User: Eric S Raymond

ERASER == goodness

On: Vista Makes Forensic PC Exam Easier for Lawyers

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group _id=37015

Not sure if it helps in this case, though.

bypass compulsory web registration

On: Quantum Information Can be Negative

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        flagger1
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http://www.bugmenot.com/

Re:Does nobody here use Freshmeat?

On: 29 Vector Drawing Programs

Google Linux-onlyhttp://www.google.com/linux search for vector drawing:
http://www.google.com/linux?hl=en&lr=&q=vector+dra wing&btnG=Search

Sourceforge search:
http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Asourceforge. net+vector+drawing&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0 &start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=or g.mozilla:en-US:official

Re:wikipedia article

On: Star Trek's Scotty Dies at 85

Really? Hmmm, I guess if I actually was ESR I would of known that.

wikipedia article

On: Star Trek's Scotty Dies at 85

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Doohan

Re:Clunkers?

On: Bob Metcalfe on Open Source, IPv6, IETF

Maybe they shouldn't of blown off richard stallman.

and regarding the article,

We have computers that are hundreds of times faster than twenty year old mainframes, but our computers are nearly as reliable? Something is wrong here.

The Rise and Fall Of Gates

On: Gates On Future of CS Education

F* You Gates, you greedy bastard. Your empire is in decline, mirroring the decline of the anglo-american empire.

Remember how Babylon was conquered? They left the gates unlocked. Damn You All!

Re:We need a storage revolution

On: The End of a Floppy Era

Because the pc is an ""open"" system.

Yeah, yeah the Revolution will be more open.

It will probably support some kind of usb connect etc....

Re:No logical replacement, though

On: The End of a Floppy Era

Is there 8cm CDRW?

Use tor: http://tor.eff.org

On: The Internet Archive Sued Over Stored Pages

Use tor: http://tor.eff.org/

Re:No logical replacement, though

On: The End of a Floppy Era

Yes, but aren't floppies more reliable?

Drupal

On: A Simple, Family-Oriented CMS?

http://drupal.org/

Drupal, an open source content management platform.

Equipped with a powerful blend of features, Drupal can support a variety of websites ranging from personal weblogs to large community-driven websites.

Re:I can't wait to watch the fireworks.

On: Justice O'Connor Retiring

Yes, but when was he "elected?"

re: roe vs wade

On: Justice O'Connor Retiring

I can't see that ever actually being overturned, because how often does the Supreme Court overturn it's decisions?

And really they should they overturn their decisions? If they do that, then people would lose confidence in them and the entire system.

Re:The collective American Piggy Bank

On: Possible Taxes For Broadband Users

And people thought http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism was bad, taxes are just a form of it.

Google? Maybe

On: Ballmer: 'We'll catch Google'

But not Google AND Linux/GNU AND Apple on Intel AND Oracle AND FreeBSD AND etc..............

wikipedia article

On: The Other Side of BitTorrent

The Wikipedia article on scanlation helps explain things really well.
to quote:

It is generally accepted that for Japanese fansubbing, there is an unspoken agreement between the fansubbers and Japanese copyright holders that fansubs help promote a product. Indeed, when commercial versions of a video become available, they are often superior in video and translation quality to fansubs, though there have been exceptions.

Also another interesting quote:

The license companies (such as TokyoPop and VIZ Media) have used the response to various scanlations as a factor in deciding which manga to buy licenses to translate. Said TokyoPop's Steve Kleckner in regards to scanlation, "And, hey, if you get 2,000 fans saying they want a book you've never heard of, well, you gotta go out and get it."

Also see: Fansubbing,

Homer sez:

On: GPL Hard to Enforce?

Shouldn't that be SuperHyperMegaNetCorp?

You mean they have the internet on computers now?

Re:And in the next release...

On: Longhorn Drops 'My' Prefixes

I usually tell them to click My Computer

My Niggaz???

On: Longhorn Drops 'My' Prefixes

I wonder if they'll replace "My Niggaz" with just "Niggaz"

Re:Aren't they already here?

On: Are Video Game Patents Next?

I believe the PS2 and Xbox, and Dreamcast both have a shared patent on that.

Re:What we realy want to know is...

On: PSP Emulation Madness

Maybe the revolution will have a gb* emulator, let's hope so.

google servers:

On: Google's Secret Lab

I think I've found all the google sites, using google:

-www -answers -directory -groups-beta -labs -investor -toolbar -desktop -adwords -gmail -news -eval -services

Re:Social awkwardness != genius

On: Genetic Testing For Geekiness?

Certainly! Genius is undefinable.

Re:Finally

On: Another Star Wars Prequel?

I believe that's 740 years earlier, he'll be 60.

I would like to see him kick butt when he was young and strong!