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  1. OTRS on Best FOSS Help Desk Software For Small Firms? · · Score: 1

    Wikipedia (and my little IT Consulting company) uses OTRS for this sort of thing.

  2. Re:The Crab Nebula wasn't born in 1054 AD on First Evidence of Supernovae Found In Ice Cores · · Score: 1

    I resent the implication that we share a point of view.

    1054 AD in your time or mine?

  3. Re:Problems on PowerBeam Demos Wireless Electricity At CES · · Score: 3, Interesting

    in 3 dimensions which means that you're now getting useful output power proportional to the inverse cube of your input

    Actually, it's only inverse square. If there is no appreciable absorbtion in the medium, the power spreads out over the surface of an expanding sphere.

    I agree with your other comments.

  4. Re:Good luck with that. on Volvo Introduces a Collision-Proof Car · · Score: 1

    Didn't think to use the handbrake?

  5. Re:Real honor on Terry Pratchett Knighted · · Score: 1

    Although the Spanish _love_ their king for turning them from a dictatorship into a constitutional monarchy in the 70s.

    It's

  6. Scientist speak on NVIDIA's $10K Tesla GPU-Based Personal Supercomputer · · Score: 2, Interesting

    So many scientists use the word "codes" when they mean "program(s)".

    Why is this?

  7. I know.... on McColo Briefly Returns, Hands Off Botnet Control · · Score: 1

    Let's block Russia!

  8. Kudos, but... on Scientists Discover Proteins Controlling Evolution · · Score: 1

    This should not be so surprising.

    Organisms that can adapt faster are going to be more successful. Therefore, most organisms will have mechanisms that allow them to adapt quickly.

  9. Re:I mentioned this a few days ago. on Australia's ISPs Speak Out Against Filtering · · Score: 1

    Well, I guess I'll be voting for the Greens then.

    It'll be nice to vote for someone with a chance of winning; previously it's always had to be independents.

  10. Re:So the govt. is actually AGAINST net filtering? on Australian Government Ignoring Problems With Proposed Filters · · Score: 2, Informative

    The answer is possibly that Conroy is only continuing to push the filter because he wants to keep Senator Fielding (single representative of a Christian minority party, holds part of balance of power) happy for several difficult votes ahead.

    I can't imagine that Australian citizens will be too impressed if they find their 'net being censored. Actually implementing something that worked badly would be political suicide.

  11. Re:Belgian RIAA on Belgian ISP Scores Victory In Landmark P2P Case · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's just go with ****. After all, every time I hear about them I want to swear.

  12. Re:Very little apparently on What Normal Users Can Expect From Ubuntu 8.10 · · Score: 1

    Flash video

    This actually makes Youtube usable. Flash before version 10 did not seem to use hardware acceleration on linux, making the video very choppy, even on good hardware.

  13. the spore way on Geoengineering To Cool the Earth Becoming Thinkable · · Score: 1

    just drag an ice comet in from the kuiper belt

  14. The sum of... what, exactly? on Wikipedia's New Definition of Truth · · Score: 1

    All this seems quite contradictory for a website that claims to be aiming for "the sum of all human knowledge".

  15. Blame 4chan on Jobs Rumor Debacle Besmirches Citizen Journalism · · Score: 1

    Wow, it worked.

    There was a thread on /b/ a few days ago where Anonymous decided to spread a rumour. A few were suggested but the Steve Jobs one was picked because the consensus was that it was the most believable.

    Blame the investors.

  16. Wow, environment on Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spawns Real-Life Car · · Score: 1

    In the game, the GTbyCITROÃN showcases CitroÃnâ(TM)s dedication to the environment with an electric drive train powered by a fuel cell, totally eliminating pollutant emissions.

    Although there's no mention of what powertrain the RL version uses.

    How environmentally friendly of them! I would have thought a concept car such as this would be a really good opportunity to try developing a new drivetrain.

  17. Re:Why on Is It Good For Business To Subsidize OSS Developers? · · Score: 1

    A really good example of this is the OpenNETCF project. It's an implementation of the .Net framework libraries with a MIT style (I think -- it's been a while since I used it) license. Back when I was doing mobile work with .Net it was indispensable. Microsoft's own implementation just plain didn't work and my company needed code that would operate the same on both desktop and mobile platforms. So we used OpenNETCF. And we fixed bugs in a few places and submitted patches.

    In fact, OpenNETCF is released under a "shared source" licence, the first condition of which explicitly prohibits distribution or combination with other free (both senses) software.

    Actually, the whole thing reeks of Microsoft sponsorship.

    To be fair, a lot of their other projects (little helper apps, debugging tools etc.) _are_ MIT licensed (they call it "true Open Source").

  18. Re:A good development on The Year of the Political Blogger · · Score: 1

    I disagree. There will always be biased reporting.

    The much safer option is to ensure that the population is capable of critical thinking and will recognise shoddy reporting.

    There are two ways to ensure this: education (english class) and parody/watchdogs.

  19. Re:Well said... on Jail 'Greedy' Scam Victims, Says Nigerian Diplomat · · Score: 1

    He then goes on to say that it is much more sporting to fool dishonest ones -- and you hardly have to aim.

  20. Re:The only problem in Star Trek games on Cryptic Studios Releases New Star Trek Online Details, Trailer · · Score: 1

    Evolution stopped?

    No way.

    Anyway, societies evolve too, much faster than genes.

    Of course, with only one society there is no competition and there will be stagnation.

  21. It's too hard to pay on Game Developer Asks To Hear From Pirates · · Score: 1

    There are so many horror stories about Paypal (they're too greedy, untrustworthy and unregulated); I'm terrified of credit cards; and there's no bank transfer or similar option (like with debit cards at shops where a PIN provides some semblance of security).

    I've often wanted to buy or donate small amounts online. I never have.

  22. Re:consumer uses on Atom-Thick Balloon Inflated · · Score: 1

    I think you're right -- paper is made from wood, so paper is probably about as hard as wood. When it is so thin, it bends easily, but that doesn't change its 'hardness'.

  23. ha ha... on Are We Searching Google, Or Is Google Searching Us? · · Score: 1

    "Search me?"

  24. Re:How to transcend: on Modern LaTeX Replacement? · · Score: 1

    I like TexMaker - it helps you out a lot with the initial creation of documents.

    Doesn't do document classes for you though.

  25. Re:this will go completely against the grain here on How To Convince My Boss Not To Spam? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This reminds me of the engineer in Going Postal, one Mr. Pony. With the company falling down around his ears, he hoped he would be safe because he had written lots of warnings to the management (which they had ignored) and kept copies.

    Warn him, say you think it's immoral, and then let him decide. Accept his decision, and keep a copy of the warning (i.e. email it) in case things go bad.