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  1. Re:Little Snitch on Personal Firewalls Mostly Useless, Says Mail & Guardian · · Score: 2, Informative

    I would second the notion that Little Snitch is fantastic! However, it should be pointed out that Snitch does NOT block incoming traffic, and it is not intended to.

  2. The BBC? on Colbert New Comic-in-Chief · · Score: 5, Informative

    WTF? That BBC article was not only pointless, but about three paragraphs long. At least post an article that discusses the topic, like maybe... E&P story

  3. Why upgrade? Oh, that's easy... on Windows XP To Get Longhorn Technologies · · Score: 1

    ...because then you'll have all the wonderful benefits of Palladium to go with all the power and security already inherent in XP. ;)

  4. Re:/. Effect to the Extreme on Mandrakelinux 10 Now Available To All · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'm getting 350k/sec down and 390k/sec upload speed with bittorrent right now... so, speed is not an issue at the moment! :D

  5. Re:Cost of doing business... on Microsoft Blames Anti-trust Legal Fees for Price Increases · · Score: 1

    Sure, but its only a fraction of what it costs for a whole Wintel computer. Plus, then when he/she isn't taking exams he has a Powerbook to use!

  6. Re:Cost of doing business... on Microsoft Blames Anti-trust Legal Fees for Price Increases · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If all you needed to do was take the exams with Windows, why not use Virtual PC?
    A new Powerbook runs VPC quite well.

  7. That's fine if its cheap... on Infected PCs for Rent · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Nothing that a strong magnet couldn't fix, right?

  8. Re:Great news! on MandrakeSoft Exits Bankruptcy · · Score: 1

    Actually it was supposed to be Steve Ballmer's Fat Ass, but Slashdot cut the name off and I kinda liked it. ;)

  9. Great news! on MandrakeSoft Exits Bankruptcy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This is great. As a complete noob to Linux (GUI only person), Mandrake is/was the easiest to set up and use... and it works flawlessly. Keep up the good work Mandrake!

  10. Re:And exactly where are they sending this? on Yahoo Reminds Users That 'No' Doesn't Mean 'No' · · Score: 1

    Ahh, I see. Maybe the moral of the story is to NOT provide them with an alternate email address. Then you could drop them like a bad habit whenever you want. Can't say I'm terribly surprised that people are having spam issues, but for me this has been the best, most spam free year with Yahoo. I was about to dump them early this spring, but then they introduced the 'spam reporting' feature and it has worked wonders for my account. Whatever works, if I was in your situation I'd do the same thing.

  11. And exactly where are they sending this? on Yahoo Reminds Users That 'No' Doesn't Mean 'No' · · Score: 3, Interesting
    I deleted my Yahoo account a month ago. I guess they are lying, because I'm still getting their SPAM."
    Yahoo is sending these emails to Yahoo (email) accounts. I use several different Yahoo services, including the email, and I've never had to supply them with an alternate email address. Is the author saying that he/she received this at a personal account or what? I find that hard to believe.
  12. Re:My Experience with Linux on Brazil Moves Away From Microsoft · · Score: 1
    I believe that part of the reason that open source based startups are failing left and right is not an issue of marketing as it's commonly believed but more of an issue of the underlying technology.
    ....I'm afraid that for anything more than a hobby OS, Windows 98/NT/2K are your only choices.
    Thanks Bill. That was, ummm... interesting!
    Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Bill Gates!! *applause*
  13. You don't even need a stream ripper on Penn State Students to Get Free Music From Napster · · Score: 1

    If you have two computers and one with line-in you'll have an instant high quality copy of the original without the DRM. The average consumer probably wouldn't go to the trouble. On the other hand, computer-savy and penniless college students most definitely WILL. Can they not see this?

  14. A naive question... on RIAA Sues 261 Major P2P Offenders · · Score: 1

    Will these individuals be tried by a judge or a jury? I can't see a jury handing down a guilty verdict.

  15. Eh? on AOL Reports Its First Drop In Subscribers · · Score: 1
    AOL has said it has stopped simply signing up new customers for the sake of counting them
    Maybe that's why MS is now giving out dividends, they can't count any higher either?
  16. Re:iMovie.. Why 82MB? Anwer + New questions... on iLife Apps Available for Download · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Also, it wasn't in a .DMG format.. I thought that was the new OS X way of doing things.
    It is, but when you need to put multiple files (such as the documentation you mentioned) into different directories an installer is easier and more appropriate.