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  1. Re:The parts that offends me is on Amazon Fights Back Against NY Online Sales Tax · · Score: 1

    uggh why would you want a unified national sales tax? just move to NH.

  2. Re:The fork page... on Pidgin Controversy Triggers Fork · · Score: 1
    From the link:

    Fatal error: Call to undefined function: taxonomy_vocabulary_load() in /home/groups/f/fu/funpidgin/htdocs/modules/forum/forum.module on line 175
    Apparently they left their superstar developers behind.
  3. Re:Makes me nostalgic too on Seagate Ships Billionth Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    actually it should be in exbibytes

  4. Re:needless to say, parent link is DANGEROUS on iGoogle Launches Developer Sandbox · · Score: 1

    that was SO cool. Windows were bouncing all around, and like 80 new windows popped up. Sweet!
    thankfully in linux ctrl+alt+backspace fixes that :D

  5. Re:Yes, and yes. on Hardy Heron Making Linux Ready for the Masses? · · Score: 1

    Use a floppy, CD, or USB key, find your boot parameters, and make a completely custom GRUB. I find that its the easiest way to manage your OSes. Then you dont have to worry about HD MBRs, just some crappy throw away floppy, or whatever. Yes it took some digging to find the proper parameters, but most *nix distros use similar parameters, i.e. where the kernel is, possibly an initrd, etc. Forums, wikis, or even IRC channels specifically for your distro are great for this, especially the Ubuntu ones. And I'm sure a look at the GRUB manual wouldn't hurt.

  6. First posts lately... on Europe Rejects Plan To Criminalize File-Sharing · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why have first posts royally SUCKED lately?
    you are definitely not shocking anyone with your language, and you destroy this site, whose main content lies in INTELLIGENT comments.

    Not to be offtopic, I like this development in Europe. They seem to get it, unlike our RIAA infested governments in the US.

  7. Re:What the heck... on Matrix-Like VR Coming in the Near Future? · · Score: 1

    realistic rendering by technology unfortunately will never manifest completely. There are just too many variables, making only photorealism possible . Maybe in 100 years we will have our first realistic images rendered by computers. Some models are too perfect, and some are less than perfect.

    and you can "disable" the new discussion system by unchecking the checkbox at the bottom of the blurb.

  8. Re:Awesomebar? on Firefox 3 Beta 5 Released · · Score: 1

    I use the "%s" feature of bookmarks so i can google and search wikipedia, etc. from the address/awesome bar. It really cuts down on the time it takes to navigate: a quick Alt+D and i am there.

  9. Re:You know the rules and so do I on Summer of Code Deadline Extended 6 Days · · Score: 0

    gawd damn that makes like 6 times today

  10. virgle? on Summer of Code Deadline Extended 6 Days · · Score: 1

    Google has already pulled a pretty good April Fools joke. I don't think they would pull a lame one like this.

  11. Re:Make use of the waste heat on Iceland Woos Data Centers As Power Costs Soar · · Score: 1

    Who knew the wasteful consumption of resources by new technology could actually help the surrounding environment without too much implementation. WOW!!!

  12. Accelerometers on Quake-Catcher Aims to be Largest Distributed Seismometer Network · · Score: 2, Interesting

    using the accelerometer in many computing devices Like a Wiimote?
  13. Re:Uhh, organic? on Cassini 'Tastes' Organic Material at Enceladus · · Score: 1

    Clearly you understood me perfectly. I would hope a bigger deal would have been made if "organic as in living" material was found on a moon of Saturn.

  14. Re:Firefox = Money for kid that can't program on Is There Room For a Secure Web Browser? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oprah is definitely better than all other web browsers :p. Good talk show too...

  15. Re:Uhh, organic? on Cassini 'Tastes' Organic Material at Enceladus · · Score: 1

    Well I think this should be a much bigger deal if biological material was found on another moon. I would hope a story like that would make mainstream news and not just a tech/science oriented site.

  16. Re:I've got a secure web browser on Is There Room For a Secure Web Browser? · · Score: 4, Informative
  17. Re:Uhh, organic? on Cassini 'Tastes' Organic Material at Enceladus · · Score: 2, Informative

    According to wiktionary, both definitions are correct. As for this article, they are referring to carbon based material. Or so we hope.

  18. Is this Russia? on FBI Posts Fake Hyperlinks To Trap Downloaders of Illegal Porn · · Score: 2, Funny

    I was under the impression that the US was a free country without secret police, who even go to the lengths of manufacturing temptations to catch "criminals." Big Brother will be upon us soon enough...

  19. Re:Safety on Space Planes to Meet 'Big Demand' For Tourism · · Score: 1

    One of my favorite stories about railroads is the first locomotive (http://http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephenson's_Rocket), which ended up killing a member of the British parliament on its maiden voyage, going a lean and mean 12 mph

  20. Re:mgs4 and brawl must also be an engine on Analysts Foresee Another Banner Year For Videogame Industry · · Score: 5, Informative

    I believe Brawl will be one of the best games of the year. Nintendo has consistently had blowout sales on its super smash bros. franchise, and Brawl is definitely the best yet. It's way better than melee(no wavedashing, etc.) and brings a gameplay more similar to the first one. The characters are well balanced, but lend themselves to certain styles of playing. The graphics, although not what an Xbox 360 or PS3 fan would consider good, are still impressive. It is definitely evident that nintendo took some time to make this one perfect, even if it meant months of delays. And as far as I can tell, its pretty much everything I hoped for and more.

  21. doctored government photo on GE Announces OLED Manufacturing Breakthrough · · Score: 0
    [see green link at top]

    Energy for lighting is one of the main resource hogs around the world. Staring at an image of the earth at night, it doesn't take much to see how dependent we are.
    (image)http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/Images/earth_lights_lrg.jpg

    i think someone found the brightness/contrast tool
  22. Re:Again with the Wikipedia!! on The Dirty Jobs of IT · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'd trust wikipedia with my life.

  23. Re:Five Words on Counterfeit Chips Raise New Terror, Hacking Fears · · Score: 0

    Okay we'll go with that

  24. Re:Five Words on Counterfeit Chips Raise New Terror, Hacking Fears · · Score: 0

    You get what you pay for.
    If I'm not mistaken that is six words :p
  25. Re:Time for PGP/SMIME to go mainstream? on Google Says Spam, Virus Attacks to Get More Clever · · Score: 0

    Well Thunderbird already has an extension to use openPGP and digital signatures in email.
    http://enigmail.mozdev.org/home/index.php
    And by the time we cut down on fraud and spam in our inboxes, there will probably be another hundred ways of getting this crap. Undoubtedly spam will live forever.