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  1. Is this a troll statement? on KDE 2.2.1, On Win32/Cygwin · · Score: 0

    Isn't saying you want the feel of Linux a bit of a absurd statement? KDE looks more like Windows than any other UNIX environment out there.

  2. image error on HP To Kill 3000 System After 30 years · · Score: 0

    I respect Slashdot's icons that go along with each article, but why is "Compaq" shown for a story about HP?

  3. Re:Some decent advice here... on Java IDEs? · · Score: 0

    Kawa has been discontinued by Macromedia. Personally, I love Kawa simply because it's cheap, and easy to set up. I quickly scanned the website; it doesn't look as if Macromedia is selling old versions of the IDE.

  4. The SATs are biased... on Cal Schools May Nix SAT In Admissions Process · · Score: 1
    or are they? Groups like the NAACP claim that standardized tests are biased against minority students and women. I have two arguments against this theory:

    1. I remember having to answer questions about Mayo Angelo, a black woman.

    2. We live in America. The SAT and ACT are based on American culture which, last time I checked, is dominated by whites.

    As much as I hated taking the SAT, I must say that it truly is a good mark of how much a person has learned and applied himself to during high school. With a plan to drop standardized tests from the Californian agenda, it's no wonder that California has the worst educational rating in America. Ryan, 1290

  5. Modest Proposal on Making Software Suck Less · · Score: 1

    Get Microsoft to stop making software.

  6. Compaq making computers? on Compaq sells Linux Clusters · · Score: 1

    Compaq can't even make decent PCs. What makes the company think that it can build Linux clusters?

  7. Why Linus why on Linus Talks About 2.4 · · Score: 1

    I don't see how Linus could ever accept an interview from ZDnet. That company does a worse job of reporting than Timmy the Fourth Grader's "I love Technology Newsletter". ZDnet is just a front to Microsoft and uses its magazines to push its own agenda. If I wanted to see biased reporting mixed with terrible writing, I would go back to public high school.

  8. Good to hear on U.S. First 2001 Competition Begins · · Score: 1

    It's good to hear that high schoolers are doing something useful with their time other than sitting around and smoking pot and pulling fire alarms. I remember a few years ago when the only time students could compete on a nation-wide basis was with the designing of web pages for scholarships.

  9. Re:Solar wind will kill this thing on Macs In Space II · · Score: 1

    Let's just remember that cubes come without fans and are prone to cracking. They'll all melt before the sun ever has a chance to do any damage.

  10. Let's not forget ... on NetBSD/Dreamcast Official Port · · Score: 2

    that DC comes with a modem. Now I'll be able to build a server more powerful than ZDnet's

  11. the dept. on Nuclear Fuel For Superfast Interplanetary Travel · · Score: 3

    That's a pretty good posting Hemos, but what department is it from? Hemos: "The" department.

  12. One thing Rob forgot to mention ... on Want To Playtest An Xbox? · · Score: 1

    is that you have to live in the Seattle area to test the x-box

  13. Nineth planet? on Number 9, Here We Come? · · Score: 1

    Hemos, there are ten "planets" in our solar system. Slashdot reported on it two weeks ago. Both Pluto and the new one have yet to have space craft visit them.

  14. good insight on id On Linux: Bad News · · Score: 1

    I completely agree with the post. There are so many different types of Linux that a particular piece of software won't work on all platforms. There's a problem that many programmers have in writting software for all the different desktop environments. Also, I've noticed that many Linux users would rather ge something off the internet or "borrow" it from a friend rather than actually buy a shrink-wrapped box.

  15. Like Eudora on Opera 5 Free... If You Want Commercials · · Score: 1

    This move by Opera towards ads reminds me a lot of programs such as Eudora light and CuteFTP. Both of these companies have been successful in ads market and I'm sure Opera will be too.

  16. Emulators on The Ultimate Video Game Library up for Auction · · Score: 1

    I wonder how necessary it is to buy this collection. With emulators out there, I can download just about all the titles he just listed.

  17. Re:Contradictory Research on Sleeplessness Impairs Memory · · Score: 1

    I, too, have done research on sleep before and found that a lack of sleep can actually cause people to score higher on verbal tests than they would if well rested. I think I originally saw the article on Slashdot. I decided to test this theory and for the past year, all of my papers are written between two and six a.m. Although it's true that I many times don't remember what I wrote the night before, apparently it must be good because I'm continually scoring As now.

  18. The French should fix it themselves on French Judge Demands Yahoo Censor Auctions · · Score: 1

    I am sick of seeing the whiny French government demand that everyone do the dirty work for them. Yahoo! has already blocked access to Nazi material through its French web site, what more is there to do? Anyone across the world could find Nazi memorabilia through another service, if not through Yahoo (kind of reminds me of that whole Napster debate). If Big Brother doesn't want its poor defenseless followers viewing Nazi material, then it should require that all French ISPs block Yahoo!

  19. Nothing New here on Politicians, Napster, And The Invention Of The Net · · Score: 1

    Bush decided not to take a stand as usual. Gore applied the question to Tennessee and brought up the history of radio and copyright infringement and his involvement. I'm glad Gore at least didn't take credit for inventing Napster or Snickers for that matter.

  20. Hits? on Apache vs IIS in Performance? · · Score: 1

    Who cares how many hits a web site can take if the software it uses is unstable and prone to hackers?

  21. not a Christian on Hackers And Mysticism? · · Score: 1

    I myself am not a Christian. It's kind of strange saying that considering my father is Southern Baptist minister. I am what you would call a spiritual orphan. Although I believe in God, I have seen all the in-fighting and politics of religion for so long that I no longer want a part of it.

  22. Go to college on Techies Saying No To College · · Score: 1

    College is great. Sure it won't teach you to become a better programmer, but it'll teach you to become a better person. You'll learn about interacting with people you don't like (e.g. Frat boys who later become your bosses) and you have experiences that you'll never get to enjoy once you're out of college.

  23. Ripoffs on Copyrights on Web Interfaces · · Score: 1

    I've seen many ripoffs of Slashdot, ticalc.org being one of them. Personally, I don't think there is a such thing as stealing a web design. Sites that rip off other formats are often looked down upon anyway.

  24. Cases on Pentium 4 Requires New Case And Power Supply · · Score: 1

    I'm sure Intel will be gald to sell the cases that the P4s will sit in. I'm guessing $200 for a case sounds reasonable to the CEO.

  25. Is this illegal? on Linux Drivers For Free Barcode Scanner Cease-And-D... · · Score: 1
    I don't know how using someone's else hardware and then writing your own lines of code is illegal. There are no violations of copyright law. And wasn't that how PCs came to be - Compaq reversing IBM's bios?

    If you ask me, Rothwell did CueCat a service in that now the company doesn't have to worry about writing a Linux driver.

    I do see where CueCat may be scared, though. With the code from Rothwell freely given away, other companies can come in and start making their own bar code readers thereby keeping CueCat from making all the money.