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  1. Re:The day the changed the online world: on AOL Shuts Down CompuServe · · Score: 1

    I think that the first version of Windows 95 lacked IE and TCP/IP, that was added in an update later. According to wikipedia: "Windows 95 originally shipped without Internet Explorer, and the default network installation did not install TCP/IP, the network protocol used on the Internet." See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_95

  2. Re:Top 10 Game To Movies Film (Rotten Tomatoes) on Universal Lands Rights To Asteroids Movie · · Score: 1

    Where it ranks "Super Mario Bros"?

  3. Re:I was seriously just thinking about that. on Universal Lands Rights To Asteroids Movie · · Score: 1

    Maybe the name and artwork?

  4. Re:vrml on Google Brings 3D To Web With Open Source Plugin · · Score: 1
  5. Re:Hulu.com outside USA? on ABC/Disney Considering Hulu · · Score: 1

    VPN uses encryption, why do I need to encrypt my connection to see a foreign site?

  6. Hulu.com outside USA? on ABC/Disney Considering Hulu · · Score: 1

    Can see anything in Hulu because I am blocked by the site since I am not in the US.
    I have a virtual server located in the UD, may I use that slice to see Hulu? Not using VNC or remote visualization, but using it as a proxy. Any tip on how to do it?

  7. Unnecesary link on Alaskans Prepare For Volcanic Eruption · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This is not Microsoft website in the day of the "slammer", this is a public service in an emergency, I think it would be wise to remove the link.

  8. Re:You just blew my mind. on A Teacher Asking Students To Destroy Notes? · · Score: 1

    I would homeschool my child if it were legal in my country.

  9. Re:Old news on FTC Kills Scareware Scam That Duped Over 1M Users · · Score: 1

    Can you use a >2Gb SD card in eeePC with linux?

  10. That's why I read /. on Scripting In Commodore BASIC For Windows & Linux · · Score: 1

    scripting + commodore + linux. Who did it? Taht boy in Afghanistan?

  11. Don't assume any knowledge. on How Should I Teach a Basic Programming Course? · · Score: 1

    Buy a "programming for dummies" book and get the feeling of not knowing anything. I'll get ideas from it.

  12. Valid election? on Can Static Electricity Generate Votes? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I can't understand how do you people accept voting with back boxes (that is, w/o access to source code).

  13. Thank you Thomson Reuters!!! on Thomson Reuters Sues Over Open-Source Endnote-Alike Zotero · · Score: 2, Interesting

    In my lab there was a discussion about buying or not endnote (or similar program).
    Now thanks to Thomson Reuters and Slashdot I know of a nice alternative I didn't know before.
    I will also include this plugin as default in Dnalinux VDE.

  14. Re:What if I told you they had HPC systems way bac on Saudi Arabia Begins To Realize Supercomputer Ambitions · · Score: 1

    The University is OPEN TO EVERYONE

    Also Israel citizens?

  15. Known scam on Simple Device Claimed To Boost Fuel Efficiency By Up To 20% · · Score: 1

    Argentine version of this scam is called MDQ55 and FuelShock. Even car/race TV programs advertise them.
    Here is an article in Spanish:
    http://www.clubdelarazon.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=95

  16. This is the fastest on Fast-Booting Text-Editor Operating System? · · Score: 1
  17. Re:Creative Commons Attribution on Open Source Licenses For Academic Work? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    But I guess they want citation in publications (academic paper), not just displayed in software.

  18. Wasn't BASIC on Don't Count Cobol Out · · Score: 1

    the use of Cobol cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense

    I thought it was BASIC and not Cobol in that sentence.

  19. Bad drivers? on Microsoft Concedes Vista Launch Problems · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So why their certified those faulty drivers?
    Most drivers carry the log "Made for Vista" with digital signature provided by MS. That is supposed to have some QA, isn't it?

  20. idle cpu? on Prions Observed Jumping Species Barrier · · Score: 3, Insightful

    There is not such a thing as "spare CPU cycles" since when you run a *@home program, CPU power consumption pikes.
    In a laptop, when running any CPU intensive distributed program, battery level is stuck since all the power goes to the CPU instead of charging the battery.

  21. Re:DivX is NO FORMAT! on Best Way To Distribute Video Online? · · Score: 1

    It may be obscure and without users, but it is not true that only works properly on Windows, I tested under Linux and run without any problem.

  22. Re:Hell no. on Should IT Unionize? · · Score: 1

    [quote]Unions may have helped some industries in the past, but I can't see where it helps now.[/quote]

    In Argentina, a truck driver (sometimes with just elementary school) makes $4.5K/month while a medical doctor working in a public hospital earn up to $2.5K/month.

  23. Re:One positive on Ghostbusters Is First Film Released On USB Key · · Score: 1

    The couple USB keys I own are just about the most durable pieces of electronics I've ever run across

    Seems you didn't try Atari 2600 cartridges.

  24. Mirror of the comic on Google Chrome, the Google Browser · · Score: 1
  25. Re:Is that a threat? on Hit Man Email Scammer Back With a Vengeance · · Score: 1

    In Argentina there is a widespread crime called "virtual kidnap". The criminal call and tell someone that he has a relative with him and you should pay. A lot of people fall in this scam. Look in internet for "secuestro virtual".