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  1. Re:Better Jupiter than Earth, huh? on Is Jupiter Earth's Cosmic Protector? · · Score: 1

    Speaking for the Jovian High Council, the representatives of the real inhabitants of Jupiter, I can say you truly don't know what you're talking about.

    I call BS. Of all my visits to the Jovian system, I've never heard of anyone living on Jupiter itself. Only the moons are inhabited so far as I've seen.

  2. Re:What? on Linus Calls Microsoft Hatred "a Disease" · · Score: 1

    Look at all the paranoid anti-Microsoft loons on this board who won't change their minds even after their greatest idol says they're acting stupid.

    When did RMS say that? Oh, did you think that Linus is the idol? Linus doesn't even have toe cheese to eat!

  3. Re:I disagree on Linus Calls Microsoft Hatred "a Disease" · · Score: 1

    I think its quite healthy to dislike ( ok, hate ) an entity whose stated goal is to wipe you from the face of the earth.

    Hamas?

  4. Re:Imagine these choices on Microsoft Agrees To EU Browser Ballot Screen · · Score: 1

    But if it is

    Internet Explorer
    Mozilla Firefox
    Opera
    Google Chrome

    A lot of people will go for the fourth option. They have heard of google.

    Then it looks like the Internet wrote "Explorer" and nobody wrote "Opera". Who do you trust for browsing the Wild Wild Web?

  5. Re:Wimps on Microsoft Agrees To EU Browser Ballot Screen · · Score: 1

    Go down fighting!

    They will. The Mozilla license allows non-free distribution of it's code, that's how Postbox plans on making money. Thus Firefox can be distributed with Windows. But what happens when the day comes that they have to distribute some GPL software with Windows?

  6. Re:Texas on Patent Trolls Target Small East Texas Companies · · Score: 1

    "Don't Mess with Texas" is trademarked, not patented, by the Texas Department of Transportation:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_Mess_with_Texas

  7. Re:Strongly worded letter? on Patent Trolls Target Small East Texas Companies · · Score: 1

    Who modded this Troll? Mods! Fix it!

  8. Re:O(human) on SpinVox "Recognition" Is Often Expensive Human Transcription · · Score: 1

    Best algorithm, ever.

    How about Dragon Naturally Speaking? It doesn't run on Ubuntu so I haven't tried it, but their video sure is convincing:
    http://www.nuance.com/talk/

    I will probably start contributing to this FOSS voice-recognition implementation:
    http://www.voxforge.org/

  9. Re:Makes the GPL real in their eyes. on Microsoft's Code Contribution Due To GPL Violation · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure we're talking about MS (www.getthefacts.com) and not about sex education (www.getthefacts.org).

    Did you somehow miss the part about MS screwing customers?

  10. Re:Was this the longest solar eclipse of the centu on Pics of the Longest Solar Eclipse of the Century · · Score: 1

    Not that one. Fx 3.5 highlights a bug in the slashcode. What you are seeing in Chrome is added to every textarea automatically by Chrome itself, not a bug in the slashcode.

  11. Re:Oh really? on Pics of the Longest Solar Eclipse of the Century · · Score: 1

    Even tho it's early in the century, it might well be the longest eclipse of the century. I imagine that the calculations to predict eclipses and their duration would be relatively straightforward by modern standards. You probably wouldn't even need to take relativity into account.

    They're posted here:
    http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html

  12. Re:Multiple sunglasses on Pics of the Longest Solar Eclipse of the Century · · Score: 1

    How about the kid under his father with the camera. The kid is obviously looking right at the event!

  13. Re:boston dot com on Pics of the Longest Solar Eclipse of the Century · · Score: 1

    The nicest picture of the eclipse was posted here, though:
    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/03/0329_060329_eclipse.html

    I literally said "wow" out loud when I saw that.

  14. Re:Suicide? on Chinese Employee Loses iPhone Prototype, Kills Self · · Score: 1

    So...umm....did he get to meet iGod?

    His last words onthe way down? iIIIIIII!!!!!!

  15. Re:So let me get this straight... on 40 Million Identities Up For Sale On the Web · · Score: 1

    In the four hours since I put a copy of that page as a popup on my blog, I've already gotten two submissions! Nice, thanks!

  16. Re:splitting hairs on 40 Million Identities Up For Sale On the Web · · Score: 1

    No it wouldn't. This guy has no legal basis to acquire or retain this data, he's in very serious breach of the UK Data Protection Act.

    What British agency isn't?

  17. Re:He's not providing info, is he? on 40 Million Identities Up For Sale On the Web · · Score: 1

    E.g. "Q: is there a James Smith, born March 1979 (no month specified)

    No year specified either?

  18. Re:Where does a cop get £160,000? on 40 Million Identities Up For Sale On the Web · · Score: 2, Informative

    Sounds like he may have taken the term "fraud squad" in the opposite of the way it is (ostensibly) intended...

    You obviously are unfamiliar with what a "fireman" does to books.

  19. Re:In most likeliness on Laser Ignition May Replace the Spark Plug · · Score: 1

    The most insightful comment on /. ever! Seriously, as funny as it is, this comment hits the nail right on the head.

  20. Re:Self Cleaning on Laser Ignition May Replace the Spark Plug · · Score: 1

    Not necessarily.

    I can imagine a thin film of black carbon absorbing the laser pulse and converting it into heat right on the lens. Iâ(TM)m not sure what theyâ(TM)re made of, but I do hope the research includes the possibility of melting. Spark plugs are made of ceramic instead of glass for a reason as it has superior heat and electrical insulation properties.

    The laser plugs in TFA are modified sparkplugs. They just removed the core, cut off the ground electrode, and put lenses in place.

  21. Re:So what happens on Laser Ignition May Replace the Spark Plug · · Score: 1

    C4 and other explosives use a carefully controlled combination of pressure and temperature. In fact, those explosives can be set alight, and used to cook dinner, because the spark isn't what detonates them.

    The problem with cooking dinner on burning C4 is putting it out. It burns nice and slow and even, great for cooking. But let me tell you: don't try stomping it out with your boot when you're done!

  22. Re:So what happens on Laser Ignition May Replace the Spark Plug · · Score: 5, Funny

    You ever had a car with Lucas electrics?

    Two. One for the road and one for the mechanic.

  23. Re:Digital Smoke Screen on Amazon Pulls Purchased E-Book Copies of 1984 and Animal Farm · · Score: 1

    The same terms state that they can change the terms whenever they want, when they see fit.

  24. Re:I use... on Best Home Backup Strategy Now? · · Score: 1

    I'd love to hear how you can twist the math around so badly that it looks like you're actually saving money! Ever considered a career in politics?

    I'm not using a terabyte. Assuming 50 GB (I'm at about half that):
    [(0.17 * 12 * 5) + 0.10 ] $/GB * 50 GB = $17.24

    How twisted is that?

  25. Re:Do we have to bring this up over and over again on Best Home Backup Strategy Now? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    rsync.

    That's the protocol. Now what media do you recommend? Another hard drive?