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  1. Re:Not for my laptop on Working Toward a Universal Power Brick For Laptops · · Score: 1
    Errr... The quote is:

    "An ATX power supply for example will screw into certain mounting holes, have a maximum size and shape, and will take a standard 3-pin 'kettle cord' for incoming power."

    I mean, seriously, can't you even fully read the first line of TFS?
    I'm sorry I don't mean to flame, and I love my Apple products (MagSafe HELLS YEAH!), but the quote is talking about the standard for desktop power supplies.
    Also, I somehow suspect that Apple will never adopt this standard. Rest easy my friend, your MagSafe is safe.

  2. QOTD on The First Geek Wedding At a LinuxFest · · Score: 1

    Anyone else see the quote at the bottom?
    "Marry in haste and everyone starts counting the months."
    While it may not be appropriate, it does seem odd.

  3. Fools? on Vista Post-SP2 Is the Safest OS On the Planet · · Score: 3, Funny

    Checks current date. No, not the 1st.
    Checks date on the article. No, still not the 1st (though eight days different).

    Well, somebody's a fool.

  4. Youtube on HP's Free Adobe Flash Vulnerability Scanner · · Score: 5, Interesting

    So naturally my first thought was, I wonder how well youtube does.
    And lo: it's got 7 vulnerabilities.

    It's interesting how this behemoth of a flash provider is still not secure.
    *reaches for tinfoil hat*

  5. My .02 on Windows Server 2008 One Year On — Hit Or Miss? · · Score: 2, Informative

    We just switched to 2k8 in my shop (not my choice, AD and Exchange are "mandatory") and I've gotta say, I don't like it.
    The only new feature that I've seen is DFS and even that is broken. The UI design team moved stuff for the sake of moving stuff and made everything bigger and chunkier. It also spams new windows that have a tendency to put themselves in the background like nobody's business. Also, the new DC's are giving all kinds of DNS errors.
    Now maybe the DFS and DNS problems will be worked out in time (it's a new setup) but I still don't like the UI.
    I don't see the point of switching.

  6. Lawyers. on Should You Get Paid While Your Computer Boots? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    God I hate lawyers.

  7. Re:Why don't you get a second cellphone? on Where Have All the Pagers Gone? · · Score: 1

    I'm going to go ahead and be not super obnoxious and recommend the Neo anyway. The software's only growing and it's a solid hardware platform.

  8. Openmoko on Which Phone To Develop For? · · Score: 1

    I'd suggest developing for the Openmoko Neo Freerunner. It's an excellent platform!

  9. Voting For Him on Canadian NDP Leader Praises P2P Communities · · Score: 1

    Just one more reason to vote for him!
    Just remember: ABC! Anyone But Conservatives!

  10. Mail the drive. on Tips For Taking Your Laptop Into and Out of the US? · · Score: 1

    A far simpler, though more hardware based solution: Mail the drive to yourself.

    That is to say, go out and buy another (small) hard drive for your laptop. Swap drives, and a couple of days before you leave, mail your real drive to yourself. *NOTE* Package it well!
    Go through customs with a completely fresh install of XP, and pick up your real drive when you arrive at your destination.
    Repeat the process in reverse coming home.

    Of course this has downsides: you have to buy another hard drive, be able to switch it yourself, and you lose a couple of days of hard-drive transit time.
    But on the other hand, the TSA will *never* see your data!

  11. Re:His site? on Man Attempts To Cross English Channel With Jet Wing · · Score: 3, Informative
  12. His site? on Man Attempts To Cross English Channel With Jet Wing · · Score: 1

    Where's the link to his site?

  13. Re:Bad Analog Signal? on Complaints Pour In After Digital TV Test · · Score: 1

    Ahmen! The worst is when you can still see the picture rolling but the audio is on the blip.

  14. Re:Dethklok on Laser Turns All Metals Black · · Score: 1

    Mod Parents up!
    DEATHKLOK RULES!
    We're here to make coffee metal!

  15. Re:Firefox? on Windows Live Messenger with VoIP · · Score: 1
    ...it really has nothing new to offer...

    Huh. Well, personally I think that the 25 extensions that I use provide just a tinsey bit of functionality that is totally missing in IE. You know, stuff like...AdBlock...

    And I'm not even mentioning tabbed browsing.

  16. Re:Let's be honest... on New Orleans Tech Chief Vows WiFi Net Here to Stay · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    asshole

  17. Re:Oblig. Futurama quote on HAL Exoskeleton Assisted Mountain Climbing · · Score: 1

    frikin lasers!

  18. Re:functionality on Sandals and Ponytails Behind Slow Linux Adoption · · Score: 1

    The foreskin only "mechanically helps to open the woman" if the penis isn't erect. During an erection, the foreskin pulls back to reveal the glans.
    "Do you find it odd that very few adults with foreskins want to be circumcised?"
    No, not in the least. It hurts like hell. That's the only reason. The difference in stimulation is negligable (and based on mearly anecdotal evidence). It is easier to keep a circumcised penis clean. Please, get your facts strait.

  19. Re:OS X... on Being School District Admin? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, my favourite trick is to shut down their machine when they're playing loud, bad music. Just shut down cold. No chance to save or anything. And there's nothing they can do but wait for the ancient machine to start up again.

  20. Re:As a Virgin North West Trains user on Virgin Galactic to Build Space Port in New Mexico · · Score: 1

    [end shameless plug]

  21. Re:What about... on Anti-Gravity Device Patented · · Score: 1

    No, the electromagnetic field has *no mass* as it is composed entierly of photons. By definition photons have no mass since they move at the speed of light which is impossible for anything with mass. It does, however have momentum, though you are correct that the average is zero.
    Other than that, you are essentially correct.

  22. Re:More informative article: on Engineers Report Breakthrough in Laser Beam Tech · · Score: 2, Funny

    What? You hadn't already read the article in IEEE Spectrum?
    What kind of a geek are you?

  23. Re:Fscking Scumbag Ambulance Chasers on iPod Nano Scratches Result In Suit · · Score: 3, Interesting

    What else are you supposed to do for entertainment if you don't have TV?
    Seriously, when TV was introduced birthrates dropped right off.

  24. Re:You're in the militia on Emergency Gadgets Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Able-Bodied: Check
    Male: Check
    Between 17 and 45: Check
    Canadian: Shure as hell
     
    But thanks for clearing that up for me, from an outsider's perspective it looks nonsensical.

  25. Re:My Mossberg emergency item... on Emergency Gadgets Reviewed · · Score: 1

    You're all forgetting something.
    READ THE SECOND AMENDMENT.
    It reads "A well regulated militia being nessecary to the security of a free State, the right of people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&f ileName=001/llsl001.db&recNum=144
    It applies ot MILITIA ONLY!!!
    Regular everyday folk, i.e. NOT militia, are not given free reign to carry arms.