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  1. Re:how did they ever thingk they would win?! on Pirate Bay Retrial Denied, Judge Declared Unbiased · · Score: 1
    Just to clarify the pirate party in Sweden is not the same as The Pirate Bay. That scene might be very small, I mean Sweden is very small, but that doesn't mean there are strong connections betweens these organizations. Seriously I'm sure you know someone who knows someone in TPB.

    The Green party in Sweden got in to the parliament because of knee jerk reactions as well (not really comparable though), it's the same thing. Coincidently the pirate party will join the green group in the parliament.

  2. Re:Simple test. Does he listen to the other side? on Pirate Bay Retrial Denied, Judge Declared Unbiased · · Score: 1

    His contribution to the swedish EFF (if such a thing exists?).

    EFF Europe is a branch, they should try to employ more people though.. FFII is a similar organization that just figihts against software patents. Not sure why he would contribute to these organizations though.

  3. Re:New Definition of Human Rights on Pirate Bay Retrial Denied, Judge Declared Unbiased · · Score: 1

    Yes, since some years back it's now illegal to upload and download. This year they actually made it practical to try to find the filesharers by allowing people other than the police get the person behind an IP address. In the news they are all talking about getting the "pro" uploaders, but that doesn't change the fact that you aren't allowed to download either..

  4. Re:Is Slashdot for or against copyright today? on Pirate Bay Retrial Denied, Judge Declared Unbiased · · Score: 3, Informative

    DMCA won't allow you to copy personal DVDs right? Otherwise it was a marvelous troll.

  5. Re:By saying that he proves his former point on State of Sound Development On Linux Not So Sorry After All · · Score: 1

    The article is really good read it, the conclusion is that Ubuntu should hire the OSS developer, and that debian needs better OSS support. Another thing was Pulse Audio, which he say gives too much latency to be useable in games, not something I really care about but a 3 second delay is pretty extreme, I wonder if that is true.

  6. By saying that he proves his former point on State of Sound Development On Linux Not So Sorry After All · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If Pulse Audio really sucks, then Linux Audio really is in a sorry state .

  7. try democracy on Comcast Intercepts and Redirects Port 53 Traffic · · Score: 2, Informative

    having your own police helps.

  8. Re:Will they run Linux? on ARM-Powered Linux Laptops Unveiled At Computex · · Score: 1

    That would be 650 USD, and hopefully that would give you somekind of quality, an ARM thinkpad perhaps? Can't the aspire one handle suspend? Sounds strange my laptop is up form suspend in ~3s from opening the lid.

  9. Re:Yeah, that'll help on ICANN and NIST Announce Plans To Sign the DNS Root · · Score: 1

    Yeah but can you get a passport that way, and can you get a work permit in another country using those credentials?

  10. Fix your broadband on Music Streaming to Overtake Downloads · · Score: 1

    If I can get 100 mbps for 13 bucks then you should be able to aswell. With P2P your pipe outside .au doesn't matter.

  11. ethernet on You've Dropped Your Landline — Now What? · · Score: 1

    FastEthernet should be able to run over 2 pairs. :-)

  12. Re:Innovation is lacking in the browser market... on Mozilla Preparing To Scrap Tabbed Browsing? · · Score: 1

    I find that time is a better index for websites than the order I clicked links. Firefox history side bar sorted by "latest visited" is very useful.

  13. Re:The desktop is dead on Why Linux Is Not Yet Ready For the Desktop · · Score: 1
    Google gears will keep your documents stored locally, on all the computers you use. There are cases when Google docs isn't great but it is very easy to backup you documents.. One case is:
    1. open a G doc
    2. log out from gmail
    3. log in as another user
    4. change the G doc

    results can't save changes.

  14. 3G is cheap on Why Linux Is Not Yet Ready For the Desktop · · Score: 4, Informative

    In Stockholm I pay $3-$9 per month for 3G, even with max data usage you wouldn't pay more than $360/year. Are you sure you're not using prices from 99?

  15. What's up with the punctuation on Apple Freezes Snow Leopard APIs · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why... is there... there so much... punctionations in the summary?

  16. Re:Better off not working for them... on In France, Fired For Writing To MP Against 3 Strikes · · Score: 1

    No it hasn't, please give one example. You can not be sentenced for actions which are not illegal.

  17. no remote attacks on Ubuntu 9.04 RC Released · · Score: 1

    Now while agreeing they are silly, since you have to restart applications with remote attacks (like, Firefox, Pidgeon etc). You are never secure on the local machine anyways. I think there were two remote attacks in those notices, SCTP and ndiswrapper neither should be common practice.

  18. Re:Gotta upgrade to 8.10 first on Ubuntu 9.04 RC Released · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Actually, for me it was: Windows crashes I try to install it again but Windows fails to activate correctly and I can't use my license key anymore without calling support. That made me return to Linux, I should always be able to use my computer even if I can't get onto the net for a month of two.

    Ubuntu being usable as a desktop by default was a strong argument as well.

  19. Re:People just don't understand Linux on Linux On Netbooks — a Complicated Story · · Score: 1

    I still don't get why you want the windows way, it takes so much more time.

  20. Like the polls on After Sweden's New Law, a Major Drop In Internet Traffic · · Score: 3, Interesting

    25% said they would stop file sharing if IPRED became reality, and it seems they did.. :-) There's a huge build out of broadband in Stockholm and Sweden right now, lots of people are getting 100mbps. So things will change, especially with tech like One swarm that will multiply the bandwidth.

  21. EUCD is the EU variant of DMCA since 2001 on Hulu Munging HTML With JS To Protect Content · · Score: 3, Interesting

    EUCD is the EU version, if DVD Jon would have been trialed in the EU it would have been interesting. Because I find it very hard to believe that anyone will ever get convicted for circumventing protection mechanisms, if it wasn't with malicious intent, or for monetary gain.

  22. Re:Yes on Shouldn't Every Developer Understand English? · · Score: 1

    And Spanish is a good example where they manage too translate a lot of the very technical words to spanish.

  23. Not sure about that ref on Shouldn't Every Developer Understand English? · · Score: 1

    If you don't practise you wont learn? You don't need to understand Sesame Street, but it's very important if you want to know what to poke at 53280.

  24. Posted on slashdot the day before on Data Preservation and How Ancient Egypt Got It Right · · Score: 1

    Well I think this AC on said it better and a whole day before this article.. :-) And that comment was marked funny, which is what this is as well.

  25. Re:Yay on FileFront Shutting Down · · Score: 0, Troll
    Yes, considering the really shitty interface for finding and installing programs in Windows it's really a stupid move to make things harder. I only buy games that I know are hassle free, or buy and hour or two every month in a local "arcade".

    This is good since I know support Indie games more like; World of Goo, Multiwinia and the Penny Arcade game.