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  1. Re:Why is this a big deal? on Solaris Telnet 0-day vulnerability · · Score: 1

    Why are you using rsh to transfer large files?

    Ever hear of rsync?

  2. Re:filed lawsuit where? on RIAA Members Sue Allofmp3.com Over Infringement · · Score: 1

    You use allofmp3.com at work? Yeesh. Guess you have a pretty "liberal" internet use policy.

  3. Re:filed lawsuit where? on RIAA Members Sue Allofmp3.com Over Infringement · · Score: 1

    Liking recordings doesn't necessarily have anything to do with being a fan of bigger names. Recordings are nice when you want to listen to music for the many hours you can't be in a club. You know, like in your car, or while posting to slashdot.

    I agree with your main point, though.

  4. Re:Dental care? on Report Says Patents Prevent New Drugs · · Score: 1

    Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium) vs. Prilosec (racemic omeprazole magnesium), as it appears that the biggest difference is the dosage: Nexium is prescribed at higher doses than Prilosec was.

    This is because Nexium contains only one omeprazole isomer, where as Prilosec contains two. This makes it less potent per unit.

    Still, your point stands: Nexium came out only because omeprazole generic was released.

    (IANA pharmacist, but am married to one.)

  5. Re:And images of on Apple Closes iSight Security Hole · · Score: 1

    Wow, you're awfully touchy and defensive about your choice of computer. Lighten up and just sip your latte, ok?

    Oh, you can stop waiting: one-button laptop touchpads suck. Is that close enough?

  6. Re:Not sure all of these are correct...exactly on 15 Things Apple Should Change in Mac OS X · · Score: 2, Funny

    And if you're not running iCal, it shows the wrong fucking date. Convenient my ass.

  7. Re:Woo-Hoo! on Healthcare Giant Faces IT Nightmare · · Score: 1

    Aren't you being a little dramatic?

    In my state, and I would guess most others, you can drive without insurance. You need only prove that you are able to meet the minimum financial responsibility requirement in your state.

    You're right, most probably don't use their auto insurance. That's why the rates are as low as they are. If you don't like it, save up enough money to meet the FR requirement, or don't drive.

  8. *Woosh* on Red Hat Rejects Microsoft Patent Deal Overtures · · Score: 1

    Carefully re-read the comment you replied to. You're missing the point.

  9. Re:My Guesses & Opinions on Linux Users Banned From World of Warcraft? · · Score: 1

    One of the side questlines in the game was actually shut down because people were collecting hippogryph eggs from Feralas and teleporting to the hand-in NPC in Gadgetzan, then teleporting right back to the place you collect eggs from.

    I turned 30 a couple weeks ago. Trying to understand this sentence is the first time since then that I've actually felt old. Thanks for that one.

  10. Re:Money Pressure on Sun Considering GPL For OpenSolaris · · Score: 1

    Rrrrright... which falls into the other side of "usually". But maybe I shouldn't say "usually". How about this: at least some large businesses still use big Sun boxes.

  11. Re:Money Pressure on Sun Considering GPL For OpenSolaris · · Score: 1

    But these days, sun servers are just Opteron boxes, no?

    No.

    Real Businesses (hint: ones that handle lots of money) usually don't use Opteron boxes for mission-critical applications. They use Really Expensive Sun Sparc boxes, and they will be doing so for quite some time.

  12. Re:New Hardware Found..... on Vista to Allow "One Significant" Hardware Upgrade · · Score: 1

    You didn't pay for Windows against your will. You wanted it, you wanted it legally, so you willingly paid for it. If you had wanted to pirate it, you could have done that, too. You can play different games, and use different hardware. The choice is yours. Stop crying that it's Microsoft's fault.

    And are you really "worried sick" about what will happen if your copy of Windows gets deactivated? I envy your life if that's on the "worried sick" part of your scale of concerns.

  13. Re:PDA/Phone/Music Players on A Recap of the iPod's Life · · Score: 1

    Just to add to your fun:

    Video player: check.

    Better get a 2GB card. :-)

    You can also check your email, surf the crappy mobile web, and with a little hackery, use it as a bluetooth modem for your laptop. And, you have the most-supported platform for 3rd-party mobile apps to do whatever else you want.

    I've had my 650 for over a year now. If I could only keep one electronic device, and throw everything else into the ocean, the 650 would be the keeper. I could barely function without it.

  14. Re:For everything you want to buy... on Visa Cuts Off AllOfMp3.com · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I wish they had audiobooks.

    Why limit yourself to allofmp3.com? Surely there are other places you can steal audiobooks...

  15. Re:FUD on What a Vista Upgrade Will Really Cost You · · Score: 1

    The point is that he's never seen how a business operates and is only thinking of home users. There are reasons to upgrade systems other than technological need. Like... oh, say... depreciation.

  16. Re:Tor speed on The Drawbacks of Anonymous Surfing · · Score: 2, Informative

    The "concept" has nothing to do with the speed. The state of the tor network at a given time is what influences the speed.

    Lots of times you'll wind up with an exit node halfway around the world. So if you connect to a site down the street, the traffic has to go to Germany and back. Sucks, but it's the price you pay for a potentially large benefit. Whether or not it's worth it depends on what you're doing.

  17. Re:Good grief! on Fedora Project Leader Max Spevack Responds · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    hope people will understand why we Indian's react so badly to this particular misspelling.

    For you adding a 'h' here or there may not mean much but for us it changes the whole meaning.


    Adding apostrophes also tends to change the meaning of words. Tolerance for those spelling words out of their native language goes both ways, you know.

  18. Re:Nine attempts? on HSBC Online Banking Security Flaw Analyzed · · Score: 1

    Fortunately I'm not aware of any keyloggers for OSX

    You think it's fortunate that you're not aware of any key loggers for OS X? Considering that many OS X key loggers exist, I'd say it's pretty unfortunate.

    You need to put down the Kool Aid and use your brain.

  19. Re:I'm also a type 3 on Ruby For Rails · · Score: 3, Informative

    And, like usual, buy.com has it even cheaper than Amazon.

  20. Re:Yeah sure... on End of Win 98 Support May Boost Desktop Linux · · Score: 1

    I'm torn. I want to flame you and be helpful at the same time. :-) I'll stick with being helpful.

    You can get rid of most of the need for your KVM by installing installing synergy on your systems. You'll be able to control both without switching with your KVM. It's very easy to install, and ridiculously cool. You'll want to keep your KVM in case something goes wrong or you don't have the synergy "server" machine up all the time, but I use this setup at work without problem 99% of the time. And if you have another $800 to blow on a Mini to run Linux, it'll work with that, too.

  21. Re:And you thought physicists were boring on GnuCash 2.0.0 Released · · Score: 1

    On behalf of an ever-increasing group of consumers who use a credit card exclusively, and think you should simply consider this a cost of doing business with us: You're welcome. ;-)

  22. Re:Great for... on GnuCash 2.0.0 Released · · Score: 1

    Quicken, shmicken. Microsoft Money is the bomb. Seriously. And if you buy it during one of those crazy tax software deals, you can get the deluxe version for free. That's hard to beat.

  23. Re:Why couldn't you get rich via EBay? on Can eBay Make You Rich? · · Score: 1

    You often get free shipping and no sales tax.

    In southern LA, down here the taxes are about 9%, and that starts racking up on large purchases.


    No collected sales tax, but there is use tax, which is equivalent. My state, and every other one for which I've researched this matter, has use tax. You're supposed to pay it on out-of-state purchases. I can't imagine that anyone does, but it is the law. Unfortunately, I bet it'll be mandated to collect it on all purchases eventually.

  24. Re:As long as it works on Heat, Whine, and Now Yellow MacBooks · · Score: 1

    Writing from my non-infested Windows system, I can tell you that viruses, spyware, and malware are obviously individual cases.

  25. My #1 annoyance: on Linux Annoyances For Geeks · · Score: 5, Funny

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