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  1. Re:SQL for the file system doesn't sound stable to on WinFS Beta 1 Released Early · · Score: 1

    MS SQL Server is one of the best things to come out of Microsoft's campus
    Micro$oft purchased it from Sybase...

  2. nothing to do with Flickr on Steganography with Flickr · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This is an interesting article, but it has nothing to do with Flickr, except for the fact that instead of saving the images on a local device, this guy uploaded them to Flickr.
    Yaaaawn, -1: misleading.

  3. Trouble is... on Yahoo Passes Google in Total Items Searched · · Score: 1

    when's the last time you've actually used Yahoo to *search* for something? Yeah, I thought so.

  4. Bill Gates' reaction: on Former Health Secretary Pushes for VeriChip Implants · · Score: 1

    "Unless the chip contains your Passport userid, it's useless."

  5. In Soviet Russia... on Google Patents RSS Advertising · · Score: 1

    the government patents *you*!

  6. Windows authentication on Migrating IE Web Apps to Mozilla · · Score: 1

    I wish the article would cover Windows authentication issues (NTLM, Kerberos)... which is the real nail in the coffin for the Mozilla browsers when it comes to deploying them on a corporate network. Anything good to read out there?

  7. Won't work for Mac users... on Multiple-Target Hyperlinks for the Masses · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...their mouse only has one button.

  8. Netflix ripoff on Check Boxes and Radio Buttons Conquered by DHTML · · Score: 1

    Netflix's UI had that for ages. Yawwwwnnn.

  9. Re:Editors - Question on Windows Infected in 12 Minutes · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Why not just use different Reject codes: rejected, rejected-dupe, etc. instead of encouraging the practise?

  10. Re:hum tough decision.... on BBC Offers Beethoven Symphonies for Download · · Score: 1

    only getting 5k/sec., on a pipe that usually clocks >600k/s

  11. Re:Orwell just rolled over in his grave on EFF: 48 Hours to Stop the Broadcast Flag · · Score: 1
    Next, we'll see television sets being sent a signal that ignores the remote control's "channel" buttons during commercials. You just won't be able to switch away during commercials... you'll be forced to watch them (or power off your TV).
    ...
    Orwell would be proud.

    he would, indeed
    You are correct about DVDs. it is the most infuriating thing.

  12. the *real* screenshot on Next-gen Windows Command Line Shell Now in Beta · · Score: 1


    Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
    (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

    I see you are trying to run MSH.exe
    Are you sure?

    [Abort, Retry, Fail]?

  13. Dell screenshot shows MacOS on Double Your Fun with DoubleSight · · Score: 0, Offtopic
  14. Re:Ah, i can see it now. on Is Rodi BitTorrent's Replacement? · · Score: 1

    If C==RIAA, as soon as a download starts, they can turn around and sue B (and probably A).

  15. Wrong approach on Publishers Protest Google Library Project · · Score: 1

    Instead of using lawsuits, they should just screen-scrape Google, scrub out the ads and the Google logo and offer the result as a free service.
    After that, we can see how Google likes it.

  16. Re:Somewhere in the future on IE7 Will Have Tabbed Browsing · · Score: 1

    Look, it's got preemptive multitasking, just like Windows.

  17. Re:It's a remote, damn it. on Apple Patents Tablet Mac (with Photos) · · Score: 1

    Right on! My DVD player has 3 buttons, its remote tons. My Squeeze box has *no* buttons and a remote, but my favorite remote for it is my laptop, if it's plugged in. I think you're onto something here.

  18. Re:in Europe on Real ID: You Can Still Fight It · · Score: 1

    You could be an Algerian student and be allowed to stay with just a "permis de sejour", not a french ID card.
    You could be a US citizen with a valid US driver's license and be allowed to drive.
    You could be a EU citizen and be allowed to work, without a french ID card.

  19. in Europe on Real ID: You Can Still Fight It · · Score: 1

    In France, a "carte d'identité" only establishes one thing: that you are a french citizen. It doesn't establish your right to vote, your right to drive, your right to work, or your right to enter the national/european borders. In short, I'm not sure why it's useful at all. I don't see why it's particularly evil either.

  20. Re:Exactly. on Google Web Accelerator · · Score: 4, Funny


    They want to know what everyone is searching for in a given moment

    that's the easy part:

    - lesbian sex
    - natalie portman
    - desperate housewives
    - desparate housewives having lesbian sex with natalie portman

  21. Financial analysts on The DVD Rental Race Analyzed · · Score: 5, Insightful

    These are the same people that predicted that Enron and Worldcom were the companies of the future, that Lucent was going to grow forever, that QQQ was the ticket to retiring at 30. Who gives a shit about their opinion? Listen to successful investors: W. Buffett, Peter Lynch, they'll tell you that the best thing to do about analysts is to ignore their predictions. So what does this guy know about Netflix? Has he actually even tried their service?

  22. Re:Sucks for AFP on Google Begins Removing AFP From Google News · · Score: 1

    I don't read the news the via Google News. I subscribe to The Guardian Weekly, paper edition.

  23. Re:Sucks for AFP on Google Begins Removing AFP From Google News · · Score: 1

    what am I supposed to read when AFP goes out of business? your blog? no thanks.

  24. Re:Slimserver on MP3beamer Released · · Score: 1

    Their UI is a blattant rip off.

  25. How long before... on Google Launches Mapping Service · · Score: 1

    ...the map gets covered with little brand icons showing the closest PizzaHut and Starbucks when I *didn't* search for 'pizza' or 'coffee'? Not very long I'm sure.