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  1. Re:personally... on Future(?) Design of Mobile Phones · · Score: 1

    Add cheap WiFi & a web browser with ZOom, and it will PERHAPS pry my Palm Vx from my pocket...

  2. Re:Look for the Crown on Study Says Coffee Protects Against Cirrhosis · · Score: 1

    In Norway, we usually add ethanol until the crown floats, or the cup is full, whatever comes first...

  3. GPL made easy! on Microsoft Calls for Truce With GPL and Linux? · · Score: 1

    From TFA: >>"A commercial company has to build intellectual property, while the GPL, by its very nature, does not allow intellectual property to be built," >>Bob Muglia, the senior vice president of Microsoft's server and tools business Thank you, Bob, for the shortest definition of the GPL I've ever seen

  4. Re:Poisonous frogs? on BlackFrog to Take up BlueFrog's Flag · · Score: 3, Informative

    That's the whole point of an analysis before sending opt-out messages from all members. I am not familiar with Black Frog intended function, but if a certain percentage of their members gets similar messages it's a fair bet it is spam. A FrogHerder must look at the message to ensure it is sufficently spammy, before action - this may even be legal somewhere in the world.

  5. Re:Such an insightful article on Roundup of Eight Horizontal CPU Coolers · · Score: 1

    When I made power amplifiers in the previous century, the heatsinks for the output transistors were choosen for their primary characteristic, XX degrees Celcius temperature rise per Watt they dissipated. This number has almost disappeared in comparations like this, but was very useful comparing different heatsinks. Most profiles presented a number pr. 10 cm or so, so you could calculate how big your sink should be, knowing the environment temperature, the max. temperature and the power to dissipate. Is this (deg. C/W) number no longer used? Is it hidden in TFA, and my weekend-hungry brain skipped it?

  6. Re:I doubt it on Lenovo Under U.S. Probe for Spying · · Score: 1

    Well, let's see how Sonys entire music distribution business collapse as a result of their additional built-in features first.

  7. Re:Ooh on Windows Live Search goes Live · · Score: 1

    Oh, beautiful simple page, just a logo and a field for text, and a magnifying glass on a button. Doesn't do anything but blank the text when I press enter or click the button. Well, it's a beta, I do not expect a lot. May be explained by my security settings, JavaScript allowed only in trusted zone...

  8. Muhammed Cartoons on Ask About Life, Blogging and Linux in the Middle East · · Score: 1

    What bothered me most in this case was the stated intentions of many Moslems to answer a statement/picture with violence. I have seen and heard the same from so called Christians, and it saddens me. Is this a typical reaction from most Moslems, or it is just a voluble minority?

  9. Same same on Sony Reader Taking Hold? · · Score: 1

    They tried before with the Librie, it failed because of DRM and high price in my opinion. Wake me when a light waterproof unit appears, that can read freely avaiable content from Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/. If the price is below 200$ it WILL stand a fair chance replacing a pocketbook for me.

  10. Re:What a name! on Bjarne Stroustrup Previews C++0x · · Score: 1

    Personally I went immidiately with the second pronounciation, it is easy to remember and fits my sense/level of humour...

  11. Re:ANYTHING can be used to commit a crime on eDonkey Tells Congress It's Throwing in the Towel · · Score: 1

    The societies described by Orwell (1984) and Kafka (The Process) was in my opinion scary because there was no way to be sure you was truly innocent of all crime, because the definition of a crime was unclear.

    This ruling seens to me a step in the same direction...

  12. Re:Trackballs on Top Mice Compared · · Score: 1

    Have been using a Logitech Marble Mouse (a trackball) with optical reading for some years. Little cleaning needed, only aestethically required. One MAJOR drawback - slow for FPS gaming. I tend to switch mouse hand a lot to avoid RSI, but an evening offwinding in Q3 tend to bring it back. Anybody know about a similar trackball with a BIG > 100 mm (4") ball?