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  1. Sales of Region 1 DVDs were banned in Switzerland on DVD Region Encoding on Verge of Collapse? · · Score: 0


    Just August 1st, rental and sales stores had to stop renting Region 1 DVDs. I don't totally undertand why they just changed, but I wish they hadn't. Much more choice with Region 1 (plus the better sound 5.1 is in German, not English)

  2. Red Hat is in Va; MS is in Seattle on Selling Open Source on the Campaign Trail · · Score: 0


    Seems that some VA pride may help, too.

    So far, I think the ideas of local user group pitches (for doorbell-ringing, get-out-the-vote help), and the advice of not being too over-the-top about it are good advicelets. Potential cost of the Virginia Beach episode, too. Plus, see if you can meet whoever is in the town/county's IT dept and feel them out.

    Let us know how it went & Good Luck.

  3. ...and I know another. (Hint: recruiters) on KOffice 1.1.1 Ships · · Score: 0

    This is despite the fact that I have yet to find one single reason why .DOC would be a better choice than .PDF.
    A reason for a recuiting agency not not accept PDFs would be that they want to change you resume, both to add their brand to it, and to remove your contact info. That way, the interested company can't go around the middle-man.
    Unless there's a way to crop PDFs. But the point was to keep them static.

  4. Re:Old Computer Parts on Wood PCs For A Nepalese School · · Score: 0


    Good point. The shipping for that stuff halfway around the world will be prohibative. However, I bet your local school district could use about the same level of hardware, if you could get it to them.

    I had a tough time finding where to bring stuff in San Francisco, so I ended up dumping a working 486 in a dumpster.

  5. Read it online and see for yourself on Dune: House Harkonnen · · Score: 1

    Anyone can read the first chapter online free at Bookface. Free registration required, but you can see what the book will be like.

  6. Re:Red Hat gets no money from trades on Red Hat IPO Update · · Score: 1

    The above comment is very good. I'm just not a moderator. :)

  7. Re: ...I can read all the governments documents... on Slashdot Moderation Phase 1.1 · · Score: 1

    In this country I can read all the governments documents (that are not specifically secret) and I find that a very good thing.

    Do you really believe this? Try finding out anything about the City of San Francisco's contract with the TCI cable company. You can't.

  8. ./ copies self... on The Be Challenge: Zero-cost BeOS for OEMs · · Score: 0

    See the URL:

    http://www.slashdot.org/articles/99/02/20/167229 .shtml

  9. Re: THE SUPREME COURT SHOULD BE OPEN SOURCE!!! on Supreme Court rules algorithms can be patented... · · Score: 1


    > THE SUPREME COURT SHOULD BE OPEN SOURCE!!!

    Absolutely cracked me up.

    Plus he's right. (Assuming they didn't hear it. I didn't actually read the article.)

    Frank

  10. How Old Are You? on Why Work Sucks · · Score: 1

    I'm not complaining.

    After reading some of the posts here, I think that those who are bashing Katz' work are missing his point about the lowering of the retirement age because we are all at least 10 - 15 years away from retirement and we think we'll be rich by the time we're 50 anyway. A stance that is very short sighted.

  11. The Quarter Photo on Tiny PPC Motherboards · · Score: 1


    And doesn't that photo with the US Quarter for comparison look like the Quarter has been doctored into the photo?

    Strange.

  12. How Old Are You? on Why Work Sucks · · Score: 1

    I think Jon has some valid points here. Points that I can't really understand as I am nowhere near his new "retirement" age of 55.

    I think a poll of the average age around /. would show why so many of these posters don't understand what he's talking about.

    Frank