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  1. Re:give the people what they want on XBox Owner Sues Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Good and fast, please. I can get the cheap from suprnova.

  2. Re:But how does it work? on Laser Powered Virtual Display · · Score: 1

    the mirror moves very fast, reflecting the lazer to different points on the eye

  3. Re:Infinite resolution ? on Laser Powered Virtual Display · · Score: 1

    There is a resolution, but not the one we are used to - there are no preset areas like pixels, just places to quickly sweep across.

    I think the image's detail will be limited by how fast the mirror can move and with what accuracy.

  4. Re:What ever on Apache 1.3.33 Released · · Score: 4, Informative
    SF.NET just sent out an email a few days ago:

    The SourceForge.net team is pleased to announce the long-awaited
    upgrade to our project web service. SourceForge.net staff are
    currently in the process of completing hardware procurement and
    system build-out. The official date for this upgrade has not yet
    been set; once our hardware build-out has been completed, the
    date will be announced on the SourceForge.net Site Status page.
    https://sourceforge.net/docs/A04/

    This upgrade consists of a significant hardware upgrade and
    Operating System upgrade. Due to the large upgrades involved here,
    it may be necessary to upgrade your scripts.

    ...

    New configuration:

    Fedora Linux: Fedora Core 2
    Linux kernel 2.6.x
    GNU libc 2.3.3
    Apache 2.0.51
    Perl 5.8.3
    PHP 4.3.8
    Python 2.3.3
    Tcl 8.4.5
    Apache 2.x is good enough for a large site such as sf.net, it is good enough for others.
  5. Re:skeptical on Verizon Taking FTTP Installation Orders · · Score: 1

    I'm in HB also, right on the edge next to Westminster.

    Anyone living here know what areas have it? They havn't got to me yet :(

  6. Re:Complexity for smaller? on Human Gene Count Slashed · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I think a good analogy for the /. croud would be ASM and C. ASM has a very small set of instructions and can be very complex to piece together. C has a much larger set and it is relatively easy to use.

  7. Re:Sheesh... on Firefox Seeks Full Page Ad in New York Times · · Score: 4, Informative

    On Windows XP you can add /Prefetch:1 to the shortcut target. It makes Firefox load a ton faster, I'm not sure why they don't add it by default..

  8. Re:Taking the Steam out... on Half-Life 2 Ship Date Confirmed · · Score: 3, Interesting

    From what I've played in Doom 3 and CS:Source and what screenshots I've seen of HL2, it looks like Doom 3 already has superior graphics. However, I suspect HL2 will have much better gameplay because its physics will allow us to interact with the environment. I guess we'll see soon enough.

  9. Re:The Sempron 2800+ on Three Budget CPUs Tested · · Score: 1

    I have one Athlon XP 3200+ (Barton) and one Athlon 1.14GHz (T-bird)

    Athlons have always been known to dissipate lots of heat, especially the T-bird series. I have large copper heatsinks on both of them and during this summer temperatures of 60 degrees celcius weren't uncommon. Dont need a heater during the winter though (seriously).

  10. Re:Election 2004 on Linus Interviewed · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You have to be a US-born citizen to run for president.

    Also, I think the Microsoft execs would make much better politicians. They already have the BSing part down, not much else to learn.

  11. Re:Don't forget microsoft's X-Query on An Alternative to SQL? · · Score: 4, Informative

    XQuery is a standard, not one of Microsoft's creations.

  12. Re:All in it together on Java 1.5 vs C# · · Score: 1

    IKVM is a Java VM built for Mono and MS.NET. Not exactly what you said, but it's a good start.

  13. Re:Java 1.5 vs c# 2.0? on Java 1.5 vs C# · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    C# 2.0 has a working implementation in Visual Studio Express and its generics are more than the syntax sugar Java gives you.

  14. Re:It's a bit sad... on Video Game Characters to Get Out the Vote · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Kids in high school don't want to watch political debates, they want to watch MTV. Hell, I dont know of much adults that want to watch the debates.

    If this can help us spark a little interest in would-be voters, why not do it.

  15. Re:Easiest, most elegant solution? on Smart Cars Tell You About Road Signs · · Score: 1

    In a perfect world that might be a great idea, but think of all the crap kids would do - drop an RFID tag in the middle of a street and fsck up traffic for everyone, no effort required.

  16. Re:Too Easy on 100 GB Email Account · · Score: 1

    Why not just upload Star Wars ep 1 and 2 in uncompressed AVI? Get 1TB of storage and a world record of 100GB of junk mail in the same day.

  17. Re:what if...? on Asteroid 4179 Toutatis Will Miss Earth, This Time · · Score: 4, Funny

    500 years? let the apes deal with it.

  18. Re:Why 49.7 days? on Windows Upgrade, FAA Error Cause LAX Shutdown · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It sounds to me like an application they were running was badly designed to use GetTickCount() as a long-term counter. If so, it's not Win2k's fault.

  19. Re:apples and oranges on Comparing Linux C and C++ Compilers · · Score: 3, Informative

    ICC7 would compile to MMX/SSE that works on Athlon XP's just fine, but they changed that in v8 so it'll die on any non-Intel cpus.

  20. "Focus Group" on Xbox 2 Concept Designs Leaked? · · Score: 4, Informative

    Microsoft did hold an XB2 dev group at building 20 recently so maybe these are real.

  21. Re:Direct 3D on OpenGL 2.0 Released · · Score: 1

    Direct3D better? The Direct3D API changes just enough with every release to piss developers off. If you use it, your game will work on Windows and XBox. The only advantage Direct3D has is it's only controled by one company so they can put new features in fast.

    OpenGL on the other hand keeps the API the same (just adds extensions) and aside from windowing any good coder should be able to make a cross-plat game with little effort.

  22. Re:Reading OpenGL tutorials is such a harsh remind on OpenGL 2.0 Released · · Score: 1

    There are C# bindings to OpenGL but as with any P/Invoking, you'll take a decent speed hit every time you call one of it's functions. Afaik DirectX.NET is entirely managed so you don't get the speed hit (think I saw this on MSDN TV).

  23. Re:Now THATs irony. on New Google Toolbar Brings Browse By Name · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Google put out the toolbar in 2001, long before Firefox became popular. Why shouldn't they release it for IE? Mozilla and Firefox already have Google builtin. They want more people to use Google, this just makes it easier.

  24. Re:Quote from TFA on The Death of the Floppy Disk · · Score: 1

    Does this mean we might get an ep1 without boom boom thingies? *prays*

  25. Re:In a perfect world... on Mozilla Usage Doubles in 9 Months · · Score: 1

    vs.net 2003 is 100% compliant with html 4.01, and 2005 is compliant with xhtml 1.1 (which may or may not be a good thing). I can't speak for frontpage.