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  1. Re:Some annoyances on Ubuntu Unity: The Great Divider · · Score: 1

    I believe it it something like:

    Menu Bar -> Applications -> System Settings -> Menu Bar Options

    This brings up a little box with 2 radio buttons giving the option to make the screen corner the activation for the menu.

  2. Re:One More Bush Era Screw Up on EPA Knowingly Allowed Pesticide That Kills Bees · · Score: 1

    Here's your news article.

  3. Re:WTF on GOP Senators Move To Block FCC On Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    You are entierly correct, apart from the fact that FOX 8 is affiliated with the Fox network. It is also a small clue that the station ident is almost identical to the parent logo.

  4. Re:Actors.. on IEEE Looks At Kevin Costner's Oil Cleanup Machines · · Score: 2, Informative

    You should have a look at Mr. Brooks. That one kinda took me by surprise. Very good film, plus it's got William Hurt, who's always good value.

  5. Re:wow on UK Home Office Set To Scrap National ID Cards · · Score: 1

    You don't need an ID card to prove your age for things like purchasing alcohol. There is a Validate UK card, which is endorsed by the government. It has the added benefits of not requiring the collection of biometric data and your inclusion on a database (we have all seen how secure they can be).

  6. Re:Has Boris thought.... on London's Mayor Promises London-Wide Wireless For 2012 Olympics · · Score: 1

    I think you'll find that it was Ken Livingston that introduced the living wage. Boris just increased it.

  7. Re:But will it blend? n/t on Convert a SIM To a MicroSIM, With a Meat Cleaver · · Score: 1

    I believe the answer is yes.

  8. Re:Everything but the first two films? on Terminator Franchise To Be Auctioned Off · · Score: 1

    If I remember correctly, and it is a little fuzzy, I almost fell asleep 20 minutes into the 4th film. It was poorly plotted, full of massive plot holes (why do terminators need hundreds of LCD screens and why not have the terminator kill Kyle as soon as he met him?). The Christian Bale part seemed shoehorned into the film in the extreme (born out by reports that came out afterwards). There was no sense of jeopardy for the characters and the ending was telegraphed a mile off.

  9. Re:MMS is pretty pointless after all on MMS Arrives For the iPhone — Will It Crash AT&T's Network? · · Score: 1

    Which is all well and good until you want to send an image to someone who doesn't have e-mail on their phone. I live in the UK and I send/receive MMSs on a semi-regular basis. They are useful for 'dude, check this out' moments.

  10. Re:Why not a laptop? on Is the Kindle DX Worth the Money? · · Score: 1

    Screw the Kindle 2. The ability to buy the first version in the UK would be a start!

  11. Re:really? on NASA Sticking To Imperial Units For Shuttle Replacement · · Score: 1

    It's not 'English', it's 'Imperial'.

  12. Re:RIP DNF on Duke Nukem For Never · · Score: 2, Informative

    The term Crap came from John Crapper the inventor of the Toilet.

    Common misconception. The term 'crap' predates Thomas Crapper by at least 150 years.

  13. Re:Then we'd need to train a bunch of people... on You, Too, Could Be Batman In 10 To 12 Years · · Score: 1

    I'm Spartacus

  14. Re:Markup on SMS 4x More Expensive Than Data From Hubble · · Score: 1

    You pay 0.10 for 140bytes for texts, or about 0.15 for 1024bytes in any data transfer service Yeah but is that $0.10 or $0.001? Don't let Verizon see this or your bill will rocket!
  15. Re:Hollywood is dead to me on Speed Racer's Visual FX Uncovered · · Score: 1

    Here's the article in last years Variety about it. Personally I wasn't impressed with the trailer for Speed Racer and I would much rather watch the Thundercats (if only because Cheetara was fit).

  16. Re:There's an advantage to keeping him around on Jack Thompson's Letter To Take-Two Exec's Mother · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately Thompson is sane and he's got a certificate to prove it!

  17. Re:Brazilian Pop Music Scene Thrives on Piracy on Brazilian Pop Music Scene Thrives on Piracy · · Score: 1

    There was an interesting documentary released earlier this year called Good Copy Bad Copy about music and video file sharing. There is a section in the movie dealing with the Technobrega scene in Brasil showing the process of a producer hearing a new song, what goes into re-mixing it, to the final performance at a party.

    The film also features, amongst others; founders of The Pirate Bay, Lawrence Lessig, Danger Mouse and Dan Glickman.

  18. Re:Yellow journalism at its finest on AC = Domestic Terrorists? · · Score: 1

    No you're wrong. At no point should <blink> tags be used!

  19. Re:I'm not experiencing this at all... on Programs Cannot Be Uninstalled In Vista? · · Score: 5, Informative

    A handy tool for sorting out Dell PC's can be found on this website. It even has a cool name. Sorted a colleague of mine's laptop real good.

  20. Printable version on Blade Runner at 25, Why the F/X Still Matter · · Score: 2, Informative

    Link to printable version without 4 pages of ads.

  21. Re:whats wrong with paper tickets anyway? on E-Voting Report Finds Problems with Modern Elections · · Score: 2, Insightful

    In these cases the ballot is put into the 'Spoiled' pile.

    Seriously, what is the problem with you Americans, I've seen my 3 year old neighbour doing Paint-by-numbers and get it in the assigned spaces, how hard is it to follow the simple instruction "Mark the box next to the person you want to vote for with an X and no where else"?

  22. Re:I wonder on Apple TV "Barely Watchable" · · Score: 1

    My mistake, all these A/V connectors gets confusing, appreciate the correction. OTOH you can get Y-U-V to SCART adaptors.

  23. Re:I wonder on Apple TV "Barely Watchable" · · Score: 1

    Hmm component connectors. I believe that, at least in Europe, there are things called SCART sockets. For as little as £3 you can buy a SCART to phono adaptor. Bobs you uncle, Fannies your aunt you're connected.

  24. Re:yaaay! on Chinese Develop Remote Controlled Pigeons · · Score: 1

    No, the correct controls are up, down, left, right...FIRE

  25. Re:The very least they could do on Canadian Copyright Group Wants iPod Tax · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't tell let them hear you, or we're all screwed. What happens when they realise we can record music in our memories and play it back at will, will they start taxing our brains. 'Spose I'd best start drinking heavily to reduce my capacity.