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  1. What about a Thecus YES Box? on Home Network Data Storage Device · · Score: 1


    Thecus 2100S (at newegg.com)

    What about this thing? It sure is a hell of a lot cheaper than a Buffalo Terraserver (at $355 vs ~$800)
    and seems to do what you want. It supports up to 1TB, has gigabit ethernet, uses SATA drives
    and runs on an Xscale processor.

    Nope, I don't work the company either. I'm just thinking about buying one for someone. (Disclaimer: I've
    never used one of these, it just fits the specs...)

  2. Re:SD Card on Why Microsoft Hates Blu-ray · · Score: 1

    No really, you can't. A family member has a Sony digital camera and a Clie. Both use memory sticks and both came with one. But you can't swap memory sticks (I believe one is a "magic gate" one). That's why they suck.

  3. Re:Here's a question on NASA Considering Early Retirement of Shuttle Program · · Score: 1

    Are you aware of how Zarya and Zvezda linked up?

  4. You've got to be fucking kidding me!?! on Bush's Space Panel Seeks Public Input · · Score: 1

    Doesn't anyone read these articles? I can't imagine anyone else would let this jewel slip by...

    The commission members:

    Carleton S. Fiorina

    Carly Fiorina serves as chairwoman and chief executive officer of Hewlett Packard. She joined HP in July 1999. She previously served in senior executive leadership positions at AT&T and Lucent Technologies. She holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy and history from Stanford; a master's degree in business administration from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland as well as a master's of science degree from MIT's Sloan School.

  5. Re:In defense of the audiophile on iPods are for Audiophiles · · Score: 1

    Main Entry: gauge
    Pronunciation: 'gAj
    Function: noun
    Etymology: Middle English gauge, from Old North French
    Date: 15th century
    1 a : a measurement (as of linear dimension) according to some standard or system: as (1) : the distance between the rails of a railroad (2) : the size of a shotgun barrel's inner diameter nominally expressed as the number of lead balls each just fitting that diameter required to make a pound (3) : the thickness of a thin material (as sheet metal or plastic film)

    Main Entry: solder
    Pronunciation: 'sa-d&r, 'so-, British also 'sal-d&r, 'sOl-
    Function: noun
    Etymology: Middle English soudure, from Middle French, from souder to solder, from Latin solidare to make solid, from solidus solid
    Date: 14th century
    1 : a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces; especially : an alloy of lead and tin so used
    2 : something that unites

  6. Re:Brilliant idea on Vancouver Bars Network Together to Track Patrons · · Score: 1
    Finally, I said, "Just sit on my lap and everything will be fine."


    No, you didn't.

  7. Re:Handwriting recognition in Apple Newton on Analyzing the Microsoft Tablet PC · · Score: 1

    Cool, i'll just pick up my mouse and write on my CRT. Oh, wait, I guess that doesn't work for the desktops. Hmmm... I guess i'll try my shiny, new TiBook. Well, I tried, but now all I have is crayon all over my LCD.

    What were you saying?

  8. Re:But remember.... on Ipsos-Reid: More Americans Downloading Music · · Score: 1

    Hell, this is as good of a reason as any to download them. Try buying *all* of Uncle Tupelo's albums. What? You can't? They don't publish 3 out of 4 of their albums.

    Amazon: Uncle Tupelo

    (For the record, I own all of those albums, but it was damn hard to find them when the labels do not want to sell them to me).
    .

  9. Re:Best to live in? on What Makes Great Science Fiction? · · Score: 1
    In Excession, this has already happened with a faction of Culture, called the Zetetic Elench, if I remember correctly. Banks doesn't make a big deal out of it though in that it's not the big split you suggest Culture would go through.


    There was also the AhForgetIt Tendency.

  10. Re:WANTED: Multitrack Recorder for Linux on Linux Video Editor Cinelerra 1.0 Released · · Score: 2, Informative

    http://ardour.sourceforge.net/

    Here you go.

  11. Re:My possible flamebait... on Future of Wi-Fi · · Score: 1

    >I don't mean to be flamed for this (although I know I will be), but USA is a democracy right?

    Wrong. Don't worry it is a common mistake. The U.S.A. is a democratic *republic*.

    IO.

  12. Re:Only does parts of what Tivo does on Mac PVR Coming Soon · · Score: 1

    >This only does part of what a real PVR does.
    >Half the attraction of a Tivo is how you can
    >pause and rewind live TV, which it is always
    >recording 24/7.

    This is the part I am most curious about.
    Does anyone know an open source project
    that does just this?

  13. Re:needs a windows install... on NeverWinter Nights Dedicated Linux Server Released · · Score: 1

    >Buy the game - support bioware for porting to linux.

    This is the dumbest thing i've heard in a while. Buy
    the game and pray they port it to Linux (in a timely
    fashion, not Loki's ten years too late). Why?

    How about you wait until they release a Linux port
    and *then* buy the game? Wouldn't that be a more
    effective tool to show BioWare that you appreciate
    their Linux port?

  14. Re:But.. on Get Ready For Divx On Xbox · · Score: 1

    I know that was a joke and all, but did you know that DivXs can be made with the original multi-channel audio?

    DivX with AC3
    http://www.doom9.org/divx__ac3.htm
    http://ww w.xs4all.nl/~merlinx/ac3guideeng.html

  15. Re:Delivered by Russians? on Trouble on the International Space Station · · Score: 2, Informative

    They look like they are about the size of an iMac, but I could be wrong. Here, take a look for yourself (they are the third image down the page).

    http://www.shuttlepresskit.com/ISS_OVR/assembly2 _o verview.htm

  16. Re:QWERTY on Could a Pen Replace the Keyboard? · · Score: 1

    Splish-splash. Please, come into the memepool... The water is warm.

    This is an urban myth. It keeps getting bandied back and forth. I always wonder if people
    ever bother to look up the facts. I guess not.

    Hell, there was even a Slashdot story about this myth.

    Here's another link for you if you want to know: Urban Legends.

    .

  17. Re:Ohhh, I want one! on Tiqit Handheld PC · · Score: 1

    What do you mean they don't make them anymore?

    http://www.dynamism.com/libretto/index.shtml

  18. Re:MS mice on Non-Apple Buttonless Mouse · · Score: 1

    Look here.

    http://www.linux.com/enhance/newsitem.phtml?sid= 1& aid=11801

  19. Re:That's the Internet II, eh? on Whatever Happened to Internet II? · · Score: 1


    Elitist fucker.

    The internet was developed by DARPA for the military. It was never meant for college students, it was meant to help the defense department deal with a nuclear bomb.

    > Does (pick your {least?} favorite average user) > *need* to download GBs of pr0n and mp3s?

    > Does the academic's job depend on being able to > access GBs of scientific data?

    Is there any difference between the two? I could care less what you are doing with a Cray.

    Try to climb down from your tower some time.

  20. Re:How was it again? on Sir Arthur Clarke Writes About the 21st Century · · Score: 1

    Let me see if I get this straight. I walk up to some homeless guy on the street. I ask him his story. He tells me he used to be a banker, had a perfect life and then *BANG*. One day he had nothing and was cast out on the streets. Now, i'm supposed to give this guy money because he can't look past his own pity-party to get his ass in gear and deal with life? Please.

    I don't see how the excuse that being "hit by something outside their control" gives anyone the right to just give up on life and demand sympathy and support from other people.

    Tell me that you have never taken a fall in life. Did you just quit?