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  1. Re:With a catch.... on Intel Unveils 6-Core Xeon 7400 · · Score: 1

    SKU? Do you work in retail?

    At the moment,
    Windows Datacenter supports 32 cores on X86, and 64 cores on x64 and Itanium.

    The implication of "SKU" is that this limitation is trivial, and is imposed purely by marketing considerations.

  2. Re:Why not prosecute? on Judge Rules Defense Can Get DUI Machine Source Code · · Score: 2, Funny

    The "government" is a tripartite entity, composed of the legislative judicial and executive branches. In Madison's conception each branch should be jealous of the others, and bicker constantly, thus preventing tyranny. Given that model of government, the judge's consultant shouldn't care what the police and district attorney want.

    It's no more paradoxical than trinitarian theology :)

  3. Re:Racial Bigotry on YouTube Reposts Anti-Scientology Videos · · Score: 1

    The United States doesn't have a blasphemy law. Looks like American Rights Council is trying to use copyright law instead,-- though I doubt they'll get any further than, say, Terry Gilliam, who similarly tried to introduce foreign legal concepts into US law.

    Or perhaps it's just a hamfisted attempt to harvest the names and addresses of scientology critics.

  4. Re:"Extreme Density" computing can be hazardous on One Data Center To Rule Them All · · Score: 1

    simple english wikipedia? eww...

  5. Re:Read Contracts & Limits aren't carriers wan on AT&T Slaps Family With a $19,370 Cell Phone Bill · · Score: 1

    I thought cell phones ran credit checks... don't customers have a credit limit like a credit card would have?

    Hmm. A credit card company can earn more money by servicing long term debt. If you pay your balance in full every month, consistently, your credit limit will eventually dwarf your ability to realistically pay.

    If the cell phone companies adopted a similar policy, the "limit" would quickly become unrealistic.

  6. Re:It's Quite Obvious Why They're At This Level on Privacy Policies Are Great — For PhDs · · Score: 3, Informative

    No-Nonsense License Statement
    This software is protected by both United States copyright law and international copyright treaty provisions. Therefore, you must treat this software just like a book, except that you may copy it onto a computer to be used and you may make archival copies of the software for the sole purpose of backing-up our software and protecting your investment from loss.
    By saying "just like a book," Borland means, for example, that this software may be used by any number of people, and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at another or on a computer network by more than one user at one location. Just like a book can't be read by two different people in two different places at the same time, neither can the software be used by two different people in two different places at the same time.
    (Unless, of course, Borland's copyright has been violated or the use is on a computer network by up to the number of users authorized by additional Borland licenses as explained below.)
    LAN Pack Multiple-Use Network License
    If this is a LAN Pack package, it allows you to increase the number of authorized users of your copy of the software on a single computer network by up to the number of users specified in the LAN Pack package (per LAN Pack -- see LAN Pack serial number).
    Use on a Network
    A "computer network" is any electronically linked configuration in which two or more users have common access to software or data. If more than one user wishes to use the software on a computer network at the same time, then you may add authorized users either by (a) paying for a separate software package for each additional user you wish to add or (b) if a LAN Pack is available for this product, paying for the multiple-use license available in the LAN Pack. You may use any combination of regular software packages or LAN Packs to increase the number of authorized users on a computer network. (In no event may the total number of concurrent users on a network exceed one for each software package plus the number of authorized users installed from the LAN Pack(s) that you have purchased. Otherwise, you are not using the software "just like a book.") The multiple-use network license for the LAN Pack may only be used to increase the number of concurrent permitted users of the software logged onto the network, and not to download copies of the software for local workstation use without being logged onto the network. You must purchase an individual copy of the software for each workstation at which you wish to use the software without being logged onto the network.
    Further Explanation of Copyright Law Provisions and the Scope of This License Statement
    You may not download or transmit the software electronically (either by direct connection or telecommunication transmission) from one computer to another, except as may be specifically allowed in using the software on a computer network. You may transfer all of your rights to use the software to another person, provided that you transfer to that person (or destroy) all of the software, diskettes and documentation provided in this package, together with all copies, tangible or intangible, including copies in RAM or installed on a disk, as well as all back-up copies. Remember, once you transfer the software, it may only be used at the single location to which it is transferred and, of course, only in accordance with copyright law and international treaty provisions. Except as stated in this paragraph, you may not otherwise transfer, rent, lease, sub-license, time-share, or lend the software, diskettes, or documentation. Your use of the software is limited to acts that are essential steps in the use of the software on your computer or computer network as described in the documentation. You may not otherwise modify, alter, adapt, merge, decompile or reverse-engineer the software, and you may not remove or obscure Borland copyright or trademark notices.
    (From "Paradox for Windows")

  7. Re:Try to be objective, everybody. on Hans Reiser Gets Sentence of 15-To-Life · · Score: 4, Informative

    Citation Granted

    Under a heavy police guard, Reiser, handcuffed to his attorney, William Du Bois, led officers through heavy brush and poison oak to where his wife's body was buried off the 8200 block of Skyline Boulevard.

    "Without any hesitation, he went exactly to where the grave site was," said Oakland homicide Lt. Ersie Joyner. Police said there were no signs that the grave had been dug before Nina Reiser was killed.

    Good enough for you?

  8. Re:eh on US No Longer the World's Internet Hub · · Score: 1

    My poor eyes! Looking at the chart more closely, UK gets a 1.4, US gets a stunning, uk-beating 1.5. Sorry for the mixup.

  9. Re:eh on US No Longer the World's Internet Hub · · Score: 1

    The US is pretty far down the list. Privacy international rates the United Kingdom more highly.

  10. Re:Still practically unlimited for most on Comcast To Cap Data Transfers At 250 GB In October · · Score: 1

    Here's a little comparison between Bluray, AppleTV, Video on Demand, and DVD

    Maybe they all look fine to you-- but the purpose of Bluray is to look spectacular--and unfortunately, that goal eats up bandwidth. In most of the comparisons, the video-on demand offering fares poorly. But the bandwidth cap cuts off alternatives.

    Still most 50 GB bluray discs are bloated with features,games, and (in the opinion of some) lossless audio. A bluray movie might only be 26-27 gigabytes.

  11. Re:250 GB on Comcast To Cap Data Transfers At 250 GB In October · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Downloading a movie need not be a obscure, shady business contingent upon tweaking mysterious internet ports and poking holes in your firewall. It can be as simple as turning on a box, navigating a menu, and selecting something that piques your interest.

  12. Re:In a word... on Psystar Will Countersue Apple · · Score: 1

    If you were actually willing to get up, leave the house, and go to an Apple Store; they handed it to you for free just for asking. I got my copy, along with a cool T-Shirt and some other swag, at the grand opening of the Palo Alto location.

    Ah, that was a limited time promotional offer

    This article describes it somewhat differently

    Because I made my original OS X purchase with my dealer, I qualified to be in the queue for one of Apple's free upgrade kits. Can you believe it, after two attempts, I got the last copy? Amazing. I brought home my prize, and got to work.

  13. Re:In a word... on Psystar Will Countersue Apple · · Score: 1

    10.1 was sold as an upgrade-- I think it was $20.

  14. Re:In a word... on Psystar Will Countersue Apple · · Score: 0

    hmm, does microsoft still make upgraders insert the old cdroms so that it can "verify" your old license?

    My copy of OSX 10.1 was an upgrade. It was difficult to reinstall "cleanly", because it required that 10.0 be installed first. I'm not saying that system reinstallation is a common occurrence, but "full versions" make disaster recovery slightly less painful.

  15. Re:In a word... on Psystar Will Countersue Apple · · Score: 1

    Isn't Windows Vista just a prettied up version of OpenVMS?

  16. Re:It is related on Psystar Will Countersue Apple · · Score: 1

    Well, Mac OS X is basically nothing more than NextStep with a prettier interface.

    "Basically" covers quite a bit. Have you ever used MacOSX 10.0? It's pretty clumsy compared to MacOSX 10.5.

  17. Re:OK, I'm assuming the play on words is intention on FSF-Sponsored gNewSense 2.1 Released · · Score: 1

    But that's not the reason GLX is considered non-free. Besides the advertising clause, which is obnoxious, it is not licensed for "illegal" purposes.

  18. Re:Better than NVIDIA's proprietary hardware on Nvidia Claims Intel's Larrabee Is "a GPU From 2006" · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Linux support done right is a well written GPL-compliant driver.

  19. Why is CNet writing a voting guide anyway? on A Look At Joe Biden's Tech Voting Record · · Score: 2, Insightful

    There are legitimate reasons to vote against Internet gambling. There are legitimate reasons to vote against H1B visas. There are legitimate reasons to vote against free trade with China.

    CNet is a news site. It shouldn't try to push a political agenda, even one that it thinks its audience shares.

  20. Re:Better than NVIDIA's proprietary hardware on Nvidia Claims Intel's Larrabee Is "a GPU From 2006" · · Score: 1

    Pick what you need from a practical viewpoint, NOT on ideology.

    But Free software is practical. If it breaks, you can fix it. With closed source, you have to rely on someone else to fix it for you.

  21. Re:Ohio requires partisan poll workers on Diebold Admits Ohio Machines May Lose Votes · · Score: 1

    The actual law is

    On or before the fifteenth day of September in each year, the board of elections by a majority vote shall, after careful examination and investigation as to their qualifications, appoint for each election precinct four residents of the county in which the precinct is located, as judges. Except as otherwise provided in division (C) of this section, all judges of election shall be qualified electors. The judges shall constitute the election officers of the precinct. Not more than one-half of the total number of judges shall be members of the same political party. The term of such precinct officers shall be for one year. The board may, at any time, designate any number of election officers, not more than one-half of whom shall be members of the same political party, to perform their duties at any precinct in any election. The board may appoint additional officials, equally divided between the two major political parties, when necessary to expedite voting.On or before the fifteenth day of September in each year, the board of elections by a majority vote shall, after careful examination and investigation as to their qualifications, appoint for each election precinct four residents of the county in which the precinct is located, as judges. Except as otherwise provided in division (C) of this section, all judges of election shall be qualified electors. The judges shall constitute the election officers of the precinct. Not more than one-half of the total number of judges shall be members of the same political party. The term of such precinct officers shall be for one year. The board may, at any time, designate any number of election officers, not more than one-half of whom shall be members of the same political party, to perform their duties at any precinct in any election. The board may appoint additional officials, equally divided between the two major political parties, when necessary to expedite voting.

    Ohio revised Code

  22. Re:Pen and Paper on Diebold Admits Ohio Machines May Lose Votes · · Score: 1

    It might even persuade future pupils to pay attention during penmanship lessons.

  23. Re:Sweet! on Judge Rules Man Cannot Be Forced To Decrypt HD · · Score: 1

    Yes. I had forgotten my Bill of Rights. Rather scandalous.

    But as practical advice, it's easier to keep silent than it is to refrain from self-incrimination.

  24. Re:Sweet! on Judge Rules Man Cannot Be Forced To Decrypt HD · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's up to judges to decide the tough ones. Yes, you have a right to not incriminate yourself. But the question becomes, is being forced to divulge a password self-incrimination? You're not admitting to a crime.

    You do not have a right against self-incrimination. You have a right to remain silent.

  25. Re:Stay away from Best Buy on Best Terrestrial/OTA HDTV Setup For an Apartment? · · Score: 1

    Of course, those options are appropriate if the signal is merely weak. It may be that his problems are caused by multipath, in which case, a better tuner, or better antenna placement will be needed.

    And there's the possibility that the antenna's signal is too strong.

    AntennaWeb can be strange. It labeled most of the stations I watch regularly as "violet"- even though I live less than twenty miles from the towers. Perhaps it's not very useful for condominiums or apartment complexes.