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  1. Re:No doubt! on Space Shuttle Columbia Breaks Up Over Texas · · Score: 1

    I think there was a teacher on this[ the second teacher to die an astront, and the first Israli.

    No, he was just a fighter pilot.

  2. Re:NASA...cutting edge?? on Linux In Space: Red Hat Rides The Rocket · · Score: 1

    Linus Torvalds got his picture taken with one of the Transmeta CPU's that are going in the shittle.

    I suppose, the shittle is the spacecraft they use to drain the faeces from the ISS?

  3. Can there be something more stupid? on Nicotine-Free Cigs, Genetically Engineered · · Score: 1

    It's like takeing off the wheels of a car so that it stops running -- instead of shutting down the engine.

  4. Better on Elect Steve Jobs President of the United States · · Score: 1

    Jobs for president is in any case better than the so called president.

  5. Old hat Re:Lisp on Programming Languages Will Become OSes · · Score: 1

    Seems to me that this is old hat.

    Contrary what others replied to your post you are damn right. This is a really old hat. Another example for an ancient programming language that was used and designed as an OS is Forth -- the language for "4th generation computers".

  6. Re:IN SOVIET RUSSIA computers have to trust you .. on AMI Introduces 'Trusted Computing' BIOS · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Oh, wait, that's not Soviet Russia, that's the status quo. So it must read "IN SOVIET RUSSIA you have to trust the computer". But that's exactly what M$'s "Trusted Computing" means ...


    Who's that stupid moro^H^Hderator who modded that `troll'?

  7. Re:You know.. in music.. on X# Functional Programming from Microsoft? · · Score: 1

    I am waiting for someone to tune Microsoft a bit and perhaps release b-flat, [...]

    Impossible, M$ depends on their shares price to rise, but for two years in a row they don't.
    Imagine them to b-flat for the future, and M$ goes broke.

  8. Re:Windows incompatibility on AMI Introduces 'Trusted Computing' BIOS · · Score: 1

    There would be no way if "Trusted Computing" meant trusted from the users point of view.

  9. Re:buy now? on AMI Introduces 'Trusted Computing' BIOS · · Score: 1

    It means, that you may have to replace the BIOS as well.

  10. IN SOVIET RUSSIA computers have to trust you ... on AMI Introduces 'Trusted Computing' BIOS · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Oh, wait, that's not Soviet Russia, that's the status quo. So it must read "IN SOVIET RUSSIA you have to trust the computer". But that's exactly what M$'s "Trusted Computing" means ...

  11. Re:Hmm on Lexmark Invokes DMCA in Toner Suit · · Score: 2, Funny

    So Microsoft isn't any more evil than Nintendo, Sega, or Sony in this issue.

    If it's really like that, it won't be for long because - as we all know - M$ can't stand competition in any area.

  12. I'd rather have a true 2D printer ... on More 3D Printer News · · Score: 1

    I could take it anywhere because it wouldn't take any room.

  13. Re:ahh the power of /. on GeoURL: We Know Where You Live, Work and Blog! · · Score: 1
    error: DBD::mysql initialisation failed: Can't locate auto/DBI/_new_drh.al in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i386-freebsd [...]


    At least we know they're using FreeBSD without consulting netcraft ;)

  14. Re:Bullshit on Should We Change the Weather Even If We Can? · · Score: 1

    Yes I understand it is a way to ease your conscience.

  15. Re:America.... on U.S. Proposes Centralized Internet Surveillance · · Score: 1

    I would only hope that whatever nation decided to do this, that they would actually get troops into the cities

    Why troops? Nowadays you just carry cluster bombs and such or atomic bombs into the cities. But anyways I clarified that point in my sig.

  16. Re:Bullshit on Should We Change the Weather Even If We Can? · · Score: 1

    Observe how the U.S. CO2 per GDP is better than quite a few European countries.

    You can always divide some number by another arbitrary chosen number to show anything you like.

    It isn't really astounding that the CO2/GDP is relatively low for the US when the US accounts for 1/3 of the worlds GDP while giving home for only 1/10 of the world's population.

    So you're seemingly trying to tell me that the US produces more value than emissions compared to other countries, but looking at the GDP gives you a very distorted picture. The question is if there is really something produced or is it just money that is hoarded.

    Anyway even if you look at the CO2/capita numbers the US is by far the worlds biggest polluter.

  17. Re:Bullshit on Should We Change the Weather Even If We Can? · · Score: 1

    because this fabricated example has nothing to do with reality.

  18. Re:Bullshit on Should We Change the Weather Even If We Can? · · Score: 1

    Imagine

    Is this word to be taken literally or are you really trying to say me that you can name those imaginary three countries?

  19. credibility on Wired News: 2002's Greatest Vaporware · · Score: 1

    Of course, if M$ had any credibility left, the first place would have been their "trustworthy computing initiative".

  20. Re:we alread have on Should We Change the Weather Even If We Can? · · Score: 1

    What is better? Totally depends on who you ask.

  21. Re:Bullshit on Should We Change the Weather Even If We Can? · · Score: 1

    Even if you don't like it, the USA are the worlds biggest polluter. How can you expect so called 3rd world countries to do something against pollution if you, as the worlds biggest pollutor, don't. And for worse even boycott international efforts to do so?

  22. Re:How to convert DOC to XML? on Is the New Microsoft Office Really Open? · · Score: 1
    Implementation:
    #! /bin/sh
    #
    # Copyright (C) 2002 IXI
    #
    # This program is free software; you can
    # redistribute it and/or modify it under
    # the terms of the GNU General Public License
    # as published by the Free Software Foundation;
    # either version 2 of the License, or (at your
    # option) any later version.
    #
    caesar 9|sed -e '/\(.\)\(.\)/s//\2\1/g'
    or
    #! /bin/sed
    #
    # Copyright (C) 2002 IXI
    #
    # This program is free software; you can
    # redistribute it and/or modify it under
    # the terms of the GNU General Public License
    # as published by the Free Software Foundation;
    # either version 2 of the License, or (at your
    # option) any later version.
    #
    y/ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ/JKLMNOPQ RSTUVWXYZABCDEFGHI/
    y/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz/ jklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghi/
    s/\(.\)\(.\)/\2\1/g
  23. How to convert DOC to XML? on Is the New Microsoft Office Really Open? · · Score: 1

    just caesar 9 and then swap chars on even and odd positions.

  24. Re:America.... on U.S. Proposes Centralized Internet Surveillance · · Score: 1

    I agree something must be done about terrorism...

    How about getting rid of GWB and his gang first? They need terrorism to back their power.

  25. Re:wouldn't it make more sense on New Software Secures Data when Owners Walk Away · · Score: 1

    I have had serveral security related dongles and all of them were a pain in the arse.

    You probably should have read the manual. You are not intended to stick these devices up your ass.