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  1. Re:Call me crazy on Review of Microsoft's Anti-Spyware Tools · · Score: 1

    You didn't read the article, and it is really more of a rant than an actual review. But it was really quite good. I thought the points he made were pretty much spot on.

  2. Re:Keyboard? on Korg's New Keyboard Powered by Linux · · Score: 1

    So a music keyboard runs Linux and makes the front page of slashdot?

  3. Re:No excuse on Centrino-based Linux Laptops · · Score: 2, Informative
    can it run linux?

    You can buy new Mac's preconfigured to dual boot OSX and Yellow Dog Linux (RH based) from Terra Soft

  4. Re:Lets hope we get a real judge on Spammers Sue Spamee · · Score: 1

    Point taken, but there is a line between where they are justified in "banning me for trolling" and where the are stepping on my right of free speech.

  5. Re:Remeber diablo 2? on No More Players for World of Warcraft - For Now · · Score: 1

    Yes, but as they are filling up servers how long does it take to order more servers, a few days? Even if they don't have the facilities or bandwidth there are companies that will let them co-host servers in their facilities.

  6. Re:Lets hope we get a real judge on Spammers Sue Spamee · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Even a "good judge" is still required to operate within the law. These spammers were probably within their rights according to CAN SPAM. And by extention, their right to send spam has been infringed on.

    We all know "spammers are bad" but the law does not see it the same way. The law is flawed, so the ruling will probably be flawed. Placing the blame on the judge is shooting the messenger.

  7. Re:Thank you gnome for not adding the "XP look" on Gnome 2.10 Sneak Peek · · Score: 1
    Isn't this what themes are for though?

    Yeah, and Windows is secure, isn't that what patches are for?

  8. Re:Thank you gnome for not adding the "XP look" on Gnome 2.10 Sneak Peek · · Score: 1

    I do believe you mean () instead :P

  9. Thank you gnome for not adding the "XP look" on Gnome 2.10 Sneak Peek · · Score: 1, Interesting
    I hate the pixels used to round off corners to give the candy coated look of XP and KDE. I also hate the stupid bubbled beveled effect of minimized windows taking up space in the task bar. Gnome looks much more "professional" and those stupid GUI features are an embarrassment to anyone that understands the true nature of UNIX.

    Why not embrace Linux for what it is (UNIX), and not try to make it something it is not (fisher price).
    Well done Gnome.

  10. Re:What about reliability? on Not Much Happening in Hard Drives This Year · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Exactly, HDD read/write times are one of the worst bottle necks in computing today because they rely on actual mechanical movement. The new HDD technologies that come out this year will be what mom and pop are using in 4 yers to store files from their digital cameras, camcorders, music, and media center.

    Also, cheaper/better consumer HDD's = things like more mail storage, web space, voice mail capacity etc. from providers.

  11. Re:AT&T Bleh! on PC Magazine's In-Depth VoIP Review · · Score: 1

    And just like Cable/DSL service, your exact milage of quality may be different depending where you are.

  12. Re:negatives of the review on Firefox Reviewed in the Globe and Mail · · Score: 2, Informative

    Substituting version numbers for actual mathematical value is fun. But you forget that Firefox actually started as Netscape.

  13. Re:Stupid title on Inside the Mind of a Virus Writer · · Score: 1

    Take your fucking dirty hippy logic and stick it up your ass. You stupid fucking fuck. Fucking Christ, you're an asshole. You fucking asshole. Wow, do I know you?

  14. Stupid title on Inside the Mind of a Virus Writer · · Score: 2, Informative

    The guy never distributed the viruses, he never even wrote code designed to self-replicate. He is just some guy with an interest in computer security and finding exploits and you are calling him "the virus writer". The man is not a criminal.

  15. Re:In other news on Carnivore No More · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Exactly, I work for an ISP, we are still installing these things for the FBI. I don't know much about the new version of Carnivore but I can tell you they have some bugs to be worked out still. (eg. they are not entirely passive, and the IP space needs to be added into them.) This makes network changes a PITA because I don't have access to configure new IP blocks into the new Carnivore platform. If they are going to make us install these things they should at least make them work seamlessly :P

  16. Re:Finding Nemo on Bizarre Deep Sea Fish Dredged Up By Tsunami · · Score: 1

    No, Nemo was a clown fish

  17. Re:Unbelievable on World of Warcraft Shatters Sales Records · · Score: 2, Informative

    Counter strike is not a MMORPG

  18. Re:Disadvantages of owning the network on Comcast Begins Rollout of VoIP · · Score: 1

    I agree, comcast will probably use the Motorola SBV 5120 Cable modem. The good thing about it, is the 8 hour battery backup, but that is just not enough.

  19. Re:Security vs. Stupidity on Google Exposes Web Surveillance Cams · · Score: 4, Informative

    These are not peoples personal webcams, these are $500 - $2000 buisness cameras most of them are watching traffic and empty offices, and seem to be intended for public access.

  20. Re:Includes? on Open Source Alternatives to Dreamweaver Templating · · Score: 3, Insightful

    FYI, I would say peobably most dreamweaver users have edited HTML by hand. The trial and error of editing stuff in a text editor and getting it formated correctly is time consuming. I used code the most hit pages on my website in notepad for speed/bandwidth reasons and do the rest of them in DreamWeaver, because updating a 200+ page webiste with notepad is not fun.

  21. Re:Western Engineering vs. Chinese Theft on Gigabit Transfer Rates Over Power Lines? · · Score: 1
    You have to double your estimate and then add the regular latencies.

    Double that again because you have to wait for a DNS request first.

  22. Re:BPL is not new on Gigabit Transfer Rates Over Power Lines? · · Score: 5, Informative

    Above High Voltage should read "Medium Voltage", but they are also currently not shielded wire. And I believe current BPL deployments put in a repeater every 300 feet (rather than 3000). The power companies still have to trunk fiber most of the distance, and since the power is stepped down from 7,200 to 240 volts at the transformer, they have to by pass all the transformers with CT Coupler so the data will survive. Add in the maintenance costs of transmitting between 1 to 80 MHz (over POWER LINES!) and you can pretty much figure the tech will be more expensive and reach less rural areas than DSL or Cable. Small leaks in BPL systems would create signal noise on low frequency and emergency channels all over the world, not just in the US.

  23. BPL is not new on Gigabit Transfer Rates Over Power Lines? · · Score: 5, Informative
    PBL is not new, and neither are the problems with it. The problem using BPL in the real world is that:
    A) It needs to be frequently repeated in the real world.
    B) Sending data over unshielded high voltage lines is messy.
    C) It uses very low frequencies where even the slightest signal leaks can interfere with radio's hundreds and thousands of miles away.

    Most BPL trials in the US have been a disastaster. It is a "marketing technology"

  24. Re:pay up sucka on Why Microsoft Should Fear Bandwidth · · Score: 1
    "No one wants to go backwards"

    Exactly!

  25. Re:My experience on Wikipedia on Wikipedia Criticised by Its Co-founder · · Score: 1

    Hmm, what is this a picture of?