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  1. Hosted by the makers of blue curve on KDE And Gnome Cooperate On Interface Guidelines · · Score: 4, Interesting

    http://www.freedesktop.org/ Website hosted by Red Hat, Inc. Is this a cry for help? They need to fix the abomination that is blue curve?

  2. Distributed computing on Distributed Internet Backup System · · Score: 1

    How long will it take another distributed computing project to crack a GPG key from this new DIBS file on my hard drive? ;)

  3. ColorSync on Mac vs. PC Digital Photography Comparison Redux · · Score: 1

    Macs win hands down in digital photography because of ColorSync it's easy to make sure what you are seeing on your screen is exactly what is going to print out of the printer.

    Yes you can do this on a PC, but it's not as easy.

  4. Lindows doesn't want programmers on Lindows' Heavy Hand Leads to Summit Dropouts · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "Lindows spokeswoman Cheryl Schwartzman said the company wanted to concentrate on desktop Linux for customers who'll use it, not for programmers who'll develop it." That tells me that Lindows just wants to take from the programmers who make the programs and give them nothing in return. Not even speaking time at a conference. They just want our programs to charge users 99 dollars a year to download them and flip us the bird. Maybe the next program I create will GPLL. Meaning it's GPL'ed less than Lindows. Lindows can't distribute my program or use any of my code. Don't piss on the people that made/makes your product Lindows.

  5. Hardware accelerated text game on Falcon's Eye: a Make-over for Nethack · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think that this has got to be the only text base video game that works better with a video card that supports hardware acceleration.

    Now even people with dyslexia can play nethack!

  6. inflation? on Music Biz Predicts 6% Decline in '03 · · Score: 1

    I wonder if they are crying wolf by using the dollars inflation rate? Like with the CD-Burners, only now the dollar is worth 6% less than it was at sometime in the past. Even if they plan to sell the same amount of product for the same price they still lose. You can never tell with the new math that they have created.

  7. I don't see anything wrong with this. on IFPI Employee Describes P2P Sabotage Activities · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't see anything wrong with this. If it makes it harder to pirate the music and it isn't a DOS against the network or another person. So what? If the copyright owners want distribute blank songs or garbage songs on p2p networks. Let them do it. It would also be interesting to find out if they paid the artist for using their name on a product they are distributing.

  8. Re:Jim Boemler is a whiner on The End of the Free PCI Device List (Update) · · Score: 1

    From the letter "Your website indicates that you are an employee of IMB, a PCI-SIG member. We therefore request that you work through IBM to investigate the possibility of creating a similar database of PCI(R) Vendot ID numbers which would be available on the offical PCI-SIG Website."

    HMMMMmmm... It sounds to me like they want him to take down the vendor ID database and put it on the "offical" PCI-SIG website.

  9. Wireless security sucks on 802.11g Hardware Arrives · · Score: 1

    Security includes:
    Intrusion Detector, 128/64bit WEP, password, MAC Address Registration, Privacy Separator, Dynamic Packet Filtering

    I am suprised they don't have built in VPN support or additional encryption to the router like OpenAP (See http://opensource.instant802.com/)

    Until this happens using a wireless network is not safe.

  10. Prior art on Apple Applies For Color-Change Patent · · Score: 1

    They already have cellphones that do this. http://wildseed.com/

  11. Becoming a CPU on Japan Developing Diamond-based Semiconductors · · Score: 2, Funny

    When I die maybe I can become a CPU! Thanks to intel and lifegems http://www.lifegems.com Maybe Intel will want to buy grandpa when he croaks. In the future you'll be able to get a faster processor everytime a loved one dies!

  12. FBI Ads on FBI To Use Ad Banners to Find Criminals · · Score: 1

    They'll never advertise on Slashdot.

    They know everyone that reads it never leaves their basement.

  13. Yes on Has the Quality of Consumer Electronics Declined? · · Score: 1

    But this is a good thing. I get other peoples out of warranty junk, then strip it for parts.

    I have an almost free hobby thanks to cheap consumer electronics.

  14. Da Vinci the programmer on Da Vinci's Purposeful Mistakes · · Score: 5, Funny

    Da Vinci would have made a great programmer. Just look at his beard!

  15. Re:So madona switched? on Apple Hawks Madonna iPods · · Score: 1

    One of beck's song came with Windows Media Player for ME? or was it 98?

    They don't have to use the product to take the money of the company that is using their image or creative work to promote it.

  16. Re:Ahem on Windows Refund Day II · · Score: 1

    Linux guy: But I don't agree to the terms of the EULA! It states if I don't like the terms of the EULA I can have a refund. I was not able to read them before I bought the computer with Windows.

    Judge: Where the hell is this geeks refund!

    :)

  17. Re:Refunds for everyone! on Windows Refund Day II · · Score: 1

    The radio doesn't come with an EULA that states you can only listen to certain music on this radio. Sorry, if you don't agreed to the contract I look at it as I don't agree to the terms of the contact you can: A: give me my money back. B: I can do what ever the hell I want with it and make my own EULA
    YAY!! reverse engineer!
    SEE:: By installing, copying, downloading, accessing or otherwise using the SOFTWARE PRODUCT, you agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA. If you do not agree to the terms of this EULA, do not install or use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT; you may, however, return it to your place of purchase for a full refund.
    It's their agreement, they didn't follow through on their part. The ball is now in my court.

  18. Run 9 and 10 at the same time. on Reprieve for Booting New Macs With Mac OS? · · Score: 1

    My Mac doesn't boot any Mac OS, but runs all apps from MacOS 7.5.2 to 9.2.2, 10.1 and 10.2 in their native enviroment :) you can forget classic mode, yet run OS9 and OS10 at the same time. http://www.maconlinux.org it's sweet

  19. Have you ever been to Taiwan? on An Unbiased Analysis of Gun Crime vs. Gun Control? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Taiwan only allows the police to own firearms and almost every window in the country has bars on them, even windows on the 10th floor. You can brake in to anyone's house and rest assured that no one will be able to stop you. The reason you live without bars on your windows is because the criminals are not sure which houses have guns and which ones do not.

  20. Re:We need to change the constitution on An Unbiased Analysis of Gun Crime vs. Gun Control? · · Score: 1

    3rd Amendment: No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. Why do you want to repeal this amendment?? Do you mean the 2nd amendment?? Have you even read the constitution?

  21. Yay! on Accelerated nVidia Drivers for FreeBSD · · Score: 1

    Now I can use FreeBSD on the desktop. The only reason I the only reason use Linux over FreeBSD WAS ;) hardware accelerated graphics. Maybe a company will start a "Desktop" FreeBSD fork and beat Apple to the x86 market.

  22. Re:The Finder still needs work on Is Mac OS X Slow? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Using OS X with a UFS volume is stupid. Most carbon apps will not run on a UFS formated hard drive.

  23. No. on Is Mac OS X Slow? · · Score: 1

    OS X changes windows faster for me than Xwindows does in Linux. I think that the OS X GUI is alot faster than Xwindows and Mozilla is faster too.

  24. The H-bomb on Taiwanese Capacitors Leaking, Exploding · · Score: 1

    You mean I have little hydrogen bombs all over my motherboard!

  25. Re:What a hack. on TiBook Wi-Fi Range Hack: New Card · · Score: 5, Informative

    Did you even read the article?

    "By porting an open-source Prism driver from Berkeley Unix to OS X, McKeever was able to get Prism cards working on the Mac."

    Yeah. Port a video card driver from Berkeley Unix to OS X/Darwin and you would most likely get written up on Slashdot.