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So how would they differentiate between someone playing the game and then using it on a different PC/XBox/Playstation/whatever, and someone who resells the game? Or would they tie it to a particular ID? I do feel bad for the developers. But at the same time, I can't justify spending $50 for a...

The phone, as drawn, is not feasible with current technology. Let me go modify that photo and put a 1 in front of the 5 for the camera; HEY 15 MP PIXEL CAMERA ON A PHONE, WOW!!1!ONE! Like it or not, Apple set the current bar, and everyone is copying, including the guy who drew this picture...

GENTLEMEN! I... have made LOVE to this MACHINE! And in retrospect... I ask myself WHY?

The $500 units still have the ps2 hardware. The new 80gb $600 units removed the PS2 hardware. Even if it is a "clearance sale," you are still getting the same thing for less.

Kasparov's bad play on the sixth move is somehow the fault of IBM? Secondly, you can't add up all the matches because the second iteration of Deep Blue was twice as fast as the first one. Thirdly, it's been over a decade since those games. If estimate using Moore's Law, a Deep Blue built...

What you talkin' 'bout, Ockie? Kasparov got beaten in the 1997 rematch. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Blue_-_Kasparov,_1997,_Game_6 http://www.research.ibm.com/deepblue/

Here are the arguments I've seen for the OLPC initiative: It teaches kids to use computers. It is cheaper than textbooks. It is a highly effective teaching tool. Here are the rebuttals (the numbers below correspond to the ones above): This is the argument big companies go after. OLPCs...

It is amusing that it is made entirely out of duct tape, but there are easier ways to build a ghetto case. Just look at how much effort they must have gone through to build the rigid parts of the case using nothing but tape!! My most ghetto case build was when I used PVC pipes to build out a...

What really "grinds my gears" about this whole situation is that SoundExchange charges royalties for ALL music transmitted through web radio, not just music produced by labels that are affiliated with the RIAA. There was talk at some point that if the RIAA manages to push through this...

I meant the disadvantages of such software. The primary advantage of the pico is that it offloads firewall functions from the system. With a multi-core processor, it is easier to devote resources to anti-virus/firewalls, especially since most programs are still single-threaded.

Friedmud does raise an interesting question. How scrutable is the company Yoggie Security Systems? They have already had a product, the gatekeeper, on the market for nine months, and from the looks of it, the pico is a miniaturized version of the gatekeeper. The gatekeeper is a hardware firewall...

The catch-22 you mention is indeed troublesome for most people; it was a problem for me when I got started. There are two general points I would like to make on the issue. The first is that there are "sandboxes" out there for people to try with no risk. These are the LiveCD distributions, of...

I will preface this by saying that I use both Linux (Gentoo and Xubuntu) and Windows. I haven't seen that many "zealots" in the Linux forums I periodically go to when I need to ask a question. The worst I've seen is basic RTFM or "This question has already been answered" type of stuff, and that...

You've nailed a few points on the head. First of all, yes, in there are more powerful tools than the TI-89. After all, I called it "Mathematica Light;" that implies that there is a full version of Mathematica that can do a whole lot more. Secondly, you can be an amateur at something without...

This article is retarded. Kids who put notes on their ipods aren't all that creative. People have been sneaking notes into tests for years. I remember writing dates and names on my forearms and palms prior to history tests. In fact, technology is causing kids to be slackers nowadays. Consider...

Reminds me of the X2 3600+, with the 1.9 GHz stock clock speed, and the insane overclockability.

These 500 gig drives keep dropping in price every week, practically. If it keeps up, pretty soon they'll be giving them away. I'll take ten.

Damn... this is really tempting me to upgrade.

The Onkyo 780 HTIB should be fine. It's 7.1, has a beefier sub and better fronts than the 5xx series. There is a new Onkyo 790 HTIB, but I am not sure if it has any significant new features, and if you can get the 780 at discount, then I'd probably go with that. Keep in mind: if you are an...

Those would be some huge keychains.

The only thing I really use Yahoo for is the music videos. Up until recently, Yahoo did not support Firefox, supposedly because of lack of ActiveX support. Nowadays, they have a plugin that you can download and access their site. However, in the meantime, Pooya Karimian made a script for...

I second "Eigtball" - one of my friends worked at a library when they did that. Quoting http://www.microsoft.com/Education/Eligible.aspx#libraries

Windows XP 64-Bit Edition for 64-Bit Extended Systems Customer Preview Program Was down, but now back up (mid-August). Sorry for blatantly plagiarizing the sticky thread, but didn't feel like writing.

There is a new version of WinXP64 out for those of you who have been trying to download it the past following weeks but were unable.

YARRR!!! THAR BE FALSE HOPES IN THAR SEAS!!!!! I seriously thought it was Micro Star International.

Direct Link. Nice find.

Interested in the remote. Where can I get more info (compatability, etc.)?

I'd be willing to take both drives. Just need more info on warranty - $75 on something that can fail is a bit too steep for me (especially considering I can get a new IDE for that price). I can do it in person - I'm in NJ right now (Union County). PM or IM me to see if we can work something out.

Already have a DC with 4 controllers. Would be willing to buy both Sonic games. I am in the NY area till the 28th - can stop by and pay cash till them.

I'd be all over this if I didn't just buy a new computer. :mad: Bump.

Thank you very much for the link; got 10 of them. Does anyone know a good price for a fan bus? I need someting that can power 5 fans, 7 would be better.

Just got it. Very nice. ZipZoomFly had it for $190 last week of July, which was when I purchased it (costs $193 there now). If you need it shipped ot New Jersey, ZZF is a better deal than Newegg for CPUs/Mobos/Graphics because they don't have tax. The card is recognized as 9800 XT straight...

Link. I'm guessing that is the cooler you are referring to. Here is a review (Googled it). Anyway, that costs $14.99 and I'm guessing the coupon code knocks off $5. Unfortunately, "vga3" does not work as a code. It costs $21.35 after shipping to NJ. I'm not sure how great of a deal that is...