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  1. So can anyone recommend on Viiv 1.5 May End Traditional Media PCs · · Score: 1

    a media adaptor that doesn't suck or require so much effort with the server software that it takes longer to set up then building a pc by hand does.

    Apart from the squeezebox I cannot think of any adaptor that is even bearably useable.

  2. Cringley discussed this back in September on A Closer Look at Google Adwords · · Score: -1, Redundant

    http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20050922. html

    and there are a couple of additional comments (including replys from google) in the following weeks.

  3. Re:Single point of failure, stealth through obscur on Where is the British EFF? Just Around the Corner! · · Score: 1

    So its a real shame that it appears that biometrics are infallible and are no where near unique enough to be of any real value.

    Whats more measuring them seems to be far, far harder then this government seems to think it should be.

  4. Re:What's really wrong with them on Where is the British EFF? Just Around the Corner! · · Score: 1

    The biometrics don't work. none of the identified biometric information is unique enough to be able to accurately identify the person involved. Worse as with all genetic data the person you are most likely to be confused for are your immediate relatives.

  5. Re:A Hugo First: The British Invasion on 2005 Hugo Nominations · · Score: 1

    True it is taking place in Glasgow but there is a but.

    Iron Sunrise was only published in the UK this week. Anyone reading the UK edition would not have been able to nominate and I doubt that UK sales while nominations were open were in three figures.

  6. Re:MP3 player and major file server on Multi-Room Wireless Sound System? · · Score: 1

    It falls apart as a plan because the audio will not be in sync. I have a number of netgear mp101's. They are great for removing my CD collection into the loft, no so good for radio type listening through the house.

  7. See also on Nanotech Brings Battery Life Extender for Mobiles · · Score: 1

    http://www.batterylife.de/ as featured on the inquirer earlier this week.

  8. The NHS has a big IT ($10b+) upgrade project on NHS Awards Contract to Microsoft · · Score: 2, Interesting

    That is using Biztalk and C# as its interface and business logic layers. And truth be told, the more I look at Biztalk 2004 the more impressed I'm getting.

    Now while you could replace Windows with a Linux desktop and Windows servers with Linux servers I'm not fairly sure Biztalk runs on Windows only. And if your major software base is Windows why on earth would you use something else, elsewhere.

  9. Re:Question on 2004 Hugo Awards Presented at Noreascon · · Score: 5, Informative

    The 1953 Retrospective Hugo Award Winners
    Best Novel - Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
    Best Novella - "A Case of Conscience" by James Blish
    Best Novelette - "Earthman, Come Home" by James Blish
    Best Short Story - "The Nine Billion Names of God" by Arthur C. Clarke
    Best Related Book - Conquest of the Moon by Wernher von Braun, Fred L. Whipple & Willy Ley
    Best Professional Editor - John W. Campbell, Jr.
    Best Professional Artist - Chesley Bonestell
    Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form - The War of the Worlds
    Best Fanzine - Slant, Walter Willis, ed.; James White, art editor
    Best Fan Writer - Bob Tucker

  10. Re:Already there on AOL Blocking Open Source IM Clones ... Again · · Score: 1

    Its called Jabber, uses the convention (user@domain.com) and it did provide connectivity to all 4 of the other networks.

    This is half the battle. Isn't it strange as soon as Jabber became usable and Jabber.com started offering support two days later aOL cut off their access.

  11. Re:An English version of this web page on New Sony Clie: PalmOS Is Back in Style · · Score: 2

    Nah, Thats the old black and white version.

    I'm sure it will eventually be available but I reckon we'll have to wait 3-6 months first (and more for us in europe who still haven't seen the old version).

  12. Re:Die, start-up, die! on Sally Struthers Asks You to Save the Dot-Coms · · Score: 1

    I'll have to check but I don't remember any silvery running shoes at boo.com and on boo.com, fogdog, gap etc the prices I've seen for clothing is the usual retail price (unlike catalogs who usually charge extra). Granted its not Amazon's 50% off but how long is that really going to last.

    As for portals its called low barriers to entry. Portals come, they fail and disappear. Nothing wrong with that provided you're not working for the unsuccessful ones. Thankfully I'm self employed at the other end of the food chain.

  13. Re:wait a sec... "Current bid: $75,100.00" on F*ckedCompany.com For Sale - On eBay · · Score: 1

    $500,000 and reserver met. Of course that may not be a proper bid but....