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  1. "...Linux-based hardware..." on FAA May Ditch Vista For Linux · · Score: 1

    WTF?

    Sounds like FAA's top technology official can't differentiate between hardware and software.

  2. Squint... on Old Islamic Tile Patterns Show Modern Math Insight · · Score: 1

    and you'll see the pattern. If you squint with your left eye just a little more than with your right eye, you'll see it in 3D.

  3. Re:5. "... create a file for mails..." on E-Mail Addiction 12-Steps Stumbles · · Score: 1

    Next time you have your favorite email program open please use the "Create file" option/feature next time you want to create a folder.

    The discussion was not about software implementation.

  4. Re:5. "... create a file for mails..." on E-Mail Addiction 12-Steps Stumbles · · Score: 1

    Anyone with an elementary school education, including executives :), should know the difference between "file" the noun, and "file" the verb. In this case I doubt the advisor/coach is dumbing-down the language for the sake of the executives. On the bright side at least there is no confussion about "folder".

    From experience, most executive-types I know that tee-off at 2:30 have at least 1 human-email filter, and don't have to worry about email addiction.

  5. 5. "... create a file for mails..." on E-Mail Addiction 12-Steps Stumbles · · Score: 2, Insightful

    How the hell do you create a file for mails?

    Idiotic "executive coaches" should learn the difference between a file and a folder before advising and devising programs.

    If you are in the "executive" category, the only step you need is:

    1. Hire human(s)-email filter/secretary. Don't hire consultants.

  6. Re:We're doomed. BFD! on Lakes Found Under Antarctic Ice Using Space Lasers · · Score: 1

    Who said anything about the cause of the problem? The point was the effect, which is gloomy, regardless who/what the causes are/were! Agree?

    Actually, the more I think about it and put things into perspective, I wonder if the problem itself is even an issue in the grand scheme of things... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Blue_Dot

    Imagine, one less speck!

    Sarcasm? I think not!

  7. We're doomed. BFD! on Lakes Found Under Antarctic Ice Using Space Lasers · · Score: 1

    The sooner we accept the fact that the climate will not agree with humanity for the next few good number of generations, the sooner we can get back to discussing the inequities of modern civilization.

  8. Vista Demand Strong, Says Dell on AMD's "Frantic Price Cuts" May Pressure Intel · · Score: 1
  9. Since when is a "driven social content website"... on The Top 100 Alternative Search Engines · · Score: 3, Interesting

    a search engine?

    http://www.digg.com/about

  10. What the hell are you talking about? on Video Interview With Linus On Linux 2.7 · · Score: 1

    "...2.6 kernel is still the development kernel...."

  11. The Habsburg are as Romanian... on "Dracula's Castle" For Sale In Romania · · Score: 1

    as Brancusi was French.

  12. For anything other than Mathematica on AMD's All-in-One Media Machine · · Score: 1

    I will stay away from AMD. Still angry after wasting 3 days trying to get rid off audio stuttering on an AMD3200x64/Hauppauge dedicated PVR system which murders a XEON2.8x2 in Mathematica.

  13. Re:Where is Cochran when you need him? on Hans Reiser to Sell Company · · Score: 1

    And they love to menstruate especially on top of foreign cars.

  14. Re:Irresponsible parents should be held accountabl on RIAA Drops Suit Against Santangelo · · Score: 1

    You are right, RIAA is suing computer-illiterate, irresponsible parents and their juvenille delinquents so that the slashdot community can mentally masturbate on the meaning of "stealing".

    Maybe you prefer the irreponsible parent's suggestion/alternative... "Mrs. Santangelo proclaimed ignorance, arguing that she did no such thing, and if her children did it, then the RIAA should pursue the makers of the software."

  15. Where is Cochran when you need him? on Hans Reiser to Sell Company · · Score: 1

    I wonder if he has an explanation for her blood drops in his house and on his Honda.

  16. Re:Irresponsible parents should be held accountabl on RIAA Drops Suit Against Santangelo · · Score: 1

    Shame on RIAA for dropping the case against the parent.

    It should not be the job of anyone else but the parent to get the point across that "Stealing is not only unethical, but also unlawful" Personally, I don't think that the current crop of juvenile are all delinquents and dumb enough not to understand the concept of theft, ethics, and the law. Rather, I think the CHILDREN understand these concepts perfectly well, but they think they can circumvent the system just because they are legally "minors".

  17. Irresponsible parents should be held accountable.. on RIAA Drops Suit Against Santangelo · · Score: 1

    "When Santangelo, 42, was sued last year, she said she had never downloaded music and was unaware of her children doing it. If children download, she said, file-sharing programs like Kazaa should be blamed, not the parents. The judge called her an "internet-illiterate parent, who does not know Kazaa from kazoo.""

  18. and Jeremy Allison Resigns From Novell In protest on Three Takers Named for Microsoft's Linux Support · · Score: 1
  19. Payback for Tetris on RIAA Members Sue Allofmp3.com Over Infringement · · Score: 1
  20. Download free* student editions of Autodesk soft.. on Autodesk Suing to Keep Format Closed · · Score: 1

    http://students2.autodesk.com/?lbon=1

    * FREE products subject to the terms and conditions of the end-user license agreement that accompanies download of the software. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear herein.

  21. ... and prices on 10 Best IT Products Of 2006 · · Score: 3, Informative


    WEB DEVELOPMENT TOOL
    DataDirect Technologies Stylus Studio 2007
    "Stylus Studio 2007 XML Enterprise Suite is priced at $795. Oak Park, Calif.-based DataDirect offers average margins between 10 percent and 35 percent. Seasonal spifs also are offered."

    SECURITY SOFTWARE
    Astaro Security Gateway
    "Pricing is based on active users and concurrent connections. Configurations for as few as 10 users to unlimited users and connections are available. Suggested pricing for a sample configuration allowing 250 active users and 512,000 connections, including subscriptions and one year of maintenance, is $11,885."

    NETWORKING HARDWARE
    Server Partners File Engine
    "Prices start at $235 per month for a unit containing two mirrored 120-Gbyte hard drives. The monthly fee covers installation, integration, monitoring and maintenance. Updates are performed automatically as needed. Configurations with larger capacities are available at a higher price. A built-in double-layer DVD burner lets users put up to 18 Gbytes of backup files on removable media from an easy-to-use push-button interface. To prevent user tampering, no mouse, keyboard or monitor come with the appliance."

    STORAGE
    Intel SS4000-E
    "The SS4000-E is available as a barebones unit with no hard drives for $550. That's a beautiful thing for system builders that want to configure it themselves. It's also available preconfigured with four 500-Gbyte hard drives for $2,000."

    APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT TOOL
    Compuware DevPartner 8.0
    ???

    IMAGING
    Minolta Magicolor 7450
    ~$2.5K - Froogle

    NOTEBOOK
    Hewlett-Packard Compaq NC6400
    "Solution providers have a dizzying array of options for configuring a unique notebook for their customers. Specifically, the basic nc6400 (en362UT) starts at $1,199 and comes with an Intel T550 processor, 512 Mbytes of RAM and a 60-Gbyte hard disk. Meanwhile, the higher-end model nc6400 (RA264AT) retails for $1,549 and comes with an Intel T2400 processor, 1 Gbyte of RAM and a 60-Gbyte hard disk. All models feature a three-year warranty and weigh as little as 5 pounds."

    APPLICATION SOFTWARE
    Microsoft Exchange 2007
    "Pricing for server licenses and standard Client Access Licenses is the same as Exchange 2003, but Exchange 2007 introduces the Enterprise Client Access License, which includes Software Assurance. The price for Exchange Enterprise is $3,999 and the Client Access License is $67, which includes calendaring, mobile device access and basic antispam."

    OPERATING SYSTEM
    Microsoft Vista Enterprise Edition
    ???

    SERVER
    SuperServer 5015M-MR
    "The SuperServer 5015M-MR has an expansion slot that supports PCI and PCI-X cards, and it supports PCI-Express x8 cards using an optional riser board. It only has one 3.5-inch hard drive bay but will accept up to 8 Gbytes of memory. The server is optimized for and sized right for security appliances such as firewalls and VPNs. Supermicro sells this server as a barebones white-box unit for only $600, and fully configured units are available from distributors. A typical configuration would contain a 3.2GHz dual-core Pentium D processor, 4 Gbytes of memory and a 300-Gbyte SATA hard drive, all for less than $1,500."

  22. Is the Constitution the New Koran? on Second Amendment Questioned · · Score: 1

    "...If we decide that it's no longer necessary, can we erase any part of the Constitution?..."

  23. Butterfly effect... maybe/maybe not offtopic! on Why the Novell / MS Deal Is Very Bad · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    " ...
    The phrase refers to the idea that a butterfly's wings might create tiny changes in the atmosphere that ultimately cause a tornado to appear (or, for that matter, prevent a tornado from appearing). The flapping wing represents a small change in the initial condition of the system, which causes a chain of events leading to large-scale phenomena. Had the butterfly not flapped its wings, the trajectory of the system might have been vastly different..."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_effect

  24. In other news, Slashdot has linked to every single on Why the Novell / MS Deal Is Very Bad · · Score: 0, Troll

    one of "...Groklaw's 2,838[th] article[s]..."

    Congratulations!

  25. $100 difference on Linux Desktops Catching On In Education · · Score: 2, Informative

    "Xandros Professional 4 lists for $99, versus anticipated Windows Vista pricing of $199"