Comments from rdldr1

rdldr1 commented on Procter & Gamble: Pringles Are Not Potato Chips

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:00:17 EDT

US-chips = UK-crisps
US-fries = UK-chips

rdldr1 commented on The 10 Fattest States In The Country

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:45:47 EDT

*insert "why isnt my state on the list because I see fat people all the time" post here*

rdldr1 commented on The CFL Reminds Us That Its Football Is Colder Than Ours

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:27:34 EDT

The CFL has a team named that Alouettes... and they claim that their balls are bigger.

BTW, I was kinda surprised that Japan has its own football league, named the X-League.

rdldr1 commented on The Today Show Has Seen the Future of Gadgetry, and It's Idiotic

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:48:24 EDT

A fool and his/her money are soon departed.

rdldr1 commented on M-Series Is Industry First Quad-Display GPU, Says Matrox

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:46:58 EDT

Awesome Matrox! This will be a great upgrade over my Monster Voodoo 3 graphics card!

rdldr1 commented on What Are Your Best Alternatives to Soda?

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:10:35 EDT

Iced tea or fresh-made lemonade is a good alternative. Personally, I cut back my pop (or soda to you other folk) by only drinking it whenever I have a burger, pizza, or other fast food... and I dont eat fast food that often.

rdldr1 commented on How to Clear Your DVD Clutter

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:52:55 EDT

I keep all my DVDs in CD binders.

rdldr1 commented on Anheuser-Busch Rejects Foreign Takeover Bid

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:45:59 EDT

I'd like to keep AB American. However, Im a Miller fan and live in a Miller-dominated city.

rdldr1 commented on ATI Radeon Graphics Cards Running Nvidia PhysX Are Faster, Stronger, Awesomer

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:41:25 EDT

Since PhysX can be run on both nVidia and ATi hardware, more companies will adopt the physics engine into their games. Maybe everyone wins with this scenario.

rdldr1 commented on UPDATE: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Corporate Office Apologizes For Franchise Owner's Refusal To Let Girl With Diarrhea Use Their Bathroom

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:32:34 EDT

You know what would have made all parties happy? If the manager on duty dealt the situation properly by saying, "Im sorry, our store policy states that the public cannot use our restroom. However, there are public restrooms you can use over at ."

rdldr1 commented on CompUSA: This Video Card Is $114. Whoops! Just Kidding!

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:30:45 EDT

I used to work clothing retail. A few times a shirt was mis-labeled with a cheaper price. Because it was our mistake, the store was willing to honor the item at that price.

rdldr1 commented on ATI's Latest Radeon Graphics Card (HD 4850) Benchmarked: Mid-Range, As Expected

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:16:46 EDT

Hey Giz, where did you find a geForce 9800GTX+ for $229? I bought a GTX a few weeks ago and it was still $300.

rdldr1 commented on This Coloring Book Helps Children And Grownups Understand HDTV

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:01:03 EDT

@RvLeshrac: Wow your customer must have bought a crappy Wal-Mart close-out plasma TV and then let it run CNN for days on end. Burn in shouldn't be problem unless the customer misuses the TV, and didnt bother to calibrate it.

rdldr1 commented on Who Is $4 Gas Hurting? Starbucks!

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:43:29 EDT

I know that Starbucks!

rdldr1 commented on This Coloring Book Helps Children And Grownups Understand HDTV

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:33:04 EDT

@TorrentFreak: Yes.

If you cant tell the resolution difference between...

High Def: 1920pixels x 1080pixels
Standard Def: 704pixels x 480pixels

...then you must be viewing a commercial for HDTV through your CRT standard definition TV, or you need to get your eyes checked.

rdldr1 commented on This Coloring Book Helps Children And Grownups Understand HDTV

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:51:44 EDT

@Cliff_Donner:
Harley Davidson
Hilda Doolittle

rdldr1 commented on The 10 Most Reputable Companies In The U.S.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:17:18 EDT

@IamNotToddDavis: I'm one of those few who hasnt had a problem with UPS - I buy stuff online and send stuff through UPS and I am satisfied with their service.

rdldr1 commented on This Coloring Book Helps Children And Grownups Understand HDTV

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:10:42 EDT

Thats what you get for being an early adopter!! You are the guinea pig until the product's glaring problem gets fixed.

Newer plasmas no longer have the burn in problem - and they are a heck of a lot cheaper and weigh much lighter.

rdldr1 commented on Firefox 3 Downloaded Eight Million Times

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:40:23 EDT

@rand0mCreep: Usually its those who encounter problems are the more vocal. If everyone who is enjoying FF3 posted their better experience on Lifehacker, the site would be flooded with comments as if this was Deadspin.

rdldr1 commented on Firefox 3 Downloaded Eight Million Times

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:10:33 EDT

@Ssscorpion:
PF Usage = Pagefile Usage.
The pagefile allocates hard disk space as use for virtual memory. The "memory leak" fix has little to nothing to do with hard disk space used for virtual memory.

You should check the Task Manager "Processes" tab - that shows actual memory usage. For me right now, its using about 90,640 K -- far less than what FF2 used.

I'd hold off downgrading to FF2 until you get your facts straight.

rdldr1 commented on Robert Downey Jr. says he

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:32:04 EDT

I gave up Hootie and the Blowfish after eating a BK Tender Crisp Cheddar Bacon Ranch.

rdldr1 commented on Oh, Lucasarts Aren't Dropping Internal Development (Yet)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:43:33 EDT

Lucasarts: "should we saturate the market with lots and lots of crappy Star Wars games or should we concentrate on a few projects and make sure they are up to a quality standard?"

rdldr1 commented on Unsold Ford F150 Makes Great Perch For Bird Nest

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:40:26 EDT

What a dumb bird, she should have picked a Chevy. We all know what F.O.R.D. stands for!

git er done

rdldr1 commented on Now It's Serious: Shrink Ray Hits Beer

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:38:54 EDT

Oh man, that means I gotta drink more before I go out and drive to the bar with my 3 year old son.

rdldr1 commented on Zoom In on Your Monitor to Track Progress Across the Room

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:45:53 EDT

A Dell monitor on an Apple Macintosh computer? Somewhere an Apple fanboy is bitterly weeping.

rdldr1 commented on Henry Nicholas donated the equivalent of 50 tabs of ecstasy to the Bush campaign

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:20:31 EDT

I wonder what $1,000 1999 dollars equal in 2008 dollars?

rdldr1 commented on New York City: 86% Of Milk Sellers Are Price-Gouging Customers

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:01:27 EDT

@Scuba Steve: I am too, but enjoy lactose free milk. For some reason it lasts 2-3x longer than regular milk.

BTW: I think New York City milk sellers are charging more for the growth hormones they put in the milk.

*oh noes the milk industry is now going to sue me!!!*

rdldr1 commented on Problems in Game Criticism Today

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:57:17 EDT

So is it correct when I state:

Madden 2009

Review: Its better than ever!

Critique: Its seriously the same game over and over but with roster updates and minor improvements.

rdldr1 commented on iPhone 2 Leaked Pics (?) Show 3G Video Calling With Other Phones and iChat, Plus (RED) Version

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:42:19 EDT

I just hope Apple spend more on Project RED instead of advertising about it.

rdldr1 commented on Five Best Antivirus Applications

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:51:50 EDT

What? No Norton AntiVirus?

{/sarcasm}

rdldr1 commented on Your Belmont Stakes Preview

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:43:42 EDT

Im still waiting for EA Sports Belmont Stakes 2009. Im not expecting that to be released for PC either.

rdldr1 commented on Class Action Certified In Suit Against Citibank Over IPod Mini Promotion

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:59:57 EDT

If somehow Citibank loses this lawsuit, I want to see the customers getting back the current value of the 2nd generation iPod mini; $20.

rdldr1 commented on Save Money By Being Your Own Butcher

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:55:07 EDT

Many people find cutting up whole chickens disgusting (you dont have to pay for the labor). God forbid they become doctors or nurses.

rdldr1 commented on Class Action Certified In Suit Against Citibank Over IPod Mini Promotion

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:50:56 EDT

Instead of getting a 1st gen 4GB iPod Mini, they get a 2nd gen 4GB iPod Mini with better battery life. I see nothing wrong there, except for the hoops the customers need to jump through;

"You have to pay two bills each months for 12 consecutive months. You supposedly get the iPod after your first 2 bill payments, and will be required to continue the bill payments for the remaining 11 months or likely be charged for the iPod."

The only problem is that if they defaulted on the promotion, the customer will get $249 deducted rather than the actual value.

rdldr1 commented on Lightning Review: Razer DeathAdder Gaming Mouse for PC and Mac

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:34:02 EDT

Logitech mice are still so much better: they had two thumb buttons for a long time already. I have yet to see a Razor mouse that compares with my Logitech G5.

rdldr1 commented on Old Printers, Scanners and Hard Drives Used to Perform Radiohead's 'Nude'

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:23:35 EDT

Hauntingly beautiful.

rdldr1 commented on Five Best Antivirus Applications

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:02:23 EDT

AVG 8

rdldr1 commented on Clean and Optimize Windows Systems with nCleaner

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:34:31 EDT

I like CrapCleaner, however I'll give this a try.

rdldr1 commented on Packers Running Back Puts Burglar On IR

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:29:08 EDT

Considering what happened to Sean Taylor, those burglars deserve the beating they got. Knowing our country's legal system, those same burglars will probably sue.

rdldr1 commented on Crazy Talk: Why Small Laptops Are Going to Save Windows XP

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:25:31 EDT

@sisedi: I second that.