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  1. Re:Why is this bad? on New Humble Bundle Is Windows Only, DRM Games · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think people hear "Humble Bundle" and just assume it's really "Humble Indie Bundle"....which this is not.

  2. 3.1 Patch Notes on World of Warcraft 3.1 Patch Brings Dual-Specs, New Raid · · Score: 1

    As compiled by WoWWiki.

    I also find WoWHead to be useful, as a newb.

  3. Re:What happened to my cat? on World of Warcraft 3.1 Patch Brings Dual-Specs, New Raid · · Score: 1

    Talent points(including those for pets, I imagine) were re-funded due to changes in the talent trees.

  4. Re:Performance on Linux On Netbooks — a Complicated Story · · Score: 2, Informative

    Might want to give Easy Peasy a shot.(Horrible name, I know.)

  5. Re:So now not only am I guilty being a linux nerd on Privacy In BitTorrent By Hiding In the Crowd · · Score: 1

    It's like being in a demolition derby..on the highway...uhhh...

  6. Re:only works with on Privacy In BitTorrent By Hiding In the Crowd · · Score: 1

    That's a shame. Wish he'd done it for something other than vuze. Ah well, hopefully somebody more talented than I will implement it.

  7. Re:only works with on Privacy In BitTorrent By Hiding In the Crowd · · Score: 1

    Any plans for a Deluge plugin?

  8. Re:I See A Vision, A Vision of ... ActiveX on Khronos Launches Initiative For Standards-Based 3-D Web Content · · Score: 2, Informative
  9. Re:Removing IE poses one very significant problem on EC Considering Removing Internet Explorer From Windows · · Score: 1

    It looks like you are new on the net, http isn't the only protocol!

    Besides, you don't need a complete browser to do something like a get command.

    This made me curious, so I fired up Windows 7 via VirtualBox. No 'get'. FTP command didn't seem to have info on how to connect, so I just tried ftp ftp.mozilla.org. After some issues, I realized that this wasn't quite correct. 'releases.mozilla.org' seemed to work...well, apart from not being able to do anything.

  10. Re:An interlude on The Secret Lives of Ubuntu and Debian Users · · Score: 1

    In my case, my wireless card is based on Broadcom(m?). Which has...issues. Once the driver was downloaded and installed, though, it worked just fine.

    I agree, though. It'd be nice if they provided this detail upfront.

  11. Re:An interlude on The Secret Lives of Ubuntu and Debian Users · · Score: 2, Informative

    The only reason they need the RJ45 to get wireless working is because they need to download the drivers, can't ship them on CD.

    If they didn't have to download them, I'm certain wireless would pop up right from the start.

  12. Re:umm.... on The Secret Lives of Ubuntu and Debian Users · · Score: 1

    ubuntu has a penchant for BREAKING things in the name of usability, and making a gazillion changes to debian so that must be no easy task to maintain. If you are going to use Debian (and thats what Ubuntu mainly is) then use the real one, one that doesn't have huge gaping bugs in things they ship as stable.

    I must have missed something. What did Ubuntu break in the name of usability? What huge gaping bug did they ship?

  13. Re:Screw the statistics... on The Secret Lives of Ubuntu and Debian Users · · Score: 1

    What's wrong with the question "Why doesn't my orange taste like an apple?" If you want to taste an apple, eat an apple not an orange. I'm certain someone can come up with a car version of that.

  14. Re:Do you really want to know? on The Secret Lives of Ubuntu and Debian Users · · Score: 1

    and for that matter...who the heck sells equipment with Ubuntu pre-installed that doesn't check if the network card they use on the system is working by default?!?

  15. Re:Do you really want to know? on The Secret Lives of Ubuntu and Debian Users · · Score: 1

    How do they know they were Ubuntu users and not plain ol' trolls?

  16. Re:I seldom simply rant... on The Presidential Portrait Goes Digital · · Score: 1

    Maybe Obamaslash?(Not Safe for Work)

  17. This Just In! on Researcher Says Social Networks Link Terrorists · · Score: 1

    Being on same planet links terrorists. More at 11.

  18. Re:AMD Anyone? on Open Source Victories of 2008 · · Score: 1

    I'm currently using a Radeon HD 4850. It's nice.

  19. Re:not a fan of ff3 on Open Source Victories of 2008 · · Score: 1

    You're not alone. I really dig the "awesome bar", too. No idea why it gets so much hate. Apart from it being something new, I mean.

  20. Re:I'm Missing Something on Quicken 2007 For Mac Lacks EV Cert Support · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "Gracefully" would be informing the user of the issue and allowing them to say "Screw it. This needs to get done NOW, insecure or not. Not X months from now when they get around to fixing it."

  21. Further Reading on Doubts Multiply About the "Long Tail" · · Score: 1

    The original(for me) Long tail article. You can also check out longtail.com.

    Or, you know...just search with Google for "The Long Tail".

  22. Re:But if it only appears to be secure... on Court Allows Arkansas To Hide Wikipedia Edits · · Score: 1

    I think you mean *******

  23. Re:fix on NVIDIA GTX 295 Brings the Pain and Performance · · Score: 1

    Well, that's not going to happen.

    Even if they did own all the bits and pieces that are in it.(Psst. They don't.)

    ATI linux drivers have been improving a bunch.(Still not open, though.) My radeon 4850 works just fine for me, under Kubuntu 8.10.

  24. Almost! on Ultra-Sensitive Camera To Measure Exoplanet Sizes · · Score: 1

    Almost got me, there, Roland.

    Astronomy.com Linky.

  25. Lesson Learned on Sony Hit With $1M Penalty For COPPA Violations · · Score: 1

    Free online network too costly. Implement charge to offset cost.

    Thanks ever so much, FTC, for keeping me safe!