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  1. Re: on What Happened To the Bay Bridge? · · Score: -1

    But not as bad as these pictures:There I fixed It 101 simple and efficent solutions for all types of repair from leaky water bowls to damaged utility poles and computers.

  2. Re: on ICANN Approves Non-Latin ccTLDs · · Score: -1

    I can't speak for Windows or Linux, but on a Mac:how do you compose this cedille on your qwerty keyboard?

  3. Its to do with people with the wrong keyboard ... on ICANN Approves Non-Latin ccTLDs · · Score: -1

    That has been possible for years.This is about registering bankofamerica.cõm or lloydstsb.cø.ûkThe part AFTER the dot.

  4. Re:Probably intentional. on Leaked Modern Warfare 2 Footage Causes Outrage · · Score: -1

    For christ's sake, it's a game! You aren't killing anyone

  5. Re: on French Branch of Scientology Is Convicted of Fraud · · Score: -1

    But it also helps to remember that the Catholic Church used to sell "indulgences", forgiveness for a sin purchased before committing the sin.

  6. Re: on Geocities Shutting Down Today · · Score: -1

    Am I the only one that is completely confused?

  7. Re: on Geocities Shutting Down Today · · Score: -1

    I'm annoyed. Geocities was a convenient place for me to dump files I needed to access from home or work.

  8. Re: on Ryan Gordon Wants To Bring Universal Binaries To Linux · · Score: -1

    The down side of this approach is that it consumes a bit more disk space because you have a copy of all of the data (not just the code) in every binary.

  9. Re: on Ryan Gordon Wants To Bring Universal Binaries To Linux · · Score: -1

    If you have access to the source, you can always compile a version for your platform. The 'fat binary' principle is only useful for non-free applications, where the end-user can't compile the application himself and has to use the binary provided by the vendor.Since most apps for Linux are free and the source is available, this feature isn't as useful as it is on the Mac. Not that it shouldn't be created, but it makes sense to me why it took a while before someone started developing this for Linux.

  10. Re: on Now Linux Can Get Viruses, Via Wine · · Score: -1

    Most malware does not really need root/administrator privileges.It would be trivial to make a keylogger or spam-robot in Linux running from e.g. .bashrc. Same for any other OS there is.

  11. Re: on Open Source Voting Software Concept Released · · Score: -1

    only crooks will provide voting software.Aye! You get it.YOUR MY NEW FRIEND

  12. Re: on Astronaut Group Endorses Commercial Spaceflight · · Score: -1

    Thanks for the link !

  13. Re: on Court Orders the Pirate Bay To Delete Torrents · · Score: -1

    I refuse to accept that rule.Quotations mark the contained text as unmodified strings. Putting your punctuation inside because of some silly prehistoric custom... changes the contained text, making the quotes irrelevant and incorrect.

  14. Re:As someone living in Canada.. on CRTC Issues Net Neutrality Rules · · Score: -1

    Really? I sometimes consult with a small ISP and their pipes are their pipes. Their transit is a fiber connection put in by a large ISP. Everything is just fine most of the time. The condo's are fed with large pipes. Some of the condo's that this ISP services have pure Ethernet switches with no rate limiting per port. It only takes one person will fire up their P2P program and suck up all the bandwidth to the building. No biggie I say. I don't really care until latency states taking a hit. The ISP

  15. As someone living in Canada.. on CRTC Issues Net Neutrality Rules · · Score: -1

    Honestly? I don't know the difference between WWW and the internet. I could guess, and I'd probably get close to correct, but how does it affect my every day browsing? I sure know what traffic shaping is though.

  16. I would also suspect that there is a great deal of concern over the fact that many web hosting providers offer MySQL as the included database for a cheap, base-level, non-configurable package. Turnover of mindshare in that market seems to be extremely slow -I've noticed the cheaper packages tend to be sold to the technophobic. Many hosting providers will be inclined to stick with MySQL and MySQL support contracts with Oracle. This is part of what Oracle purchased, to be honest, but the EU has the right to e

  17. Re: on SCO Terminates Darl McBride · · Score: -1

    If anyone, and I mean anyone gets a copy of his resume sent to their HR department...they must post it. I apologize for the brusque tone, but this is not optional - you have to do it. In it's entirety, unedited. I'll bet it reads like Kim Jong Il wrote it.

  18. Re: on Car Glass Rules Could Impair Cell, GPS and Radio Signals In CA · · Score: -1

    ...I'm wondering if they have to apply it to Motorcycle fairings as well... knowing California, they likely did.

  19. Caught by terrorism hunt? on IBM, Intel Execs Arrested Over Insider Trading · · Score: -1

    The problem with insider trading has nothing to do with some investors having better information than others. That's true of every trade, and the vast majority of the time is nothing to worry about. Finding ways to get more timely and trustworthy information than your competitors is central to trade in general, and giving people incentives to discover and act on this information is one of the main functions of a market.No, the problem with insider trading is when one or more agents—e.g. the hired mana

  20. Re:Well now... on IBM, Intel Execs Arrested Over Insider Trading · · Score: -1

    Associate trader information (first/last/ss#) with every trade.There *are* patterns. Problem now is: from regulation's perspective, there's no way to tie you to a trade. All an exchange/clearing sees is the firm you used (ie: when you buy shares, all a regulator sees is "bank of america" or something, but then that's the same info they see for thousands of other folks buying/selling in the same day).From that pool, it's hard to get a pattern signal that regulators can go to firms with to actually request yo

  21. Re: on Canadian Copyright Lobby Fights Anti-Spyware Legislation · · Score: -1

    We were, mostly levelheaded until the right-wing nuts managed a takeover of the center-right - sound familiar?Then the centrist and center-left basically fell apart and, shockingly, the only thing preventing the minority governmentfrom gaining a majority, which would really screw anyone who gives a damn about basic freedoms, global warming,equal rights and transparency in government are the Quebec sovereignists.Scary times indeed.

  22. Re: on IBM, Intel Execs Arrested Over Insider Trading · · Score: -1

    When they do get caught can we kill 'em?

  23. Re: on Server Failure Destroys Sidekick Users' Backup Data · · Score: -1

    Ever have a tape drive with mis alligned heads? That one drive and only that one drive will be able to read those tapes, and sometimes even it can't read them after the tape is ejected, but will show OK on a verify done before the tape is ejected. You either have a verified backup that can't be used, or a pile of tapes that are completely useless if that drive ever fails. I found one of these when doing a backup/restore to upgrade a server (backup the data from ServerA and restore the data on ServerB). I

  24. Re:"they should have used ZFS or btrfs" on Server Failure Destroys Sidekick Users' Backup Data · · Score: -1

    Nice background, but all useless when the problem they had was morons upgrading the SAN firmware without a proper backup...

  25. Re: on Road To Riches Doesn't Run Through the App Store · · Score: -1

    It makes sense if it's a simple business decision rather than a boycott. If a partner business makes your business unprofitable, then it makes sense not to do business with them.