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  1. too much keyboarding on Improving Terrible Handwriting? · · Score: 0

    I have the same problem...as a lot of people here I would guess. As much of my writing is done with keyboard, I try to avoid pen and paper as I find it slower and harder. I use mix of cursive and print but try to go with print when it needs to be readable. My writing is not that bad...until I switch constantly to cursive/print. I get a bit confused myself in my writing (I can read it, but I just find it weird that sometimes I write a cursive e and sometimes a print e). Try to stick with one style... What I do : Personal notes that need to be written fast...I use whatever....important note for myself or a note to someone...print....cursive, as less as possible.

  2. Re:ATTENTION ENVIRONMENTALISTS! on Aircraft Maker Will Produce Electric Cars in 2006 · · Score: 0

    It's a funny one though how some people think energy is created.
    Looks like this guy believed electricity can only be created from fossil fuel....as US produce most of electricity with fossil fuel and other extra poluting methods! He doesn't know the basics of electricity generation that we all learned in school at some point.
    Here in Quebec ... you will see the connection soon .... we have a public company named Hydro-Quebec, which produce electricity with hydro...aqua...water. So, no fossil fuel needed.

  3. first... on SCO Identifies EV1Servers as Linux Licensee · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And last one??? :)

  4. Reload? Red or blue on Microsoft Plans WinXP "Reloaded" · · Score: 0

    Ok, let's come back to reality...I'll take the blue one!

  5. Re:I'm skeptical on Microsoft Warning Leaked Code Traders · · Score: 0

    Is it ok if my cat press the download button for me? I'm safe then and I can view it?

  6. seek to possess on Microsoft Warning Leaked Code Traders · · Score: 0
    "These actions include communicating both directly and indirectly with those who possess or seek to possess, post, download or share the illegally disclosed source code."

    Well, I'm seeking to possess ... I will eventually, maybe, download the source code...but I'm waiting for MS to communicate with me first.

  7. Finally, Windows is Open Source! on Windows 2000 & Windows NT 4 Source Code Leaks · · Score: 0

    Finally, Windows is Open Source! I knew Billy was going to join the fun sooner or later.

  8. Re:A stack of paper? on Macintosh's 1984 Debut · · Score: 0

    I still have mine (given from my dad who was working at apple then) and it's still fully operational and still cool to play. I bought few on ebay...no big value but I loved that machine.

  9. The 5th Element on U.S. Begins Digital Fingerprinting In Airports · · Score: 0

    Well, this is the first step for doing it the way it's done in the 5 element.... later they will add few pistols that will point to your face if you are found to be a criminal :)

    That's why I love Sci-Fiction .... you know what will be coming in the futur....hum....hope that 5th Element Jovovich will fall in my cab soon.

  10. Re:Why has this taken so long? on Microsoft Looks At Integrating Forums and E-mail · · Score: 5, Funny
    Nah, not even close. Usenet is a free-for-all public discussion. Email exchange is an invitation-only private discussion. Big difference

    Nah, not even close. Email exchange is a free-for-all spam me public discussion. Big difference.

  11. Re:Same as in a car! on The Computer Owner - Guilty or Not Guilty? · · Score: 0

    If you want to use the car analogy :

    You don't need to pay for extra protection on your car to ensure noone will kill someone with your car. This is basic feature of the car (ignition key) and proved to fail although we can't do much about it. Sure, you can add an alarm and pieces to prevent your car to be stolen, but that will change nothing in court...only on your insurance bill.

    So why would I need to buy (PAY) to add extra security on a OS? basic security should be built it. If someone can bypass it and commit crime, you can't be held responsible.

  12. Re:Maybe they're emulating the President on Microsoft Defies EU Commission · · Score: 0

    I think you have a big misconception of business.
    Are you really thinking Microsoft could treaten the EU to pull out? How many millions customers are we talking about?
    You think Microsoft wouldn't be hurt by this?
    We talk about 1/3 of their revenue maybe? That's like if they would stop selling office and all office applications...which account to a 1/3 of their revenue. Quite a few billions a year.

  13. Re:casino and sportsbook on Gangs Extort Companies With DDoS Attacks · · Score: 0

    Try again!
    Think better, bigger!
    Anyway, the whole industry has been hit and it will continue until they get caught.
    They do it during the week-end so the books are more affected...lose more money, so books prefer to pay in most case. Worse...books receive an email before the attack begin!
    They will get caught, it's a matter of time...although it's in russia...dunno who will go get some mafia guys in russia ...

  14. Re:casino and sportsbook on Gangs Extort Companies With DDoS Attacks · · Score: 0

    Sorry, I cannot disclose this information. But most of them were targetted anyway.

  15. casino and sportsbook on Gangs Extort Companies With DDoS Attacks · · Score: 0

    I work for a sportsbook/casino and we've been triggered...and had to pay....like many of the big ones in the market.

    It's about time these guys get caught!

  16. SCO? WTF is that? summary, explanation? on SCO Will Pay You Not to Use Linux · · Score: 0

    The only place I heard about SCO is here...but I never really tried to understand what SCO is and what they are trying to do. I actually have no clue of what this is all about. Yes, I live on the same planet as everybody but I don't really had time to try to understand what this is all about.
    So my question is, is there a place where I can get information about what SCO is, what it's all about, the current situation and what it means?

    For what I read, what's SCO is doing simply doesn't make sense, but then again, I don't really know what's happening.

  17. rewards? Blow Job? on How Do You Get Work Done? · · Score: 0

    It seems a lot of people are proposing a reward method.
    I work from home...so, maybe it would work.
    I shall ask my girlfriend to give me a bj if I manage to reach my goals daily?
    A daily blowjob....I would stop watching tv and sleeping during the day for sure! :)

  18. Re:Wow! Canada is *outside* the US! on iTunes: Don't Leave Home With Them · · Score: 0

    You know, before people thought the earth was the center of the universe....sadly, some Americans still think the same.

    US doesn't fund our defense...we don't have any defense....we use US for the defense...but we actually don't need any defense because we don't have ennemies. People of the world love Canadians....because we are not americans.
    I don't want to do generalise about Americans...

    And, as for the prescription...we have our own companies doing research, as there's other nations in this world who do so.
    And, fun to know, medication is cheaper in pharmacy in Canada then US, so some Americans go to Canada to buy their medication...

    For all of this...that's why US is US today.

  19. Re:Canada is Consistent on iTunes: Don't Leave Home With Them · · Score: 0

    There's something interesting with french Canadian (Quebecois) which a french told me once.
    He told me that french canadian could be how they were talking in France 300-400 years ago.
    Interesting idea. I never verified that but it does make sense.
    French canadian is more a hard french....more barbarian....as french in france evolved while french in Canada stayed a bit the same.

    Hoooo, we evolved also....from Tabernacle to Tabarnak.

    But, French are a bit annoying. We (Quebecers) understand french from France perfectly but when you go there, you need to be carefull otherwise they don't understand anything.
    It's easy for me as a quebecer since I speak more an internaltional French but for some quebecer with an hard accent, I can imagine the effort they have to do when going there.
    This happen mostly in Paris...you go out in regions and they are nicer and make some efforts.

  20. Re:one observation on Antimatter and Antistars? · · Score: 0

    Get a anti-telescope and you will see it.
    Those work great also to see under the clothes. ....Mmmm, that would be a good story....Anti-Telescope, Nude woman, $$$
    I should write a sc-f book about this

  21. Montreal, Canada....for the girls on A Geek's Tour Of North America? · · Score: 0

    You have to come to Montreal for 2 things actually.....night life is pretty good...but mostly womans.
    During summer....in winter you don't see them....the hunt season is summer....you can't miss them....they are everywhere.
    Montreal is well known for the georgous girls.

    You won't get WIFI at your favorite restaurant though.....but who cares....you can send your pictures of those ladies later :)

  22. and then legitimate become spam. on The Growing Field Guide To Spam Techniques · · Score: 1

    What's sad about all the spam is that legitimate email become flagged as spam with filters.
    I created the mailing system for my company and we only send legitimate mail.
    legitimate "Click here to unsubscribe..." is enough for a filter to flag the message as a spam.

    We mostly have customers from US and Germany. The number of US customer reached is very low....around 10% of the mailing...for germany, 25%. It's a matter of time until those german customer become flooded with spam and start using spam filters.

    As for myself I moved to a white list. 30 spam a day was more then enough to be annoyed.
    I'm using outlook and Qurb is doing the job quite good for white listing. This way I can simply check the quarantines mail once a day and check if there's any good mail in there.

  23. Re:Language evolution on French Government Bans Term 'E-Mail' · · Score: 0

    Yeah, I guess freedom fries is langage evolution? :P

  24. Re:Et puis quoi? on French Government Bans Term 'E-Mail' · · Score: 0

    At least write proper french with no mistakes. Au moins écris dans un français acceptable, sans fautes.

  25. Freedom???? on House Bill to Make File-Sharing an Automatic Felony · · Score: 0

    Make me laugh.
    US always come back with the word "freedom".
    They are making their own definition of this word.
    Come on...all those bills....and you still think you live in a country with freedom?
    Illusion. US doesn't have any freedom. They are taking your freedom away.

    gosh I'm happy to be in Canada. It's not perfect but at least I don't get all those bills imposed to my ass every month.