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  1. Re:Windows 8 Is Failing on It's Own on 'Gorilla Arm' Will Keep Touch Screens From Taking Over · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry but Windows ME was much worse than Vista.

  2. Re:Obligatory on FreeBSD Project Falls Short of Year End Funding Target By Nearly 50% · · Score: 4, Informative
  3. Re:McDonalds or Burger King? on Microsoft Azure vs. Amazon Web Services, For Programmers · · Score: 2

    Are we talking fries or burgers? Because the answer is different depending...

  4. Re:Good luck with that on Text Messages To Replace Stamps In Sweden · · Score: 1

    And in the US we have the Forever Stamp.

  5. Re:I want one! on MIT Media Lab Researcher Prints Playable Flute · · Score: 1
    The page you link to doesn't seem to agree:

    Warning: Please note that the 3D printing materials we use for manufacturing the designs make the products suitable only for decorative purposes and they are not suited for any other purpose. The products are not suited to be used as toys, to be given to children. The products should not come in contact with electricity or food & drink and should be kept away from any heat sources.

  6. Re:Human nature on Mars Rover Spirit May Never Wake From Deep Sleep · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ummm, isn't it named Spirit, not Sprite? Are you sure you were really involved with this project when they were "still being built"?

  7. Re:Why do the vendors have a say? on Browser Vendors Force W3C To Scrap HTML 5 Codecs · · Score: 1
    I think you need to check your facts when it comes to possible submarine patents related to MPEG: MPEG-2 FAQ

    Q: Are all MPEG-2 essential patents included? A: No assurance is or can be made that the License includes every essential patent. The purpose of the License is to offer a convenient licensing alternative to everyone on the same terms and to include as much essential intellectual property as possible for their convenience. Participation in the License is voluntary on the part of essential patent holders, however.

    So each implementer is still on the hook if a new patent holder pops up.

  8. Re:This may be a little offtopic but... on Creating a Low-Power Cloud With Netbook Chips · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why did you have the cat push it off the desk? Were you too lazy to do it yourself?

  9. Re:Rather interesting line at end of article... on A Hacker's Audacious Plan To Rule the Underground · · Score: 1

    But what if the OS was on one disk and all the user data was on a 2nd disk. And that 2nd disk was the one that was 100% wiped?

  10. Re:Abroad? on Study Abroad For Computer Science Majors? · · Score: 1
    I went to Sweden as an exchange student through ISEP (International Student Exchange Program). I attended the University of Karlstad. I ended up liking it so much there that I ended up staying for four years, I even finished by degrees there.

    Here are some of the current Computer Science classes being taught in English

  11. Re:Cable card in brief and explanations on Alienware Won't Sell Consumers CableCard PCs · · Score: 1
    Actually, the current specifications do support these features. It is actually the current CableCARD host hardware that is in the market that only supports one-way services.

    I suggest taking a look at the CableCARD Primer which gives a good overview of this topic.

    Btw, CableLabs is one word (no space inbetween).

    // Sean

  12. Re:Picard's Flute on Firsthand Account of the Christie's Star Trek Auction · · Score: 1

    Well, it really depends on if you are including the buyers premium or not. The bidding actually only went to $40,000, but there was a 20% buyers premium on top of that which is included in the figures on Christie's website.

    Also, depending on which state the buyer was located in, then sales tax was also applied. So, if I had actually been able to win anything at the auction (yes I was there) then I would have had an additional 8.25% added. For a total of 28.25% with the buyers premium and tax. // Sean

  13. Re:I don't know if a complete replacement is good. on Star Trek XI - What We Know · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I'm actually in New York this week attending the Star Trek auction at Christies and I spoke with Mike Okuda and his wife Denise. Both of them are onboard for the next movie. They are also working on the remastering of the original series right now too. // Sean

  14. Re:We need to teach these things to run on Cheap, Open-design Humanoid Bot - Runs Linux, Too · · Score: 1

    Ummmm, the link you provided is to a completely different robot than the one everyone here is talking about. // Sean

  15. Re:acronyms on ATI Claims HDCP Then Covers Its Tracks · · Score: 1
    Umm, you might want to check your definitions before criticizing:

    Acronym

    Abbreviation

    Wonder if that means you should STFU since it seems you are SOL...

  16. "Borrowed" text from Google Privacy Policy on Search Engine For Coders to Launch · · Score: 1
    These guys want to be like Google so much they even "borrowed" some of Google's text for their privacy policy:

    Krugle Privacy Page

    Google Privacy Page

  17. Re: Is the Firefox Honemoon Over? on Is The Firefox Honeymoon Over? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I have to disagree with you on this. I know a lot of people that have installed Firefox with the help or suggestion from me. When I come back to them months later and see the red arrow in the top right hand corner, I ask them "why haven't you installed your security updates". They always respond with "oh, I didn't know what that was up there so never clicked on it".

    So I would say that many FF users are probably still on older versions based on my experience.

  18. Re:HF Spectrum Pollution on Motorola to Marry BPL and Wireless · · Score: 2, Funny

    GNU - GNU's (GNU's (GNU's (GNU's (...) Not Unix) Not Unix) Not Unix) Not Unix

  19. I base my IT budget on the clothing budget... on Establishing an IT Budget for a Small Business? · · Score: 1

    For my home "consulting business", I get to spend as much on "IT" as my wife gets to spend on clothing.

    It seems to guarantee that my budget gets approved without much trouble.

  20. Re:Digital Rights Management for rights other than on The Sony/MP3 Saga Continues · · Score: 1
    And how many bands do you know, that sell MP3 files, make more than the $100,000 required for the license fees to kick in?

    From the link you provided:
    Note: No license is needed for private, non-commercial activities (e.g., home-entertainment, receiving broadcasts and creating a personal music library), not generating revenue or other consideration of any kind or for entities with an annual gross revenue less than US$ 100 000.00.

  21. Re:2nd edition? on Spam Kings · · Score: 1

    Ah, yes we do, but real geeks that have been around for a little while bought the 2nd edition when it came out and now just use google to find info on things that have changed since then (or just go directly to sendmail.org). That way you can take the money that you save and apply it to other geeky purchases.

  22. Re:Why does this not seem right? on TiVo Starts Testing "Pop-up" Ads · · Score: 1

    You mean like all those inserts that are added right in the middle of all the prime locations of the magazine: center of the magazine, between the left and right page of a good article, entire "special advertising sections", etc.

    These inserts tend to be stiffer than the normal pages in the magazine and make it harder to simply fold the pages back to enjoy reading the rest of the article without having to have the whole magazine opened up. I'd say that are much more annoying that what these sound like.

  23. Re:Instead of Theives on A Pizza Box for Your Laptop · · Score: 1
    It is actually 3-steps to profit. And it originated on South Park.

    Here's a link to the synopsis of the show.

  24. Re:Not really that big on Sun will Open Java's Source · · Score: 1

    You are in luck, the SUN COO promised that Solaris would also be made Open Source as previously announced here on Slashdot.

  25. Re:Hoovy aka Trilobite java applet on New Electrolux Trilobite 2.0 Vacuum Robot · · Score: 1

    Ah, I see... but there is a problem that will cause the program to get stuck in an infinite loop if you have part of the "room" closed off behind walls. Hitting the break key didn't help at all, you were forced to do a reset instead.