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  1. Re:Now I'll wait to buy a Mac on PPC 970 Confirmed for Apple? · · Score: 1

    Better buy that Powerbook now. There is always a new product on the horizon. If you don't just settle for whats there now sometime, you'll be waiting forever.

  2. Re:I've never used them for mice... on Is Untrasonic Electronic Pest Control, Effective? · · Score: 1

    Do what everyone says, get a cat. I used to have a male cat who could get the mice easily but didn't take much interest in it. After he died I got a female cat (spayed), who now even at the age of 16ish can still hunt and kill mice just fine. I don't have a problem with them at all.

  3. Re:The most effective solution on Is Untrasonic Electronic Pest Control, Effective? · · Score: 1

    My male cat was great at catching mice, problem was he played with them and batted them around for a while, but never ate them, just left them sitting around.

  4. Re:Simple, yes, for other reasons on Why Do Computers Still Crash? · · Score: 1
    Except that he did mention it again...

    Space shuttles ALL get grounded at the mere possibility of defect.

  5. Re:Touchy subject on Why Do Computers Still Crash? · · Score: 1

    Hmm last time I crashed my Super Nintendo was when my dog stepped on it and made it completely freeze up. (But that was quite a while ago, I have since upgraded a few times)

  6. How can Apple complain on Hubbard Asks FreeBSD Hackers To Rename EDOOFUS · · Score: 1

    How can they complain...isn't one of their sound files named sosueme? If that isn't a problem, this definitely isn't. Perhaps if it was aimed towards the user it would be.

  7. Re:The reason people steal music on PressPlay + Roxio? · · Score: 1
    Until you start to drive, when you have to pay for insurance, gas, repairs, maintenance. And don't forget college, because if you plan on going to it better get saving.

    Of course this is all irrelevant for someone who's parents buy them everything, but don't think that because teens don't have rent to pay, that they have a ton of money.

  8. Re:sure they can on Getting DMCA Locked In Through The Backdoor · · Score: 1

    Believe it or not, the entire military would not follow orders if they meant killing their fellow citizens. If the government got too represive, I belive we would end up with Civil War II on our hands.

  9. Re:Turn it all off on Congressional Anti-Piracy Caucus Formed · · Score: 1

    Hmm. Good luck convincing some big company that runs their important servers on Linux to just shut them off for a day. And they are the ones that probably matter the most for open-source in the long run (they are the ones who put money into it)

  10. Re:what would be bad? on Blow the Whistle, Lose Your Job? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    No shit it should be a crime to supress childrens rights. Can't vote till your 18, but you can work and amazingly enough you still have to pay taxes. But you have no control whatsoever of where that money goes (voting). Thats just one of the many injustices in the current legal system today.

  11. Re:ho hum... on NTFS Support For OpenBSD · · Score: 1
    Of course OpenBSd is a niche OS. Most people want the latest packages and features, and Linux or one of the other BSDs are available for that. OpenBSD caters only to those that need extreme security, even at the expense of usability and features.

    I am definitely not one of those, but it doesn't take much imagination to think of someone who might want that.

  12. Re:That is the sound of inevitability.... on California Senate Approves Net Tax Bill · · Score: 3, Interesting
    You bet, this is something I learned when I started my business while researching tax laws. If you buy something from an out-of-state company you are by law required to pay tax to your state.

    It's just that most people (unless they are businesses) don't ever bother.

  13. Turbine's Last Stand on Middle Earth MMORPG Announced · · Score: 2, Insightful
    This is the game for Turbine. With the recent horror that is AC2, and AC1 only being a mildly sucessful game business-wise, this is their last chance to prove themselves as an MMORPG developer.

    Of course this game is not published by MS, so if it turns out well I guess it is proof that MS was at fault for AC2 being crap like it is now.

  14. Re:No flamage needed on Updated eMac Line Released Today · · Score: 1
    "It just amazes me that a machine with a flat-screen 17" display can be that cheap"

    It's not an LCD display (which I think is what you're thinking), its just a 17" flat CRT.

  15. Whos programming who? on Chess Championship: Humans vs. Computer · · Score: 1

    This is not AI really. It is just simple number crunching using programs that HUMANS had to write. Basically its just using human intelligence with some fast number crunching.

  16. Re:Where's the well armed militia? on CIA and Military to Have U.S. Snooping Powers? · · Score: 1
    It probably looked pretty bad back in the Revolutionary War too. A bunch of peasants with a few guns, against a much better supplied British military.

    And in this case, I very much doubt even half of the army would fight against their own people. And if at least half revolted, then we have a balance of forces.

  17. Re:I got layed off. on What's Your Timeline for IPv6 Migration? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Reporting someone to the BSA is not worth it for revenge. Its kind of like selling your soul, not to the devil, but to the highest bidder.

  18. Re:NEWSFLASH, NTFS is a journaling filesystem! on Looking at Longhorn · · Score: 1

    Here's a newsflash for some people: linux journaling file systems (just like NTFS) DO NOT SAVE YOUR DATA. You can still lose data, the only point of a journaling file system is to maintain filesystem consistency, and not require a lengthly check (like ext2) if it dismounts bad.

  19. Re:In other words... on Looking at Longhorn · · Score: 1

    That's pretty strange, because in Win2k/XP today, programs cannot get direct FS access for the most part anyway. They go through standrad system calls, which there is no reason they could not be backwards compatible.

  20. Re:the purpose of free software for many IS credit on Credit and Free Software · · Score: 1

    You appear unable to comprehend that I was responding to the post under the parent.

  21. Re:the purpose of free software for many IS credit on Credit and Free Software · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Also, Linux = Linus. What's your point?

    What exactly is wrong with naming something after yourself?

  22. Re:Is a "clone" capable of cloning the experience? on ATX Power Supply Adapter for Macs? · · Score: 1

    I always thought of them as sort of ugly. Guess beauty truly is subjective.

  23. Re:Can they record? on Students Get iPods as Study Aids · · Score: 1

    And in other news today, Apple Excavating sues Apple Computer for the illegal use of the patent on "iPonds"

  24. Re:You don't speak for me. on RIAA Settles Suits Against Students · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Or you can call the RIAA a cartel, which is exactly what they are.

  25. Re:Why not... on Apple Introduces iTunes Music Store, iTunes 4, new iPod · · Score: 1

    It was because of the deal with Apple Records, who sued them and they settled out of court. The deal is long over, so they could now enter the music industry if they really wanted.