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  1. Definitions on E-Voting Company Reveals Their Source Code · · Score: 2, Interesting

    They needs to be a standard way to refer to different licenses.

    Most lay people would assume that open source means you could look at it. But in tech circles that is not the case. It has to be more than that.

    And does the tech definition of open source include BSD, GPL, public domain, etc licenses?

    Or is it just refering to GPL?

    Or does it depend on who you ask.

  2. Happens in other companies on Doing the Math in the Microsoft Anti-Trust Cases · · Score: 1

    I used to work for a large chemical company.

    Ever so often green smoke would come up out of one of the smoke stacks. One time a worker looked up and said there's another 50K in fines.
    Went on to explain it was cheaper to pay the fine then get rid of properly.

    I have no idea if he was serious.

  3. Re:The truth about corporate conglomerate cats &am on Sun and Microsoft Settle Litigation · · Score: 1

    Do you suffer from dillusionment?

  4. Sue on People with real l337 speak names? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is this the modern day version of a boy named sue?

    Yes, I know it's April 1st.

  5. Of course on Death by Coffee? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Almost everything is a poison in large enough doses to living things.(Water to a fish would be an exception)

    Granted it would take a large amount of water or coffee to kill someone, but if taken enough it would kill you.

  6. Re:Awww, no more gambling for school funds on WTO Wants USA to Gamble Online · · Score: 1

    Do you really want universal health care?

  7. Re:Cool. But where do I start? on Prothon - A New Prototype-based Language · · Score: 1

    Why do you want to learn programming?

    Job, hobby, for fun, general knowledge, etc...

  8. Re:I agree - the communities are awful (long) on Counter-Strike - Condition Zero Finally Released · · Score: 1

    Just curious how old is an old man?

    At least when it comes to gamers.

  9. Please explain on EU Fines Microsoft $613 Million, Officially · · Score: 2, Interesting

    MS is getting fined because they bundled WMP with windows? Is that correct?

    Please tell me there is something more.

    Are linux distributions not allowed to do this? OS X? Other os's?

    Personally when my mother opens her new XP box, I want WMP installed along with a whole bunch of another apps(some zip type program comes to mind)

    Help me out here.

  10. push? on World of Warcraft Beta Dissected · · Score: 1

    What is a undead push?

  11. Re:how stupid on RMS to Move Into Bill Gates Building Today · · Score: 1

    >Credit cards didn't create this problem. They >Credit cards didn't create this problem.

    They made not have created this problem, but they turned into from a small problem to a huge one.

    The amount of debt the average american has is astounding, and the cause of it is credit cards.

    Please note I am not blaming the credit cards, it is the consumers fault. But having easy access to "endless" credit has been the downfall of many people and marriages.

  12. money != happiness on The Unhappy World of IT Professionals · · Score: 1

    I agree, but I bet if you asked 99.9% of people if they received a large chunk of money would they be happier, they would say yes.

  13. Re:Poverty on Debunking the Trillion-Dollar Space Myth · · Score: 1

    Actually, I meant the hunger stat. :-)

    I figure the government says in pays $76 for a screw so it can funnel most of that into some black op project(complete guess).

  14. Re:Poverty on Debunking the Trillion-Dollar Space Myth · · Score: 1

    I would like to know where you get that stat?

  15. Re:Here's the big question on FCC to Regulate 'Profane' Speech · · Score: 1

    Good lord settle down, radio and broadcast tv have always been censored.

  16. Re:doom bored game on Doom - The Board Game Announced · · Score: 1

    > but you must admit that the NES ones sucked

    Actually I never played the NES version, but I will take your word for it.

  17. Re:doom bored game on Doom - The Board Game Announced · · Score: 1

    umm... but I think alot of people would argue that many of the D&D games on the PC were quite good.

    I am thinking Neverwinter Nights, Bladgur's Gate, Pool of Radiance(the 1st one).

    And the DragonLance series.

    I'm sure there are others I am missing.

  18. Re:Huh? on Asteroid to Make Closest Recorded Pass to Earth · · Score: 1

    Why? You could always kill yourself.

  19. Re:Aren't Games For Kids? on Are Game Magazines Turning Into Men's Magazines? · · Score: 1

    Computer games are going the way of music, tv, and movies. The get more vulgar every year.

    Eventually, there will be a back lash and more family friendly games will come out.

    They may sell well but the developers will still make 90% of the stuff they sell vulgar because they can i guess.

  20. Re:As a die-hard Windows - 1 Year Debian convert.. on What Differentiates Linux from Windows? · · Score: 1

    What?

    You gotta be kidding me.

    Linux may be catching up, but you are saying they are on equal footing?

    I don't think so.

  21. Re:What is Calculus for? on Five Free Calculus Textbooks · · Score: 1

    >If you really know you algebra and trig you'll have no problem with Calculus.

    I would agree except the algebra is more important than the trig.

    I think I learned more algebra in calc than I did in all my other classes combined. Algebra was also the hardest thing about calc in my opinion.

  22. Re:This worked back in the day on Recovering Secret HD Space · · Score: 1

    I thought fat32 took care of the cluster size thing. Remember when win98 came out and they one reason claimed it was better than 95 was you got more hard drive space.

    Of course fat32 worked with 95 at the least the later versions.

  23. Re:User Interface Issues on Can Software Kill? · · Score: 1

    >hundreds of seperate alarms went off at the same time at a nuclear power plant how is the operator supposed to repond to that?

    I would respond by hauling my butt off the premises and fast as possible.

  24. Re:drugs for this? on Building Social Skills in Gifted Youths? · · Score: 1

    Just don't let your kid become a jerk.

    Or look down on others, nothing is worse than an arrogant geek. Sure he may be different but not better.

    Sorry no advice on the medication issues. Except thing about it long and hard.

  25. Problem with math books(or me) on Five Free Calculus Textbooks · · Score: 2, Funny

    I remember one math book i was reading(calc or linear algebra). I had no idea what the author was talking about.
    Completely lost I plodded through the remaining pages in the section.

    I then looked at the questions and could answer every one correctly. I had already learned what the book was trying to teach and still couldn't understand the chapter.