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  1. 15 Years? on Berners-Lee Claims Web "Still In Infancy" · · Score: 1

    A bit like most 15-year-olds then...still in their infancy.

  2. Re:It's a fine line... on Usability Testing Hardy Heron With a Girlfriend · · Score: 1

    Another way to look at this is that the person who designed the UI for the dialog box assumed a certain minimum screen resolution. This is the root cause of this problem and the solution is obvious.
    I am aware of some people that run their machines in 640x480 resolution due to eyesight problems, and are forever running into dialog box issues (regardless of OS). In Ireland, the National Disability Association publishes a list of guidelines for software applications of which one is "1.3 Adhere to all user-selected system settings for input and output". Clearly, this one didn't. [See nda.ie
    As the article states, a little care would solve many of these problems.

  3. Re:4th Amendment... on Laptops Can Be Searched At the Border · · Score: 1

    Must be different coming from Canada then. When travelling into the US from Ireland it works as I mentioned above.

  4. Re:4th Amendment... on Laptops Can Be Searched At the Border · · Score: 1

    Actually, you pre-clear Immigration. Customs clearance always happens in the US. That's why you have to pick up your bags and clear them at the first airport in the US you arrive at, even if you are in transit to another airport.