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  1. geez... on Texas Rep Wants To Jail File Traders · · Score: 1

    Can we have this entire thread marked off-topic?

  2. Re:For us non-US'ians what is H1-B? on Sun Sued Over H1-B Workers · · Score: 1

    And they usually demonstrate this by placing a job ad in the newspaper with impossibly high requirements(usually coupled with outrageously low salary), so they can say that no citizen was "qualified" for the job. All of you out-of-work techies are probably all to familiar with these job postings.

  3. telephone-enrollment-exchange dept.? on Slashback: Texasocial, Networking, Attacks · · Score: 0
    That brought back some memories...

    Welcome to TEX, the telephone enrollment exchange at the University of Texas at Austin. TEX is currently scheduling classes for the...Fall...19...92 semester...

  4. Re:ah, doesn't suck so bad to be him on Spider-Man Has Back Problems · · Score: 1

    That's just what they tell the writers who earn a percentage of the profits.

  5. Only 40%? on Forty Percent of All Email is Spam · · Score: 1, Funny

    I seem to get a lot more spam than "legitimate" email. I guess I must have fewer friends. :(

  6. Re:Ah, but at that barbecue... on The Internship That Students Drool Over · · Score: 1
    Can you imagine what the EULA is on his BBQ sauce?

    By opening this jar you agree...

  7. Re:Colt M1911 on Technologies that Have Exceeded Their Expectations? · · Score: 1
    Just because the M9 replaced the M1911 doesn't mean that the Colt was an inferior pistol. :)

    AFAIK, none of the US military's special forces use the M9. I hear there are a lot of concern about the M9's long term durabilty. Something that I doubt could be said about the '1911. (IIRC, some indivdual pistols were in service for 50+ years.)

  8. Re:Internet is not slow TV... on World of Ends · · Score: 1

    I thought TV without TiVo is "Slow TV"

  9. Re:Now wait a DAMNED MINUTE!! on UT Austin Hit By Massive Security Breach · · Score: 1

    The funny thing is that this happened on March 2, which is Texas Independence Day!!

  10. Ad on Which Price is Right? · · Score: 0, Troll

    All this article seems to be is an advertisement for this pricing software.

  11. hmmm on Apple to Launch Music Service? · · Score: 1, Informative

    But if you burn it to CD, will you be able to still listen to it on your iPod. (without ripping that song back from the CDR)

  12. Re:Hey, we own the moon! on China Wants To Establish Moon Mining · · Score: 1

    In 1967, China was not a member of the United Nations.

  13. Re:How about the US? on One 3G Phone Connects 21 Macs on School Bus · · Score: 2, Interesting
    The best you can do to ditch the Nextel phone, (I hope you aren't under contract) and get either a GPRS phone from ATT or Voicestream/T-Mobile, or get a CDMA2000 phone from Sprint.

    Many people have been posting that they've had success using a SonyEricsson T68 w/GPRS service on their Macs for internet access. (over a bluetooth connection)

  14. Re:Cost? on One 3G Phone Connects 21 Macs on School Bus · · Score: 2, Informative
    Although CDMA2000 is not quite as technologically advanced as WCDMA, it is still considered "3G" by the ITU.

    I agree that Sprint marketing is usually far from truthful, (their ignorance of the actual meaning of term "PCS" is especially annoying) but they are correct to call it "3G".

  15. Re:You have been trolled! on Accidental Privacy Spills · · Score: 1

    In case you haven't noticed, that's what journalism is all about these days. The writer is a journalist, what exactly do you expect?

  16. Re:Treason? on Microsoft Opens Source to China · · Score: 1

    Yeah, just ask Boeing and Hughes.

  17. Re:Possible? on Taiwan Forces MS To Cut Prices, Unbundle Software · · Score: 1

    It's simple. Release only a Chinese-Language version in Taiwan.

  18. Re:No competition. on Taiwan Forces MS To Cut Prices, Unbundle Software · · Score: 1

    Actually, the Taiwanese government is making a strong effort to crack down on the pirates. You can't find them on every street corner in Taiwan. And they actually cost about NT$100(~$3 US) a disc.

  19. Re:What? on Taiwan Forces MS To Cut Prices, Unbundle Software · · Score: 1
    Huh?

    This comment doesn't make much sense.
    Taiwan is the economic leader of the entire R.O.C. If they use Windows for everything, then the rest of the R.O.C. will have to too, if they want it all to work right.
    I guess if Taiwan uses it, the people on the Pescadores, Matsu, and Querny will have to as well.

  20. Re:What does it matter... on Spammers Using Students as Relays · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I was thinking the same thing.

  21. Red Flags for Red Hat on The Linux Uprising · · Score: 1
    When I first saw the title "Red Flags for Red Hat", I first thought they were referring to this

    Turns out, it's just talking about how they don't make much money.

  22. Re:makes you wonder... on VMware: Another Netscape? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Yeah, and we know that Microsoft would never sacrifice profits in order to put a competitor out of business.

  23. Re:Most Accurate Portrayal of a Computer Award... on Realistic Portrayals of Software Programmers? · · Score: 1, Troll

    I like it when the ink-jet printers in movies sound like dot-matrix printers. That the computers that make that little "tick" sound for every key press.

  24. so what's new? on Realistic Portrayals of Software Programmers? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Do cop shows accurately depict cops?
    Do westerns accurately depict cowboys?
    Do war movies accurately depict soldiers?
    Does pr0n accurately depict sex?
    The list goes on...

  25. Re:Does this remind anyone... on Computers Will Be Built By Living Cells · · Score: 1

    Yeah. I read the book. It sucked.