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  1. Only for Last Mile on Electric Companies Get Involved With Broadband · · Score: 1

    I haven't read this article, but for the most part BPL is for solving the last-mile problem. An optical carrier would connect a neighborhood to the central network, with the power lines linking each house to the fiber optic transmission line.

  2. Clemson University ahead on this front on Professor Bans Laptops from the Classroom · · Score: 1

    Clemson has required students in the College of Engineering and Science (and more recently some business schools, etc.) to have laptops since my freshman year (2003).

    The majority of my professors have it listed in their syllabus that they do not allow laptops during their class. We also have several laptop classes such as a math class that uses Maple, but outside of that laptops are not allowed.

    I would guess the reign over students derives from the military school heritage of the university.

  3. iPod AV? Airport Express HD? on The Video iPod is on its Way · · Score: 1

    I'd imagine they will call it either iPod AV, and the new airport express will be called Airport Express HD...

    It would fit with iChat AV and iMovie HD....

  4. Re:Significant advantages? on Mozilla Foundation Turns 1 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    - As mentioned, cross-platform. - Security holes aren't left open for months. - Beginning to be much faster than IE. - Mozilla team has something to work for. They desire to be the best browser. IE is complacent and therefore goes un-updated for months at a time. I don't know how much of a security risk it is, but I would imagine that a daemon with complete control over the system being used for web browsing would pose a major fundamental risk. A flaw in Mozilla might allow for your favorites to be deleted, but a flaw in IE can give complete control of the system to the attacker.

  5. Being good to LAN centers for a change? on Counter-Strike Source Beta Set for Late Summer · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I think not. A regular over at TribalWar has started his own LAN center and bought copies of retail CS for each machine. After installing and running the operation as usual for quite some time he got a notice from valve saying he would have to pay a rate PER machine for ALL of valve software. This does not change that the LAN centers are still having to pay 300% more for Valve software over competing software. The rate is per machine and PER month. Where it was only a grand or two for Ut2k4 one-time fee, CS was $30k a year. If Valve wants gamers happy, they have to make LAN centers happy. Now this is ridiculous that they expect people to shell out for a beta, and at the same time pay for every other piece of yea ever written.

  6. Re:And the point of this is? on PC In An XP Box · · Score: 1

    And this was actually done that long ago. I remember seeing the pictures of this custom casing setup a long time ago. Of course the person who submitted this article surely knew that.

  7. Re:I dont know what will come out of this but... on Google to Launch Free Mail Service? · · Score: 1

    This same approach was leading me to go register for free mail on Yahoo! now. I used to be a fan of Google but now the search results are so inaccurate it's not even funny. Regardless of all the FFA's now fooling search engines as a method of gaining more search popularity, searches on google turn up mostly sponsored ads and those ebay links pages something like /what_you_searched_for.htm. Google has become a 'pop' search engine and gets by with sucking so hard. I plan on going against the grain here and using Yahoo! from now on.

  8. So how long should I wait before... on 27 Central Banks Push Anti-Counterfeit Software · · Score: 1

    I post my older version of Photoshop and older inkjet printer on eBay? I'm sure it will be pretty valuable once all the other products are crippled.

  9. Re:needs to integrate better on Mozilla Firebird gets .8 Release, and New Name · · Score: 2, Informative

    For the longest time you could type 'google $searchString' and 'dict $word' where $searchString and $word were what you were trying to find, into the address bar. I liked the feature and started to rely on it. It has been in all the nightly builds except the most recent one. Downloading now, hoping it's back.

    Note: I found out the reason why and if you don't trash your default bookmarks you will be able to do it. See http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/bookma rks/. There is a google bookmark that has a keyword that allows you to search by typing 'google' in the address bar.

  10. I think Microsoft should... on Microsoft's Search Engine Plans · · Score: 2

    concentrate on getting MIME data identified first. The entire operating system relies on ".JPG" to find pictures to begin with. Internet Explorer has no clue what to do with a file unless it has a "proper" extension.

  11. Re:Well on NEC Unveils Methanol-Fueled Laptop · · Score: 3, Informative

    1.9 lbs. fuel cell

    but total weight including everything required to transform the power,etc. is 4.9lbs. so where usual batteries weigh 1 lbs. +/- 2 this one would weigh 5... so the ultrathin 4lbs. laptop weighs 9lbs.

  12. Re:doubts about future of wine on Fun With Wine · · Score: 1, Insightful

    The wine project may have achieved many milestones, but Microsoft can snap it any time. All they need to do, is to change thier APIs and making them incompatible. True, but they would also "snap" the compatiblity for every previous Windows application. I would love for them to do this, however, as it would mean every Windows customer changing from the proprietary environment.

  13. Re:securing wireless technologies... on Beware the Haunted Cordless keyboard · · Score: 0

    yea! instead of tubes let's call them "wires" though... :\

  14. Re:Not vulnerable, exactly... on Computerized Betting System Proves Vulnerable · · Score: 0

    Vulnerable is vulnerable. If banks can be robbed by inside employees should it not be considered a risk/a vulnerability?

  15. Re:Calculations on Streaming DVD Video over the Internet · · Score: 0

    Well, the article says 'well-under 1Mbps', but the calculations give you a ceiling I suppose.

  16. Re:Eh? on High School + Physics + Linux = ? · · Score: 0

    The more simple a solution the more likely it is to work. Linux running in terminal with some simple application would be much more stable than Windows, not to troll. Now if X, etc. is involved just use Windows. However, in my chem class we use Windows with LoggerPro, and in any given lab we are lucky to have 2 of the 8 computers working correctly due to random Windows glitches.

  17. Re:Solaris != Linux on New York Times Staff Editorial Promoting Linux · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Solaris hardware? Don't let your lack of knowledge stop you from making a post.. You mean Sun hardware and software? Solaris is under this category although Solaris hardware is a bit fallacious...

  18. pigeons? on Wireless Dilemma at Newton's House? · · Score: 1

    why not use pigeons? india does....

  19. Bullet trains better... on Animated Ads in a Subway Near You · · Score: 1, Funny

    Bullet trains provide 60fps action... due to advanced techniques from nvidia... well, actually not but am i right in thinking that the ads are outside of the train?

  20. Re:Synching on MSNBC Reviews the Sharp Zaurus · · Score: 0

    Apparently the problems with synching using Intellisync are in that software itself. The harrasment is also experienced by Sony Clie users, so I would assume all other PDAs using it.

  21. Re:postgres on MySQL 4 - Is it Stable? · · Score: 0

    Would it be strange for me to tell you that for the cost of one license for Windows you could have built another freebsd box...

  22. The Ladies Man... on Black Boxes to Track Driving Habits? · · Score: 0

    Lets see, drove 10 over and braked suddenly too much. Did not have the air conditioning on. If anything, a collection of these black box tapes could prove to be a good training program for playas, and use it for future lady advice.

    Or if we could run linux on them we could use them as MP3 players...

  23. Re:Is this really cost effective? on Alternative Wireless Broadband for your Neighborhood · · Score: 0, Troll

    mexicans pack in around 12,000 in a 1 mile radius... whats the diff?

  24. First client on Digital Mouths, Synthetic Faces at MIT and Lucasfilm · · Score: 1, Funny

    First client... SNL

  25. Re:If they're K-12 teachers... on P2P Programs on K-12 Networks? · · Score: 0

    no one made them become a teacher... they deal with the salary and DO THEIR JOB or STFU...