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  1. Re:Reruns are the problem? Not likely. on Trek Producers Will Provide World A Break · · Score: 1
  2. Re:Break out the magic markers on Apple Sued over Tiger, Injunction Sought · · Score: 2, Funny
    Write 'Big Orange Cat with black stripes' "

    You mean they're going to rename it Mac OS X Garfield? That ought to make Paws, Inc. happy.

  3. Re:Very professional descriptions... on Graphical Gentoo Installer In The Works · · Score: 1
    Hmm, gentoo-sources, gentoo-dev-sources, or development-sources. Looks like the Anaconda guys worked on this one!

    gentoo-dev-sources and development-sources were removed in the current (2005.0) release. 2.6 was promoted to gentoo-sources (for the version with the Gentoo patchset) and vanilla-sources (for the plain kernel.org kernel). There's an alternate profile for those who want to stay with 2.4.

  4. Re:what about seating space on Airbus A380 Completes Maiden Test Flight · · Score: 1

    I assume you're talking about the Airbus narrowbody family (A319/A320/A321). It actually has a slightly wider cabin than the Boeing 737 and 757, allowing airlines to use slightly wider seats and/or have a slightly sider aisle. It really all depends on how the airline configures their airplanes.

  5. Re:what about seating space on Airbus A380 Completes Maiden Test Flight · · Score: 1
    Isn't seating space up to the buyers (airlines)?

    Yes. A good example is Midwest Airlines, which uses an all business class 2x2 configuraiton on their Signature Service MD-80 and 717 aircraft, which normally are configured 2x3.

    Airbus marketing has talked about all sorts of in-flight amenities that airlines can offer. But I don't believe it. Seen any 747 piano bars recently?

  6. Re:It's the economy model, stupid on Airbus A380 Completes Maiden Test Flight · · Score: 1
    If you look below the windows on the starboard side of the aircraft, forward of the wing, you can see the logos of the companies that have ordered it. I don't see one for DHL.

    http://www.airliners.net/open.file/826031/L/

  7. Re:Unbelievable on Microsoft's New Mantra - It Just Works · · Score: 1
    Tabbed browsing or popup blocking could be added to IE quite easily, but they don't want to/need to offer new features when their product is the default on 99% of new PCs sold in the US...

    IE got built-in popup blocking with Windows XP SP2.

  8. Re:Free software on Free Software on a Cheap Computer · · Score: 1

    I haven't tried, but I don't have a PPC Linux box.

  9. Re:Cheap? Hardly. on Free Software on a Cheap Computer · · Score: 1
    What do you want firewire for?

    Transfering video from MiniDV camcorder to computer for editing with iMovie (or Microsoft Movie Maker). Faster transfer of music to iPod.

  10. Re:Free software on Free Software on a Cheap Computer · · Score: 1
    And, OS X comes with excellent support for Java, in contrast to the last time I experimented with Linux on PPC (about a year ago) and found that there was no up-to-date JVM or SDK. (But perhaps I missed something.)

    Gentoo has ibm-jdk-bin and ibm-jre-bin sitting in Portage at version 1.4.2 for both ppc and ppc64. Marked stable too. Recent enough for you?

  11. Re:Gateway screwed up on Dell Might do AMD · · Score: 1

    Gateway's eMachines line still offers a product with Athlon64.

  12. Re:Two companies? on Time Warner, Comcast in Deal to Buy Adelphia · · Score: 1

    I haven't RTFA, but it's also possible that Adelphia could remain a separate legal entity, but with all of its shares owned by Time Warner and Comcast.

  13. Re:How long can this consolidation trend go on for on Time Warner, Comcast in Deal to Buy Adelphia · · Score: 1
    until there are only 2 companies in the world ? then what do we do ?

    Isn't it obvious? The two companies will merge.

  14. Re:As a current adelphia subscriber... on Time Warner, Comcast in Deal to Buy Adelphia · · Score: 1
    I used to have comcast and it was horrible. Every time it rained more than a drizzle the calbe would go out.

    I find this rather amusing, in light of all of Comcast's TV ads saying how much better cable TV is than a dish, because cable doesn't have these problems while dish does.

  15. Re:Why? on Wikipedia Planning a DVD Version · · Score: 1
    Every thing I've ever read about citing Internet sources said to include the date of download.

    Here's an example of MLA's citation style for web sites:

    http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/legacylib/mlahcc.html%2 3internet

  16. Re:CoLinux on GeNToo - Gentoo on the NT Kernel · · Score: 1
    Anyway, will anything real be posted today?

    Yes, the iPod Socks article is real. Old, but real.

  17. Re: Direct Link on Adobe Reader 7.0 Coming to Linux · · Score: 1
    Installed it yesterday. Works fine. Since it's a commercial product, it just downloads and installs the binary.

    And for the record, it's keyworded both ~x86 and ~amd64.

  18. Re:I'll get it now on Adobe Reader 7.0 Coming to Linux · · Score: 1
    * You must manually include it in your menu. It should at least hit the majors (GNOME, KDE).

    If you use Gentoo and install it via Portage, it automatcially gets added to the KDE menu under Office. I don't know about GNOME, but it probably does the same.

  19. Re:Simplicity doesn't mean lack of functionality on Re-Imagining Apple · · Score: 1
    Here's my idea for an FM interface for iPod.

    Model it on an analog car radio control. Now, it's suddenly essentially the same as the volume control. Scroll clockwise to go up the band, and counter-clockwise to go down. Add a numeric display of the current frequency as well, so you know exactly where you are. Middle button to save the frequency to a playlist, just like with On-The-Go Playlists, to mirror the functionality of the preset buttons.

  20. Re:A longhaul ticket will set you back at least $1 on Internet Access 10 Kilometers High Up In The Air · · Score: 1
    Ah yes, in Canadian Dollars, that would probably make more sense. The point of your post is actually one that I agree with; $30 for Internet access on a transoceanic flight isn't that unreasonable in the context of the cost of the trip itself.

    Though, if you are in a major city, such as New York, a ticket to a major city in Europe should be notably less even than the US$759 I mentioned (which is why I did a search from a smaller city like Omaha), especially if you travel during the off-season.

  21. Re:A longhaul ticket will set you back at least $1 on Internet Access 10 Kilometers High Up In The Air · · Score: 1

    A longhaul ticket will set you back at least $1000 No, it won't. I just priced Omaha, Nebraska to Munich, Germany on Orbitz, April 10 returning April 17, and was quoted $759 on Air France (some flights are codeshare segments operated by Delta).

  22. Re:Good Move Microsoft!!!! on Microsoft to Disable Online Windows Activation · · Score: 1
    I don't have a problem with the people checking the exits. Being corporations, I'm sure they'd rather not have to hire people just to stand at the door, but they've found that they reduce losses enough to make it worth it. The way I see it, the theives have ruined it for the rest of us.

    Usually it just takes a moment of my time, unless the security tag wasn't disabled and the alarm goes off (happened to me a few weeks ago when I bought a microwave at WalMart). The other place it can take a few minutes is at Costco, since they seem to be slightly more thorough.

  23. Re:You're not comparing apples to apples on Ready or Not, Here comes Windows XP SP2 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Almost. Cheetah to Puma was a free upgrade, but you couldn't download it since it was too big. Apple would send you the CD for about $20, or you could get a free copy from a dealer (I got mine at CompUSA, which had only gotten one copy at that store, so was using the display Macs to make more copies on CD-Rs).

  24. Re:Question on Verizon To Acquire MCI For $6.7 Billion · · Score: 1
    What it does do is allow Verizon to package plans that include local, long distance, and wireless to consumers.

    They already do. It's called Verizon Freedom, and includes unlimited long distance telephone, with the option to add DSL and DirecTV service. It's pretty similar to The Neighborhood. No doubt they'd be happy to include your Verizon Wireless service on your bill too.

  25. Re:LCRs on Use A Regular Phone For Cellphone Calls · · Score: 1

    My parents used to have a fax machine (made by Panasonic I believe) that had this capability. It didn't seem to work all that well though.