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  1. Re:Installation fails on Final Fantasy XI Benchmark 3 Released · · Score: 1

    I'm getting the same error on WinXP Pro SP1.

  2. Good start, but on Ohio Law Could Send Spammers To Jail · · Score: 5, Funny
    "We in Ohio are set to save you from Spam"

    Does not atone for what you did on November 2nd.

  3. Not surprised on China's Superior Technologies · · Score: 1

    It is always easier to implement something new and fresh than have to have a transparent upgrade. The US implemented traffic signals long ago and is now straddled with that system.

    See the power grid and telephone system for other examples.

  4. Countdown on Breaking Google's DRM · · Score: 2, Funny

    Firefox extension to get around this in 3... 2... 1...

  5. Firefox? on Firefox Browser On An Upward Trend · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm browsing with Spacetuna.

  6. I do on Thin Client Solutions For Libraries? · · Score: 1

    Deployed a couple hundred Wyse appliances for the nursing wards in the hospital I worked in back in 98-99. Worked pretty sweet, although the Citrix servers we had needed to be pretty beefy. Anytime there was an issue with one (it was rare), you just had to power it on and off, like a PlayStation. Was a good experience overall.

  7. "Are we the message?" on Should SETI Be Looking For Lasers Instead? · · Score: -1

    That would explain Michael Jackson.

  8. 283? That's it? on Linux Violates 283 Patents, says Insurance Company · · Score: 5, Funny

    Heck, I accidentally violated more than that in the last 2-tier app I wrote.

  9. shucks on Longhorn's Windows Graphics Foundation Examined · · Score: 1

    Aw man, now I'm going to have to finally spring for a 3D accelerator.

  10. Reminds me on What Are You Looking At? · · Score: 1

    Homer: Uh...it's like...did anyone see the movie "Tron"?
    Hibbert: No.
    Lisa: No.
    Marge: No.
    Wiggum: No.
    Bart: No.
    Patty: No.
    Wiggum: No.
    Ned: No.
    Selma: No.
    Frink: No.
    Lovejoy: No.
    Wiggum: Yes. I mean -- um, I mean, no. No, heh.

  11. I was thinking the article was good until... on Paul Graham On 'Great Hackers' · · Score: 1
    ... he got partisan on particular technologies (Java vs Python, NT vs OSS, etc).

    Sure-fire way to blow your cred. Right tool for the job and all that.

  12. Re:sources on Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales Responds · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Accountability.

    Decisions makers (managers/teachers) need someone or something tangible to blame/sue when something isn't right.

    Microsoft over faceless contributors in the case of OSS.

    Britanica over Wiki contributors in the case of encyclopedias.

  13. *looks at title* on U.S. Nuclear Cleanup Carries Major Risks · · Score: 1

    Now who would've thought a nuclear cleanup carries major risks?

  14. Summary on Microsoft, Apple Sued Over Software Update Patent · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Mundane Concept = Mundane Concept

    Mundane Concept Online = Patent

  15. Re:Overpriced on More Classic NES Titles For GBA Announced · · Score: 1
    Given the difficulty even the Dreamcast has emulating the Genesis, I don't think the GBA has the horsepower to emulate one for the PS Collection - the games are probably ports.

    Your point remains, though. And it's a good one.

  16. Re:In Other News... on New Celeron D Core gets a Speed Boost · · Score: 2, Funny

    I bet you've been saving that joke for the right occasion for a loooooooong time.

  17. Re:AMD fanboys everywhere on Intel Puts the Lock on Overclocking · · Score: 5, Funny

    Given the monster HSF on most Athlons, "fanboy" takes on a double meaning.

  18. Motivation on Are IT Certifications Meaningless? · · Score: 1

    What nobody seems to acknowledge is that a cert lets the hiring manager off the hook if the employee doesn't work out - "The guy WAS certified, it's not my fault!". And in business, everyone is just covering their asses.

  19. yeah on Should Online Console Games Have Dedicated Servers? · · Score: 1
    "You simply cannot run a 24- or 32-player game with just a 733MHz processor"

    Yeah, too bad Microsoft didn't think ahead and use a 800MHz processor or something.

    *rolls eyes*

  20. Re:Elderly + Computers = Bad Combination on Worst Explanation From Tech Support? · · Score: 1

    It always annoyed me that when people found out I was a programmer, they automatically assumed I was a Microsoft Office expert.

  21. Serious Question From the Ignorant on Is the Universe Shaped Like a Funnel? · · Score: 1, Interesting

    If the universe has a shape, doesn't that imply it is contained within something? What would that something be?

  22. Quothe NASA: on NASA Finds Critical Assembly Fault in Shuttle · · Score: 2, Funny

    "whoops!"

  23. translated into pseudo code on New Method of Spam Filtering · · Score: 1

    for (i = 0, i++, inboxMessages.count - 1){ if (i mod 2) = 0{ deleteEmail() } }

  24. in other news on Videogames Make Traditional Super Bowl Predictions · · Score: 1

    a coin was flipped eight times in a row today, and came up heads every time.

  25. It's been my experience... on Rewrites Considered Harmful? · · Score: 1

    ... that when an app is maintained over time (enhancements, bug fixes, tweaks, etc), the maintenance programmer often does their thing will the minimal amount of effort required. This is because the maintenance programmer (a) doesn't understand the program as a whole (b) is under a time crunch (c) wants to avoid changing as little as possible to avoid introducing new bugs. Often the maintenance programmers work is hack-ish in nature, thus eventually leading to a situation where a change is requested where a rewrite is the better approach.