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  1. Re:Yup. on DOJ To Oversee Windows 7 Development · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Because ISPs don't have your encryption keys.

  2. Re:Water sublimating on Water Ice On Mars · · Score: 1
    No, CO2 (dry ice) sublimates, too (among other things, such as probably most gasses). But if you read the summary notes:

    Some readers have asked, how do we know the white substance is not frozen CO2 (dry ice) instead of frozen water? Answer: Phoenix's landing site is too warm for dry ice. The average daily temperature is about -70 F while dry ice requires temperatures lower than about -109 F."
  3. Re:so fix it already! on A Cautionary Tale of Open Source Social Technologies · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The lesson to be learned here isn't that FOSS is bad, but that people using FOSS should look at what they are using a little more closely before the public gets to interact with it.

  4. Re:Possibly. on A Cautionary Tale of Open Source Social Technologies · · Score: 1

    And unless you have a similar political bent... Or the opposite one.
  5. Re:Huh? on A Cautionary Tale of Open Source Social Technologies · · Score: 0, Troll

    I suppose you think Taiwan is a country too? I have never heard of a country called "Taiwan" before. The only Taiwan I know of is an island governed by the Republic of China
  6. Re:OMG! OSS means people can make a statement on A Cautionary Tale of Open Source Social Technologies · · Score: 1, Insightful

    OSS means people can make a statement The problem is that the developer made a statement that the non-profit didn't want to make, and the non-profit didn't notice beforehand.
  7. Re:Not just Open Source on A Cautionary Tale of Open Source Social Technologies · · Score: 1

    Closed-source companies are less likely to take the controversial route.

  8. We can have our cake and eat it too. on Studies Confirm That Bad Boys Get More Girls · · Score: 2, Funny

    Being a "bad boy" and in IT at the same time is very possible

  9. Re:The end of vendor lock-in for Microsoft? on Microsoft Spokesman Says ODF "Clearly Won" Standard War · · Score: 1

    So its important that this stuff be readable in the future and able to be shared. I have one word for you: Extend
  10. Re:That's It???! on Microsoft Spokesman Says ODF "Clearly Won" Standard War · · Score: 5, Funny

    Two phrases come to mind:
    "The cake is a lie."
    "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts."

  11. Re:Sure, why not. on OpenSUSE 11.0 Released · · Score: 1

    Troll? He speaks the truth

  12. Re:Israel we bless thee HEIL HITLER on The Tiger Effect and Internet DDoS · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    wi11yhill != willyhill

  13. Re:Download Counter on Mozilla Outage On Firefox 3 Record Launch Day · · Score: 1

    It is real time. I left it alone for a few minutes and the numbers started moving.

  14. Re:Office 2007 runs on Wine 1.0 too. on Wine 1.0 — Uncorked After 15 Years · · Score: 1

    That's great to hear. But how long will that be?

  15. Re:Abandonware? on XP Deathwatch, T Minus 2 Weeks · · Score: 1

    Or *BSD, Mac, Hurd...
    Additionally, eBay & Craigslist should have copies for quite some time.

  16. Re:Not paying attention to consumer demand on XP Deathwatch, T Minus 2 Weeks · · Score: 1

    You left off the part where you might be able to get a refund on the Windows tax if you have time to spare.

  17. Re:Not paying attention to consumer demand on XP Deathwatch, T Minus 2 Weeks · · Score: 1

    GGP was the one that suggested 2008. GP pointed out how that was a massively BAD IDEA.

  18. Re:Wrong, bordering on deceptive on XP Deathwatch, T Minus 2 Weeks · · Score: 1

    It's certainly more doable than IE 7 on a pre-XP Windows system.

  19. Re:Anonymous Coward on XP Deathwatch, T Minus 2 Weeks · · Score: 1
    I think I know where the problem is.

    Must repurchase the OS Most people (including me) thought you were referring to a single Operating System (XP) when you were talking about the OS family (Windows).
  20. Not good for much on Trio of Super-Earths Discovered · · Score: 1

    With masses 4-9 times greater than Earth, I can't see these planets being very useful. Too close to their star to be habitable, too heavy to send mined materials into orbit.

  21. Re:1394 For Life on Clash of the Titans Over USB 3.0 Specification Process · · Score: 5, Informative

    I've not heard of USB missile launchers either. It shoots USBs? http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/warfare/8a0f/
  22. Re:yeah but on Groundbreaking Solar Mission Faces Chilly Death · · Score: 3, Informative

    Ulysses was launched on October 6, 1990. Linux was announced August 25, 1991. (hurray for wikipedia!) Draw your own conclusions.

  23. Re:See guys! on France's Citizens Expected to Help Build Internet Blacklist · · Score: 1

    Tell that to the guy that modded GGP insightful.

  24. Re:...This got greenlit? on Denon's $499 Ethernet Cable · · Score: 1

    $249 per issue. Issues released weekly on a 3"x5" card. You will be automatically billed, but you must arrange for your own posting. Issues not picked up within 30 minutes of printing will be discarded and you will need to ask for a replacement issue for merely $169.

  25. Re:Nope, no typo, just a thinko :) on Denon's $499 Ethernet Cable · · Score: 1

    The tags are great, too.