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  1. Re:Stupid fixed-position crap on Slashdot Launches Re-Design · · Score: 1

    Or install this simple greasemonkey script: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/95362

  2. Portugal and Spain will do it first on EC Calls For End To Mobile Roaming Charges · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Portugal and Spain are already in talks to end roaming charges between the two countries: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/technology/08roam.html

  3. Re:Call Me Clueless on MSIE 7 May Beat Longhorn Out The Gate · · Score: 1

    Mozilla is not only a browser but also an excellent cross-platform development platform. If everybody starts using Mozilla software developers might start developing for the Mozilla platform.

    When that happens who needs Windows anyway?

  4. STWM Damage on Brain's Cache Memory Found · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What would be interesting to know is if the brain is able to shift this function to other parts of the brain in case of some kind of brain damage, and what are the consequences of the damage if it is unable to do that.

  5. Re:A planet younger than the universe? on Oldest Planet Ever Discovered · · Score: 1

    Impressive would be if it was older than the universe. That would impress me for sure ...

    Of course I had the same reaction you had the first time I read the article.

  6. I blame ... on Isn't It Ironic? · · Score: 1

    I blame Alanis Morissette for the constant misuse of the word ironic.

  7. I had to say it on Hybrid Robot Uses Rat Brain · · Score: 1

    Pinky: What are we going to do today.
    Brain: Same thing we do everyday, take over the world! (...) If only I could make my left wheel move. Ahhh!

  8. Wouldn't it be better on Google To Create "Blog" Search; Potentially Remove From Main · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Wouldn't it be better if they include blogs in their searches by deafult and then have a 'remove blogs from this search' link.

    I think this solution would make everyone happy.

  9. Re:Manhole Covers on How Would You Move Mount Fuji? · · Score: 2, Insightful
    In fact:

    The Teeming Millions have pointed out at exasperating length that it's not an equilateral triangle that won't fall into the manhole but a Rouleaux triangle--the kind in which each side consists of an arc centered on the opposite vertex (or at least that's one way to do it). A puffy triangle, if you will. An equilateral triangle can be dropped into the manhole by positioning it so that one of the altitudes is parallel and close to one side of the hole (you geometry lovers know what I mean). A Rouleaux triangle, however, is a constant-diameter shape, and can't be. As usual, blame Little Ed. I'm not saying it's his fault, just that you should blame him.

    From http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_247a.html
  10. It smells like Ogg ... on Apple To Make "Music To Your Ears" Announcement · · Score: 2, Interesting

    ... or maybe not

  11. I Still have a working DeskJet 500 on Are Printers What They Used To Be? · · Score: 1

    Nowadays cartridges outlive the printers they come with.

  12. Re:The real question is.. on Spammers, Privacy, Anti-Spam, and Lawsuits · · Score: 1

    ... as well as an over-abundance of unsolicited catalgs and packages ...

    I think he will have to choose a stronger word than over-abundance now that his address has been posted in /.

  13. Re:New tab opens Home :-( on Run For Cover; It's Mozilla 1.4 Alpha · · Score: 2, Informative

    I tried it with a group of tabs and what happens is that when you open a new tab it loads the last Home Page that wasn't a group of pages (i hope this explanation is clear enough).

  14. New tab opens Home :-( on Run For Cover; It's Mozilla 1.4 Alpha · · Score: 2, Informative

    I just installed 1.4a (coming from 1.3) and there is one thing that is really annoying me. Now whenever I open a new tab, the new tab already opens in my Home Page.

    With 1.3 it opened a blank page and the cursor was placed at the url bar so I could just do a Ctrl-T and start typing the address.

    Can this be disabled? I solved it by selecting a empty Home Page :-(

  15. Re:An idea on Aggressive Email Filtering Blocks Political Debate · · Score: 1

    I still think it's better than just having a bayesian spam identifying engine that could easily have a false positive.

    The difference is that when such a false positive occurs the sender still has the chance to send the e-mail.

  16. An idea on Aggressive Email Filtering Blocks Political Debate · · Score: 1

    Why not have the anti-spam filter reply to the message sender with a message explainig that his message has been filtered and requesting that he resends the message to a specific, one time only, e-mail address? Spammers would get all their e-mail back and someone trying to contact you would have a way of sending you an e-mail even if he gets filtered.

    An example:
    - jonh_doe@example.com sends an e-mail to joane.doe@example.com
    - For some reason Joane's e-mail reader rejects the e-mail as spam and sends a reply to John telling him to resend the message to joanne.doe-617131243@example.com
    - John does has told and the message his delivered
    - The generated e-mail address is deleted

    This solution combines the best of spam filters and systems requiring the user to prove he is human (like Spam Arrest). Could this work?

  17. Anti Smart Dust Weapon on SmartDust Sensorwebs 'Real Soon Now' · · Score: 1, Funny

    Anti Dust

    Is this it?

  18. Re:SMSC on SMS Messaging Unreliable · · Score: 1

    In fact, even if you are in roaming you don't pay for receiving SMS. That would be a nasty way to increase someones phone bill without having any possibility of defending themselves.

  19. Hmm on Microsoft's Reaction to OSS Adoption · · Score: 1

    # ecome much better in giving messaging and content proactively on OSS and Linux related issues.

    {We'll start by learning how to type the word "become" correctly. We promise.}


    I wonder if this typo wasn't done on purpose. Send a memo to a lot of peoples with a different typo in each one of them and then see which one is leaked. Maybe not but it would be a good way of finding out who is leaking them.
  20. Re:Anyone still using Mozilla? on Mozilla 1.2 Unleashed · · Score: 1

    From the Minotaur Project Page:

    Note, there aren't any builds of Minotaur yet.

    So, Phoenix+Minotaur is not an option yet. You can either use Phoenix + Evolution (or any other standalone e-mail client) or Mozilla.

  21. Patch on Controversy Surrounds Huge IE Hole · · Score: 3, Funny

    You can get a patch here.

  22. Stop it! on Neuros - Portable MP3 player, FM radio, Digital Recorder · · Score: 3, Funny

    Could you please stop releasing new MP3 players every other day of the week.

    Some people would like to be able to decide which one to buy, open Mozilla to order the one they chose and when /. opens, as the default page, not see Yet Another Cool MP3 player available.

  23. Re:Timer is for Exercisers on USB Key-Sized MP3 Player With LCD Display · · Score: 1

    It'd surprise me if this didn't come with an armband of some sort, either out of the box or as an option.

    I think the included neckstrap can substitute the armband quite nicely:

    Included with the Duex mp302 are: headphone/neckstrap, USB cable, software CD, manual, and one AAA battery.

  24. Unlucky click? on Microsoft Vandalizes NYC · · Score: 1

    I find it funny that when I read the article the huge ad on the page was exactly the 'It's better with the Butterfly' from Microsoft.

    Coincidence, maybe not.

  25. Solaris on mobile networks on Is Linux Used in Production Telephony? · · Score: 1

    I am part of a tema developing a performance management tool for telecommunication companies througout the world.

    Most wired telecommunication companies use Windows NT but don't mind if we tell them we will install our product on their networks in unix.

    Yet, I am still to meet a single mobile telecommunications company that doesn't use Solaris and that will even allow us to install a single NT machine on their network.