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  1. Re:Obligatory... on $25,000 of Communications Gear In a $500 Car · · Score: 1

    With Natalie Portman at the wheel of each car, holding a plate of hot grits.

  2. Re:I'm not sure what they got... on Inside the Windows 7 Launch Party Pack · · Score: 1

    I thought it started going downhill after ~13000.

    And yes 7 can be run in a VMWare client.

  3. Re:Where was this class for me? on What Belongs In a High School Sci-Fi/Fantasy Lit Class? · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually, the protagonist of the book (Juan Rico) was Filipino, as noted at the very end where he mentions they speak Tagalog at home.

    (Score: -1, Pedantic)

  4. Rowan University (NJ) on Does Your College Or University Support Linux? · · Score: 1

    #include usual-disclaimer.h

    We don't actively support Linux. Many people use it. 99% of our network services work with Linux. We recently upgraded our VPN to a Cisco Anyconnect that downloads a Java app, and reports from the field are that it's working across everything from Linux to OS X to Vista 64.

    802.1x wireless authentication is flaky depending on your distro, but in Ubuntu and Red Hat/Fedora things seem to be working perfectly fine. Eee PCs have a bit of an issue with sleep and resuming their network connection but that's a fault of the Atheros driver and not the network or the OS. Windows and Mac are actually flakier about 802.1x for various stupid reasons (Fast Reconnect in Windows and OS X 10.5's wireless applet)

    Students have the capability to print in labs, but Linux boxen can print direct to the IP addresses. I can't seem to get Vista to do that, so it's unique to Linux.

    Sometimes I would ask the student tour guide if Linux was supported and was usually met with a blank stare.

    Don't harass the student tour guides. They're not there for technical questions. Call your daughter's Info Resources division. On our campus during parent-student orientation we have sessions for both parents and students to ask us anything they want.

  5. Re:Internet Overreacts, Film at 11. on Digsby IM Client Quietly Installs Badware · · Score: 1

    Yeah I missed that since it was buried in the middle somewhere. I'm going to uninstall Digsby now because they did something I neglected to read even though it's something I ostensibly support.

  6. Internet Overreacts, Film at 11. on Digsby IM Client Quietly Installs Badware · · Score: 0

    This summary's horrible.

    First off, they've been talking about it since December of 2008. They responded pretty quickly to concerns.

    Second, it's not like you don't see the following on the download page:

    Clicking this Download button starts InstallIQâ
    It manages your installation. Learn More.
    Installing to a USB drive or secondary hard drive? Having trouble with the above installer? Click Here.

    I agree that having the disable-sharing-my-cpu flag hidden under Help, Support Digsby is a pain in the ass, so I'd prefer they moved it to Preferences where it belongs, but come ON, folks. Nobody died.

  7. Re:TCP? on Guaranteed Transmission Protocols For Windows? · · Score: 1

    Where are my mod points today?? a virtual +1, insightful to you

  8. Re:Hot Diggity Daffodil! on Comedy Central Confirms 26 New Futurama Episodes · · Score: 1

    Nibbler's shadow in the first episode, for example.

  9. Re:Sounds like Fox has finally got its act togethe on Comedy Central Confirms 26 New Futurama Episodes · · Score: 1

    Also, I can kill you with my brain.

  10. Re:Nice Summary on NASA To Announce Module Name On Colbert Show · · Score: 4, Funny

    Shaka, when the walls fell!

  11. What a fantastic response on RIAA Threatens Harvard Law Prof With Sanctions · · Score: 1

    From: Charles Nesson

    the motion stands
    we welcome your opposition

    -=-=-=-

    He's become my new personal hero.

  12. Re:This will just lead to a cyper romeo / juliet l on 6 Pennsylvania Teens Face Child Porn Charges For Pics of Selves · · Score: 1

    Isn't that what happened in the 2000 US elections?

  13. Re:i like the idea of the kindle on On the Economics of the Kindle · · Score: 1

    Curses, foiled again!

  14. Re:i like the idea of the kindle on On the Economics of the Kindle · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Personally I think they all should have been capped at 18487.

  15. Re:Antitrust? on Low-Income Users Latch On To iPhone · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I have never had any problems installing any apps I wanted on any of my Sprint phones, regardless of where I was getting them from. Sure, they're not in the Sprint App Store but hitting Google and then putting a URL into your cell browser isn't too tough.

  16. Re:Homebrew Wii-ns again on Nintendo Blocks Homebrew Installation · · Score: 0

    Oh man I can't believe you said candlejack that's hil

  17. Re:I hope they're removed, on Barr Sues Over McCain's, Obama's Presence on Texas Ballot · · Score: 1

    This is why you need to vote for a third party. Any of them. If your state is "solid blue" then the ONLY way your vote counts is to vote for a third party.

    The more people vote for third parties, the higher the chance that they will eventually reach the critical mass needed to at least get into things like debates.

    One can dream, and hope.

  18. Re:Not that cheap on Indian Moon Mission To Launch Next Month · · Score: 1

    386 crore, from http://specials.rediff.com/news/2008/sep/18sd3.htm

    "Chandrayan, which is being launched at a total cost of Rs 386 crore, is also scheduled to carry 11 payloads, which would include those from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Sweden, Japan, Germany and Bulgaria. "

  19. Re:TFS is wrong on Indian Moon Mission To Launch Next Month · · Score: 2, Informative

    84 million US$, actually.

  20. Re:Very insightful point made in article on Comcast To Cap Data Transfers At 250 GB In October · · Score: 3, Informative

    And with ADSL your connection speed is COMPLETELY dependent upon your distance from the CO, making it near-impossible for most users to get connections as fast as cable's.

  21. Re:The more I read the less I know... on SF Admin Gives Up Keys To Hijacked City Network · · Score: 1

    What the hell did you read into this that you decided I was slagging him?

  22. Re:The more I read the less I know... on SF Admin Gives Up Keys To Hijacked City Network · · Score: 4, Funny

    And written by Joss Whedon, starring Neil Patrick Harris.

    We can call it Admin Horrible.

  23. Re:Love/hate ... what a convenient description. on Prince DMCAs YouTube To Block Radiohead Song · · Score: 1

    Actually his first child died of Pfieffer Syndrome shortly after he was born.

  24. Interesting to say the least... on Marketing On a .EDU Domain · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It seems that pi.edu is not a CHEA accredited institution. It claims founding in 1994 and accreditation by the Association of Christian Schools and Colleges (ACSC) which is not on the nationally recognized accreditation list. This means it's not supposed to be valid for them to receive a .edu TLD for their institution. They've only had it since 2006, and their technical contact uses a hotmail address according to the .edu whois on whois.educause.net.

    Curiouser and curiouser.

  25. Re:You fail. on Bank Julius Baer Issues Statement On WikiLeaks · · Score: 2, Funny

    Personally, anyone with user ID over 13k is a nooblet.