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  1. Re:If it's a dig at microsoft, no matter how small on Verizon Steps in to Fix Microsoft's IPTV · · Score: 1

    Not enough memory? Isn't that when they should be spending that extra $5 to put in another 128MB?

  2. Re:Article not found on Giant 'Leap' for Robotics · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    new? Honda already has a waterproof version!

  3. Re:Or maybe it's just a GOOD government in action. on U.S. Backs Apple's iTunes DRM · · Score: 0

    But is it going to far when you say those itunes you bought can only be played in pristine quality on an ipod? What if you opt for the zune? or if you change to a oss os? Would you want to leave your itunes behind and say "oh well, I'm not allowed to listen to those anymore"?

    That doesn't make any sense, plus once people buy $500 of ipod only tunes they are unlikely to want to change to a new service, aiding market domination and lack of choice.

  4. Re:What? No Freebird? on The Top 5 Games of All Time · · Score: 1

    I think they made a mistake, I can't find starcraft listed anywhere on that review!

  5. Re:How about on US Air Force to Test Hi-Tech Weapons on Americans? · · Score: 1

    If these weapons did kill a US citizen the world press would be all over the fact that the US government is trying dangerous battlefield weapons on its own citizens. Who would want to visit the US then?

  6. Re:And in other news on Consumer Electronics Causing 'Death of Childhood'? · · Score: 1

    All work and no play makes Paris a dull girl.

  7. Re:I think that IP over Oil Pipes will be on Broadband Over Gas Lines — a Pipe Dream? · · Score: 1

    hopefully it wouldn't get BOG(ed) down.

  8. Re:It's a series of tubes! on Broadband Over Gas Lines — a Pipe Dream? · · Score: 1

    I guess the senitor was right, net neutrality is evil!

    packet scheduling will ensure that nobody freezes to death.

  9. Re:Better than an almost year old Sony on Vista Runs Hot on Macbook Pro · · Score: 5, Informative

    This guy compared a dual core apple to a single core vaio. Thats hardly a fair representation of a high end PC vs apple benchmark.

    Also, acording to a few reports, the MacBook has an underclocked gpu (possibly to reduce heat), so it may not be able to even match a similarly loaded machine, at least when it comes to directX/OpenGL, Vista's territory.

  10. Re:haha it is true! on Robocabs Coming to Europe · · Score: 1

    I'm failing to see how this is an electric car system, they just seem to be less efficient, smaller airport tram cars. Am I missing something?

  11. Re:Encryption!?! on Chase Data for 2.6 Million Ends up in Landfill · · Score: 1

    and only a year of monitoring for the leak...they should be liable for the lifeof the SSNs!

  12. Re:What you need to watch HD-DVD on Blu-Ray and HD-DVD Playback Under XP · · Score: 1

    These next gen formats probably need all the extra CPU power to decrypt the content on the HD discs.

  13. Re:It's true! on Wireless HDMI Prototype Announced · · Score: 1

    oh wait....I must have forgotten: http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/wec.shtml

  14. Re:It's true! on Wireless HDMI Prototype Announced · · Score: 1

    I'm guessing these people are not going to introduce RF power for your tv set, so why dont you bundle all those cables together? and route them the same way you were going to route the power cable.

  15. Re:Apollo on WoW - The Game That Seized the Globe · · Score: 1

    It's all about Starcraft, but WoW, they are making a lot of money now!

  16. Re:Bastards! on $600 PS3 Ships Without HDMI Cable · · Score: 1

    I would love to be the owner of monster cable, or any "brand name" cable (usb, hdmi, etc) manufacturer for that part. These cable companies do as much as the cheapie manufacturers who sell their cables for $1-2 a meter, but can sell their cables at BestBuy for $20-50 a meter. It's sad to see HDMI cables not being intoduced into the video industry at time of sale, This is very similar to what happened with printers, pre-usb printers came with parallel cables (which are harder to manufacture), but when the industry switched to USB the cable never got included.

  17. Re:4 minutes on Hardware Hacking a Voting Machine in 4 Minutes · · Score: 1

    They really should just have a change statistics button on the side of the machine, that will ensure nobody actually breaks the machine when they go in for their 3rd and 4th votes.

  18. Re:California on California Passes Wi-Fi Guidance Law · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's about time there are warnings on wireless devices, many consumers set up wireless networks with weak or no security at all, and they dont realize the legal trouble they can get into these days (with the riaa, mpaa, etc).

  19. Re:oblig on Steve Irwin Dead · · Score: 1

    I guess he didn't use fedex: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Okp5FTKOB4

  20. Re:Real? on Net Neutrality Is Just "Mumbo Jumbo" · · Score: 1

    They're trying to flush our mumbo jumbo down the tubes!

  21. Re:Three fans + HD + DVD won't be silent on A Truly Silent Home Theater PC Built for Linux · · Score: 1

    +HD?? one HD? Whats a media center system without at least 4 500GB drives? Where are you going to store all the media?!?

  22. Re:This device is against FCC Part 15 rules on Hacker-Built PC Scans 300 Wifi Networks At Once · · Score: 1

    yeah? well?.....I hope that your microwave can accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  23. Re:Just another way to get thrown into Gitmo. on Hacker-Built PC Scans 300 Wifi Networks At Once · · Score: 1

    I could imagine that too.....when did withholding information (passwords, etc) become illegal? wasn't there some law aginst forcing someone into self incrimination in the US?...I kinda remember something like that...no couldn't be...

  24. Re:Biased question on A Working Economy Without DRM? · · Score: 1

    look at emusic. They have made a small economy off independant music artists. All without DRM.

  25. Re:This doesn't solve the original problem on Ad-supported Textbooks Are Here · · Score: 1

    I think nbcindia.com solves the problem.