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  1. Re:When will it end? on Apple Loses Bid For Emergency Ban On HTC Phone Imports · · Score: 1

    My Sony Ericsson K800i candy bar phone did that back in 2006. It would also detect them in SMS and MMS. Nothing new here from Apple...

  2. Re:yawn on Historic Heat In North America Turns Winter To Summer · · Score: 1

    It's global warming, and so global temperatures are on the rise. This still allows for some places to be cooler than usual - hence your observation.

  3. Re:What about frame rates? on Filmmakers Reviving Sci-fi By Going Old School · · Score: 1

    I found the exact same thing with Quantum of Solace - it actually made my eyes hurt.

  4. Re:About the only way it COULD work... on A Linux-Based "Breath Test" For Porn On PCs · · Score: 1

    Why don't you ask the guys themselves?

    irc.scissa.org.au #scissa

    Ask for the SIMPLE team, they are usually there.

  5. Re:Opera Mozilla on Chrome Helping Other Browsers Out, Says Opera CEO · · Score: 1

    That's probably likely. I think they need to work on it together. It's a JavaScript problem.
    Strange how it works fine on IE,Firefox,Safari etc.

    The problem seems to be that you can log in to your account and then it just takes you straight back to the login page instead of taking you through to whatever Google application you're trying to log in to. The cookies get set correctly and everything so if you type in the URL again it usually works.

    It would be nice to have Opera listed as a 'supported' browser for Google applications though. Mind you, the JavaScript performance on Mac is terrible with Opera.

  6. Re:Opera Mozilla on Chrome Helping Other Browsers Out, Says Opera CEO · · Score: 1

    Yeah it's turned off for all of slashdot. So I use the old-school comments system (which I prefer anyway).

    You could manipulate the per site preferences list directly, and block sites like doubleclick.net or whatever, it's a bit tedious though. Blocking a whole domain does the trick for me though. I see how you could have issues with it.

  7. Re:Opera Mozilla on Chrome Helping Other Browsers Out, Says Opera CEO · · Score: 3, Informative

    I use per-site preferences instead of noscript when I use Opera.
    At the moment I use it with Javascript turned on in the main preferences and then when I come to a site with completely intrusive ads (hello /.) I use the site-preferences to turn off Javascript for that domain.

    I just right click and choose "Edit site preferences". It's great!
    I just can't believe google haven't got gmail working with opera correctly yet, it's a bit buggy.

  8. Re:My first Federal Election on Australian Government Censorship 'Worse Than Iran' · · Score: 1

    Call your local MP's office.
    Write to your local MP. (Find their details here at http://apps.aec.gov.au/esearch/)

    Call Conroy's office.
    Write to Conroy.

    Tell your friends and family about it, draft up a letter for their concerns too.
    We need to get it as easy and quick to oppose as possible for every day Australians.

    Check http://nocleanfeed.com/ for more info.

  9. Re:Not a Luddite, but not a believer either on Honda Makes Motorcycle Talk To Oncoming Cars · · Score: 1

    I often ride at 10% above the speed limit, however I never lane-split.

    Why do I ride at 10% above the speed limit? There is usually more traffic in the left lane and there is merging traffic and the like. So I ride in the right lane.
    If I was to ride the speed limit in the right lane, I'd be stuck in at least one car's blind spot at any one time. So I actively accelerate out of the blind spots.

    Other reasons why speed limits need to be exceeded include lorries! If part of their load falls off, I'm dead. If their re-treads fall off, I'm dead. If their diesel fumes are too strong and distracting, I could die. I wouldn't just get a small ding in the bonnet of my car.

  10. Re:Truth on Ford's 65MPG Due In November, But Not In the US · · Score: 1

    Read the article. It's assembled in Britain which has much higher labour costs and a much stronger currency.

  11. Re:You know its slashdot when it's.. on Source Claims 240K Kindles Sold · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is that why the U.S. banking system went belly-up?

  12. Re:PGP on How Would You Prefer To Send Sensitive Data? · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Unless you installed the gnupg package from debian...

  13. Re:old news? on NXP RFID Cracked · · Score: 1

    As does Transperth in Western Australia. (welcome to google transit transperth!) This whole issue was discussed in yesterday's local paper.
    I wonder how many other systems are out there using it.

  14. Re:no built in obsolescence on Why OldTech Keeps Kicking · · Score: 1

    Exactly, everyone knows they become defence contractors!

  15. Re:From TFA... on Mac OS X Secretly Cripples Non-Apple Software · · Score: 4, Informative

    I must say, I've been using Mac OS X since 2002 and have been a part of various mac forums etc.
    That is *the* first time I have seen anyone refer to OS X as 'X'.

    Very confusing.

  16. Re:800MHz G4 IS SUPPORTED on Apple's Leopard Will Exclude 800MHz G4 Processors · · Score: 1

    Actually the slowest Windtunnel (MDD) Power Mac used 867MHz G4s.
    Perhaps he had a Quicksilver Power Mac which did indeed come with 800MHz G4s?

  17. ummm on Apple Responds to MOAB · · Score: 5, Informative

    from the linked apple release: " A QTL file that triggers this issue has been published on the Month of Apple Bugs web site (MOAB-01-01-2007). This update addresses the issue by performing additional validation of RTSP URLs."

    is that not explicit enough??

  18. Re:Completely and 100% untrue on IE7 Compatibility a Developer Nightmare · · Score: 1

    I was working on a site a couple of months ago and it was broken in IE6 if you had more than one image submit button per form. So like if you had "edit details" and "proceed to checkout" it wouldn't work in IE6. Every other browser sure, but not IE6.

    It's entirely possible that it's my nubcaek web development skills but I had a bit of a play around and just went with CSS styled normal submit buttons.

  19. Re:/. is once again a full day behind reddit and d on Beating Procrastination with Self-Imposed Deadlines · · Score: 1

    agreed. then i'd buy a subscription.

  20. Re:Why so late? on Google Reaches Second-Most Visited Site Status · · Score: 1

    lol you fed the troll. it's an old cut and paste.

  21. Re:Not enough revert from free to proprietary on Opera Running on the OLPC · · Score: 1

    How come opera and webkit were the first renderers to pass the Acid2 test then?

    Firefox 2 still doesnt pass it. Most standards compliant browser my ass.
    (posting from webkit)

  22. Re:Vs. Mailinator BEWARE + HELP! on Easy Throw-Away Email Addresses · · Score: 1

    Why don't you read the myspace terms and conditions etc and try and break every single one in a post on your myspace page. Put something nasty about Rupert Murdoch and Fox in there just to make sure.

    Then send an email to myspace saying john doe has offensive material etc on their page. It felt great when I deleted my myspace and friendster accounts.

  23. Re:Just Today... on Gamestop To Be Resupplied With PS3, Wii · · Score: 1

    Ooops late reply!

    I get them from Gametraders
    They sell both new and used and have quite a selection. It is very difficult to find them at places like KMart and EB.

  24. Re:Just Today... on Gamestop To Be Resupplied With PS3, Wii · · Score: 1

    I did a similar thing except i got a Gamecube for $99 AUS and got heaps of new and used games for $30-$50 AUS each. I don't have an HDTV so the graphics on the gamecube (and my old PS2) look pretty damn good to me. I might get an xbox360 when it drops down in price and noise, and i'll probably get a wii when i've exhausted the library of GC games available. New GC games will get even lower in price after the wii has been out for a while.

  25. Re:Sequels on Gears To Be A Trilogy, Ousts Halo 2 · · Score: 1

    "For most people, meditation is the way to the heart.
    For Shadow Warrior, it's straight through the ribcage!"

    I loved that game.