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  1. A programmer's introduction to C# on C# Book Recommendations? · · Score: 4, Informative

    I got this book around when C# was first introduced. I started from the same languages you name, and I've quite possibly never read a better book about a programming language (and API of course).

    http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=45 4

    (Actually, A programmer's introduction to PHP is also very good.)

  2. Re:The egg came first is new news? on 100 Things We Didn't Know Last Year · · Score: 1

    Of course, implied was that they mean a chicken egg. So: Which came first: the chicken egg or the chicken? Technically, you're mostly correct, but it's a lot less 'duh' than you yourself imply.

  3. Re:Sex workers? on BBC Uses Skype Links In Murder Hunt · · Score: 1
    Its basically a superset of prostitute - including people in the industry who don't actually fuck for money, ie strip dancers, porn stars, topless waiters, dominatrixes (sp?) etc.

    Well, that's exactly what's strange. They all were prostitutes, so there's no reason to call them by a superset name. So indeed, the submitter was actually trying to be politically correct. Or didn't RTFA of course.

  4. Re:hum on Why Do Computers Take So Long to Boot Up? · · Score: 1

    Although I'm a happy Mac user nowadays, I've never had serious problems with hibernating my Windows install. I've done it for years and there were times I hibernated the pc daily and only had to reboot, say, once a month.

    The problem is not with Windows, it's with buggy drivers; I can imagine a lot of people always running the latest video drivers and not the WHQL tested ones... and for other hardware too.

  5. Re:Why He Should Not Have Been Tased on Students Put UCLA Taser Video On YouTube · · Score: 1

    So, when that happens, we have different methods over here in Europe. The cops could try to talk some sense into the guy. And then wait for him to stand up. Could be a few minutes, could be half an hour. That's the way it is. But one can assume, just as with your own little kids, the guy wouldn't have been sitting there forever. And what if he would?

    Luckily, we don't have cops on campuses here. Not needed. The completely unarmed security personnel is very well capable of escorting someone out in a dignified manner. Even when the person being escorted isn't acting dignified himself. But then again, there are no 'random' id checks here either.

    What's going on here is that the cops got way more hysteric than the uncooperating subject, and that's not what cops are hired for.

  6. Re:The bookstore has more than just "regular" book on Sony Reader Now Available · · Score: 1

    Translation: It doesn't support .DOC, but if you _buy_ another application, you can use it to convert the files to a supported format.

    So you would like _them_ to take responsibility for _you_ getting documents in Word format while you don't have Word available?

  7. Re:I don't care for these commercials on New "Get a Mac" TV ads · · Score: 1

    Hmmm 'double booting'.... sounds just like a pc!

  8. Re:"Breathtaking" design? on Asus PW191 LCD Review · · Score: 1

    I can't even really judge the design (and more importantly, appreciate it) because they decided to compress the product shots using 30% quality JPEG. WHY, for the love of god?

  9. Re:No information on Sony Rootkit Phones Home · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Okay, that's not quite true :) I just noticed that my server provider did customize the logs.

  10. Re:No information on Sony Rootkit Phones Home · · Score: 1

    Well, as Apache does not automatically store form fields in the log files, that would be limited to:

    ip address, date, time

  11. Re:Personally... on Poor Man's Kinesis Keyboard: The K'nexis Keyboard · · Score: 1

    Maybe you shouldn't be buying a cheap ass Internet keyboard then, but a high quality one. I've been using the MS Internet Keyboard Pro for years and not only does it have the ergonomic split, but also the Internet keys are noticably smaller than the numeric keys and very well-placed. No confusion possible.

  12. Re:What pisses ME off... on Court Denies Smucker's PB&J Patent · · Score: 1

    Well, if you come to Holland sometime, get some real cheese from the street markets, and you'll taste the best of Gouda :-) I do agree that most cheese here is quite flavourless (not riped as long) and lots of people do prefer it.

  13. What pisses ME off... on Court Denies Smucker's PB&J Patent · · Score: 4, Insightful

    As a European, I'm amazed that this kind of candy bread is actually spread, pre-manufactured, at schools!

    It's not like we don't know the PB&J over here in Holland but come on, a school should primarily serve a nice fresh cheese sandwich or something else without so much sugar.

  14. Re:Sudden Motion Sensor on Apple Updates PowerBooks · · Score: 1

    It also adjusts to constant steady motion, like a car or train Adding to the other replies, that is called relativity theory, mister :-)

  15. iPod on New Technology for the Blind? · · Score: -1, Troll

    You do know that iPod doesn't rhyme with iPod either? :)

  16. Re:What's the big deal? on Microsoft Releases Toolbar Suite · · Score: 1

    According to some judge, they can not just go on and update the 'backend with new features anymore. So that's why they brand it as MSN.

  17. Re:Can't be done. on The Music Man · · Score: 1

    You must be a mathematician.

  18. Re:losing contrast on X.org Making Fast Progress · · Score: 1

    Even if you were to code such a system you would need a way to actually place a given in active window at a fictitious depth "in" your monitor.

    If they guy says he wants contrast differences, why do you go and add al sorts of other requirements and then dismiss the whole thing? I think it's a great idea to experiment with adding fog / contrast differences and see what users think of it.

  19. Re:Microsoft is INOVATING again... on Microsoft Renovates Office Suite as a Web Service · · Score: 1

    You must be still using Gopher to access Slashdot! Admit it!

  20. Re:maybe not so easy on Microsoft Patents sudo · · Score: 1
    With sudo, you don't have a privileged process performing actions on behalf of a user process.
    This is exactly what sudo is! When you run sudo, it will run under privilidged rights (suid?) and do things (start other programs) for you.
  21. Re:Wireless Internet - Just add a wire! on D-Link's USB-Powered Access Point · · Score: 1

    When I go to a meeting there's at most one person using a laptop, writing the minutes.

    What is this? An impromptu meeting to surf porn or something? That sounds like a CSI plotline to me!

  22. But why do we need more women exactly? on Attracting Women Into Computer Science · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I mean, what will the benefit be? To those women, to the industry, to the companies? I really can't figure that one out. Why doesn't the headline read: "40% of women want to be in IT but can't get into the clique", instead of: "WE want more women in IT, because, err.. well because!".

    I couldn't care less if the were less or more women in my CS classes, and I don't think they care either.

  23. Re:One-Sided Press Release; FUD-ridden writeup on Patriot Act Used to Enforce Copyright Law? · · Score: 2, Informative
    And I won't even go into what a Google Groups search on Mr. McGaughey turns up...though if you click on that link, the blurbs from the posts it displays are fairly instructive without even clicking on any of the articles to display the full text.

    You really should have clicked on the posts, because they have all been written by the same person! Talking about FUD! (but I agree with your point in general)

  24. Completely dual-processor on New PowerMac G5s: Up to 2.5Ghz, Liquid Cooled · · Score: 1

    Completely dual-processor...

    Finally! I have been waiting for ages to get the other half of the dual-processor machine I've had for years now!

  25. Re:What about this one? on Microsoft Next Generation Shell · · Score: 1

    You didn't read my whole post, did you? The suprising part is not the existence of Interix/SFU, which I have been using for years now; It is the possible shipment of a server version of Windows which uses a non-GUI default shell (probably ksh), based on their POSIX subsystem.

    So it's nice that you discard my post as old news, but you're just ignoring the point I try to make.