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  1. Re:MSN's new search will be HUGE... on Microsoft Employee Allegedly Hacked AltaVista · · Score: 2, Insightful

    There's a lot more to getting accurate, relevant search results than gathering cache. The question is, how will MS stand up to Google, not the other way around.

  2. Re:Are these actual CD quality songs? on Starbucks - Your Next Music Superstore? · · Score: 1

    Let these be actual CD quality songs, burned to actual CDs that are playable in any standards-compliant CD player, without DRM or artificial errors or any other insane copy-protection scheme...

    Welcome to CrazyWorld folks!

  3. Errors, you say? on Spider-Man 2 Has Over 30 Mistakes · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have found a few errors on their website (:

    Warning: mysql_connect(): Too many connections in /usr/www/users/jsandys/includes/phpconfig1.php on line 2 Warning: mysql_connect(): Too many connections in /usr/www/users/jsandys/includes/phpconfig1.php on line 3 Warning: mysql_select_db(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in /usr/www/users/jsandys/includes/randomtitle.php4 on line 4 Warning: mysql_query(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in /usr/www/users/jsandys/includes/randomtitle.php4 on line 16 Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /usr/www/users/jsandys/includes/randomtitle.php4 on line 20

  4. Re:Moore's next film on Moore Approves Fahrenheit 9/11 Downloads · · Score: 1

    Have you seen F 9/11? He does attack the Patriot Act a bit, he even gives out the number of the guy who proposed it (apparently, didn't try it myself).

  5. Re:THIS IS NOT A DOCUMENTARY! on Moore Approves Fahrenheit 9/11 Downloads · · Score: 3, Informative

    13.7BillionYears writes "The Sunday Herald reports that Michael Moore has expressed his approval of Fahrenheit 9/11 being downloaded through networks like BitTorrent and eDonkey2000. He also champions a very Lessig-esque outlook in his reasoning. Quentin Tarantino's earlier support for such practices is also mentioned. Meanwhile, Lion's Gate says it has no plans to oppose the practice."

    Nobody said it is...

  6. Re:Obvious joke... on 'Satan' Missile Now Launches Satellites · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...and I suck at spelling ):

  7. Obvious joke... on 'Satan' Missile Now Launches Satellites · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In Soviet Russia, missle launches YOU!

  8. Re:Why they used Linux... on Linux-Powered Auto-Parking Car · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, as opposed to

    Insert CD
    Click Ok
    Click Ok
    Click Ok
    Select I Agree
    Click Ok
    Click Ok
    Click OK
    Wait...
    Click Finish
    Click Ok
    Restart
    Login
    Click Ok
    Eject CD
    PARK!

  9. Re:use of JavaScript on Rediff Joins The 1GB Webmail Club · · Score: 1

    It actually doesn't support all versions of Safari. Anyone with Mac OS below 10.3 can only get up to Safari 1.0.2, which is not supported.

  10. Re:what about 2.4? on Linux Kernel 2.6.7 Released · · Score: 1

    I applied the patch noted in the bug report, and am now free of the problem.

  11. Re:Fixed quickly. on New Linux Kernel Crash-Exploit discovered · · Score: 1

    Also, how will I be to apply the patch and where is it? Do I have to recompile my kernel?

    If you had read the article, you would know that they provide the patches right there for (I think) ever affected kernel.

    A bigger deal would have been made of it, but it would have only taken about a minute of my time.

    A minute of your time, a few weeks of Microsoft's time.

  12. Re:Thanks Comcast on Comcast Gets Tough on Spam · · Score: 1

    I use TDS Meterocom in Wisconsin and out of the blue a few months ago they blocked port 25. I also run Debian+exim and I found it VERY easy to use Exim's "smarthost" features to use tds' mail servers. So if comcast ever did block you, exim will hopefully be able to help (:

  13. Re:one word on Linux for Dummies, 5th Edition · · Score: 1

    Not to mention the various shells, editors, scripting languages. Fragmentation is why people preceive UNIX as being difficult. Now, if all of geeks who hack it would get rid of their egos and put the best of breed into one utility instead of fighting over 50 or more different ones, then Microsoft would be out of business tomorrow.

    I wouldn't call it egos. Personally I love the fact that there are such a large variety of shells, editors, and the like. It's certainly a lot nicer than being tied into some proprietary piece of software that you may decide you don't even like after paying $XXX for it. There is no "best of the breed" because everyone has his/her own opinions, not egos. That goes against the entire ethic of Open Source, it's all about choice, in my opinion. And I'd rather try to help people understand that than take them from one piece of proprietarily software to a single piece of Open Source software.

  14. What choices? on Microsoft, Sony Announce iPod Competitors · · Score: 1

    Microsoft, based in Redmond, Wash., will release a number of music players when it launches its online music service later this year, giving customers more choices than Apple, Mehdi said.

    What exactly does that mean? The write-up here makes it sound as though MS will release one player that will give users more "choices" (which I would imagine to mean more codecs that will playback). But the article makes it sound like the "choices" will be between players.

  15. Re:As Much As I Agree on Cannes' Palme d'Or goes to Michael Moore · · Score: 1

    But making that point did help to get it modded down. I would prefer not to have someone's baseless opinion pass my comment threshold.

  16. Re:As Much As I Agree on Cannes' Palme d'Or goes to Michael Moore · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Just curious, have you seen the film?

  17. Re:The End on John Woo to Direct Spy Hunter Movie? · · Score: 1

    I had the misfortune of watching Paycheck last night. Ugh. I can at least say that Windtalkers is somewhat decent, esp since Cage dies (:

  18. Re:Horrible! on Fathers of Linux Revealed: Tooth Fairy & Santa Claus · · Score: 2, Informative

    You obviously don't watch Ren and Stimpy. The tooth fairy is one ugly little thing!

  19. Re:nes! on Cryptic Code Stumps Experts · · Score: 1

    Haha is it? I was actually referring to the old Konami one on NES: Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start.

  20. nes! on Cryptic Code Stumps Experts · · Score: 5, Funny

    Another mind boggler...

    U U D D L R L R B A S

    I need more lower case letters so that this will actually post, hehe.

  21. Re:Google Groups on Google to Distribute Image Ads, Plans Email List Service · · Score: 2, Informative

    It looks like the groups beta still has a usenet listing. And I agree with you, those usenet archives have got me out of more than one jam (:

  22. Re:Sony Connect launched this week on Record Labels Push for iTunes Price Hike · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The New York Post reports that the price per track may be going up to $1.25...

    Apple has already denied these claims. Don't talk as if the price is 1.25 right now.

  23. Re:That depends on how much fertilizer you buy. on FBI Investigates Open Records Request · · Score: 1

    Well then why should the FBI wait for the fertilizer? Why not just investigate people who rent Ryder trucks?

  24. Re:Mac on the other hand... on Projected 'Average' Longhorn System Is A Whopper · · Score: 1

    i also fall into that category. an excellent comment to end on (:

  25. Adware? on Internet2 Plus P2P Equals... · · Score: 5, Informative

    I went to the website and clicked the link for the Mac OS X software. The title on the download page reads:

    Direct Connect for Mac OS X 1.1.0
    Author:NeoModus
    Program Type:Adware

    Interesting...