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  1. Re:Who has shell access? on New Linux Kernel Crash-Exploit discovered · · Score: 2, Informative

    Universities.

  2. Re:or not on Stanford Learns a Software Lesson · · Score: 1

    It would be prudent to consult several lawyers, accountants, and computer scientists before making such an IT committment, and it's quite an insult that they wouldn't have thought to go in-house for such consultation. This is *Stanford*. They shouldn't have any problem finding competent people in their organization.

    It should be noted that in many situations it is more efficient and/or cheaper to outsource solution development rather than developing it internally.

  3. Useless keys? on Is Caps Lock Dead? · · Score: 1

    Certainly, there are less useful keys out there than Caps Lock and they haven't been removed or replaced. Who uses Scroll Lock?

  4. Re:Swap caps lock and control on Is Caps Lock Dead? · · Score: 1

    I think that vi user keyboards should have one big ESC key in the middle. Either that, or near the space bar.

  5. Re:That's like... on BIND Is Most Popular DNS Server · · Score: 1

    "air is most popular substance to breathe".

    You think that's air you're breathing now?

  6. Re:Does that mean on First IA64 Windows Virus Released · · Score: 1

    No, they just spread twice as fast.

  7. Re:SNPP Parking Lot on A Complete Map To Springfield · · Score: 1

    Hmm... wasn't that in the same episode? He still ends up parking on the other side of the fence, but he has a pair of rollerblades. Pretty sweet.

    Or am I misremembering?

  8. Re:New RFC? on AgroWaste Oil Plant Starts Production · · Score: 1

    Exactly my point. Thank you.

  9. Re:Don't be so quick to judge... on AgroWaste Oil Plant Starts Production · · Score: 1

    I bet you can't wait for this.

  10. Re:New RFC? on AgroWaste Oil Plant Starts Production · · Score: 2, Informative

    Where do you get your information from?
    A google for US oil demand finds this page which says, "The average of US petroleum imports reached 10.6 million bpd in 2001, to complement a total US oil demand of 19.6 million bpd." Were you confusing total demand with imports?

  11. Re:This headline is a bit hyperbolic on Student Uncovers US Military Secrets · · Score: 2, Interesting

    But one thing to consider is whether redaction software does this at present. I don't believe that there is any such software. This story is informative in that it reveals that current redaction techniques may be inadequate.

  12. Re: No mod points on Illinois Considers Taxing Custom Software · · Score: 1


    That being said, why do you feel the need to advertise it on your sig? If you don't like it, email one of the SysOps...


    That's probably a good idea. I never thought of contacting them about it.

    ... or make a new Acct and check in on it periodically when you feel the urge to moderate


    I don't really see a need to make a new account. If I only used that account when I wanted to moderate, I probably wouldn't get mod points now, would I?

  13. Re:Hepatitis cure may be here! on Anti-HIV Virus Developed · · Score: 1

    I as a Slashdotter didn't have time to take Biology, so I find the discussion interesting. I took Physics and Chemistry, but not Biology.

  14. Re:The free/Free software on Illinois Considers Taxing Custom Software · · Score: 5, Informative

    It is not uncommon for companies to sell custom software but retain intellectual property rights to that software. Chances are that if one client requires a solution, then there are others out there with the same needs.

  15. Re:with a bit of luck, we WON'T be seeing these on Japanese Cell Phones Offer a Glimpse of the Future · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but then it becomes impossible to find the phone you want because they will all have cameras in them.

    On a related note, does anyone know where I can find a 101-key USB keyboard with a built in USB hub without any Internet/audio/doodad buttons on the top? Apparently such a product does not exist. I'd also accept a 104-key model that I can pop the Windows keys out of.

  16. Re:Convenience on RFID MasterCard · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You would still need to take the card out for signature validation.

  17. Re:Really! on RFID MasterCard · · Score: 1

    And you know, the slowest part of the process is, and will remain, waiting for approval. RFID will not change that.

  18. Re:what happened to the old security measure? on RFID MasterCard · · Score: 1

    I can only think of one store that I go to that almost always checks the signature on my card. Other than that, unfortunately, yes. I wish everyone did check signatures; it would make me feel more secure.

    I remember when I worked in "retail" (okay, I was pumping gas), I was told to check the signature on credit cards. Lots of things have changed since then though. For instance, almost no one uses those "whizz-bang" machines with duplicate slips anymore.

  19. Re:Or... on Ignalum Linux - A Bridge to Windows? · · Score: 1

    I wasn't aware that KDE and Gnome were available for Windows.

  20. Re:Or... on Ignalum Linux - A Bridge to Windows? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    How do KDE and Gnome help users move to Windows?

  21. Apples/oranges? on Putting Google to the Test · · Score: 1

    How can you compare Google to a library? How about comparing the Internet to a library? For instance, why would I use Google to "List the titles of all the books written by Piers Morgan, editor of the Daily Mirror", when I can do it much more easily and quickly by going to amazon.co.uk?

    As they have demonstrated, finding the information is about knowing where to look in the library, not just to look in the library. Similarly, if you know what site to go to on the Internet, then why would you go to Google?

  22. Re:Yay! on Mono Project Releases Beta 1 · · Score: 1

    I don't understand your point. Naturally, you can distribute your own shared libraries/assemblies along with your application. They don't have to be in the GAC.

  23. Re:HS math question. on Math And The Computer Science Major · · Score: 1

    Practice. If you start without a calculator, you can easily work up to the level where you can do that type of quiz without one. The problem is that the calculator has become a crutch, and people don't seem to care.

  24. Re:What's improved? on Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" Preview at WWDC · · Score: 1

    How about support for Intel hardware? *ducks*

  25. Re:Yeah! on Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" Preview at WWDC · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Ermm... I hate to say it, but we're comparing Apples and oranges. Should we also include all the different editions of the Windows OSes? I think Win2K3 had about 5 different editions (too lazy to find the exact number).

    Apple and Microsoft release their software differently. You can't compare the number of "releases" with each other.