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  1. Public Repo? on House Votes To End Spy Agencies' Bulk Collection of Phone Data · · Score: 1

    Does anyone know of something along the lines of a GitHub type of public repo that folks have used to put in the texts of these bills and then updated them with the line changes so that we can see how the bills have changed over time more easily?

  2. Re:What's next, counterfeit jeans? on Fakes, Coming to a Store Near You · · Score: 1

    "Looking good, boys. Looking good."

  3. Re:That's Crappy on Free Wi-fi Prompts BellSouth to Withdraw Donation · · Score: 1

    But even then, you're not being allowed to make full use of the capitalist society when big businesses use their clout to prevent other companies from being able to offer (similar) goods at (better or lower) prices.

    Instead, it's the government that is already selling out by being bought off by those same big businesses to enact legislation that helps prevent any sort of improvement that might (big emphasis on might) cause them (big business) harm because they choose to not innovate.

  4. Re:Of course not ... on SCO Demands Linux 2.7 Information · · Score: 1

    "all the rage on our quantum boxes."

    Argh. I must be really tired. I read that one as quantum boxers. Hmm.. No, I think I like it better my way.

  5. Home User Access? on The Massachusetts Office Party · · Score: 1

    Given Microsoft's stance of how many pirated copies of Office are floating out in the world, will any of those home users actually be able to open and read the OO.o formats?

    Yes, they'll be able to read the PDF files fine, but most home users will not want to have to deal with having to unzip an .sxw extension and may not even realize that's how they could view the file anyway (all this assuming they do not have OO.o already).

  6. Re:"Naked Fridays!" on Patent Examiners Flee USPTO · · Score: 1

    I was about to agree with your sentiment, but then I stopped to think about some of the guys that would strolling through here in the buff as well. I'm not sure the tradeoff would be worth paying in that regard.

  7. Re:Put Linux On It on PC Prices Reach $300 Milestone · · Score: 1

    put Linux and KDE (or Gnome if you swing that way) on them

    So does that mean if you like both KDE and Gnome, you swing both ways?

  8. Re:Verizon's FIOS Even Better on Verizon's DSL Gets Naked · · Score: 2, Informative

    And this is definitely not naked. Even on their front page, it shows you have to take MSN Premium with it. I can barely stand the other forced accounts many service providers tack on, why would I even consider something like what Microsoft deems necessary?

    And like another pointed out, it has very limited availability.

  9. When they said exposure... on Paris Hilton Recruited to Publicize Linux · · Score: 1

    ... was Paris Hilton's exposure really what they had in mind?

  10. Re:Bah! on Wired's 2004 Vaporware Awards · · Score: 1

    Myabe they're just waiting for the recipients to arrive and actually give acceptance speeches before they start handing out the awards?

  11. Re:PTC is wrong on Lone Activist Group Submits 99.8% of FCC Complaints · · Score: 2, Insightful
    But you absolutely have zero right to force your bullshit into our houses.


    That's just it, though. It's not being forced into your house. You have every right to change the channel. You have every right to purchase or view alternative programming (whether that be purchasing cable or choosing to NOT purchase cable) and, most importantly, you have the one option that proves most telling to advertisers, you can simply turn the television off.
  12. A (Hopefully) Helpful Link on Switching to Contracting? · · Score: 1

    One link I had referenced in the past was http://www.cehandbook.com/. I found the site to be helpful for virtually all aspects of contract work.

    Mind you, I've been a direct employee now for 4 years so its usefullness may have diminished a bit.

    Good luck and I hope you do well.

  13. Re:Sorry, but it doesn't work that way on Valve Cracks Down on 20,000 Users · · Score: 1

    I haven't purchased the game (nor do I plan to since I really can't afford it right now) so I'm curious about something.

    Do they have a way around having to purchase another download if you lose your system to a software crash or some other fatal error that requires a reinstall of the operating system?

    Or do they force you to purchase another download in order to play a game you had previously purchased?

    How do you prove you already owned the game if you only had a downloaded version?

  14. Re:2 way satellite on Report: Broadband In US Homes Nearly 20 Percent · · Score: 1

    I haven't read all of the link yet, but do you know if they have a solution that works with Linux?

    Oops. Nevermind. I just found the spot (http://hns.getdway.com/htb_one.html) that tells me I must be using a Windows operating system with Internet Explorer version 4 or higher (This reported on a machine at work using Windows XP with Firefox)

  15. Re:Near-shore is still off-shore on India Outsourcers Find Back Door in Canada · · Score: 1

    It's nice to see that flamebait is alive and thriving well.

  16. Re:Is Doom 3 free ? on Doom 3 for Linux Released · · Score: 1

    So how does this go towards showing the Linux market as a viable option if I have to go out and buy a Windows version anyway? Won't this artificially inflate the Windows numbers?

  17. Re:BERMANNNNNNNN!!!!! on Should Star Trek Die? · · Score: 1

    That would be a show I would definitely watch... Nothing like seeing all them...

    Oh ... wait...

    you said babIes. Sorry... Missed that one letter.

    Now if you were to create a ST: Babes (or ST: Babez, I'm not too particular), I'd have to set up a PVR for that one.

  18. Re:Free World on Free Software Day Around The World · · Score: 1

    In the United States, would this be akin to buildings constructed under the "Houses for Habitat" (or is that "Homes for Habitat"?) program?

    Granted, there would not be a lot of elaborate design going into these structures, but there could be some personalization done by the designers and contractors could use them as valuable experience.

  19. Re:Some of the changes (possible spoilers) on Star Wars on DVD · · Score: 1

    Right... Greedo, not Guido.

  20. Re:Some of the changes (possible spoilers) on Star Wars on DVD · · Score: 1

    Cool. So does the history also get rewritten so Hans first shot at Guido misses and turns Jar Jar into a puddle of goo and then, while Guido is distracted, Han shoots him in the back in a pre-emptive shot?

    Oh, wait, that wouldn't be firing in self-defense then, would it?

  21. Re:Get a degree but not in tech on Fewer Computer Science Majors · · Score: 1

    Would that apply to all variants of the MBA or to only a subset of the MBA programs? For example, are you meaning those with an MBA in finance are over-hyped while those with an MBA with an international focus are worthwhile or do you mean that all MBAs, regardless of focus, are useless?

  22. Re:IAAL on Katie Jones Interviewed · · Score: 1

    I think the catch here, though, is that Katie J. _had_ been using the site for commercial use. She has even acknowledged this in the interview and also in the open letter on her site.

    However, as others have pointed out already in response to this and other news items, she resides in a different country (the UK) so that could also be a factor since the US rules (likely) will not apply.

  23. Re:Katie.com on The Saga of Katie.com · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Hmm... Interesting little portrayal the author of the book offers there. Isn't it _her_ lawyer that's asking Katie Jones to offer the domain name for free to her?

  24. Re:Any one figured out ... ? on Doom 3 Hardware Guide Debuts · · Score: 1

    Thank you.

  25. Any one figured out ... ? on Doom 3 Hardware Guide Debuts · · Score: 1

    I see that they talk about whether a person should use a 5.1 sound system or headphones, but I can't find any mention of recommended sound cards.

    Has any one heard of any suggestions or recommendations there?