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  1. Re:Comments on skype on Skype Founder Interviewed On Engadget · · Score: 1

    If they pulled AIM, their revenue stream for AOL wouldn't simply dry up because of that. Whereas the basic skype system is vital for SkypeOut.

  2. Re:Skype = today's Ham Radio for everybody :-) on Skype Founder Interviewed On Engadget · · Score: 2, Interesting
    I've also used a Kenwood TS-2000 HF / VHF / UHF transceiver remotely (it's a bit like the now dated JavaRadio, but with Transmit Capabilities for licensed Hams). ... all via Skype!
    Where can this be accessed?
  3. Re:Comments on skype on Skype Founder Interviewed On Engadget · · Score: 1

    The difference is Skype has SkypeOut to actually make money, whereas AIM does not.

  4. Re:False Alarm on 2004 Election Weirdness Continues · · Score: 1
    Finally, I urge you to find me one article or study that can prove that electronic voting machines - flawed as they are - are anything short of the most accurate and secure voting system we have.
    Here you go: http://avirubin.com/vote/analysis/index.html
  5. Re:implementation on Another MS Internet Explorer Security Hole · · Score: 1

    Firefox 1.0PR just shows some binary crap.

  6. Re:A more appropriate shootout on Shootout: 'rm -Rf /' vs. 'Format C:' · · Score: 1

    Why exactly does that work, anyway?

  7. Re:A more appropriate shootout on Shootout: 'rm -Rf /' vs. 'Format C:' · · Score: 1

    Well, reiserfs v3 on linux certainly has no problem with it.

  8. Re:A more appropriate shootout on Shootout: 'rm -Rf /' vs. 'Format C:' · · Score: 1

    Why is that? One can simply rm -rf it afterward. I just tested it, and rm managed to kill a 631-level deep nesting instantly.

  9. Not all IP is the same on Dept. of Homeland Security Enforces Expired Patent · · Score: 1

    I've seen copyrights, trademarks, and patents mentioned in the summary. Which is it? Make up your mind!

  10. Serving papers? on Presidential Candidates Arrested at Debates · · Score: 1

    What recourse does one have if one is attempting to serve papers, and they are rejected, as in the audio file on that site?

  11. 'Stolen' codec on Ballmer Says iPod Users are Thieves · · Score: 2, Funny
    "According to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft: "The most common format of music on an iPod is 'stolen'."

    I've been trying to play some 'stolen' audio files, but I can't seem to find a Linux codec - not even mplayer can handle it. Can anyone point me to one?
  12. Re:Dada would be... on New Clustering Search Engine to battle Google · · Score: 1

    Simple: Make a list of all non-matching pages, sorted ascending by relevance.

  13. Re:Cache solution on Dear Microsoft Windows ... · · Score: 1

    Right, if only there was already a premade solution. But, if there was, slashdot would certainly have already covered it.

  14. Re:Bad decision. on Star/OpenOffice XML Format To Become ISO Standard? · · Score: 1

    Can't it just use fork(), at least on unix systems?

  15. Re:-1 Wrong on Star/OpenOffice XML Format To Become ISO Standard? · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually it's a .zip not a .tar.gz. Other than that, you're correct.

  16. Re:I'm left out... on Interview with Tom Lord of Arch Revision System · · Score: 1

    Ironically, this makes him part of the very same sample he is detracting from.

  17. Re:Television "tax" on Ceefax Turns 30 · · Score: 1

    Except it doesn't work on linux. Anyone have a compose key combo?

  18. Re:Bit Torrent is a Network? on Kazaa Loses P2P Crown To Edonkey · · Score: 1

    Well, there is a sort of bittorrent social network of trackers and forumgoers who can point you to those trackers.

  19. What about your own music? on New California Law Bans Anonymous Media File Sharing · · Score: 1

    Does this law ban putting your own music up on a webpage with some free-redistribution licence?

  20. Re:change to our type on More Diebold E-Voting Vulnerabilities · · Score: 1
    I think it does have a paper trail [...] Completely electronic.
    How are these two statements consistent?
  21. Re:Amazing on More Diebold E-Voting Vulnerabilities · · Score: 1

    Simpler is better. Do you really need SQL? Berkley DB would probably be enough. Then you just need some sort of signed database logs, which could probably be done by inserting some hooks somewhere (though I'm not enough of a bdb guru to know where)

  22. IPv6 tunneling over TCP/UDP? on Accelerating IPv6 Adoption With Proxy Servers · · Score: 1

    My network seems to filter out normal ipv6 tunneling protocols, so I can't establish a connection. Are there any free tunnel brokers which can establish a tunnel over TCP or UDP?

  23. Re:Wireless Chat with Others on Nintendo DS to Launch November 21 · · Score: 1

    802.11 supports an Ad-hoc mode without access points.

  24. Re:Games?! on Nintendo DS to Launch November 21 · · Score: 1

    For that matter, just put the GBA pack in the DS. No need to redo the porting.

  25. Re:mplayer is bloated and going nowhere on Interview With BBC Dirac Developer Thomas Davis · · Score: 1

    It usually doesn't go out of sync for me, except with really low quality .mpeg files when seeking (or correcting for corruption), so I don't bother.