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  1. Re:Unplug the computer from the WWW on Some Windows XP Users Can't Afford To Upgrade · · Score: 1

    Consider a machine with PCI slots and specialist cards in those slots. No drivers except for Windows 2000/XP. What then? Any physical break of hardware either means upgrading, finding a similar machine to the old one that broke (there's a market in there somewhere), or trying an expensive VMWare + PCIe + external expansion case. Most people owning the hardware are suckered into the next upgrade through ignorance of the possibilities, or the unwillingness to risk potentially costly attempts to work around an issue.

  2. As long as it licensed all copyrighted materials on Would You Pay an Internet Broadband Tax? · · Score: 1

    I would pay a flat fee, not for faster access, but to be able to freely download, and share with other licensed downloaders, everything I download.

  3. Re:I don't get it.... on A Copyright Nightmare · · Score: 1

    Answer: "Unfortunately, this video is not available in Germany because it may contain music for which GEMA has not granted the respective music rights. Sorry about that."

  4. Thanks Steve. on Steve Jobs Dead At 56 · · Score: 1

    I have to comment that I don't like the title, nor the story text. The title reads like a cheap CNN headline, and the story like some murder victim. With all the beauty of the English language at his finger tips, the OP decided to make it sound like a cheap US news bite. Other sites, thankfully, have been more kind.

    All respect and best wishes to the family of Mr. Jobs.

  5. Font too small for iPhone on Slashdot Launches Re-Design · · Score: 1

    After 13.5 years my eyes cannot cope with such small fonts. I imagine the developers are sitting in front of 30" screens testing on the latest browsers and are satisfied that the results are acceptable. But that's okay. When they are old and can't read anymore these small fonts they can take over my role and complain to the next generation.

  6. Re:Cool, but why? on Print From Your TV Set, Says HP · · Score: 2

    In the '70s, Philips had a thermal printer builtin to the front panel of one of their TV's, my Uncle had one. It was there for printing out the teletext pages. So, HP's idea is not 'new', but probably a bit more flexible.