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  1. Re:Closed-lid? on Multiple Monitors for iBooks · · Score: 1

    No, the computer still sleeps both displays when the lid is closed.

    Incidentally, my iBook's mechanical sleep "switch" is broken, and the computer continues to operate even with the lid completely shut. I was intially glad that I could now run iTunes with the iBook closed, but that didn't last too long. It's damn annoying now, and I'm on the verge of sending the unit back to Apple for the repair...

  2. Speeling? on Internet Use Becomes More Purposeful · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That should be PURPOSEFUL.

  3. Re:Reynard not F1 on Biking @ 80 MPH · · Score: 1

    Reynard does much more than just CART. They make the chassis for the Lucky Strike BAR Honda in F1, and at least one car in the ALMS, to name a couple.

  4. Smaller m100-sized screen? on Palm Teases With Slim, Pretty New Models · · Score: 1

    Does anyone know whether the screens on the new m500 and m505 are the original, III/V-sized ones, or the smaller m100 type?

    I certainly hope it's the former; I'm farsighted, and don't think I can handle a screen any smaller than it already is on my IIIx. :-)

  5. Re:you suck at it then :) on Another Arcade Standby Calls It Quits · · Score: 1

    Ahh, I couldn't have said it better myself. :-)

    Granted, it does take a certain amount of time (and money) to learn to be good at a game, but not an unreasonable amount of time. And there's a lot of crossover between games of the same genre.

    Take Crisis Zone, for example. It's very similar to Time Crisis and Time Crisis 2, and didn't take very long (less than $5.00) for me to become good enough to get 10-15 min playing time out of each credit. The same goes for SF2 and all its derivatives, Daytona USA and all of its derivatives... the list goes on.

  6. Re:Tetris on a mobile phone on Gameboy Advance US Launch Details · · Score: 1

    The Ericsson T28w world phone does have Tetris in addition to Solitaire. It's by far the best complement of games I've seen on a mobile phone.

  7. Re:Style over substance? on The Ultimate PC Case - Continued · · Score: 1

    Hair provides a very important layer of thermal insulation for your head. Try living in a cold-climate area with a shaven head and I'll guarantee you'll appreciate the difference even 1" of hair makes.

  8. Alternate Deja.com search interface on Deja.com Vu! · · Score: 2

    An alternate interface to the Usenet search can be found at http://www.exit109.com/~jeremy/news/deja.html.

    I find this form much easier to use than the one Deja.com provides; it has also remained unchanged through all incarnations of Deja.com in recent memory.

  9. The Konami Code on Dreamcast Runs Linux · · Score: 3

    That reboot sequence bears a striking resemblance to:

    Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A

    Look familiar?

  10. Re:Ahhhhhhhhhh! on Cool Japanese Gadgets You Can't Have · · Score: 1

    If you live in certain areas of Canada (e.g. Markham, Richmond Hill), the cute invasion is already in full swing.

    On another note, some of these so-called "not available in America" products can be readily purchased at malls in the city's suburbs.

  11. 3-D optical storage on Scotch Tape Storage · · Score: 2

    This technique is not unlike a 3-D optical storage technology in development by University of Toronto chemist, Eugenia Kumacheva.

    In her current research, 1000 GB of data has been sucessfully stored on 1 cm^3 of a special polymer, using a laser to write binary material to the storage medium.

    Read more about it here.