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  1. I thought I liked Ubuntu on Linux Mint: the New Ubuntu? · · Score: 1

    I used Ubuntu off and on for years. It was my main introduction to Linux. I thought I liked Ubuntu. But then I found out that I really liked Debian, and eventually grew to dislike the extra crap Ubuntu added to it. I have Debian stable on my laptop, which still uses Gnome 2. There is also Crunchbang (!#), which is basically just Debian packaged with eitehr Xfce or Openbox, plus a few tweaks. No GUI heavy nonsense. I have that on my desktop.

  2. Re:Try Sprint on AT&T: Meet the New US GSM Monopoly · · Score: 1

    Yep, this is what I do. In fact, if you don't that much you can unlimited data/messages and 300 minutes for only $25/month. And you don't have to pay extra to use a smart phone.

  3. Re:Shouldn't that be platform neutral? on Ask Slashdot: Linux Support In Universities? · · Score: 1

    My University uses MS-CHAP v2 authentication. It's not a problem for me since Debian supports it. The problem is they didn't document it clearly. It took while to figure out as it was only documented under a guide for connecting smart phones.

  4. Just the port, or the actual signal? on Goodbye, VGA · · Score: 1

    I glossed over TFA, and it only looks like they are talking about the ports themselves. Most DVI output I've seen is DVI-I, which includes the analogue D-SUB signal anyways, so D-SUB over a VGA connector is still only $1 away if you really need it.

  5. I'm a UCF student on 200 Students Admit Cheating After Professor's Online Rant · · Score: 1

    There are disciplinary measures. They're mentioned on every syllabus. But I've never cheated and I don't know anyone who has. But then again I'm an engineering and CS student. The big stink about this story, which the summary of TFA fails to explain: this was the capstone business course. The fallout from this is really putting the business school in a bad light. But of course, our EECS department is just fine. :D

  6. Re:what about a weird-arch linux? on Damn Vulnerable Linux — Most Vulnerable Linux Ever · · Score: 1

    The C standard says a char is one byte, so you can't fault software that won't work properly when the compiler doesn't adhere to the standard.

  7. Re:Some Insight: rural areas and future access on Verizon Wireless To Buy Alltel For $28B · · Score: 1

    Well, I guess lucky me. In the rural Florida area where I live, a $10 Tracfone that we picked up actually has better coverage that our Alltel phones. Probably has something to do with the GSM technology vs. CDMA. Which is good news for me 'cause I feel like switching soon.

  8. I know... on RIM In Trouble For Not Violating Privacy · · Score: 1

    PGP anybody?

  9. Re:Interesting way to look at it on SMS 4x More Expensive Than Data From Hubble · · Score: 1

    Are you sure? Alltel will block texting if you ask them, then they redirect it to a free web service. I would expect no less from T-Mobile.

  10. Re:How does it work? on DVD Porn Viruses Ravage US Soldiers' Computers · · Score: 1

    No but if someone doesn't know how to disable autorun or hold down Shift when they insert a CD, thereby giving the simplest code direct access to their machine, then we can make of them.

  11. Re:They don't complain on A New Tool From Google Worries Brand-Name Sites · · Score: 1

    I use an adblocker anyways, so neither of them get revenue from me.

  12. Re:Powered by heat? on Microchip Powered by Body Heat · · Score: 1

    Your first point is wrong; our understanding of thermodynamics doesn't let us make heat simply go away, because your second point is true. This chip would have to use a thermocouple and extract energy from the *flow* of heat. Which, I wouldn't expect there to be much of a gradient inside the body...