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  1. Re:They might have a point... on Netcraft Web Server Stats Challenged · · Score: 1

    Let's assume apache hosts twice the domains on half the servers as IIS (as their survey would suggest).

    What does that say about the quality of the respective servers?

  2. Re:Uhm... on If I Had My Own Distro... · · Score: 1

    You mean Tyan Tiger MPX.
    It is supported.

  3. Re:In the US on IsoNews Ostensibly Shut Down By The DOJ · · Score: 1

    Not for long!
    Wait until the FTA (free trade agreement) is in place. Au will be forced to adopt US IP laws. Then we're all fu(ked.
    That's our reward for turning our armed forces over to the US.

  4. What a crock. on Postmodern Computer Science · · Score: 0

    I wouldn't be surprised if this is a joke. Along the same lines as Sokal's 'Social Text' hoax.

  5. Re:Well, on Microsoft: No Xbox for You! · · Score: 1

    What a bunch of cry babies!
    First it was "if you punish us for breaking the law, we'll withrdaw Windows from the market." Now this.
    Of course they have every right to sell the X-box to whomever they please, but their business plan - give away the console then rip people of for the games - is obviously flawed. They should just except that and come up with a different plan.

  6. Re:You haven't been reading sailing magazines. on Billionaire Boys Cup (America's Cup 2003) · · Score: 1

    You may not be aware that Ellison skippered the winning boat in the infamous 1998 Sydney-Hobart. Although when asked if he would be coming back to race again he said "not if I live to be a thousand."

  7. SMP on User-Mode Linux Merged Into 2.5 Kernel · · Score: 2, Interesting

    UML can emulate an SMP machine. It could be used for benchmarking multi-threaded code and teaching SMP programming without having to fork out big $$$ for SMP machines.

  8. Re:Windows 95 vs Redhat 6.1 on Why (Most) Software is so Bad · · Score: 1

    Try slackware. RH is bloat city.

  9. Re:Film Industry is Nuts!!! on Matrix Reloaded Filming Wants to Shut Sydney Down · · Score: 1

    Agree 100%
    The original film was a hugely overrated pice of crap.

  10. Re:In other news... on Australian Spammer Sues Back · · Score: 1

    C'mon people. Can't you read the signs?
    Don't feed the troll.

  11. Bicycle wheel and swivel chair on The Most Beautiful Experiments in Physics · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Sit in a swivel chair and hold a bicycle wheel with the axis vertical and the wheel itself perpendicular to your chest and the wheel spinning. Rotate the axis by 180 deg so that it is still vertical, but with the axis reversed. The chair starts to rotate to conserve angular momentum.
    Why I like about this one is that it is quite amazing if you haven't seen it before, but it demonstrates a principle of classical, high school physics.

  12. Know thy enemy. on Beware Employment Contracts · · Score: 1

    Someone must know who the company who did this is. Well, who is it?

  13. Miktex and Winedt on Writing Documentation · · Score: 1

    The combination of Miktex (LaTex for windows) and Winedt is pretty awesome. Unfortunately Winedt isn't available for Linux. pstricks is also pretty handy.

  14. Click Bank? on Online e-Commerce Issues w/ PayPal? · · Score: 1

    Anyone have anything to say about
    Click Bank?

  15. Spin doctoring on Linux Making Inroads, But Not At Windows' Expense · · Score: 1

    The point is that these proprietory Unix servers were replaced by Linux and not Win200. You can bet microsoft's sales people were in there promising free steak knives and all kinds of other enticements, but they were turned away.
    This article is pure spin doctoring.

  16. A strategic ad for his book. on A Strategic Comparison of Windows Vs. Unix · · Score: 1

    If you look at the guy's web site a reprint of his book is coming out soon. This article is a free ad for his book.
    I must admit the book does look interesting ...

  17. Re:Chess Rules Changes (Human vs. AI) on Brain vs. Computer: Place Your Bets · · Score: 2, Informative

    Not quite true. Master players are much faster and more acurate analysing random positions too. See here for example