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  1. No doubt on Microsoft Acknowledges Open Source As a Bigger Threat Than Google · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And as if closed Microsoft products don't "subsequently fall out of use." Look at Vista. We wasted a lot of effort testing this pig. We're skipping it. I'm sure more than one Softie got paid for working on Vista. Blaming disuse on FOSS is bogus.

  2. One word... on What To Do With Old Laptops? · · Score: 1

    trebuchet.

  3. Cobra! on Swiss Man Flies With Jet Powered Wing · · Score: 2, Informative

    Cobra Commander had one almost exactly like that. The dude needs a shiny metallic facemask! Cobra always was much cooler than G.I. Joe (except possibly Snake Eyes).

  4. Which is exactly the point of Internet2 on Internet2 and You · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I don't get the point of the article, except to point out this is exactly why Internet2 was created. It's a combination of a research vehicle for advanced internetworking, as well as a "series of tubes" to skip traffic around "commodity IP services" for the participants.

    The "Internet" isn't your "broadband" provider. It's the interconnects between networks. Just like the interstates and all the developments in building/maintaining those have very little to do with the street and driveway you use daily, Internet2 has very little to do with the IP connection to your home.

  5. Doin' a heck of a job, Brownie! on Whitehouse Emails Were Lost Due to "Upgrade" · · Score: 1

    I guess they have more horse lawyers in charge of IT now...

  6. So what exactly IS the default cellblock size? on Hans Reiser Guilty of First Degree Murder · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ba dum dum. Thank you. I'm here all week. Have the lobster!

  7. Puts a whole new spin on the term... on Usability Testing Hardy Heron With a Girlfriend · · Score: 2, Funny

    "backporting." Ahem. Thank you. I'm here all week. Try the prime rib!

  8. If it were about economics... on Do the Blind Deserve More Effort on the Web? · · Score: 1

    web sites would be wiser to first translate their content to other language. Start with Spanish.

  9. In other words... on Monsanto's Harvest of Fear · · Score: -1, Troll

    blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

    -Mr. Poopiepants

  10. Easiest way to achieve balance: on What's The Perfect Balance For a Budget Laptop? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Put the center of mass nearest the center of the laptop!

  11. Re:Other things along these lines on Xiotech Unveils Disruptive Storage Technology · · Score: 1

    I am tempted to mod you down just for MENTIONING the damn Unity thing! :b

  12. Re:I warned them on Google Sued Over Privacy Invasion On Street View · · Score: 4, Interesting

    You have no expectation of privacy with regard to Google Street View photographs, or any other "shutterbug" snapping pictures on your street, provided the photos were taken from public property, and were not done in such a way as to grossly invade your space (telephoto lenses into your bathroom window, for example).

    Here's a good article that points to guidelines from people who go to court to defend their members' rights to do what is in their rights (Google's Street View team would be wise to join up):

    http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/andrewkantor/2005-12-29-camera-laws_x.htm

    From what I understand about the equipment and methods in use by the Google Street View project, I wouldn't expect them to be in violation of the "zoom lenses" provisions in any "invasion" statute in these states.

  13. Re:Heretics on New Dune Movie Confirmed · · Score: 1

    Couldn't agree more. But who would play Taraza? Or Miles Teg? They better not "affleck" it, like they did Daredevil!

  14. Just heard a talk from Henry Jenkins on Getting The Public To Listen To Good Science · · Score: 2, Interesting

    See http://www.henryjenkins.org/aboutme.html for bio. It was an interesting "invitation" for academics (scientists) to start blogging. Essentially, it's a different sort of "review" that helps academics write about their work in a more approachable fashion. Of course, the danger is to not presume to "dumb down" the research, but rather using the real-time feedback of the online community (whatever nerds happen to follow your field or recognize you as an expert in the field) to massage your message to assure it's understood correctly. He's an interesting speaker, but then again, he's an expert in "media" so, you'll find a lot of stuff that basically makes a lot of (cynical) nerds tune out...

  15. I'd believe it started in the YELLOW ice... on Life May Have Evolved In Ice · · Score: 2, Funny

    but that would be kind of a chicken-and-egg thing, now wouldn't it?

  16. Re:So if they figure out.. on Similar DNA Molecules Able to Recognize Each Other · · Score: 1

    Random recombination would result in "diversification" (read: "mutation"). Homologous recombination in germ cells serves exactly the same purpose as #2 (somatic DNA repair). It helps assure that the "very different" is left out of the end product. It's one of the reasons that asexual reproduction tends to lead to higher mutation rates (plus it takes all the fun out).

  17. Not so impressed... on Beer Brewing Bender Completed · · Score: 0

    No shiny metal ass to bite! Fiberglass is heresy!here

  18. One word: on What's the Best Way to Recycle Old Tech in the US? · · Score: 2, Funny

    trebuchet

  19. I just want a plug-in electric... on Mutant Algae to Fuel Cars of Tomorrow? · · Score: 1

    or plug-in electric hybrid. If I could get one that I can transport the kids, wife and me, I'd buy it and put a solar cell on top of my house. Problem solved.

  20. You wan FLSA? Then get ready for the minuses. on Law Firm Fighting For White Collar (IT) Overtime · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So, you want to be subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act (rather than "exempt")? Then be prepared to be at your desk for an actual 8 hours (minus two 15 minute breaks and one 30 minute lunch break). Be prepared to punch in and account for every minute of your time. Be prepared to be a glorified custodial worker...

    Don't bitch about what you've got, until you realize what you COULD have.

  21. Re:Lotus Symphony was great on IBM Challenges Microsoft with Free Office Suite · · Score: 1

    4 colors, but two "intensities" per color. This got you "8 color" (marketing-wise, at least).

  22. Lotus Symphony was great on IBM Challenges Microsoft with Free Office Suite · · Score: 1

    Back when I had a bitchen Color Graphics Adapter (8 colors!) and Quadram Quadboard in my IBM PC...

  23. Honey on Science vs. Homeopathy · · Score: 1

    I want homeopathy to die, not really because I mind idiots being separated from their money because they're gullible. That's what Apple's Inc. is for ;) It's just that every time I put honey in my coffee, some "expert" tells me that it's good for relieving your allergies. If I know the idiot, I'll politely explain that bee pollen has absolutely no relation to the airborne pollens one succumbs to in these parts (cedar, ragweed, oak, etc.). You see, flowers frequented by bees actually need the BEES to do their pollenating. If I were allergic to clover honey or something, sure, immunotolerance might ensue. But allergies to airborne antigens ain't affected by honey!

    I LIKE HONEY BECAUSE IT TASTES YUMMY, OKAY, SO FOAD YOU MORONS!

  24. Two words on Intel to Take Online Suggestions for New Chips · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Femmebot parts.

    And be quick about it!

  25. Z is for Zachariah on Radiation Absorbing Mineral Found In the Arctic · · Score: 1

    Remember reading that book in Junior High (we called it that back then, not "Middle School"). Anyway, one of the characters was a dude who developed an environment suit that filtered radioactive air and water. But the "rooskies" started a war before he could mass produce it...