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  1. Re:Easy: Real Life Objects or Critters on Web Users Angered by Anti-Spam 'Captcha' · · Score: 1

    With radio boxes? That would allow for easily scriptable trial-and-error...

  2. Re:Would DHTML work? on Web Users Angered by Anti-Spam 'Captcha' · · Score: 1

    Sounds quite interesting, except that you'd block out older (text-mode, non-dhtml) browsers and blind people (although I also doubt they'll have much success reading a captcha).

  3. Re:Very odd on ThePirateBay Will Rise Again? · · Score: 1

    > But absolutely bewildered why a torrent site blatantly for downloading copyrighted works for free gets SO MUCH ATTENTION.

    Might be related to the fact that downloading said works is actually legal in some countries.

  4. Re:Easy: Real Life Objects or Critters on Web Users Angered by Anti-Spam 'Captcha' · · Score: 1

    I thus wonder why they haven't implemented that...

    Probably because of the language barrier. Anyone can enter a combination of letters and numbers they see, but a lot of people wouldn't know how to spell (or even call) some random object in a foreign language (eg. english).

  5. Re:Infuriating and depressing on Blue Security Gives up the Fight · · Score: 1

    Now that would be fun. Just send out a couple of spam-messages linking to your enemy's website, lean back and enjoy.

  6. Wow, 4.9% on Firefox Usage Climbing In Europe · · Score: 4, Funny

    > although it found that only 4.9 percent of people were using it in the UK

    Fascinating. I never used firefox in the UK and I wouldn't have guessed that 4.9% of firefox' users did.

    Sorry.

  7. Re:Google Goes to Washington on Google Goes to Washington · · Score: 2

    So have I, and I clearly remember the Amiga Workbench (and, from what I hear, Apple) being rather "Human Friendly" etc too. And wasn't lynx free as well? :)

    Anyway, not trying to start a war, just providing some input.

  8. Fanless PSUs on Beginning Of the End For PC Noise · · Score: 1

    The reason I don't have a fanless PSU is that I think somebody has to get the hot air out of the case. If not the PSU, you need additional fans which sort of ruins the whole point...

  9. Re:The PS3 controller port? on PlayStation 3 Unveiled · · Score: 1

    bluetooth? yay! another bunch of devices to be supplied with fresh batteries all the time...

  10. Re:TV is actually worse than movies... on TV Piracy is Next · · Score: 1

    Well, I think there are some quite funny episodes, but of course it's no match for the probably best show ever (I can't remember a single bad episode - most of them are just hilarious).

  11. Re:list of games that should've been included on Commodore 64 TV Game for Sale · · Score: 1

    Indeed, If it contained Blue Max, Ghostbusters and/or Wonder Boy, I would have bought it. No need for IK+ though, got it on the CD32 :)

  12. Re:What games are included? on Commodore 64 TV Game for Sale · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's the "Learn More" link. The games are:

    * Bull Riding
    * Championship Wrestling
    * Cyberdyne Warrior
    * Cybernoid
    * Cybernoid 2
    * Eliminator
    * Exolon
    * Firelord
    * Flying Disk
    * Gateway to Apshai
    * Impossible Mission
    * Impossible Mission 2
    * Jumpman Jr.
    * Paradroid
    * Pitstop
    * Pitstop 2
    * Rana Rama
    * Silicon Warrior
    * Speedball
    * Summer Games
    * Super Cycle
    * Sumo
    * Surfing
    * Sword of Fargoal
    * Tower Toppler
    * Uridium
    * Winter Games
    * World Karate Champion A
    * World Karate Champion B
    * Zynaps

  13. Re:TV Piracy is a godsend... on TV Piracy is Next · · Score: 1

    Indeed. I was just wondering, as the austrian channels (ORF1 and 2) are available in Switzerland.

  14. Re:TV Piracy is a godsend... on TV Piracy is Next · · Score: 1

    Don't you get SF2? They broadcast the Simpsons in two-channel sound.

  15. Re:TV is actually worse than movies... on TV Piracy is Next · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You forgot

    B: "Yes, but somehow the dialogs don't really make sense."
    A: "Oh, you've been watching the $LANG translation..."

    Seriously, some shows (eg. "Friends") have been translated so poorly that you can hardly watch them, and most TV stations don't use 2-channel sound.

  16. heh, I was going to ask just that... [nt] on NVIDIA Announces Intel nForce Chipsets Coming · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    nt, i say!

  17. Why don't they use WordPerfect? on Novell vs. Microsoft, Again · · Score: 1

    Apparently Novell people use MS word (or at least the MS word file format)...

  18. feel[ing] dirty using Apple's DRM on Labels Push for a Unified DRM Standard · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Actually, I think I would feel dirty using ANY kind of DRM, so I can't say that I care too much.

  19. Re:Not a bad idea on AOL Moves Beyond Single Passwords for Log-Ons · · Score: 1

    So what do you have there? Just a username and password?

  20. Re:Not a bad idea on AOL Moves Beyond Single Passwords for Log-Ons · · Score: 1

    Some banks (like mine) actually do that (for free, even). And I doubt I would use online banking without (anythinkg like) it.

  21. finally on Cockroach-Like Robot to Help Explain Animal Movement · · Score: 1

    i've been looking for a robot-me for ages :)

  22. Doesn't the government do that for me? on Deleting E-mail Could Get You In Trouble · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think it's called echelon...

  23. It can be useful on Is Caps Lock Dead? · · Score: 1

    On the swiss german keyboard, Caps Lock + ä gives you Ä (similar for ö and ü) while SHIFT-ä is à. That's the only use for it I can think of.

  24. Re:What about gnumeric? on Excel Clone for Linux Now in Beta · · Score: 1

    No, haven't tried that one yet. Any performance boost (especially during startup) sounds like a great thing...

  25. What about gnumeric? on Excel Clone for Linux Now in Beta · · Score: 1

    Why isn't it in the chart? It's way faster than OpenOffice.org and seems to work just fine.