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  1. Microsoft's fight with the windmills on What's the Business Case for Microsoft and Open Source? · · Score: 2

    Fact: "30% of Microsoft its revenue comes from the Operating System licensing alone."

    This means they'll do practically anything to protect that.


    That is the problem Microsoft has. Instead of focusing on growth markets they are messing around with things that is part of their traditional culture. It is obvious that the Linux heat is preasuring them and they are fighting it like Don Quixote.

  2. Only YOU and I can do something about it on EU Ratifies Kyoto Treaty · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's funny to see that everybody here is so concerned about this issue but a recent slashdot poll had the car as the top form of transportation chosen by /.ers.

    If you want to do something you need to change yourself and the sytem will bend to accomodate your need.

    To start with stop buying V8s till there will be more enviromental friendly and powerfull vehicles on the market. On the other hand stop purchasing products that involve high polution in their creation.

  3. Deletining files illegal? on FBI Carnivore Screwup Destroys E-Mail Evidence · · Score: 2

    Personally I'd prefer the caps lock key to be illegal rather then the delete key.

    And don't do a "Tab"!

  4. Re:IBM Linux? on Talk to the IBM Linux Hackers · · Score: 2

    My thoughts on that are that I already retired my Micrsosoft mouse and got an IBM mouse. It's a lot cooler, and price worth.

    IBM Lindows would make my day :)

  5. She didn't win the lawsuit on Steffi Graf Wins Case Vs. Microsoft · · Score: 4, Informative

    She won the Gerichtsprozess.

  6. Not a big concern on Cenozoic Park: Cloning the Tasmanian Tiger · · Score: 2

    It does a good thing to the nature we are and been a part of and breaks the boundary of our existential level.

    Creating remote controlled animals and therefore taking away what them BE, should account for more concern.

  7. Jerry Springer Trolls were there at 12:01 too on So Did the Hordes Really Skip out for Episode 2? · · Score: 2

    This might be considered off-topic but here is my story:

    My friends and I were in the line on May 15 at 7:00PM. At 11:00PM, they started the seating so we went in and set down in the end row.

    A group of 4 loud drunk friends sat 3 rows down from us. One of them had a ball and before the previews started, he threw the ball towards the front seats. Somebody got hit in the head so they threw the ball back and hit a lady in the row in front of us straight in the face.

    Her boyfriend stood up and told the 4 loud friends to stop throwing stuff. That ignited the drunkest person in that group. She started screaming how weird and bad everybody is for being there.

    She wouldn't stop so Harkins employees threw the group of 4 friends out of the theater.

    Bright lights turned on in the theater and everybody started yelling "Jerry, Jerry" while the 4 Trolls were being escorted out. I can't even describe what a great feeling that is.

    If they don't appear on the Jerry Springer show, they skipped work for sure.

  8. MS English XP addition on Microsoft Loses Appeal To Shut Down LindowsOS · · Score: 2, Funny

    There is another new addition to MS English XP.

    window
    n.


    8 - Computer Science. A smurf like looking rectangular area on the screen that displays Microsoft's own file or message dependently of the other areas of the screen.

    The real dictionary term is here.

  9. Porting a free OS on Xbox Price Drops to $200 · · Score: 2

    I'd like to know if anyone has succeeded in porting a Free operating system to the Xbox"

    No. Life's short, play more.

  10. Napster reminds me at on Napster Execs Resign, Company Appears to Teeter · · Score: 2

    my old Pentium 90 that sits in the closet and from which I pulled the CPU out to make it a key chain.

    It is quite amazing to see that even the view of daily activities, like listening to music, improve following Moore's law.

  11. Where is the article? on The Pros and Cons of Mainframe Linux · · Score: 2

    If you still have the article somewhere can you please post a link to it?

    Thank you

  12. Think and Talk on Why Hal Will Never Exist · · Score: 2

    "he says"

    Talk about how talking impairs thinking.

  13. Is the EU a closed society? on EU Plans to Tax Internet Sales · · Score: 2

    Decides who?
    Is the public opinnion in the EU supporting this?
    I strongly doubt it.

    There's 2 things that this can show:
    1 - EU is a closed society
    2 - EU is feudal and non future-minded

    When are we going to allow eachother to get out of poverty and live happily together?

  14. Whistles as tools on The Creamy Center of the Atom · · Score: 2

    That whistle should be made a standard tool for ... so that it matches the size of their ... .

    I leave it up to you to fill in the blanks.

  15. 2 words description on Review: Spiderman · · Score: 2

    Wonderful movie

  16. If you work in tech support on Attack of the Clones to Cost Economy $300m · · Score: 2

    You can mulitiply that number by at least 10 people that won't be able to work without your help.

    Now Science Fiction Tax makes sense. :)

  17. Life span on Cells From Liposuction Function As Stem Cells? · · Score: 1, Troll

    Eating ice cream and chocolate now will increase your life span. The only other thing you need is an artificial heart.

    Start running to the fridge and hope that science will save your fat ass.

  18. Re:Fight Club on Cells From Liposuction Function As Stem Cells? · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    lol

  19. WebTV on Microsoft Expert Witness Stumbles · · Score: 2

    Try removing the browser from WebTv devices.

  20. Re:Nobody asked me anything on Science a Mystery to U.S. Citizens · · Score: 2

    Ok, the article is right: Calculate the size of the sample data needed for e certain confidence level.

    With an error margin of 3% you will get a 99% confidence level from 1844 sureys if your "universe" size is 200,000,000.

    It's kind of cool using science to prove people don't know about science.

  21. Re:CNN survey on Science a Mystery to U.S. Citizens · · Score: 2

    d) Enlightened people in the US make use of the internet. They are getting good information from Slashdot and CNN. Others read the National Enquirer or Sun.

  22. Re:Nobody asked me anything on Science a Mystery to U.S. Citizens · · Score: 2

    The size of your sample data must related to the total number of U.S. Citizens and the confidence level you want to achieve with your statements.

    I don't believe asking 2000 people out of 200,000,000 will even get you close to a 1% confidence level.

    Everything under a 50% confidence level is only a vague assumption.

  23. Nobody asked me anything on Science a Mystery to U.S. Citizens · · Score: 2

    I couldn't find any data about what their confidence level is.
    The sample data they used couldn't have provided them too high of a confidence level.
    Only who believes in this article believes in psychich powers.
    With some exceptions, this article creates stereotypes.

  24. Content on Cable Without Cables · · Score: 2

    And there still won't be anything worth watching.

  25. Very true on Employees Are The Biggest Security Threat · · Score: 2

    Companies should fire everybody.