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  1. Re:Start Mirroring! on Canadian Government Controls Online Flag Displays · · Score: 1

    HAHAH, you know I never noticed that!

  2. Re:The implications are ominious on Universal Music Prepares for Copy-Protection Complaints · · Score: 2

    Yes, but as the player is included on the cd theoretically the key could be encoded into the player itself, making such extraction much more difficult.

  3. Re:The implications are ominious on Universal Music Prepares for Copy-Protection Complaints · · Score: 1

    Yea, of course its got to be in the player, but they could have a seperate key for every different album, which would make it very diffult to create a universal player, and your ram idea while might work is impractical and plain stupid.

  4. Re:The question is... on Hardware Copy Protection Battles · · Score: 2

    Well its called evolution. If you don't have the talent to survive you die. Plain and simple. Welfare for the bad pop artist! Get real!

  5. Re:Funny, I just got a letter from my Senator on Hardware Copy Protection Battles · · Score: 1

    Well by security, he could mean many things, one being privacy, and and maybe a few things you wouldn't totally agree with, because like it or not, comprimises have to be made, the internet is no longer an anarchy.
    And of course, improving copywrite could only be done by removing the DMCA because I personally can't think of anything that would improve it more. (Ok on that part I'm just fishing, but its possible)

  6. Re:firewall replacement on Linux Firmware For Some 802.11b Access Points · · Score: 1

    I think what the meant was mp3 player, hook up speaker to the puppy, and it can play without making any extra noise.

  7. Re:SUVs threaten the passengers of a normal vehicl on New Thoughts in Public Transportation · · Score: 1

    Maybe he meant he has been physically hit as a pedestrian 3 times, or had a hit out on him 3 times. Luck him.

  8. Re:The implications are ominious on Universal Music Prepares for Copy-Protection Complaints · · Score: 2, Informative
    from http://www.musichelponline.com/legal/
    The Player uses the Blowfish block cipher, ã 1995 A.M. Kuchling;


    The Content has been encoded using software that incorporates the LAME encoder; more information about the encoder is available at http:// www.mp3dev.org.


    So basically its encrypted mp3 format. so the format isn't the problem it the encryption thats the problem. And blowfish isn't easy to break.

  9. Re:The two projects are very different on Science and Education in Biodomes · · Score: 1

    Most likly the air inside the is compressed. Think about a tank of gas, the tank itself weights very little, but it is very heavy with the gas in it. Thats probably what he means, that the gas inside the bubbles weights more than the plastic of the bubbles.

  10. Re:Would this really be useful? on Powered Exoskeletons In The Near Future? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Shit your right, EMP the weapon of warfare. He wouldn't possibly be able to move in a heavy suit without its power. So he would be left with the process of removing the suit (obviously for safty they need a way you can do this quickly). But while they are trying to get out of their suits, they are an easy target.

  11. Re:Buy them? on Where Can You Buy Jumpers? · · Score: 1

    Most importantly he mentioned wanting a few hundred.

  12. Re:BSD or Public Domain ONLY on Should Public Funds Mean Public Code? · · Score: 1

    Well that isn't the argument, the argument is that often the researches purchase the source of closed source programs and modify them. But they can't legally release their modifications. I wonder if an open source requirement got added, would it understandable to require them to atleast opensource anything they can. Or is that too difficult to understand legally?

  13. Re:DMCA Issue. on KernelTrap Interview With Alan Cox · · Score: 1

    You know, thats an interesting thought really. If all copywrite law was removed, MS and their buddies could go on about their buisness, because they would just add layers of cryp to their software so you are forced to pay for it. While any smaller shops and the GPL would get crushed. As opposed to the 80's where the situation would have been much reversed. Interesting hu?

  14. Re:I wish you luck on Selling Open Source on the Campaign Trail · · Score: 1
    doesn't sound communist or anti-capitalist.

    Don't worry, he's already a red card carrying member of the "Democrats for change" who proudly state that The Democrats have had a proud tradition of promoting justice and equality in Charlottesville since 1970 and of course, before 1970 they promoted bigetry and hatred, but thats another story! :)

  15. Re:Price / Performance on Selling Open Source on the Campaign Trail · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    3.14159 what? geez boy, put some spaces in there, or something to seperate? geez! :)

  16. Re:The economics of monopolies on Broadband Obstacles · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Not as long as there is sufficent regulation to allow compition, you can currently set up solar panels to generate more electricity than you need, and you will get paid for the extra electricity that gets pumped into the system. Anyone, and I mean Anyone can start their own long distance company, there are even a few competitors in local phone service. There is absolutly no reason there can't be compitition in broadband markets, sharing the same lines. But the regulations to force the big providers to open up their lines don't exist yet.
    "there already is electricity (been done), gas (been done), drinking water (could be done, but why?), telephone (been done),etc (working on it) there".

  17. Re:Is this so wise? on Pain-free mice · · Score: 1

    Actually thats called lepercy. Well lepersy is 2 things, really slow healing rate, and the unability to feel pain. So you tend to hit things really hard and bruise freqently, then then never heal, and eventually tear your body to shreads and have limps fall off and whatnot. There are modern medications to help with the healing part, but little can be done about the no pain, so they have to be very careful.

  18. Re:I resent the underlying sexism of your comment. on The Ultimate S.U.V. · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Ok, I probably should have qualified that statement. The places I have problems with SUVs visually.
    1. When I get in the mid turn lane to turn left and some SUV comming in the other direction get in their turn lane way too close to me, and I can't see, and don't know if any cars are comming, but they just sit there, forever, sometimes expecting me to go first.
    2. Parking, not to mention that fact that most SUV drivers don't know how to park them. Often it becomes very difficult to back out of the spot if there is are SUVs next to me, and I can't see what cars are comming around the SUV when I'm trying to back out of the spot.
    I know there are a few other examples, but those 2 are the most frequent, and most 18-wheelers atleast know how to drive. I really don't have a problem with large vehicals for commerical purposes, but when people purchase large vehicles for no good reason, and don't know how to control them, and don't understand when people can't see around them. It really urks me.

  19. Re:I resent the underlying sexism of your comment. on The Ultimate S.U.V. · · Score: 1

    Like I said, you havn't experienced it therefor have no idea of the vision problem with SUVs even when the windows are clear, its still a problem. Minivans and large trucks are the same, but personally I see no reason to ever drive a large vehicle unless you have to.

  20. Re:I resent the underlying sexism of your comment. on The Ultimate S.U.V. · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Just the act of owning an SUV you are being disrespectful to your fellow man though.
    1. Its next to impossible to see around the average SUV, creating problems when someone is trying to maneaver around you, but you probably have never experienced this, so you wouldn't know.
    2. You waist gas. Just because you have the money to pay for a lot of gas, doesn't mean we should suffer the environmental inpact of you consuming it. Agreed if you have several people in your car, the benifits of car pooling start to outweigh the problems, but you should try to rarly drive it by yourself, that is such a waist.

  21. Re:Analysis on Internet Computer from OEone · · Score: 1

    You also have to remember that it doesn't use the mozilla UI much, its basically gecko with their own UI. The gecko engine itself has been pretty stable for quite a while now.

  22. Re:Bandwith on Bandwidth Demand at American Universities · · Score: 1

    god I meant 500KB did I say 500MB HAHA

  23. Re:Bandwidth Cap and Upload/Download restrictions. on Bandwidth Demand at American Universities · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Dude, thats harsh, 1.5GB a week is absolutly nothing if yoou really think abut it. Thats an average of 2KB/s constant use, which you could easily pull if you ever just play internet games freqently and surf the web. Or just download 3 iso in 1 week.

    But seriously what stupid network engineers put the keymcard syste on the same network? Talk about securuesity iss.
    Segment the 2 networks. Install a 200MB/s cap so they can't pull faster than that. And if penalties are needed, put them at 10GB a week at least.

  24. Re:Bandwith on Bandwidth Demand at American Universities · · Score: 1

    10 computers? Hmm average dorm room computer likes to suck a good 500MB/s connection. I seriously doupt your campus has a 5Gb/s connection :)

  25. Re:Hardware Costs. on Bridging the Digital Divide with Linux · · Score: 1

    No its more about the comment "But since the library controls the system they control the software, the maintenance, and access." and the general idea, of sure, we'll help you out, but we will OWN you once we do. Have a nice day!