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  1. Xine on New Sony DVDs Not Working In Some Players · · Score: 2

    Xine + libdvdcss + elcheapo drive = no problems.

  2. Re:Why? on MS Requiring More Expensive Vista if Running Mac · · Score: 1

    Please tell me where I could buy Windows.

    I've seen plenty of places selling licenses to run Windows, and the Windows installation media. But never have I seen Windows for sale.

    In the world I live in, you buy license to run software, and are bound to (some - based on your jurisdiction) the terms of the license. You don't like Windows EULA? Buy a Mac. Don't like their license? Agree to GPL conditions. Think GPL is viral? Use BSD software...

    Just buying the Vista DVD at Best Buy doesn't entitle you do whatever you want with it.


    I'm sorry but thats wrong.
    When you buy that disk you can do anything you want with it and its contents unless you signed an agreement stating you wont. what you cant do is DISTRIBUTE copies without permission from the copywrite holder.
    the MS EULA is not valid becous you dont even see it untill after the sale.

    No contract can apply to your use of something you buy unless you come to an aggreement BEFORE the sale.

    The GPL and BSD are DISTRIBUTION licenses giving you permission to distribute the software under the stated conditions.
    you receive them with the software. if you dont aggree to them you have no permission to distribute.
  3. Why? on MS Requiring More Expensive Vista if Running Mac · · Score: 1

    If your going to install visa using virtualization whats stopping you from using basic?
    Assuming you bought the software and hardware you can do whatever you want with them.

  4. good link on Preparing for the Worst in IT · · Score: 3, Informative
  5. Getting High on Getting High-Quality Audio From a PC · · Score: 0

    Getting High

    You too? AWSOME.
  6. Re:I had a comment, but changed my mind on Police Objecting to Tickets From Red-Light Cameras · · Score: 0

    but some of us have been fans of it since it was first put into practice in the 13th century.


    How old are you?
  7. Doesnt work on Police Objecting to Tickets From Red-Light Cameras · · Score: 0

    The prevailing belief among officers has been that they can run red lights as they see fit.'


    I used a similar argument for going 108 in a 70. The sheriff was not amused.
  8. Claria on Xeroxing Personal Data From Your Browsing History · · Score: 0

    I think Gator might have beat them to it.

  9. cool on Palm to go Linux · · Score: 0

    Thats good and all. But does it run DOS?

  10. oil on Oil Soaked Servers Coming Soon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oily racks you say? You know this just might catch on.

  11. Re:Depends on the admin on Oil Soaked Servers Coming Soon · · Score: 2, Interesting

    imagine a beowulf cluster of these.

  12. Fitness on A Step Towards an Invisibility Cloak · · Score: 2, Funny

    As long as there is some sort of fitness standard before you can wear said garments.

  13. Gay on Japanese Mileage Maniacs · · Score: -1, Troll

    That is all.

  14. Must be tired on Vista Taking a Nibble Out of Apple in OS Wars? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Vista TAKING a NIPPLE OUT of Apple in OS Wars?

  15. WHAT? on Billions Face Risks From Climate Change · · Score: 1

    How could anyone ever think that lessening the amount of energy we receive from the sun could be a good thing?
    Last I know we were already consuming our energy sources faster than could be replenished.
    if anything we need a way to increase the amount of solar energy that makes it to our planet.

  16. Yes on Is There Anything Wrong With The PSP? · · Score: 1

    It was made by sony.

  17. Re:Implications for RIAA/MPAA lawsuits on EBay Hacker's Conviction Upheld · · Score: 1

    Heckenkamp was caught after a system administrator at the university hacked into his Linux box to gather evidence that Heckenkamp had been attacking the college mail server.


    Looks to me like they already logged his attacks on there mail server.
    As far as I'm concerned once you see an attack on your network from the same ip more than twice there fair game.
  18. Thank God on EBay Hacker's Conviction Upheld · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The court ruled today that such counter-hacks are allowable under the 'special needs' exception to the Fourth Amendment


    Now I don't feel so bad about killing those zombies that keep trying to ssh into my box.
  19. Im evil on Woman's House Robbed After Fake Craigslist Post · · Score: 2, Funny

    This really should be sad. But I laughed.

  20. Limits on PS3 Linux Performs Real Time Ray Tracing · · Score: 1, Insightful

    This looks interesting at first but the arbitrary limitations placed on the PS3 seems to be a show stopper.
    I mean why pay $600 for a "performance" machine that isn't even given the chance to live up to its specs?

  21. Coral on Solar Power-Cell Breakthrough · · Score: 3, Informative

    here are the coral links. site is slashdotted right now so I dont know when it'l get cached.

    http://www.stuff.co.nz.nyud.net:8080/4017784a13.ht ml
    http://masseynews.massey.ac.nz.nyud.net:8080/2007/ Press_Releases/04-04-07.html

  22. Never on How Long Does it Take You to Tweak a New Box? · · Score: 1

    I never really stop tweaking. But just to get slackware installed and the necessary extras installed (libdvdcss and my personal apps) and setting up the x server and my desktop takes about an hour to an hour and a half ish. But that depends alot on why im setting up the machine.

  23. Re:Probably a true story on Architect Claims to Solve Pyramid Secret · · Score: 1

    The horror has ended!

    Has it?
    Or are they just trying to fool you into a false sense of security before striking?
    I mean there is still two hours left.

  24. kmail on Windows Vulnerability in Animated Cursor Handling · · Score: 1

    Nice, so basically I'm not supposed to read any emails from people I don't know. Sounds like a viable solution.


    Or you could use kmail. It opens all email as "text/plain" by default and has a button to display active content on an email or sender basis.
  25. Hardware? on CA Proposes Rigorous Voting Machine Testing · · Score: 1

    I think its great that the machines must be tested and the source being available for inspection. But what about the hardware? Shouldn't they be required to use of the shelf hardware?

    I think paying them to develop the software (and provide the source) then using of the shelf machines would be the best approach. That way the state can then make the software available to everyone to test for them.