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  1. Re:Specious & Self-Interested Reasoning on Interest in CS as a Major Drops · · Score: 1

    Another way to meet the "demand" would be if people who'd left the IT market because there was no demand could shift back in and get a job.

  2. Re:dude on Custom Motherboards? · · Score: 1
  3. Re:I'm sure the $20 hookers say the same on Canadian ISP to Name Music Swappers · · Score: 1

    If they're bewildered why other companies don't bend'em and spread'em like they do, they've probably never heard of PIPEDA at all.

  4. Re:Bad Statistics on Spyware or Researchware? · · Score: 1

    In other news, they found that 99.9% of the people running their spyware were .. stupid.

  5. Re:Bit Keeper's actually... on Tridgell Reveals Bitkeeper Secrets · · Score: 1

    He can only carry nearly eighty gigs of data in his head. Then what?

  6. Re:UUCP on Vint Cerf on Internet Challenges · · Score: 1

    Especially if you're using a Telebit Trailblazer modem that hides all that messy handshaking. However, I'll bet there'd be one heck of a modem initialization string!

  7. Re:I think they have this nifty thing called CONFI on Kernel Changes Draw Concern · · Score: 1

    Even before that, there were work-arounds

  8. Re:Clippy 911 on Microsoft's 911 Patent · · Score: 1
    Of course, a website with an animated Clippy just won't work if you're running Firefox rather than IE. I can see the warning:

    "If you use Firefox, someone might die!"

  9. Re:The future of emergency services on Microsoft's 911 Patent · · Score: 1

    And at the end of the call...

  10. The command-line uses always uses root? on Linux Cookbook · · Score: 1
    I never got that memo!

    Certainly the cookbook uses the command-line, and some of the examples might require root, but there's no required link between the two.

  11. Spammer zombies too on Providers Ignoring DNS TTL? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Some spammers setup DNS for web sites so that it's continually rotating through a number of different IPs, probably a number of them zombied PCs with web servers. The real stuff like transactions gets passed to other servers, but these disposable boxes act as lightning rods: A spam run won't be wasted if a few of them get complaints and taken down.

  12. Re:Faulty system on Providers Ignoring DNS TTL? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Quick! Someone tell that to NetSol before they route all .com/.net typos to their server again.

  13. Re:And you're gonna need it, too... on Microsoft to Release a Thin-Client Windows XP · · Score: 1

    That's cool. I doubt I'll run Longhorn either.

  14. Re:Hrm. Remember the tablet PC? on Microsoft Proposes Thumb-Driven Interfaces · · Score: 1

    They've tried the Tablet PC at least a couple times. Back in the early 90s, it was Pen Computing for Windows. Eventually it'll either fly or they'll run out of new names for another go at it.

  15. Re:wow on Breakthrough Decodes 'Classical Holy Grail' · · Score: 1

    Dumpster diving? Ha! Do you know how much good stuff got dropped into ancient latrines?

  16. I've already got one, you see. on Breakthrough Decodes 'Classical Holy Grail' · · Score: 1

    I already have a book with all the classic Python Holy Grail. It has all the various notes, cut scenes, pictures from the making of it. Honestly, rather than going to all that trouble, they could have just asked!

  17. Re:CSI style on Breakthrough Decodes 'Classical Holy Grail' · · Score: 1

    Or the crossover show: SG-CSI:Atlantis

  18. Re:Classicist 3 Scientists on Breakthrough Decodes 'Classical Holy Grail' · · Score: 1
    Obviously they didn't have any Askvs Slashdottus articles about complete destruction of stored data back then. I wonder if archaeologists of the future will have much luck (or need) reading those harddrives that they find in ancient landfill sites?

    "We have finally recovered all of the SCO Cycle Comedies!"

  19. Re:UAE? on IBM to Help UAE Track Drivers on the Road · · Score: 1

    They should get those VW Polos for people to drive then. (Fake ad video)

  20. Re:But it's warmer.. on LED Evolution Could Spell The End For Bulbs · · Score: 1
    It's not just perception, but memory too!

    Women, try this simple test: Walk up to a male that knows you quite well, cover your eyes with one hand and ask him what colour your eyes are. Unless they're normally glowing red or something, what you will get is a desperate guess. (The other hand is reserved for a Fist of Death when he gets it wrong.)

  21. Re:Who says... on Yahoo R&D Chief Joins MSN Search · · Score: 1

    Yeah well, I'm RMS, but somebody else got there first.

  22. Re:Microsoft's way... on Yahoo R&D Chief Joins MSN Search · · Score: 1

    Even better, hopefully the remaining members of the competition's team are infected with toxic envy. It might cost a lot to hire one guy, but if you can wreak a team and spread long-lasting poison, bonus!

  23. Re:Am I the only one ?? on Yahoo R&D Chief Joins MSN Search · · Score: 1

    Is that some kind of Flip remark, Thomas? :^)

  24. Re:Who says... on Yahoo R&D Chief Joins MSN Search · · Score: 1

    But in this case, Dr Gary is a Bill Flake (in two different ways).

  25. Re:What is a monetization engine? on Yahoo R&D Chief Joins MSN Search · · Score: 1

    Impressionist currency by Monet would be interesting. Still, wouldn't a Surrealist be a better fit for money?