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  1. Re:other google domains on John Doerr Disclaims Rumored GBrowser · · Score: 1

    GNOME applications don't really follow the GFoobar method of naming stuff, unlike KDE where almost everything is KFoobar.

  2. Re:Not to nitpick, but it already had one... on 'Kiss of Death' Discoverers Get Nobel Prize · · Score: 3, Interesting
    UC Irvine now has three Nobel Laureates.

    In addition to the late Professor Reines, F. Sherwood Rowland received one in Chemistry the same year (1995) as Professor Reines.

  3. Re:So... what they said originally? on Satellite Tip-Over Mishap Due to Missing Bolts · · Score: 2, Insightful
    The Mishap Investigation Board doesn't just figure out what happened, but why it happened and also writes recommendations on what to do about the problems they find.

    What happened is easy: the bolts weren't put in. Why took some looking into: People were sloppy in following procedures.

  4. Summary article on Satellite Tip-Over Mishap Due to Missing Bolts · · Score: 1
    There's another article with the summary of the report on SpaceFlightNow.

    My personal summary: They forgot to put the bolts in. People got sloppy/lazy and just signed off on stuff without really looking at what they signed off on.

  5. iPod AM/FM receiver? on RadioShark Is Vaporware No More · · Score: 1

    So when is somebody going to make an AM/FM receiver for iPods?

  6. Re:Anyone have a working copy? on First JPEG Virus Posted To Usenet · · Score: 2, Informative

    I found this on SecurityFocus: Microsoft Windows XP Explorer.EXE TIFF Image Denial of Service Vulnerability. Looks like Symantec is proactive, but then that is what their Bloodhound stuff is for.

  7. Re:Anyone have a working copy? on First JPEG Virus Posted To Usenet · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Did NAV detect it as Bloodhound.Exploit.13?

    What I find interesting is the next one in sequence, Bloodhound.Exploit.14. Looks like IE has problems parsing TIFFs, too. First time I've heard of this. Apparently, Microsoft hasn't acknowledged this one as there's no link on the Symantec site for further details like they do will all the previous ones in the Bloodhound.Exploit series.

  8. More details on After the X Prize · · Score: 4, Informative
  9. Re:Yeah, but... on New Version Of Ogg Audio Encoder · · Score: 1

    Yes, I know that OGG is just a container format.

    However, the phrase "OGG" has become synonymous with OGG format files containing audio compressed with the Ogg Vorbis codec. Similar to how the phrase "QuickTime" has become synonymous with QuickTime format files containing video compressed with the Sorenson codec.

  10. Yeah, but... on New Version Of Ogg Audio Encoder · · Score: 2, Funny
    ...does it play OGG?

    Sorry, I couldn't resist.

  11. /.'ed on Asteroid 4179 Toutatis Will Miss Earth, This Time · · Score: 1

    I think the asteroid slammed into the National Geographic webserver. It's toast.

  12. Re:This had better be... on UT2004 Editor's Choice Edition Released · · Score: 1
    Well, if you read the article, you would have seen:

    The ECE torrent is available, alongside direct downloads provided by BeyondUnreal.

    Not clear enough? How about this from Blue's News?

    The pack is an 84 MB download, available on 3D Gamers, FileFront, and GameSpot DLX (registration required), Gameguru Mania, Gamer's Hell, Game's Fusion, Tiscali Games, and Worthplaying.

  13. Re:tell everyone! on Plutonium Shipment to France on the Way · · Score: 1

    My mistake. I did read the article. I just got all mixed up when it's a British vessel carrying stuff from the US to France.

  14. Re:tell everyone! on Plutonium Shipment to France on the Way · · Score: 1

    The Channel Tunnel is capable of carrying freight. If they are willing to transport nuclear material is another matter.

  15. Play the lockout, too? on NHL Season to be Played Virtually · · Score: 5, Funny

    So are they going to turn off the computer to emulate the NHL lockout?

  16. Re:Bad timing... on Infinium Labs to Miss Release Date · · Score: 1
    So Im predicting this is going to be a flop before it has even been release.

    That's an easy prediction since there doesn't appear to be anything to buy anyways. It's an automatic flop.

  17. Re:OT: Is USB winning over Firewire? on Uncompressed TV Video Over USB 2.0 from ATI · · Score: 1

    Like the IOGEAR SmartLink? True, it's not just built-in, but it is possible.

  18. Re:Planned for some time? on Next iChat version to include Jabber support · · Score: 1

    The Rendevouz (OpenTalk) iChat was based on the Jabber protocol which is probably why you saw the 'Jabber' string.

  19. Re:for the love of god, on Mysterious Force Affects Pioneer 10 & 11 Probes · · Score: 1

    Instruction first, then quiz.

  20. More info on Lowry Digital Images on 378 Terabytes Of Star Wars on 600 G5s · · Score: 1

    Back in 2003, Apple had an article about John Lowry. It's a little out of date since the Apple article says he has 100 G5s, 300 G4s, and 100 TB of disk space.

  21. Forgot a few... on Pepper Pad 2 Linux Web Pad · · Score: 1

    7. RIAA sucks!
    8. Does it play OGG?
    8a. That's OGG Vorbis, not OGG.
    8a1. Apple sucks for not porting QuickTime to Linux.
    9. They didn't provide source! GPL violation!

  22. Re:Shouldn't this be left for the pros? on Volunteers Needed for Space Launch · · Score: 2, Informative

    NASA didn't "drop" the Genesis probe as that implies that they had caught it one time or another. The helicopters never even came close to catching Genesis. RTO(ther)FA before you comment.

  23. Re:Webpages not rendering correctly on Security Update 2004-09-07 · · Score: 4, Informative

    This was a "Security Update", not a general bug fix release, so I don't expect any bugs in Safari got fixed except the security issue.

  24. Re:I think it's an inside job on Walmart Stored Value Cards Compromised · · Score: 1

    Actually, it's even better than that. Some cards are not completely used so Starbucks gets to keep the cash without supplying anything in return. For awhile, the cards would even expire, but lately, that's been deemed illegal in some states. Companies love gift cards and the like. It gives them cash up front and when the cards are redeemed, the purchase is usually over the amount on the card, so they get a bigger sale. If the purchase is less than the card, the company pockets the difference if the customer decides just toss the remaining balance.

  25. Re:How much money has SCOG really got? on SCO Caps Legal Expenses At $31 Million · · Score: 1
    Who is SCOG's auditor and will they need to insist that SCOG presents a truthful balance sheet? And when?

    That be KPMG according to SCO's latest annual report. Before KPMG, SCO's auditors were Arthur Andersen. Yup, the same Arthur Andersen from the Enron disaster.