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  1. Re:At least they saw it coming on Germany Implements Sweeping Data Retention Policies · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry, but the Subject is in the headers and so is the thread-information (repling on other e-mail by so and so).

    I would call it content.

  2. Re:location, location, location on Datacenter Robbed for the Fourth Time in Two Years · · Score: 1

    That gives new meaning to datamining

  3. Re:Three obvious things on Hitachi Releases World's Most Energy-Efficient HDD · · Score: 1

    Actually 3ware isn't a very good SATA-RAID-card brand.

  4. Re:I hate new features. on Windows XP SP3 Build 3205 Released w/ New Features · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure if it's an age thing. It's people getting stuck in there ways and being open to alternatives at before that.

  5. Re:Vista Sound on Windows XP SP3 Build 3205 Released w/ New Features · · Score: 4, Informative

    The pulseaudio sound daemon does this.

    screenshot

    It allows for setting the volume per audio source.

  6. Re:I hate new features. on Windows XP SP3 Build 3205 Released w/ New Features · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If you want that, I suggest running Debian, they do this.

  7. Re:It's not even breathing hard on Web Creators Call Internet Outdated · · Score: 1

    I wonder who told you, because even the people that actually work at the organisations that 'give out' IP-addresses where surprised it wouldn't be later then those 2 or 3 years.

    Yes, they have been telling us they would be running out, but they never had such a good prediction when it would happen.

  8. Re:It's not even breathing hard on Web Creators Call Internet Outdated · · Score: 1

    Let's see, we'll run out free of allocatable IPv4-blocks in a few years (think 2 or 3), most ISP's already have IPv6 capable routers. Existing desktop and server software already have the needed stacks...

    It took something like 10 years to even get manufacturers, etc. to get it in the field.

    You really think some1 will be able to introduce a new protocol in time ?

    I have my doubts.

  9. Re:multicast? on Web Creators Call Internet Outdated · · Score: 1

    The cable company also comes to mind.

    They deliver digital TV (DVB-C).

    I would expect them to use it, but I could be wrong.

  10. Re:P2P Intelligence? on Web Creators Call Internet Outdated · · Score: 1

    The hop-count is in the IP-packet, when a ping is used you get both (actually it's the Time To Life), so it should be pretty easy to implement.

  11. Re:There is only one reason anyone would want on Web Creators Call Internet Outdated · · Score: 1

    > You still see IPv6 as the future? I think not. It's been around long enough and didn't catch on.

    Actually, IPv6 will come, but that doesn't mean it's really all that much different from IPv4.

    > but webmail is undercutting it (and effectively addressing SPAM).

    I don't see the connection.

    Or are talking about that gmail has a pretty good spam filter ?

  12. Re:What's the factorial of 300 million? on Web Creators Call Internet Outdated · · Score: 1

    'If you want everybody to be able to watch the same exact thing at the exact same time, all the time'

    In internet speak, it's called multicast.

  13. Re:probably not much of an issue on Debian Refuses To Push Timezone Update For NZ DST · · Score: 1

    > All hail debian policy! It is the one true path!

    Didn't you know ? :-)

  14. Re:More than one physical location on Coppola Loses All His Data · · Score: 1

    Who said some1 didn't make a copy ?

  15. Re:Unfortunately, on Groklaw Guts the Novell/Microsoft Deal · · Score: 1

    I misread it as jets, that's probably more appropriate.

  16. Re:Dropped debian back in '01. on Debian Refuses To Push Timezone Update For NZ DST · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's Debian policy to update stable in point-releases, to have security updates through security.debian.org and packages that _need_ regular code updates (like the clamav virus scanner) in volatile. This timezone change is in volatile.

    Nothing to see here, move along.

  17. Re:probably not much of an issue on Debian Refuses To Push Timezone Update For NZ DST · · Score: 1

    You don't need to, it's in volatile.

    Where it belongs according to Debian policy.

  18. Re:So there are no time based security attacks? on Debian Refuses To Push Timezone Update For NZ DST · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's in volatile (where it should be), it's just one line in /etc/apt/sources.list, which should probably already be there and an apt-get update && apt-get -u install tzdata

    done.

  19. Re:use a memory stick on Coppola Loses All His Data · · Score: 1

    People do get caught in natural disasters.

    You could too.

  20. Re:Step 3 in The Tao of Backup on Coppola Loses All His Data · · Score: 1

    If people really understood these things, they would use documented document formats.

    Not MS Office.

  21. Re:More than one physical location on Coppola Loses All His Data · · Score: 1

    If you want it to be safe, you should probably take it to them personally or similair.

  22. Re:Well on Michael Meeks On ODF and OOXML · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It is an option during installation/setup, that solves the problem.

  23. Re:No way, given half a chance on Michael Meeks On ODF and OOXML · · Score: 1

    The good thing about this is, if enough people express/think it's usefull, someone will do it for you.

    Have you seen Linux XP ?

    Yes, if you know how to do it yourself, you are more empowered. But that's the same for a lot things.

  24. Re:Whatever on Microsoft Should Abandon Vista? · · Score: 1

    That's exactly why they are not releasing DX10 for XP, because they want to force you and everyone why wants to play these games to use switch.

    Actually, if I'm not mistaken, at the moemnt all currently release DX10-games (all Microsoft btw) have been proven to not function just as well with DX9 instead of DX10.

    It's pure marketing and lock-in.

  25. Re:Whatever on Microsoft Should Abandon Vista? · · Score: 1

    > Hopefully it will die and the Next Os will be as strong as Xp is.

    Why ? do you need the Next Os or do you even need Windows ?