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  1. mozilla counting is wrong on Estimating the Size/Cost of Linux · · Score: 0

    quite a bit of mozilla code is written in javascript, and it isn't counted at all (or counted as c++? dunno)

  2. can't edit on Are Written Computer Science Exams a Fair Measure? · · Score: 0

    well, i am fine without debugger or ability to
    run code in intermediate stages. But what i am
    not fine with, is unabilito to *edit* on paper.

    when i write 'if' calause, i do first write `if {}' and then insert code inside, which is obviously impossible on paper.

    other point is that programmer largely depends on editor, i doubt i'll be able to write any fucntional code in emacs, while vi is my best friend.

  3. it is NOT /.ed on StarOffice 6.0 · · Score: 1

    And you know why? because you can't download it for free! yep. this is redundant. but i find it funny.

  4. their [stupid [moronic]] editors on StarOffice 6.0 · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    their [stupid [moronic]] editors are doing it [again [and again [and again]]].
    "It was not only the cost savings and multiplatform support that raised our interest in [the] StarOffice 6.0 [software], it was also the direction Sun is taking in adopting XML as the default file format," said Michel Barthelemy, chief technology officer for Auchan Groupe, a $23 billion grocer and retailer based in France. "With [the] StarOffice [software], we estimate that we will have significant savings compared to deploying other similar office suites. And the default XML file format gives us the choice of which vendor to use for our future office productivity and back office needs."
  5. Re:Quite a bargain... on SETI@Home Close to Half-Billionth Result · · Score: 1
    thanks for calculation.

    i see another interesting thing:

    NEC's machine is about the same speed as all those PC's running SETI taken together.

  6. access? on IBM Developing Lego-like Storage Brick · · Score: 1, Interesting

    i am wondering how to acces disk block (let's say it died [GXP anyone?] and needs to be replaced) that is somewhere in the middle of such construction.

  7. Re:suggested X changes on XFree86 10 Years Old · · Score: 0

    that is what I am missing in all gtk and qt apps: Xdefaults. I liked it this way -- XClock*backgroundPixmap: gradient:vertical?dimension=100&start=#404060&end= gray30

  8. CDs and HDDs on Establishing the Maximum Speed of a CD-ROM Drive · · Score: 0

    This is amusing, while fastests HDDs, which have very precise mechanics, rotate only at 15krpm, mainstream cd-drives with loose bracing do 25krpm without a glitch!

  9. Re:Perl and XUL on Perlbox: A Unix Desktop Written in Perl · · Score: 0

    no, javascript in mozilla is not precompiled. certainly it is cached, but this is one of parts that makes mozilla startup time longer.

  10. whyyyyy??!!? (crying) on The Union of Vim with KDE · · Score: 0

    that is what i was always talking about -- vim in mozilla! gtk vim component existed forever, and still we are all stuck with brainless mozilla

  11. i prefer l:cyberphunk p:cyberphunk on War Driving Version 2.0 · · Score: 0

    another one, classic

  12. oh, microsoft dumps core on Microsoft Gives Up on Hailstorm · · Score: 0

    i feel much better now

  13. Re:ram prices on PC Prices to Rise? · · Score: 0

    512mb of 768 in my machine were bought in october for $25 -- not used, new! (pc133/cas3)

  14. ugly on Linux-based Digital Audio Player with Ogg · · Score: 0

    ugh, this thing is ugly. looks like ancient PC XT desktop case repainted in dark brown color; they should better have taken normal stylish rackmount box :/. And I bet it has very *noisy* 5krpm fan inside.

  15. IP over XML? on April Fools Wrap Up · · Score: 0
    XSLT based firewall would be really cool.

    hey, you, fucking moderator, do your job, moderate me. I know your brains are redundant, since you think with your asshole, which produces pukes of flameb*

  16. american and russian devices on Best High-Tech Toilet? · · Score: 0
    when i moved from Russia to US, i was really disapointed with american lavatory design -- they have water boul right under my asshole, which means unpleasant splashes and waterdrops from not-so-clean water in which i, pardon my french, shit.

    russian toilets have some shelf, which accomodates your shit until you flush the toilet. this, certainly, has disadvantages: first, if you shit a lot (at once), heap of shit can grow too high and touch your sensitive ass, but this also reminds you to stop shitting, which is good thing -- to know when to stop; second disadvantage -- generally you have to clean that shelf after, because flushing is not enough and stripes of your shit remain visible.

    the whole point is: russian toilets rule, american suck!

  17. Re:sigh on Preparing for the Worst in FreeBSD · · Score: 1

    common, give us this screen dump, we wanna see.

  18. compiler options on Preparing for the Worst in FreeBSD · · Score: 0, Redundant

    the problem is that code compiled with -O2 option behaves (in bug cases) way different from code compiled without optimization, that's it: it may never trigger bug you are looking for if it is compiled with -g.

  19. site url on How Much Are You Paying For A Nameplate? · · Score: 1

    http://www.quantatw.com/edefault.htm It is so-called 'english' version. In fact, it is all in those ie-rogliphs, but navigation in really in latin1 alphabet, which makes things not-so-nasty.

  20. Re:this is cruel! on Cat Recognition Algorithms? · · Score: 1

    this has never been a requirement to say anything on /.

  21. Re:The mark 2 on Cat Recognition Algorithms? · · Score: 1

    not funny. at all. :-| i guess you should get long electroshock-in-salt-water treatment to get rid of such thoughts.

  22. this is cruel! on Cat Recognition Algorithms? · · Score: 1

    I remember when I lived in old house, which had lots of mice running around, my cat used to catch them and eat them. The amount of euphoria she got when she catched some rat, was exceptional; she was so happy. Sometimes, she used to bring those dead rodents to me; once i found dead mouse under my pillow and happy cat on the pillow, purring. I wanted to sleep, so I haven't bothered with reasons, why she was so happy, but then i put my hand under the pillow and feel something warm and small -- bloody mouse! I was very deeply touched with my cat behaviour. now, in the current place where i live, there are now rodents; and my cat is gone -- she died in 1998.

  23. dunno on Ximian GNOME and "Low-End" Systems · · Score: 1

    I don't understand, why to run heavy gnome|kde stuff on slow machine? there are things like xfce (here) (The Cholesterol Free Desktop Environment) and FVWM didn't hurt anyone yet too. When I was running 486, I had FVWM. Now running machine with almost 1Gig of ram and still on FVWM... FVWM isn't Feeble as first letter in acronym says.

  24. don't touch ibm! on Compuware Brings IBM to Antitrust Court · · Score: 0
    they are loyal to linux and oss!

    people should concentrate on suing MS, IBM already had enough of this trouble.

  25. japanese names on Server Naming Conventions? · · Score: 0

    probably not applicable here, but i've seen japanese naming scheme for machines, nice and short names like 'bo' ;-)