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  1. Iowa State has a good election market too on Prediction Markets and the 2008 Electoral Map · · Score: 2, Informative

    Iowa state university has a really good prediction market also.
    You can see it here. . they have 2 differenent election markets.. one is winer take all and the other is vote percentage..

  2. blosxom on Weblog System Features Compared · · Score: 1

    i have always found blosxom just the easist to setup. I love the fact that i don't need run a database. plus i could use vi to blog :)

  3. Report? on Study: MP3 Sharing Not Serious Threat To CD Sales · · Score: 1

    is there a link to their report?

  4. search for X11 worked on MSN Search Blocking Results For XFree86? · · Score: 1

    i search for X11 ... i actually got valid results

  5. Gnome and KDE.. on XFree86 4.4: List of Rejecting Distributors Grows · · Score: 1

    How will this effect the future of Gnome and KDE?

  6. freedesktop.org on OSDL Announces Desktop Initiative · · Score: 1

    I wonder if they will be working with freedesktop.org? it might be a good idea. ... or maybe not.

  7. bin laden.. on Saddam Hussein Arrested · · Score: 1, Insightful

    they still need to get Osama Bin Laden. he is the S.O.B. that attacked new york city.

  8. google = god and linux equal to...? on Does Google = God? · · Score: 1

    if google is god .. and google uses linux. what does linux equal ?

  9. they are testing in albany on AOL's Mystro TV vs Tivo? · · Score: 1

    they are testing the service in Albany NY
    here is the link

  10. Home Depot..... on Potato Bazookas · · Score: 2, Interesting

    A guy who worked at home depot actually helped my friends create a potato gun.. Needless to say the advice he gave was great.

  11. next beta name on New Red Hat Beta · · Score: 1

    so what's new name for there beta os....
    "mondler" ?

  12. Steve Ditko on Stan Lee Sues Marvel Comics · · Score: 5, Informative

    the artist steve ditko should receive some credit and money too. Unfortunately, none of the press seems to care that he is a co creator.

  13. Guest Speakers for the class on Kernighan Teaches... Liberal Arts? · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I think this class is a good idea. RMS would be a perfect guest speaker for the class. Though a polarizing figure for some, he might be able to emphasize the importance of free software.

  14. Monolith? on Galileo's Flyby of Almathea · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did Galileo find a Black Monolith yet?

  15. ALA on Libraries Are 31337 · · Score: 4, Informative

    A good thing about the American Library Assocition, there are against DMCA and other potential laws that reduce fair use. That is a good thing for open source.

  16. scary part on The Sinking Ship that is AOL · · Score: 2, Insightful

    the scary part is that some of these ppl are jumping on to MSN. thus giving microsoft another place to monopolize and passport will grow.

  17. seti @home on Looking For Intelligence · · Score: 1

    this gives more reason to use seti@home in hopes in finding intelligent life

  18. Interval between generations on Generation Wrecked · · Score: 1

    isn't a generation every 15-25 years? i am not sure somebody answer this..

  19. no more gasoline on Batteries Powered by Leftover Food · · Score: 2, Funny

    woo hooo we can now get rid of the internal combustion engine!

  20. don not call list on Fighting Telemarketers with Technology · · Score: 5, Informative

    an effective CHEAP way of eliminating telemarketers is saying "PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR DO NOT CALL LIST." By law, telemarketers are not allowed call ppl on this list. It has worked for me.

  21. on a side note on Gaiman v. McFarlane Decision Handed Down · · Score: -1, Troll

    Neil Gaiman is more creative and talented then todd mcfalane will ever be.
    preparing to be mod downed!

    "hi i am fanboy"

  22. Re:Death Knell for the Simpsons? on Simpsons on the Silver Screen · · Score: 1

    What about the G.I. Joe and Transformers movies? Those 2 shows went down hill after the movie.

  23. lucas can't write emotions on David Brin on "Attack of the Clones" · · Score: 1

    the problem with with aotc is george lucas lame attempt to inject emotions to the characters. the langauge came out of BAD romance novel.

  24. cablevision is horrible on New Yorkers Get a Taste of Digital Restrictions · · Score: 1

    cablevision has always found ways to treating the customers like crap. This is just one example of this! They have been slow in providing broadband service.
    i am going to shut up now

  25. Re:So what about Microsoft's IP? on KDE Adopting Mono · · Score: 3, Informative

    I believe MONO just uses the CLR standard that is given to the ECMA. The rest is just reverse engineering of the class libraries which i believe is still legal. Heck microsoft benefited from reverse engineering..
    this just my guess..

    alex