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  1. Re:Bundle ? on Indiana Jones To Arrive Again in 2005 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Ok, I bite.
    you don't need good teeth for that was not intended to be a troll.

    If you have a 42" plasma display... why care about a few extra dollars for a DVD?
    Because it is by sparing a few dollars here and there that I could spare enough to buy one.

  2. Re:Bundle ? on Indiana Jones To Arrive Again in 2005 · · Score: 1

    Exclusive sale of bundled goods is forbidden in Europe, and DivX ;-) don't look that good on a 42" plasma display.

  3. Bundle ? on Indiana Jones To Arrive Again in 2005 · · Score: 1

    Will there be a possibility to buy the episodes separately ?
    I just don't watch the "extra features" they put in such bundles in order to justify the price difference (and I could spare money by avoiding the "Temple of doom" too).

  4. Re:Google IS God on Does Google = God? · · Score: 1

    PhpBB, you mean ?

  5. Irony on Isn't It Ironic? · · Score: 1

    have you ever used the word "ironic?"
    Irony , actually :)

  6. is CN an IM fan ? on Ice Detected Underneath Mars' North Pole · · Score: 1

    "from the water-water-everywhere dept."

    sounds like Samuel Taylor Coleridge quoted by Iron Maiden in "The rhyme of the ancient mariner"...

    What do I earn ? :)

  7. ROM 3.10 available for SL5500 on Sharp Zaurus SL-5600 PDA Review · · Score: 5, Informative

    SL5500 users can now benefits from the same application set as SL5600.
    check here

  8. Re:The true test of an OS... on Intellivision Operating System Revealed · · Score: 1

    I somehow liked their copyright notice :

    License: you may make unlimited copies of this webpage for noncommercial purposes. You may not charge a fucking thing for distribution of this document but you can show people as many ads as you want, assholes. Hey, this looks pretty fucking good on a Viewsonic PF790 at 1600x1200. Commercial redistribution rights reserved.

  9. Re:Burgertime on Intellivision on Intellivision Operating System Revealed · · Score: 1

    What about Zaxxon ?

  10. Re:Step 1 on Managing IT As An Investment · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I actually agree with the parent post :

    The best way to earn money is to reduce costs.

    In order to reduce these (I don't mean the hardware costs which are usually high but fixed, not repetitive), mangers want to drop people.

    By dropping people, they usually mean to either get rid of the redundant, non-mandatory staff, or to replace whenever possible mandatory existing ones with cheaper overseas workforce.

    So, I just have one proposal against this :
    whenever you have the choice, ensure your money will go to local workers.

  11. Re:There's Cringely too. on RMS Cuts Through Some SCO FUD · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Hackles also refered to this soaft (saop+soft) opera :
    it's here

  12. Re:sincere question on Three Enterprise Operating Systems Compared · · Score: 1

    Thank you for the info, it was a very nice way to spell "RTFA". :)

    I was however reluctant to do so (I mean : to "RTFA") because of the over-emphatical way the submitter described the study...

  13. sincere question on Three Enterprise Operating Systems Compared · · Score: 1

    Why is this review "much awaited", who are these NW people ?
    Why are are they supposed to be specialists ?
    I personally think such reviews are just pure hype until the marks OS receive also correspond to their market share.
    Otherwise, this just means that these NW people would like to see RedHat more widespread because it is more expensive and more secure than the other soft they tried...

  14. Re:Dictionary Attack on Telstra Denies Selling BigPond Customers' Data · · Score: 1

    I guess the word "Directory" would be more suitable than the word "Dictionary".

  15. Re:Mac users care =) on Apple Hardware VP Defends Benchmarks · · Score: 1

    It could be argued...

    So there are ...

    I guess the last sentence should remain part of the first paragraph or should be reformuled as : "under this point of view, there would be".

  16. PCI-X ??? Already ??? on Apple Marketing Hypes New PowerMacs · · Score: 1, Interesting

    The specs refer to 3 PCI-X slots...
    However, here... or better : here, it sounds like it is not yet ready...
    But well, on the other hand, Apple was using 802.11g before the spec actually got approved, so why not...

  17. Re:Anti Theft! on Mini-ITX PC in an Atari 800 · · Score: 1

    Not at all.
    Another of my friends had decided to solder his autoradio's screws to his car.
    He only got the face stolen which made the autoradio look quite ugly (or Geeky, if you enjoy the view of an opened computer case) thus definitely unstealable too.

  18. Re:Anti Theft! on Mini-ITX PC in an Atari 800 · · Score: 1

    Your comment reminds me of a friend of mine who used to place an old autoradio front panel on top of his brand new riceboy sound machine so that nobody would even consider to break into his car.

  19. Re:I'm confused! on UK Govt Warned: Don't Buy GPL · · Score: 1

    I just can't believe this got modded as informative !?

  20. Re:very bad idea on Scientists Grow Decaffeinated Coffee Plants · · Score: 1

    Taking a jab at French people is amusing as they seem to be all high and mighty holier than though kind (as a general rule and from experience when visiting France).

    You're almost right here, actually they are this and its opposite at once (as a gerneral rule from experience when being french - still expat in Switzerland, so French and Swiss at the same time :-)

  21. Re:Here's a working "Ancient Unix" link.... on The Power Behind the SCO Nuisance · · Score: 1

    Please, provide the contents of section 8.4(b) : I want toi understand if one becomes a Licensee the same we he may by using GPL'ed code or if he has to be explicitely and directly granted this license by SCO ?!

  22. Re:Here's a working "Ancient Unix" link.... on The Power Behind the SCO Nuisance · · Score: 2, Interesting

    You can exchange it with other non-professional users for your personal use, can't you ?

  23. Re:Here's a working "Ancient Unix" link.... on The Power Behind the SCO Nuisance · · Score: 2, Interesting

    These licenses permit hobbyists and enthusiasts to have access to the source code of these historic releases, for personal and non-commercial use, and to share experiences and code updates with other authorized individuals having corresponding licenses. SCO has received numerous favorable responses from UNIX enthusiasts around the world, including messages such as, "Future computer historians will greatly appreciate what you have achieved!" and "I've wanted access to this material for nearly 20 years! Well done!"

    The keyword has been put in bold: it now looks more like ibm's problem than Linux problem as Linux is supposed to be exchanged a non-commercial way (even though the GPL predicts a reasonable fee may be asked for in order to amort some expenses)...

  24. Re:very bad idea on Scientists Grow Decaffeinated Coffee Plants · · Score: 1

    You know, I like fresh Lobster but... it's not that common to get some in Switzerland...
    So, I just wait and only dring a little of the genuine thing from time to time...
    And meanwhile, I just experiment other things hoping I'll like these as much as lobster...

    Better the real thing than a substitute

    Another post was about the differences between
    Arabica and Robusta, they claim Arabica is the real thing and Robusta, which is stronger is a disease-proof copy.

    Also, Espresso is supposed to be stronger-tasted but less-caffeined...

    Do the math : a small Arabica Espresso should do it from time to time.

    Bye
    PS: about your sig, the stupid thing is that Merovingian keeps saying the same insult, which makes he looks like a moron.

  25. Re:Third Generation ? on PCI Express - Coming Soon to a PC Near You · · Score: 1

    There were 2 generations of ISA slots : short and long..
    You also forgot EISA and MCA.
    BTW, AGP is seen as a PCI device.
    So, well, I am confused and would like to know what the others generation included.

    BTW, I hope at the end we can access any of our individual components using IPv6...