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  1. Re:Dangers of extended use? on Designer Glasses With Microdisplay Unveiled · · Score: 1

    But what if there's a wall in front of you?

  2. Re:64 bit word processor on OpenOffice.org 2.1 Released With New Templates · · Score: 1

    Who the hell needs a 64-bit word processor?

    People with 64-bit chips, I figure.

  3. Re:a boring cookie-cutter business on Open Source Laser Business Opens In New York · · Score: 1

    Why would such a person want a cookie-cutter business? If you follow directions closely, you will have a duplicate of the original business. Well you might as well open another t-shirt business, taco shop or Starbucks and join the retail lemmings of the world. A business must have some thing or things unique to prosper.

    I don't see laser shops on every street corner, so it's obviously not yet 'cookie-cutter' enough. It's still a relatively new idea (using lasers to etch various things like laptops, etc)

  4. Re:Someone at Slashdot is reading my mind! on Unwanted Popups Boosting Web Traffic · · Score: 1

    I use http://dictionary.com/, their FF2 search-bar plugin is here: http://mycroft.mozdev.org/quick/dictionary.com.htm l. I use the first one listed.

  5. Re:End of a dictatorial monopoly. on Vista the End of An Era? · · Score: 1

    You forgot: End of BSOD, end of "Missing Windows File", end of "Please insert Windows CD", end of "Please activate your copy of Windows"...

  6. Re:Cell Phone on Why Do Computers Take So Long to Boot Up? · · Score: 1

    Wow, I don't know what kind of Windows-running cellphone you use, but I've never heard of a cell phone taking a minute to "boot".

  7. Boondoggle on Army's Cut of 'Future Soldier' May Impact Med-Tech · · Score: 1

    Two Words: Avro Aero

  8. Re:*.PU on 'Killer' Network Card Actually Reduces Latency · · Score: 1

    Already exists. It's called AMD Fusion.

  9. Re:Important holiday information on Possible Serious Security Flaw In ATMs · · Score: 1

    Have you seen the prices the new Elmo and P3s go for!

    P3s? Whoa. Fast forward a few years. Now, we even have P4s. I know, can you believe it?

  10. Re:I will never by an AV for a smartphone on Cracking the BlackBerry with a $100 Key · · Score: 1

    You can already get antiviruses for palms, but that's old news. And yes, it's overkill, especially since data is synchronized anyways.

  11. Interestingly enough on Acoustic Sensors Make Any Surface a Touch Pad · · Score: 1

    the surface of any 3D object

    Technically, Everything real is a 3d object, even a piece of tissue paper. You can round it down to having 0 depth, but if you stack 10,000 pieces of tissue paper on top of each other, you get a tangible, measurable thickness.

    Now, I'm not recommending using tissue paper for touchpads, I'm just pointing out the fact that everything in our domain of existence is 3d. Now, of course, objects on our computer screens, however 3d they may appear, are actually 2d, being made up of only by light. The computer screens themselves, of course, are 3d.

  12. New investment opportunities on Growing Problems With Electronics Waste · · Score: 1
    Maybe this wouldn't happen if more towns, states, and countries had computer recyclers; people who strip old computers for recyclables (aluminum, GOLD, plastics, other metals, etc), and the remains safely disposed (read: Not shipped to Africa)

    As of November 3rd, 2003 all computer and electronic equipment brought to our facility goes through our True End of Life Recycling Program. This means that they are completely shredded, crushed and ground, and all materials recovered. This process is done right here in North America with nothing sent offshore.

    As of November 2006, we have processed over 2 million lbs. of obsolete and end of life computer and electronic equipment.
    (Ottawa) Computer Recyclers (It takes a bit of clicking around, and it's just a small site, but you get the idea)

    They (safely) dispose at a cost of $0.68/lb for the public, and $0.50/lb for army (I guess that's because army stuff is that much heavier?)
  13. And I shall call it... on Steve Chen Making China's Supercomputer Grid · · Score: 0

    They're going to call it HAL 9000, right?

  14. Wow, on Wii Aches - Couch Potatoes Working it Up · · Score: 0

    This whole Wii thing is turning out to have more of a wii-action than most people bargained for!

  15. Re:KittenAuth on Spammers Learn to Outsource Their Captcha Needs · · Score: 0

    I think it's safe to say that if people are getting paid to enter the numbers/letters from captchas, that they can also pick the kittens.

  16. Re:Monitors & some numbers on UK Schools Bans WiFi Due To Health Concerns · · Score: 0

    But... You're supposed to sit in front of the monitor.

  17. What did they find? on Mystery of Ancient Calculator Finally Cracked · · Score: 0

    They found 1+1=2? Scary enough, the proof for 1+1=2 is a two-page proof.

  18. So you mean, on Cell Phone Owners Allowed To Break Software Locks · · Score: 0

    So you mean we won't have to use bump keys anymore?

  19. Re:And if I know Microsoft... on Microsoft Hands Over Docs To EU · · Score: 0

    It'll also be encrypted in a proprietary format, the breaking of which is illegal.

  20. Re:404'd on IBM Sues Amazon For Patent Infringement · · Score: 0

    Very Funny. The article was cached when I posted it. Mind you, the same could be said for the article. I blame CNN.

  21. 404'd on IBM Sues Amazon For Patent Infringement · · Score: 0

    CNN.com shows "Page Not Found". You can find a cache of the article here.

  22. Re:Similar work been done before on Company Claims New Chip Converts Heat To Electricity · · Score: 0

    See Also Power Chips, PLC, also owned by Borealis.

  23. Re:Cats in ur stuff doin things on Yahoo! VP Calls For a Shakeup · · Score: 0

    I'm curious how posting a picture is considered -1 Flamebait.

  24. Re:I bet his parents were pleased on Michigan Teen Creates Fusion Device · · Score: 0

    It also makes you wonder how hard it really is for some people to get a hold of depleted uranium...

  25. Ubuntu on Free Geek Robbed · · Score: -1, Redundant

    But *I* use Ubuntu on my laptop, you insensitive clod!