User: wilf

rubbish introduction

On: Computers Key To Air France Crash

most offensive story introduction ever. Please /. do some editing before hitting that Post button.

"It's not surprising that an American company errs on the side of individual freedom while a European company is more inclined to favor an approach that relies on systems. "

what a load of rubbish. do something about it !!

how did 158 pages (in the small print) become 185?

On: 158 Pages of Microsoft's Dirty Laundry

... in the headline of this story?

Re:Buzzword alert

On: Oracle to Buy Hyperion for $3.3 Billion

it's not just Essbase they want. they want Hyperion Financial Management and Hyperion Planning as well.

error -48

On: New iPod Owner Onslaught Overwhelms iTunes

now i just wish apple would sort out those darn sync-ing problems for us apple owners with non-US regional settings!!

Hyperion Solutions did this ages ago

On: Company Incentives for Going Green?

it's called "Drive Clean to Drive Change"

Re:insider source?

On: Google Talk Available Early

they discovered talk.google.com days ago

and today they discovered (via telnet) that if you sent it the right queries it replied like a jabber server does.

s'not rocket science really.

Re:Maybe Yahoo is changing for a reason

On: Yahoo to Dump Google

use google more creatively, by typing the name of your product and the word "review" or "consumer review"...

or check out the information about digital cameras on photo.net

Re:Thats not really new...

On: Wireless, GPS-Loaded 'Bait Car' Traps Thieves

they've had a variant in poland for ages too. saw a documentary about it on german television (the car is an adapted version of an expensive-looking Mercedes) over a year ago.

Re:The Feds are coming to get me

On: Sklyarov Arrest Follow-up

pearl? or perl ?

so americans care ?

On: Global Warming: Do You Believe?

only their president doesnt seem to. think Kyoto treaty. think "would hurt my back pocket". say "no thanks".

touch screen voting?

On: eLection '04

why can't people just stand in front of a terminal at the polling station, slide in some ID card (i don't know if you have them in the US but its about time) and touch the name of the guy they want. takes all of 5 seconds. discuss.