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  1. Re:Not such a big deal on Xbox 2 - The Price of Compatibility? · · Score: 1


    Will the publishers release games for "XBox 1" and "XBox 2," or just ignore one or the other?

  2. Re:Xbox Next? on Xbox 2 - The Price of Compatibility? · · Score: 1, Funny

    NeXTbox

    Mmm... black square computer...

  3. Re:Comparison chart on FreeBSD 5.2.1 RC Ready For Getting · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Try Fedora. Really. Core 1 is really "RedHat 10," and is faster and lighter on memory usage than RedHat 9, to boot. It supposedly runs software packaged for RedHat 9, as well. I was uncertain -- I even emailed (er, flamed) a friend working at RedHat about the whole Fedora/Enterprise thing. I needn't have. Fedora's fine.

    It might have been easier to explain to the public if RedHat had chosen to keep calling it "RedHat Linux," rather than Fedora. They could have kept selling RHN access at $60/pop, too -- just shut off the demo accounts and announce a switch to " paid support only."

    Anyhoo... give Fedora a shot.

  4. Re:The virus is spread by UNIX on SCO Offline · · Score: 1


    Paul Thurrott badly wants to be a priest in the church of microsoft. He's a total fanboy -- why would he not try to blame a microsoft-specific virus that targets only windows on unix?

  5. Re:Have I ever felt guilty using Mac OSX ? on Confessions of a Mac OS X User · · Score: 1

    Oh stop trolling. Use whatever you want. It is just software.

    Tell that to Bill & Steve.

  6. Re:Let's all step back for a minute. on Confessions of a Mac OS X User · · Score: 1

    Guilt implies that you've done something wrong.

    Like backing over the neighbor's cat, or running Windows, perhaps. But guilt because you're running OSX? Riiight.

  7. Have I ever felt guilty using Mac OSX ? on Confessions of a Mac OS X User · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Ehhh, no. I love OS X.

    I've felt bad about using WINDOWS, though. I don't see an Ask Slashdot about that.

  8. Re:You win, don't pay on "DVD-Jon" Demands Compensation · · Score: 1

    Could you afford to pay the legal bills you would incur if you sued Microsoft?

  9. Re:You win, don't pay on "DVD-Jon" Demands Compensation · · Score: 1


    There would also be a lot fewer people suing corporations and governments. Could YOU afford to pay the legal bills Microsoft will incur after you sue them?

  10. Re:Still more fun with the PATRIOT act and MS bugs on Scam Combines Patriot Act FUD With IE Bug · · Score: 5, Funny
    Hysterical. from the MS KnowledgeBase article:

    To workaround this problem:
    • Do not start messages with the word "begin" followed by two spaces.
    • Use only one space between the word "begin" and the following data.
    • Capitalize the word "begin" so that it is reads "Begin."
      and my favorite...
    • Use a different word such as "start" or "commence."
    Remember that, kids! Use "start" or "commence!"
  11. Re:Unfortunate on No WMA for HP iPod · · Score: 1

    ...or they could adopt a standard that has a better chance of being implemented on most/all consumer level operating systems

    That would be AAC. from the makers of MP3! Coming soon to a digital radio station near you, courtesy of Dolby Labs!

    WMA is Microsoft-only.

    Don't be fooled. WMA is NOT more "open" -- it's simply more licensed, for now.

  12. Re:Somebody has to say this too... on Microsoft Unhappy With HP's iTunes Decision · · Score: 1


    Interestingly, Ford used black paint for one reason -- to get the price down. That goal guided a lot of the choices that went into the Model T.

  13. Apple is only one of many companies *using* AAC on Microsoft Unhappy With HP's iTunes Decision · · Score: 5, Informative

    Apple is only one of many companies *using* AAC. Apple did not invent it. Apple did not invent it. Apple did not invent it.

    "AAC was developed by the MPEG group that includes Dolby, Fraunhofer (FhG), AT&T, Sony, and Nokia"
    http://www.apple.com/mpeg4/aac/

    "MPEG-4 AAC has been specified as the high-quality general audio coder for 3G wireless terminals. Apple Computer has incorporated MPEG-4 AAC into QuickTime 6 and iTunes 4, as well as the latest version of its award-winning iPod portable music player. The Digital Radio Mondiale system (the next-generation digital replacement for radio broadcasting under 30 MHZ) builds on the audio coding of MPEG-4 AAC."
    http://www.vialicensing.com/products/mpeg4aac/stan dard.html

  14. Re:Asterisk on Suggestions for Computer Answering Systems? · · Score: 1


    So, one TDM10B (1-port, internal) and one X100P (1-port, external), then? Could I get a TDM20B (two-port unit) and use one interface for the telco and one for the house phones?

  15. Re:Asterisk on Suggestions for Computer Answering Systems? · · Score: 1


    Thanks for the reply. With #4, I'm trying to determine if I can connect one side of the PBX to a cell phone ("somehow").

    Is it possible to have all the house phones be "bridged together" like they are now? one circuit for all the existing analog phones, serviced by the PBX?

  16. Re:i am disappointed on Apple Users Threaten to Sue Over iBook, iPod · · Score: 1


    Sounds like you bought a Vaio.

  17. Re:Asterisk on Suggestions for Computer Answering Systems? · · Score: 1

    • Is it possible to have Asterisk to be situated between my incoming (analog) phone line and the (analog) phones in the house?
    • What kind of hardware would that require?
    • Does it have a power-failed pass-though mode?
    • Is it possible to have Asterisk gateway calls to a cell phone, so that if I unplug the local telco, the house phones will still work?


  18. Re:I can see the comments now... on Windows CE.NET Ported to Xbox · · Score: 2, Funny


    Q: Can you run WinCE on my XBox?
    A: Yeah! Sorta!

    No, sorry, the correct answer is "who gives a shit?"

  19. Re:Just another angry Linux zealot post... on Microsoft Releases Changelist for Upcoming XP SP2 · · Score: 1


    Wordpad, the built-in text editor on XP, won't open it. It seems that they assume the audience has Word installed. Thus they have limited the ability for XP-running customers to read the document.

    Unless, like me, those customers are using a Mac and/or OpenOffice.

  20. Re:This really is not news on Microsoft's New Core OS Team Learning from Linux · · Score: 2, Insightful


    It's "great is the enemy of the good," not the other way around.

    Multics vs Unix was a case study in Great vs Good.

  21. Re:A quick and dirty review on New Battlestar Galactica - Worth a Series? · · Score: 1


    I thought it was pretty cool, actually, that the Cylons used mass weapons rather than energy weapons. it took some of the magic out of the technology, which made it more believeable.

    Besides, what better way to deliver a zillion joules of ionozing energy than in the form of a nuclear bomb? Energy weapons (nearly massless photons) can only pack so much punch, and have to be generated full-strength in the ship that's firing them. Mass weapons take much less energy to launch, and have much more destructive power when they reach their target.

  22. Re:A quick and dirty review on New Battlestar Galactica - Worth a Series? · · Score: 1


    Speaking as a parent, I thought it did not cross any line, and that it did add positively to the story. The cylon-in-the-red-dress seems to be self-contradictory -- she seems to care for the scientist, but also jsut snaps the baby's neck. Being contradictory makes her less flat and more human.

  23. Re:Capitalism on MIT Students Get an Education in Software Development · · Score: 1


    I like to think of captialism is institutionalized revolution, much as science is. The whole system is set up to encourage change, challenge and adaptation.

  24. Re:Paranoid? Maybe not.. on Microsoft Introduces Competition For Google News · · Score: 4, Informative
  25. Re:oh my god on Nonexistent Windows OS Superior to Panther · · Score: 1


    Running only Microsoft software isn't usurpation! it's CHOICE! Didn't you get the memo?