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  1. And... on NASA Releases Free Global Climate Model Software · · Score: 1

    And it does what exactly?

  2. Re:In Australia.... on Identity Theft from University Computers · · Score: 1

    Thats stupid, Its like saying you don't have to agree to Microsofts Eulas when clearly if you want to get anything done in a business world you have to.

  3. Re:Use of Moz on Planning For Mozilla 2.0 · · Score: 1

    How about support for Gmail accounts in the mail program? Like outlook can handle hotmail accounts. That would be totally sweet.

    They could even draw ideas from Gmails conversations in the way they display mail.

  4. New Theme on Planning For Mozilla 2.0 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    How about a new Theme? I personaly dispise the current theme and the way the various toolbars interact within mozilla.

    Also how about a way to manage Mozilla using Windows group policies?

    What about a MSI package?

  5. Re:What about feigning Injuries?? on Robot Makers Say World Cup Will Be Theirs By 2050 · · Score: 1

    I, for one, would be happy if militaries poured their money into robotic soldiers. Perhaps one day all wars would be fought with robotics and human casualities would be a fraction of what they were before. Unlikely I know, but perhaps...

  6. Re:South Korea on Getting Broadband To The Bayou · · Score: 1

    I understand the arguments of America having less population density then South Korea, however I still don't see how this stops fibre from being deployed in the dense areas such as capitol cities, there is a large population density in those areas so why aren't they deploying there?

  7. Re:I am? on This Just In - Gamers Are Human · · Score: 1

    Negro Please

  8. Re:Already divied up? on Countries Plan Land Rush in Warming Arctic · · Score: 3, Informative

    The Antartic has beed divided up already and Australia has a majority stake in it, Australian Antartic Territory has its own stamps these days and is counted as part of Australia's territories along with places such as Papua New Guinne and Christmas Island (of goatse fame)

    Australia came to own this stake in 1961 when a treaty was signed by us and 11 other countries and since then 45 more countries have signed the agreement.

    More information here and a complete list of signitories here

    A nifty map can be found in PDF form here

    And an example of the stamps here

    note New Zealands crappy share... suck on that kiwi's

  9. Re:this sounds nice, but what happens on An FM Broadcast Transmitter For Your Home · · Score: 1

    I don't see any problems using this sort of device in a place such as Australia, at any given place you are lucky to have more then 7 FM stations.

  10. Re:One more giant.... on Microsoft Drops Windows XP for Itanium · · Score: 1
    Why can't any company come in, clean up with good products at cheap prices and STAY THAT WAY?

    Because then you get Wallmart, and we all know how bad that is for everyone.
  11. Re:Women can't fake orgasms perfectly on What Do You Believe Even If You Can't Prove It? · · Score: 1

    You should start paying attention to your spam.

  12. Re:World record transmission on Ham Operator Sets New Miles-Per-Watt World Record · · Score: 1

    Are you suggesting a thousand foot long antenna is not impressive? That thing must be huge!

  13. Re:So... on Is Your Development Project a Sinking Ship? · · Score: 1

    I knew you were going to say that.

  14. Re:How neccessary is this for home users? on Desktop Search Engines Compared · · Score: 1

    I'll give you a hint at what 98% of users will do when they save a file.

    Either
    A. Save it to My Documents
    B. Save it to C:\

    Subfolders are right out.

  15. Re:Why is desktop search so hot? on Desktop Search Engines Compared · · Score: 1

    Yes but you are forgetting point a. ungodly slow and it is. I strongly suspect if it didn't load that stupid dog or whatever it is that it would go a bit faster.

  16. Re:Complementary article on FBI Investigating Laser Beams Pointed at Aircraft · · Score: 1

    How can you call anyone who basically took a plain by force using a stanly knife resourceful? That isn't that hard to do if you and enough friends want to.

  17. Re:Several frustrating points on What's Wrong with Unix? · · Score: 1

    I've used many many Windows XP systems in various states of decay and I can say that XP can take a beating before it finally dies. The single most impressive recovery I've seen XP do is a card driver failure causing a revery to standard VGA drivers without a reboot. There was a blank screen then "Windows has encountered a serious problem with your video card drivers and has reverted to standard drivers" in 256 colour glory. I was impressed.

    However it does beg the question of why windows needs a restart to install video drivers when clearly it can change them on the fly if needed.

  18. Re:My fav self-healing method on A Diagnosis of Self-Healing Systems · · Score: 1

    What the hell? INT 18 calls BASIC if it is in ROM... Why the hell don't bios's have that anymore? I feel ripped.

  19. Re:Already have it in France on TV Over Phone Lines To Arrive In 2005 · · Score: 1

    Its only called ADSL when the connection is Asymetric, meaning the upload and download speeds are not equal. When they become equal it will be SDSL.

  20. Re:Big deal on TV Over Phone Lines To Arrive In 2005 · · Score: 1

    Why do Americans say they could care less? It implies that they do, in fact, care.

    Every person from every other country that uses that phrase says "I couldn't care less".

    Sorry but what is with that?

  21. Re:MPAA had nothing to do with the finnish raids on Following up on Torrent Shutdowns · · Score: 1

    Yeah but the British gave America the spice girls so it kinda evens out.

  22. Re:wait 10 years and 10 million doses on Cognitive Enhancement Drugs · · Score: 1

    Thats exactly why I'm waiting for the dust to settle on this whole "Anesthetic" thing. They don't even know how the hell it works.

  23. Re:Yes but... on High School Dropout, Self-Taught Chip Designer · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yes, and I'm sure her girlfriend thinks so too

  24. Re:How about this: on Legal Rights for Computers · · Score: 1

    That would be a bad idea, a number of "Chat-bots" have been programmed specifically to pass the turing test and some have been quite successful. To the layperson they seem as if they are actually people, however a programmer can spot repeated lines and strings a lot easier then a Judge.

  25. Re:The Measure of a Man on Legal Rights for Computers · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I once flew to Taiwan to have major dental work done for half the price in a very up-to-date hospital plus an added bonus of a holiday. I'd do it again.