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  1. Ummm...... on Windows Longhorn Beta Screenshots · · Score: 1

    ...meh?

    I would think a company with microsoft's resources could come up with something a little more "wow!" than that.

  2. Re:Silly Rabbit on A Review of the 128KB Macintosh · · Score: 1

    What in the hell is a MAC? It's not an acronym.

  3. Re:Bad Acting on 7-Year Old Prequel Fan On ANH · · Score: 1

    Probably because he had a budget of about 10,000 times more than when he made the first movie. And not to mention the whole technology difference 28 years of movie making has seen since then.

  4. Re:Must be a slow news week at CNET... on Apple Switching To Intel Chips In 2006 · · Score: 1

    Hell, I can never remember. Maybe it was Sony.

  5. No comments from IBM, Intel, or Apple? on Apple Switching To Intel Chips In 2006 · · Score: 1

    IBM, Intel and Apple declined to comment for this story.

    Because it's friday, and no one was in the office to laugh their ass off at this.

  6. Must be a slow news week at CNET... on Apple Switching To Intel Chips In 2006 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Really, this has been on the table many times. When will this rumor die? Oh, and on tuesday, Steve will announce that Disney is purchasing Apple.

  7. Consumer will always pay. on Whose Burden is it to Recycle Computers? · · Score: 1

    Irregardless of who gets the initial fee, it will eventually trickle down to the consumer.

  8. Re:widgets limited on Malicious Web Pages Can Install Dashboard Widgets · · Score: 1

    Oh, I meant to add as well, NOT FUCKING GOOD.

    Some commands widgets have access to after approval:

    Access to files across the file system; limited by the user's permissions.

    Access to the file system, Web Kit and standard browser plug-ins, Java applets, network resources, and command-line utilities

    Access to Web Kit and standard browser plug-ins, such as QuickTime.

    Access to Java applets.

    Access to any resources that are not file-based, including those acquired through the network.

    Access to command-line utilities using the widget script object.

    Specifies a widget plug-in.

  9. Re:widgets limited on Malicious Web Pages Can Install Dashboard Widgets · · Score: 1

    If any of these keys are present in your information property list file and it's located outside of /Library/Widgets/, a dialog is presented to users upon your widget's first load. The dialog asks them whether or not they want to use your widget. If the request is approved, your widget is loaded and granted access to the resources that it requested. The request is not repeated on subsequent loads if approved. If the request is denied, your widget is not allowed to load. If your widget is loaded again, the request is made to the user again.


    So basically, any widget not in the root library/widget folder will get a dialog asking if the widget can be loaded. If you click the "ok" button, said widget has access to the filesystem, network services, and command line tools.

  10. The new battle. on Microsoft to Attack RIM with Magneto · · Score: 2, Funny

    So will Linux release mobile "Professor X", only to have the two OS's mutant API's do battle to save or destory mankind?

  11. Braveheart? on Microsoft Wants Sit-Down With OSS Advocates · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Is this like the scene in the beginning of Braveheart when the English King invited the nobles to a meeting, and then hung them all?

  12. Re:Not to blow apple, but... on The Sony/MP3 Saga Continues · · Score: 1

    It's got two modes, shuffle and straight play. And it's not a bad product for the intended audience.

  13. Not to blow apple, but... on The Sony/MP3 Saga Continues · · Score: 4, Informative

    1. Cheap.

    The shuffle starts at 99 bucks.

    2. No proprietary formats required.

    All ipods play wav, mp3, and (un drmd) aac.

    3. No "DRM."

    Play any mp3 you want.

    4. Reliable, built to last, long battery life.

    I get around 12 hours out of my 4th gen 20gig ipod.

    5. Connects to my machine without drivers, i.e. acts like an external hard disk.

    Not sure what os you are using, but (obviously) ipods are seamless with X, and act as a lovely external firewire (or usb2) drive.

  14. Re:Best Solution ... on Jon Johansen Breaks iTunes DRM Yet Again · · Score: 0, Troll

    Who in the fuck modded that as "insightful"?

  15. Good business model. on Symantec: Mac OS X Becoming a Malware Target · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So their only "real" proof that hackers are targeting OS X is a rootkit? Wow. The Symantic FUD, aka "we need to sell more versions of NAV for the mac" has been shifted up a gear.

  16. Re:New reality show on Is Your OS Tough Enough? · · Score: 2, Funny

    I bet fox would air it.

  17. The American way. on Gator CPO at the Department of Homeland Security · · Score: 1

    That's awesome. Part of a group that is considered one of the worst spyware/adware companies ever, and give him a nice fat cushy government job "protecting" americans' privacy. I am in the wrong fucking line of work.

  18. Re:My Tivo Sucks on Apple to Buy TiVo? · · Score: 1

    ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!! No.

  19. Didn't I see this.... on Microbes Alive After Being Frozen for 32,000 Years · · Score: 1, Funny

    ....in a bad sci-fi movie? Now I guess we're all screwed.

    Smart move, Scientists!

  20. Re:popups != --; on The Return Of The Pop-Up Ad · · Score: 1

    Adblock is prohammer.

  21. Not very nice on Images of Ocean Floor Show Effects of Tsunami · · Score: 5, Funny

    Linking to a 40meg powerpoint file. I can smell the server burning from here.

  22. Re:Truth: The State of Desktop Linux on GNOME 2.10 Beta 1 Screenshot Demo · · Score: 1

    Or maybe you don't like the fact that a Mac Mini only has a 32MB video card which can't (officialy) be upgraded, when to run nicely, OS X really needs at least 64MB?


    Who told you that nonsense?

  23. And then you can post on slashdot... on Build Your Own MP3 Player · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...about how it is the next "iPod Killer".

  24. Re:Yes, im sick of it too on More iPod Killers Introduced for the Holiday · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Mmmmmmm... Performa......

  25. Re:Cheaper than Dell on The Ultimate MacDate · · Score: 1

    You're comparing apples to oranges. Go to dell's website and build that same pc you built from parts, and you won't get it for 2 grand. It's common knowledge, and an old tired argument that you can build your own pc cheaper than buying a pre-made mac.