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    Reordering Update

    craig mentioned that most of the sales in the future would be handled by resellers. So, couldn't we get a bunch of US people together, and incorporate a business for the purpose of establishing a "reseller"? The corporation would take US credit card orders as a resale, and then buy the...
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    On Refunds And Exchange Rates

    Banks and investment firms actually play the currency exchange market just like the stock market and other commodities markets (like oil, copper, etc). Buy when it's low, sell when it's high *shrug*
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    Credit Card Orders

    I've seen this suggested several times, but I think craigx and company should get a lawyer. This bank has impeded legitimate business dealings and very much abused their clients. Even the threat of legal action should grease some wheels.
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    Pandora Possible Alt. Browser For Pandora?

    lynx and w3m all the way! Graphics? We don't need no stinkin' graphics!
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    Why All The Mysteries And No Clear Updates?

    how has this cost you over $400 USD? The price was $330, which with tax is $350.
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    Mail From Ed (with Estimated Shipping Dates)

    This is stupid. Everyone is complaining that it's nearly November 30th the BEST POSSIBLE ship date. And everyone is overreacting and saying we aren't getting it till the end of February, the WORST POSSIBLE date. Both are highly improbable. We are simply on schedule, not ahead of schedule. All...
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    Interested In Being A Game Programmer...

    You have just found the biggest problem in game programming: everybody wants to make a game, but it's extremely difficult to do artwork and do games, and then extremely difficult to get artists and programmers together. I hated going into introductory programming classes and meeting a dozen kids...
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    Java, Flash, .net Games For Pandora?

    C/C++ and many others are compiled to machine bytecode. This means native ARM instructions. Python, Perl, Javascript, and many others are nterpreted. The script remains in human readable form until executed, and is interpreted on the fly to machine code by an interpreter. Java, C#/.net, Flash...
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    Even Star Trek Wasn't Perfect

    QUOTE How is it possible that the paper with the sketch continues its existence outside the holodeck without holotransmitter?! They make it clear that while most of the things you see are holographic projections, other things are actually replicated physical objects.
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    Why All The Mysteries And No Clear Updates?

    Some of you may recall the fiasco that occurred during the One Laptop Per Child Give One Get One program. From Wikipedia: QUOTE A significant minority (at least 10%) of these had not received their "Get One" laptop a couple of months after their donation because of order fulfillment and...
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    Even Star Trek Wasn't Perfect

    Man, I love the TNG:Technical Manual. We've had our copy in my family for as long as I can remember (I always love watching an episode, remembering watching it when it aired, and finding out I was 4 years old at the air date.) I saw a copy of it at a used bookstore the other day. Great book for...
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    Any Change Of Plans?

    More than anything you have to live within your means. I work part time during the school year and make about $600 dollars a month. With rent, food, and utilities I usually spend about $500 (I do live in a smallish college town, so cheap rent). I save some and spend the rest. A budget is good...
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    Pandora Cpu Question

    QUOTE In terms of power most desktop x86s draw around 30 to 60 watts, an ARM is more in the 1 to 4 watt range. Love to hear when someone actually knows their physics. Research is your friend :-) Good article on RISC reasoning and design http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risc Basically it revolves...
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    External Antenna

    @lucidchaos You never really want to "splice" antenna cable together. Connections are always the highest point of loss in your transmission, even with high end connectors You have to be really careful and precise here about your connectors and cables, as there are a million different types...
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    Resurrecting The 'dev Fund Bounty' Idea

    One thing you have to be very careful about when doing things like bounties in open source is that you cannot afford to pit the developers against each other. Open source is stable and powerful because of developer transparency and cooperation. As soon as you dangle a reward out in front of the...
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