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  1. Re:Old news? on Floyd Landis Sentenced For Hacking Test Lab · · Score: 2
  2. Old news? on Floyd Landis Sentenced For Hacking Test Lab · · Score: 1

    This happened 2 months ago, really slashdot editors? It's sad when a dead tree newspaper has more current info

  3. Re:Apple versus Microsoft on iPad Bait and Switch — No More Unlimited Data Plan · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I think you've confused Apple and AT&T. This is an obvious sign that the new iPhone won't be AT&T exclusive. AT&T is trying to get a last minuet surge by allowing people that sign up by June 7th to get the old rates. When the new phone is announced AT&T's iPhone business will take a major hit

  4. Works for me on Canadian Censorship Takes Down 4500 Sites · · Score: 5, Informative

    Umm, http://ec-gc.ca/ is working for me.....

  5. dvorak.org/blog on The 5 Most Laughable Terms of Service On the Net · · Score: 2, Funny

    None of these are as good as this one: http://www.dvorak.org/blog/html/terms.html

  6. Slackware on Package Managers As Achilles Heel · · Score: 5, Funny

    Good thing I'm running Slackware!

  7. Re:Add more shows! on Canadian TV to Adopt DRM-Free BitTorrents · · Score: 2, Informative

    Sadly, jPod has already been canceled.

  8. Re:You can't win this one, Linus on Linus Denounces NDISWrapper, Denies It GPL Status · · Score: 2, Insightful

    But by allowing vendors to say "We don't need to write a proper Linux driver, we can just use NDIS Wrapper" doesn't help:
    a) Motivate HW Vendors to publish documentation needed to write a stable, well performing Linux driver
    b) Motivate HW Vendors to produce and maintain a proper Linux driver.

    The reason kernel developers probably aren't supporting your card very well isn't because they are lazy, more likely they just don't have access to the required specs to support it properly.

    The real solution is to buy hardware from companies that support open source. (Disclaimer: I work for a company that has specific groups that do nothing but maintain kernel drivers and board support for our chips)

  9. Re:Sticky bit on Preload Drastically Boosts Linux Performance · · Score: 1

    Hasn't unix done this for quite a while (decades) with the sticky but? Or did that just appply to programs? Ha! Sticky but! That just made my morning. Thanks :)
  10. Re:Is that pic caption right? on Hans Reiser Interview on ABC's 20/20 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    But wouldn't revealing that violate attorney/client privilege?

  11. Re:There's no shortage of stuff not in the kernel on Know Any Hardware Needing Better Linux Support? · · Score: 1

    Have you looked in the BSPs provided by Freescale for SEC block support? See http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/overview.jsp?nodeId=0127260061033202A5 I know the patches exist to add Linux support, they just aren't part of the mainline kernel tree. Freescale is pretty good about Linux drivers for devices, a lot of embedded projects use Linux and Freescale sells a lot of chips to those projects.

  12. Re:for alcoholics on Study Says Coffee Protects Against Cirrhosis · · Score: 2, Funny

    Lyndsey Nagle: Do I detect a note of sarcasm?
    Frink: (With sarcasm detector) Are you kidding? This baby is off
                                  the charts mm-hai.
    CBG: A sarcasm detector, that's a real useful invention.
    (Sarcasm detector explodes)

  13. Re:Our Gaming group is all professionals on RPGs In The 'Real World' · · Score: 1

    Are you sure you aren't just in group therapy?

  14. Re:Somebody get a calculator. on Former TechTV Shows and Staff Dropped · · Score: 1

    Don't forget that they also got a wider distribution to more cable/satellite operators.
    Of course, now that they've effectively killed off all the TechTV shows, I suspect many subscribers will be dropping the channel.

    I'd opt out myself, but since I'm in Canada, at least I still get Call For Help

  15. Re:MOD PARENT DOWN on Bungie Speaks On Halo 2 Leak · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yeah, that'll work, because we all know security through obscurity is the best solution.

    The fact is, anyone who was going to pirate knows where to find it.

  16. Re:And get paid 40% less? No thanks. on Why Offshore When Canada's Next Door? · · Score: 1

    But remember, you don't pay capital gains tax when selling your house in Canada, you do in the US.
    I prefer the Canadian system (I expect to make more profit on my house than I'll pay in intrest on the mortage)

  17. Re:How they did it on Sprint Routers Stolen; NYC Internet Outage Ensues · · Score: 1

    They would be hot swappable blade type cards. It would take about 2 seconds to pull them out, no screws needed.

    Does anyone know which manufactures equipment it was? The cards should be easy to identify if they turn up. Most major manufactures keep very detailed records of serial numbers.

  18. Re:It is to bad. on Comcast Signs Deal To Acquire TechTV · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'd watch a show showing a shark killing an interior decorator

  19. Re:torrennts... on Thebroken Videos · · Score: 1

    The torrent isn't causing much of a hit on the machine the tracker is running on... I'm posting this message from it!

  20. Re:What about Berkeley DB? on Simple Database Interfaces for Unix? · · Score: 1

    This DB does rock. It's small, reliable, simple to learn. Recommended if you need a simple key/value storage system

  21. Re:XBMP on Review: Oritron NPD3117 Networked DVD Player · · Score: 1

    Ummm, how about it's illegal? At least, the binary is 'cause it's built with pirated versions of the Xbox dev kit...

  22. Re:This is about pulling the plug on Linux on Microsoft Moving Into Chip Design With Xbox Next · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I doubt Microsoft cares as much about Linux as the rampant piracy of the Xbox games

  23. Re:Oh, crap on Lemming Population Flux Solved: Mass Suicide Not to Blame · · Score: 1

    I say we bombard them with e-mail, demanding a patch ASAP!

  24. Re:Yes! on Is Bluetooth Dead? · · Score: 1

    Yeah... My microwave belts out noise at 2.4 GHz as well...

  25. Re:The 'rough review' on Puretracks.com Enters The Online Music Fray · · Score: 1

    Remember who Brain Robertson represents; record labels. As a result he does not care about the musicians; he is more concerned about staff layoffs.

    Somehow I doubt that this service will help anyone who has been layed off from a record store. That buisness model is obviously failing and it is unlikely to be revived