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  1. Re:If Viruses are a user problem, not a security p on 400,000 Windows Users Switch To Mac · · Score: 1

    Security was an afterthought in the Unix world the same way it was in the rest of the computing world.

    Not every OS was built with security as an after-thought.

    Just saying, is all.

  2. Re:E-Pants? on Elive Beta: Enlightenment Sans Commitment · · Score: 1

    Well biff is a traditional unix tool for watching your mail box, so Ebiff is an englightenment applet fo doing the same.

  3. Re:Outstanding on Longhorn to Require Monitor-Based DRM · · Score: 1

    For every iapp there is a pretty good linux equivalent. And as far as spotlight goes, allow me to introduce you to my pet beagle. The one thing you've got me on is system-wide integration, but we do have GNOME-wide integration and KDE-wide integration, so if you stick to one of those two, its pretty much a done deal.

  4. Re:Yeah about that standard library... on Stroustrup on the Future of C++ · · Score: 1

    Yeah cause SWT is part of the java standard library. Perhaps you were thinking of AWT or Swing?

  5. Re:How does transparancy improve my productivity? on Windows Longhorn Beta Screenshots · · Score: 1

    F9?

  6. Re:iTunes API on Apple's 500 Million Songs · · Score: 1
    it probably looks more like:
    set totaldownloads to 0
    repeat while totaldownloads less than 500000
    tell application "iTunes"
    purchase random song with credit card of Mother in Law
    end tell
    set totaldownloads to totaldownloads + 1
    end repeat
  7. Re:Non-techies don't care on Non-Technical Users Talk Malware · · Score: 1

    Your mother didn't seem to not care, she seemed violently anti-firefox (or Mozilla). I can understand prefering IE for whatever reason (familairity, etc.) but why be like "I don't want any of that Linux crap", and go 'schizo' the second time? Ok, you did remove access to IE which could piss her off legitamently but 'schizo'?

  8. To summarize on IBM MMOG Roundtable Rundown · · Score: 1

    The author of the article thinks everybody sucks. Except Raph Koster. Yeah he rules. Also he says that die-hard server nerds will "probably eat this shit up" as far as Patty Fry's presentation is concernced. In conclusion, I think everybody should just watch the thing instead of reading this guy's stuff.

  9. Re:torrent on Opera Embedding BitTorrent Client · · Score: 2, Informative

    You know, most bittorrent clients let you set an upload cap.

  10. Re:The future's here baby !!! on A Glimpse at the Linux Desktop of the Future · · Score: 1

    That's quite impressive. Does the abstraction ever break down? Are there things that aren't files, or are almost files but aren't file-like enough to be shared? Methinks I might have to play with Plan9 at some point.

  11. Re:The future's here baby !!! on A Glimpse at the Linux Desktop of the Future · · Score: 1

    cat /dev/screen. Sweet. Baby. Jesus. I mean I knew about the whole everything is a file in Plan9 but...g'damn. Does this mean remote desktops are a matter of NFS?

  12. Re:Vocab Lesson, Eh? on Royal Society Finds Lost Newton Papers · · Score: 1

    Scientific progress goes 'Boink!' ?

  13. Re:They will soon be sued... on BBC Offers Beethoven Symphonies for Download · · Score: 1

    Both are entirely possible with Underratted and Overrated mods. Those mods don't change the description so all he needs is to get modded as Flamebait or Insightful once and then Under or Over rated to the their desired score.

  14. Re:Forget SE Asia for a moment... on Grizzly-sized Catfish Caught in Thailand · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Mmm fried catfish. Deeelicious.

  15. Dissapointed on The Book of Postfix · · Score: 3, Funny

    I am dissapointed. I clicked on this link expecting it to be about Forth or PostScript or HP. Boy was I sadly mistaken.

  16. Re:Nope on Apple Replaces B/W White iPods with Color Screens · · Score: 1

    The fixed point decoder is kinda sucky.

  17. Re:thank god on Java to Appear in Next-Gen DVD players · · Score: 1

    It will also take a week to run the crack. Yay Java!

  18. Re:oringal xbox controller on The Ergonomics of Controllers · · Score: 1

    And who in their right mind uses shapes as a naming convention?

    Not the Japanese corporations that use English-alphabet letters as their naming convention apparently.
  19. Re:Too bad they're wrong on The Ergonomics of Controllers · · Score: 2, Informative

    The patent expired before the Dreamcast came out. If Sony wanted to they could make a non-broken up controller now.

  20. Re:um... on Designing an OS for Blind/Deaf Users? · · Score: 1

    Ah yes, I can see it now. And exactly how will the TTS software pronouce ls /usr/local/etc?

  21. Re:Annoying installer on iTunes 4.9 With Podcasting Support · · Score: 1

    Spotlight?

  22. Re:In other news... on Java: One Step Closer To Open Source · · Score: 1

    You must be new here.

  23. Re:Read the "fine" article, please on Java: One Step Closer To Open Source · · Score: 1

    Swing looks awesome! (on my mac...)

  24. Finally! on New Keyboard Technology · · Score: 2, Funny

    A keyboard for EMACS!

  25. Re:Tell that to the developers on Windows Users Ignoring LUA Security · · Score: 1

    Aha. So chmod g+w is a value-added feature? Stupid Windows.