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I'd like to report a typo in this post.

"This happened after an upgrade from Unix to Windows.", should read, "This happened after a downgrade from Unix to Windows"

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The general public might be naive about a lot of the stuff that goes on in the computer world; but, telling each of them that they have to go out and spend thousands of dollars to replace their perfectly good hardware, isn't going to go over very easily. The job of those that know, and are against the idea, is to educate the general public. One area of focus might be something along the lines of, "why are USB storage devices any less secure than floppies or other methods of transferring files from point A to point B."

In reality, I see this as another "security hole" blown entirely out of proportion. But don't spend time attacking MS directly with hatred towards the idea. Focus instead on educating the public that don't know any better. Believe me, millions of angry customers who will now have to replace thousands of dollars worth of hardware, is something even MS can't ignore.

Is this leverage for Microsoft? If anything, I'd say this is leverage for the OS community who make no attempt at taking every last penny we earn.

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Free scroll wheel: it works! :)

Seriously, I choose iPod because of the software (iTunes and the firmware), the coolness and form factor. I don't care really about the input device... most of time the damn thing is playing and I'm not using the wheel!!!

"...but there is also the risk of important aspects being missed, or errors creeping in unchecked, as highlighted in a previous slashdot story."

The article is discouraging if you wish to use the information found for research.

I believe a "known fact" system would help prevent issues like this.

When a statement, date, name, etc. is accepted as fact, it is marked as such. When it is changed a flag would be assigned suggesting the reader to look at the wiki's history and decide if the change was valid or not.

A system similar to this would help editors and readers alike find errors or inaccuracies much quicker.

Free iPods? Sure.

To get a free iPod of course!

No joke, a free AOL trial has got me one step closer.

It runs fine on my Pentium 4 1.8 GHz with a 768 MB RAM and a Geforce 3.

http://www.freeipods.com/default.aspx?referer=9153 194/

Maybe, but when it's not you, it sure is funny :-).

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Hmm that sounds unhealthy, but sacrifice in the name of research can't be that bad can it? I've been doing an experiment to see just exactly how much people hate spa m!(even the spam website is awful). Turns out they're willing to gut you like a fish, beat you sensely, or perform any number of acts of excrutiatingly painful torture. Conclusion: people much prefer the taste of actual products, rrather than the byproducts of the products.

I don't. I signed up for FreeIpods.com and got a $250 iTunes gift certificate from FreeIpods.com. In fact, anyone can do it. Just go to FreeIpods.com (that's www.FreeIpods.com or AOL keyword FreeIpods.com) or just click here to go to FreeIpods.com.

It's easy, it's fast, and it works! Find out more at FreeIpods.com.

I don't. I signed up for FreeIpods.com and got a $250 iTunes gift certificate from FreeIpods.com. In fact, anyone can do it. Just go to FreeIpods.com (that's www.FreeIpods.com or AOL keyword FreeIpods.com) or just click here to go to FreeIpods.com.

It's easy, it's fast, and it works! Find out more at FreeIpods.com.

I don't. I signed up for FreeIpods.com and got a $250 iTunes gift certificate from FreeIpods.com. In fact, anyone can do it. Just go to FreeIpods.com (that's www.FreeIpods.com or AOL keyword FreeIpods.com) or just click here to go to FreeIpods.com.

It's easy, it's fast, and it works! Find out more at FreeIpods.com.

I don't. I signed up for FreeIpods.com and got a $250 iTunes gift certificate from FreeIpods.com. In fact, anyone can do it. Just go to FreeIpods.com (that's www.FreeIpods.com or AOL keyword FreeIpods.com) or just click here to go to FreeIpods.com.

It's easy, it's fast, and it works! Find out more at FreeIpods.com.

I don't. I signed up for FreeIpods.com and got a $250 iTunes gift certificate from FreeIpods.com. In fact, anyone can do it. Just go to FreeIpods.com (that's www.FreeIpods.com or AOL keyword FreeIpods.com) or just click here to go to FreeIpods.com.

It's easy, it's fast, and it works! Find out more at FreeIpods.com.

I don't. I signed up for FreeIpods.com and got a $250 iTunes gift certificate from FreeIpods.com. In fact, anyone can do it. Just go to FreeIpods.com (that's www.FreeIpods.com or AOL keyword FreeIpods.com) or just click here to go to FreeIpods.com.

It's easy, it's fast, and it works! Find out more at FreeIpods.com.

I don't. I signed up for FreeIpods.com and got a $250 iTunes gift certificate from FreeIpods.com. In fact, anyone can do it. Just go to FreeIpods.com (that's www.FreeIpods.com or AOL keyword FreeIpods.com) or just click here to go to FreeIpods.com.

It's easy, it's fast, and it works! Find out more at FreeIpods.com.

I don't. I signed up for FreeIpods.com and got a $250 iTunes gift certificate from FreeIpods.com. In fact, anyone can do it. Just go to FreeIpods.com (that's www.FreeIpods.com or AOL keyword FreeIpods.com) or just click here to go to FreeIpods.com.

It's easy, it's fast, and it works! Find out more at FreeIpods.com.

In the meantime, you can get a vegetable free ipod here. Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

p.s. I have 6 gmail invites and only need 3 people to complete an offer.

p.s. I have 6 gmail invites and only need 3 people to complete an offer.

"What surprises me is how the market seems to tolerate Apple's premium pricing for mp3 players but not for computers."

Perhaps they dont. Maybe thats why everyone is trying to get a free ipod! and if they already paid good money... well they should sign up for a creditcard so i can get one.

p.s. I
have 6 gmail invites and only need 3 people to complete an offer.

If you complete an offer.

to anyone who signs up for an offer on freeIpods.com.

p.s. I have 6 gmail invites and only need 3 people to complete an offer.

p.s. I have 6 gmail invites and only need 3 people to complete an offer.

well i got mine from the pyramid scheme (the mini) and trying now for the 20gb one. if any of you are interested, help yourself and me for my second ipod by clicking here

I'll send you a gmail invite if you complete an offer for my free iPod.

Give me a shout: gaustin(at)gmail(dot)com
Do the iPod thing with this link!

will if you become president, you help me get a free iPod?

The reason why is Apple's Mac OS X requires Apple ROM.

I'm pretty sure at some point, someone's going to come up with either a hack for Mac OS X, or a way to fake out via some open source ROM.

I'd bet it takes some serious skills... but it's bound to happen.

And Apple's DMCA lawyers will be all over it.

Someone will still attempt it, because it would be one hell of a feat. I'm curious if PearPC might be moving towards that direction slowly.

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Was my post Informative? Help me get an iPod, by signing up and completing an offer. Get a cool eBay credit card and help me out! I'm 1 referral away from my iPod.

The one thing I hate about oldschool video games is the music. After hours of playing it would stick in your head... and wouldn't go away.

After weekends of playing Super Mario Brothers 1, I'd be walking to the bus stop sideways, croutching to see if I can go down a manhole, and jumping up the steps of the bus.... with that damn tune in my head.

My principle at the time also looked like Bowser, so that didn't help at all.

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Was my post Informative? Help me get an iPod, by signing up and completing an offer. Get a cool eBay credit card and help me out! I'm 1 referral away from my iPod.

DSL IMHO is the big problem. Our digital economy is to reliant on it, and it's to limited. Here's why:

It's limited based on distance from the POP (point of presence). As a result, there needs to be rather plentiful hardware to cover an area. So when they started deployment, they scattered some about. See if DSL would catch on... it did.

But the problem is, filling in the gaps isn't cost effective. So there are many small gaps, but it isn't worth the cost to the DSL provider to blanket the area.

Cable on the other hand, has the advantage of blanket coverage. They know they have customers with no options (other than satellite). As a result, they can charge however much they want. If you want broadband, you'll pay it.

IMHO the best option will be when Phone, TV, Internet come in as one fiber into the house. Enough bandwidth for all communications/entertainment needs. As easy to get as a phoneline is today. Connected when they build a house, and you can call to have them activate it.

That will be when broadband will rule.

Phone #, IP should be issued with the line.

Then you pay for service (phone service, email, music download service, Cable TV, VOD, etc.) Anyone can provide them.

Some federal solution IMHO would be best. Provide the bandwidth and IP's. Terminate the line in the house basement. From there on, the homeowner deals with it. Get a router, go wireless, etc. etc.

Cap uplink at perhaps 512k (more than enough for a home user).

If you want to run your own servers, you can contract someone to run a dedicated line for them. communications lines are for personal use only.

That would IMHO be the best option. Fast stable internet in every home...

Imagine how great it would be knowing all americans had broadband. Communication could be endless. Things such as webhosting would include the ability to run a streaming TV station. Talk about taking back the media. You could have your own TV station with nationwide reach.

Cable companies no longer have a monopoly over networks in neighborhoods. In theory as an IP network, it could be a company in CA providing service to your NYC appartment.

Could even get Japaneese TV as good as the Japaneese do.

VoIP would make phone calls much cheaper too.

Life would be sweet.

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Was my post Informative? Help me get an iPod, by signing up and completing an offer. Get a cool eBay credit card and help me out!

Granted. But how many times do you accidentally throw your beta tape against the wall?

Normally you would do that to a John Asscroft and Barbara Bush porno tape "Giving Sweet Hot Justice to the first Mother".

In those cases, being frail is a good thing.

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Was my post Informative? Help me get an iPod, by signing up and completing an offer. Get a cool eBay credit card and help me out!

Well the only thing more annoying than betamax IMHO is those 3/4 inch tapes. For some reason they are still used by some media companies internally, and B2B. Large, heavy, and the decks are a real pain in the ass to operate. Not to mention dub to another tape, and quite a bit of quality is lost.

Ah quicktime, the ideal video format for transfering video across offices.

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Was my post Informative? Help me get an iPod, by signing up and completing an offer. Get a cool eBay credit card and help me out!

You can back up a lot of stuff to your iPods, then sneaker net it over to your buddys house.

That alwasy seems to be the best method, and even thought the latency is bad, the bandwidth is unlimited :D

Whats the big deal if you are using a free iPod to back up your hard drive, to take work home, or if your using your mini cruzer?

There are a lot of times that I need to bring work home to complete a time sensative project. Sure, bringing work home sucks, but still, it's better than using a floppy.

First of all, this isn't spam, so don't smear this post with hateful messages. Blarg. I personally know 2 people that have gotten Ipods this way, and it ended up costing them nothing. link All ya do is click on that link, sign up, complete an offer, refer 5 friends, have them do the same (offer wise) and you get a free ipod. Here's how to get it for free. Complete the Ancestry.com offer. Its free for 14 days, and doesn't charge you anything til after that, so you can just cancel before the 14 days are up. voila, free ipod.

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Get a free iPod, for real. Just start an AOL trial, wait two weeks to get verified. Cancel it!

nerd obligation #2: using any means necessary to defend use of #1

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Get a free iPod, for real. Just Start an AOL trial, get verified (2 weeks), then cancel it!

From http://www.freeipods.com/Terms.aspx

V. REFFERALS

1. Referral Fraud

(a) Gratis Internet reserves the right to screen all referrals for signs of fraud. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to determine which referrals are fraudulent, and to not disclose the reasoning behind this decision.

(b) If suspicion of fraud is found, the user may have his or her account placed on "hold" and would be unable to use any of his or her credit towards any free product.

V. HOLD

1. Common Reasons for Being Placed on Hold

(a) Multiple accounts.

(b) Fraudulent referrals.

(c) Negative feedback from one of our affiliates or offers being completed and immediately canceled.

(d) More than one account at a user's shipping address.

(e) Any other reason or a combination of reasons at the sole discretion of Gratis Internet.

imagine all the pr0n capable --- Get a free iPod, for real. Just create an AOL account and cancel it when you get verified!

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Get a free iPod, for real. Just create an AOL account then cancel it when you get confirmed!

"When I was working for a software company, one day I got a call from a customer wondering if we had WordPerfect for the Gameboy. I said "No, but I'll call you when it comes in." Sometimes it's better to go along with the customer and not ask any questions. :)" - Dumb Users

Perhaps he was just "ahead of his time".

Free iPods? Sure. freeipods.com

Hey dude, I thought you might like this:

Free Ipods!

Anyone want to help me get my last offer? Just need 1 person to sign up and do the Blockbuster offer (its the quickest)... Free iPods!

Anyone want to help me get my last offer? Just need 1 person to sign up and do the Blockbuster offer (its the quickest)... Free iPods!

My school (UNO) is currently implementing 10Gbps lines into the College of IS&T. However, being a sophomore, I don't get much chance to play. We've also got a super computer, and a lot of other fun toys. All that really was the selling point. The prospect of being able to eventually play with that stuff sold me instantly.

To hell with free iPods. If I want one of those (which I do), I'll go to FreeiPods.com. For a school to entice me, I don't want gimmicks or handouts, I want hands-on experience with bleeding-edge technology that I wouldn't get to touch otherwise.

If you don't know what he is talking about, go here.

Texturizer.net has a nice collection of extensions you may not find on mozilla's dev site.

Some extensions I'm currently using:
Flat Bookmark Editing
Add Bookmark Here
CuteMenus
Paste and Go
Gmail Notifier(Still works)

Free iPods? Sure. freeipods.com

Besides the fact that they are greedy corporate bastards, the purpose of this is to keep the money away from greedy government bastards.

Our laws are based losely off those of england, and include the simple concept of "all things belong to the government, you simply pay taxes so you can use them". As such, "unclaimed property" is an oxymoron.

Many states have what are known as "eschew" laws. If a giftcard expires, all of the money goes to the state. These service fees allow them to take money from the card, without having it expire and go to the government.
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The next two people to complete an offer get up to 3 gmail invites, an orkut invite, and a $5 ebay gift certificate

Good point,

One comment - the criminals would not be too likely to buy a bunch of $5 cards if they are going to swipe (and probably "swipe") a few cards at/from the store.
No one from Walmart cares if you walk out with a card that has not been really purchased since they are supposedly worthless...
You need the physical cards just so you can write the numbers of the ones left at the store on them. This makes the scam profitable from the first use of a number you swiped with value on it (instead of waiting to be in the black for a bunch of $5 cards...)

get a free ipod! This really works... Last Gmail invite left!...