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  1. Re:Rude! on Open Source More Expensive In the Long Run? · · Score: 1

    RTFM means Read The "Fine" Manual (the "F" may mean something else in some cases). RMS is an abbreviation commonly used to refer to Mr. Stallman.

  2. Re:834 pages?! on SQL Fundamentals · · Score: 1

    Perhaps a better analogy would be GNU Emacs. It took me under an hour to learn the basic editing, but there is far more to learn that could take hundreds of hours.

  3. Re:Shells easier to hit than rockets on Laser Shoots Down Artillery Shell In Flight · · Score: 1

    The shell would probably follow a fairly standard parabolic curve. The shape of the shell should negate most if not all wind resistance.

  4. Re:Counter measures on Laser Shoots Down Artillery Shell In Flight · · Score: 1

    Given the usual method of handling and launching the shells, the prismatic properties would probably be quickly rendered useless.

  5. Re:Quick Summary on The Worst Coders In Washington · · Score: 1

    Your commentary would undoubtably piss off both the right, the left, and a great deal of moderates. But I have just one thing to say: Thank You. It is a great comfort to know that there is at least one person out there who really thinks, and tries to find a reasonable and practical point of view.

  6. Re:theft is theft on Uncap Your Modem, Get Visit From the FBI · · Score: 1

    from what i have read, this should have been handled in a civil court, and not by the FBI.

  7. Re:Knoppix is just that good... on Knoppix for Rapid Desktop Deployment · · Score: 1

    this would be an example of the school's administration insisting that the computers be "secure", and causing them to be rendered all but worthless. Hell, it was like that at my high school too.

  8. Re:It will never catch on on Knoppix for Rapid Desktop Deployment · · Score: 1

    Actually, i think that Macromedia has released a flash player to be used with Mozilla under Linux

  9. Re:Can anyone explain why this is significant? on ICANN Ditches Public Participation · · Score: 1

    but, this body may not continue to maintain a fair internet. it may well be orderly, but this may be a sign that they are favoring private interests

  10. Re:Quality "Enhancements" on ffmpeg: Free Software's WMA decoder · · Score: 1

    actually, i believe the answer being sought, is that the ! operator in C (and elsewhere, i think) is used as a boolean NOT. therefore, when it is combined with the C operator == (equal to) you get != (not equal to)

  11. Re:Tiered Pricing on Cable Industry Taking Control of the Net · · Score: 1

    Well, given how much some people pay, they probably don't get what they are paying for

  12. Re:Whoa on Cable Industry Taking Control of the Net · · Score: 1

    I believe that the original logic behind the flat rate is that the average bandwidth used per month is very reasonable, and the low bandwidth users will essentially pay for the high bandwidth users. This, however, seems to be merely greed.

  13. Re:�que? on U.S. Ranks 17th in Freedom of the Press · · Score: 2, Informative
  14. Re:The gui acid test on Complex GUI Architecture Discussion? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    no, i think that would be "idiot-friendly"

  15. Re:Sorry. on Google sued as PetsWarehouse Lawsuit Continues. · · Score: 1

    Actually, an entire book in english has been written without using the letter "e".

  16. whats next? on Microsoft Buys Rare · · Score: 1

    i can just see it now...they're going to buy id its going to be halo all over again with doom III

  17. Re:Step 2 to Solve Problem Company on How The DMCA Is Enforced · · Score: 1

    That was a good book