Comment Keep the sticker (Score 5, Insightful) 284
They may require you to send it back along with any manuals or repair disks.
Comment Re:A cheap simple diagnostic tool.. (Score 0) 63
But can it detect midi-clorians?
Comment Re:Umm... (Score 4, Funny) 164
You know I could have sworn someone was trying to sell a few hundred giant turbines here a few days back...
Comment Space Invaders (Score 3, Funny) 136
As a child I kept searching for the version that let you land on the planet of those evil space invaders for an epic fight to the death - spacewar and asteroids were a poor facsimile.
Comment Re:Really? What about Homer Simpson? (Score 1) 260
Yes, but it was the same actor who constantly made adjustments until he found a voice that works. Personally the early Homer voice is the "real" voice for me - seems like the more it changed the stupider he got until we have today's infamous Jerkass Homer.
Comment Re:NASA (Score 5, Funny) 148
Next week: What to do with this big golden box thing? We tried opening it and some guy's face melted.
Journal Journal: This is a Journal Post
This is a Journal Entry. Yes, just for the achievement.
Comment Re:Your choice (Score 2, Insightful) 958
Good advice. I'd add that if you don't think your boss/manager would stick up for you if it ever came to that I'd say get the ok from their boss too. If everyone up the chain says "screw it, we're not paying that much for photoshop, my cousin gave me a cracked cd" just make sure that they know what you're doing and that they know that you know.
And of course not to make the point to which you imply but there *are* a significant amount of free and almost-free software packages available for many uses. If they *have* to have photoshop then make sure they know what Photoshop costs and that the cost can be paid by the employee, the company, or in bad karma.
Comment Re:Star Trek is in "The Future" (Score 1) 444
"Fall of the Federation?"
that was called "Andromeda"
Comment Umm... (Score 1) 1
Lawsuits? From who? Teh advertisements are still displayed...
Submission + - Write Objectively, Or Die Trying (wordpress.com)
An anonymous reader writes: One of the more interesting panel discussions at this year's Games Convention Developers Conference focused on the press coverage of the Nintendo Wii, and the implications of this on the rest of the industry.
Submission + - Two Worlds (PC / 360), maybe headed to PS3. (xboxexclusive.com)
Anonymous Dogg writes: "In an interview, the developer of Two Worlds was asked "Will this game remain console exclusive to Xbox 360?" Their response: "To be honest, we've been more concerned about making the PC and 360 versions the best they can be, but there's always a possibility! ;)"
This RPG may or may not be a hit, but it is deemed to be a good one by the developer."
Cable Industry Responds Regarding HD TiVo Problems 91
Lauren Weinstein writes "The day after the issue of cable system incompatibilities with the new HD TiVo and similar devices was discussed on Slashdot, the cable television industry has responded with a workaround proposal in a new FCC filing, though key issues remain to be fully resolved."
Submission + - First Successful Bacteria Genome Transplant (physorg.com) 1
eldavojohn writes: "The first genome transplant from one bacteria to another, thereby transforming the species. From M. mycoides to M. capricolum, the research shows that it is entirely possible to achieve a success rate of 1 in 150,000 genome transplants in bacteria. While this may seem an exercise in futility, this is actually a major step towards synthetic life which would give us the possibility to tailor bacteria to our needs — whether they be medical, fuel production or terraforming another planet."
Submission + - Tune Your Memory with AIX 5L (ibm.com)
BlueVoodoo writes: "Get an introduction to swap space, learn how to configure and administer it, capture statistics, and tune your Virtual Memory Manager settings to provide for optimum swap space configuration and performance. Check out the previous 2 articles."
