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  1. Re:On purpose for a reason... on South Pole Research Station Hacked Twice · · Score: 1

    Geosync orbits are all above the equator, Einstein. :)

    Any orbit that passes above either pole will be a polar orbit. And while those are interesting and have their uses, they're definitely not geosync.

  2. Re:NOT violating the GPL on Is Sveasoft Violating the GPL? · · Score: 1

    How about if they do all they can to shut down the websites through which you redistribute - LEGALLY - their firmware, including source code? They have already done that, claiming it's pirated software (and relying on the ignorance of hosting providers). Is that still in compliance with the GPL?

  3. Re:cowards hide anonymously on U.S. Supreme Court: Public Anonymity No Right · · Score: 1

    This is fucked up. You are presumed innocent until proven guilty. This new ruling basically overthrows the presumption of innocence - and makes you presumed guilty until you prove otherwise (by giving your ID). Completely non-constitutional.

  4. Re:Silently installing DRM eh? on Beastie Boys' New Album Silently Installs DRM Code · · Score: 1

    Malware then. Or user-rights-circumvent-ware.

  5. Re:Zep2k on Zeppelin Flies Again · · Score: -1, Troll

    I'll personally wait for Zeppelin XP. Although some of my friends tell me I should switch to ZeppelinX, and a few say I'd be better off with Zeppelin 2.6.

  6. Re:80386 was more significant. on 486 Turns 15 Years Old · · Score: 1

    Not to mention the Dragonball (and Coldfire) processors, which still power quite a few PDAs.

  7. Cool on Linus Torvalds Moving to the Silicon Forest · · Score: 1

    So when can we see Linus on the Simpsons?

    (Portland,OR is the birthplace of Matt Groenig, the author of the Simpsons; there are many similarities between Springfield and Groenig's home town).

  8. Re:Gotta pimp it out: on CEO of Centaur Discusses x86 Strategy and Linux · · Score: 1

    I'm waiting... (taps foot)... :)

    I wish you had similar eval boards for chips higher up on the food chain, say the EP9302 and such.

  9. Re:Gotta pimp it out: on CEO of Centaur Discusses x86 Strategy and Linux · · Score: 1

    I have just ordered one of those a few days ago. Wish Cirrus wasn't dragging their feet on shipping like they do. Can't wait to get it.

  10. Re:Out of skew on CEO of Centaur Discusses x86 Strategy and Linux · · Score: 1

    I doubt that it's true, even if you refer to the original 8086 chip - Intel was probably already bigger than that by that time. And later on, they used many million and several dozen lawyers just to secure the "pentium" name. :)

  11. Re:I wonder on CEO of Centaur Discusses x86 Strategy and Linux · · Score: 1

    The OP is probably one of those people who think they need 2.4 GHz just to write an email.

  12. Re:Is x86 the best chip to use on CEO of Centaur Discusses x86 Strategy and Linux · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Thumbs up for ARM (pun not intended). Plus you can take a synthetic ARM core and dump it to silicon together with the peripherals of your choice, and get a system-on-chip with very little effort. Try to do that with a x86 - not!

  13. Re:SP2 Disabling Pirate Copies on Microsoft Changes Tune Again On SP2 Installs · · Score: 1

    Yeah - and Microsoft with their billions in cash and cohorts of lawyers and PR people proceeds to bury you under a mountain of legal fees and FUD. Nice try. No cigar.

  14. Re:21241036 - For Backdoor Network Access, Call Je on Netgear's Amusing "fix" for WG602v1 Backdoor · · Score: 1

    Well 21241036 is _almost_ my phone number here in the US. Whom do I sue?

  15. Re:Have I fulfilled the requirements ? on Mandatory Banknote Detection Code? · · Score: 1

    Well, no. Zero usually mans that the function called has completed without error. You'd think that if a banknote image is detected, it will generate an error.

  16. Re:SP2 Disabling Pirate Copies on Microsoft Changes Tune Again On SP2 Installs · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Gather information from Microsoft Office as well, any Word or Excel Documents that have addresses in them send those to MS as well.

    You use a legal copy of XP. Or Linux. Or a mac. Someone you know has a pirated copy of XP. They write your address in a Word document. The address gets sent to MS. Next thing you know the MS hit teams break down your door looking for your pirated copy of XP.

    Talk about a stupid idea.

  17. Actually... on Innovators vs Copiers: HP vs Dell · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dell innovating? That's unpossible!

  18. Re:Qualify on Mozilla's Mini-Me · · Score: 1

    Precisely. And because it's open source, I can build it and have it run on the embedded hardware of my choice today, not when Opera, Inc. feels like producing a build for my platform (most likely never in my particular case).

  19. Re:Not to be pessimistic... on Mozilla's Mini-Me · · Score: 1

    will this browser be able to do anything that my current Opera install cannot?

    Well for one thing since it's open-source I should be able to compile and have it run on the custom ARM hardware I'm developing for. The last time I looked, Opera didn't have a version for this platform.

  20. Re:I can see myself using this on Successful PearPC/Mac OS X Install Documented · · Score: 2, Informative

    Actually I don't see any. What they call "Crescendo/PCI" cards are made for the PCI PowerMacs, but install in a PDS slot, not PCI. The Crescendo/7200 is special - because the PowerMac 7200 doesn't have a PDS slot, they had to make it for the PCI. It appears to be unique, and comes only in G3 flavor.

  21. Re:I can see myself using this on Successful PearPC/Mac OS X Install Documented · · Score: 1

    Hmm, yeah, the Crescendo 7200 G3 (the only card I see there that actually installs in a PCI slot). Uses on-board memory... Interesting. All that's left is writing the software.

  22. Re:I can see myself using this on Successful PearPC/Mac OS X Install Documented · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Here's an idea: why not put a PowerPC chip on a PCI card and use that to run the instructions natively, with the emulator front-end being a wrapper for the hardware (and possibly provide the rest of the emulated system)?

    Like older macs used to have a PC compatibility card.

  23. Re:If only the people who READ spam weren't so stu on Anti-Spammers Infiltrate Private Online Spam Clubs · · Score: 1

    And that proves that spammers are collectively smart - how? It has been invented once, then copied to death by all others.

  24. Re:For Spammers By Spammers on Anti-Spammers Infiltrate Private Online Spam Clubs · · Score: 1

    So there are forums out there for spammers by spammers? Do these forums get spammed also?

    Not only they do get spammed, but also it's probably the acid test for anyone to get in. If you manage to spam the forums, you're the real deal and you get an invite...

  25. Re:ARM servers on ARM Unveils One-chip SMP Multiprocessor Core · · Score: 1

    Actually the latest flash memory architecture can store up to 3 bits per cell (and 1 cell=1 transistor).