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  1. Let's see how Microsoft spins this one... on Linux Grabs World Record For TPC-H Benchmark · · Score: 3
    "But it's open source, so you get no support."

    "But it's open source, so it's less secure. Would you entrust your data to something that anyone can modify the source code for?"

    "But it's open source, so you don't have the satisfaction of having paid several thousand dollars for a Windows 2000 Datacenter site license."

    "But it's open source, which we all know makes Baby Jesus cry."

    "But it's open source, which sort of sounds like 'open sores', which is just gross, don't you think?"

    Pick any or all of the above, submit to PR Newswire...

    - A.P.

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  2. Re:Betamax, MemoryStick, and now "DD-R/RW" on Sony's Double Density CD-RW Drive Reviewed · · Score: 1
    It's dead-end for me right now if there's no SCSI version...

    - A.P.

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  3. "Two good targets..."? on North Slope Server Farm · · Score: 1
    Why are slashdot readers paranoid about *everything*?

    - A.P.

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  4. Re:Windows2000 & Easy CD 5 on Gracenote Sues Roxio Over Switch to Free Song Database · · Score: 1
    Considering Easy CD Creator (which shall now be known as aCraptec Difficult CD Mangler) spits out my audio-only cd blanks, I've found it best to just not use any damned version anyway...

    - A.P.

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  5. Re:Copyright is invalid on Gracenote Sues Roxio Over Switch to Free Song Database · · Score: 2
    Then just change the way your data is presented. Stick artist first instead of title, or vice versa. There's only so much you can do with artist/title/track name anyway.

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  6. xfs and deletion... on Benchmarking XFS, ext2, ReiserFS, FAT32 · · Score: 1
    certainly it can't be slower than BSD's UFS, though, can it? I could manually delete the bits off the platter with a tiny magnet faster than FreeBSD can do rm -r /usr/ports...

    - A.P.

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  7. Yeah, but... on Kernel Benchmarks · · Score: 1
    ...between 2.0 and 2.4, mmap() got 40 times faster, so there's still a little room for improvement, I'd say...

    I can DEFINITELY tell the difference between 2.2.x and 2.4.x -- 2.4 beats the hell out of 2.2.

    - A.P.

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  8. Re:Good on Technology vs. Cheating at the University of Virginia · · Score: 2
    The cheaters, having both low coding skills and morals, but an impressive sounding degree, are doomed to become senior managers and CEOs.

    Or, in rare cases, President of the United States.

    - A.P.

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  9. If you can't handle a 1,500 word essay... on Technology vs. Cheating at the University of Virginia · · Score: 2
    ...should you really be in college to begin with?

    - A.P.

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  10. Re:Operating Systems on Is Linux Losing Its SPARC? · · Score: 1
    Upgrade to at least 2.2.17 if at all possible. You'll see the same improvements I did, with any luck.

    - A.P.

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  11. Re:Operating Systems on Is Linux Losing Its SPARC? · · Score: 2
    Hell, wheres NFS ?

    Um, would you like kernel- or userland NFS? Because Linux has both. And I've been able to get about 6 to 7 MB/second sustained on my 100 MBit/sec switched network between different machines running different operating systems (not just Linux) from my NFS Linux box.

    Where's NFS, indeed... - A.P. (nice troll tho...)

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  12. Wow. on Mozilla 0.9 Out · · Score: 1
    All it needs is bootstrap code and an "auto-fellate" plugin, and I hear they're working on the latter...

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  13. What about me? I have both... on Cable Sprints, DSL Trudges, Free ISPs Pant · · Score: 1
    Cable's great for the download speeds, and DSL is great because my ISP lets me, you know, run servers and lets me have a real hostname and static IP and subnet and stuff, so it's totally worth the price paid... I guess it depends on what's available in your area though. Never notice a speed degradation with either service, however, like some people living in metro areas do...

    - A.P.

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  14. Hmm... on Audio Conferencing Using Linux? · · Score: 2
    About 120 years ago, something was invented which just may solve your problem.

    You've probably used it a few times already.

    They make small portable versions of this thing now, which might be useful for employees in the field.

    You can also find them on most streetcorners and on the walls of gas stations and other buildings.

    I'll be god-damned if I can remember the name at the moment though...

    - A.P.

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  15. Re:Social engineering isn't a problem. on Tips on the Prevention of Social Engineering? · · Score: 1
    you should create your security policies based on the assumption that any of your lusers might be a spy from a different company/working for the NSA/about to go on a destructive rampage when they find out they've lost their job/etc.


    What happens when one of your head IT people find out they've lost their job/etc.?


    Not everything is as cut-and-dried as you're assuming...


    - A.P.

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  16. Why kludge it together when you can buy it? on Building an MP3/DVD Box for the Home Audio System? · · Score: 1
    There are plenty of DVD players out there now that'll play MP3 CDs... why reinvent the wheel?

    - A.P.

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  17. Err, what, Craig? on MS VP Speech Online · · Score: 5
    "In this context, it?s not surprising that, as early as 1995, Bill Gates wrote in his book The Road Ahead about what he called the "Internet gold rush". . .

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't this part added in a much more recent edition of Gates' book? Even in 1995, Gates viewed the Internet and the World Wide Web as nonentities.

    -A.P.

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  18. The best spam I've gotten... on The One-Week All-Spam Diet · · Score: 5
    ... and I've gotten it about 50 times...

    Is an email offering to make me an ordained minister.

    The best line from the spam:

    "MARRY your BROTHER, SISTER, or your BEST FRIEND!!"

    Which just seems all sorts of wrong.

    - A.P.

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  19. Actually, 1 million is probably accurate... on Remote 'Root' Exploit in IIS 5.0 · · Score: 3
    Most places still run IIS 4 on NT 4.0, either because of proven stability, laziness, compatibility issues, or sheer inertia (which I guess could also be laziness.) Still a hell of a lot of servers, though.

    - A.P.

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  20. Actually... on Can Open Source Escape The Apple Horizon? · · Score: 1
    According to the FSF website, the BSD advertising clause was stricken from the BSD license in 1999.

    - A.P.

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  21. Sure, it's a joke, but... on A Home For The Technologically Inept · · Score: 5
    ...something like this really *wouldn't* be a bad idea. Some people just aren't as technically adept as your average /.'er, and really could use some help learning basic computing skills. This isn't a put-down or anything; I've met some people who are honest-to-God scared of computers, which, in this day and age, isn't good from a professional standpoint in many jobs. A "training course" in something like Windows 9x and computer terminology and hardware would be very helpful for many people (and would also be a good tax write-off for any company willing to provide it on a gratis basis...)

    - A.P.

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  22. Release to coincide with the next sequel? on Microsoft Bootstraps "Matrix" Game Rights Purchase · · Score: 5
    In other news, the date for the next Matrix sequel has inexplicably been pushed back to 2009...

    - A.P.

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  23. Yow... on Sony Clie Officially For Sale (In English) · · Score: 2
    According to Sony, they're $500, though. I thought $250 for the Visor Deluxe was steep...

    - A.P.

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  24. A good thing, too... on Slashback: Profits, Marks, Secsh · · Score: 4
    Because, when I'm ordering my shell accounts, I hate having to ask the sales rep, "So, do you have secsh?" So embarassing...

    - A.P.

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  25. Asking /. for help with copy management... on Rich Text Java Applet as Substitute for <TEXTAREA>? · · Score: 1
    ...is like asking the Pope for advice on the proper use of RU-486.

    - A.P.

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