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  1. Re:applicability to the real world on Top University Rankings for 2004 Released · · Score: 1

    Or you live in the US where we have high taxes and horribly underfunded schools. Go USA!

  2. Re:Exactly, he looks like a terrorist so arrest hi on Former Intel Engineer Pleads Guilty To Taliban Aid · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I seem to remember this one white guy that blew up this one federal building. Maybe it was too long ago for everyone to remember. I don't remember anyone breaking windows at white owned businesses after that. Do you?

  3. Re:If I lived in gnu darwin world on The GNU-Darwin World · · Score: 1

    Darwin and OS X should be merged. Unless I'm missing something here you're not getting the idea of what Darwin is and what it's role in OS X is. Darwin is OS X. If you're running Darwin your running part of OS X. There is no merging to be done as they are for the most part the same thing. OS X adds loads of features and functionality through the GUI, but Darwin is the core of OS X. Apple has a nice picture showing it here: http://www.apple.com/macosx/technologies/

  4. Re:It's not disposable... it's reusable. on Disposable Digital Cameras Have Arrived · · Score: 1

    The problem is that even though the camera companies claim they are reused they are often just tossed in the trash. It's not worth most companies time to mail back the cameras to the various companies who made them. It's a wonderful example of laziness in America. You can buy a cheap 35mm camera with a flash for 10 bucks that takes better pictures than a disposable that costs much much more per use.

  5. SBC is Pacbell not their Internet branch on SBC Fights RIAA Over DMCA Subpoenas · · Score: 1

    The writer of this has the relationship between SBC and Pacbell a bit messed up. SBC isn't the Internet branch of Pacbell. Pacbell is dead. SBC bought them up and took over their market. SBC does my phone and DSL now. They would do my T-1 if I wasn't a cheap bastard too.

  6. Re:All About the Same on Rechargeable Batteries - Yes or No? · · Score: 1

    Aren't all the network news channels all about the same level of insane right? Fox is at the front of the pack, but not the only offender.

  7. Re:Dirty MP3 pirates paying for music???? on Apple Reports $19 Million Profit for Q3 · · Score: 1

    Sue them. It seems to be working for the RIAA fine.

  8. Re:Stop being a crybaby and pay for the damned mus on RIAA Obtains Subpoenas Against File Swappers · · Score: 1

    He does in a way own rights even to the copy. Technically when you sell an artwork you have to pay a percentage on the profit of the sale. I'd call that a pretty hefty licensing program. Even the RIAA doesn't require you to mail them a check when you sell your CDs to a record store. I'm sure if they thought people would do it they would be all for it though.

  9. Re:you're stuck on eMac Video Upgrade · · Score: 1

    Or a cube

  10. Re:No more do-it-yourself IT on Switch On For Powered Data Networks · · Score: 1

    It doesn't actually require it, but if you don't then you have to buy the HUGE AC adapters that Cisco uses. It's so much prettier if you have inline power switches.

  11. Re:Another deal with the Devil goes bad on School May Turn Down $43K In Free Macs · · Score: 2, Insightful

    They come with the tech-support portion of AppleCare for life. That is true and is a very nice selling point, but they do not come with the hardware replacement portion of AppleCare. I get to deal with iMacs with dead Maxtor hard drives at my Mom's school that are out of warranty all too often.

  12. Re:Another deal with the Devil goes bad on School May Turn Down $43K In Free Macs · · Score: 1

    I said it in the last Bill & Melinda post like this. THEY LET YOU USE WHATEVER YOU WANT. I was at a school that got a multimillion dollar grant and we bought 4 G4s for video editing and Final Cut Pro. They also fund a school that uses Sun thin-clients. They don't really care what you do because they have their own board of directors that isn't linked to Microsoft. They just want to see that you're doing something innovative in eduction. And as I said before I used my paycheck from Billy boy to buy this G4. So for all you out there buying Windows licenses. Thank you. It runs like a champ.

  13. A little late guys on Wal-Mart Enters NetFlix's Business · · Score: 1

    I was getting these DVDs from Walmart about 6 months ago. This is not new news.

  14. Re:With the amount of material they generate? on Public Domain Enhancement Act petition · · Score: 1

    And if they do then this is just a great way to increase corporate taxes. Either way I'd consider it a winner.

  15. Re:Linux -Os X switch on Apple Tops Consumer Reports List · · Score: 1

    Obviously you've never had RAID mirroring enabled. This stuff is horrible. I've paniced 5 times today. That's about once every 1/2 hour. Tried reinstalling. Still does it. Nice big bug Apple. Hopefully they're get around to fixing this one.

  16. 15 grand for 100mbit to be exact on Application Layer Packet Shaping on Linux · · Score: 4, Informative

    It cost my school 15 grand for 100mbit of shaping to be exact. Try using Kazaa when there are 4 huge dorms full of students trying to access kazaa, irc, ftp, hotline and some other protcols on 150k. Not fun

  17. Re:Submit Feedback! Get ogg support on iPods too! on Neuros Review · · Score: 1

    Where have u been? The iPod is not a niche player. You dont' find the niche player as the only hard drive based player in many major retailers all over the US.

  18. Re:IPv6? on Asia Running Out Of IP Addresses · · Score: 3, Interesting

    My old school district had a neat NAT setup. Every server in the district had the same NATed IP, but if you made a request for the DNS address of a server on a specific allowed port it wold forward it to the internal IP. Very smart NAT. It also makes a lot of port scanners that require IPs worthless.
    mail.nths.nvusd.k12.ca.us request on port 80 go to 10.10.10.3:80
    mail.nths.nvusd.k12.ca.us request on 25 goes to 10.10.10.3:25
    nths.nvusd.k12.ca.us request on port 80 goes to 10.10.10.2
    It was probably loads of fun to manually set this up, but it works

  19. Re:The Real link....get it? on Real Launches Music Download Service · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    WTF is with you people. You make it sound like 4.0.1 made it so you couldn't burn your music or something. You can't share it with people on the internet. So what. How many people were actually using that feature. Shut the F*ck up and quit b*tching.

  20. They let you buy anything on Call the Apple Store and Get Bill and Melinda Gates · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Sorry to break it to you, but the B&M Gates Foundation will let you buy any hardware / software you want. They're really not interested in MS at all. I went to a school that received a nice large grant from them and all the Mac heads (me included) were worried when the grant went through that our G4s were gonna disappear. We ended up getting 4 more. (We had 250 PCs and 3 Macs. 4 more was a big deal). Right now I'm typing this on G4 that was purchased using my paycheck from this school (summer work) that was funded by billy boy. So if you think about it my G4 was bought using money from the profits of Windows. Kinda funny.

  21. Re:SMS ? on Is There Room for an IM only Device ? · · Score: 1

    What horrible plan do you have. 40 cents. Ouch. AT&T garbage plan: 5 cents a message sent and received. You send them from their website as much as possible and you pay for whatever you recieve. Who pays 40 cents?

  22. Re:Money's a drug on California Senate Approves Net Tax Bill · · Score: 1

    You should really try reading into home schooling before you talk about how we should replace public education. If you REALLY look into it you will see that for the most part it is a failure. It also doesn't work unless you have stay at home parents with an incredible level of dedication. That simple doesn't exist anymore. Privatizing public education or moving towards home school is not the answer to our fiscal problems.

  23. Re:Flattery and Imitation on Microsoft Bites Apple, Apple Bites Back · · Score: 1

    If you wanna see something completely not work then go check out iNotes or even R4 Webmail in Lotus Domino server. It's pretty sad.

  24. Re:Please explain... on Build Your Own Mac With CoreCrib Kit · · Score: 1

    The thing I don't understand about this kit is how people don't understand that they're not buying Apple's newest design. This is the old design that was in the pre-mirror drive PowerMacs. Why would you go spend that cash to get an outdated computer. Just go buy the same thing from Apple (with a legal OS BTW) for about the same cash. Add the cost of OS X to this guys build and it's not a great deal. Pretty ugly and ghetto rigged too. They don't even have a cover for the back of the case. This isn't a kit. It's a package of parts. Anyone could sell that.

  25. Re:Screw you, America on U.S. Says Canada Cares Too Much About Liberties · · Score: 5, Informative

    They put out a huge ad in the NY Times earlier this year just to let everyone know that they were the US' largest supplier of oil. Apparently not many people know. -Tim