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  • 4 days to MacWorld San Francisco. More groundbreaking than an mp3 player. -- ShadyG
    in Guess tomorrows Apple main page Slogan Comment by shadyg January 2002
  • All this really means is that CD-ROM makers are going to have to start shipping with updated firmware to allow audio CDs with defects to mount. The error correction can happen in software. There's always the hardware correction route, as in consum…
    in Universal Records Comment by shadyg December 2001
  • Lord of the Rings - ShadyG
    in Your favorite foreign film? Comment by shadyg March 2003
  • Yes
    in Iraq poll Comment by shadyg February 2003
  • Jeez, I'm not a fundamentalist Christian, but I would also refuse to accept Darwin's theory of evolution as fact. That's akin to claiming we know all there is to know on the subject. Not only has it not been proven to the degree of precision req…
    in Religion freedom vs. academic freedom - discrimination or not? Comment by shadyg February 2003
  • [quote]Originally posted by ColanderOfDeath: Earthquakes are cool but volcanic eruptions are cooler. "Cool" is not a term one generally associates with volcanic eruptions. -- ShadyG
    in Earthquakes rule Comment by shadyg February 2003
  • [quote]Originally posted by groverat: Those OSHAA rules are ridiculous, here in Texas if a kid takes something for being an athlete he has 30 days to either return the item or its value before any action is taken. Not to be argumentative, but th…
    in LeBron James *eligible* for prep 'ball (update) Comment by shadyg February 2003
  • [quote]Originally posted by alcimedes: well, that one's pretty easy to answer. she could easily get a HUGE loan based on the future earnings of her son. he's basically a lock for an NBA spot, and he's expected to do well with his contract, so…
    in LeBron James *eligible* for prep 'ball (update) Comment by shadyg February 2003
  • Good choice on Kevin Spacey. Also Mandy Patinkin, Peter MacNicol, and Tim Curry. I was a fan of Madeline Kahn as well. -- ShadyG
    in fav. character centred actor / actress Comment by shadyg November 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by thuh Freak: shadyg, whats average for a SoftEng'r? Do you know how much entry-level gets? I'm a SE student now and was wondering what i have to look forward to. Depends on the industry. Boring stuff usually gets yo…
    in Whats your salary? Comment by shadyg July 2002
  • The genesis of the US aversion to sharing salary is actually the result of employers paying their employees what they can negotiate. Two employees of the same caliber will make different amounts based on their skills at selling their talents. The …
    in Whats your salary? Comment by shadyg July 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by patmcfar8: Kobe is ONLY 22! Once again, I ask anyone here: Who is/was better than Kobe at age 22 ever in the history of the NBA? Kobe is 23, actually. Doesn't change the fact that if he had spent 4 years in college h…
    in BOOM BABY!! Comment by shadyg June 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by patmcfar8: BTW, I used to love Vlade. When he hit the 3 pointer (for the Lakers) to beat the Bulls in the beginning of the '91 Finals, I was his biggest fan. During the past few years, unfortunately he has started to flo…
    in BOOM BABY!! Comment by shadyg June 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by Willoughby: They'll just find a different crime to commit. How about exporting the "legal" and "clean" US drugs to countries where its still illegal? This would fall under the same heading as export of prescriptio…
    in All drugs should be.... Comment by shadyg March 2002
  • BuonRotto nailed it. You have to look closely, but the figure on the top "pinches" slightly in (down) where the two triangles meet. In the bottom figure, it slightly bowes out (up). The difference is small, but comes out to 1 square. -- ShadyG
    in Brain teaser Comment by shadyg January 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by cdhostage: Does anyone know where I can buy the 5 old Rockapella CDs on the cheap? Even better, willing to sell me yours? I believe you can get old Rockapella stuff from Primarily A Cappella. But looking at
    in Rockapella CDs Comment by shadyg January 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by rsanford: One general effect that I've always admired is the combination of physically moving the camera towards the subject while zooming out, or just the opposite effect...I can't think of any specific scenes that this…
    in Great Movie Effects....list your favorites. Comment by shadyg January 2002
  • I started out as a self-taught programmer, hopping from job to job wherever I could find one and whenever the last one laid me off or went out of business. Occasionally I left because I found a better paying job, but overall my salary never quite r…
    in How did you guys do it? Comment by shadyg December 2001
  • I've been reading FotR to my family aloud, part of our effort to reduce TV time. Anyway, we're putting off watching the movie until we're done reading the material, but I have heard rumour that the end of the book and the end of the movie do not ex…
    in Lord of the Rings Comment by shadyg December 2001
  • [quote]Originally posted by Moogs ? in response to the bigot comment: This comment wasn't directed at me, but give me a break! Nothing he said defined him as a bigot, you pompous ass. Not entirely true. The word "bigot" simply implies a stro…
    in Boycott the Salvation Army Comment by shadyg December 2001