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  1. Re:Users or Superusers?? on Is The Firefox Honeymoon Over? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Firefox developers implemented STANDARDS, not just allowing any convoluted mixure of tags. IE's improper rendering of DIVs inside SPAN or A tags has resulted in a web full of noncompliant sites, and required all major browsers to implement a slow parser to try and guess what the "web developer" meant.

  2. Re:Make them grade each other... on Tools for Automated Grading? · · Score: 1

    Just remove the students' names before redistributing the exams. Keep only an identifier with the answer sheet and put the students' names in a seperate list.

  3. What journals? on Converting TeX to Microsoft Word? · · Score: 4, Informative

    Most journals I've worked with accept TeX/LaTeX or PDF files, given that you use the journal's .sty file (which they supply). I've never seen a scientific journal which doesn't accepd LaTeX output. Some don't accept MS-Word.

    If it's only a few journals, I guess no respectable researcher would submit to those, so just submit to better journals.

  4. RTFA! on Typewriter As Keyboard Mod · · Score: 1

    The typewriter has a BackSpace key, but it was too hard to wire.

  5. Wrong Section on Equal Time For Creationism · · Score: 1

    This is not "Science" it's relegion. Calling it "Science" is a farce.

  6. Re:Ok all you web designers out there .... on Windows Guru Calls For IE7 Boycott · · Score: 1

    The IE users can download firefox. The firefox users can't download IE.

  7. I visited the site on The Virtual Planet Explorer · · Score: 3, Insightful

    looking for the download link, and then I've seen it's actually proprietary software. Why is /. posting advertisments? How is this better than the new imagery avialable from Google?

  8. My Journal entry on Computer Crash Reactions Examined · · Score: 1

    My Journal entry covers a story of crash & restore.

  9. Re:Who needs programmatic security... on UCSB Student Engineers Grade Hack · · Score: 1

    That's nothing... I'm a TA. Today I changed a students' grade without identifying myself to a secretary that didn't know me. She just believed me when I said I was a TA in the course (I told her my name) and asked to modify a grade due to clerical error. She changed it right in front of me.

  10. False Declaration on Arcade Kit Seller Applies for MAME Trademark [updated] · · Score: 5, Informative
    To register the trademark, they had to sign this declaration, which is obviously false.

    Declaration
    The undersigned, being hereby warned that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. 1001, and that such willful false statements may jeopardize the validity of the application or any resulting registration, declares that he/she is properly authorized to execute this application on behalf of the applicant; he/she believes the applicant to be the owner of the trademark/service mark sought to be registered, or, if the application is being filed under 15 U.S.C. 1051(b), he/she believes applicant to be entitled to use such mark in commerce; to the best of his/her knowledge and belief no other person, firm, corporation, or association has the right to use the mark in commerce, either in the identical form thereof or in such near resemblance thereto as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods/services of such other person, to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive; and that all statements made of his/her own knowledge are true; and that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.
  11. Re:a way to purchase? on Blockbuster Sued Over Late Fees Claim · · Score: 1

    Rewind sticker on a DVD? You probably work in this video store...

  12. Miserable Failure? on Google Cans Comment Spam · · Score: 2, Funny

    But what will happen then with the miserable failure and weapons of mass destruction? Can't anyone efficiently bomb google anymore?

  13. So, you could say that... on New York's Oldest ISP Gets Domain-Jacked · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Panix panics?

  14. Re:it should be the other way round on Identity Theft from University Computers · · Score: 1

    I agree. If I had mod points, I would have mod you up. Having a unique ID is not the problem. The problem is not having a good authentication mechanism, even though such mecanisms are well-known for quite a while. Digital signatures, Zero-Knowledge proofs, anyone? Every person should have a smartcard that can do a ZKP protocol over phone lines.

  15. Re:Where is SCO in this list? on Tech Headlines You Won't Read in 2005 · · Score: 1

    Or even better: Court rules in favor of SCO. IBM forced to pay billions of dollars in damages. Linux future uncertain.

  16. No. on UNIX Systems Control Politics? · · Score: 3, Funny

    Diebold systems control politics.

    Oh, you meant politics of UNIX system control? Never mind.

  17. Re:Too Late on Excel Registered as Trademark, 19 Years Late · · Score: 1

    I start shipping my specially branded "Excel toilet paper" next week.

    So you'll make an Excel speadshit!

  18. Bush website has only one error on If You Had To Vote Based On Candidates' Web Pages · · Score: 1

    403 Access Denied

    (and the error page does not have a correct DTD)

  19. Re:its funny on Florida Electronic Voting Machines Crash · · Score: 2, Interesting

    In Israel, which is as technonogically advanced as can be, general elections are always done on paper: Select your party, put the party's name into an envelope, seal the envelope, put it in the box.

    Noone has even considered using electronic voting here for the general elections. It just seems so... wrong.

  20. Re:It's a forgery on Cooking for Engineers · · Score: 1

    "cups" have nothing to do with Imperial units. I'm in Israel and all recepies use cups all the time for measuring both liquids and dry stuff. I just take a (gasp!) cup and use it as many times as needed to measure the amount.

    Some recepies do convert cups to mL for convenience, but most don't.

  21. Re:Appears to work well on New Google Toolbar Brings Browse By Name · · Score: 2, Informative

    Update: "failure" is enough.

  22. Re:Open source printers on Lexmark Recalls 40,000 Laser Printers · · Score: 1

    Actually, a closed-source printer driver was what made RMS start GNU in the first place...

  23. Re:google..... on Internet Meltdown Predicted for Tomorrow · · Score: 2, Funny
  24. Re:google..... on Internet Meltdown Predicted for Tomorrow · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mirror here

  25. Image mirror on What is this Strange Gadget in My Car? · · Score: 5, Informative