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  1. Courageous act? on More on the Microsoft v. EU Decision on Software Patents · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Why must it have to be such a courageous act? Shouldn't it be more an act of common sense?

  2. Re:News? on SCO Shares Plunge, Canopy Management Change · · Score: 1

    "Not having IBM kick their collective asses into orbit around the sun?"

    Their collective asses are ALREADY in orbit around the sun.

    As is yours.

    Think about that...

  3. Testing the new server on Lego Logic Gates · · Score: 1

    "The previous bandwidth issues should be solved now that I have a new server." ...or not...

  4. Re:In korea ... on In Japan, Old People Talk to Robots · · Score: -1, Redundant

    In soviet russia old robots talk to you!

  5. Re:Dorkiest thing ever on RF Connector Chess Set · · Score: 1

    This only adds to the fire..

    "This year instead of going to the December 31 USNO New Years Eve Millennium celebration in Washington D.C. I stayed home for some 4 PM PST (0h UTC) photos in the lab."

  6. Re:I think I see the problem on Gates 'World's Most-Spammed Man' · · Score: 2, Insightful

    (waaay waay off topic now)

    Umm.. Yes?

    Too many sites whack those w3c valid stamps on their homepages without checking they are valid from time to time.

    Knowing there is one less of those means I can sleep tonight and might even be allowed another airhole in my box :)

    Oh damn. Today is Thursday. Maybe not then.

  7. Re:I think I see the problem on Gates 'World's Most-Spammed Man' · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http://www.cowla rk.com/

    This is obviously some strange new meaning of the word 'valid' that I wasn't previously aware of...

  8. Re:Email Required on Gates 'World's Most-Spammed Man' · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Ooops.. sounds like postmaster@microsoft.com might get even more :)

  9. Re:Windows is more secure? on Ballmer Threatens Linux Patent Lawsuits · · Score: 1

    I know I shouldn't feed you but..

    "if you've actually written any code for linux"

    as you used the term "linux" I presume you mean the Linux kernel, which has a reasonably tight patch submission process to verify the integrity of patches and where they are from.

  10. Re:I think I see the problem on Gates 'World's Most-Spammed Man' · · Score: 5, Funny

    Tip? Penis? Reminds me of the good old leper joke.

    What did the leper say to the prostitute?
    You can keep the tip..

  11. Exchange on Gates 'World's Most-Spammed Man' · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hmm.. 4,000,000 / 86400 (seconds in a day) = ~ 46 emails a second.

    I didn't even know exchange could handle that amount of traffic. And thats just for him..

  12. Re:Good way to make friends on Ballmer Threatens Linux Patent Lawsuits · · Score: 1

    Yes.. I know. Suggest you look up dictionary definition of 'Sarcasm' and dictionary spelling of 'losing' :)

  13. Re:Reminder to Ballmer about Novell's Stance on Ballmer Threatens Linux Patent Lawsuits · · Score: 1

    Unless Novell settle for a few hundred million $. I know they said they would use their "patent profile" to fight, but:

    a) do they realise how much money and power Microsoft has?
    b) are they any better than Microsoft if they do that?

  14. Re:Good way to make friends on Ballmer Threatens Linux Patent Lawsuits · · Score: 1

    Fields?

    Fields where the grass is greener on the other side, but we own the IP rights to that shade of green and you will be sued if you go over there :P

  15. Re:Windows is more secure? on Ballmer Threatens Linux Patent Lawsuits · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "Nobody ever knows who built open-source software."

    Interesting. I find the Authors name usually to be in the README, THANKS, AUTHORS files and / or CVS commits.

    The changelogs are also useful.

  16. Re:Good way to make friends on Ballmer Threatens Linux Patent Lawsuits · · Score: 1

    Yes you can! Look at SCO!

    Incidently, thats the whole point.. If you don't buy our products we'll get money from you by other means. ie: suing you.

  17. Re:Good way to make friends on Ballmer Threatens Linux Patent Lawsuits · · Score: 0

    Maybe they should make their Microsoft Barney read out statements like this over there. They love novel characters and things like "Hello Kitty".

    Barney: "We sue you!"

    "Ahhh hahaha" *clap clap*

  18. Re:Not Such Link on Google Keyhole, Google Scholar · · Score: 1

    Not here.. coming from the UK to google.com. Maybe it is only there to areas covered by keyhole. That would make sense...

  19. Re:Things of the past on Nanoloop: GameBoy Advance Hard Disk Recording · · Score: 1

    What? Your digital camera can't make phonecalls yet?

  20. Re:A link? on Largest Digital Photograph in the World · · Score: 1

    ... and what would you open it in ? Gimp? MSPaint?

  21. Re:sigh on Largest Digital Photograph in the World · · Score: 0

    I know.. think of goatse that size.. :|

  22. Re:Hmmmm.... on Bill Gates Proclaims End of Passwords · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Aye. pam-usb and a gpg key on a usb stick is always a nice way to authenticate in Linux

  23. Re:Direct Link to Trailer on Hitchhikers Movie Update · · Score: 1

    On second thoughts, don't even bother clicking it. 20mb for a planet exploding and some text. Crap.

  24. Re:Direct Link to Trailer on Hitchhikers Movie Update · · Score: 5, Informative

    Hmm.. there's a space in that.. get rid of it or just click here

  25. Re:mozilla.org is suffering on Firefox 1.0 Released · · Score: 1

    Mozilla.org was already suffering. Article on the front page of BBC News Tech section as well as millions of firefox 1.0 pre users who haven't changed their start page from mozilla.org.