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  1. Re:Transparent society? on London 2006, Meet London 1984 · · Score: 1

    Do you want to live in a society where only the government has access to the cameras or one where everyone has access?
    That's a trick question, right? What about NO CAMERAS?

  2. Re:roast paradox on Caffeine 'Dipstick' Test for Coffee · · Score: 1

    It's not *only* the darkness of the roast, but also the serving size. After all, a proper dark roast espresso is generally served in a *much* smaller cup than a good mug of a lighter roasted filter brew.

  3. Priorities? on Microsoft To Automate Malware Classification · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Is it just me, or are there more people that think that instead of getting busy automating the process of classifying new strains of computer viruses, Trojans and other malicious software programs, maybe they should address the cause of the problem first?

  4. Re:One doubt left on Miniature Tags Track Dragonflies · · Score: 1

    Never mind how far. I wonder what their airspeed would be?

  5. It's not all benefits. on Gadgets, Then & Now · · Score: 5, Funny

    Exactly. Try misplacing 25000 floppy disks.

  6. I'll admit I'm jealous... on VW Beetle Fitted with a Jet Engine · · Score: 1

    ...being able to spend 250 grand on a toy instead of on hungry people in Africa. I want one.

  7. Re:woo? on Amazon Dumping Google for Microsoft? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    nonono. not woo. it's "Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! uhuhuhu"

  8. Re:What a shame on Spam King to Sing For Feds? · · Score: 1

    Like sending him lube ads?

  9. Re:But on Spam King to Sing For Feds? · · Score: 2

    Even if they got evey one who operates in the US we would still have a problem overseas
    That's a bit short-sighted. It would get rid of the majority of all spam, considering that the U.S. is the main source of all spam. China, although being the most popular non-US relay for spam, doesn't even come close.

    From my perspective, if I could reliably block all spam originating from abroad, I'd have 99.9% less spam in my inbox. I'd take the occasional Nigerian scam for granted.

  10. Re:EU law roughly based on US law on EU/Microsoft Antitrust Case Delves Into Tech · · Score: 1

    In turn, US law is roughly based on UK law.

  11. Re:What about Linux Solutions? on Capturing Multi-Track Raw Audio? · · Score: 1

    M-audio and RME work.

    Now the original poster mentioned not wanting to shell out bigtime for a multitrack recorder, but that just might be the ideal solution in the end. A second-hand EMU darwin wouldn't cost that much for 8 tracks, and will record to FAT filesystem (in fact I have one left over in good state which I may be willing to sell). An Alesis HD24 is a rather economical solution for 24 tracks, and has built-in FTP server which guarantees Linux compatibility, should this be a requirement. Plus there is a highly active forum on yahoo.

  12. Re:When does a camscreen become mandatory? on Apple's All-Seeing Screen · · Score: 1

    Hang dust cover over screen after use. Problem solved.

  13. Re:Why not now? on Next in Browser Development, High DPI Websites? · · Score: 1

    I have no idea why Firefox doesn't have this simple scaling yet (or does it somehow?). Ctrl-scrollwheel will resize fonts. Doesn't do much for graphics tho.

  14. Re:Hold yer horses on Next in Browser Development, High DPI Websites? · · Score: 1

    Cyan, magenta, black and white ought to be enough for every body!!!! If you don't mind, I prefer the green, orange, red palette, with blue as the background color of choice. At least that allowed one to dither most colors (except black). And of course, palette swapping between scanlines was a nice trick too :)

  15. 2x2 pixels? on Next in Browser Development, High DPI Websites? · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Excuse me but isn't a pixel an elementary PICture ELement? If a pixel is rendered as 2x2, this changes the very definition of what a pixel is. While we're at it, we might as well change the metric system so that a meter really means 2 meters.

  16. Re:There are other TV manufacturers, too. on New Patent on TV Forces You to Watch Ads · · Score: 1

    The TVs by other manufacterers will be more expensive.

  17. Six *Billion* dollar man? on Bionic Man May Soon be a Reality · · Score: 1

    I thought it used to be the Six *Million* dollar man. Talk about inflation...

  18. Anyone care to... on The Tenth Planet Shrinks Under Hubble's Gaze · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...post a link to the image?

  19. Re:chicken or egg on Sandals and Ponytails Behind Slow Linux Adoption · · Score: 1

    We have to deal with shallow people too. I don't care about the way I dress, but I'm smart enough to be neat and clean -- because although I might not care, I realize that other people might be shallow enough to do so. Just because I choose to dress properly, that doesn't make me a conformist.

    When your dress code is intended to make a statement, you can make that statement in neat clothes too. All you have to do is to walk the walk, rather than letting your clothes talk the talk.

  20. You are So American. on What Would We Lose From a Regionalized Internet? · · Score: 1

    Ever heard of this 'Linux' thing? It was originally developed by a European. If the internet would've been national-only, you would probably never even have heard of Linux (and probably, neither would the Europeans- after all, what is Linux without GNU?) IMNSHO, the international nature of the internet is exactly what gives it its added value.

    I feel disturbed by the often-seen attitude of North Americans of looking no further than their own coutry. Stop that already; it is exactly joining forces that makes this world a better place.

  21. Re:Fatty on Bring Home the Biotech Bacon · · Score: 1

    You can still get trichonosis or tapeworm from infected meat
    Then cook it (the meat, not the tapeworm. Then again, cooked tapeworm should make for a pretty good source of protein).

  22. Re:Let's Consider Wins and Losses. on Legal Issues of Opening Up Proprietary Standards? · · Score: 1

    A drive bay compatible with the HD24 caddie cost around 15 bucks. Alesis' fireport (which does the same thing, except via firewire) weighs in at around 200 - windows software included. People just *might* go for the drive bay if the software isn't an issue. So yes, they might lose revenue over there. On the other hand, sorting out the 10 megabit speed issue just might cause some more people to buy HD24 recorders. > Does having the data available on Linux make sense? It does to me. It allows me to run a studio setup completely on open source software. That alone has saved me several thousands without doing anything illegal. > Are there any tools to edit the data which are at least as good as the Windows tools? If you are referring to audio editing programs, well -they're not as good as the windows software but have at least reached the "good enough" stage. If you talk about the file transfer software - Not by far (yet) ;) The windows tools can both read and write the disks. For now, anything I've written for personal use is read-only (I don't want to hose any actual data just yet).

  23. Re:Post in another country on Legal Issues of Opening Up Proprietary Standards? · · Score: 1

    Well - I guess I could be my own friend.

  24. Re:The problem isn't with writing bad code... on Let Joe Average Help You Code · · Score: 1

    Well, any tool can be abused but not all abuse is bad. Gotta love this one :)

  25. Re:Isn't this against US law? on Help Break Original Enigma Messages · · Score: 1

    Perhaps to export it FROM the US, yes. Only thing is - it wasn't invented in the US. Or maybe you are referring to the DMCA? In that case, let's see how well the Germans are protected by US law.