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  1. gallery on Large User-Maintained Documentation? · · Score: 1

    Check out this php-based gallery software. They used to have an entirely wiki-based doc site, but it looks like they switched to something else.

    IN general, wikis are good, but you need somebody in charge of checking revision constantly and maintaining style consistency across pages. Users tend to make a mess of the wiki site.

  2. Why not release an API like amazon? on iTunes for Windows Reviews · · Score: 1

    I tried it, and it kind of sucks. This would be the exceptionally high quality software that mac users enjoy? Come on.
    1) You can barely resize that window. 2) No skin support 3) Preview a song in the music store and change to your library: the music stops, you basically can't do anything while previewing a song in the music store 3) Incomplete context menues 4) can't maximize window, no fullscreen option for the visualizer. And I have been using it 5 minutes!!

    I wish they'd released an API and left it to the open source community to build it. Now that's a great idea

  3. Re:Or it could be because you don't have any mirro on Three New Releases (And Other News) From Mozilla · · Score: 0

    Why don't YOU do it? I trust you.

  4. Re:.torrents ? on Three New Releases (And Other News) From Mozilla · · Score: 1

    security? How would you know you have the right file?

  5. Re:This is beyond ridiculous on Parents Sue School Over Use of Wi-Fi Network · · Score: 1

    I don't remember the details, so somebody can fill in but in Italy there is a law that protects citizens from high voltage power lines, and forces the electric company to move those lines underground or elsewhere if they pass over somebody's house.

    All of this based on pseudo-science claiming that magnetic fields generated by power lines may be cause health risks.

    Even the vatican was sued a couple of years ago because their radio transmitters were on top of a hill next to an elementary school.

  6. Re:Other fine suggestions. on Top 10 Software Titles Every Home PC Needs? · · Score: 1

    The UltraVNC version of RealVNC is much much better and faster

  7. try orisinal on Why Online Gaming Isn't As Fun As It Should Be · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    try orisinal sorry I don't have the direct link right here

  8. Re:More Google ... on Google Turns 5 · · Score: 1
  9. Re:in societ russia... on Drink Coffee, Support Mozilla · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Can anyone trace the origin of the soviet russia jokes?

  10. Re:Not quite the same on Vonage Fights Minnesota's Attempts To Regulate VoIP · · Score: 2, Informative

    did you even read the parent post? HE's saying that they can trace origination, not that they can't offer 911 service

  11. Re:Damn! on Georgy Tells Why She Should Be California Gov · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Is this real?

  12. Re:MBA? on Linux Guru Alan Cox Takes A Year Off · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It is a little crazy. I hope I am not offending anyone (I probably will) but you don't learn much studying for an MBA, it's only a piece of paper you need to get certain jobs which he probably can get anyway, having proven leadership and management skills on the field. I'd have better understood if he wanted a degree in ancient greek.

  13. Re:Questions? on The Future of Science Revealed! · · Score: 1

    5 words:
    That does not help much

  14. Re:Question #9 on Questions for DoJ IP Attorneys Asked and Answered · · Score: 2

    Come on , this is insightful? The parent poster clearly didn't read the answer.

  15. Re:Microsoft centric... on Buy.Com Debuts Music Download Site · · Score: 4, Informative

    And here is their reply

    Hello,

    Thank you for writing to us.

    We are responding to your request for information about browser
    compatibility.

    We apologize for any inconvenience, but unfortunately, our music
    downloads are only compatible with Internet Explorer. Your browser must
    be Internet Explorer. If you browse the site with Netscape, or any
    browser other than Internet Explorer, you cannot purchase and download
    music. The reason is that your music files are wrapped in SDMI
    encryption, which is unencrypted by the license that you download when
    you download the music file. The license download requires an Active-X
    control, which is only compatible with Internet Explorer. Without it you
    cannot download your license and your music stays encrypted and
    unusable.

    Again, we apologize for any inconvenience.

    If you have further questions, please contact us at
    support@customerservice.buymusic.com.

    We appreciate your business.

    Sincerely,

    BuyMusic.com
    www.BuyMusic.com

    Original Message Follows:

  16. Re:Linux no access on Buy.Com Debuts Music Download Site · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What do you mean, just use the standards, no reason to spend the extra time and money to make sure the site works with Internet Explorer

  17. Re:Microsoft centric... on Buy.Com Debuts Music Download Site · · Score: 4, Funny

    Here is the link to complain. Unfortunately you'll have to load up IE on win to use it.

    http://www.buymusic.com/support/email.aspx

  18. seriously on State of the Onion 7 · · Score: 1, Troll

    mod me down as troll if you wish, but I have one question: why doesn't he aknowledge that Perl has reached its goals long ago and give up development. Seriously, what's the point?

  19. Quality on Evaluating a System for Selling and Delivering MP3s? · · Score: 1

    The main problem for me would be that the audio quality of a standard 128/192 bitrate mp3 is too low. You should consider, or convince the label to distribute low quality mp3 for free, and then charge for highest quality files.

    Also to save bandwidth, you should push ogg files, which are smaller compared to a same quality mp3

  20. which is better on Final Version of OpenOffice.org for Mac OS X Released · · Score: 1

    If I have to chose do I download openoffice or staroffice? Do they bear the same relationship as mozilla and netscape navigator?

  21. Re:just delete those damn log files on RIAA Warns Individual Swappers · · Score: 1

    maybe you're right but it seems to me there is a market for an ISP that doesn't keep logs. Sure you lose something but you gain privacy.

  22. just delete those damn log files on RIAA Warns Individual Swappers · · Score: 1

    How long until a provider shows up promising to delete log files every day? Even better, every hour?

  23. explanation pls on Hans Reiser Speaks Freely About Free Software Development · · Score: 1

    >If only the largest distro was so permissive....

    can somebody explain this sentence to me? I am not sure what he is talking about.

  24. Re:Wow... on Oyez.Org Releases Supreme Court MP3 Archives · · Score: 1

    You could improve the presentation by adding a short summary of the case and a link to the transcript.

  25. Re:Wow... on Oyez.Org Releases Supreme Court MP3 Archives · · Score: 1

    it would also save you bandwidth