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  1. Well, which is it ... ? on SCO Sells First Linux Licenses in UK · · Score: 1

    Is it 20, is it 30, is it some number in between, or is it bullshit? "Oh, it's 30. GOOD 30!"

  2. Re:trouble reading on Computers Linked to Glaucoma? · · Score: 4, Funny

    I just don't see it.

  3. Excellent Analogies on Winamp Down for the Count · · Score: 1

    Please moderate parent up.

  4. Re:uhh... on Battery-powered Cigarettes? · · Score: 4, Funny

    ..."it tasted like sh*t. Literally!"...

    Literally?! And who was qualified to make that evaluation? Flys? Puppies? Oh, of course - tobacco executives.

  5. Re:Geek Vote? on Would John Kerry Defang the DMCA? · · Score: 1

    Did I say all that in three words? Or, do you just think I did?

  6. Re:Geek Vote? on Would John Kerry Defang the DMCA? · · Score: 1

    "But instead Kerry has made a clear statement of his receptiveness to a revisions in a central issue of a specific law."

    Whoa! I'm convinced.

  7. Re:tightvnc vs. real vnc on Which VNC Software Is Best? · · Score: 1

    The problem I've had (at least on Win2K):
    NetMeeting's Remote Desktop Service does not restart automatically on reboot. It starts 'paused'. I tried running it at work and if there was a power transient, my PC rebooted to the signon screen but the service wouldn't start. I'd have to physically visit the PC and start the service manually. Not much good for remote access.

    Now, I run Tight VNC and it works great.

  8. Four wheels ... on Vehicles of Tomorrow? · · Score: 1

    ... two to four doors, a steering wheel, throttle and brake pedals. I drive basically the same car as my old man and he drove basically the same car as his old man. How little things change.

  9. What could be more tempting ... on The Space Elevator - Public or Private? · · Score: 1

    ... to terrorists. And I thought two 1400' buildings and the world's largest office building were tempting targets.

  10. Because it's the kickassin'est OS on the planet on Solaris 10 to be Open Source · · Score: 1

    That's why. I don't know what this all means, but it's all good and no bad.

  11. An Ecoligical Disaster on Robot Eats Flies to Generate Power · · Score: 5, Funny

    If the delicate balance of the world's fly population is upset, dog shit production in my back yard will be out of control.

  12. 18 to 20? on Broadband Majority in US · · Score: 1

    "Broadband was most prevalent among people ages 18 to 20."

    Can you please be more specific about the age group. And, what - do they stop using it after those couple years?

  13. It's about time ... on Hackers Take Aim at Republicans · · Score: 1

    ... true defenders of liberty unite!!

  14. Not to start a political discussion but ... on Ford Launches First American Hybrid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... I heard John Kerry today made a point announcing the Kerry's and Edwards' families are on the waiting list for the Escape. That should make up for all the fuel burned by the yacht, private plane, SUVs, and mansions.

  15. For anybody unhappy ... on How To Lose An Election · · Score: 1

    ... with the outcome of the election, Florida is, once again, about to become red meat. Or, should I say, dead meat. I can already hear the lawyers booking hotel rooms, condos, and time-shares for November.

  16. Not the DoJ, maybe the DoT on DVD-Watching Driver Charged with Murder · · Score: 1

    I hate Federal regulations, but this is so obvious and universal. It should be prohibited that a video display within the view of the driver's position, and while the vehicle is in motion, display anything unrelated to the vehicle's operation (such as navigation, vehicle data, rear-view camera, etc).

  17. Pure FUD, indeed on Open Source a National Security Threat · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Well, he said it all, so it must be true; even though he backs it up with nothing. This is so wrong on so many levels I don't even know where to begin. His assetions are hardly worth addressing. Therefore, pure FUD.

    Ok, I'll bite just once: I doubt there is a single weapon system procured by the DoD in the last 10 years that does not have a subsatantial portion of it outsourced overseas. Most procurments now require some % of it, by contract.

  18. Re:Go Short Early? on Google Sets IPO Pricing · · Score: 1

    I don't know about Google, but sometimes there are restrictions on an IPO position, e.g., you must hold for a certain period of time, like 30 or 60 days. This prevents the day-traders from causing wild fluctuations the first day. I don't claim to know much about it, but they seem to have some way to maintain liquidity, so the security can be traded during that restricted period.

    As far as people here "guessing" the value of Google at IPO, I don't know how you can do that unless you have a prosectus in your hand.

  19. Hopefully, now they'll stop calling me on AT&T to Leave Residential Business · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Since I dumped AT&T's long distance, they have been mercelessly and relentlessly calling and begging me to come back. Since I had a prior business relationship, it doesn't matter that I'm on every do-not-call list I know of. They can still legally annoy me for 18 months. It also doesn't matter that I tell them to take me off their list and stop calling. They're still trying to endear themselves to me. Might work.

    As for VoIP, I'll keep my POTS a while longer. A year or so ago, 40% of all public IP traffic was spam sent by wide open brodaband zombie PCs. Now, it's at least 70%. See a trend here?

  20. BTG on Microsoft, Apple Sued Over Software Update Patent · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "BTG creates value by investing in intellectual property and technology development, and ... " blah blah blah

    Translation: We sue people.

  21. BFD on AOL-Yahoo-MSN Messaging Unified... in the Workplace Only · · Score: 1

    NOT!

    Two reasons:

    1. I've never seen anybody in the workplace using IM for anything other than goofing off with friends in another company or elsewhere in the same company.
    2. We have phones.
  22. Half Speed on Alan Kay Decries the State of Computing · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The whole computing industry can move only as fast as one company, and it's in that company's interest to move slowly. During the .com boom, the whole on-line industry moved as fast as the fastest company and we saw how much was done in just ten years. 20 years of Microsoft dominance has set the computer/software industry back 10 years. Another 20 years of dominance will allow us to only progress as much as we would otherwise in 10 years.

  23. Bottom line question on Microsoft Responds to IE Criticism · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Can ActiveX be made secure *AND* functional at the same time? I don't see how. Therefore, ActiveX does not contain vulnerabilities, it is one.

  24. Re:147 pages! on NIST Issues Windows XP Security Guide · · Score: 1

    " Easy broken down into 9 littler chapters for those MCSE's still out there."

    Or, nine PowerPoint bullets for the pointy-haired bosses still out there.

  25. " ... Safer, Quieter, More Environmentally ... "? on Disney Launches Fireworks With Compressed Air · · Score: 1

    Well, while they're at it, can they please make them not so bright and colorful.