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  1. Re:Preach it brother on Blockbuster Chief: End DVD Region Codes · · Score: 1

    Amazon UK are selling pre-modified region free DVD players, so it would appear that Blockbuster has another huge ally right there.

  2. Translation software? on Paraphrasing Sentences With Software · · Score: 2, Informative

    I'm sure this would improve translation software too, since a paraphrased sentence should be easier to translate into something sensible.

  3. Join a gym on Ways to Beat the Telecommuting Blues? · · Score: 1

    Go there during the day. You'll get fit AND meet people. People tend to be friendlier in gyms during the day since it's quieter and the same people come at the same time.

  4. Re:Does it detail his support of H1B/Lower Pay? on Softwar : An Intimate Portrait of Larry Ellison · · Score: 1

    Sounds like you need to check. 'I do not think' doesn't seem to qualify as a fact in my book.

  5. Re:I wonder.... on Eddie Izzard As ... Doctor Who? · · Score: 1

    I'll be waiting for him to pull out his Hodododod.

  6. Re:Parents on Take-Two Interactive and Sony Sued Over GTA · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's not obvious to a 14 and 16 y/o that guns kill permanently? I don't agree. Maybe to a 10 year old. What they may not have realised, though, is that they are responsible for their actions.

  7. Re:A couple arguments on CS Master's Degrees - US vs. EU Programs? · · Score: 1

    1. As a hiring manager, unless you go to a school I've heard of, in an English-speaking country, I'm probably not going to think very highly of your degree.

    That actually makes sense if that's all the thought that you put into it, but I would like to think that you wouldn't let the fact that you hadn't heard of the school cast a negative mark over an interviewee. I mean, how many schools have you heard of??

  8. Re:That's because it *is* equivalent! on CS Master's Degrees - US vs. EU Programs? · · Score: 1

    Not just England, the whole of the United Kingdom. I know that Northern Ireland for instance has a higher standard of h.s education than England.

  9. precedents on Australia To Fast-Track Anti-Spam Bill · · Score: 4, Informative

    I'm not sure how this is a precedent since spamming is illegal right now in Austria and Italy, and I'm sure some other countries too. But it is good news - hopefully the rest of the world isn't too far behind.

  10. Re:VS sucks on Java vs .NET · · Score: 1

    WebSphere Studio AD is also complete memory hog and you need 1GB of RAM to run it all day without getting into paging hell after a couple of hours of use.

  11. Re:only available for windows... on Film Distribution Comes To The Internet · · Score: 1

    I think I know why your karma is low...

  12. Re:Meh on Samsung Yepp YP-55V Review · · Score: 1

    I want an FM Radio. I don't care that it has to be so small that I can fit in it any arbitrary crevice in my body, but I do appreciate a radio for something to do only longer journeys. I couldn't give a monkeys about voice recording though.

  13. Re:Why only one? on Fuel Cells To Appear In Laptops In 2004 · · Score: 1

    Cause then it won't be the size of a bic lighter anymore, and saying it's the size of a bic lighter is like, cool.

  14. Re:Cost on X Prize and John Carmack · · Score: 1
    $15k Redundant parachutes, drogues, drogue cannons

    Can we have those in the next version of Quake, please?

  15. Re:Stupid Question on Native Java JDK 1.3.1 Support For FreeBSD · · Score: 1

    Of course JDK 1.4 is production ready. What you're getting confused by is that many application servers still only run on the JDK 1.3.x

    But not all. JBoss, for instance, runs on the latest 1.4.2 JRE.

  16. Re:Doesn't work on Tampa Police Give Up On Face Recognition Cameras · · Score: 1, Funny

    Well, they had one guy with a Groucho Marx mask, one with a Ronald McDonald mask...

  17. Re:That's sweet but... on Ernie Ball - Model For Open-Source Transition? · · Score: 1

    That's the problem, most OSS coders are tinkerers at heart..they could code a great workflow management tool if they wanted to, but it just wouldn't challenge them enough. I think it's more likely that previously commercial efforts could be released as OSS.

  18. Re:See The Tanenbaum-Torvalds Debate on SCO: Code Proof Analyzed, Linus Interviewed · · Score: 4, Funny
    Tanenbaum wrote (in 1992)

    Will we soon see President Bush coming to Europe with Richard Stallman and Rick Rashid in tow, demanding that Europe import more American free software?

    How did he know Bush would become president??!?!

  19. Re:Playing well = cheating on Optical Recognition System To Foil Card Counting? · · Score: 1

    It is fair. The bottom line is, if card counting was openly used, Blackjack in casinos wouldn't exist. Imagine you have one card counter at a table..he sees the count in his favour, tells everyone at the table it's time to bet big, and the casino will start to lose big time over the next several hands until such time that the count goes in the casinos favour again.

    Now that most of the big hotel casinos in Vegas are moving to electronic shoes though, this isn't an issue anymore since counting the cards is pointless.

  20. Re:Why track the players? on Optical Recognition System To Foil Card Counting? · · Score: 1

    I've thought about it, and it's a myth that he's 'screwing you'. I've played with bad players who hit when they shouldn't and vice versa, and the only difference it makes is that the game doesn't flow as I expect it too, but it doesn't change my odds of winning. Same goes for playing with a card counter.

    If you're not counting cards yourself, the next card has an equal chance of being a 10 or a 2 regardless of what the person before you does.

  21. Re:calendar? or fiscal? on Windows XP SP2 Delayed Until Late 2004 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah and which calendar - I'm assuming Gregorian, but if they mean the Liberalia Triday Calendar then that's next Friday :o

  22. Re:Theft or no... on Profile of an eBay Scammer · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I always wondered why all the feedback seems to be the same "A+++++ user.Recommended" crap. Is this some sort of sheep mentality or is there more fake feedback than we think? I always make a point of recording some more unique sounding feedback, but there isn't much room to do so. EBay should provide a space for more detailed feedback which would give users more assurance that a seller isn't fake.

  23. Re:On-the-fly Resolution Change on A Look at the Upcoming GNOME 2.4 · · Score: 1

    Not just web page designers - any GUI developer.

  24. Re: Any OTHER OS browsers? on Mozilla Thunderbird 0.1 Released · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't say M2 (Opera's E-Mail client) was 'great'. It's a bit different (why?), takes a bit of getting used to, and has a long way to go before it can compete with other E-mail clients.

  25. Re:Let's make a deal on Getting Back Into Shape While At The Office? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This guy (and any other who asks for advice on how to stay in shape) won't bike ride to work, because he's looking for an easy solution.

    There isn't one. Excercise (outside the office of course, you'll never get in shape running up and down the stairs once a day), or change your diet, or both. It's a simple choice - do it or don't do it. Not having time is not an excuse. Make time.