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  1. Re:Probably not, compared to the other options on Is ATT's ogo A Worthy Purchase? · · Score: 1

    But you need a full phone plan, and with *ugh* Sprint (which network wise isn't so bad, but CS wise is kind of scary)

    At least you can do a Data only SKII (Though the way the rebates work it is not likely to be worth it).

  2. Re:Spotlight anyone? on Microsoft's Upcoming Desktop Search Tool · · Score: 1

    Except Lookout Software had a released product, so they predated it (though not by a whole lot, but by enough). So if anything Apple copied Lookout and since Lookout is now part of MS, Apple is copying MS. Seriously, I don't deny that MS is buying innovation just that they are not copying Apple. I mean I still remember Altavista personal edition, so let us not start comparing timelines) Truthfully it has been a known problem for a very long time. There finally seems to be some real sucess which is good.

    (besides if we are going to count trade shows I remember Bill gates showing several times how wonderful search is in whatever version of windows he was selling was, so let us just count date of delivery eh?)

  3. Re:Spotlight anyone? on Microsoft's Upcoming Desktop Search Tool · · Score: 1

    Except of course this is launching in December. So they are copying the future, quite impressive of them. Truthfully Lookout software already did most of this before, (and was fast and gave amazing results). So it is more like they bought inovation.

  4. Re:Why there is a privacy issue.. on The Webmail Wars · · Score: 1

    Search replace google with hotmail, and you have the same problem. It is imposible for them not to know the contents of your email. (Actually any email provider could do/be forced to do the same for unencrypted incoming mail. The only real risk is the larger archive webmail services offer. If something is important encrypt it (and everything else, once you start encrypting you should encrypt all that is practical.).

  5. Re:As every printer manufacturer... on Are Your Peripherals Monitoring You? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The problem with the trade back scheme is lots of people keep on printing after they run out of a color (or two). I mean the carts always run out at the exact wrong time, and some people are just lazy. Besides they generally know what colors run out first, the problem is there is variance based on subject matter.

  6. Re:It's not a PVR on ExtremeTech Reviews Akimbo Internet-Movie Box · · Score: 2, Insightful

    As there is no video in, yeah pretty much

  7. Re:"Expert Programmer" on Funniest IT Related Boasts You've Heard? · · Score: 1

    Yeah I was mostly kidding. Though it is what I would have used but that is just due to the way scheme is programmed (i.e. modifiying variables is bad), and one should really use continuations etc. But that is an obscure style discusion.

    Really you don't need complicated tests. A better way might be to tell them that here is the API for something, have a comment that says it uses a singly linked list, tell people to modify every entry and see how many people use the getByIndex instead of pulling an iterator out. (Which is the real reason you have to know this stuff.)

  8. Re:"Expert Programmer" on Funniest IT Related Boasts You've Heard? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    In all honesty if you don't know the nomenclature, you might have a hard time working with a team. Also it is first semester CS stuff. If 1 in 15 can't pass it, then there is even more cheating going on then I thought.

  9. Re:"Expert Programmer" on Funniest IT Related Boasts You've Heard? · · Score: 1

    (cons item l)

    Does that count? ;-)

  10. Re:Misaligned Touchscreens on New Mexico Touchscreen Voting Problems · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Because as I recall the order that the canidates are listed is governed by laws. Old laws, that have not been updated. In many cases random order is used, but it is generally required by law to be done at a public event with all party members invited. Also there are much greater dangers of hiding something into the code when dealing with random ordering.

  11. Re:how does it work? on Microsoft Just Wants a Little Look · · Score: 1

    Actually the code to do that is pretty open. It is more a matter of scripting installation than any core modifications. (Which makes a lot of sense when you think about it, if you have core modifications you have to patch them seperatly, which would be a nightmare.) And even most decent whiteboxers will use scripting, they just might not have something so pretty, but it is standard practice to change the homepage, and drop a few shortcuts on the desktop.

  12. Re:effects on ebay share price tomorrow on Paypal Grinds To A Halt · · Score: 1

    Which is exactly why it might be a good time to buy if the price slides 10% because of this little SNAFU. You can buy in at that price wait two quarters and everything will have been forgoten.

  13. Re:So what? Just one Republican’s view. on Libertarian Badnarik an Election Spoiler? · · Score: 1

    IF the church is put into the state then the State will end up in the Church. So yes it was meant to keep the State out of the Church but the other way around still puts the State in the Church.

    The State blurs and corrupts all it touches. For a Church to seek contact with the State is for a Church to seek dispersion. Look at how much faith all those European countries have with their ex-state controlled religions, they very low church attendance.

  14. Re:It's doomed. on Breaking Google's DRM · · Score: 1

    Lets see assuming they only had just a few colors they could use which is something like 15 chars so even assuming that there is no skeleton you have increased the size of the uncompressed image 15 times. Wow that would be fun.

    Ok I know (hope) you were kidding. But I it would be kind of cool if they implemented a proprietary image compression scheme in javascript. Most of the time javascript engines just don't get tested enough

  15. Re:Level ONE! on "Levels" of Computers the Future? · · Score: 1

    I thought all true geeks aspired to a level 0 computer?

  16. Re:It's about time on Microsoft Releases A New Monad Command Shell Beta · · Score: 1

    If you glance at the presentation when they are doing the schematic they are showing how everythng fits together and they have an "Other Hosts" block on the same level as Monad. So maybe you will see something, though most likely it will be sort of half supported and not very popular (sort of like the ability to plug other scripting languages into WSH.)

  17. Re:Monad == ?? on Microsoft Releases A New Monad Command Shell Beta · · Score: 1

    How is that different from "tasklist /FI "MEMUSAGE ge 1000" | sort" And I am only using MEMUSEAGE because there doesn't seem to be a handle count filter in XP. I mean some of the stuff seems useable but it doesn't seem like they are really taking full advantage of everything .net could provide. Maybe old hands aren't what was needed. Still more tools are helpful, though MS has a nasty habit of dropping the older tools even when they are further allong in development, or worse starting a bunch of project and not backing any of them.

  18. Re:don't worry, small potatoes on Kryptonite U-Lock Security Flaw · · Score: 1

    It is just them defending their stock price. That is all.

  19. Re:Call me dumb, but... on Gaim Releases Version 1.0.0 · · Score: 1

    GAIM has IRC support ;)

  20. Re:Absolutely Amazing on Replace Your Windows With LCD Panels · · Score: 1

    You don't have depth perception from stereo vision past 20 feet or so. Also if you set them deep enough with straight surrounds you could reduce point of view variance (and since the panels are rotated and most panels have reduced viewing angle that way, it would be a good idea), combine all that with a distant shot (like the harbor scene chosen), and voila, relatively nice looking scene. Of course it would no more painfully lacking depth perception than any other static picture, So it isn't that bad.

  21. Re:They make MMORPG's from anything... on New Star Trek MMOG Announced · · Score: 1

    I don't know, I think it could be done if you had "crews" so you could all get together to man a starship (though a lot more combat oriented crews, who in thier right mind would want to be sensors or science). If you made the gameplay fast it would be sort of like Tribes vehicle play. Though that would really really piss off the fanatics.

    Regardless since the only POV is the Federation, and PvP is probably going to be limited to holodeck arenas or some other sort of out, well space will just be like a leveling field. Though how will they deal with Disconnects and space ships? Or that the canon of ST has the federation ummm without money in many senses? Also just how combat oriented can it really be? I mean given that this will attract a lot more peaceniks who aren't going to be wanting to spend the first hours clubbing bunnies.

  22. Re:Full circle on I-Neighbors, Not just another social network · · Score: 1

    You're right *throws away pages of notes on Lukasiewicz logic, and other bits of useless stuff*

    Now that felt better. Seriously, I have IM'd people in the next room, because I was hoarse. I actually know some of my neighbors, but only the close ones (i.e. the old across, and to the sides) this is about larger groups where you aren't forced to come to an accord with them because of noise/lawn/trash stuff.

    All the being said, of course this doesn't have a chance.

  23. Re:Get back to work!! on Note Taking Devices for Students? · · Score: 1

    You have a higher userid then him though, and yet you run him. How oh How did this evil come to pass? :-P

  24. Re:Oh, patients... on Hardware That Literally Doesn't Stink? · · Score: 1

    Silly rabbit. It is just a case of distorted cause and effect (or affect :-P). If allergies are triggered by a few very different things it makes it very difficult to figure out the common thread (because you are actually looking for threads with an s), since human generally know that if they have similiar symptoms there is a common cause, they will look for one thing they generally do. Since most of \. uses the computer most days it stands to reason that generally when one has allergies they will be while one is using the computer or shortly afterwards. The person then jumps to the incorect conclusion that this is the cause.

    Of course, once one believes something there is a bias against things that would change that belief, so it will grow in importance (i.e. the length of time that one allows between computer use and allergies to be related will lengthen). Also since most people probably won't stop using a computer except on vacation, and going on vacation generally changes the allergens one is exposed to, it won't disprove the case, and if there should be symptoms there will almost always be a computer that it can be blamed on.

    So yeah if you think you have an allergy get it confirmed, and get it narrowed. Even if you are right, the medical proof may allow you to justify the needed purchases as a medical expense, which might help your tax burden (check with someone first of course).

  25. Re:WTF? on Nokia 6820 Wireless Messaging Handset Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Ready-to-runs are nice and all but I doubt they would give it a 3.75 in a ready to run piece. Besides the business orientation of it is really odd as Nokia doesn't really think of the phone as a business phone. This looks more like laziness, I mean any review where one can't tell if they ever looked at soomething more then a spec sheet is just not worth running (or reading).