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  1. Re:An engineer's reaction CORRECTED on Personal Electronics May Indeed Disrupt Avionics · · Score: 1

    Great post, very insightful.

    From an electronic technician who's interested in avionics, is there a book you would recommend to get more specific knowledge on the subject?

  2. Re:So what? on Argentine Government Orders Major ISP To Close · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yes, we call them 1st Lady. There are term limits: 4 years and 2 consecutive administrations. But this goverment (wife and husband) is not known for its transparency. They are agressive, rely on patronage and are constantly lying and distorting the reality of the country (statistics are compromised, there is a huge insecurity problem which is labeled as a "sensation"). I always find it hard to explain to people from other countries what the reality of this country is since it is so corrupted at every single level, that they can't often believe it.

  3. Re:So what? on Argentine Government Orders Major ISP To Close · · Score: 1

    Yes, sure. They establish requirements as they would for anyone who wants to run a business. But it's not that they can say "Hey, I don't like your face, you don't get a license". In this case there was a merger a couple of years ago which was illegal and was the reason they took their license away (justice seldom works here and when it does it's real slow, that's why it took so long).

  4. Re:So what? on Argentine Government Orders Major ISP To Close · · Score: 2, Informative

    I totally agree. In this case the government just applied the law. It is questioned because the measure happened to be against a big group (they own a lot of media; TV, newspapers, radios...) which is opposed to the actual government. But that ISP was providing its services without a license totally aware of it. So in this case justice was served.

  5. Re:It's not the SatNav... on Is Sat-Nav Destroying Local Knowledge? · · Score: 1

    Nice, I'll take your advice into account. Thanks.

  6. Re:It's not the SatNav... on Is Sat-Nav Destroying Local Knowledge? · · Score: 1

    I understand you, the same happens to me. I used to listen to music and read in the car and now that I drive alone (before my parents did the navigation) I have a hard time knowing all the street names. I was thinking about asking a GPS for my birthday, but maybe I'll study a couple of maps and ask something else.

  7. Re:What timing on SoftMaker Office 2008 vs. OpenOffice.org 3.1 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You can save as PDF and, provided the computer in which you want to print has a reader installed, you can forget about those problems. I always do that.

  8. Was it a bug? on The Exact Cause of the Zune Meltdown · · Score: 1

    Or an undocumented feature?

  9. Lingerie Bowl on NFL's First Broadcast In 3-D, Still Has Work To Do · · Score: 1

    Surely won't be the same.

  10. Re:ReiserFS on Real-World Benchmarks of Ext4 · · Score: 1

    ReiserFS used to be the killer FS, but now it seems like it is stuck.

    You're just confused. ReiserFS isn't the killer...its creator was.

    And he's not stucked... he is in jail.

  11. Cool on Oil-Immersion Cooled PC Goes To Retail · · Score: 1

    or at least it should be.

  12. Re:0_o on B&W TV Generation Has Monochrome Dreams · · Score: 3, Funny

    And as long as your brain pixels are not dead...

  13. Re:It's simple on Data Harvesting From a Developer's Perspective · · Score: 1

    Correct, I meant that.

    The point is, if you don't know your data is being collected you cannot tell if it's intrusive or not...

  14. It's simple on Data Harvesting From a Developer's Perspective · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Data collection should be considered intrusive unless the user is warned beforehand and/or has the option to disable it.

    A good example is popularity-contest in Debian and I think it was Winamp that also asked if you wanted to let it send anonymous statistics.

  15. Depends on the user on Should the Linux Desktop Be "Pure?" · · Score: 1

    Whether he or she wants a completely free desktop or just wants functionality.

  16. In Soviet Russia... on Best DNS Naming Scheme For Small/Medium Businesses? · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... servers name you?

  17. Different ways of thinking on The Internationalization of Malware · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Many people I know don't care for their computer's privacy because they say they don't have any important information in them. But then I ask them if the same applies for their homes and private properties and whether they would let the police or anybody in without a warrant... of course they say no.

    I think is up to us to make this kind of people realize that computer privacy is something that really matters and prevent this kind of stuff from happening.

  18. Re:Audiophile Hardware on There's a Sucker Converted Every Minute · · Score: 1

    Also "cable burners" and "main conditioners" are part of the audiophile scam.

  19. Linux distros on Working With 2 ISPs For Home Networking? · · Score: 5, Informative

    There are little Linux distributions like Brazilfw which run on old hardware and work out of the box with features like QOS, load-balancing, port forwarding, etc. Maybe that's what you need.