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  1. The Humanity! on Abused, But Working Hardware Stories? · · Score: 1, Funny

    I crossed my eyes at one of my machines (which was running NT), and it immediately gave a BSOD.

  2. Re:Interesting on More on Toronto's Linux-only Computer Store · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's not ironic at all. Generally speaking, people who run stores, even computer stores, will lease web hosting from another company. Sometimes it will be Linux-based, sometimes it won't. Even if the store sells Linux computers.

    The people who are running this store probably have other fish to fry (and cars to wash).

  3. Re:That's not begging the question... on Missing Open Source Security Tools? · · Score: 1

    That would be the people who use the phrase incorrectly.

  4. Re:That's not begging the question... on Missing Open Source Security Tools? · · Score: 1

    You aren't a pedant. There are just lots of people who like making themselves look stupid while trying to look smart.

  5. So What? on Why Learning Assembly Language Is Still Good · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Wow. You can crash a machine with assembly language.

    That may seem impressive to you (especially if you're fourteen), but the fact is that exploits can be done in almost any language.

    In other news, this doesn't have a hell of a lot to do with the posted article, either.

  6. Your Logic Is Quite Flawed on Generating Revenue with On-Line Ads? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    There is no guarantee that every one of those pages has advertising on it. You would have a much more reasonable number if you took the total count of pages with advertising and divided by the total take.

  7. ... Because I Don't Know How To Read on Generating Revenue with On-Line Ads? · · Score: 1

    The advice you're giving would be perfect for those people wishing to buy advertising on this guy's site.

  8. I'll second that on Overcoming MAPS Reverse-Lookup Oppression? · · Score: 1

    I've got a low-end VDS from JVDS, too, and am very impressed with the quality of the support, and with what I get in performance for my money.

  9. CityDesk on Weblog System Features Compared · · Score: 4, Interesting

    You can also manage a site quite nicely with CityDesk, by Fog Creek. The owner, Joel Spolsky, is an interesting guy who has been the subject of some debate on Slashdot over the years.

    Whatever your opinion of him, he makes good software.

  10. Of course, it's a word on Snap Appliance Snap Server 1100 NAS Device · · Score: 2, Funny

    It just happens to be a marketingspeak word rather than geekspeak or normalpersonspeak word.

  11. The Law Of Microsoft Windows on Tuning Linux VM swapping · · Score: 1

    The fact that lots of people do something doesn't make it right.

  12. Re:Hot Potato and Musical Chairs. on OpenIPO and Lindows · · Score: 2, Informative

    I never got my shares from the IPO. I just bought when the market opened. There was still plenty of profit to be made, even if you got cut out of the IPO. Also, Taco et al had to hang on to their stocks for a while, and watch them erode. Taco started with $6 million, but I'm guessing he got out with much, much less.

  13. Hot Potato and Musical Chairs. on OpenIPO and Lindows · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It worked out for me. I bought and sold and exited with a tidy sum.

  14. Arrogance on Making Things Easy Is Hard · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The problem with the software is that the people who work on it think things like:
    "parallel port? What year is it in the Raymond household?"

    If you want your OS to succeed, then someone is going to work on usability for all facets of it, glamorous or not.

  15. They do fusion all the time... on Nuclear Fusion Real Soon Now · · Score: 4, Informative

    Fusion happens commonly in research labs. What hasn't happened yet, is getting more energy out than it took to create the fusion, in a controlled, energy-generating environment.

  16. Beaten To The Punch on Secure, Shared Hosting? · · Score: 1

    I was just going to recommend Rus's company. They have a very solid reputation in the Web Hosting world.

  17. You Need Another Story on MS Word File Reveals Changes to SCO's Plans · · Score: -1, Troll

    You must find other content. I know it's hard, and you really like to pile on the SCOMicrosoft, but it's getting away from you.

  18. Hey, I Found A Good Book! on Pragmatic JUnit Testing · · Score: 4, Funny

    My friend wrote it! And I proofread it! And I'm submitting it to you! Strangely, I really liked it! Really!!

  19. That Grain's A Boulder on Pragmatic JUnit Testing · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It might be wiser to trust someone slightly more removed from the creators and creation of this book with respect to its utility.

  20. Stress And Homework on Correlation Between Stress and Technology? · · Score: 5, Funny

    When I was in University, I had a lot of assignments and papers to write. It was very stressful. I would guess that if you could get other people to do your homework for you, using the Web, then your total stress level would decrease.

    You tell me. Has it?

  21. SEO on Yahoo! Vs. Google: Algorithm Standoff · · Score: 1

    is marketing

    Marketers attempt to help a company get their message across to those who would be interested in their product. If the company doesn't know what the search engines are looking for, it won't know where to concentrate their efforts in building the site.

    An SEO will tell companies things which often end up sounding like common sense.

    A marketer will tell a company things which often end up sounding like common sense.

    They're two facets of the same thing.

    Also consider:

    without marketers, most people wouldn't have jobs.

    Now fuck off.

  22. Bring it on on Yahoo! Vs. Google: Algorithm Standoff · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    SEO

    You don't know what you're talking about. Please feel free to come here and try to ram your fist down my throat. It'll make my day.

    I'm waiting for you...

  23. Re:Cogent on Bandwidth in Little Rock, AR? · · Score: 2, Informative

    cogent has an abysmal reputation. Many hosting companies, will bill their bandwidth as "Non-Cogent", which is considered a valuable feature.

  24. Interesting on Reviving the Firewall Design Program? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What of similar value have you created and given away for free?

    You are representative of what drove him away from his goal.

    Anyway, I think he needs to pick up a copy of The Cathedrial and the Bazaar. That may shed a little light onto his problem.

    Perhaps his users should have picked up a copy of The Cathedral and the Bazaar. They are not owed software.

  25. Tranxactglobal Just Announced A New Plan... on Reliable, Affordable Online Backup Providers? · · Score: 3, Informative

    no setup fee
    50 cents per gig of storage per month flat fee
    no transfer fees

    I found about it at webhostingtalk's forums

    Tranxactglobal have a pretty good name in the server business.