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  1. Re:Newsflash! on Morse Code Faster Than SMS · · Score: 1

    Yes, there are other countries.

  2. Re:How about... on PlayStations of the Cross · · Score: 1

    Or how about satanic games, for that matter? I'd love to see some
    *really* "evil" games >:)

    Down with the Devil!

  3. Re:Launchpad's Rosetta on Canonical Plans a Version-Tracking Tool for Devs · · Score: 1

    A native speaker should always handle the translations,
    preferably someone who can actually write ;)

  4. Re:Unstable, experimental, Ubuntu...? on The Grumpy Groundhog - Ubuntu for Developers · · Score: 1

    Hoary is the current release. Consider it the same as Debian Stable
    for all intents. It may differ in practice, though ;)

  5. Re:Jack of All Trades, Master of None on Longhorn Beta is Disappointing · · Score: 1

    Linux uses ALL available memory for caching. The difference is that
    it releases caches for general use as needed, so you don't notice
    the fact. I know Windows preloads a lot of DLLs, but I'd imagine it
    only hangs onto the most recently used ones when memory dips below
    a safe level.

  6. Re:MSFT will say no on Petition To Get OS/2 Open Source · · Score: 1

    So not quite like VMWare after all, but more like Win4Lin,
    and its precursor for SCO operating systems (Merge)?

  7. IgNoble cause on Scientists Solve Riddle of Unpopped Popcorn · · Score: 1

    The 2005 awards have been handed out, but this is a candidate for
    the 2006 Ig Nobel Award ;)

  8. Re:nothing new on Bloggers Avoid Federal Crackdown on Speech · · Score: 1

    Not much freedom in Europe, either:

    http://killhim.nu/

  9. Re:Explain... on Rodriguez uses Linux to Edge out ILM · · Score: 1

    Legendary for squeezing the most out of a tight budget (El Mariachi
    probably cost less than the Columbia Lady intro animation ;).
    Independent for doing the editing by himself.

  10. Re:I knew a Gilmi once... on Kid Named After Everquest Character · · Score: 1

    I've known two people named Gandalf. One wasn't even a Tolkien fan,
    and his parents had just picked a name they overheard and liked.

    But naming your kid Firiona Vie is beyond sad.

  11. Re:Good LORD it's got some useless stuff! on KDE 3.4 Released · · Score: 1

    Adding to that: There are good times and there are bad times for
    human sacrifice. Some people need to know.

  12. Major species missing? on Open Species Database Breaks Half-Million Mark · · Score: 1

    I noticed they actually had an entry for homo sapiens, which is better
    than many books of that sort remember. That puts it one step ahead
    of print already :)

  13. Re:Military applications on Instant Buildings - Just Add Water · · Score: 4, Funny

    This also means we're one step closer to the fast building of today's
    real-time strategy games :)

  14. Re:key point on Setback for Marvel in NCSoft Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    ..except for "W 0lverine" on Protector, of course. And Mr. Incredible
    and..

  15. Re:Zip on Best Format for Archive Distribution? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Zip and gzip use the same compression.

    Zip compresses each file in an archive individually.

    Tar+gzip compresses the entire contents as a whole - meaning better
    compression than zip archives (unless you add uncompressed files to
    an archive, THEN compress the entire archive..)

    WinZip supports tar+gzip archives, from what I remember, but WinRAR
    supports .gz, tar.gz, .bz2 and .tar.bz2 files, so why use anything else
    on Windows?

    Then again, you could use solid RAR archives. Generally the best
    size+performance ratio I've tried of these (all compressed as a whole,
    some error recovery).

  16. Re:No kidding... on Long-Awaited BitTorrent 4.0 Released · · Score: 1

    My Azureus usually eats up 15-20% of my CPU time and 50-100MB of RAM.
    That's with just one or two files shared - it doesn't seem to release the
    memory after removing torrents, either. Still, it's the best interface :/

  17. Ass backwards on Random Number Generator That Sees Into the Future · · Score: 1

    I think the Eggs are causing it. For the sake of humanity, switch them all off NOW!

  18. Re:nothing else to work on? on W3C launches Binary XML Packaging · · Score: 1

    The only good thing to come out of Electronic Arts was their IFF EA 85 data format standard. It is more or less to binary what XML is to text.

  19. Re:Heh? This is old news on Banks Begin To Use RSA Keys · · Score: 2, Informative

    Not just a couple - I had it *eight years* ago with Storebrand..

  20. Re:Yes and No on Do Unsubscribe Links Stop Spam? · · Score: 1

    I'd sort differently. If it's not from a mailing-list I voluntarily joined,
    and it has an unsubscribe link, it's most definitely spam.

  21. Re:Mistake on Linux Has Fewer Bugs Than Rivals · · Score: 1

    Looks fishy to me, too, even being the Linux nut that I am.
    But..are the bugs in Windows mostly kernel-related or other software?
    If it's kernel-related, counting the rest pulls the average down, making
    Windows look better :)

  22. Re:nForce superior? on NVIDIA Announces Intel nForce Chipsets Coming · · Score: 1

    All Deluxe cards have dual, yes, and the second NIC is a wonky 3Com
    variant that still is problematic. The nvnet driver is still in NVidia's
    latest downloadable nForce kernel drivers, too.

  23. nForce superior? on NVIDIA Announces Intel nForce Chipsets Coming · · Score: 1

    I'm not so sure the nForce chipset is superior, at least not the nvnet
    bit. I've tried both the NVidia driver and the reverse-engineered
    forcedeth driver, but neither lets me use the network at all.

    From what I can tell, I am not alone, either. Google has many stories
    involving non-functional nForce 2/3 integrated NICs.

  24. Re:Even though... on Valve Takes the Offensive on Warez Users? · · Score: 1

    I get 6 megs of traffic UP from the average MMO if I sit all weekend.
    What the hell is Steam sending?

  25. Re:C&D time? on BitTorrent Accounts for 35% of Traffic · · Score: 1

    Let's say SEGA send a cease & decist to server admins in Sweden:
    http://static.thepiratebay.org/sega_mail. txt

    Their reply would basically be "sod off":
    http://static.thepiratebay.org/sega_respons e.txt

    Wonderful country, that.