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  1. Oldies but goodies on Ask Slashdot: What Distros Have You Used, In What Order? · · Score: 1

    Yggsdrasil->Slackware->Mandrake->SUSE->Ubuntu

  2. Re:Why I Feel Divorced From Marketing on Does Dell Know What Women Want In a Laptop? · · Score: 1

    Not to disagree with what you've said, but JT's Stockroom (http://www.stockroom.com) is one exception that proves the rule. Their home page offers a link to their hetero site alongside a link to their homosexual site. Some businesses can and do cater to a specific segment of the market, sensitive or no.

  3. Payment Card Industry Standards on Chip & PIN terminal playing Tetris · · Score: 1

    The Payment Card Industry (PCI) POS Pin Entry Device standards set by Visa/MC/JCB specifically require that a device used for credit card transactions NOT store the PIN and be resistant to tampering (such that a card holder would be able to see that something is wrong with the device if it had been tampered with). Merchants are required to use devices that have received PCI certification through a certified testing lab. It would be interesting if these devices have received that certification. Visa standards here - Visa Partner Network

  4. Re:Straps on tennis rackets? on Wiimote Straps Result in Class Action Suit · · Score: 1

    Racquetball rackets have straps and the same type of grip as a tennis racket. Probably has to do with the proximity of your fellow players.

  5. Re:Nokia 770 on Microsoft Origami Unfolds · · Score: 3, Informative

    If you check out the Maemo software for the Nokia 770, they have Calendar software, todo, etc. It's the open source way to allow the user to decide what they want to install.

  6. Re:Games no longer published on Publishers Frustrated With Second-Hand Sales · · Score: 1

    Interesting point on taxes. If you are "licensing" something, then there should be no sales tax. I can't see any municipality giving up that tax revenue.

  7. Re:Good for casual use; not for serious research on Nitpicking Wikipedia's Vulnerabilities · · Score: 1

    So, you forbid the use of any other web based material as well? Every web page out there could be changed today, so they wouldn't meet your criteria either. Yet, there is a specific APA and MLA format for citing web based references giving the URL and date retrieved.

  8. Re: Math is Hard! on EA Settles Employee Lawsuit · · Score: 4, Informative

    You need to recheck your calculations. It would be approx. $80K each (before legal fees, etc).

  9. Not out in the US yet on The Non-Game That Barks Like A Game · · Score: 1

    Not available in the US until August.

  10. Re:iPod format on Sirius in Negotiations With Apple · · Score: 2, Informative

    The xm radio MyFi/XM2Go portable sat system has a small antenna. Slightly larger than a Chapstick tube. I'm sure the sirius system would require something similar. And, like the home/auto version, it requires a clear shot to the southern sky or your reception suffers.

    Jeff

  11. Re:Both browsers? on Gartner Says it's a 2-Browser World · · Score: 1

    One is a little bit country and one is rock 'n' roll. /nod to Donny and Marie

  12. Re:Second Amendment on Neal Stephenson Responds With Wit and Humor · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I submit you don't understand the purpose of the second amendment. It was not to provide weapons of self-defense to citizens. It was to insure they could take up arms against an oppressive government, if needed. A one shot pistol isn't going to fulfill that necessity.

  13. Re:A sane voice!- NOT on Congress Plans Space Tourism Regulation · · Score: 1

    I'm not aware of any government agency that has actually prevented passengers from being killed in aviation accidents. Airliners still crash, remember the Challenger launch, etc. So, how does your liberal, kneejerk cry "the government needs to protect us" help?

    The libertarian position is that you (or your heirs) have a court system to turn to in the event you believe a business has defrauded you, or provided unsafe/substandard services/products, or even killed someone due to negligence. That goes for businesses damaging the environment, too.

    If you were stupid enough to launch from Uncle Jimmy's Backyard Cosmodrome and bait shop, you deserve to become a Darwin Award nominee and your heirs deserve very worm they get when they sue.

  14. Re:Wireless Internet - Just add a wire! on D-Link's USB-Powered Access Point · · Score: 1

    So, how does the device handle the initial configuration most hotels requre for in-room internet access? Usually, you have to bring up their web page in a browser and agree to their billing terms before you get connectivity outside the hotel.

  15. xmradio... on Canadian Music Industry Drills Dentists · · Score: 1

    Having recently signed up for an xmradio account, I was surprised to see they have accounts for business users (listeners) at a significantly higher fee. Their FAQ states it is to cover royalty fees.

  16. Re:Overturn Betamax? on Sen. Hatch to Introduce Wide-ranging Copyright Bill · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This is modded informative? It should be +5 Funny...

    Name one location where outlawing guns stopped gun crimes. Common sense?

    Now, who thinks outlawing digital copying will stop digital copying?

  17. Re:Perfectly Legitimate on What's Your Terrorism Quotient? · · Score: 1

    How is this scheme any different than police using profiling? If you can justify this TQ, then the same reasoning should apply to racial profiling.

  18. Re:Preference on What's Your Terrorism Quotient? · · Score: 1

    How about the simple lack of freedom to defend yourself (from robbers/muggers/attackers) in your own home? The rights of your attackers apparently trump your right to be free from attack.

    This isn't a troll. You've lost some freedoms that still exist in the US.

  19. Shockwave and Linux on A Public Library's Linux Success Story · · Score: 1

    The last time I looked on www.macromedia.com , there was a Linux Shockwave plugin. But, it was 2 or 3 versions behind the windows plugin. Many of the kid's sites require the latest shockwave plugin (as my daughter found out with her Linux laptop).

  20. Re:A list on First Ten Programs on New Install? · · Score: 1

    My list looks really similar to this, only thing missing is WinVi32 and ActiveState Perl.

  21. Re:I know... on A High-tech Wheel of Fortune · · Score: 1

    Most craps tables allow you to place a back bet (sometimes up to 3 times your come bet) that pays off at the true odds.

  22. Re:Why shell? on Wicked Cool Shell Scripts · · Score: 1

    You should have had the perl script call your shell script ;)

  23. Re:Sounds more like a training problem... on Orange County: More E-Ballots Cast Than Voters · · Score: 1

    You don't need a paper trail

    I'd say this statement has repeatedly been shown to be untrue. There is no way to perform a verifiable recount without a paper trail.

  24. Re:Party affiliation ??? on Orange County: More E-Ballots Cast Than Voters · · Score: 1

    In the "primary" elections, voters choose the candidates within their political party for the various positions. Republicans vote for republican candidates and democrats vote for democratic candidates. The ballot you receive should only contain the candidates for your political party's primary. In the final election in November, your ballot will have the chosen candidate from each political party and you can vote for any political party candidate. If you are uncomfortable with anyone knowing your party affiliation in the primary election, you can sit it out and vote in the final.

  25. Re:Yes, it is extortion on Compensation for Bandwidth Costs is Extortion? · · Score: 1

    No, it's not. Even a kid that mows your lawn on a monthly basis knows if you stop paying he stops mowing your lawn. He doesn't keep mowing and initiate a lawsuit hoping to get paid. It's a service, not real property. It's the designers web site to do with as he pleases.