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  1. Quake engine? on Quake 3 Source Code to be Released · · Score: -1, Troll

    Wake me up when it's HL2 or UT2004 engine being liberated ;-P

  2. Not a chance, yes on If Microsoft Went Open Source · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Still you missed it by a mile ;-P The reason Microsoft won't "donate" so much money and dev time is because there is no value to shareholders.

    Thanks for playing, and please come back for more +5 "somebody buy Slashdot moderators a clue" Insightful raitings.

  3. Second life then? on Power Armor For the Elderly · · Score: 1
    I can't wait til I'm Elderly!

    Planning to enlist, aren't we?

  4. MSN Virtual Earth on Google Offers Hybrid Satellite and Map View · · Score: 2, Interesting

    So why not go a link further? Or perhaps even try it for yourself? Pity most folks here don't realize that Google rarely innovates* anymore; they'd rather herald half-cooked imitations as something amazing ;-P

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    * Correction: they do innovate sometimes, like making green cheese yellow or something equally amusing. Here, mods, do your worst!

  5. Keyhole is in a hole? ;-) on Who Will Google Buy Next? · · Score: 1

    ...as well as Google maps, I reckon. Here, see for yourself - this product is based on Terraserver (read, superb terrain photography) and blended nicely with Mappoint. And it is likely to be free.

    But back to our topic: I think the next "who" Google must buy is be Microsoft ;-P

  6. Re:Fixes? Heh. on Firefox 1.0.1 Released · · Score: 1

    I wish they were! :-( No, all 100% genuine from my third in a row attempt to install fresh Firefox. I guess I'm stuck with 1.0 PR until 1.1 comes out.

    Burn, karma, burn...

  7. Fixes? Heh. on Firefox 1.0.1 Released · · Score: 0, Troll

    Didn't you wish they fixed setup as well? Well, wish again!

    And yes, I downloaded from the main site using Firefox 1.0 PR, so nothing and nobody else to blame here.

  8. Wrong on Bob Cringely's Predictions For 2005 · · Score: 1
    Microsoft's software hasn't got any cheaper, while PC's have.

    Incorrect - that perfect PC I want costs $2000 15 freaking years in a row!!! Ok, its specs changed quite a bit, but so did software's.

    Now, since you managed to completely miss it in your second sentence, I'm going to ignore the rest of the argument. Here, enjoy ;-P

  9. I truly hope on The Future of the P.C. · · Score: 1

    ...someone starts making Gibson's Sandbenders - this is some computer I'd love to get my hands on :-)~ (ref: "Idoru")

  10. Re:revisionist history? on Larry Sanger on Wikipedia and World · · Score: 1

    You didn't notice "Discussion" tab on Wikipedia pages, did you? Wikipedia tries to be NPOV source of information and does a good job at that.

  11. Please, wait, slashdotting is in progress... on Gingerbread Computers! · · Score: 1
  12. Re:In North Korea on Latest "iPod Killer" Takes Aim at the Mini · · Score: -1

    Love your .sig |-D

  13. Rio Carbon's HDD on Latest "iPod Killer" Takes Aim at the Mini · · Score: 1

    ...is the new Seagate's model designed specifically for portable DAP with measures agains vibration and swinging that results from walking and running. It's, simply put, the best HDD in the market.

    Thanks for playing, dear Anonymous iDrone, please, try again in your next life ;-P

  14. Yeah, indeed on Latest "iPod Killer" Takes Aim at the Mini · · Score: 1
    Hear that sound? That's the iPod laughing itself to death.
    Good riddance? ;-)
  15. Stop beating that dead iHorse on Latest "iPod Killer" Takes Aim at the Mini · · Score: 1

    iPod iMini iIs iDead

    / Sinserely yours, Rio Carbon

  16. Re:Real slashdotters never RTFA! on How Can I Trust Firefox? · · Score: 1

    FYI I don't have McAfee VirusScan on my machine. Next guess?

  17. Re:Real slashdotters never RTFA! on How Can I Trust Firefox? · · Score: 1

    Thanks for playing: he is using virtual PC, most surely fresh image - usual practice when dealing with security sensitive matters. And I got the same message on non-virtual PC installing Firefox from official mirror from a download with valid MD5. And it disappeared, just as that blogger said, after several tries.

  18. Real slashdotters never RTFA! on How Can I Trust Firefox? · · Score: 1, Informative
    What surprised me most about this article, is that its a blog posting where the guy asks a simple question: Why has Firefox not purchased a VeriSign code signing certificate.

    It's not even remotely funny how many readers here missed other valid points: redirection to numeric ip, 7-zip error and that empty message box. I saw the last two myself - weird behavior for such well known, thoroughly tested and peer reviewed OSS project.

    As for "Trust the Source!" Well, how many of Firefox users build it from said source? For that matter, how many would care (or know) to check MD5? And know where to get a valid MD5 and trusted digester in the first place?

    Obligatory disclaimer: I write this from Firefox with about a dozen extentions and, yes, they are great. Nevertheless, read TFA and above.

  19. Re:I for one... on GIMP 2.2 Released · · Score: 4, Funny
    GIMP developers ROCK!!!
    PAPER!!! I win.

    P.S: Lameness filter is soooo lame :-/
  20. Re: Seattle has had something like this for ages on Yahoo! Maps to Support Realtime Traffic · · Score: 1

    Seattle also has some of the worst traffic situations in U.S.: narrow floating bridges, rough terrain and Seattle weather (tm). No wonder bridges are monitored.

  21. Have you ever thought about retiring in Brazil? on Revolutionary Tower in Brazil · · Score: 1

    Retiring? I'm moving there right away!!!

  22. King County Library System (WA) does this already on National Library Service Plans Next-Gen Audiobooks · · Score: 1
  23. Gibson's story on That's Using Your Head · · Score: 3, Informative

    Dunno how it's connected to the "Forbidden Planet," but the development is 1:1 what is described in the "Dogfight" by William Gibson.

  24. What prior art? on MS Seeks To Patent Education-Feedback Software · · Score: 2, Informative

    Everything mentioned in the original post is structured. What the patent covers (to the best of my understanding of the legal mumbo-jumbo) is kind of software parent-teacher-clippy: "Oh, that looks like 'B'! Let me help you to write that again! @"

  25. Rio Carbon on Digital Music Player Overview · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That's a fifth installment and we yet to see Rio Carbon - the best player in the iPod mini market segment. I wonder how much Apple hands over so the authors don't mention the player that beats mini in pretty much everything beginning with style, size (both 3d and hdd-wise) and battery life.

    And, yes, I know there is a rebranded Carbon in the list, but it doesn't have the original's style and battery life.