Slashdot Mirror


User: Gabrill

Gabrill's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
605
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 605

  1. Re:If only... on Xbox Receives Linux Mandrake 9.0 · · Score: 1

    One would think . . . Probably next year, PC's will be powerfull enough to emulate a 700mhz cpu, and a VGA or less resolution NVidia graphics card.

  2. Re:Aw shucks on New Frozen World Found Beyond Pluto · · Score: 1

    Couldn't get past the copyright for another 300 years.

  3. A new Radio Play on BBC Interviews Linus Torvalds · · Score: 1

    The HitchHikers Guide to Linux!

  4. Re:Ice == Water, right? on Signs Of Water Found On Distant Planets · · Score: 1

    Well not exactly. If the water is in liquid form, then the chances of life are increased by an exponential factor over ice. Not that the article mentioned which state the water was in . . .

  5. Great now what? on Signs Of Water Found On Distant Planets · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So there's water there. When are we gonna drive our suburbans there? We need to be expending more energy on propulsion solutions and less on looking for places we can't get to.

  6. New file system on XFS merged in Linux 2.5 · · Score: 4, Funny

    The round file gets all my bills. The manila one gets all my pay stubs. It works out ok.

  7. Re:so that means on Australia Taps More Phones Than Entire U.S. · · Score: 1

    And therefore, Aussies are 20 times more likely to be criminals, or even worse, subversives?

  8. Wacky on Turn your PS2 into a Tivo · · Score: 1

    A Boot game! Back to the '80's era of boot floppies!

  9. Oh THAT PS2 on Turn your PS2 into a Tivo · · Score: 3, Funny

    I got the image of an 80's model IBM PS/2 with Transformers Armadda being recorded on it!

  10. so that means on Australia Taps More Phones Than Entire U.S. · · Score: 1

    the ratio of tapped phones to population must be tremendous. Theres only what? 20,000,000 people in Australia?

  11. Re:Ive said it before.. and ill say it again. on RIAA Seeks Summary Judgement Against P2P Services · · Score: 1

    You sir are sadly mistaken if you think the people are the governments first and only priority. Corporations have much more money and lobby power than any person. It seams that corporations have more rights than individuals.

  12. Re:Why do you want a degree so much? on On Balancing Career & College... · · Score: 1

    No, that's the reason to START the degree. Mine were reasons to FINISH it.

  13. Re:Why do you want a degree so much? on On Balancing Career & College... · · Score: 1

    Mostly I can think to two reasons to finish the degree. 1) emotional completeness. 2) fallback credentials in case the business goes south.

  14. All I know is . . . on On Balancing Career & College... · · Score: 5, Insightful

    No one I've talked to that's gotten their degree after they've gotten their career started has regretted it.

  15. Re:Change in Mandrake's marketing attitude on Interview With Gaël Duval of Mandrake Linux · · Score: 1

    Yeah it doesn't exactly sound free, now does it? *pause for 20 secs to avoid robot filter*

  16. The odds... on Meteorite Hits Girl · · Score: 1

    The odds for being hit by a meteorite much be very small indeed, but what are the odds for being able to smile about it afterwards?

  17. Re:if it's anything like a government contract... on Why are Businesses Willing to Spend More for Software? · · Score: 1

    Of course, when you're spending someone else's money, it's best to spend all your given. The presumption that the unspent money will be spent well is simply blind and poorly applied faith. So . . . you make darn sure ALL "your" money is spent to do the best darn job you can do.

  18. Only the beginning? on VisionTek Folds · · Score: 1

    How many companies will fold when their accounting practices get reviewed?

  19. Ambulances on Lasers for Fun and Profit · · Score: 1

    And the paramedics don't have these WHY? 2nd attempt. Slashdot doesn't think I can formulate a though and type it out within 20 seconds.

  20. warrantees? on What's (Still) Wrong With UCITA · · Score: 1

    Hah! Microsoft would never allow itself to be forced to put out a good product.

  21. Diagnostic Software on Interesting Enemies For a Diagnostic Database · · Score: 1

    Well if cars, that are very much less complex than humans, can benfit from diagnostic software, why the hell not?

  22. Lost it? on Russian Sub Launches European Inflatable Space Vehicle · · Score: 1

    Russians: "It went perfectly! Now we just have to FIND it!"

  23. 'Illegal' Bandwidth hoggers? on RoadRunner Blocking Use of Kazaa · · Score: 1

    Why is this even an issue? If an ISP sells 100kps of upstream and 1000kbs of downstream, are they not legally required to provide that as often and as much as requested? Road runner users should get a class action to charge Road Runner with a breach of contract, as well as a court statement saying that "no servers but 100kps upload" is self-contradictory.

  24. Re:bury an article for a year? on Publishing Now Counts As Now · · Score: 1

    The way to keep text from search engines is to embed the text into a picture. However, making a web page unaccessable just so you can say it's published but not read is ludicrous. The courts may decide that it's not EFFECTIVELY published until you link to it from the main page. When is the court gonna realize the difference between pages published for reference and the stuff we actually want EVERYONE to read?

  25. Not science fiction? on US Army to Try Out New, Anime-based Uniforms · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Can even show proof of concept beyond an artist's rendition?