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  1. Re:Women Smarter? on Girls not Going into CS · · Score: 2

    Maybe girls have better written communication skills, and know that the word you want is spelled "dying". Christ, with all the BSD trolls around, how hard is it to remember that? You don't have to be Kreskin...

  2. Re:1.7 % Market Share on Review of Mozilla's 2002 · · Score: -1, Troll

    No, actually.

    Most Mozilla users are Linux-zealot, MS-bashing teenagers that, at most, are working in the fast food industry. Most IE users are corporate workers that actually pull in a real paycheck.

  3. Re:Play nice. on Hark! I Hear a Dropped Packet! · · Score: 2

    Yeah, god forbid the paid editors actually do something like editing.

  4. Re:As a new c# programmer... on Portable.NET Now 100% Free Software · · Score: 2

    Once again, Borland Delphi provides the most elegant solution, which in this case is a fine blend of the two ideas.

  5. Re:Balance of Rights on Verizon Sues to Stop Privacy Rules; Wants to Sell Call Data · · Score: 2

    CowboyNeal

  6. Re:How? on Doom 3 Alpha Leaked · · Score: 2

    So if you're ever charged with manslaughter, do you want them to automatically bump it up to first degree murder because "intent shoudln't matter"?

    Determining intent is not the same as monitoring 'thoughtcrime', and has been a critical part of our legal systems since English common law.

  7. Re:Hey Taco on Cappuccino PC, Round 3 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It was a meta joke actually, and you fell for it.

  8. Re:Glad to be getting out on Microsoft Invests in the University of Waterloo · · Score: 2

    Let me put it this way -- there's ALWAYS a market for very talented people.

  9. Re:Bandwidth... on IBM's Deep View · · Score: 2

    Also, why did you do pixels-per-frame * (24/8) only only to multiple it back by eight on the next line?

  10. Re:Why do they get away with their TCO nonsense? on Microsoft Says IBM/Linux Their Biggest Threat · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    It seems that Microsoft has been using the "Linux is only free if your time isn't worth anything" argument far too often without any real response from the OSS/Free software community.

    Because it's true.

    But why is nobody in the media pointing out that *implementing and maintaining Microsoft software is similarly time consuming* and that, over any reasonable period of time, it's *at least as costly* as Linux?

    Because it's not true.

    The true benefits of Linux need to be restated - as well as being 'free', it's also robust, powerful, usable.

    Ha!

    (Good-bye, Karma)

  11. Re:Beg to differ! on Functional Languages Under .NET/CLR · · Score: 2
    unable to address functional and logic languages such as Prolog and LISP.

    Jumping to make yourself look smart generally results in the opposite.

  12. Re:BestBuy had GeForce4 4600 for 129$ a piece.. on NVIDIA Unveils (And Tom's Reviews) The GeForce4 · · Score: 2

    TV / VIVO and other features are added by other companies that manufacure NVIDIA-based boards. NVIDIA itself only produces the chips, and provides a fairly bare-bones reference board. We'll see S-Video and other goodies soon enough from companies like ASUS and Gainward.

  13. Re:Best Buy on NVIDIA Unveils (And Tom's Reviews) The GeForce4 · · Score: 2
    Oh well, I ordered one! I've always wanted to sue a large corporation :)


    Enjoy your first loss, then. The only way you'd win a suit is if they billed your CC for the higher price without your knowledge, or if they shipped you something different that was actually worth the amount you paid and would not accept returns.

  14. Re:Framerate wars make no sense to me. on NVIDIA Unveils (And Tom's Reviews) The GeForce4 · · Score: 2

    The measurement given is either peak or average framerate. If you're getting a high average, you are unlikely to see it drop to an unacceptable level (30 FPS) during intense scenes.

  15. Re:Horrible review on Lindows Reviewed · · Score: 2

    Fine. If you aren't going to bother reading your own posts, neither will I. Bye.

  16. Re:Horrible review on Lindows Reviewed · · Score: 2

    Where was it that you turned unneeded filesystem level security into no root password for network connections?

  17. Re:White hat v. Black hat on The SEC and Fake Investment Sites · · Score: 5, Informative

    Tricking someone into acting illegally isn't necessarily entrapment. Otherwise there would be no sting operations. Entrapment requires harassment or continual provocation -- that is, forcing someone into doing something they normally would not.

  18. Lottery on The SEC and Fake Investment Sites · · Score: 2

    Are movies a tax on people who aren't good at math? What about books? The lottery is escapist entertainment. And at a dollar a ticket, it's a better value than a movie. And with the dreck churned out of Hollywood, you have a better chance of winning $100 million than seeing a good flick.

  19. RedHat on Mandrake Releases 8.2 Beta · · Score: 2

    When is RedHat 7.3 expected? After KDE3 in April?

  20. Re:Horrible review on Lindows Reviewed · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yeah, sacrifice ease-of-use for filesystem security that isn't needed on a single-user machine. Brilliant.

  21. Re:Still Free software? on Borland C++ For Linux · · Score: 2

    Yes, it is still free software. According to Borland's license, any code you write, and code that is automatically generated by the compiler for your projects, belongs to you and can used / licensed however you like.

  22. Re:IDE Me ! on Borland C++ For Linux · · Score: 2

    If you're looking for a familiar interface, I don't think you'll be disappointed. Kylix, Borland's recent Delphi for Linux IDE, is for all purposes identical to Delphi 6. Kylix 1 had some stability problems, but Kylix 2 has been perfect. I'm sure that C++Builder for Linux will be stable and be immediately useful for experienced C++Builder users.

  23. Re:2 Ghz CPU or marketing BS ? on Intel Northwood CPU Review · · Score: 3, Informative

    Intel's CEO has an engineering background, and he doesn't let marketing dictate technology. MHz certainly isn't the only issue with regards to performance, but neither is it a non-issue. The P4 is a very intesting chip due both to the technology that enables clockrate scaling and the technology that makes use of clockrate scaling.

  24. Re:Nessesary? Or just fun? on Intel Northwood CPU Review · · Score: 2

    Yeah, damn those worthless benchmarks. What does a Quake3 test tell me about real life useage such as playing Quake3.

  25. Re:There's a good reason for it on Broadband In Australia Just Got Slower · · Score: 2

    Using your example, the girl's actual age doesn't matter. If it's directly represented as, or even just suggested to be, child pornography, then it is illegal in the US.

    Likewise, photoshopped images and even renderings and drawings are illegal. ADH's steps to stop criminals from abusing his ISP are quite justified.