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  1. Free ASL Computer Technology Resources? on Free ASL Computer Technology Resources? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Free ASL Computer Technology Resources?

    AIM?

  2. Damn, I can't wait to get home on Final Guild Wars Beta Weekend · · Score: 1

    I preorded about 3 weeks ago, but have not had any free time on the weekends. I really wanna get in on this event, as I've never played.

  3. Re:Another reason the German version fits on CD on Wikipedia Planning a DVD Version · · Score: 1

    Now replace about 70% of those with well defined symbols, use more (non-existant)punctuation (particals to mark parts of speech), and have perdictable word forms. Even easier then English.

  4. Re:Another reason the German version fits on CD on Wikipedia Planning a DVD Version · · Score: 1

    Particles and Kanji. It's very uncommon to write in all kana(phonetics), so you create alot of seperation that way. Plus, the parts of speech hold more structure (verbs ending in u or ru in short form, with very specific conjugations) than say, English. And particles like wo are hardly ever used in words, but is a very common particle (direct object marker). But then again, I'm only a second semester Japanese student at college. =P

  5. Re:Another reason the German version fits on CD on Wikipedia Planning a DVD Version · · Score: 1

    I have the same problem in Japanese at times. Imagine that with an entirely foriegn alphabet. Then make it 3, only 2 of them phonetic. Lots of fun. However, the kanji makes it much easier to read, no real question on word flow.

  6. Re:Keeping Count on Forty Years of Moore's Law · · Score: 1

    Hahah, that made my day.

  7. Re:Why force them to license the source? on Microsoft Accepts Most EU Demands, But Not Over Source · · Score: 1

    Way to be totally fucking wrong. *thumbs up*

  8. Re:Why force them to license the source? on Microsoft Accepts Most EU Demands, But Not Over Source · · Score: 1

    Why is the format so sacred? Why should the format/algorithm of DRM be any different then industry standard encryption, which gets along fine, and required by most specs, with open algorithms? The current state of DRM is very broken. It should be strongly key based, and those keys should be portable to any given implimentation (Windows/Linux/OSS).

  9. Re:Time to market on Low-Cost Simputer Fails to Win Indians' Interest · · Score: 3, Informative

    If Wikipedia is to be trusted, it's $2.10/unit.

  10. Re:Is there a list of softare ready for it? on Windows XP X64 Goes Gold · · Score: 2, Interesting

    A question I've wondered, is there any benifits to using a 32bit OS on a 64bit proc vs. 32bit on 32bit? If the answer is no, why has AMD seemed to discontinue it's 32bit proc? And the Sempron does not count, I'm not talking their discount line, I mean their real CPUs.

  11. Slashdot is US centric you insensitive clod! on Scientists Weigh Smallest Mass Ever · · Score: 1

    1 zeptogram = 1.57473044 × 10-25 stones

  12. Re:It's like printing your own money on Best Buy to Eliminate Rebates · · Score: 1

    I do rebates often at work, as the 5 minutes of my time at $13.20/hr(my first job) is worth $30-$60 in the mail. We buy a lot of software and networking equipment(netgear especially) that has such rebates. And we have a folder of open rebates, and a folder of closed. The open one is pretty empty right now. Something must be working.

  13. Re:April Fool! on U.N. Decides to Shut Down Internet Permanently · · Score: 2

    Really? Was it?

  14. Re:This wasn't the Blaster author on Microsoft Drops Blaster Author's Fine · · Score: 1

    No, he's obviously not. To be mad at /. is nieve

  15. Re:I got an ... _angle_ on Solving the /etc Situation? · · Score: 1

    GConf anyone? Only less per-user oriented and more system-wide oriented?

  16. Re:Brief synposis for a newbie? on WoW Reaches 1.5 Million Subscribers · · Score: 4, Informative

    Imagine you are a hero from WC3. You only control yourself, but must rely heavily on your party/guild to make real progress. You get to be in the mind of one character in the be scale of the war. I must say, it's great fun if you can immerse yourself. (And Alliance vs. Horde is well played out, from one on one fights to whole scale raids on opposing towns). This will be more so when Battlegrounds and the PVP Honor System hits.

  17. Anyone from Nathrezim? on WoW Reaches 1.5 Million Subscribers · · Score: 2, Informative

    This news comes with mixed feelings. Lots of people playing this great game? Awesome! Poor choices in handling load? Not always so great. They currently opened channels from one High Pop server Arthas to our Low Pop server Nathrezim. This has caused much friction from Nathrezim, who chose low pop for a reason, and this influx is bound to cause issues (and they keep gold and items, so further market saturation issues). However, I feel it's worth noting, some of the Nathrezim's are being wholely inapproproate. The realm forum is full of posts complaining. And the IRC channel has had some real childish behavior.

  18. Re:The Pacebo effect is controversial on 13 Things That Do Not Make Sense · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wouldn't be the first time a slashdot story discredited something/someone. Only this time that was the intent.

  19. Re:What is the point? on Windows Cluster Edition · · Score: 1

    Nobody with any technological maturity considers it "cheating", it's really just good engineering to solve known problems with proven approaches.

    Tell that to the microsoft patent lawyers.

  20. Re:Daily Show Rocks! on Daily Show Production Team Nets Creative Freedom · · Score: 2, Insightful

    And it's the only show I regularly watch on tv. I think you summed it up nicely.

    (by the way, I do get "real" news, mostly in the form of reading newspapers. However, daily show provides true insight where one many not expect from Comedy Central).

  21. Re:Jon Stewart on Daily Show Production Team Nets Creative Freedom · · Score: 5, Funny

    You mean Ted Hitler right? ;)

  22. Re:Whatever the situation... on EULA Confusion w/ Used Copies of WoW? · · Score: 1
  23. Re:No. The "right" thing would be to fix IE. on Microsoft Anti-Spyware to Be Free of Charge · · Score: 1

    Maybe I should have mentioned I DO use windows and IE at work by policy. I work for a company that does outsourced IT for small businesses, After converting out XP machines to SP2 with very little issues, we converted our clients one by one. Been about 3 months, and no real issues.

  24. Re:No. The "right" thing would be to fix IE. on Microsoft Anti-Spyware to Be Free of Charge · · Score: 1

    So on one hand, they're only fixing it in a new IE version, and you people bitch and moan because a lack of patch. On the other hand, they fix a lot of the issues with XP, and rather then putting them in Longhorn, they patch the current version, and you people bitch and moan. Make up your fucking minds.

    And it should be noted, I don't own one Windows system, gentoo linux all the way. Just some of you anti-MS trolls really get under my skin when you fail to use logic to prove a point worth proving.

  25. Re:Silly on Square-Enix Bans Over 800 FFXI Accounts · · Score: 2, Insightful

    use bots to get the claim

    Now we get to the real issue, and what should be in the TOS. All this talk of camping is moot.