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  1. Re:Repent, Sinners! on Windows Upgrade, FAA Error Cause LAX Shutdown · · Score: 1, Insightful

    but "commence" is a french word, a certain part of the US population surely don't want a french word in the place of the idiotic "start" on their windows do something button...

    "The problem with the french is that they don't have a word for 'entrepreneur'" (G.W. Bush)

  2. hum, guess they selected the wrong word... on Windows Upgrade, FAA Error Cause LAX Shutdown · · Score: 1, Troll

    This happened after an upgrade from Unix to Windows.

    Shouldn't that read downgrade instead ???

  3. Re:people suck. on Kryptonite U-Lock Security Flaw · · Score: 2, Funny

    guess that's because most north americans don't ride bikes, but cars...

  4. This whole thing is overblown on Independent Developers Fight Piracy & Lose · · Score: 1

    if anyone had bothered RTFA, the progam in question is merely a mac os X frontend to ffmpeg, which would probably take a day or so to do in python.

    Nothing to see here, the author is an ass and his program is only needed for clicky-clicky idiots.

    Us, smarties, use ffmpeg through teh command line, and don't need to pay anyone anything.

  5. Re:Slashdotters will agree... on Theora Codec Ported to Java · · Score: 1

    real player 10 supports playing theora/vorbis ogg streams out of the box

  6. Re:how much of this is affecting X11 *the* protoco on X.org X11 Server Release 6.8 · · Score: 5, Informative

    well, XDamage is an extension, which means, it doesn't modify the existing protocol, but adds more request/response types to said protocol, via a well defined extension protocol.

  7. Re:Debian on X.org X11 Server Release 6.8 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    yeah, will be in debian in a couple of years

  8. Re:Canadian Robot to fix Canadian Telescope on Canadian Robot Could Rescue Hubble · · Score: 1

    last I checked, the mirror in question was destined for one of those KH11 NSA satellites, when it was discovered it was flawed. then they decided to give it to astronomy...

  9. Re:Differences in expensive cables on How Much Are You Paying For Electronics Labels? · · Score: 1

    worse offenders in this category are the plastic fiber optic cable used to link a CD player with the amplifier

  10. Re:Software raid on Which RAID for a Personal Fileserver? · · Score: 1

    I don't care about whether booting once a day needs 1 or 2 minutes)
    You're using Gnu/Linux and reboot once a day ? you must be doing something wrong ;D

  11. Re:Good linux mapping software on Sony Launches Three Linux-based In-car Navigation Devices · · Score: 1

    you forgot my project (shameful plug)

    NavSys

  12. Re:GPS mapping for Linux PDAs ? on Sony Launches Three Linux-based In-car Navigation Devices · · Score: 1

    working on it (sony's thing is more advanced, but would only work in japan)

    check here: navsys

  13. pull the plug ! on RFID License Plates in the UK · · Score: 2, Interesting

    according to the article, the thing needs batteries to work...
    remove the battery, no more tracking...

  14. Re:xorg changes on Mandrakelinux Goes X.org · · Score: 1

    dunno, never tried that (we don't have windows anywhere in sight around here...)

  15. Re:xorg changes on Mandrakelinux Goes X.org · · Score: 4, Informative

    As I said, You don't know what you are talking about. the core stuff won't EVER change, all new stuff goes into these really practical things called "X extensions" which are some sort of plugins that can be used when available, or simulated if not present.
    now, stop trolling and go do your homework before whining, you have a lot to read on xorg.freedesktop.org

  16. Re:xorg changes on Mandrakelinux Goes X.org · · Score: 4, Informative

    WTF are you talking about ???
    X.org is an X server, which is similar to what you have inside your NCD thing (except the NCD is stuck at XFree86 4.1.x
    X.org itself doesn't communicate with your NCDs, the Xlib in your server does (where the X applications, also known as X clients, reside).
    the xlib that comes with X.org does not break compatibility, and still uses the core X protocol (it's X11R6.x), otherwise, it wouldn't be an X 11 library.
    Now, your NCD things are flash upgradable. you should kick NCD in the nuts for not making a newer firmware available for that expensive hardware you use.
    As for us, we have switched from NCD based X servers to EPIAs booting from the network with PXE...

  17. Re:Collaborative creation on Open Maps? · · Score: 1

    see my post right above your post :D

  18. World-wide mapping collaborative project on Open Maps? · · Score: 1

    At the risk of slashdotting myself, you may look into navsys which has the goal of becoming a world-wide mapping collaborative project

  19. Re:I don't understand Nokia on Second Round of EU Patent Fight, Coming Up · · Score: 1

    the idea here is to boycott nokia and tell them that you are, weather by email or snail mail.
    More power to you if you can hit them more thoroughly than with a cell phone, such as if you can recommand against nokia hardware for things like firewalls and the like.

  20. Re:Soaking up the gamma on Latest Chernobyl Motorcycle Photos · · Score: 3, Interesting

    no, that one is categorized as "intentionnal crime by application of weapons of mass destruction"

  21. Re:Network DivX Player on New Nano-ITX Boards Shown At Cebit · · Score: 1

    it has PXE, so you can boot from the network... that should be good enough :D

  22. Re:Keep it simple on More E-voting Problems in California · · Score: 1

    the concept of absentee ballot is ludicrous to begin with...

  23. Re:Technology is not always the answer on More E-voting Problems in California · · Score: 1

    much easier would be put the "bush" or the "kerry" paper in the box...

  24. Re:Technology is not always the answer on More E-voting Problems in California · · Score: 2, Informative

    here in France, we don't use no pen (in fact, writing on the ballot nullifies it).
    you just select one out of a handful of papers and put that one in an envelope. simple and to the point, there's no way to cheat, nothing to interpret

  25. Re:Testing procedures? on More E-voting Problems in California · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Make the machine idiot proof
    no, stop using machines that can be rigged for such important matters such as votes...