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  1. Columbia University on Sony Blu-ray Under Patent Infringement Probe · · Score: 1, Insightful

    'nuff said.

  2. Its not hard - most managers are tools on How Apple Got Everything Right By Doing Everything Wrong · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Given that most managerial types are ignorant tools whose rise to power is typically fuelled by a mediocre knowledge of PowerPoint and Project, its a no brainer that to succeed, be agile, and come up with good products, you simply do everything that 'traditional' techniques says to avoid.

  3. Vote No on proposition 1 on Bruce Perens Aims For OSI Executive · · Score: 0

    Just say no to this blowhard douchebag. Whats next, appointing ESR ?

  4. sudo or equivalent on Should Mac Users Run Antivirus Software? · · Score: 1

    I run ubuntu on my desktop, and dont run random executables. Why would I need AV ?

  5. Re:Uhhh on IE 5.5 Beats IE6 and IE7 On Acid 3 · · Score: 1

    So that "best practices" and other ivory tower developer douchebags have something to point at and say 'nyah-nyah!'

  6. Patent, DMCA, like the judge knows the difference on German Police Raid 51 CeBIT Stands Over Patent Claims · · Score: 1

    So you're a patent holder, and you file a claim of DMCA-related noise, or similar, and Homeland Security and/or FBI goes and burns your competitor down. Then afterwards, you claim "oops my bad" - meanwhile the damage is done.

  7. Genie out of the bottle on Jonathan Zittrain On the Future of the Internet · · Score: 1

    Dude, ever see Usenet? Use a private P2P network? IRC? Meet some guy on a MUD who had a private SFTP server running on a non-standard port ?

    There's so much unregulatable content and traffic going on - just because Joe-AOL and Mommy-MSN have to suffer a corporatized,spam-ridden Internet, doesn't mean that everyone has to.

  8. difficult for AMD to catch up on Intel Ramps Up 45nm Chip Production, Announces 'Atom' Line · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Intel better watch out, they're in danger of becoming the next Alcoa. If you're too good, you get smacked down. Especially with the strong pimp hand of the Democrats.

  9. Re:Yeah good luck with that on A New Paradigm For Web Browsing · · Score: 2, Informative

    Thanks, you've illustrated my point perfectly.

  10. Yeah good luck with that on A New Paradigm For Web Browsing · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Dragon on a reasonably powerful PC might work, but until you can nail 110% correct recognition, in a crowded area, in a shitty little mic on a 400 MHz ARM processor, don't bother. You don't want to start arguing with your PocketPC about traffic and directions: No, I said Springfield, not Slingblade! *crash*

    The keyboard works, 100% of the time. Its easily understood. Its robust. It fails gracefully - you immediately see if you've made a mistake before submitting a command.

  11. America only has a 9 digit number on Japan IDs All Its Citizens · · Score: 1

    My 9 digit national ID number links to only my name, birthdate, gender and address. And my healthcare provider, and my entire credit history.

  12. No need for LVM? on MythTV 0.21 Released · · Score: 2, Insightful

    LVM may not be needed for Myth, but as a home server/media center, its important. I LVM a RAID-1 set on my mythbox, and carve out space for pictures, mp3s, etc.

  13. What did you expect? on US Air Force Issues DMCA Takedown Notice · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Why WOULDNT YouTube take the video down? They win government props, all-important in our era of growing corporatism, and maybe piss off the EFF and a few Slashdotters. 99.44% of the YouTube customer base does not even know what the DMCA _is_. It's nice to be indignant about it, but get real.

  14. Time for the old Dead Man's Switch on Controversial Section of PRO-IP Act Cut · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Nothing Cryptonomicon-esque, just some s/w will do the trick. Sieze away, Mr. Gestapo. All sorts of nice 1s and 0s for you to look through.

  15. Pre-emptable kernel? on FreeBSD 7.0 Bests Linux In SMP Performance · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Does FreeBSD have a pre-emptable kernel? One of the things Linux has really focused on lately is desktop interactive performance, so there may be performance tradeoffs vs. a kernel which can't pre-empt itself.

  16. UC - check, troll - check on Daylight Saving Time Wastes Energy · · Score: 1

    Cmon, some hippy prof at a UC decides that something about our lifestyle is wasteful, and its even printed? Hello, Ric Romero calling.

  17. reciprocating piston on MSI Develops a Heat-Driven Cooler · · Score: 1

    How does the piston ever retract, if the thermal gradient is putting constant pressure on it ?

  18. Tentacles on Robots Entering Daily Life in Japan · · Score: 5, Funny

    But do they have the necessary tentacles for normal, healthy Japanese sex?

  19. Re:Another one? Give me a break! on Government Mistakenly Declares Deaths of Citizens · · Score: 1

    How are we in these United States different from so-called 'enlightened' Europe, where the same human error must happen, but combined with the institutionalized laziness and slop, the costs are even higher?

  20. Re:Cultural schizophrenia on Japan Seeking to Govern Top News Web Sites · · Score: 1

    Nice to see somebody actually read my post.

  21. Cultural schizophrenia on Japan Seeking to Govern Top News Web Sites · · Score: 0, Troll

    Japan's twisted culture is epitomized in the phrase: "The conservative government, led by the Liberal Democratic Party, or LDP..."

  22. Re:biodiesel? on VW Set To Release Diesel Hybrid · · Score: 1

    20k psi, 30k psi, the point is that its well above the pressure of the old Mercedes motors everyone converts w/o issue. The high pressure (order of magnitude vs older setups) is what fubars the pump.

  23. Re:biodiesel? on VW Set To Release Diesel Hybrid · · Score: 1

    No, TDI's make HORRIBLE grease car conversions - the IP pressure on the VE TDI was ~15,000 psi, the PD version is about 20,000 psi. CR is going to be even higher.

    www.tdiclub.com

  24. How about real disk management tools on Ubuntu Brainstorm Launched · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Sometimes its so simple, that you can't do anything. Why doesnt the disk util applet show LVM drives mounted? Why is there no GUI LVM interface?

  25. Who uses their own ISP's DNS servers? on RoadRunner Intercepting Domain Typos · · Score: 1

    ISP DNS servers are notoriously sucky, or polluted with crap. Find an open one out there at a serious network provider and just use that.