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  1. Re:As usual, the private sector does it better. on NASA Uses Rubber Ducks In Climate Study · · Score: 1

    In any event, this news item shows that once again, the private sector has done it smaller, faster, and cheaper than those bureaucratic zeebs at NASA.

    Actually, this news item shows that the bureaucratic zeebs are the ones who did it:
    "In the name of climate change science, researchers at NASA have dropped 90 rubber ducks into holes of Greenland's fastest moving glacier ..."
    from TFA at: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/22/nasa.ducks/index.html

  2. Re:Only for on-demand services on RIAA and Net Radio Broadcasters Reach Agreement · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The fact that you keep posting this comment seems to imply that you think that non-interactive streams will be free.

    You're correct that there's no reproduction licenses or distribution licenses for non-interactive streaming.

    But that leaves the $0.0019 per user/per song royalty (with a $500 minimum per year per station)

    Specifically, here's the rates broken down by year:
    a per play rate of $.0008 for 2006, a per play rate of $.0011 for 2007, a per play rate of $.0014 for 2008, a per play rate of $.0018 for 2009, and a per play rate of $.0019 for 2010
    From: http://www.loc.gov/crb/proceedings/2005-1/final-rates-terms2005-1.pdf

  3. Re:Three-headed touchscreen monkeys!! on The State of DS Homebrew (it rocks!) · · Score: 2, Interesting
    The problem with touchscreen is that it only can do left-clicks, no right clicks.
    Not necessarily true - many touchpad applications use a double-tap method: Tap once, then tap again to the left or right of the first tap to emulate a left or right click. After just a few times getting used to it, it becomes very intuitive.
  4. Re:What about the Revolution? on Sega Genesis Collection for PSP and PS2 · · Score: 1
    I'm curious what the price point will be for the PS2 collection ...
    EB Games is listing the PS2 bundle at $19.99, and $29.99 for the PSP.
  5. Re:Sell the extras. on 1 Billion iTunes Contest · · Score: 1
    Maybe they threw in the extra 9 iPods so you could sell them on eBay to pay the taxes?

    The proceeds of which you'd have to pay income tax on, of course.
  6. Re:Kinko's on Disaffected Puts Gamers Into Real Life · · Score: 1
    Lord knows that with what Fed-Ex charges to ship a package they can certainly afford to do it.
    You do know that FedEx will negotiate and give you a bargin rates if you call them to haggle, don't you? Just ask Tony Fitzpatrick - he called FexEx.
  7. Re:Making jokes about George Bush on Interview With Sundog of Radio Free Zion · · Score: 1

    What in the parent post would make you reply with "You Hate BitTorrent"? He was talking about FM radio and Bush.

  8. Re:ctrl-select-delete on Playstation Holiday Demo May Erase Memory Cards · · Score: 1
    Of course, if you has RTFA, you would have seen plenty of conspiracy theories:
    OMG MIKAMI HAD HIS FRIENDS AT CAPCOM SNUCK EVIL CODE INTO TEH VIEWTIFUL JOE 2 DEMO!
    I wouldn't be surprised if Mikami actually was behind this
    It's Capcom's subtle way of saying "Should have supported us on GCN sucka"
    ... etc
  9. An editorial review may be useful ... on OS Independent Scotland Yard Released · · Score: 1
    I don't know that you're projecting the correct "image" of the game by using this screenshot which says:
    what a great game!
    yeah, it's not too bad
    needs a more robust server, though
    I mean, we know it's Beta, but maybe take a new shot that's not putting down your hard work?
  10. Re:Register.com's stance on New Rules Make Domain Hijacking Easier · · Score: 1

    Exactly what I told her!

    And the really bad thing is this ... they have a service called "Account Manager" where they moved some of my register.com accounts I purchased through partners.

    AM has the locking feature. But they won't move the domains I purchased directly through Register.com to AM - they say it's only for domains purchased through partners.

    So goodbye, Register.com ...

  11. Re:We've been running Linux for quite a while now on Pitfalls and Options For Business-Desktop Linux · · Score: 1

    But that's not the point - the conclusion point the parent made was "I can't believe how much easier workstation admin is now that we use Linux."

    But the situation outlined would have been identically easy using the appropriate Windows tools.

    Mind you, I'm replying from Firefox running on a Dell Laptop loaded with Fedora Core 2, so I'm not biased either way. I'm just saying, you can't claim it's easier to rebuild a Linux workstation vs. a Windows workstation if you use imaging or other similar technology.

    Security, cost, etc are a whole different discussion.

  12. Re:We've been running Linux for quite a while now on Pitfalls and Options For Business-Desktop Linux · · Score: 1

    How is this different from using Ghost (or free alternatives), authenticating to a Windows domain, with their data on a network share?

    It would have been exactly the same outcome.

  13. Register.com's stance on New Rules Make Domain Hijacking Easier · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "Stacy" at the Register.com LivePerson chat just told me this:

    I am sorry to inform you that the domain transfer request will be approved within 5 days if you fail to respond to the confirmation email. Register.com may provide the facility of locking domain names in the near future.

  14. Re:Sounds like a Best Buy/Comp USA employee... on How Cheap Can A PC Be? · · Score: 1
    And, of course, you'll pay sales tax on the $500 purchase today...
    Not in Delaware (USA) you won't. Conveniant to PA, MD, NJ ... "the Home of Tax-Free Shopping!"
  15. Top-level acting on Doom Movie Scriptwriter Dave Callaham Interviewed · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will also appear as Sarge, the head space marine, but Callaham warns, "He is not going to be smiling a whole bunch. You won't see him raise his left eyebrow."

    This movie is bound to be good - The Rock only accepts scripts of the highest quality.

  16. Re:Hold on, its not released yet on SUSE 9.2 Released · · Score: 3, Informative

    ... which everyone would know, if they only RTFA ...

    "Novell today announced the November availability of SUSE® LINUX Professional 9.2, providing Linux newcomers and enthusiasts with the latest advancements in open source technology.

  17. Re:Big Brother, meet MPAA on Patriot Act Used to Enforce Copyright Law? · · Score: 1
    Originally posted by Armitage X
    Exactly WHAT counterfeit services could they be talking about?


    How about checking the archive: http://web.archive.org/web/20010418190842/http://w ww.sg1archive.com/. A copy of the site in 2001 shows they were providing an "archive of Stargate SG-1 episodes. These are Windows Streaming Media (.asf) files, which are 18-20 megs each."

    Plus, we see he was going "high tech":
    "The episode pages are being updated and enhanced. Most of the first and second season episodes are now available as DivX-encoded AVI files."

    Sounds like a pretty compelling case to me.
  18. Re:The FBI hates all of you. on Patriot Act Used to Enforce Copyright Law? · · Score: 2, Informative
    Originally posted by The I Shing
    That's what Adam McGaughey did wrong... rather than just watch a TV show and enjoy it silently in the comfort of his home, he put a website telling about how much he enjoys the TV show, and included information about it, and helped to organize fandom of the show, which the FBI considers a no-no.


    Ummm - no - what he did was host .zip archives of the copyrighted cable show which the FBI considers a no-no.
  19. Re:I believe that GPL is pretty clear on this on Is Sveasoft Violating the GPL? · · Score: 1

    The GPL is REALLY clear on this, but most people aren't.

    Here's what they say:

    "Many people believe that the spirit of the GNU project is that you should not charge money for distributing copies of software, or that you should charge as little as possible -- just enough to cover the cost.

    Actually we encourage people who redistribute free software to charge as much as they wish or can." (emphasis is mine)
    From: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html

    So that's why the wording is vague on what you can charge - they have absolutely no limit on it.

  20. Re:Ah... the first of a start. on Canon Digital Rebel Hacked Into A Pseudo-10D · · Score: 1
    10D only has mirror lock up feature to alliviate it.

    ... unless you get the hacked firmware. Then the 300D will also have this feature.

    (My point being the hardware necessary for mirror lock is in the 300D already, just needs to be activated).
  21. Re:Overhyped crap on Blizzard's World of Warcraft Beta Goes Live · · Score: 1

    If you plan on becoming a hard-core player, I think the opposite is true ... if you're not there from the begining, you're at a disadvantage. The strategy guides (if you're into such things) only apply to the way things are at first - they don't keep with the balance issues. So joining in months later means you're not working with valid information. If you're interested in tradecraft, there's a definate advantage to starting when the game starts ... say it takes 2 months to become a "master" of a few skills ... those starting at the begining will become the popular merchants of crafted items. With things like housing, those on the system early will have a better chance of getting the necessary money, and their pick of "good spots".

    I don't know of anyone who plays MMORG's who would say you could start playing any time and be on a "level playing field."

  22. Re:Rural England? on Rare Tour Shows RareWare Secrets · · Score: 1

    More likely it's opposed to urban England. You have rural areas, and urban areas. "Downtown" is a child of "urban".

  23. Re:Directv beats cable, let me count the ways... on Cable TV Versus Satellite TV? · · Score: 1
    Comcast's program guide is hard to read, and worst of all, has HUGE advertisements that take up half the screen or more!! It's barely usable. It's just a channel with a scrolling loop. DirecTV's is actually an interactive program guide which is layered on top of whatever channel you're watching, it has _days_ of programming. See if you can find someone who has it and try it out- you won't need a TV guide ever again.

    Just to be clear - this is only true of Comcast's non-digital cable. Comcast digital cable has exactly as you specify above - multiple days, no ads, interactive, and you still watch your current channel while browsing the guide.
  24. Is it proper to change the quote when it's quoted? on Ctrl-Alt-Del Inventor To Retire From IBM · · Score: 1

    The summary says:
    "I may have invented it, but Bill made it famous," Bradley said.

    Reading the article, he says:
    "I may have invented control-alt-delete, but Bill Gates made it really famous."

    When you remove and change words in a quote, can you get away with saying "Bradley said" after it?

  25. Re:A truly long lasting game. on Hordes of the Underdark Goes Gold · · Score: 1
    "Besides, have you considered finding a girl who plays nwn with you?"


    Or better yet, for you? (You know, like when you're sleeping, or at work, etc ...)