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  1. Re:Skype on Ask Slashdot: Recommendations For Linux Telecommuting Tools? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Skype runs on Ubuntu and not through wine. They actually have a .deb package for it and probably for other distributions as well. For other things though, yeah you might have to stick with windows or at least run a VM.

  2. Interesting on Despite Drop In Piracy, French Music Industry Still In Decline · · Score: 5, Funny

    You could almost say the French music industry is...retreating.

  3. Security... on Help Liberate the Debian Administrator's Handbook · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will the French version tell me to build a great line of firewalls that are easily circumvented by going through a router in Belgium?

  4. A little early for firefox 3.5 on Google Incrementally Dropping Support For Older Browsers · · Score: 1

    but I'm not complaining. Google dropping support for old browsers like IE7 is a huge help to web developers everywhere. I only wish that Yahoo and Google would join with Google so none of the major search engines supported these out-dated browsers anymore.

  5. Re:Abuse? on Google Deprecates Translation API · · Score: 1

    Somehow SEO related, SEO truly is the dredge of the internet.

  6. Hey FireFox on Mozilla Labs: the URL Bar Has To Go · · Score: 1

    Why don't you spend time OPTIMIZING your browser rather than including dumb little features.

  7. Re:Unstable on Ubuntu Unity: The Great Divider · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is why I've told everyone not to immediately update to Ubuntu's latest version. In fact, your best bet is to just stick with the LTS releases. Ubuntu has certainly proven not to be an option for production level servers and is starting to make me question its viability as a work station.

  8. Gotten use to waiting a few months before upgrade on Ubuntu Unity: The Great Divider · · Score: 1

    Ubuntu's rapid releases and sometimes shotty releases have made me get used to waiting several months, sometimes 6 months, before upgrading. It's likely I'll just move 100% to Debian or something like Mint next time I upgrade my computer. Thanks for all the years Ubuntu, buts its time I go back home to Debian.

  9. Really sounds like a new way of tracking where... on US Contemplating 'Vehicle Miles Traveled' Tax · · Score: 1

    Really sounds like a new way of tracking where you go. If they are installed on every car, then the meter can associate your car to a location. No thanks. I'll take public transit and rent a car when needed. Doesn't just taxing the gas do the same thing meanwhile encouraging more gas efficient vehicles... This is also potentially brutal on tourism.

  10. And... on Tesla CEO Says Model S Will Support Third-Party Apps · · Score: 3, Insightful

    computer car viruses were born.

  11. The term printer jam on Kidney Printer · · Score: 2

    just took on a whole new meaning.

  12. Re:I went to ITT... on Can For-Profit Tech Colleges Be Trusted? · · Score: 1

    same story here exactly. luckily after getting out with the aas i continued studying on my own and now have a good salary. my advice is stay away and go to a community college. way cheaper and probably better education. i dont even like teling ppl i went to itt. its embarrassing.

  13. And what about Windows 2000 and older? on Even Microsoft Wants IE6 Dead · · Score: 1

    How do people on Windows 2000 and older switch? Is MS advocating these people use a non-microsoft browser?

  14. head far up own ass on Anonymous Goes After GodHatesFags.com · · Score: 1

    so the defenders of free speech want to take someone elses
    free speech away, right.....

  15. Re:Wait, what? on Are You Sure SHA-1+Salt Is Enough For Passwords? · · Score: 1

    RTFA and the author mentions Bcrypt along with HMAC and PBKDF2.

  16. Can you make an ER Diagram of this? on Cassandra 0.7 Can Pack 2 Billion Columns Into a Row · · Score: 1

    Developer: "Sure, how many rows did you say that was again?" Asshat: "Umm... 2 billion." Developer: ....

  17. So about auto insurance on Judge Declares Federal Healthcare Plan (Partly) Unconstitutional · · Score: 0

    I guess we should rule this unconstitutional as well as I see little difference between health and auto insurance.

  18. UMM...PHP? on Which Language To Learn? · · Score: 1

    If you're not seriously considering PHP then you're crazy. It's easy to learn, widely used, and jobs are always available for it (assuming you're local tech economy is decent). It powers most e-commerce sites and tons of others. I've been employed as a PHP developer for over 4 years with no gaps in employment. Ruby and Python may be fine, but neither is hiring like PHP. If .NET is off the table, PHP is the way to go, at least for starters.

  19. and no more on Promised Microsoft Tablet 'No Thicker Than Sheet of Glass' · · Score: 1

    secure than a sheet of glass either.

  20. Memory is pissing its pants on Firefox 4 Will Be One Generation Ahead · · Score: 1

    When will mozilla fix the damn memory leaks? I'm now using Chrome exclusively for my web browsing. The only time I use firefox anymore is for web application development. However, even firebug has started to get worse and I'm eagerly waiting for Chrome to improve on their developer tools.

  21. Re:Prediction: Gmail integration on Google Kills Wave Development · · Score: 1

    Or why not at least give it the ability to send an email. I mean WTF!?!

  22. still only makes sense for backends 90% of time on How To Use HTML5 Today · · Score: 1

    HTML 5 really only makes sense for backends where I/T can dictate browser policies. For instance at my last two jobs I/T has dictated the use of the latest version of FireFox, its been pretty sweet. Unfortunately, most web designers and developers still need to do things the IE 6 way on frontends.

  23. who cares what it looks like on Ubuntu Gets a New Visual Identity · · Score: 1

    I don't LOOK at my operating system so much as I USE my operating system. Does anyone really care about how sexy your O.S is? I just want to get the task at hand done and Ubuntu works great for me. Now if this helps them some how gain market share then bonus for me, it will likely lead to more improvements. Though I did chuckle at orange and purple being professional, maybe they took a bid tip from these guys: http://www.unisys.com/unisys/

  24. wire shark on How Can I Tell If My Computer Is Part of a Botnet? · · Score: 1

    Would wireshark work to capture traffic going to the botnet? Isn't it IRC traffic so you could just sort by that traffic type?

  25. cron job on Cross-Distro Remote Package Administration? · · Score: 1

    Can you setup a cron job that executes on each system? The only problem is that you have to update this script a bunch of places should it change. So you may want to keep the script stored on a "master server" and then have the clients just download the file and execute it each night etc...