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  1. Re:Ron Paul? on Best Presidential Candidate, Republicans · · Score: 1

    I'm not saying you should vote for Huckabee. But he is included because he has more than 6 delegates. http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/scorecard/#val=R

  2. 2008 version of Eisenhower Interstate upgrade? on Fixing US Broadband Would Cost $100 Billion · · Score: 1

    I think this is no different than investing in the Eisenhower interstate system. That did wonders for the economy and still is. He was a republican that knew the value of logistics to an economy. If we invested in a internet infrastructure upgrade, we just might lure some jobs back to the US as well.

  3. jedi mind tricks on RIAA Drops Case, Should Have Sued Someone Else · · Score: 1

    "the defendant didn't tell them that his daughter was the file sharer they were looking for." These are not the file sharers you're looking for. These are not the file sharers we are looking for. Have they never seen Star Wars?

  4. Cisco Aironet 1250 on Concerns Over Increased 802.11n Power Usage · · Score: 1

    I know Cisco's 802.11n AP's use 18 watts. This is the brand most used in the enterprise. They can get it down to 802.3af by using only the 2.4ghz radio. But when using the 2,4ghz and 5ghz radio in the AP simultaneously you need power injectors, power to the AP, or new switches.

  5. Re:Where does the money go? on 700 MHz Auction Begins Tomorrow · · Score: 1

    It would be nice if they used it to bail out Social Security since Congress raided it and made it insolvent in the first place. Second option would be national debt. I realize it wouldn't put a dent into it. It would however eliminate some compound interest.

  6. Re:Does this suprise anyone? on Apple QuickTime DRM Disables Video Editing Apps · · Score: 5, Informative
  7. Re:Evolution is a theory too on Texas Creationist Museum Facing Extinction · · Score: 1

    Believe whatever you want while within your church. Just keep it out of the science classroom.

    That begs the question, is the belief in evolution a religion? Some might say so. Sometimes it is argued just as illogically and dogmatically as some argue for creationism. Does that mean evolution should be kept out of the science classroom?
  8. Re:Evolution is a theory too on Texas Creationist Museum Facing Extinction · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well said. If you're not pro evolution you're instantly "one of them. You're either for us or against us!" This mentality shows why some evolutionists and some creationists are more similar than they are willing to admit.

  9. Re:Evolution is a theory too on Texas Creationist Museum Facing Extinction · · Score: 1

    "Y'know, it occurs to me that anti-evolutionists don't just have a problem with evolution, but also geology, cosmology, carbon dating, physics. Any I missed?" I don't have a problem with physics. For me it is the Physics law of Entropy that causes me to doubt Evolution.

  10. Re:Luckily for Apple Users there is a simple fix on Environmental DVD Wrecks Apple Drives · · Score: 1

    In that case, ship it to the guy with the G3. I was just going to sell them on ebay. I love how Macs retain their value.

  11. Re:DVD is dead? on Environmental DVD Wrecks Apple Drives · · Score: 1

    Don't lump us all together or over generalize. I never said optical media is dead. I am seriously considering a Blu-ray burner for my Mac Pro. I decided on the 8800GT to start instead. Time to save more pennies for the BD-R burner.

  12. Re:Nelson points and says "Haha!" on Environmental DVD Wrecks Apple Drives · · Score: 3, Interesting

    My memory is fine. less than a minute to upload a 1 MB file. Floppy drives took the same amount of time to save. I used Netscape. Never a fan of Claris Emailer, but I digress. I worked in service for a Apple Authorized Service Center in 98. I am aware of internet reports of a "click of death" I saw very little of this. The reason it had a short span was due to the quick decrease in price of burners and media. Not to mention every computer had a CD reading device. I do remember the external drives hanging off Macs. But was that due to necessity for a floppy replacement, graphic artists use large files and Macs (remember Syquest drives before floppies were removed from Macs and Zips were introduced), or struggle of end users to accept a new paradigm?

  13. Re:Nelson points and says "Haha!" on Environmental DVD Wrecks Apple Drives · · Score: 1

    The point back then was that the Imac was the Internet Mac. Anything small enough to fit on a floppy was sent via email. Napster was all the rage at the time. People weren't adverse to downloading files of that size. If you needed something bigger, Zip drives were very prevalent and CD-R was coming into it's own.

  14. Re:Luckily for Apple Users there is a simple fix on Environmental DVD Wrecks Apple Drives · · Score: 2, Informative

    Macs use slot loading panasonic (matsushita) and LG drives. It's not like they are some bastardized proprietary drive. I've ordered replacement's from Newegg when out of warranty.

  15. Re:Luckily for Apple Users there is a simple fix on Environmental DVD Wrecks Apple Drives · · Score: 1

    Do not throw the computer in the trash. This article is about being environmentally friendly. Contact me to ship your Mac to me for "recycling".

  16. Re:Nelson points and says "Haha!" on Environmental DVD Wrecks Apple Drives · · Score: 1

    Or you could get a Dell. Nothing says high technology like a lack of a floppy drive. Or you could get a HP. Nothing says high technology like a complete lack of a floppy drive. Or you can keep using floppies and come crying to me when they fail as they often do and I will boot up my old turd Compaq and Bad Copy Pro to save your ignorant bottom.

  17. Re:Cross Platform? on VBA Going Away, Macs Now, PCs Soon · · Score: 1

    In a office somewhere in Redmond, Ballmer just threw a chair. LOL

  18. Re:Obligatory... on Sperm Could Power Nanobots · · Score: 1

    Not to mention the laser hair removal bill for your palms.

  19. Re:That's great an all... on Sperm Could Power Nanobots · · Score: 1

    The floors of adult book shop video booths? People are already paid to extract the fuel from the floor. As Randal in Clerks called them "jizz moppers".

  20. Re:Maybe it's me on Java 6 Available on OSX Thanks to Port of OpenJDK · · Score: 1

    Groupwise client from Novell is Java based for Linux and Mac OS X. While I use Mail, several of the people I support use the Mac Groupwise Client.

  21. Re:Failure? on Why Microsoft's Zune is Still Failing · · Score: 1

    "They have the time and money to keep doing this at a near loss for years." What they don't make in margin they will make up in volume? Glad I'm not a stock holder. They love to hear that stuff.

  22. Heterogenous environments? on Has the Novell/Microsoft Deal Made a Difference? · · Score: 1

    Most heterogenous environments include Macs. We are still on Netware 6.5 due to lack of AFP support in OES 1 or 2. Our options will be to migrate to something else as Netware is EOL and will not be supported in the future by hardware vendors. . Why would we move to OES? If we are moving to SMB or NFS mounts we won't go with something that has a more complicated directory service. We will use Apple's built in Active Directory support and use DirXML to migrate to Windows server, Go with Mac OS X Server, or move to Open LDAP on Linux. The last two are especially appealing when you look at client access costs in comparison to Microsoft or Novell servers.

  23. Re:Weird? on Nigerian Government Nixes Microsoft's Mandriva Block · · Score: 1

    Beleaguered?

  24. Re:Leopard... on Leopard Upgraders Getting "Blue Screen of Death" · · Score: 1

    I would argue Apple has it harder. Leopard supports 32 and 64 bit versions of PPC and Intel hardware from a single install DVD. The OS is 64 bit when on 64 bit hardware and yet allows 32 bit drivers and apps to run on that 64 bit hardware and OS. I have yet to see a Windows OS accomplish that.

  25. Re:Storm on Storm Worm Strikes Back at Security Pros · · Score: 1

    Fix it? Just move to the Poconos and take up fishing. Never destroy a source of free bait.