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  1. Just a thought... on Would a CS Degree Be Good for Someone Over 30? · · Score: 1

    especially when considering mobile phones

    ...Mobile Homes

  2. Re:Great on An Origami Lens for Your Camera Phone? · · Score: 1

    Oh shut up. You know you'd still hit it.

    Too bad his hand would bitch at him for cheating
    (Don't act like its not true O.o)

  3. Re:failed attempts? on AMD's All-in-One Media Machine · · Score: 1

    I have been interested in the same thing for a few years but have also realized the hardware and quite possibly the software just aren't quite their. You seem to have done your homework much better than I. My question to you, or whoever can answer this: Any idea when we can expect this technology?

  4. Re:They should base it on the .com's already sold. on XXX Top Level Domain May Still See Use · · Score: 1

    Maybe instead of by country it could be by language. Instead of porn.us.xxx it could be porn.en.xxx. This would semi-effectively keep censoring based by countries from becoming much easier while also allowing the user to quickly find pages based on his/her native language.

    For multi-language sites maybe porn.intl.xxx (international) or etc. Just an idea.

  5. Re:Does Dark Matter exist? on Hubble Telescope Maps Dark Matter in 3D · · Score: 1

    Taken directly from CERN

    "What is "Dark matter" made of?

    Measurements in astronomy imply that up to 90% or more of the Universe is not visible (i.e. does not emit electromagnetic radiation) . Scientists call this undetectable "stuff" dark matter.

    Its presence is felt through the gravitational effects on the matter we can see. Stars in galaxies, for example, appear to be moving much faster than they would if they were influenced only by the visible matter in the galaxy.

    The nature of dark matter and its role in the evolution of the universe are still unknown.
    Probably it is made of several components, among which are neutrinos, dust, cold gas, and special particles predicted by the grand unification theories but not yet seen, the so called "superparticles".

    Physicists hope to identify some of the elementary constituents of dark matter at the LHC."

    As we can all see, the experts aren't even sure of the elementary principals yet.

    Anyone want to expand on "superparticles." Seems as if they are referring to neutrinos.

  6. Re:No more free ride for the "poor" on Details on San Francisco's Free Wifi · · Score: 1

    Yeah, right. We wouldn't want poor people trying to improve their technical skills, take online courses, or any of that crap.

    Is 300kbs free to slow to take online courses and improve their technical skills. If so, I agree with offering them a faster connection at a lower rate.
  7. Re:Wifi on Details on San Francisco's Free Wifi · · Score: 1

    "if your family is "low-income" by the conventional measure (poverty line) you probably shouldn't be spending money on wi-fi"
    This should be read as:
    If your family is "low-income" by the conventional measure (poverty line) you probably shouldn't be spending money on wi-fi when you're already getting it for free.

    If they did not have a way of easy [free] access to the internet then they have a reason to spend money on it. On the other hand, if they are already getting broadband access to the internet for free they probably shouldn't be spending their money on a better connection.
  8. Re:I think my GFs parents were going to give us a on People Swapping PS3s for Wiis? · · Score: 1

    +1 Insightful
    +1 Truthful
    -1 Reality

  9. Re:Remove the false MS hits and see where it stand on Google Reaches Second-Most Visited Site Status · · Score: 1

    I think what we all want to know is: Which domain has the most 'active' hits. Does anyone know whether or not it includes windows update? Heard a lot of talk but no answer yet.

  10. Concerning your post: on Windows Vista and XP Head To Head · · Score: 1

    I agree with you, some slant is expected
    ::cough:: OS X fanboy ::cough::

    OSX shipping with enterprise-grade industry standard iptables firewall for well over 5 years
    and

    User-based Security w/o defaulting to Admin user: OS X and Linux win by almost a decade
    In the words of toadlife:

    You shouldn't confuse iptables with ipfw.
    Five years is almost a decade?
    If your gonna be a fanboy when you post, at least get your facts straight please.
  11. Re:Is Wii fun? on Third Place Is Fine By Nintendo · · Score: 1

    Newegg prices

    As you can see, a blue ray drive for your computer is approximately the same price as the PS3, or more expensive. The PS3 also plays various games and... (gasp) can run linux :p. Can your blue ray player do that? The only real reason I personally would buy a blue ray disk drive is to burn copies of the disks, but if you only have 1 blue-ray drive think of how much data you must store to your computer in order to burn a copy. Ha, no thanks.

  12. Re:I find that amusing on Third Place Is Fine By Nintendo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ::poke poke::

    I'm waiting for your interesting conspiracy theory please.

  13. Re:"CA"? Show some goddamn courtesy on Former CA Boss Gets 12 Years, $8M Fine · · Score: 1

    As for MS, I'm assuming that means Microsoft, but that's a rather uncommon abbreviation

    ::sigh::

  14. Re:CA = Computer Associates on Former CA Boss Gets 12 Years, $8M Fine · · Score: 1

    While we are on this topic. WTF is AFAIK? I've seen it used a few times but simply ignored it.

  15. Re:Speling on Molecules Manipulated with Lasers · · Score: 1

    Can I get a...

    ..."pwnd" anyone?
    [/irony]

    I believe that's what we call it now-a-days.

  16. Re:Sounds like sour grapes on MySpace CoFounder Says Purchase Was A Scam · · Score: 1

    "Don't like the law -- change it"

    Easier said than done.

  17. Re:Was about that for me on No Video Games on School Nights · · Score: 1

    Ah, I hit submit instead of preview. Anyways this is the version after I proofread and etc. You mention reading books that aren't school related as if this is somehow special. That scares me.

    Actually, I think it is quite relevant; I don't know about special though. In my post I said that my parents would make me sit down and do homework for X hours a night (whether I had homework or not), and instead of doing something school related, I would read. I still read on my own time too :p. The point I was trying to get at was simply the fact that I tend to work better on my own time. I'm sure many other students/workers would agree. However, I'm sure some would strongly disagree; Everyone is different. That's definitely something that most people over look. For instance: I struggle with grammar and spelling. Sometimes, even today, I find myself having to stop and think if I should use their, there, or they're... The great-grand-parent post talked about how his parents limited him to TV/video games only on holidays and vacations. If he needed to study that much to make the marks, then so be it: you have to "work with the hand you've been dealt." What the study doesn't cover is: limiting him completely from TV could possibly hurt his social standing/development amongst his peers. How often does one of your co-workers bring up a show they watched or a movie preview that looks appealing (snakes on a plane anyone? :] )? Ever had anyone bring up 'the game:" whether it be football, basketball, or etc? What does he do when someone brings that up? "O man, that sounds interesting, I couldn't catch that one," only works for song long.


    There is more to school than just academics.

    Je parle francais. But that is no excuse since English is my native language :p. Unlike most /.ers, I will own up to my mistakes, although that was a pretty good excuse.

  18. Re:Was about that for me on No Video Games on School Nights · · Score: 1

    You mention reading books that aren't school related as if this is somehow special. That scares me.

    Actually, I think it is quite relevant; I don't know about special though. The point I was trying to get at was simply that fact that I tend to work better on my own time. I'm sure many other students/workers would agree. However, I'm sure some would strongly disagree; Everyone is different. That's definitely something that most people over look. For instance: I struggle with grammar and spelling. Sometimes I find myself having to stop and think if I should use their, there, or they're. The great-grand-parent post talked about how his parents limited him to TV/video games only on holidays and vacations. If he needed to study that much to make the marks, then so be it: you have to "work with the hand you've been dealt." Limiting him from TV could possibly hurt his social standing with his peers. How often does one of your co-workers bring up a show they watched or a movie preview that looks appealing (snakes on a plane anyone? :] )? Ever had anyone bring up 'the game:" whether it be football, basketball, or etc? This could possibly hurt his social growth.


    There is more to school than just academics.

  19. Re:Was about that for me on No Video Games on School Nights · · Score: 1

    OK. Another mistake. I was a good student.

    ::writes on chalkboard::

    "I will remember to press the preview button before I hit submit. I will remember to press the preview button before I hit submit. I will remember to press the preview button before I hit submit. I will remember to press the preview button before I hit submit. I will remember to press..."

  20. Re:Was about that for me on No Video Games on School Nights · · Score: 1

    Ah! I got a good laugh out of that. Anyways I was a good student.

  21. Re:Was about that for me on No Video Games on School Nights · · Score: 1

    I was hopping no one would noticed that. Everyone makes mistakes.

  22. Re:Great! on Hitachi Maxell Develops Wafer-Thin Storage Disc · · Score: 1

    I said nothing about the thickness or performance. As stated above in the discussion "This is not for portable storage, this is for inside your computer storage." That would make his statement about the thickness of jewel cases totally irrelevant to the discussion. I would say RTFA but no one does that anymore :p

  23. Re:Was about that for me on No Video Games on School Nights · · Score: 1

    How is that teaching you to manage your time efficiently? My parents had a much different style. In middle school I was required to study X amount of minutes, where X was determined by how well in school I was doing. For me, being required to sit down and do my homework after school was quite a drag, and a lot of the time I found myself reading books that weren't school related at all. In high school my parents basically sat down and said, "You are a gifted student, and can make strait A's. You can do whatever you want (take that with a grain of salt :P) as long as you have strait A's." It took a little bit of time to learn how to manage my work and play. Like you might guess the first quarter I didn't make it. I had an A/B average, I was grounded. The next quarter I got myself into gear and made strait A's while playing full time.

    As high school progressed I started a web design company and had to learn how to manage that on top of school and play. Overall I generally made strait A's while learning how to manage work, study, and play. I wouldn't have traded that for anything.

  24. Re:Great! on Hitachi Maxell Develops Wafer-Thin Storage Disc · · Score: 1

    How is this modded insightful? The disks are not to replace CDs/DVDs/BlueRay Disks/etc. The article clearly states that they are going to be much more like a hard disk drive. Sure the disks are fragile, but the consumer will never touch them.

  25. mod on A Plant That Can Smell · · Score: 1

    lol mod up