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  1. Microsoft moves on Mozilla Lightning Plans to Unify Mail & Calendar · · Score: 1

    Fix what you have first. Thunderbird still have filter and moving email problems. (and no I don't just mean when using IMAP. I use POP3/local folders and I have to restart Thunderbird all the time to get my messages where they need to be.

  2. Re:In a word, yes. on How Would You Define a Planet? · · Score: 1

    Thats how I initially wanted to declare a planet. If it's large enough that gravity can shape it, then it's a planet. The problem is that a softer substance would shape before a harder substance which means you could have a planet that is a quarter of the weight/size of a non-planet. I say it has to be determented by mass as long as that mass doesn't exceed critical mass. Then if that was the case, the sun would orbit the object not the other way around.

  3. Re:My reasons for not switching. on Opera Free as in Beer · · Score: 1

    Mod this to 5 please.

  4. Re:Ha! on Opera Free as in Beer · · Score: 1

    Umm, change it in your settings. (shift+F12) It's not that hard...

  5. I recommend Redhat Directory Server over OpenLDAP on Searching for a Directory Service Solution? · · Score: 1
  6. In other news on Computer Security Still Totally Inadequate · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The sky would be falling but the bad guys don't really want it too.

    Seriously, how are we "fortunate" that they only wish to take control over your server and not destroy it? If one of my servers are compromised it's as good as destroyed. If they didn't do it, I will as I wouldn't trust any part of the system. (drives wiped and hardware flashed)

  7. Re:The facts are simple on Sun's Bold New Ad Campaign · · Score: 1

    Umm, show me where Sun has beaten Dell's prices. I hadn't found a single vendor that comes anywhere close to Dell. Price out an HP, Sun, IBM, Penguin Computing, and whom ever else. Then call Dell, tell them you are a small business and tell them price matters. Our last server purchase was 1/3 the price that HP quoted, 1/2 what IBM, and Sun was idiot expensive at five times the price. The server was a PowerEdge 750 2.8ghz P4 with 4GB ram and dual 80GB SATA drives. Price when purchased. $2,089. Most of the other vendors wanted $2k just for the memory.

  8. Those wanting to know more... on Hydrogen Stored in Safe High Density Pellets · · Score: 1

    About the hydrogen fuel storage problems for cars

    http://www.aip.org/tip/INPHFA/vol-10/iss-1/p20.htm l

  9. Re:Risks for Qt as open source on TrollTech to IPO? · · Score: 1

    Actually, it's not just that. With public companies there is a much larger pressure for the bottom-line. With so many products using Qt, they (without an outside company buying) could find it would be more profitable to close the licensing. While this wouldn't effect past releases, it would effect KDE and the like. I saw someone posted KDE had some agreement, but that wouldn't effect future version unless there was money that changed hands. Secondly, they noted that the community could continue to develop the current version. I do not believe the current licensing permits forking of the project. Though I could be wrong as I didn't RFL, but remember that it isn't GPL :P

  10. If you can't on Alternative Browsers Impede Investigations · · Score: 1

    Find what you're looking for, you have no business doing that kind of work. Thats like asking a NT admin that has never used *nix to figure out why the Solaris box is running slow.

    Anyhow, let me help...

    In Opera or Firefox type "about:cache" in the URL box. ...and the cache contents magicly appear!

  11. Re:A question for financial advisors? on Google Files to Sell 14.2 Million More Shares · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's generally not a good idea to buy stock when they are releasing more stock to the public, (rules of supply and demand) or when they are making an acquisition. It's usually better to own the stock being acquired.

    These are general rules to follow, but that doesn't mean you can't make money breaking them. Google's explosion of massive growth is pretty much over. With the horrible financial talk they made at their conference call among other things, Google isn't the place to *buy* right now.

    Remember the Golden Rules.

    1) Don't buy a stock because someone told you too. Buy it because you researched it. Everyone in the market wants to sucker you so they can get your money. Nobody that knows anything will give up their cash cow secrets. (Even Jim Cramer of Mad Money)

    2) If the media is talking about it. Your to late. (Mr. Cramer again)

    3) To speculate is to go broke. Make buying decisions on facts. Hard and cold facts. All else is speculation.

  12. Ahh, what to do... on Google Files to Sell 14.2 Million More Shares · · Score: 1

    Short Google!

  13. Re:Different strokes on Sun's Linux Killer Examined · · Score: 1

    It's talking about Solaris on x86 not SPARC. I too run e-commerce servers that support hundreds of e-commerce sites. We used to use Sun on SPARC, but now run RHEL3/4 on x86. As a test we dropped (2) Sun's $10k servers for (2) Intel based $2k servers and what we've found is that they produce the same effects except that our server load actually dropped to almost non-existent levels. (obviously due to jumping from 450mhz to 3.06ghz) Also to note is we have a much broader array of possiblilities due to the sheer fact that Linux hardware support is far superior. We arn't stuck with either vendor lock-in or just a few choices of hardware. We can create whitebox servers or choose from a vast array of vendors who cannot lock us in.

    That test was the beginning, now there is but only a single Sun SPARC left and it runs a legacy Solaris SPARC software package. Next year we plan on replacing it.

    Costs are way down. We are very pleased with our switch thus far.

  14. Re:Delete 'em? Nope, I poison 'em! on Death of Cookies, Spyware Greatly Exaggerated? · · Score: 1

    and it's more fun than "bejewled".

    Blaspheme! May you burn hell you filthy dog!!!

  15. Re:I'll keep my cookies on Death of Cookies, Spyware Greatly Exaggerated? · · Score: 1

    Me to, I'd veen tell the advertisers what I want from them if it'd help.

    The Opera browser allows this. (At least in the in-browser Opera ads)

  16. Re:PHP now obsolete? on Spring Into PHP 5 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    You are obviously speaking without thinking (or just flat out don't know any better) as PHP also includes the bathroom sink just like Perl + CPAN.

    FYI, PHP is a serious language. If it weren't so many people/companies wouldn't be using it. (and I mean beyond inexperienced users.. Yahoo for a example...)

    btw, I have an intrest in Rudy, my current favorite language to use for admin purposes is Python. Some have claimed that a language cannot speed up the process of development. They have not used Python. I used PHP, bash, and even Perl for those purposes and Python cut the development time in half.

    Thats my experience anyway. When I have time, I will sit down with a Rudy book. Also to note there is no documentation like php.net's documentation. I wish they would open source it, or other languages would mimic the PHP website.

  17. I don't think it completely matters on Yahoo Passes Google in Total Items Searched · · Score: 1

    It really doesn't matter that much when you are talking about indexes in excess of 10 billion. Whats more relevant is how smart your search is. For intance, if I'm searching about some red spots on my dog, and I get 600k results of family home pages with pictures of their dog "Spot" then, 20 billion indexes are worthless to me.

    Don't get me wrong, I haven't used Yahoo search in several years, and do not know Yahoo's search capabilities today. They used to use Google's search from what I hear, but replaced it with something they rolled themselves. I'm sure if they didn't feel it was better, they wouldn't have changed.

    On the other hand, I find Yahoo Mail far better than Gmail (and I use both!) Yahoo Finance is by far the best site for stock trading research (though I'm not fool, I used several others also)

    Anyway, more doesn't mean better as I'm sure most of you know. Better is a judgement each of us make for ourselves, but sometimes it's just damn obvious to everyone. (as Google has been in the past)

    I think it maybe time for me to put Yahoo and Google through the riggers and find out which is actually better. (for my own usage anyhow and just remember, Yahoo has several extrememly smart people too!)

  18. Will this help on Mozilla Foundation Launches Mozilla Corporation · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Fix the issues with filtering/moving emails around in your folders in Thunderbird? I'm getting close to being forced to abandon Thunderbird. I send an email and I cannot copy it into the sent folder (and I must have copies of my sent email) The filters stop functioning and I have to shutdown and restart Thunderbird to even manually copy the email to the correct folder.

    Don't take this as a flame, I've used Netscape Messenger/Thunderbird since around 1997, but I am starting to have way to many problems... I've seen bug reports about this for several years now, yet no fix gets released. (Thunderbird hardly gets any new releases compared to Firefox)

    My programming skills are minimal otherwise I would try myself to fix it...

    Anyone know of another email client? (mainly for windows, Eudora, Pegasus, and Outlook) are either not options or I do not like them.

    I like Thunderbird... It's a shame that it's such a task to use with this problem...

  19. Re:Nothing to see here, move along on AMD Alleges Intel Compilers Create Slower AMD Code · · Score: 1

    2) Only a moron would buy Intel's compiler to develop for AMD processors

    And if you are a software maker? Your customers could be running Intel or AMD... Intel compilers do a pretty good job for Intel processors, yet complete garbage for AMD? What do you do? Create two box sets? Buy this if you have x86->AMD and this if you use x86->Intel.

    You are left with a choice of using Intel compilers with split performace (if not causing AMD to crash), having two different box sets, or just using a different compiler.

    The choice isn't always simple for everyone. You dont just say. Screw Intel/AMD I'm only going to develop for this x86 processor... I think not. Thats bad business. And your claim of we don't support this processor. Ummm, they are both x86 processors. It's not like x86/PPC/SPARC/MIPS. These are generally the same platform. They run the same exact software release.

  20. Lense Effect on Low-Hanging Moon Explained · · Score: 1, Informative

    There is still no agreed on explaination for why the moon appears bigger when it's on the horizon than when it's high in the night sky."

    No one agrees? What? It's a natural lense effect created by the gravitational field produced by the earth. It's called the "Gravitational Lens Effect"

    http://www.physics.brown.edu/physics/demopages/Dem o/astro/demo/8c2040.htm

  21. Re:What is it with Debian? on Firefox Faces Trademark Issues · · Score: 1

    Then I say they should just remove it and quit whinning about it. Hell it's not like the internet has stopped working and we can't download it. I'm damn sure most of the Debian users would still download Firefox if RMS.. err Debian didn't include it.

    The last sentence was a joke. I know some cannot seem to differentiate a joke from a trollish flame.

  22. I didnt on No Threat to Linux with Apple and Intel Deal · · Score: 1

    RTM, but.

    Apple won't hurt Linux because of the reason so many people switch to Linux. They hate vendor lock in. Point in case. http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/14/144 2212&tid=93&tid=3

  23. I have a feeling on McVoy Strikes Back · · Score: 5, Insightful

    His hostilities are because he is getting customer backlash. I bet he is losing customers due to this mess.

    I have no problem with commercial software. I think it's a good thing. I think ol' Larry was just absolutely stupid for the way he has handled this whole thing. The guy is obviously a smart and innovative programmer, he is just business stupid. It's why you keep real techie types out of the board room. (most of the time anyhow)

    It's like when all those companies release versions of products for other countries not realizing their logo, trade mark phrase or whatever else is "inside" is insulting to that culture. Larry wants the OSS community to use his product. His view and OSS view didn't line up. instead of working to get something worked out (beyond the half assed attempt made) He insulted the OSS community and he is getting burned in the process.

    Cause and effect Larry. "Think before you speak" isn't just a word jumble. It's how you are supposed to conduct yourself.

  24. Nah on Google Might Disappear in Five Years · · Score: 1

    Google will last longer than 5 years. They have products that I use. Google SMS is a god sent. Search is great. I find Yahoo mail better than Gmail though and I use both. The calendar feature that emails my appointments/reminders to me is by far the best feature. I love the Notes idea, but I hate the fact that the notes appear in a form when I want to review them. I would rather the notes only appear in a form when I'm editing them.

    As for iPod? I don't think it will last. The price is to high compared to others, and people are starting to understand vendor lockin. (even the general public) The way Apple keeps breaking things when people add features... Bye bye iPod. Can't blame them for trying to protect their investment though...

    Google will be around much longer than five years.

  25. Re:Possibly poor foresight. on Open source Java? · · Score: 1

    That doesn't make the GPL bad. I personally like the GPL but I find the BSD license just as valuable. Don't hate the GPL (not saying you do) It brings a lot to the table that you wouldn't have otherwise. Look what advances the GPLing of the Linksys code has done and thats but only but a fraction. Hello IBM.

    I love FreeBSD. I'm unexperienced at the other BSDs (used them for a short period of time though) but Linux has a greatness also. Tell me what you need, and I will tell you what you need. BSD and Linux (or better noted, two difference licenses) can handle your problems. Both have answers, but advance in different ways.