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  1. Re:But use of such mobile phones and cameras... on Super-fast Transistors On the Way · · Score: 1

    That's why I cool my electonics with only pure grain alcohol and rain water.

  2. Here come the grammar nazis... on IAU Rules Pluto Still a Planet · · Score: 1

    "Some astronomers had lobbied for reclassifying Pluto as its so tiny."
    I'm only gonna sing this once.
    If it's supposed to be a possessive then it's just I-T-S! But if it's supposed to be a contraction, then it's I-T-apostrophe-S... scalawag!

  3. Re:nobody's going to stop buying SUVs on The Hybrid Scooter · · Score: 1

    I believe that on Battlebots, they call this the "wedge style". It is quite effective. That's a pretty good idea!

  4. Re:Fudged? on Ripeness Sticker Coming to Supermarket Fruit · · Score: 1

    Now THAT'S how we can bolster fruit sales... coating it with fudge!

  5. Re:I've said it before and I'll say it again... on EFF Calls RIAA Tactics 'Reign of Terror' · · Score: 2, Informative

    "I expect high quality free music might also be a bit unusual, but that's no reason not to try and start a new social trend." This has been around for years. It's called Electronic Music. I know most people don't like it, but it IS a working copyright-free model. This is how it works: 1) Producer makes killer track, publishes it to vinyl without copyright. 2) DJ hears killer track at record store. 3) DJ purchases said track, thus providing the producer with his money. 4) DJ spins said track at their next club gig/ party (paid for the performance, despite what many people think, being a good DJ is NOT easy! It takes work just like any other instrument.) 5) DJ puts said track on his mix cd, and sells that for more cash, giving credit (and nothing else) to the producer. 6) Producer sees increased demand for his tracks based on popularity of previous tracks.

  6. Re:the beginning of a Mech? on Linux-powered Robots From France? Oui! · · Score: 1

    Hell yes! As an added bonus, someone needs to mod an old Sega Activator (http://www.vidgame.net/SEGA/peripherals.htm) to control it. It'd be just like in Robot Jox!

  7. Re:Sutherland as Raistlan? I'm not so sure... on Kiefer Sutherland Headlines Dragonlance Movie · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yeah, but think about the breathy, nervous scientist in Dark City. I think he'll definitely be goot as ol' Raist.

  8. Re:Good point on Too Much Focus on the Beginning of Software Lifecycle? · · Score: 1

    My Player's Handbook is properly broken in and obedient, thank you :)

  9. Re:first PC's? on Intel's Core 2 Desktop Processors Tested · · Score: 1

    As soon as the warranty on my mac mini expires, I'm dropping one of these bad boys in it. Who needs a Mac Pro??

  10. Re:Imagined places can change emotion too on Geographic Mapping of Emotions · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I, for one, would love to see comparisons between emotional data gathered from people in real-world locations; people on guided, tour-like meditations of the same locations; and people in self-guided meditations. I've often wondered whether peoples' minds are better equipped to relax themselves than relaxing vacations.

  11. Why wasn't I consulted?! on Review: Nerdcore Hip-Hop Compilation CD Project · · Score: 1

    Wow, my band does a song that would fit on there perfectly. It's called Geekstylin', and it's about my favorite D&D character. Also, I'm disappointed to learn of the lack of the Buck65 track "Making Love to your Hard Drive." Every slashdotter should hear that song, at least once. Effing hilarious.

  12. Re:Here comes the internet license. on How Washington Will Shape the Internet · · Score: 1

    Yeah, definitely. Republicans seem to have crossed the line from conservative into extremely bureaucratic. I remember learning in school that conservativism's main aim was to maintain the status quo, but anymore, they seem to be more into the seizing of rights and the enforcement of Judeo-Christian values on all of us. Don't blame this on me, I voted for Brown in 2000.

  13. O Noes! on Nerds Switching from Apple to Ubuntu? · · Score: 1

    Honestly, my opinions on Apple have changed recently. I switched from being a Mac hater to a diehard whilst in college studying graphic design and audio production. IMO, OSX is still the best OS for out and out productivity, and is and will remain the professional standard for audio production. This, however doesn't excuse their sorry, sorry testing of their own hardware. I bought an Intel mini just over 3 months ago, and just took it in to Apple for repairs for the THIRD TIME. Yesterday morning, it just wouldn't boot. I understand that sometimes a machine just slips through the cracks, but it's harder to forgive them after reading about all the drama with the macbook/ macbook pro line. If Apple is really concerned about people switching to Ubuntu, they need to look at two factors: 1) Unless they're totally brainwashed, which some Mac geeks definitely are, people won't stand for paying premium prices for sub-standard machines. I have a revision 2 imac that STILL WORKS after almost a decade, but my intel mini that's less than 4 months old has needed three repairs thus far. 2) Apple is in a position to draw in new users with their lower end to middle lines, namely, the mini, macbook, and imac... and yet they seem to be dropping the ball on hardware. If I didn't know that making music on my current machine was so very nice, I'd have sold the damned thing on eBay and spent the money building a Linux machine too, and running Windows sound apps via WINE. The average computer user would NEVER stand for some BS like this.