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  1. Re:I need more info! on On the Trail to Atlantis · · Score: 1

    I thought that the ocean was named after Atlantis, not the other way around.

  2. Re:"sceptical" on "Missing Link" In Windows Emulation Unveiled? · · Score: 1
    http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=sceptical &r=67

    It's a different (British) way to spell skeptical. Like tire/tyre, curb/kerb, etc.

  3. Re:Like hoover on Clones Are Overwhelming TiVo · · Score: 1
    I've heard of President Hoover.

    Didn't he invent the vacuum cleaner?

    (Also see http://www.ucomics.com/foxtrot/2004/04/18/.

  4. Re:Avoid war on Military Develops Liquid Body Armor · · Score: 1

    This has more uses besides war - as the article says, it could also be used for police and prison guards.

  5. RTFA on Military Develops Liquid Body Armor · · Score: 1
    Quote from article:

    The saturated fabric can be soaked, draped, and sewn just like any other fabric.

    That's how.

  6. Re:Stock Prices on DOD Kicks Up Cybersecurity Efforts · · Score: 1

    Not to be a dick or anything, but Alcoa owns Reynolds.

  7. Turkey SPAM (R) on World's First 1GB Web Mail May Not Be From Google · · Score: 2, Informative

    Not all types of SPAM are made out of pork. See:
    http://www.spam.com/sp/sp_ort.htm

  8. Re:elephants on India Starts All-Electronic National Elections · · Score: 1
    Or maybe the very mention of elephants reminds you of a zoo and/or brings about images of a oriental land of snake charmers?

    Nope, I think of the Republican Party (whose symbol is an elephant). See this google search for details.

  9. Re:Blah on Wonkette and the Ethics of Online Journalism · · Score: 1
    You only see articles within the hour on slashdot if you *pay* for them.

    Which is why I have a problem with slashdot bashing NYT & Washington Post for FREE registration, but they (slashdot) denies prompt access to articles unless you cough up some $$. What kind of hypocracy is that?

  10. Re:Instead of screenshots... on Gmail Commentary and Responses · · Score: 1
    Show me the law passed that mandates Gmail use, & you would have a valid point.

    If you're that worried about Gmail, then don't use it (and encourage your friends not to use it either, since emails you send to them could potentially be seized).

    Alternatively, use encryption (and again, urge your friends to use it as well). You say encryption would be too complicated? Join (or start) a project to *make it easier*.

  11. Re:Workaround for gmail and privacy. on Gmail Commentary and Responses · · Score: 1
    I'd rather use gpg, since it's not encumbered by patent issues. There is already a mozilla/thunderbird plugin called Enigmail, perhaps it could be extended to Gmail as well.

    Note: before the tin-foil hats start screaming about Google using their cluster to brute-force decryption of encrypted mail. If enough people use encryption, brute-force becomes highly unfeasible.

  12. Re:I don't like this on Google's Next Steps · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If you don't want to use Google for anything, you don't *have* to use them. Why do people keep forgetting that?

  13. Re:The Philosopher's Google Box on Google's Next Steps · · Score: 1

    Why wouldn't someone just whip up a Gmail encryption plugin for Mozilla/Opera/Konqueror/etc.? Hopefully someone will, & that would render email archiving a moot point (assuming, of course they don't use the cluster to crack it - and if enough people use encryption, that will be an improbability).

  14. Re:But what about an office suite? on Google's Next Steps · · Score: 1

    Why would they use Star Office when OpenOffice is a) free (as in beer & speech) and b) already available for Linux, Windows and Mac?

  15. Akamai on Spiderman 2 Trailer · · Score: 1

    It appears that they are using Akamai. This link explains how Akamai works (basically, they cache on thousands of servers).

  16. Re:What browser to use? on New Windows Vulnerability in Help System · · Score: 2, Informative

    You *may* be vulnerable if you have the network.protocol-handler.external.ms-help parameter in about:config set to true (at least on mozilla 1.7b). The default is false. I'm not able to test this out right now, can anyone verify this?

  17. Re:MTA message size on Privacy Complaint Against Google's GMail Service · · Score: 1
    Sending myself 500MB of MP3 files to have on the road comes to mind.

    Wouldn't it make more sense to burn them on a CD-R? That way you get 600-700 MB, and there are dashboard & personal CD players that can read mp3 CDs.

  18. Re:At a loss.... on Red Hat Recap · · Score: 1
    so you lose your options to download updates if you ever patch computer while an other is still running.

    Not if you download & rebuild the source rpm.

  19. Re:The Cure for Outsourcing on How India is Saving Capitalism · · Score: 1

    Most places in the DC area want you to have the clearance already, before they even interview you. Unless you were honorably discharged from the military, it's extremely difficult to get a clearance.

  20. Re:Who Cares? Where's Marlen Cowpland? (PICS) on Corel To Test WordPerfect For Linux · · Score: 1

    Here (damn, I know there are better available, this was off the top of my head).

  21. Re:thank you Mister Rogers and Gi joe on Retro Vision · · Score: 1

    Stormtrooper Syndrome, I think it's called. Shite - 1 team of highly trained military, the other team is highly trained terrorists, and *neither* can hit the broadside of a barn.

  22. Re:What about the .eml files? on Microsoft Source Follow-Up · · Score: 0

    The Mozilla Mail "Save As..." function saves email messages as .eml files by default; therefore, .eml files are not limited to Exchange/Outlook.

  23. Re:In a related story.... on Microsoft Source Follow-Up · · Score: 1

    I believe Microsoft paid SCO for a license to use their (SCO's) IP (someone correct me if I'm wrong).

  24. Re:wait a second on Kazaa Offices Raided · · Score: 1
    What's next? Arresting Mr. Clean cause someone slipped on a recently mopped floor???

    No, they'd sue Mr. Clean, the mop company, the bucket company, the water utility & the company that made the floor.

  25. Re:Constellation Class Space Vehicle? on Columbia Disaster Anniversary · · Score: 1

    Enterprise seems to be a common naval vessel name, the earliest reference I found was for HMS Enterprise in 1705. See this google search for some links. Also see the google hits for Constellation (another common vessel name).