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  1. my advice on Game Console Organization? · · Score: 1
    Go outside more often.

    Jeez.

  2. but... on Tight Security And apt-get: Trusted Debian Project · · Score: 1

    I always trusted Debian.

  3. stoooopid on Should Innocently-Named Porn Sites Be Illegal? · · Score: 2, Funny
    The main problem with laws like this is who gets to decide what is innocent and what is not.

    What about bambi, nurses, cheerleaders, milk, feet, etc... They are all innocent words, but would make perfect porn domains.

  4. my solution... on IRS Tax e-Filing Experiences? · · Score: 1
    is to not file taxes.

    It's worked perfectly so far.

    Of course with the government monitoring everything these days this post probably screwed me over.

  5. irony on Tolerating Viruses In Order To Ignore Them · · Score: 1

    This article seems like it's a virus that slashdot is willing to live with.

  6. it's counting! on US Declassifications Delayed. Infrastructure Classification to follow? · · Score: 1
    2003 - 25 = 1978

    When did the US start giving weapons and money to Iraq? I'm not sure, but I know they were helping out throughout Iraq's 1980-1989 war with Iran.

    Seems like this could cover a bunch of info regarding what exactly the US did for Iraq back then. This might sour some of the home populance on the invasion.

  7. haggle on Do You Buy Extended Warranties? · · Score: 1
    Normally i never get extended warranties, but sometimes they are useful.

    You can usually get a good deal on the warranty if you want it. Just ask for a better price/longer period. Often you can get it.

  8. WTF? on GDDR2 Emerging As A Real Standard · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This write-up is pretty much bogus. The first half of the article talks about how there are a zillion different companies all peddling their own versions of GDDR2. Then the second half talks about how it looks like GDDR3 will not have this problem, and will therefore be widely adopted.

  9. uh? on Why Port To PC? Shareware Still alive! · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I thought that interview totally sucked.

  10. bah on Miyazaki's 'Spirited Away' Wins Best Animated Picture · · Score: 1
    I'm a fan of anime, and I gotta say that I really wasn't that blown away by Spirited Away. It was OK, but not best of class good.

    On the other hand, I totally loved Princess Mononoke. I saw Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind a little while ago and it did blow me away.

  11. safari everywhere on Apple to Announce new Mac OS X version in June · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Like a lot of people have speculated, I expect that Safari 1.0 will be part of 10.3. However I think the bigger improvement will be in the release of WebCore along with integrated apps. A fast HTML renderer that is available to all apps will be quite useful. Not to mention that it would better the performance of any apple app that displays HTML, like Mail, Sherlock, Help Viewer (please!!!), Project Builder, etc ...

  12. Gotta love cheapskates on Homebrewed Macro Keyboards? · · Score: 2, Insightful
    This guy probably uses a keyboard 8+ hours every single day. And yet he won't lay out 140 bucks for a nice one.

    My keyboard is like a part of me. I'd kill myself without its sweet tactile feedback.

  13. Re:I would suggest cbc.ca on Looking for Unbiased War News? · · Score: 1
    hahahahaha, the parent post was modded as funny!

    Some other nice canadian news sites are The Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail.

  14. doesn't that make sense? on HP To Sell And Support Red Hat Linux · · Score: 1

    It doesn't seem that odd for different distros to optimize for different architectures. That's the beauty of having all the linuxes, there's one for everything.

  15. you answered your own question on HP To Sell And Support Red Hat Linux · · Score: 1
    Q: HP with HPUX, why would they want to sell and support linux?

    A: dell dropped linux support

  16. think different on Which Photo Sharing Service Would You Recommend? · · Score: 1
    i have some friends who say that you can print out digital pictures at costco for 25-cents each. They seemed pleased, but I never saw any of them.

    Also this is in Canada, eh.

  17. Yeah, but on Survey: Linux Draws Windows Developers · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This could probably be explained by the fact that there are far more windows developers out there. A small percent of them prolly add up to a big number.

  18. I like this write-up on Microsoft Bug May Attract Big Worm · · Score: 1

    It's short, sweet and to the point.

  19. c�l on FreeBSD 4.8 RC2 / i386 Now Available · · Score: 1

    I think it's great that there are still multiple open-source OSes being developed. Competition helps everybody get better.

  20. Re:Battle of Acronyms on Do RIAA Demands Violate FERPA Protections? · · Score: 1

    FERPA = five unique letters

  21. re: cool on Apple Ships 17-inch PowerBook · · Score: 1
    After much deliberation I have decided that the 15' powerbook is perfect for me. I even have the dough ponied up to buy one. I am just waiting for Apple to release a 15' with all the new sweetness that is in the 12' and 17'.

    But I don't know how much longer I can wait. I want it now. It will be my first new computer in 4 years. My B&W G3 is still going strong, but I want a portable.

  22. encrypted swap space - question on Basics of Cryptographic Filesystems · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Wouldn't any OS disallow random programs from accessing the swap files? And when the OS is shut down all the swap files get destroyed.

    So then the OS is the only thing that can get to the swap space, where is the security issue? If you're running a hostile OS then you're pretty much fucked anyways.

    But I'm no swapspert, so please explain if I'm being stooopid.

  23. Why Linux? on Free Software Operating Systems for Old Laptops? · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Why bother putting Linux on it at all? It seems to me that any OS is good enough for a six year old to play around with.

    There's got to be something installed on the laptop already, so why not just let him use it as is? It will still help him learn about computers.

    Your six year old is not a kernel hacker, and need not be treated as such.

  24. What do you want from slashdot? on Caching Content and the Shrinking Web? · · Score: 1

    Either you accept the missing articles (bad choice) or you cache them.

    The answer seems pretty clear cut to me. Google does caching well, so I'd just copy them. Or you could even just link to the google cache, but that could still change.

  25. Business Men Care on Do Long Work Hours Affect Code Quality? · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Well yes, technically speaking children mining coal does work. But you have to look at it from an efficiency standpoint. Children just aren't as strong as, and can't carry as much as adults.

    That's why all respectable businesses have switched from child labor to third-world labor.