracy or usefulness.

  16. Some women don't want more women in IT on Study Reveals What Women Want From IT Jobs · · Score: 1

    It amuses me that when I was hiring to fill an open spot, the one woman on the team wanted to make sure that I didn't hire any more. She said she's been on teams with more than one woman, and it just doesn't work. (This happened more than once)

    Oddly enough, she wouldn't go out to lunch with us in general since she was out numbered 5 to 1. But she at least had the sense not to complain about that, since it was a necessary side effect of what she wanted anyway

  17. Re:Gas Price in Europe is $10 Per Gallon on US Gasoline Prices Spur Telework · · Score: 1

    There is a vast difference between having only one leg, and having a fake hip. (Though new implants are much better these days)

    Use of your remaining leg won't cause excruciating pain. The one legged rider is compensating for a physical deficiency; using his existing leg+hip doesn't cause him severe pain, and riding doesn't cause his informity to degenerate.

    If my roomie tried to cycle like that, the stress and damage to his remaining bones would be excruciating, and would cause more severely debilitating issues.

    He's choosing to remain a productive member of society who takes no handouts from any government agency nor public assistance and continuing to not only provide for his family, but ensure that he can do so well into the future.

  18. Re:Gas Price in Europe is $10 Per Gallon on US Gasoline Prices Spur Telework · · Score: 1

    >I would argue that "the snobbery" is what keeps most transit systems chronically underfunded in the first place. It's really a chicken/egg conundrum. People see mass transit as an inferior good because it's far less convenient than cars for most trips.

    Look up the word snob... it implies irrationality. "I won't use Public transit because that's for lower class folks"
    The reasoning you provide is clearly rational. "Public transit just doesn't work well for me, so I will choose something within my means which does"

    The snobbishness comes in as a secondary response, that is, since it is not a good option for alot of folks, only people that have no other option will use it. If it could get funded to a level that would bring its services to a level competitive with what general folks deal with every day, then you've got something really interesting.

    Definitely Chicken/Egg

  19. Re:Gas Price in Europe is $10 Per Gallon on US Gasoline Prices Spur Telework · · Score: 1

    Unless you're my roommate who physically can't bike more than half a mile or so due to issues with his fake hip...

    Me? I avoid the roads entirely these days and am able to tele-work (or whatever they're calling it.)
    With my old commuting schedule, I would be spending about $400/mo on gas, now I spend about $50/mo.

    I really tried the bus thing out here, but to get where I needed to go required a 1 mile walk to the bus stop, a 20 minute drive to the train station, a 40 minute train ride, another 20 minute bus ride, and that only go me to about 5 miles of my office. (Instead, my car got me point to point in 30-45 minutes and I was free to leave whenever I wanted, didn't have to worry about over crowding, messed up schedules, strikes, etc).

    It ain't the snobbery...

  20. Re:broadband != speed on Broadband isn't Broadband Unless its 2Mbps? · · Score: 1

    Broadband doesn't just mean multiplexing multiple frequencies, but in an FM sense, refers to having a signal carrier at a certain frequency, and modulating that frequency to carry information.

    If your signal is at 100MHz, and you only allow a 1MHz modulation range in either direction, you've got a fairly narrow band.
    If you have 50 MHz of room to play with, you have a wider band, which is capable of encoding more information... or, one might say a broader band.

    Bandwidth can refer to lots of things =-) Gotta love language

  21. Re:Why so much Hummer Hatred? on Hybrid Cars to Get New Mileage Ratings · · Score: 1

    A pal of mine bought a Hummer years ago, so he could visit parts of his property that his other vehicles couldn't reach.

    To his credit... when he came back the next week, the hummer was scratched all to hell. He actually DROVE that thing. That was a sweet looking ride... A Hummer that's actually been used.

  22. Re:So let there be light on Ancient Star Found, Estimated at 13.2 Billion Years Old · · Score: 1

    I really can't remember, and trying to reconstruct what I can of his logic, you could probably argue it both ways. (Which is a bad sign)

  23. Re:So let there be light on Ancient Star Found, Estimated at 13.2 Billion Years Old · · Score: 1

    Read an interesting book about that awhile back... worked out to noticing that the creation story was centered around God (center of the universe), and the the rest of the bible was around men's stories.

    So, if you have all the mass at the "center" of the universe, relativity will stretch time, and 1 day will expand to be huge... the second day will be shorter, etc.
    He even mapped the events of those initial days to points in the cosmic birth (ie, creation of light, creation of baryons, formation of planets, etc)

    Wish I could remember the book though, I'd love to give it another go

  24. Re:Does that mean on Judges Rule Google Search by Employer Not Illegal · · Score: 1

    That also assumes they actually find you!

    There are alot of people with my name... none of them are me.
    According to Google, my roommate is a world famous surfer as well. Go figure

  25. Re:My Thoughts on Time to End Microsoft's Patch Tuesday? · · Score: 1

    So, that means that desktops need admin visits, right?
    Don't those get logged?

    Can't you come up with a tally of how many machines have need hand care, and how long it's taken... and say "whether or not it's supposed to work, in these cases it ACTUALLY didn't work"?