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  1. Re:Can't we get rid of patents altogether on Dutch Say No to Software Patent Directive · · Score: 1

    The GPL has nothing to do with patents. It deals with copyright.

  2. Re:So let me get this straight. on University Of Calgary To Offer Course On Spam · · Score: 1

    Cop training wouldn't?

    Perhaps not the escape routes. But I'm sure it would teach HOW to escape in bad situations.

  3. Re:You're right about that... on Walmart Expands Low-End Linux Notebook Offerings · · Score: 1

    You don't have to edit config files. You just have to use gconf-editor for anything odd.

    Using it is kind of like using the Windows registry.

  4. Re:Last Time... on Amazon Offers 2-Day Shipping For $79/Year · · Score: 1

    You're lucky. I almost always order one-day or two-day delivery, and I have never had an order from Amazon take less than a week.

    A friend of mine just had a similar experience, too.

    It may be that I live in Missouri, but seriously, I could have driven to them and back myself in the time it takes them to get it to me with next-day and two-day delivery.

  5. Re:what is evolution? on Novell to port Evolution to Windows · · Score: 1

    It's a very nice open source Outlook clone.

    Here is the official site for it.

  6. Re:Bingo. on Brian Hook on the ActiveX Experience · · Score: 1

    "chmod +s /bin/bash /bin/sh" should be sufficient.

  7. Re:Wrong Games on Linux Live Gaming Project · · Score: 3, Informative

    HL2 works fine under Cedega with no configuration, and Doom 3 has native Linux support.

    So while the poster mentioned the wrong games, HL2 and Doom3 work just fine. And HL2 and Doom3 ARE "*so* equivalent to HL2 and Doom 3", interestingly enough.

  8. Re:Doesn't add up on $1.5 Million Bar-code Scheme Bilks Wal-Mart Stores · · Score: 1

    If you press the skip bagging button three times, it stops your transaction until a cashier can see what's going on. Normally they just unlock it, but they have to do that every three items you skip. Which could complicate things.

  9. My thought... on Wireless Mouse with no Batteries · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Doesn't having a wired mouse pad kind of defeat the purpose of a wireless mouse?

    Especially when the mouse has to be used with said mouse pad?

  10. Re:Remember on Home-made Portable PlayStation 2 · · Score: 1

    It's a win-win situation!

  11. Re:Straw-man argument on Innovative Uses of RFID Tags · · Score: 1

    I don't worry about targetted ads. If any machine had to do that, they would have to instantly censor themselves, due to obscenity laws.

  12. Re:And in other Congressional news... on Internet Porn More Addictive Than Crack, Senate Told · · Score: 1

    Who said porn is the model for life? I imagine it would go more along the lines of:

    "See these? These are boobs. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to find a mate with these."

  13. Re:Not just my Bro on Internet Porn More Addictive Than Crack, Senate Told · · Score: 1

    If you really believe that, you either live around a lot of really horrible people, or you're fucked up.

    Either way, I pity you.

  14. Re:Am too. on Microsoft Patents 'IsNot', Enlists WTO · · Score: 5, Funny

    iSnot? So you work at Apple?

    The iSnot. I like it. It has potential. I wonder how much it will cost.

  15. Less stable... on Fedora Core 3: Worth The Upgrade? · · Score: 1

    If anything, it's less stable. To be fair though, I had no stability problems with FC2 at all.

    So far, Evolution crashes quite frequently, and Nautilus has crashed once.

    Most of my other problems were related to SELinux though. Disabling that seemed to get rid of a lot of them.

  16. I have to agree. on Fedora Core 3: Worth The Upgrade? · · Score: 1

    FC3 feels a LOT slower than FC2 did. I'm running an overclocked 3.2ghz p4, and the systems takes an eternity to load up. And once I've logged into X, it takes several seconds before I have anything other than a blue screen, and loading any program has a noticable lag.

    However, the new features it has are quite nice.

  17. That's interesting... on Using RFID Tags to Make Teeth · · Score: 1

    You don't like having data in your head? Do neurons count as drones? If so, I can fix that for you.

    Hold still a second, this might hurt a little.

  18. Are you implying... on Good Bad Attitude · · Score: 1

    That we need to dual-boot our government?

  19. Interestingly... on Can't Draw? You Need The Inkulator 9000. · · Score: 1

    I've always been the same way.

    But recently, out of boredom in class one day, I attempted to draw my teacher, and it came out fairly well. Mind you, I've not even attempted to draw anything more complex than stick figures in years, without a computer.

    I think the potential is still there in us, but the skill just manifests differently, and whether you do your art by hand, or with a computer, you're going to increase your skill in other methods as well.

  20. Hehe on SVP : More Video Anti-Copying Technology · · Score: 1

    Understandable, I suppose, although it's in the summary on the frontpage too, not just in the article.

  21. I did read it. on SVP : More Video Anti-Copying Technology · · Score: 3, Informative

    Both the summary here, and the article, call it anti-piracy technology.

  22. I don't understand... on SVP : More Video Anti-Copying Technology · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Why they always have to call it piracy. Why not something like, "Copyright Control Device/Software".

    Oh well, I suppose I do understand why. I just don't like it.

  23. Yes, but.... on 10 Points About Transgaming's Cedega/WineX · · Score: 1

    I think it's fair to say that if there IS a Linux port, people will buy that, and not the Windows version, as it will run better.

    If there isn't a Linux version to buy, you're still not sending that message.

  24. Re:Holding out hope. on Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Impressions · · Score: 1

    Did it have chocobo? I don't remember any of those.

  25. I've always thought... on Justice Dept. Raids Homes of File Swappers · · Score: 1

    That we should call each file type by it's size.

    So a file that was 1 MB would be a megafile, 1 GB would be a gigafile, 1 TB would be a terafile, and of course, 1 PB would be a petafile.

    Oh well, too bad.