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  1. Re:Are these the same people... on 1/3 of People Can't Tell 48Kbps Audio From 160Kbps · · Score: 5, Informative

    Or maybe it seems just louder. ;)

    fyi, dynamics compression is independent of data compression

  2. Re:bad comparison? on 1/3 of People Can't Tell 48Kbps Audio From 160Kbps · · Score: 1

    I agree, I'm not sold on OGG's quality, while AAC is proven to perform well at low bitrates...For a real comparsion, it should be at the same bitrate!

  3. Digital Audio Workstations on Mouse or Trackball? · · Score: 1

    In my field, of mixing, mastering, editing, etc sound with computer based work stations running ProTools or Logic, the Trackball is a pretty common site. They are space efficient, since you don't have to move them and are nice for manipulating the various on screen controls that try to emulate real-world knobs (turning a knob with a mouse isn't intuitive...with a track ball it isn't much better, but it is a little...)

  4. BestPractical RT on Ticket Tracking and Customer Management? · · Score: 1

    I work at a help desk for that supports a 1/3 of the College of Engineering, and we use http://bestpractical.com/rt/

    Its Perl based, might be overkill for your purposes, but its very good and free.

  5. Re:Holy Crap Its true!!! on US Government Checking Up On Vista Users? · · Score: 1

    well at least you were playing America's Army...lol what do you expect?

  6. the quiz sucks on Most Web Users Unable to Spot Spyware · · Score: 1

    the quiz is impossible, since the screen shots are not enough information. One of the sites it said used ActiveX, well that's great, but you can't tell from a screenshot.

  7. Re:Surprising nobody's brought this up on Students Banned from Blogging · · Score: 1

    Yeah, well, myspace (blogs in general) are the angelfire/geocities of today. People don't know jack about webdesign, but are smart enough to click through a wizard.

  8. CharterMI on Broadband Pricing Across The World? · · Score: 1

    I live in rural upper michigan, north of wisconson, and the only practical choice for broadband is charter communications' cable. Its $30 a month for 128kbps up and 384 down. Currently, though, as a "promotion" I'm getting 1mb/sec download. However when I initially signed up the $30 plan was 512 down and 256 up

  9. FAYGO MOON MIST! on Gaming Fuel: 4-way Shootout · · Score: 1

    This stuff is cheap and caffinated! There's little more to say. 40 cents will get you a 20 ounce, while a 3 liter (yes 3, not 2) will run you $1.10 Its the offbrand equivalent of Mountain Dew, but it doesn't have that nasty after taste. its powered many a lan party

  10. speaking of trillian on AOL Won't Enable Instant Messaging Interoperability · · Score: 1

    i've noticed they haven't released a compatability patch for AIM for a while, i guess they won that war

  11. don't use windows media player on Microsoft Media Player "Security Patch" Changes EULA Big Time · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    its that simple, not to mention it sucks and occupies too much screen realestate. i have my winamp window "clipped" in a corner where i can get it all the time

  12. stock pile on What Do You Do With Old Computer Parts? · · Score: 1

    I stock pile my components on a shelf on my computer desk, i've got lots ribbon cables that i've collected along with a network card and random pieces from cases...i'll be adding more as soon as i get my upgrade...

  13. Backwards Compatability on Coming Soon: Burn-Proof CDs · · Score: 1

    I've got an old Denon cd-player that's about 7 years old, but I don't suppose it could play these new CDs. If you can't read the digital signals off the disc with a cd-rom drive, then how would a old cd-player that doesn't have the decryption software on it? (or however they're doing this)...seems kind of stupid to me

  14. irrational... on Web Standards Project: Upgrade, Or Miss Out · · Score: 1

    I think this is an irrationaly move, most typical people that browse don't upgrade because they don't know they can for the most part, and also because they see no point to, what they have works fine, so they stick with it. As for me, I'm not inclined to ditch my NS 4.75 for NS 6, since as far as I'm concerned NS 6 is the brain child of a crack addict (or maybe just AOL execs), and I prefer to refrain from using IE because of my personal bias against microsoft products.

  15. system security on High Tech Medical Clinics? · · Score: 1

    All of this stuff is fine and dandy, and could be very helpful in the long run, however, what if this system were to be comprimised? Most hospital data isn't extrememly sensitive, but some of it could easily be confidential. Also, if we keep with the trend of putting every conceivable thing on the internet, more sensitive data could easily get out. The US armed forces are fighting a constant battle against crackers etc., and just barely staying ahead of the latest hax0ring utilities...

  16. Re:Really, how can it possibly be done? on Government Takes Control Of The Net; 2000 In Review · · Score: 1

    I agree, it seems as though the buearocrats believe that they can do anything they want, however, it is inconceivable for them to think that one nation can control, basically, the entire world...

  17. Re:PPC (Apple Hardware) Support - LinuxPPC vs BeOS on Ask LinuxPPC Co-Founder Jason Haas · · Score: 1

    I was wondering about this myself...

  18. limit the spread of information on BugTraq No Longer Able To Publish MS Security UPDATED · · Score: 1

    maybe MS is just worried that people will find out just how bad the bugs are, and hope people will be too lazy to click on links

  19. How'd they bug his keyboard? on FBI Bugs Keyboard of PGP-Using Alleged Mafioso · · Score: 1

    I'm curious, i'm assuimg they used a hardware keylogger, but how'd they get it on without him noticing? just wondering....

  20. ALL downloadable music? on RIAA Offers More Details Regarding Online Royalties · · Score: 1

    just wondering, does this include music that people composed for the heck of it and then put on their websites to say "here if you want, listen to some of my music"?

  21. PNG popularity on A New Web Image Format · · Score: 1

    On an off note, its nice to see that PNGs are becoming more widespread, probably 12%-20% of sites that I've seen recently are using PNGs for all the images

  22. Re:the whole legal system is perverted on Kaplan on DeCSS, DMCA, Hackers, and More · · Score: 1

    Hear Hear!

    On a slightly different tangent, I don't think that the US Justice system, or the corporate entities, will be able to keep up with the hackers. So far, most of the recent stuff that people have been trying to make has been cracked fairly quickly (CSS and whatever that encrypted sound stuff was).

    When the military sees that another country has replicated a weapons system, they don't try and argue with them, they set out to build a better one. I think this would probably work if applied to the encryption world. I'm sure that most of the employees of these companies won't be enthralled, but I think this is probably the only way it will ever work.

  23. Re:It is always better to be a jock than a nerd-BS on The Kid Who Wouldn't Be King (UPDATED) · · Score: 1

    may i ask what the hell this is about? evidently all of you are full of bs, you won't dare to show your "nick" for fear of being personally flamed. people who need jocks to look up to need to be smacked around and then sent to their corner. all jocks do is piss me off, i get nothing from them except a good laugh

  24. little biatches on Corinthians.com Taken Away, Given To Soccer Team · · Score: 1

    something needs to be done about stuff like this, the corporations/teams/etc... claim that they are being "damaged" by people owning domain names that are similar to their name, and then end up with the domain, which is total bs...

  25. TNT2 Drivers on NVidia and Linux Troubles · · Score: 1

    Anyone know if nVidia has Linux drivers for their TNT2s? send a URL my way if you could.