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  1. I found a bug that they wouldn't fix too. on Debian 3.0r4 Released · · Score: 1

    I found that using sort() on array with only 1 value doesn't reindex it, but sort() on an array with multiple values does.

    The debian PHP maintainers arguement was that some people might be relying on that bug. I can see his point but it's such a broken bug that I still feel it should be fixed. It makes doing a for loop through an array that has been sorted unreliable so that you have to use for each.

  2. But you can't... on Federal Appeals Court Sides With VoIP Providers · · Score: 1

    That's exactly my point... Traceroute tells you nothing because IP addresses can be routed. They aren't physically attached to anything. You could tunnel over a tunnel over a tunnel and the IP address you're using for VoIP could be anywhere.

  3. The browser? on Netcraft Releases Anti-Phishing Toolbar · · Score: 1

    The browser is for browsing web pages.

  4. You don't solve a thing... on Federal Appeals Court Sides With VoIP Providers · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So I'm in LA and I have an internet connection with a tunnel to an ISP in Nebraska. As far as my IP address, I'm in Nebraska. How are you going to verify that?

    Maditory address insertion is absurd at best. Some insane scheme of madatory GPS would be more realistic but probably just as easy to spoof/bypass.

    How do cell phones do 911? I guess they can at least tell what tower the device is connected with.

  5. I agree on the drop out part on World of Warcraft Gamespot GOTY 2004 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I have no doubts this game will cause some people to fail school. (Probably any game can do that, but this one is so addicting.) Blizzard has really loaded it up with quests. I can't stop playing!

  6. Any reason not to keep them seperate? on Mozilla Lightning to Challenge Outlook · · Score: 1

    I doubt there's that big of a performance hit to justify merging them together.

    If it's possible to keep them seperate and allow them to launch each other I would go that route.

    I wouldn't think it would be that difficult to get them to communicate as seperate applications.

  7. The bug is in PHP not phpBB on Net Worm Uses Google to Spread · · Score: 1

    phpBB just happens to be written in a way that the PHP bug can be exploited.

  8. Just an idea on New Technology for the Blind? · · Score: 1

    As I was reading through these comments, one thing that might work is to have a small mp3 at the start of each playlist that identified that playlist?

  9. apt-get upgrade on PHP Vulnerabilities Announced · · Score: 1

    :)

    Works for me!

  10. Cheering on?! on Mozilla Heading to Mobiles · · Score: 1

    I wasn't cheering anything on. Simply questioning if Opera might use the same crappy tactics as other companies have once they're backed into a corner with no where to go.

  11. Mod this guy up on Mozilla Heading to Mobiles · · Score: 1

    He was the only person who responded with something intelligent.

  12. Why? on Mozilla Heading to Mobiles · · Score: 1

    I thought it was a valid question. Obviously I was wrong.

  13. How long before Opera starts enforcing patents? on Mozilla Heading to Mobiles · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Surely Mozilla has copied some of Operas patents right? Tabbed browsing? There's a plugin for gestures. Pop-up blocking?

    Will this move force opera to start enforcing patents to preserve it's existance?

    The one advantage opera has is that I bet companies with handhelds usually come to opera and say, "Make it work on my device." Whereas just because firefox will run on handhelds, most companies probably don't have an internal team capable of making it work perfectly on their handheld.

  14. Insightful? Is it that annoying? on Penn State Tells Students To Ditch IE · · Score: 1

    Come on now. I like firefox too, but I don't get all stressed out if I run across a site that requires me to launch IE. It's a rare occassion and when it happens it just makes me remember how bad things used to be.

  15. Re:But still not as much as a corp would. on OpenOffice.org In Swahili · · Score: 1

    Like I said the article didn't list any numbers, but I would bet that translators working at a university are primarily students who work for peanuts or good grades.

    Whereas a corporation is hiring a translation company.

    I could be wrong, but I could be right.

  16. But still not as much as a corp would. on OpenOffice.org In Swahili · · Score: 1

    I did read that and the article was lacking the actual numbers so I didn't comment on them but I bet it was an incredible amount less than what a corporation would pay to have it done.

  17. Translations are where free software has a big adv on OpenOffice.org In Swahili · · Score: 1

    Microsoft has to pay big bucks for translations and go through all sorts of QA whereas free software can find universities to do it for them.

    That's a big advantage IMHO.

  18. There's no conclusive PROOF on Consensus on Global Warming · · Score: 1

    Why spread panic about a problem that isn't confirmed or denied. The Bush administration isn't preaching about how a meteor could hit the earth or how the earth's core could explode, why should it preach about global warming.

    We have absolutely no evidence that it's not a normal process.

  19. How is this overrated? on Programmer Built Vote-Rigging Demo for Florida Politician · · Score: 1

    It's 100% FACT if you read the articles

  20. He did this BEFORE Florida switched to electronic on Programmer Built Vote-Rigging Demo for Florida Politician · · Score: 0

    This was suppossedly taking place in the year 2000 before electronic voting took place in Florida.

  21. One thing that might help on Mozilla Thunderbird Reaches 1.0 · · Score: 1

    I've been eyeing thunderbird for a while now and decided to officially convert on my work computer (from outlook express).

    So I moved all my messages over and there were nearly 12,000 in my sent items. It took a little while to move but it did keep me updated on the status so I knew it was working.

    Afterwards I closed an relaunched and did a compact on sent items. I closed and relaunched again and it appears to have "outlook express" like relfexes when pulling up my sent items.

  22. My filter of choice! on 11 Anti-spam Products Tested · · Score: 1

    Spampal is the best client side solution I've used for Windows anyway.

  23. So where is the advantage? on VOIP Meets Cell Phones · · Score: 1

    You still have to have cell coverage by your provider right?

    I already have unlimited long distance on my cell phone.

    What am I missing? I read the page and it's probably obvious but it's just not clicking.

  24. This is a temporary attack that might be effective on Lycos Anti-Spam Screensaver Brings Down Spam Sites · · Score: 1

    I don't see this working for very long. For technical or legal reasons... However, here's what's going to happen. A few spammers are going to get hit with huge hosting bills and they won't pay them. So now they've got collectors breathing down their neck for money and hosts realize that spammers are scum business not worth keeping because they don't pay their bills.

  25. It's kind of like license plates on Internet Archive Loses Copyright Fight · · Score: 1

    I'd rather go with the flat fee. Otherwise more management/audits have to be done.

    License plate tags are renewed every year or two at a flat rate. Something like that could work for copyrights I guess.