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  1. Re:If this Easter Egg is for real... on A Christmas Easter Egg in iPhoto? · · Score: 2
    This hardly sounds more complicated than a lunch break of programming. And this includes the complicated part of hiding it.

    Now compare that to earlier Apple easter eggs, or even the 3D games found in some Microsoft apps.

  2. Re:Problems With The APSL (GNU hipocritical) on GNU-Darwin Dropping Cocoa, PPC Support · · Score: 2
    The Apple Public Source License does not mention sending changes to Apple, just that
    You must make Source Code of all Your Deployed Modifications publicly available under the terms of this License, including the license grants set forth in Section 3 below, for as long as you Deploy the Covered Code or twelve (12) months from the date of initial Deployment, whichever is longer. You should preferably distribute the Source Code of Your Deployed Modifications electronically (e.g. download from a web site)
    where
    "Deploy" means to use, sublicense or distribute Covered Code other than for Your internal research and development (R&D) and/or Personal Use, and includes without limitation, any and all internal use or distribution of Covered Code within Your business or organization except for R&D use and/or Personal Use, as well as direct or indirect sublicensing or distribution of Covered Code by You to any third party in any form or manner.
  3. Re:Manhole Covers In Space on What Was the First Piece of Man-Made Space Junk? · · Score: 2

    Well, if that man hole cover actually had 6 times escape velocity, it would of course never have entered an earth orbit, but a solar orbit.

  4. Re:Manhole Covers In Space on What Was the First Piece of Man-Made Space Junk? · · Score: 2
    It's understandable that they wouldn't find the object though. They should have put a direction finding transmitter on it though.

    I doubt they could have done that ca. 45 years ago.

  5. Re:In the interest of free information on Apple Accuses Worker of Leaks · · Score: 2
    Industry standards are for idiots

    So where does this leave the "Macs are for idiots" argument?

  6. Re:So? on Apple Accuses Worker of Leaks · · Score: 2

    If you could point to one case where Wozniak (or Jobs) violated a NDA? And what does blue-boxing have to do with a NDA?

  7. Re:The vote is for WAR WAR WAR on GNU-Darwin Dropping Cocoa, PPC Support · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    4. Nuking Iraq will lead to a Nuclear Winter, which will stop the so called "Global Warming".

  8. Re:A matter of self-preservation (Re:Utter Stupidi on GNU-Darwin Dropping Cocoa, PPC Support · · Score: 4, Funny

    A) How exactly is Apple "choosing to enforce the DMCA"?
    B) The GPL only has meaning because of copyright. Using the GPL to fight against copyright is like fucking for virginity. And you can only see Apple's behavior as contradictory?

  9. Re:I'm starting to love Apple. on Jordan Hubbard Gives Last Intervew For Apple · · Score: 1, Insightful

    If YOU can't see that this post is funny, you must be a retard. QED

  10. Re:With all due respect on Google vs. Evil · · Score: 2

    You sound like it hit too close to home.

  11. Re:With all due respect on Google vs. Evil · · Score: 2

    You make it sound like being brought up religiously and being racially prejudiced doesn't often go hand in hand.

  12. Re:Go against ebay rules, get burned on MacAddict Tracks Down eBay Scam Artist · · Score: 2
    Reading is fundamental.

    So is slashdotting.

  13. Re:Go against ebay rules, get burned on MacAddict Tracks Down eBay Scam Artist · · Score: 2

    1. Not if he used "Buy It Now"; 2. You trust in feedback? This should be fun. Oh well, you also trust in eBay actually playing by their own rules.

  14. Re:Ouch! on Motorcyclists To Get Wearable Airbags · · Score: 2
    Your car has to be in good condition for the breaks to be effective, ABS or not.

    Plus, with ABS you can still steer your car even if you are not an expert diver. If you "had to disengage them to aim my vehicle sharply to the left to go off the ramp and on to the grass", your ABS was broken - or your story is.

    You will still have to be aware that you are not an expert driver - again, ABS or not.

  15. Re:Ouch! on Motorcyclists To Get Wearable Airbags · · Score: 2
    "1) It isn't entirely clear that antilock braking will reduce stopping distance for the skilled driver;"

    Are you sure it says what you want it to say? Just because ABS may not reduce stopping distance for the skilled driver doesn't mean it will make it longer.

    "The IIHS report, issued December 10, 1996, notes that in single-vehicle accidents, cars with antilock brakes are as much as 44% more likely to produce fatalities than are cars without the antilock system."

    Which says nothing about breaking distance. Just about stupid drivers.

    "Other factors affecting ABS performance include the condition of the tires, shocks, and suspension components, as well as their design. For example, if a tire hits a bump and the shocks/springs are weak, the tire may lift off the ground and lock under brake pressure. ABS interprets lockup and releases the brakes. The more the tire is off the ground, the more the brakes will release, thus extending the stopping distance."

    So if your care is not road safe, ABS will not work right. Neither will it help if you drive over a cliff.

    "Stopping distance is nearly the same for pumped brakes as it is when the brakes are locked. However, with locked brakes the driver has little, if any, control over vehicle direction. ABS pumps the brakes automatically during emergency stop. It prevents wheel lock and allows the driver to maintain a higher degree of control."
    "Most people who have tested ABS in panic situations feel positively towards them. ABS, as stated before, does not shorten stopping distance. If the driver doesn't leave enough room to stop, an accident could occur. Drivers must apply good judgement whether or not their vehicle has ABS."

    Again, nothing about making the breaking distance (notably) longer.

    "Do cars with ABS stop more quickly than cars without it? Not always. Although the stopping distance with ABS is shorter under most road conditions, drivers should always keep a safe distance behind the vehicle in front of them and maintain a speed consistent with the road conditions. While a vehicle with ABS maintains its steering capability in a sudden stop, it may not turn as quickly on a slippery road as it would on dry pavement."

    Another miss.

    "ABS technology is designed to maintain rolling traction and steering. The rolling action may produce longer stopping distances on some surfaces, such as freshly fallen snow or loose gravel."

    Let's recap: if your suspension is gone, or you drive on loose gravel or freshly falling snow, or you are an experienced race driver, speeding toward an intersection with intention to break just in time is a worse idea with ABS than it already is without.

  16. Re:this can't be good on New Mad Max Film · · Score: 2

    Three words: "Grumpy Old Max"

  17. Re:I dunno on UK Team to Study Rainmaking Machines · · Score: 2

    Sure, if you can name just one more hurricane with similar flooding.

  18. Re:Math != reality on Mathematics Unravels Optimum Way To Lace Shoes · · Score: 2

    I see you are mad that sombody took your job.

  19. Re:So.. on UK Team to Study Rainmaking Machines · · Score: 2

    As if the UN banning anything could keep someone (including the US) from still using it.

  20. Re:Stealing rain? on UK Team to Study Rainmaking Machines · · Score: 2

    Oooops, sorry, I misread your post. Please ignore my reply.

  21. Re:Stealing rain? on UK Team to Study Rainmaking Machines · · Score: 2

    If you can't tell the difference between "falling on you alone, NOW, RIGHT HERE" and "falling on you and all of your neighbors over quite some time", I can't help you.

  22. Re:I dunno on UK Team to Study Rainmaking Machines · · Score: 2

    The rain part of a hurricane is your smallest problem.

  23. Re:I dunno on UK Team to Study Rainmaking Machines · · Score: 2

    In the radio broadcast it says that 9 inches of rain fell in about 5 hours.

  24. Re:What about next time? on Digital Domesday Rescued By Emulation · · Score: 2

    I don't know how your "fiancee" looks, but at my side your way of doing things ("fiancé")isn't "it" either ;-)

  25. Re:Then you want US customary units on New Book Says The Meter Is all Wrong · · Score: 2
    If I gave you a pint of beer, you could easily separate that into cups by dividing it in half. If I gave you 1dl of beer, could you easily separate out 1cl for me? Probably not.

    Now why would I want to do that? Who drinks a cup of beer? And how exactly do you half a pint of beer without having a "cup" measure or two equal glasses (and a lot of pouring around)? And you do just the same with 1cl of beer: You pour half a Schnapsglas.