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  1. Re:How much?!? on Court Finds For Student In Web FOS Case · · Score: 1

    Part of the cost is to discpline the School District. The cost is no more than the yearly salary of a School District Superintendent.

  2. Re:Huh? on Pirates Thwarted by Sonic Weapon · · Score: 1

    You really believe there are that many immoral people? Regardless, it doesn't disprove my point. Just means that we need more ammo.

  3. Re:Huh? on Pirates Thwarted by Sonic Weapon · · Score: 1

    How many rural uneducated villagers that will turn to theft, rape and murder can there be? Kill enough of them and there will be no more.

  4. Re:I'm sold on Open Source Not That Open? · · Score: 1

    If using MS Software locks you into a cycle of using more and more MS software paying higher and higer prices, then perhaps it is best to avoid using any MS software regardless of how well suited one particular piece might be.

    Morphine style drugs are some of the most efective pain medications available yet Doctors usually try to avoid prescribing them. The problem is that they become highly addictive and hard to stop using them. You don't use them unless you have no choice.

  5. Re:I'm pretty sure it's using r128. on Nvidia Launches New Affordable GPU · · Score: 1

    I'm guessing you have a bum card. Alot of the Rage128 had a faulty chip, that particularly showed up in Linux though later drivers were suspose to correct for it.

    It depends on how much you want to spend on what card to buy. An FX5200 is very cheap and works well. For the same money you could get a Radeon 9250 that is supported by Open drivers. It is the last model Radeon supported by the Open drivers.

    If you are willing to spend a little over $100 then get a Geforce 6600.

    I used to have all ATI video cards but the last was a Radeon 7500. Newer games were not really playable so I got something faster. My main desktop has a Geforce FX5900xt, and I am quite pleased with it. The open NV driver is usuable until you can download the acclerated binary driver from Nvidia. Just run the script from a console and it will download or compile the apropriate driver for you. Just make sure you have you kernel source installed. My notebook has an FX5200 and is fairly good as well.

  6. Re:Interesting dependency (not!) on Mandriva Linux 2006 Review · · Score: 1

    What a load of bs. Everything in the Main repository is as well tested as can be hoped for... that is what the whole cooker-beta-rc-final release cycle is for.

    Ignore commercial software for Linux and just pay attention to FOSS. Packager is rarely the same person as developer. Some developers will go ahead and package for the major Distros but usually the Distro is the packager. With Mandriva, in addition the Mandriva company, the Mandriva community packages a number of the less popular or esoteric programs. the packages put together by the community are known as contrib. There is also PLF that are kept seperate bacuase of legal encumberances- mainly patent or DMCA issues. While you may not always get the very latest version, you will find most any program already package for Mandriva.

    Commercial software usually keeps things generic that it will install on most any distro without problem. Several years ago I bought Corel Wordperfect for Linux. It worked on Mandrake, RedHat, and Corel (based on Debian). It does not work on newer Distros because of a problem with Libraries, but then I have programs that worked on Win98 but don't on Win2k. The only recent commercial software I have are games, and they work fine on Mandriva and Ubuntu, representing the two major packaging systems- rpm and deb.

  7. Re:credit card info? on Identity Theft-What Can Really be Done w/o a SSN? · · Score: 1

    I find it surprising that you don't list waiters copying down CC numbers as a prevalent means of obtaining numbers. This has happened to a number of people in SW Florida.

  8. Re:credit card info? on Identity Theft-What Can Really be Done w/o a SSN? · · Score: 1

    I had a friend that had one of those photo-ID Credit cards and put the picture of his dog on it. Do you really think Merchants check those photo-ID credit cards.

    When I pay with a credit card, I just swipe it, put the card back in my wallet and 99% of the time the cashier never asks for the card. How hard do you think it is to forge some worn signature line anyways?

  9. Re:The idea is to do it BETTER. on A Closer Look at Star Wars on Film and Off · · Score: 1

    SMG has a pretty face. She also has a "girl next door" look similiar to Sandra Bullock. Do you really need anything more in Hollywood?

  10. Re:Star Wars? on A Closer Look at Star Wars on Film and Off · · Score: 1

    Well, I would say that R2-D2 was the best actor, but your point still stands.

  11. Re:Libel, bannination (disbarment) on Jack Thompson Calls Cops on Penny-Arcade · · Score: 1

    He filed the letter with the police so it is a public document. It really depends on the regulations the Seattle PD has regarding letters from the public.

    Additionally, the letter can be used to show harrasment on the part of Thompson.

  12. Re:Audio books... in general on Gaiman on MP3 Audio Books, Mirrormask · · Score: 1

    There are some Roger Zelazny books that were well done. Some were read by the author himself and some were done with multiple voice actors.

    Currently I am listening to "The Swords of Night and Day" by David Gemmell. The voice actor doing the narrating is excellent.

  13. Re:I built on using a hairdryer and a nebuliser on Bacteria-killing Pencil · · Score: 1

    It is more like an antiseptic then an antibiotic. Think of the difference between hydrogen peroxide and neosporin.

  14. Re:investing on Top Advisory Panel Warns Erosion of U.S. Science · · Score: 1

    For the banks that closed in the depression, the money was lost. Your typical bank cannot cover everyones account if eveyone withdraws on the same day. This is what happened. It is also why there is the FDIC.

    Today there is more electronic money floating around than there is physical money. If that digital money is erased then the money is gone.

  15. Re:I really don't think thats it on Top Advisory Panel Warns Erosion of U.S. Science · · Score: 1

    What happens when a couple major oil fields dry up? We are going to have real badthings happening.

    But more specifically about money going poof- when the banks closed up, people's savings just disappeared. Mostly it was just money disappearing.

  16. Re:Marketing BS on the sample rate on Creative's X-Fi Audio Chip Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Last time I had a hearing test, I could hear a 22kHz tone. It was very faint, but still detectable. This was remarked by the nurse as rather unusual for an adult male. Generally, the younger you are the higher frequency you can detect. Also females have a higher boundary than males. Some prebuscent girls can hear dog whistles.

  17. Re:a-fucking-men on Creative's X-Fi Audio Chip Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Like Apple is that clean. If Apple got to be top dog in the 90's instead of MS they would not have acted much different. Just look what they did to the clone manufacturers.

    Anyways, the Muvos are much better than the Shuffles. The Nomads do suck compared to Ipods though.

  18. Re:Better than a CD? on Creative's X-Fi Audio Chip Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Did you not RTFA? The audio processing on MP3's was more extreme then on the original WAV file. The MP3's sounded more different though it was up to the beholder as to whether it sounded better.

  19. Re:Why? on Creative's X-Fi Audio Chip Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Why do they still include a MIDI/Joystick connector on the back? If there was ever something to go on a breakout box/card, I would think it was that. Can you even buy a joystick that is not USB anymore, and even so why would you want to?

  20. Re:It's FUNNY, not insightful. on Creative's X-Fi Audio Chip Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Underrated/Overated don't get metamodded, but decrease the likelyhood of getting mod points again. Karma and metamodding increase the likelihood of getting mod points. Not using mod points greatly decreases the chance of getting mod points again. Posting and receiving positive mods greatly increase chance of mod points. Using mod points quickly increases chance of mod points. Getting replies to postings increase chance of mod points.

    None of this is from reading code, just observing from many years.

  21. Re:what about iTunes? on Real And Microsoft Close to Settlement · · Score: 1

    The Apple clones and BeOS were hurt by Apple's actions. A Micromarket, but it was there. Yellow Dog is another one that has a beef with Apple.

    So yes, Apple has abused its monopoly position with PowerPC and prior processor machines.

  22. Re:Oh Oh on Real And Microsoft Close to Settlement · · Score: 1

    Answer: When they are an Illegal Monopoly.

  23. Re:OT: I get SOOOO tired of this argument on 20 Lawmakers Want to Kill Your Television · · Score: 1

    I could gracefully support Bush if he didn't lie and cheat at the election. Twice.

  24. Re:You don't have to drive twice or wait on Why Do-It-Yourself Photo Printing Doesn't Add Up · · Score: 1

    What time and fuel cost? On my way to work I pass 3 different grocery stores, Costco, Target, Walgreens, Office Depot, Staples, and CVS. While many people may not have that much variety, I'm sure they have some. Upload the pictures before you leave for work, and stop by on the way home. Do it when you need to pick up some supplies as well.

  25. Re:Fair Use? on The Argument for Crackable Media · · Score: 1

    If works are protected and we are not allowed to circumvent the DRM, then how does the work enter the Public Domain. The only reason Copyright is allowed in for in the Constitution is to enrich the Public Domain. This is how the DMCA violates the Constitution.