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  1. Re:Just for comparison's sake... on Genome Surprise · · Score: 1
  2. Re:31 miles? on WiMax Formed To Promote 802.16 Standard · · Score: 1

    Geez, man. Got issues? If the technology can go 31 miles, it can go 31 miles. What you have to do to allow it to go 31 miles wasn't part of the discussion. As has been previously mentioned, these things are probably going to go on tall buildings. There you go.

  3. Re:Google aren't big... on NYT On Google's Role In Internet Advertising · · Score: 2, Funny

    Haha! Mac weenies are paying like $30 for the same machine! What losers!

  4. Re:100% FREE! on IBM To Publish Java Office Suite · · Score: 1

    Only when run on genuine Intel Pentium III Technology.

  5. Re:Uh... no on IBM To Publish Java Office Suite · · Score: 1

    If your enterprise-level business's webserver traffic has any impact on the internal file servers and intranet, you need to fire your IT director at once and begin fearing for your data security.

  6. Re:What i want to know.... on Comparing Sci-fi Starship Sizes · · Score: 1

    And White Stars just can't _help_ but be fancy when they're flying in groups.

  7. Re:The Force strikes again on Comparing Sci-fi Starship Sizes · · Score: 1

    To a guy with a Linux box on a DSL line it is.

  8. Re:Why? on LCD Display/Image Capture Device · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I would be over the moon if I could slide my Newton down a document and scan it. I got a c-pen, but it just isn't worth using. It might be a killer app for PDAs.

  9. Re:Brilliant on Clipboard Sharing via Rendezvous · · Score: 1

    http://bitshift.org/zeroconf.shtml

    Twenty seconds is a long time... ...argh, and two minutes is even longer.

  10. Re:Also worth a look: nsRemotePasteboard. on Clipboard Sharing via Rendezvous · · Score: 1

    Hi John --

    Being a lazy sod and not looking at the source yet, what are the chances that this will compile on OpenStep? I've been looking for something similar for a while now. I'm currently using 'talk' and sharing between Terminals, but a convenient distributed pasteboard would be amazing.

    Okay, I was struck by guilt and checked out the code. It looks like it relies on nothing that isn't in the original OpenStep frameworks. Maybe if I get ambitious this afternoon, I'll try and compile it on the Cube.

  11. Re:Isn't this a GPL violation? on OmniWeb Announces WebCore-Based Browser · · Score: 4, Informative

    No. The free software is part of the OS. This is a program that uses the convenient libraries provided by the OS. Conveniently, KHTML is LGPL, so that's perfectly valid. Get over it.

  12. Re:Finally Flash in OS X on OmniWeb Announces WebCore-Based Browser · · Score: 1

    Your site looks great in Safari 67. That's after having it open for several days browsing (sometimes it slows down considerably after prolonged usage.)

    Framerates are high and animation is smooth. The sound was well-synced and there were no stutters.

  13. Re:Does it still cost money? on OmniWeb Announces WebCore-Based Browser · · Score: 1

    Yes, it should be totally free like every other version of OmniWeb they've ever put out and any defiation from that generosity is a bunch of crap.

    Trial version of a sneakypeek? One might think that the preview is a trial version. And why shouldn't they require a license, anyway?

    Sheesh.

  14. Re:Clarity on WLANs As Spam Conduit · · Score: 1

    Uh, dude, isn't that a little hypocritical? I know you're not spamming your neighbors, but you're still stealing their bandwidth. That's what the spammers are doing.

    When I moved into my apartment, I found an open WAP. I started using it and eventually found the guy whose apartment it was. We ended up splitting the cost and it worked out for all of us.

  15. Re:dental work anyone? on WLANs As Spam Conduit · · Score: 1

    And there's a non-trivial chance that you will blow up.

  16. Re:Caste system on Microsoft Caste System · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I was born Animal caste. But I see now the calling of my heart is Religious! The war is over! Listen to her!

  17. Re:Mastercard on Microsoft Caste System · · Score: 1

    He already had a sandwich.

  18. Re:remote? on Amp Pack for iPod · · Score: 2, Funny

    And you get to look like a Borg!

  19. Re:Unfortunately... on Legacy-Free PCs · · Score: 1

    And Macs.

  20. Re:Kah Kha on Google Vs. Yahoo: When We Last Met... · · Score: 1

    Interestingly, I get "google" as a result for "search engine" each time. Since Yahoo uses Google, I'm not surprised to get the same results from both.

  21. Re:Can any students comment? on RIAA Seeks Estimated $97.8 Billion From MTU Student · · Score: 1

    Hasty or not, "they haven't did much" is inexcusable for someone who will soon have a college education.

  22. Re:Not OS X Only on Apple Updates Professional Video Lineup · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why, you could buy a kickin' Mac with that price difference!

    Go on, tell me Apple isn't a hardware company. Someone tell me that Apple is destined to release Mac OS X for beige x86 boxes! :-)

  23. Re:Just in case... on How to Make a Starship Enterprise out of a 3.5" Floppy · · Score: 1

    Is the center one the new file from PSP?

    That is fascinating. Being a progressive guy I trued to use PNG, but when I started doing web design where such things as colors matching each other mattered, it just didn't work out between us. If the implementation in Photoshop is broken, that really sucks. (A quick google search for "photoshop png implementation produces a replacement for Photoshop's PNG library [http://www.fnordware.com/] downloading now. Success report at the end of the post.)

    The unfortunate thing is that if the problem really does lie with Photoshop, most people will probably not go to PNG until it's fixed. As I do all my art preparation in Photoshop (even my vector art is rasterized and prepared for output/posting there), I don't really want to add another step to my workflow just to accomodate PNG. I'm comfortable enough with a combination of GIF and JPEG until there is a reliable Photoshop implementation of the standard. That plus I don't fully trust IE to do transparency until I see it a lot on other people's sites :-)

    Plugin installed.

    Strangely, the PNG that I made that you re-saved with PHP is broken in Safari for me where the one that I created only breaks IE. It works fine in Safari and Gecko-based browsers and OmniWeb.

    Strangely (http://paralytic.buyclamsonline.com/comparison.ht ml), it's even worse with the plugin. It's late, I'm tired, I give up. Maybe more of this tomorrow.

  24. Re:Nothing good to post??? on How to Make a Starship Enterprise out of a 3.5" Floppy · · Score: 1

    Protests are usually planned, too. I'm not going to get in the argument, but "emergency services blockage," while a problem, just doesn't do it for me. Sorry.

  25. Re:Just in case... on How to Make a Starship Enterprise out of a 3.5" Floppy · · Score: 1

    See my response to the previous responder. GIFs can present their colors reliably in IE. I can work around anything as long as I can know for sure that the colors in the picture are going to match the colors I specify in the HTML.