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  1. Microsoft should drop Europe as a customer. on Microsoft and EU Talks End · · Score: 1

    Let's face it, microsoft would do fine without the european market. If microsoft decided to stop selling products to Europe, it would hurt european buisnesses more than MS. Alot more.

    European customers would preasure the EU get off MS by the end of the year.

    MS has a monopoly, regulating them is way to late, specialy if they decide to fight back.

  2. eZ publish on How to Set Up a Gift Website? · · Score: 1

    eZ publish is definitly one of the best open source CMS out there. I prefer it for it's flexibility, but it's also simple to use.

    If you wan't you can alter the admin interface and make it even easier for your parents to use. If you configure the webDAV support properly, your parents can just drag'n drop new images directly into the site (works with konqueror and ie).

    You can download it from http://ez.no.

  3. Re:Ever get the feeling... on Is 3G Irrelevant? · · Score: 1

    wow, you know 25 people with cell phones ?

    Dude, try moving to a modernized country, or get more friends. Games on cellphones are kickass when commuting by train.

  4. Bluetooth is great on The Death of Bluetooth? · · Score: 1

    for exchanging pictures and numbers with friends' mobile phones.

  5. Re:woo.. on Jazilla Milestone 1 Released · · Score: 1

    It's been possible to run IE inside IE for years already. (using ActiveX components)

  6. Not needed here on Shocking Clothing · · Score: 1

    I'm thankful I live in a country where a product like this is not needed.

  7. Re:Easy on Still Life in the Apple II Community · · Score: 1

    Never heard of Gravis Ultrasound ?

    A GUS without the GF1 is not a GUS.

  8. Re:nekkid Opteron boards! on AMD Opteron Due In April · · Score: 1

    Those are regular PCI 32 bit. Thats only used for desktop computers, so it seems a bit like the Athlon64 is meant for desktop use from day one.

    PCI 64/66 MHz is a must in server systems to benefit from Gbit NIC.

  9. Re:Double Jeopardy on Johansen Prosecutors Appeal · · Score: 1

    The prosecutors in Norway are not elected. The prosecutors have nothing to loose by becomming unpopular, so it's not a problem.

  10. Re:thoughts on 10 Techno-Cool Cars · · Score: 1

    The main problem with new Diesel engines is not the visible smoke, but particle emmisions. PSA (Peugeot and Citroen) developed the first particle filter for diesel engines which removes almost all particle emissions. If I'm not mistaken the engine Fiat uses is produced/designed by PSA.

    VW/Audi TDI engines have terrible particle emissions, but since you can't see it, most people don't care. Newer direct injection gasoline engines have got the same problem.

    for more info : http://www.ecocouncil.dk/arkiv/1999/990614_diesel_ eng.html

  11. Re:I love this on Opera Releases "Bork" Edition · · Score: 1

    Your Non-Confrontational Front for the Invasion of Norway will no chance against SNAFTOS (Secret Norwegian Army For Taking Over Sweden).

  12. Re:Common knowledge on Psst! Eight Bits Gets You "The Two Towers" In China · · Score: 1

    Dude, pirated DVD's are sold in shopping centers in KL. Check BB Plaza and some of the malls in the area. DVDs are alot cheaper in KL than in Bangkok too.

  13. Re:The Gathering on DreamHack Winter 2002 · · Score: 1

    In 93 TG was a demo party, but since they moved it to hamar(96?) it has become lan party. (Seriously, people don't even turn down their music during the demo compos). Mekka&Symposium is the demoparty to attend around easter.

  14. Of course its cheap, on Coolest Cluster Ever · · Score: 1

    they use ethernet. Ethernet latency is horrible. At best 40 microsec vs 5 microsec with Dolphin. Costs for Dolphin setup is about 10x compared to a ethernet solution.

  15. Re:Why? on Making A Videowall · · Score: 2, Funny

    Simulating nuclear explosions. Great way to visualize it, and it's probably a big fad in Pakistan these days.

  16. Playlist with 14 entries isn't enough on eDigital MXP100 with Voice Control · · Score: 5, Informative
    In ideal conditions the reviewer was able to twice run through a list of 14 song titles without fail.

    This doesn't mean much. To pick the correct one between only 14 possible is quite easy. The reviewer should rather have tried with a playlist with more than 3000 entres. The error rate will grow exponatially with the number of songs, because statisically more song will be phoneticly more equal, the more you add. (bad way to say it, but you prob get the point)
  17. Tiger Time on Time for a Beer? · · Score: 1

    Finally a watch which not only tell me when, but also where IT'S TIGER TIME !

  18. Re:FYI on Million Man LAN · · Score: 1

    Or try scene.org for archive from all the demo parties the last 6-7 years.

    FAQSYS is a great resource for basic demo coding stuff, and how most was done in the old das.

  19. An even better solution on Audio Fingerprinting Via Cell Phones · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Fast Search & Transfer has developed a "whistle sreach". Just whistle a few notes from the song you want, and their searchengine finds the songs mathcing.

    I have tried it and can confirm it works really well.

    Story from newscientist.com here. (cache)
    Also a article from GEMENI here.

  20. Re:Fujitsu P1000 on Where Would You Buy A Crusoe Laptop? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Fujitsu Lifebook P1000/P1010 are available today, and are mighty cool. For sale here.

    Only tried the P1000 and it rocks. Really small and light. And the 8.8" widescreen is impressive. Weights under 1 kilo too, and is a bit smaller than the Sony Vaio with the build in camera. (And ALOT cheaper) It misses FireWire though.

    P1000: US$ 1,230 (533 MHz)
    P1010: US$ 1,450 (internal NIC and 600 MHz)

  21. A few notes on Scientific American on 3-D Chips · · Score: 2, Interesting

    1. Designing 3d chips must be hell. No wonder they stick to memorychips where you mostly just have to copy/paste chip structure.
    Seeing xxx layered cpu's seems unlikly untill designtools can handle 3d strucures efficiently. This will certainly take a long time.

    2. Moores law is dependet on shrinking the transistors so more can be fittet on the same amount of space, 2d -> n^2
    If the transitors are shrinked in height as well, the possible amount of transitors in a cube would be increased by n^3.
    (This won't work in practise yet, they've got it working with 12 layers, but would be cool)

  22. Sounds a bit like Sir Fred Hoyle's idea on New Evidence for Open Universe · · Score: 1

    Sir Fred Hoyle announced a simular idea 50 (?) years ago, called the steady state theory. It was proven wrong when a constant cosmic radioation was found everywhere. (Hoyle's theory predicted variations in radiation).

    Hoyle also wrote som kickass scifi stories (e.i. "The Black Cloud")

  23. Re:Widescreen movies on New All-In-One Nokia · · Score: 1

    Fast Search & Transfer has got a move player for EPOC (And a java player) for their movie format. check http://fast.no.

    I've seen a demo using an Ericsson MC218, and a R320 streaming CNN live.