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  1. Re:CONFIRMED on Apple to Unveil .Mac Today · · Score: 1
    And this is true as well?

    Tom

  2. Re:Weird opening moves ... on Draw! · · Score: 2
    DOH!! I meant, of course,
    1. e2-e4 a6-a5

    (Although a6-a7 would be pretty amazing!)

    And yes, I previewed. Sad really....

    Tom.

  3. Re:Weird opening moves ... on Draw! · · Score: 2
    My favourite is the St George's Defence... Karpov v Miles, 1980.
    1. e2-e4 a6-a7

    Miles won after 46 moves. Karpov said he found Miles' defence to be an "insult". Class.

    Tom.

  4. An alternative take on this.... on One Billion Computers Sold Worldwide · · Score: 2
    Check out TheRegister's take on this. It's not cheery reading. Follow the link.

    Tom

  5. Re:Old Computers / Disposal on One Billion Computers Sold Worldwide · · Score: 2
    Fuck the use of the parts, just think of the shit that people are chucking into the earth (and therefore the water table). Out of sight out of mind maybe, but this is a good way to fuck up the environment. Y'know, the thing your kids and kids' kids need, and that we're supposed to keep in a good shape for them!

    Tom.

  6. Re:Crappy companies not new to .com's on The True Story of Website Results · · Score: 3, Insightful
    And so do the people making your Nike trainers....

    Tom.

  7. Re:How.. on Copyright Battle Over Nothing · · Score: 1
    What you have to do is copyright the absence of waffles so that if anyone else's waffle maker breaks, you can sue them for breach of copyright.

    I think.

    Tom.

  8. Re:Is the sequel better? on The Practical SQL Handbook: Using SQL Variants (4th ed.) · · Score: 1

    At least someone got it. Okay, maybe I should have added a smiley, but I really didn't think that was necessary. It seems I was wrong....

    Tom.

  9. Is the sequel better? on The Practical SQL Handbook: Using SQL Variants (4th ed.) · · Score: 5, Funny

    I note that this is the 4th edition - is this one of those times that the sequel is better than the original?

    Tom.

  10. Re:What a bunch of Rubes!... Goldberg, that is on Intrusion Detection For Your PC Case · · Score: 1
    Does this tape interface to you computer?
    Alerting the sys admin that the user in accounting has been opening their PC?

    Try the new improved Tape Worm® - it'll warn you about the intrusion and kindly pass on the warning that there's a dodgy guy around to all your friends. Then it'll pass on the same warning to all their friends! Now that's service!

    Tom.

  11. Re:London (England)? on Prestigious Art Gallery To Exhibit Video Games · · Score: 1
    Ah - if someone mentioned Boston, I wouldn't think of the English town, but the US city. But I take your point, I didn't know about the Canadian London.

    Tom.

  12. Re:London (England)? on Prestigious Art Gallery To Exhibit Video Games · · Score: 1

    Ooh bugger. I guess that makes me pig ignorant. Ta for enlightening me in a nice way. Tom.

  13. London (England)? on Prestigious Art Gallery To Exhibit Video Games · · Score: 1
    What on earth?

    Okay, how many other Londons are people likely to have heard of? C'mon, who says "New York (US)"? No-one, 'cos we don't think anyone's that pig-ignorant!

    Tom.

  14. Re:Opera as fast alternative on Opera 6.0 for Linux Released · · Score: 2

    Almost instantaneous.

  15. Re:the killer on Opera 6.0 for Linux Released · · Score: 1

    You cheap fuck. Pay the damn money and help support professional developers. "Oh no, it's not open souce, it must be work of the devil." Just grow up and accept that some people do actually want to make money from their product. Opera's a bloody good browser - once I realised that I coughed up the money.

    Tom.

  16. Re:This is how it was meant to be! on Opera 6.0 for Linux Released · · Score: 1

    ...must...not...feed... the...troll.....

  17. Re:duh on Gates Admits Stripped Down Windows Possible · · Score: 1
    I'd agree with that....


    Tom.

  18. Re:duh on Gates Admits Stripped Down Windows Possible · · Score: 2, Informative
    This is probably the least insightful "(Score:2, Insightful)" message I've seen.

    Tom

  19. Re:Just wait... on Viruses: More Hype than Danger? · · Score: 1
    I find the idea of a virus that changes data in a Excel spreadsheet, or performes s/can/cannot in a Word document, umm... interesting.

    Tom

  20. Re:Elitism and the reason why users just don't lis on Viruses: More Hype than Danger? · · Score: 1
    Hey, if you're surfing through mail logs and you know what you're looking for, then you have the time and ability to ensure people's virus protection is up to date.

    Do your job properly and stiop whinging.

    Tom.

  21. Re:more hype, for sure. on Viruses: More Hype than Danger? · · Score: 1
    You've never received a virus? I guess no-one likes you enough to keep your email details in their address books....

    Tom.

  22. Re:It must be fun working in media on Viruses: More Hype than Danger? · · Score: 1
    Just try the BBC - real news.

    Tom

  23. Re:I've read this book as well on Book Review: Voodoo Science · · Score: 1
    Read more carefully - think you may have been suckered?

    Tom.

  24. Re:'Laws' on Book Review: Voodoo Science · · Score: 1
    I don't think you need to publish a new law to disprove an existing one - "all" you have to do is show an instance where it isn't true. Remember that laws in physics are essentially based on observation (okay, I'm not sure that this is the case for quantum stuff, but I'm sure you know what I mean).

    This means that you can say "according to the blah law, this cannot happen", but you can't really say "this cannot happen". (Okay, you can if you want to, like I'm hardly going to stop you...) I know I'm being very pedantic here, but you'll have to cope with it.

    Tom.

  25. Re:other solution: flash 8) on Stopping Spambots: A Spambot Trap · · Score: 2
    Right, I don't want to have to suffer any more bloody flash sites than I already do.

    And no, it's not just me. Have you thought about people who can't view flash sites? If you can't think of anyone who might have a problem here, search google for web accessibility and see if you get the picture.

    When I find a "commercial" site that I can't view without flash or images I email the marketing and sales guys and tell them why I have a problem with their site. None of them really seem to give a fuck, but one day it might make a difference.

    Tom.