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  1. Re:I guess this proves it on iVillage Renounces Pop-up Advertising · · Score: 1
  2. Re:Slashdot wishlist on Suddenly a JPEG Patent and Licensing Fee · · Score: 1

    There is (sort of). See the 10 Hot Comments Slashbox.

  3. Re:Mute topic on Is There Such a Thing as "Too User Friendly"? · · Score: 1

    http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/phc-t9/ta b01.txt

    Under 1 year - 1.4%
    1 to 4 years - 5.5%
    5 to 13 years - 13.2%
    14 to 17 years - 5.7%
    18 to 24 years - 9.6%
    25 to 44 years - 30.2%
    45 to 64 years - 22.0%
    65 years and over - 12.4%

  4. Re:America's Army on Slashback: Armed, Cracked, Cables · · Score: 1

    Or, if you have one of those o-so-fun dialup connections, you can order it on a cd from File Planet for $10 (along with whatever else you can cram on one cd). I think you can get the CD free from the US Army, but be prepared for years of Army spam!

  5. Re:VCR Timers on Do You Have The Time? · · Score: 1

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but I doubt DVD players can set their clock to a PBS station since they don't usually have a TV tuner.

  6. Re:In Windows? NetTime... on Do You Have The Time? · · Score: 4, Informative

    In the interest of multiple opinions, I like Automachron. It's a lot smaller than NetTime (130KB vs. 2MB) and is also unobtrusive. You can make it invisible or stick it in your system tray.

    Here's a screenshot of it running on my system.

  7. Re:Simple Solutions. on Is Your Computer a Fire Hazard Waiting to Happen? · · Score: 5, Informative

    Use an air compressor on your computer if you want a fine mist of water sprayed over all your expensive electronics. Air compressors have drain plugs for a reason!

    Your much better off just buying cans of "compressed air" (it's actually not air per se).

  8. Re:Looks like Slashdot has eaten my link on Mathematical Lego Sculptures · · Score: 1

    Huh, I didn't notice the period bit. I wasn't able to recreate the problem. Maybe you live inside a slashdot vortex or something...?

  9. Re:Looks like Slashdot has eaten my link on Mathematical Lego Sculptures · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Be sure to include the "http://" for the link to work properly. It should look like this:

    <a href="http://www.lipsons.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/inde x.htm">some text</a>

    My apologies if you already knew this and just forgot... :)

  10. Re:Windows v. Lindows on Walmart Ships PCs with Lindows OS · · Score: 1

    I beg to differ, since at least one mod found it funny. Not everyone's sense of humor is identical to yours.

  11. Re:Good. on Harry Potter, Macrovision and Economics · · Score: 1

    Heh, whatever floats your boat I guess.

    BTW, I was refering to the cases with the cardboard front with the plastic snap on the right side. I think even the Harry Potter (Warner Bros.) case feels pretty cheap compared to Moulin Rouge (Fox).

  12. Re:Good. on Harry Potter, Macrovision and Economics · · Score: 1


    Actually, I'd love to see Warner Bros. use real (all plastic) DVD cases instead of that cheap cardboard shit.
    </rant>

  13. Re:Canada? on DVDs By Mail? · · Score: 2
    1. Go to Netflix.com.
    2. Click on Customer Service.
    3. Search for Canada.
    4. Click on the only answer.

    Q: Do you ship internationally?
    A: Netflix currently does not rent DVDs outside of the United States with the exception of Puerto Rico, FPO and APO addresses.

  14. Re:A RPN HP-Calculator! on Father's Day, Geek Style? · · Score: 1

    RPN calc: [2] [3] [+]

    Don't you need an [enter] in there after [2]? Entering your line in my HP 32SII would result in "23" and my HP 48GX would complain.

  15. Re:Satisfied Netflix customer... on DVDs By Mail? · · Score: 3, Informative

    They used to send 2 disc sets together, but I am guessing the shipping was expensive and most people don't care for the second disc. I know I dont.

    Just to clarify, I was refering to instances when the actual movie was on two disks, not just the special features. If you want the see the end of Godfather II, you need the second disc. I'm not going to jump up and down complaining to Netflix though, since very few movies do this.

  16. Satisfied Netflix customer... on DVDs By Mail? · · Score: 4, Informative

    I've been using Netflix for about 6 months and been pretty satisfied. My average cost per movie is about $2.29 (under the $19.95/month plan). That's not too bad, considering I live in semi-rural Alaska (shipping each way is usually about 3 days).

    I don't care for them splitting up two disk sets though. If a movie comes on two disks (such as The Godfather, Part II), you have to rent each one seperatly.

  17. Re:The environment and a moving pole on Handheld Dispatches From (Towards) The North Pole · · Score: 2

    I'm sure every expedition to one of the poles didn't give a hoot about chasing some point that will make their compass do wacked out things. They go to the geographical pole.

  18. Re:It's 6.4516 square-centimeters on Terrabit Per-Square-Inch Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    Bah, I'm not subscribing to use a dictionary. Why does everything require a stupid account these days?

  19. Re:It's 6.4516 square-centimeters on Terrabit Per-Square-Inch Hard Drive · · Score: 2

    For pity's sake, the word is spelled "centimetres"

    Really?

  20. Re:[OT] Why do the front page link that way? on China Invents Solid Water · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Apparantly, it is a problem. Read the FAQ. If you still want to complain, email Taco or something.

  21. Re:[OT] Why do the front page link that way? on China Invents Solid Water · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Your problem is non-existent for me. I just tried both IE 6 and Mozilla RC3 under Win2k and both remembered my login settings just fine under all sections (and all I did was log into the main Slashdot page once).

    Once again, I think it's a configuration problem on your end. If most people were having this problem, I'm sure it'd show up in the comments with more frequency.

  22. Re:The Best Case I've Used on Choosing a Good Case · · Score: 3, Informative

    I'm not 100% sure, but I think you've got it reversed. Chieftec is the original manufacturer. This same case design is also sold under some other badges too (can't think of the names right now...). Also, I got my Chieftec case at Newegg for considerably cheaper than the Antec version.

  23. Re:[OT] Why do the front page link that way? on China Invents Solid Water · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Huh? Slashdot always remembers my login cookie. What difference does the URL make? Sheesh. I'd say your browser/proxy configuration is messed up.

    If you want a quick way of getting back to the main page, just click that huge "slashdot" logo at the top of every page (or just use the "back" function of your browser).

  24. Do they play well together? on Featherless Chickens · · Score: 5, Funny

    Growing up, we usually had anywhere from 10 to 50 chickens. If one chicken lost a few of it's feathers and the skin became exposed, the other chickens would usually begin pecking the poor bird with the missing feathers. We had one chicken that had it's brain exposed from this pecking. (There's a product you can smear on the wound to keep the other chickens from doing this.)

    Has this geneticist put any of these featherless chickens together?

  25. Re:How much more can parents take? on XBox Live Network · · Score: 1

    YES! Thank goodness there are still real parents in this world.