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  1. My Hosts File Thanks You on Net Marketers Worried as Cookies Lose Effectiveness · · Score: 1

    The same United Virtualities that caused me to enter into my hosts file because it kept crashing firefox (1.03 with FlashBlock 1.2.9)?

    127.0.0.1 sp21.unitedvirtualities.com

    I can't wait.

  2. Re:only for .NET? on 'DVD Jon' Breaks Google Video Lock · · Score: 1

    You can run .NET applications on Windows 98, but probably can't write apps. Also, you won't have access to some features, like "Enterprise Services"... more info at microsoft.com

    It says to go to Windows Update to get the package, although I'm not sure if Windows 98 works with Windows Update.

  3. Re:autocomplete on Using the Semantic Web to Enhance Search · · Score: 1
    Autocomplete is a useless feature that nobody wants to see when the type "a"...and see it load everything that beings with "a".

    Thats just usability, the concept is sound. Instead of filling in results with "a", fill them in on three letters like "ast", which could have asterisk, astronaut, etc. The idea is to 1) save time by not making them typein an extra 6 letters and 2) cut down on misspellings.

  4. Re:Completely Offtopic on First Commercial Space Tourism Company · · Score: 1
    Did anyone else see the stupid Microsoft Visual Web Developer Express Edition Ad?

    Well, no, not until you mentioned it, and got me (and others) to view it, increasing the awareness of this product. So, Microsoft or no, seems to be an effective ad.

  5. Re:More companies should follow suit ... on IBM Backs Firefox In-House · · Score: 2, Interesting
    my company has far too many "IE Only" applications. :(

    I think this is THE defining problem of current Microsoft developement shops. For the last three's of years I've had to tell the manager's "Let me develop a cross-browser app, you'll see... you'll see". Which was followed by the response, "I could care less about cross-browser."

    Flash forward to a month ago --- "I couldn't sell this if it was IE only on Windows!"....

    ... take a bow

  6. Re:Generalizing too much? on The Future of Databases · · Score: 1
    Not when my credit rating is at stake!

    Your credit rating is a probability rating of your ability to pay your future debts. I mean, I know that you're kidding, but I think both of your examples show an actual probability. It would be thought that there is an X% that you might be Al Qaeda, so therefore you won't be granted the ability to purchase a ticket on this flight.

  7. Re:The acid2 test doesn't use valid CSS... on Safari Passes the Acid2 Test · · Score: 1

    Yeah, the WaSP page said that's not only OK, its part of the test.

    CSS parsing -- Acid2 includes a number of illegal CSS statements that should be ignored by a compliant browser. -- source
  8. What about the Post-its!?! on Security for the Paranoid · · Score: 1
    14 Character pwds for his kids

    Hey, thats fine to have long passwords. But what regulations cover where the kids can store the post it notes with the password on it?

    I've found the drawer closest to the keyboard to be the most secure place to store passwords that people can't remember

  9. Library of Congresses? on First 500 Terabytes Transmitted via LHCGlobal Grid · · Score: 3, Funny

    //insert perfunctory comment about library of congress here

    On a side note, I tried to find out what the real data size of the LOC is, but I could not.

  10. Wikipedia link not safe for work? on 'Online Poker' Googlebomb · · Score: 2, Informative

    The current link to Online Poker in Wikipedia is redirecting me to something I'd rather never have seen.

    Here's the Google Cache of the actual Wikipedia article (until somebody over there figures out why I was sent to an auto-fellatio site)

  11. Re:Google API? Useless. on Google Raises Word Limit · · Score: 1
    Are you saying that a non-profit web app couldn't attract more than 300 to 500 users per day? That's nothing.

    Sure it could, and if all the web app did was search, the the 300 to 500 users (or more) would exceed the 1,000 queries per day. On the other hand, if all the web app did was search, why would Google want you to freely take people away from their search engine?

    IMO, this API could be put to a good, supplemental use in an application (one where searching could happen, but is not the primary focus).

  12. Re:Google API? Useless. on Google Raises Word Limit · · Score: 1
    Hardly. The Google API is limited to 1000 searches per day, making it useless for any sort of web application.

    Well, it appears to be useless for your web application. In my opinion, 1,000 queires a day seem a lot for a non-commercial product. Google may add a commercial program that allows more than 1000 queries per day: (google answer: http://www.google.com/apis/api_faq.html#gen15.

    Lastly, I always like to mention the API is a new, free, and beta service. My gut says that if you need more than 1,000 queries per day that its a commerical application who's primary feature is the google search engine, and you won't be able to utilize google's "IP" for such an app.

  13. Re:Military technology? Meh. on Top 25 Innovations of the Past 25 Years · · Score: 1
    OK, the JDAM is clever and everybody wants a GPS in their car, but we're observing right now that urban warfare technology hasn't meaningfully advanced since 1961.

    While I would probably disagree that urban warfare hasn't advanced since the pre-Vietnam era, He didn't limit it to urban warfare technology. In my opinion advances in sonar, deep sea diving, space exploration, radar tracking, and many others are all advancements that filter down to commercial applications.

  14. Re:Slashvertisment on Google Desktop API Released · · Score: 1
    Google will probably break it on the next program update anyways (GMail notifiers, anyone?)

    Google has a GMail notifier utility. Or are you talking about something else?

    Kudos to the creator. Google hired the guy who wrote a POP interface to GMail. congats, I think its a great idea

    Spyware Aspects - Google desktop only searches what it has access to. In a windows environment, if you can get to a file/data, then a process on your behalf can. Solve THAT problem, and this won't be a problem.

  15. Re:Hmm on IT Practice Within Microsoft · · Score: 1

    This brings to light SEVERAL things. I've struggled with how to bring our Microsoft environment out of the "users are local admins" for a long time. And if Microsoft can't (or more specifically, won't), how can we? There are so many times that you need Admin priveledges.... it seems like if you are going to have any users who know what they're doing with computers (withing reason: software customer support reps), they need admin rights or a separate admin login. And the reason I don't have a separate login is that they would just use that login 100% of the time. You feel my pain, admit it.

  16. Re:NOBODY WANTS THIS. on The Other VoIP · · Score: 1
    This is a publicity stunt to raise awareness of their brand of voice over IP.

    I WHOLLY agree with you. I think a device like this is counter-intuitive. The entire purpose of a video-phone is to facilitate face-to-face communication, except its not face-to-face. I think if we've learned anything from the Internet, its that people would rather have asynchronous communication. They (me) like email and IMs because I can answer them when I can. Face to face meetings are becoming a waste of time.

  17. Re:Equally instable on Switching to Contracting? · · Score: 1
    You're only employed as permanently as the required notice period, 4 weeks maybe?

    I'm, curious, what country/state are you working in that there is any notice period? If I were to guess it would be England, but could easily be a non-right-to-work-state. Of course, being in Texas, I can't be forced into a Union. But that coin has a flip side, and I can be fired tomorrow for no reason whatsoever.

  18. Re:I can vouch for this on Google Image Index Just Not Updated · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I've noticed that Yahoo is much better at indexing personal sites. I do remember that Google had to spend some resources to downplay the blogging effect and the dramatic rise in search ratings when bloggers would all link to terms and links. A side effect of that is that booth my website and my friend's site about a dog is thoroughly searched by Yahoo, but google ignores both.

  19. Re:Is this the work of Bush? on Google Censors Abu Ghraib Images [updated] · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What people are calling bullshit on is that you said that the law was a secret. You said that the ACLU sued the government to get access to the entire law. That is categorically false, you as well as anyone in the world, can read the law in its entirety.

    The law's effects might be exempt from informing you of when events happen. But the law itself is open for you to view.

  20. Keeping it Free? on Photoblog Revolution · · Score: 2, Informative

    I know that most of us would rather host our own websites, but for the majority out there, they use Blogger or some other free site. The only problem I've found with them is that you can't upload pictures, which is where the whole photo-blog idea fits in. I say, use TinyPic just like tinyURL.com for whenever I need to add a photo to a blog entry. (like this one from a camera phone). Basically, you can upload a normal file-sized picture, and they'll host it.

  21. Re:Not much to see on TiVo Plans More Functionality Reductions · · Score: 1
    TV contracts are lucrative, but ticket sales are the lifeblood.

    In 2002, the Green Bay packers received TV sharing that equaled "53 percent of the Packers' total operating income" -- $69.4 million dollars. Private lease boxes and the Pro Shop add another $13.2 million.

    That leaves about $48 million in ticket sales -- only 38% of the total income. Lifeblood? Ticket sales are not.

  22. Windows Remote Desktop on Which VNC Software Is Best? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Are we limiting these clients to *nix? Is there a reason to not use Windows Remote Desktop Connection? I use it on all of our Windows servers, and really, until I see a need, why should I use another? It is faster than any of the hardware (dell DRAC card or KVM IP), and if I connect via a VPN to a secured LAN first, is there a security concern?

  23. Re:Tivo is a rip-off on Engadget Interviews TiVo CEO · · Score: 1
    ...why the hell would anyone want a Tivo when your cable company gives you a better deal?

    I upgraded my tivo to stivo (super-tivo) and added a wireless network card and a 120 GB drive. Recently, I moved from an apartment with TV Max to a house with Time Warner. I was able to take all of my settings (season passes, preferences, shown/hidden channels, and morning news manual records) and all of my recorded shows to a new location and new cable company.

    That's why.

  24. Re:What Kind of Trip? on Space Tourism is Off and Running · · Score: 1

    Space travel is available to YOU, LetterJ, at the cost of under $1 per day.

    Simply ammortize your hourly spaceflight at a rate of 99.999 cents per day over the next 100,001 days (with a downpayment of 1 cent!!!)!

  25. Re:Pioneer already did this and has TiVo to boot on DVD / Hard Drive Recorder With 28-Day Capacity · · Score: 1
    I have friends who rent and rip DVD's using 321 Studio's software

    and with that, Whatchamacallit (21721), has been logged for a future DMCA deposition.

    Are you now, or have you ever been, friends or associates with anyone who has used 321 Studio Software for Copywrite Infringements?