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  1. Re:Atkins does work... on Scientific Battlegrounds in Diets · · Score: 2

    You gotta choose your fights man, shoot, can you really keep that up forever? :^)

    Yes. Yes I do. When I say without problem, I mean that the weight loss has been consistant, not that there is any hardship in maintaining the diet. I am not dieting, I'm eating a healthier diet.

    I feel good and my pants fit better, and in the end that is the criteria I use.

  2. Re:Atkins does work... on Scientific Battlegrounds in Diets · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Right now I'm loosing 1-2lbs per week on a traditional low fat moderate exersize diet. Nothing special, just eating healther and in moderation. I've been doing this for six months now without problem.

    I think the truth is that there are different diets that work for different people. A one size fits all approach probably won't be the answer here. until we do more good science on the subject, I'm skeptical of anyone who says there is one true way.

  3. Re:Huh? on Eclipse 2.0 Released · · Score: 1

    None of those projects are dead, all are in active development. I have seen, written, and deployed GUI applications for Kaffe and Wonka.

    I'm done with this thread. I'll let you have the last word.

  4. Re:Huh? on Eclipse 2.0 Released · · Score: 2, Informative
    Well of course there's Transvirtual's XOE. I've used Kaffe on embedded projects. I've deployed rich-media presentation on desktop's and kiosks using Kaffe in the past as well.

    All of that is beyond the point I was making, that all of those are furhter along than Mono, and that Mono will run into the same kind of issues they have.

  5. Re:Proprietary solutions will always lose on Eclipse 2.0 Released · · Score: 2, Insightful
    At this point it is fairly safe to say that Kaffe, GCJ, and Wonka are all more completely impleneted than Mono implents .NET.

    This is not a dis of Mono, which I think is a fine project and generally a good thing(tm), but the are open source Java implentations. As Mono progesses, it will run into the same issues that the above projects have of being highly compatible, but not 100%. There will always be some compatibility issues.

  6. Re:PPC Can do Debian too on Yellow Dog Linux 2.3 Released · · Score: 2, Interesting

    As opposed to my expeience with YDL:

    1) Boot off of CD
    2) Follow guided setup

    I think Debian is a gread distro, but it is kinda hard-core. It's not up to the kind of smooth install Mac users expect.

  7. Re:What it really means on The Ideas Behind Longhorn · · Score: 1

    The WordPerfect helpfiles you refer to are a part of "WordPerfect Help" a feature to help people migrate from WordPerfect to Word

  8. Re:Build in screen protector on Ideal PDA Feature Wishlist? · · Score: 2

    Built-in, not a third party add on. The self adhesive ones that you point out leave bubbles too easily, and are clumsy to put on. The case of the PDA should be designed to allow the easy replacement of a screen protector.

  9. Build in screen protector on Ideal PDA Feature Wishlist? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I have seen too man scratched screens over the years. I would like to see some kind of integrated, and replacable, screen protector.

  10. Re:"didn't think so" on Can FAQs Be Copyrighted? · · Score: 2

    IANAL, but in the US you cannot sue to recover court costs or punative damages unless you formally register your copyright with the Library or Congress.

    Mailing a copy to yourself is only (somewhat) usefull in proving whose claim is older. In every real way formally registering is the better way to go.

  11. What should they do? on Hacking Web Services · · Score: 2

    How should they then go about dealing with those who abuse the system?

    It's easy to raise complaints (though I'm not sure I agree with you on 1 & 2). Unless we can come up with better solutions, we will have to live with the solutions you complain about...

  12. Check out MoneyDance on Conservative Choice for Linux Accounting Software? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I use MoneyDance. It's Java based, so it runs on Linux, Win32, MacOS X, etc...

  13. Re:Portable? on Atari Announces an Official Portable 2600 System · · Score: 2

    32K! The 6507 (yes you read that right) could only address 4K. Most games were either 4K or 8K (via bank switching).

  14. Re:Not according to Merriam-Webster on Google vs. DMCA and Scientology · · Score: 2

    Yes an you will see that mongooses is listed first, thus it is the preffered plural.

  15. OT: Proper plural of mongoose on Google vs. DMCA and Scientology · · Score: 1
    Mongeese.Org [mongeese.org]

    BTW, the proper plural of mongoose is mongooses (http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=mongoose), not mongeese

  16. Re:For the love of god on Blizzard removes Orcs from Warcraft III · · Score: 2

    It wasn't funny last year, it's not funny this year and it won't be funny next year

    Agreed, that's why I had some vain hope that they had learned their lesson. What was I thinking...

  17. For the love of god on Blizzard removes Orcs from Warcraft III · · Score: 4, Insightful

    enough is enough. Surely there is some real news to cover...

  18. Enough Already on CPAN Shifts Focus · · Score: 1

    One April Fool's story is clever, two is amusing, three or more is too damn much!

  19. Re:I hope MPEG-4 fails on More on MPEG4 · · Score: 2

    While your post isn't a troll, it's worth noting that Ben Waggoner is an astroturfer [stc.org]:

    Nothing could be furthor from the truth. Ben is a well known and respected figure in the world of digital video. There are few people more more qualified on the subject than he. Nor does he have any direct affiliation with Microsoft (or Apple, or Real, etc).

    In the interests of full disclosure, I should point out that I am a friend of his, but everything I have said is born out by the facts.

  20. Zarus no longer uses AmigaDE on Nokia Set-top Boxes to Ship with AmigaDE · · Score: 3, Informative

    While the Zaurus was originally announced to use AmigaDE, the developer version is using QT/Embedded + the Jeode VM

  21. Re:328 registers!!! on Inside the Itanium · · Score: 2

    7! What luxury! In my day, we had the 6502. It had only 4 registers (A, X, Y, & S), and we liked it...

    Kids these days...

  22. Re:Oh well... on Net Still Not At Olympics · · Score: 2

    The problem is that there are a number of Olympic events that get little or no coverage on broadcast TV. There isn't enough of a market for it to make economic sense to show them.

    However, there is enough of a market to make money narrowcasting over the net.

  23. Re:Why compare? on Palm Releases New Wireless Handheld · · Score: 2

    So I should spend more money, and carry more equipment just to do what I'm already set up to do?

    I need to take my iPaq with me, so it is convienent to use it to play videos.

  24. Re:Why compare? on Palm Releases New Wireless Handheld · · Score: 2

    But why would i need an iPaq for viewing movies?

    So I can watch something on long plane rides...

  25. Re:Why compare? on Palm Releases New Wireless Handheld · · Score: 2

    Speek for yourself, I take my iPaq with me almost everywhere, and use is quite a bit during the day. I only tend to recharge it about once a week. The secret is to use the backlight only when you really need it.

    Mind you on days that I use it for heavy MP3 playing, watching movies, or using the AirCard I need to recharge more often.