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  1. Screw you all on Unicode and the Unix Console? · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Im serious, learn english and deal with an 8bit character set where only the lower 7bits are guarenteed. It works for me so it can work for you too.

  2. TVT ? on Would a Boycott of the MPAA/RIAA Help Matters? · · Score: 1

    Most of the CDs I own are put out by TVT, but I didn't see them on the list. Strange. I did see Nothing Records, which I would have thought to stay away, but I guess not. Strange as well.

  3. Re:algorith on Tech's Answer To Big Brotherism · · Score: 1


    int ignore(void)
    {
    collect_data();
    }

  4. Really good idea! on Creative Commons Launches Today · · Score: 1

    I really like the concept of the site. Picking a license is a very difficult part of releasing the source to a project, and the reason some of my personal projects are still closed source.

    I would REALLY like to see something like this site, but slightly more involved, with a few more questions (with the description popup tips you can click on) where the end result is either a funky name like "Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial License" or GPL or something like that if the answers you picked to the questions actually fit GPL. Having only the funky names for responses doesn't seem complete enough to me.

  5. Re:'ehh on OpenBSD SMP In The Works · · Score: 1

    No, I would have assumed *BSD all had SMP support too, after all, Linux and Windows support SMP... strange

  6. Re:enforcement? on Finnish Taxi Drivers Must Pay Music Royalties · · Score: 1

    Deaf people dont seem to have that problem. I know one personally, she drives an SUV too!

  7. Morpheus on Facial Morphing Software/Techniques? · · Score: 1

    http://www.morpheussoftware.net

    Its not for Mac, but its only 19.95 :)

  8. I think they underestimated the downtime cost on Win2k Cheaper than Linux · · Score: 2, Insightful

    of windows 2000.

  9. Bullshit! on Phoenix To Change Name · · Score: 1

    Two companies can share the same name if its used for different purposes. Look at me - I have a trademark on MORPHEUS for the purpose of image manipulation, while some other company has a trademark for MP3/Music purposes.

  10. Re:Just say no on RadioShack Stops Being Nosy · · Score: 2, Informative

    Part of the reason to ask for Zip code is AVS systems to help prevent credit card fraud...

  11. Re:ENIAC on Bringing Back the PDP8 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Funny..

    I read this, then scrolled down to the bottom, and my quote of the moment said:
    "Just think, with VLSI we can have 100 ENIACS on a chip!" -- Alan Perlis


  12. Re:Carbon relased in Asia? on Carbon Releases in Asia · · Score: 1

    Whats in that? zero protons with zero electrons orbiting? wouldnt that be NOTHING at all?

  13. Wisconsin's on Telcos Play Both Sides of Telemarketing War · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://nocall.wisconsin.gov/

    Not Effective until Jan 1

  14. Re:Is that the name? on New Frozen World Found Beyond Pluto · · Score: 1

    *MOD PARENT UP*

    I, as well, remember a 10th planet from 3rd-4th grade called Planet X

  15. Re:The problem with self-signing on Cheap SSL Certificates for Small Websites? · · Score: 1

    If the warning box PROPERLY EXPLAINED to the user that the question at hand is "Do you trust thissite.com ?" instead of "warning! lots of bad things will happen if you click yes!". How does paying money to a corperation really mean you are automatically trustworthy anyways? I would argue all CA's should be done away with and people should trust who they want to trust based on how the site presents itself. Browsers should ask the user in plain english, the simple question, "Do you want to trust this site for providing secure content?" Think of SSH as far as retaining the key for future verification.

  16. Re:Cheapass trusted SSL certs GEOTRUST on Cheap SSL Certificates for Small Websites? · · Score: 1

    *MOD PARENT UP*

    Geotrust are probably the cheapest there are. Very no-hassle to aquire (all automated).
    I got a good deal with geotrust ssl + rackshack.net (the ssl cert was free for me :)


  17. Re:Suggested meta tags on Declaring The Death of Metatags · · Score: 1

    Go to your profile directory and look again (C:\Documents and Settings\MYUSERNAME\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\default\RANDOM.slt\chrome)

    There is a file there called userContent-example.css with a commented out example:
    blink { text-decoration: none ! important; }

    Just uncomment it out and rename the file to just userContent.css

  18. Dont trust your eyes on Ready, Steady, Evolve · · Score: 1

    Did you know you have a blind spot in each eye, where your brain just magically fills in what it thinks should be there? The blind spot is big enough to drive a car through, which is why somebody with an eyepatch is not supposed to drive a car.

  19. Re:Honeypot?? on Advertising on a Free Wireless Network? · · Score: 1

    Thats what I was thinking. And how exactally do you enforce this banner-ad showing program for free wireless access? Wouldn't that mean downloading some sort of proprietary software that is required for the net connection?

    Am I the only one who thinks the person who submitted this story hasn't got a clue about technology, and just wants to find some fast cash?

  20. Re:MS doesn't implement snprintf() on MS Exec: 'Our products just aren't engineered for security' · · Score: 3, Funny

    #ifdef WIN32
    #define snprintf _snprintf
    #endif

  21. Re:Vinyl/Vinile on Ripping Vinyl Via Your Scanner? · · Score: 1

    I always heard Spelling In Context

  22. Re:Hey on Palm Offers Refund to m130 Owners · · Score: 1

    I bet this gets even more confusing when you look at LCD's where 4 "pixels" can be, say, represented by 2 red areas, 2 green areas, and 1 blue area.

    On the other hand, this reminds me of a old ModeX resolution trick for VGA-only boards. You could actually set the screen to 320x600 to simulate 18-bit color at 320x200. It works very well, using every 3rd line as R, G, B with 6 bits per color (64 shades of each, leaving you with 64 unused palette entries)

  23. Re:Wow, sounds deal-tastic! on Maxtor Announces 80GB Platters · · Score: 3, Informative

    the 1-year warrenty thing isnt completely new. CompUSA brand (maxtor) drives I have seen had stickers on the side of the box saying "1 year warrenty". The sticker was placed over the spot that had formerly said "3 year warrenty".


  24. Re:The eternal question... on Connectors: A History of Their Technology? · · Score: 1

    Well according to everything2, its British Naval Connector, Bayonet Neill-Concelman, or Big Nobby Connector...


    Take your pick

  25. Re:How accurate is this? on Real-Time Testing of China's Internet Filters · · Score: 1

    This is what I saw:

    http://www.nypost.com - Reported as accessible in China
    http://www.google.com - Reported as inaccessible in China
    http://slashdot.org - Reported as accessible in China
    http://www.bmezine.com - Reported as accessible in China
    http://www.halturnershow.com - Reported as accessible in China
    http://www.beliefnet.com - Reported as accessible in China
    http://145.94.54.56 - Reported as accessible in China
    http://www.insex.com - Reported as accessible in China
    http://www.bukkake.com - Reported as accessible in China
    http://scimail.uwaterloo.ca - Reported as accessible in China

    I guess porn is good, but google is bad somehow..