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  1. Re:metric will win in the end on The Logic Behind Metric Paper Sizes · · Score: 1

    I have good news for you: it already won. Most of the world is already using it.

  2. RSS? on Evan Williams Posts Official Google Blog · · Score: 1

    I could not find RSS feed for this blog. That sucks!
    I read all blogs via RSS reader - no time to check 200+ pages daily.

  3. put it on FTP on What Happens To Your Data When You Die? · · Score: 1

    my concern is how can I get my data once I am at the other world. I guess I am not allowed to take CDs with me. I will ask friends to keep my personal SFTP servers running for few months after I am dead to collect my data.

  4. wrong date on Sun Mulling GPL for Solaris · · Score: 1

    Soalris? GPL? Ha ha ha!
    Today is 1st of May, not first of 1st of April.

  5. did they ever test? on Grand Challenge 1, Competitors 0 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Have teams done some real life testing before going to competition? Or they just did theoretical tests simulating on computer?

  6. binary compatibility on Linus on Linux in 1994 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    In 1994 Linus wanted SysV binary compatibility. In 2004 commercial Unices want Linux binary compatability. How ironic.

  7. slashdot effect on Do Your $20 Bills Explode In the Microwave? · · Score: 3, Funny

    In recent manifestation of so-called "slashdot effect" power consumption in western united states peaked 200% around 11pm today after bunch of geeks tried to fry their 20 dollars bills in microware ovens in attempt to uncover government conspiracy to track them via hidden micro chips (called RFID tags) in their bills.

  8. Bill Gates on Suggestions for a DVD Video on Demand System? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hello mister Gates! No need to make up story about store going out of business. We, average people would not feel bad because you purchased 1000 movies and want to digitize them so you can watch any of them without lifting your back from the coach to change CD.

  9. Re:The Site to Visit & Software to Play With on Spirit and Opportunity Now Operational · · Score: 1

    I wish NASA site had RSS feed for news.

  10. spam on Internet Archive Opens Crawler Code Under LGPL · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I am afraid spammers may use this code
    to harvest web pages for email addresses.

  11. mp3 players on DVD-Jon Breaks iTunes Encryption For Linux Users · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I bought portable mp3 player (not iPod) just to discover that I could not send to it melodies I've purchased via iTunes.

    So apple wants me do buy iPod. But it is too expensive for my daughter (I got her now $140 player with 256Mb RAM).

    So I hope, some day there will be program to unlock
    my purchased AAC files to be able to listed then on my mp3 player. I think this is fair use and should be permitted!

  12. Re:A Hoax? To What End? on Making The Case That Voynich Is A Hoax · · Score: 1

    There was no ancient Ukrainian language. It was called old-slavic.

    Is native Ukrainian speaker I've looked at the so-called Ukrainian translation and it does not look very convincing.

  13. firewall on Japanese Pocket-Size PC Cube Demonstrated · · Score: 1

    One use I see, is to add another ethernet port and use it as firwall. You just put it on the cable between your DSL/cable modem and the hub.

    WI-FI would be nice add-on as well.

  14. GNU logo on Should Hackers Get Their Own Logo? · · Score: 1
    gnu and OSI's got an open-source logo

    GNU have their own logo!

  15. no authority on The Art of Unix Programming · · Score: 1

    ESR is well known for his Open Source advocacy, but this does not make him authority on software developement. What is the biggest piece of software he developed? fetchmail?!

  16. Audi? on Amazon to Take on Google? · · Score: 1

    With A9 they seems to be more competing with Audi thant with Google :)

  17. bootleg patches? on Paul Vixie And David Maher On VeriSign Wildcarding · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It is good interview but expression "bootleg patches" was someting I disliked. It does not fits well with free/open source spirit. It assumes that there are (in marketing terms) "offical" or "authorized" patches and everything else is "bootleg". It kind makes me feel my next patch to some open source product could be considered "bootleg" which makes me feel it is unwanted.

  18. 3 years later? on Native Java JDK 1.3.1 Support For FreeBSD · · Score: 0, Troll

    I am glad for BSD folks, but SUN released 1.3.1 at may 2001. Which such lag no serious java developer would consider FreeBSD as suitable platform for java apps.

  19. one more reason on Perl Modules as RPM Packages · · Score: 1

    Besides all good reasons to have CPAN packages managed as RPMs there is on more people failed to mentioned:

    When I ship software to customer on CD, which uses some perl script they expect me to have ALL they need on this CD. Knowing their version of Redhat Linux I can pick and package appropriate CPAN RPMS and be sure that RPM package manager will take care of dependencies.

    Besides (beleive it or not!) there are some computers which do not have internet connection. Some people want to be able to install perl software on them.

  20. ugly on New Linux-based PDA due September · · Score: 1

    it is indeed cool that it runs linux, but look at the pictures: it is offence to good taste.

  21. I bought it on Fry's Electronics - Selling Linux... Or Not? · · Score: 4, Informative

    I bought machine from Frys with ThizLinux around one year ago. Back then it was pretty decent small linux box for very cheap price (around $400). It was cheapest PC they sold at the moment and I needed new small linux machine.

    The fact that it runs some linux distro was imprtant for me that hardware is compatible with Linux.

    The first thing I did was to reformat it with RedHat Linux :)

    Machine works perfectly and I am very happy.

  22. bluetooth on Nikon D2H: Digital Camera + 802.11b Option · · Score: 1

    Bluetooth is more suitable for applications like this. It is cheaper and consumes less power. Also with standartized Basic Imaging profile you can make your camera talk to various bluetooth-enable devices
    without special software.

  23. greyhound on Amphibious RVing for the Masses · · Score: 1

    Looks like grehound bus which run into the lake.

  24. RSS? on AOL To Launch Blogging Service · · Score: 1

    Hope their service will support things like RSS, popular in blogging.

  25. prior art on Microsoft Patenting IM Translation? · · Score: 4, Informative

    Fire does that.