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  1. How soon until on FCC Approves Media Consolidation · · Score: 3, Interesting

    somebody sets up 'public access' style internet TV? IPv6 has great multicast handling, and we're getting more and more bandwidth at home. We essentially have all the tools, and millions of potential channels. Anything you want to watch, when you want to watch it, all for the price of cable or dsl.

  2. I prefer xmail on The Exim SMTP Mail Server · · Score: 1

    http://xmailserver.org for hosting multiple sites. Small, flexible, easy to set up, and relays mail by default(3 out of 4 ain't bad)...

  3. Re:My question... on Interview Responses From BitTorrent's Bram Cohen · · Score: 1

    runs a story on his program, a new distro release, Movie trailers, software, fat kid swinging a lightsaber, anything that could be released over torrent and vaguely mentioned on Slashdot....
    Line 'em up and we'll knock them down in our quest for everything

  4. Re:As far as i know.. on Aqwon, the First Hydrogen Scooter · · Score: 1

    Only on earth. Let's build the H2-Biomass generators on the moon! Then, because hydrogen falls up instead of down (hence its name as the bastard element, and yes I know helium falls up as well, but it wasn't discovered when they named hydrogen), we just wait for the moon to be in the right spot and blow the tanks. The hydrogen will fall up right onto antarctica, where we can build giant H2 scrapers, using the same principles as water scrapers in Dune, and profit!

  5. Re:Two stroke? on Aqwon, the First Hydrogen Scooter · · Score: 4, Informative

    1) the power increase needed
    2) the fact that Hydrogen is clean burning and you don't have to waste an engine cycle on fully burning your fuel.

  6. Re:This will be nice on Application Layer Packet Shaping on Linux · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Feeds from different providers?

  7. Eyesight bad... on UK Police Expand License Plate Camera Systems · · Score: -1, Troll

    Check here!

    Okay, it's a troll, however he set himself up beautifully for it.

  8. Re:Microsoft on OrbiTouch Keyless Keyboard Review · · Score: 1

    Not yet, but they're trying.

  9. Re:ugh. on OrbiTouch Keyless Keyboard Review · · Score: 4, Informative

    MS did not create, nor implement the first natural keyboard. Check out the PCD--Maltron keyboard .

  10. Re:A sign of things to come? on Munich Spurns Steve Ballmer's Software Rebates · · Score: 1

    Let me try this again, with proper formatting.

    Go the way of the Moose -> Northern US (Michigan) South Western Ontario. To dissapear. The deer population has effectively extripated the moose from the location (Brought on by brain worms from the moose and deer co-habitating)

    Way of the Buffalo -> Thank Buffalo Bill

    Way of the Caribou -> Ask an eskimo

    Way of the stick -> Ask beryllium, Still haven't figured it out myself.

  11. Re:A sign of things to come? on Munich Spurns Steve Ballmer's Software Rebates · · Score: 1

    Whoops, stupid me for using a colloquialism on /. Go the way of the Moose -> Northern US (Michigan) South Western Ontario. To dissapear. The deer population has effectively extripated the moose from the location (Brought on by brain worms from the moose and deer co-habitating) Way of the Buffalo -> Thank Buffalo Bill Way of the Caribou -> Ask an eskimo Way of the stick -> Ask beryllium, Still haven't figured it out myself.

  12. Re:Heard at M$-HQ on Munich Spurns Steve Ballmer's Software Rebates · · Score: 1

    It wasn't insider trading. He just needed enough cash to cover the 90% discount.

  13. Re:Now THAT'S a monopoly! on Munich Spurns Steve Ballmer's Software Rebates · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I just see it as Microsoft blatantly stating that their products are gossly overpriced.

  14. Re:A sign of things to come? on Munich Spurns Steve Ballmer's Software Rebates · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think that, rather than anti-americanism, it is a pro-germany stance. How many OS companies are in Germany? How many MS programming jobs are in Germany? How much economic runoff is there going to be in Germany in both scenarios?

    If the Germans go with Suse, they have programmers in the country, administrators in the company, technical support in the country. Conversely, should Germany go with Microsoft, they only have administrators.

    It just makes sense to go with Suse in this case. The technical barriers can be overcome, and interoperability only comes into play based on install base. You replace the whole load, compatibility problems go the way of the Moose.

  15. Re:But wait... on LinuxTag To SCO: Detail Code Theft Or Retract Claims · · Score: 2, Funny

    I had already apologized for the poor translation of the engrish bastardization which I posted earlier. I was just sectioning out part of it for someone who couldn't understand my piss-poor translation.

    And one of the problems with translating German is you never really know when to yell. That is why there isn't a lot of German love poetry.

  16. Re:Only connect on LinuxTag To SCO: Detail Code Theft Or Retract Claims · · Score: 1

    it's either 25% or 6 shares of non-voting preferred stock that was only purchased as a good will gesture, depending on which way the winds are blowing on Slashdot and the mood of the trolls.

  17. Re:fine? on LinuxTag To SCO: Detail Code Theft Or Retract Claims · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That it is hurting LinuxTag's source of revenue through what LinuxTag considers to be anticomptetitive practices. They (I guess, I don't speak German, nor Babelfish) that further state that SCO's seemingly baseless allegations are bringing Linux's viability as an enterprise platform into question via intimidation of lawsuits to linux adopters/customers.

  18. My translation of the translation on LinuxTag To SCO: Detail Code Theft Or Retract Claims · · Score: 3, Funny

    Not making any guarantees of validity...

    LinuxTag warns SCO

    The LinuxTag e.V. warned SCO of its anti-competitive behavior. SCO stated that Linux infringed on its enterprise Unix patent rights, since Unix source code was cpoied into the Linux source, and warns Linux users that they could be made liable "for the use of Linux". So far SCO has not disclosed which parts of Linux are concerned.

    The warning is to now force SCO to submit proofs for the alleged infringement, or retract their statements. 'With the allegations made by SCO, they are causing economic loss to their competitors through intimidation of their competitors customers and damaging the relationship of Gnu/linux as open platform', says Michael Kleinhenz, LinuxTag e.V spokesman.

    Hans's Bavarian, CEO? of SCO Germany, confirmed that three warnings have been received. The letters were examined time by a lawyer at the time. The letter states that the present legal situation for Linux companies is unclear. Also SCO wants to only submit a clarifying brief, covering its proofs of copyright offences by Linux in the lawsuit against IBM. SCO had sued IBM for a billion US dollar compensationat the beginning of March .

  19. A lot better than all the speculation... on LinuxTag To SCO: Detail Code Theft Or Retract Claims · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe now we won't have a SCO/Linux story every day.

  20. In execu-speak... on Economist article on Sun's Linux Strategy · · Score: 1

    that translates to blah blah blah cheaper blah blah blah one butt to kick blah blah blah approved (although I like your version better).

    And that, boys and girls, is why Solaris is going to run on x86 hardware. Mr. Saul will be signing autographs as you leave the auditorium, the lecture is now over. You've learned it all. Thank you and have a nice day.

  21. Re:Try it this way: on Farewell to PDAs, Hello to Smart Phones · · Score: 1

    If that could fit into my sig file, it'd be in there.

  22. Until SCO confirms it, on Economist article on Sun's Linux Strategy · · Score: 1

    I'm still not convinced.

    With what Sun is trading at right now, some not-so-friendy FUD and baseless lawsuits could damage Sun quite rapidly.

    Maybe that's why Microsoft licensed the SCO code. Naaah....

  23. Re:New Strategy on Economist article on Sun's Linux Strategy · · Score: 1

    Having someone to blame is still the biggest reason solaris will make it on the x86 architecture, as well as integration into a solaris environment.
    Microsoft clients don't talk well to solaris machines, and the solaris architecture is expensive, so it would only seem natural to make their OS run on commodity hardware.
    Linux can fill the gap between x86 and Solaris, but it still can't fill the gap between opensource-friendly admins and beurocratic old-school management.

  24. Re:Corporate Decisions on Farewell to PDAs, Hello to Smart Phones · · Score: 2, Insightful

    As a fleet management device, GM has made the right choice here. The Motorola telephones are great little toys and the nextel billing is very flexible. Currently we use the Motorola i30's in a 200+truck operation. The phone can be programmed with all the numbers they need to have, and locked out from dialing other numbers. The direct-connect function makes it very easy to get a hold of a driver, and does not fall under any of North America's hands-free laws, as it is treated as a CB radio. The phones also have handsfree via a headset, and it makes for a very efficient and safe way to manage your fleet. Repairs are easy, as long as the simcard remains intact, you just slide it into another telephone, and all the settings are transferred. Once our contract runs out on these phones, we are expecting to go to a model with GPS, such as the i88. This phone runs java apps, and someone has written a program to real-time track his phone via that and mapquest (I found the link in a sig), and that means we can drop our current sattelite tracking system. All of this means cost savings, and that makes it perfect for fleet management.

  25. All programs evolve until they can send e-mail, on Farewell to PDAs, Hello to Smart Phones · · Score: 3, Funny

    and all PDA's evolve until they can make phonecalls.