The Turtle commented on Doppler Weather Radar Picks Up Car Blazing Down Highway at 130 MPH

"Those timing strips painted on the highway are easy to defeat."

The Turtle commented on Dealzmodo: Buy One UMD, Get the Second Free

"UMD was dead when it left the gate."

The Turtle commented on Photochopped R2-D2 USB Beverage Cooler Can Be Yours, Actual Product or Not

"This would be easy to make."

The Turtle commented on Study: Average Mac Computer Price More That Twice That of Average PC

"Here's the guts of it: there are no low-end Apples."

The Turtle commented on Windows Live Messenger Finally Arrives For BlackBerry

"Wait a minute..."

The Turtle commented on Forty Years Of Intel: Interactive Timeline

"@Hello_Newman: whew, and Trailblazer modems!"

The Turtle commented on Forty Years Of Intel: Interactive Timeline

"@Technogen: Toshiba used the 80C88 in some portables back in 1988 or so, too."

The Turtle commented on Forty Years Of Intel: Interactive Timeline

"@biostuart: Probably "expanded," which was the LIM spec (Lotus-Intel-Microsoft) swapped RAM through that 64K window so you could run big 1-2-3 spreadsheets."

The Turtle commented on Forty Years Of Intel: Interactive Timeline

"The first Pentiums were 60Mhz, not 66."

The Turtle commented on Forty Years Of Intel: Interactive Timeline

"And I always knew the 8088 was just a half-assed 8086."

The Turtle commented on Forty Years Of Intel: Interactive Timeline

"First machine I did digital video production on was a 486/DX4-100, back in 1994, with a boxful of Quantum 700-meg SCSIs and a Miro DC10 MJPEG board."

The Turtle commented on Forty Years Of Intel: Interactive Timeline

"First?"

The Turtle commented on Dealzmodo: T-Mobile Cellphones Going for Free at Wal-Mart

"@mc7447a: actually, TM is considerably cheaper for the voice and data I use than any other US carrier."

The Turtle commented on Dealzmodo: T-Mobile Cellphones Going for Free at Wal-Mart

"I'm a longtime TM customer, but as soon as I saw absolutely no useful deal for contract renewal, I'm like, "man, just eat me." BB 8820 for $99 after rebates, but $379 and (whoopee) free shipping if all I am is a mere loyal customer."

The Turtle commented on Lots of Nvidia Laptop Graphics Cards Are Overheating, Dying

"My MBP has always run a little hot but a simple free utility like smcFanControl lets you do whatever you want with the fans already, and yes, it'll cool things down just fine."

The Turtle commented on Guy Makes a Comic to Try to Justify Acting Like a Jackass at the Apple Store

"Oh, and a couple of other dumbassednesses: if it was a MacBook, it didn't come in the brushed aluminum."

The Turtle commented on Guy Makes a Comic to Try to Justify Acting Like a Jackass at the Apple Store

"Dumbass: [www.lowes.com] This is the exact set I bought to upgrade the drive in my MacBook Pro."

The Turtle commented on Lightning Review: Western Digital's 320GB 7200RPM Scorpio Black Laptop Drive

"MBP isn't as bad as the older iBooks were, but to replace the drive you still have to rip a lot of it open."